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5IIE greatest of English historians, Macaulay, anil one of the most brilliant writers -of 
the present centnry, has said : "The historj'^ of a country is best told in a record of the 
lives of its people." In conformity with this idea the Portrait and Biographical 
Album of this county has been prepared. Instead of going to must}' records, and 
taking therefrom dry statistical matter that can be appreciated by but few, our 
corps of writers have gone to the people, the men and women who have, by their 
enterprise and industry, brought the county to a rank second to none among those 
comprising this great and noble State, and from their lips have the story of their life 
struggles. No more interesting or instructive matter could be presented to an intelli- 
gent public. In this volume will be found a record of many whose lives are worthy the 
imitation of coming generations. It tells how some, commencing life in poverty, by 
industry and economy have accumulated wealth. It tells how others, with limited 
advantages for securing an education, have become learned men and women, with an 
influence extending throughout the length and breadth of the land. It tells of men who 
have risen from the lower walks of life to eminence as statesmen, and whose names have 
become famous. It tells of those in every walk in life who have striven to succeed, and 
records how that success has usually crowned their efforts. It tells also of many, very 
many, who, not seeking the applause of the world, have pursued "the even tenor of their way," content 
to have it said of them as Christ said of the woman performing a deed of mercy — "they have done what 
tliey could." It tells how that many in the pride and strength of young manhood left the plow and the 
anvil, the lawyer's office and the counting-room, left every trade and profession, and at their country's 
call went forth valiantly "to do or die," and how through their efforts the Union was restored and peace 
once more reigned in the land. In the life of every man and of every woman is a lesson that should not 
be lost upon those who follow after. 

Coming generations will appreciate this volume and preserve it as a sacred treasure, from the fact 
that it contains so much that would never find its way into public records, and which would otherwise be 
inaccessible. Great care has been taken in the compilation of the work and every opportunity possible 
given to those represented to insure correctness in what has been written, and the publishers flatter them- 
selves that they give to their readers a work with few errors of consequence. In addition to the biograph- 
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The faces of some, and biographical sketches of many, will be missed in this volume. For this the 
publishers are not to blame. Not having a proper conception of the work, some refused to give the 
information necessary to compile a sketch, while others were indifferent. Occasionally some member of 
the family would oppose the enterprise, and on account of such opposition the support of the interested 
one would be withheld. In a few instances men could never be found, though repeated calls were made 
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HE Father of our Countiy was 
I oni in Westmorland Co., Va., 
' ^''- 22. 1732- His parents 
'"^LfS/Jfc.Xa Ji ^^<i''e Augustine and Mary 
j^ (Ball) Washington. The family 
y to which he belonged has not 
/ been satisfactorily traced in 
England. His great-grand- 
father, John Washington, em- 
igrated to Virginia about 1657, 
and became a prosperous 
^ planter. He had two sons, 
Lawrence and John. The 
former married Mildred Warner 
and had three children, John, 
.•\ugustine and Mildred. Augus- 
tine, the father of George, first 
married Jane Butler, who bore 
him four children, two of whom, 
Lawrence and Augustine, reached 

f maturity. Of six children by his 
second marriage, George was the 
eldest, the others being Betty, 
J Samuel, John Augustine, Charles 

and Mildred. 
Augub'iine Washington, the father of George, died 
in 1743, leaving a large landed property. To his 
cMest son, Lawrence, he bequeathed an estate on 
ilie Patomac, afterwards known as Mount Vernon, 
and to George he left the parental residence. George 
received only such education as the neighborhood 
schools afforded, save for a short time -after he left 
school, when he received private instruction in 
mathemarcs. His siielhn- v/as rather defective. 



Remarkable stories are told of his great ijhysica. 
strength and development at an early age. He was 
an acknowledged leader among his companions, and 
was early noted for that nobleness of character, fair- 
ness and veracity which characterized his whole life. 

When George was 14 years oldhehad a desire to go to 
sea, and a midshipman's warrant was secured for him, 
but through the opposition of his mother the idea was 
abandontd. Two years later he was appointed 
surveyor to the immense estate of Lord Fairfax. Li 
this business he spent three years in a rough frontier 
life, gaining experience which afterwards proved very 
essential to him. In 1751, though only ig years of 
age, he was appointed adjutant with the rank of 
major in the Virginia militia, then being trained for 
active service against the French and Indians. Soon 
after this he sailed to the West Indies with his brother 
Lawrence, who went there to restore his health They 
soon returned, and in the summer of 1752 Lawrence 
died, leaving a large fortune to an infant daughter 
who did not long survive him. On her denise the 
estate of Mount Vernon was given to George. 

Upon the arrival of Robert Dinwiddie, as Lieuten- 
ant-Governor of Virginia, in 1752, the militia was 
reorganized, and the province divided into four mili- 
tary districts, of which the northern was assigned to 
Washington as adjutant general. Shortly after this 
a very perilous mission was assigned him and ac- 
cei)ted, which others had refused. This was to pro- 
ceed to the French post near Lake Erie in North- 
western Pennsylvania. The distance to be traversed 
was between 500 and 600 miles. Winter was at hai-d, 
and the journey was to be made wiiho\it mi'itnry 
escort, through a territory occupied by Indnp.s. The 



GEORGE WASHINGTON. 



trip was a perilous one, and several limes he came near 
losing his life, yet he returned in safety and furnished 
a full and useful report of his expedition. A regiment 
of 300 men was raised in Virginia and put in com- 
mand of Col. Joshua Fry, and Major Washington was 
commissioned lieutenant-colonel. Active war was 
then begun against the French and Indians, in which 
Washington took a most important part. In the 
memorable event of July 9, 1755, known as Brad- 
dock's defeat, Washington was almost the only officer 
of distinction who escaped from the calamities of the 
day with life and honor. Tiie other aids of Braddock 
>vere disabled early in the action, and Wasliington 
alone was left in that cai)acity on the field. In a letter 
to his brother he says : "1 had four bullets through 
my coat, and two horses shot under me, yet I escaped 
unhurt, though death was leveling my companions 
on every side." An Indian sharpshooter said he was 
not Ijorn to be killed by a bullet, for he had taken 
direct aim at him seventeen times, and failed to hit 
him. 

After having been five years in the military service, 
and vainly sought promotion in the royal army, he 
look advantage of the fall of Fort Duquesne and tlie 
exinilsion of the French from the valley of the Ohio, 
10 resign his commission. Soon after he entered the 
Legislature, where, although not a leader, he look an 
active and important part. January 17, 1759, he 
married Mrs. Martha (Dandridge) Custis, the wealthy 
widow of John Parke Custis. 

When the British Parliament had closed the port 
-)f Boston, the cry went up throughout the provinces 
that "The cause of Boston is the cause of us all." 
It was then, at the suggestion of Virginia, that a Con- 
gress of all the colonies was called to meet at Phila- 
dclphia.Sept. 5, 1774, to secure their common liberties, 
peaceably if possible. To this Congress Col. Wash- 
ington was sent as a delegate. On May 10, 1775, the 
Congress re-assembled, when the hostile intentions of 
England were plainly apparent. The battles of Con- 
cord and Lexington had been fought. Among the 
first acts of this Congress was the election of a com- 
mander-in-chief of the colonial forces. This high and 
responsible office was conferred upon Washington, 
who was still a member of the Congress. He accepted 
it on June 19, but \ipon the express condition that he 
receive no salary. He would keep an exact account 
of expenses and expect Congress 10 pay them and 
nothing more. It is not the object of this sketch to 
trace the military acts of Washington, to whom the 
fortunes and liberties of the people of this country 
were so long confided. The war was conducted by 
him under every possible disadvantage, and while his 
forces often met with reverses, yet he overcame every 
obstacle, and after seven years of heroic devotion 
and matchless skill he gained liberty for the greatest 
nation of earth. On Dec. 23, 1783, Washington, in 
a parting address of surpassing beauty, resigned his 



commission as commander-in-chief of the army to 
to the Continental Congress sitting at Annapolis. He 
retired immediately to Mount Vernon and resumed 
his occupation as a farmer and planter, shunning all 
connection with public life. 

In February, 1 7 89, Washington was unanimously 
elected President. In his presidential career he was 
subject to the peculiar trials incidental to a new 
government ; trials from lack of confidence on the part 
of other governments ; trials from want of harmony 
between the different sections of our own country; 
trials from the impoverished condition of the country, 
owmg to the war and want of credit; trials from the 
beginnings of party strife. He was no partisan. His 
clear judgment could discern the golden mean; and 
while perhaps this alone kept our government from 
sinking at the veiy outset, it left him exposed to 
attacks from both sides, which were often bitter and 
very annoying. 

At the expiration of his first term he was unani- 
mously re-elected. At the end of this term many 
were anxious that he be re-elected, but he absolutely 
refused a third nomination. On the fourth of March, 
1797, at the expiraton of his second term as Presi- 
dent, he returned to his home, hoping to pass there 
his few remaining yeais free from the annoyances of 
public life. Later in the year, however, his reixjse 
seemed likely to be interrupted l)y war with France. 
.\t the prospect of stich a war he was again urged to 
take command of the armies. He chose his sub- 
ordinate officers and left to them the charge of mat- 
ters in tlie field, which he superintended from his 
home. In accepting the command he made the 
reservation that he was not to be in the lield until 
it was necessary. In the midst of tliese preparations 
his life was suddenly cut off. December i 2, he took 
a seveie cold from a ride in the rain, which, settling 
j in lis throat, (jroduced inflammation, and terminated 
fatally on the night of the fourteenth. On the eigh- 
teenth his body was borne wi'h military honors to its 
final resting place, and interred in the family vault at 
Mount Vernon. 

Of the character of Washington it is iiiii)ossible to 
speak but in terms of the highest respect and ad- 
miration. The more we see of the operations of 
our government, and the more dee[)ly we feel the 
difficulty of uniting all opinions in a common interest, 
the more highly we must estimate the force of his tal- 
ent and character, which have been able to challenge 
the reverence of all parties, and principles, and na- 
tions, and to win a fame as extended as the limits 
of the globe, and which we cannot but believe will 
be as lasting as the existence of man. 

The person of Washington was unusally tan, erect 
and well proportioned. His muscular strength was 
great. His features were of a beautiful symmetry. 
He commanded respect without any appearance of 
haughtiness, and ever serious without being dull. 




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] OHM ADAMS, the second 
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/■rcbident of the United States, 

wib born in Braintree ( now 

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tMt. fc'/^" unles from Boston, Oct. 19, 
''f n \¥n 1735 His great-grandfather, Henry 
f/yrl \dam=, emigrated from England 
-'■'''"' ibout 1640, with a family of eight 
sons, and settled at Braintree. The 
p irenta of John were John and 
Susannah (Boylston) Adams. His 
father was a farmer of limited 
means, to wliich he added the bus- 
iness of shoemaking. He gave his 
eldest son, John, a classical educa- 
' tion at Harvard College. John 

graduated in 1755, and at once took charge of the 
sciiool in ^Vorcester, Mass. This he found but a 
'scr.ool of affliction," from which he endeavored to 
gain, .elief by devoting himself, in addition, to the 
study of law. For this purpose he placed himself 
vmderthe tuition of the o:ily lawyer in the town. He 
had thought seriously of the clerical profession 
bi:t seems to have been turned from this by what he 
termed " the frightful engines of ecclesiastical coun- 
.;ils, of diabolical malice, and Calvanistic good nature," 
of tl.e operations of which he had been a witness in 
liis native town. He was well fitted for the legal 
;jTofe'.;sion, possessing a clear, sonorous voice, being 
rcidy and fluent of speech, and having quick percep- 
tive powers. He gradually gained practice, and in 
1764 married Abigail Smith, a daughter of a minister, 
and a lady of superior intelligence. Shortly after his 
marriage, (1765), the attempt of Parliamentary taxa- 
'ion turned him from law to poHtics. He took initial 
steps toward holdin^ i town meeting, and the resolu- 



tions he offered on the subject became very populai 
throughout the Provmce, and were adopted word for 
word by over forty different towns. He moved to Bos- 
ton in 1768, and became one of the most courageous 
and prominent advocatesof the popular cause, and 
A'as cliosen a member of the General Court (the Leg- 
lislature) in 1770. 

Mr. Adams was chosen one of the first delegates 
from Massachusetts to the first Continental Congress, 
which met in 1774. Here he distinguislied himselt 
by his capacity for business and for debate, and ad- 
vocated the movement for independence against tb; 
majority of the members. In May, 1776, he mcved 
ai^ carried a resolution in Congress that the Colonies 
should assume the duties of self-government. He 
was a prominent member of the committee of Tive 
appointed June it, to prepare a declaration of inde- 
pendence. This article was drawn by Jefferson, but 
on Adams devolved the task of battling it through 
Congress in a three days debate. 

On the day after the Declaration of Inde[)endence 
was passed, while his soul was yet warm with th^ 
glow of e.xcited feeling, he wrote a letter to his wife 
which, as we read it now, seems to have been dictated 
by the spirit of prophecy. "Yesterday," he says, "the 
greatest question was decided that ever was debated 
in America; and greater, perhaps, never was or wil 
be decided among men. A resolution uas passed 
without one dissenting colony, ' that these United 
States are, and of right ought to be, free and inde- 
pendent states.' The day is passed. 'I"he fourtli of 
July, 1776, will be a memorable epoch in the history 
of America. I am apt to believe it will be celebrated 
by succeeding generations, as the great anniversary 
festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of 
deliverance by solemn acts of devotion to Almighty 
God. It ought to be solemnized v/ilh iiomp, shows- 



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JOHN ADAMS. 



games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations 
from one end of the continent to the other, from this 
time forward for ever. Vou will think me transported 
with enthusiasm, but I am not. I am well aware of 
the toil, and blood and treasure, that it will cost to 
maintain this declaration, and supjxirt and defend 
these States; yet, through all the gloom, I can see the 
rays of light and glory. I can see that the end is 
wurth more than all the means; and that posterity 
will triumph, although you and I may rue, which I 
hope we shall not." 

In November, 1777, Mr. Adams was appointed a 
delegate to France and to co-operate with Bemjamin 
Franklin.and Arthur Lee, who were then in Paris, in 
the endeavor to obtain assistance in arms and money 
from the French Government. This was a severe trial 
to his patriotism, as it separated him from his home, 
com|)elled him to cross the ocean in winter, and ex- 
posed him to great peril of capture by the British cruis- 
ers, who were seeking him. He left France June 17, 
1779. In September of the same year he was again 
ciiosen to go to Paris, and there hold himself in readi- 
ness to negotiate a treaty of peace and of commerce 
with Great Britian, as soon as the British Cabinet 
might Ije found willing to listen to such pvoixisels. He 
sailed for France in November, from there he went to 
H-illand, where he negotiated important loans and 
formed important commercial treaties 

Finally a treaty of peace with England was signed 
Jan. 21, 1783. The re-action from the excitement, 
toil and anxiety through which Mr. Adams had pa«sed 
tlirew him into a fever. After suffering from a con- 
tinued fever and becoming feeble and emaciated he- 
was advised to goto England to drink the waters of 
B.ith. While in England, still drooping anddesjxjnd- 
ing, he received dispatches from his own government 
urging the necessity of his going to .\msterdam to 
negotiate another loan. It was winter, his health was 
delicate, yet he immediately set out, and through 
storm, on sea, on horseback and foot, he made the trip. 

February 24, 1785, Congress appointed Mr. Adams 
envoy to the Court of St. James. Here he met face 
to face the King of England, who had so long re- 
garded him as a traitor. As England did not 
condescend to ap|)oint a minister to the United 
States, and as Mr. .\dams felt that he was accom- 
plishing but little, he sought permission to return to 
his own country, where he arrived in June, 1788. 

When Washington was first chosen President, John 
Adams, rendered illustiious by his signal services at 
home and abroad, was chosen Vice President, .^gain 
at the second election of Washington as President, 
Adams was chosen Vice President. In 1796, Wash- 
ington retired from public life, and Mr. Adams was 
elected President, though not without much opposition. 
Serving in this office four years,he was succeeded by 
Mr. Jefferson, his opponent in ]x>litics. 

While Mr. Adams was Vice President the great 



French Revolution shook the continent of Europe, 
and it was upon this point which he was at issue with 
the majority of his countrjmen led by Mr. Jefferson. 
Mr. Adams felt no sympathy with the French people 
in tiieir struggle, for he had no confidence in their 
power of self-government, and he utterly abhored the 
classofatiieist philosophers who he claimed caused it. 
On tlie other hand Jefferson's sympathies were strongly 
enlisted in behalf of the French people. Hence or- 
iginated tlie alienation between these distinguished 
men, and two powerful parties were thus soon organ- 
ized, .\dams at the head of the one whose sympathies 
were with England and Jefferson led the other in 
sympathy with France. 

The world has seldom seen a spectacle of more 
moral beauty and grandeur, than was presented by the 
old age of Mr. Adams. The violence of party feeling 
had died away, and he had begun to receive that just 
appreciation which, to most men, is not accorded till 
after death. No one could look upon his venerable 
form, and think of what he had done and suffered, 
and how he had given up all the prime and strength 
of his life to the public good, without the deepest 
emotion of gratitude and respect. It was his peculiar 
good fortune to witness the complete success of the 
institution which he had been so active in creating and 
supporting. In 1824, his cup of happiness was filled 
to the brim, by seeing his son elevated to the highest 
station in the gift of the people. 

The fourth of July, 1826, which completed the half 
century since the signing of the Declaration of Inde- 
pjndence, arrived, and there were but three of the 
signers of that immortal instrument left upon the 
earth to hail its morning light. And, as it is 
well known, on that day two of these finished their 
earthly pilgrim?ge, a coincidence so remarkable as 
to seem miraculous. For a few days before Mr. 
Adams had been rapidly failing, and on the morning 
of the fourth he found hmiself too weak to rise from 
his bed. On being requested to name a toast for the 
customary celebration of the day, he exclaimed " In- 
DF.PENDENCE FOREVER." When the day was ushered 
in, by the ringing of bells and the firing of cannons, 
he was asked by one of his ;:ttendants if he knew 
what day it was? He replied, "O yes; it is the glor- 
ious fourili of July — God bless it — God bless you all." 
In the course of the day he said, "It is a great and 
glorious day." The last words he uttered were, 
"Jefferson survives." But he had, at one o'clock, re- 
signed his spirit into the hands of his God. 

The personal api)earance and manners of Mr. 
.Adams were not particularly pre]K)sses-;inp. His face, 
as his ]X)rtrait manifests.was intellectual ard expres- 
sive, but his figure was low and ungraceful, and his 
manners were frequently abrupt and uncourteous. 
He had neither the lofty dignity of Washington, nor 
the engaging elegance and gracefulness which marked 
the manners and address of Jeflferson. 




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HOMAb JEFFERSON was 
)orn April 2, 1743, -at Shad- 
uell, Albermarle county, Va. 
His paitnts were Peter and 
line (Randolph) Jefferson, 



tliLtormera native of Wales, 
and tilt latter born in Lon- 
don I o them were born six 
daughters and two sons, of 
whom Thomas was the elder. 
When 14 years of age his 
father died. He received a 
most liberal education, hav- 
ing been kept diligently at school 
from the time he was five years of 
age. In 1760 he entered William 
end Mary College. Williamsburg was then the seat 
of the Colonial Court, and it was the obode of fashion 
and splendor. Young Jefferson, who was then 17 
years old, lived somewhat expensively, keeping fine 
horses, and much caressed by gay society, yet he 
was earnestly devoted to his studies, and irreproacha- 
able in his morals. It is strange, however, under 
such influences,that he was not ruined. In the sec- 
ond year of his college course, moved by some un- 
explained inward impulse, he discarded his liorses, 
society, and even his favorite violin, to which he had 
previously given much time. He often devoted fifteen 
hours a day to haid study, allowing himself for ex- 
ercise only a run in the evening twilight of a mile out 
of the city and back again. He thus attained very 
liigh intellectual culture, alike excellence in philoso- 
phy and the languages. The most difficult Latin and 
Greek authors he read with facility. A more finished 
scholar has seldom gone forth from college halls; and 



there was not to be found, perhaps, in all Virginia, a 
more piireminded, upright, gentlemanly young man. 

Immediately upon leaving college he began the 
study of law. For the short time he continued in the 
practice of his profession he rose rapidly and distin- 
guished himself by his energy and accuteness as a 
lawyer. But the times called for greater action. 
The policy of England had awakened the spirit of 
resistance of the American Colonies, and the enlarged 
views which Jefferson had ever entertained, soon led 
him into active political life. In 1769 he was chosei 
a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. !n 
1772 he married Mrs. Martha Skelton, a very oeauti- 
ful, wealthy and highly accomplished young widow 

Upon Mr. Jefferson's large estate at Shadwell, th ue 
was a majestic swell of land, called Monticello, which 
commanded a prospect of wonderful extent and 
beauty. This spot Mr. Jefferson selected for his new 
home; and here he reared a mansion of modest ye* 
elegant architecture, which, next to Mount Vernon 
became the most distinguished resort in our land. 

In 1775 he was sent to the Colonial Congress, 
where, though a silent member, his abilities as a 
writer and a reasoner soon become known, and h.j 
was placed upon a number of important committees, 
and was chairman of the one appointed for the draw- 
ing up of a declaration of independence. This com- 
mittee consisted of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams. 
Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert R. 
Livingston. Jefferson, as chairman, was appointed 
to draw up the paper. Franklin and Adams suggested 
a few verbal changes before it was submitted to Con- 
gress. On June 28, a few slight changes were made 
in it by Congress, and it was passed and signed July 
4, 1776. What must have been the feelings of that 



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THOMAS JEFFERSON. 



man — what the emotions that swelled his breast — 
who was charged with the preparation of that Dec- 
laration, which, while it made known the wrongs of 
America, ivas also to publish her to the world, free, 
(.ovcrign and independent. It is one of the most re- 
markable i)apers ever written ; and did no other effort 
i.fihemindof its author exist, that alone would be 
sufficient to stamp liis name with immortality. 

In 1779 Mr. Jefferson was elected successor to 
Patrick Hejiry, ;.s Governor of Virginia. At one time 
the Britisli officer, Tarleton, sent a secret expedition to 
Monticello, to capture the Governor. Scarcely five 
minutes ela[)sed after the hurried escape of Mr. Jef- 
ferson and his family, ere his mansion was in posses- 
sion of the British troops. His wife's health, never 
very good, was much injured by this excitement, and 
!n the summer of 1782 she died. 

Mr. Jefferson was elected to Congress in 1783. 
Two yeirs later he was appointed Minister Plenipo- 
tentiary to France. Returning to the United States 
in September, 1789, he became Secretary of State 
in Washington's cabinet. This position he resigned 
Jan. I, 1794. In 1797, he was chosen Vice Presi- 
dent, and four years later was elected President over 
Mr. Adams, with Aaron Burr as Vice President. In 
1804 he was re-elected with wonderful unanimity, 
and George Clinton, Vice President. 

The early part of Mr. Jefferson's second adminstra- 
tion was disturbed by an event which threatened the 
tr.in<iuihty and peace of the Union; this was the con- 
spiracy of Aaron Burr. Defeated in the late election 
10 the Vice Presidency, and led on by an imprincipled 
ambition, this extraordinary man formed the plan of a 
military expedition intc the Spanish territories on our 
southwestern frontier, for the purpose of forming there 
a new re|)ublic. This has been generally supposed 
was a mere pretext ; and altliough it has not been 
generally known what his real plans were, there is no 
doubt that they were of a far more dangerous 
character. 

In 1809, at the expiration of the second term for 
which Mr. Jefferson had lieen elected, he determined 
to retire from political life. For a iieriod of nearly 
jrty years, he had been continually before the pub- 
.ic, and all tliattime had been employed in offices of 
(he greatest trust and responsibility. Having tints de- 
voted the best part of his life to the service of his 
country, he now felt desirous of that rest which his 
declining years required, and \x\>o\\ the organization of 
the new administration, in March, 1809, he l)'d fare- 
well forever to public life, and retired to Monticello. 

Mr. Jefferson was profuse in his hospitality. Whole 
families came in their coaches with their horses, — 
fathers and mothers, boys and girls, babies and 
nurses, — and remained three and even six months. 
Life at Monticello, for years, resembled that at a 
fashionable watering-jjlace. 

The fourth of July, 1826, being the fiftieth anniver- 



sary of the Declaration of American Independence, 
great preparations were made in every part of tho 
Union for its celebration, as the nation's jubilee, and 
the citizens of Washington, to add to the solemnity 
of the occasion, invited Mr. Jefferson, as the framer. 
and one of the few surviving signers of the Declara- 
tion, to participate in their testivities. But an ill- 
ness, which had been of several weeks duration, and 
had been continually increasing, compelled him to 
decline the invitation. 

On the second of July, the disease under which 
he was laboring left him, but in such a reduced 
state that his medical attendants, entertained nc 
hope of his recovery. From this time he was perfectly 
j sensible that his last hour was at hand. On the ne.v. 
j d;iy, which was Monday, he asked of those around 
I him, the day of the month, and on being told it was 
! the third of July, he expressed the earnest wish that 
i he might be jwrmitted lo breathe tie airof the fiftieth 
anniversary. His prayer was heard — that day, whose 
dawn was hailed with such rapture through our land, 
burst uix)n his eyes, and then they were closed for- 
ever. And what a noble consummation of a noiile 
life ! To die on that day, — the birthday of a nation,- - 
the day which his own name and his own act liad 
rendered glorious; to die amidst the rejoicings and 
festivities of a whole nation, who looked up to him, 
as the author, under God, of their greatest blessings, 
was all that was wanting to fill up the record his life. 
Almost at the same hour of his death, the kin- 
dred sjnrit of the venerable Adams, as if to bear 
him company, left the scene of his earthly honors. 
Hand in hand they had stood forth, the champions of 
freedom ; hand in hand, during the dark and desjier- 
I ate struggle of the Revolution, they had cheered and 
i animated their desjwnding countrymen; for half a 
I century they had labored together for the good of 
the country; and now hand in hand they depart. 
In their lives they had been united in the same great 
cause of liberty, and in their deaths they were not 
divided. 

In person Mr. Jefferson was tall and thin, rather 
above six feet in height, but well formed; his eyes 
were light, his hair originally red, in after life became 
white and silver)'; his complexion was fair, his fore- 
head broad, and his whole countenance intelligent and 
thoughtful. He jxissessed great fortitude of mind as 
well as personal courage ; and his command of tem- 
per was such that his oldest and most intimate friends 
never recollected to have seen him in a passion. 
His manners, though dignified, were simple and un- 
affected, and his hospitality was so unbounded that 
all found at his house a ready welcome. In conver- 
sation he was fluent, eloquent and enthusiastic; and 
his language was remarkably pure and correct. He 
was a finished classical scholar, and in his writings is 
discernable the care with which he formed his style 
upon the best models of antiquity. 



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AMES MADISON, "FatKer 
of the Constitution," and fourth 
President of the United States, 
was born March i6, 1757, and 
died at his home in Virginia, 
-^ June 28, 1836. The name of 
James Madison is inseparably con- 
nected with most of the important 
events in that heroic period of our 
country during which the founda- 
tions of this great republic were 
laid. He was the last of the founders 
of the Constitution of the United 
States to be called to his eternal 
reward. 

The Madison family were among 
the early emigrants to the New World, 
landing upon the shores of the Chesa- 
peake but 15 years after the settle- 
ment of Jamestown. The father of 
James Madison was an opulent 
planter, residing upon a very fine es- 
tate called "Montpelier," Orange Co., 
Va. The mansion was situated in 
the midst of scenery highly pictur- 
esque and romantic, on the west side 
of South-west Mountain, at the foot of 
Blue Ridge. It was but 25 miles from the home of 
Jefferson at Monticello. The closest personal and 
political attachment existed between these illustrious 
men, from their early youth until death. 

The early education of Mr. Madison was conducted 
mostly at home under a private tutor. At the age of 
18 he was sent to Princeton College, in New Jersey. 
Here he applied himself to study with the most im- 



prudent zeal; allowing himself, for months, but tliree 
hours' sleep out of the 24. His health thus became so 
seriously impaired that he never recovered any vigor 
of constitution. He graduated in 177 i, with a feeble 
body, with a character of utmost purity, and with a 
mind highly disciplined and richly stored with learning 
which embellished and gave proficiency to his subsf- 
quent career. 

Returning to Virginia, he commenced the study of 
law and a course of extensive and systematic reading. 
This educational course, the spirit of the times in 
which he lived, and the society with which he asso- 
ciated, all combined to inspire him with a strong 
love of liberty, and to train him for his life-work of 
a statesman. Being naturally of a religious turn of 
mind, and his frail health leading him to think that 
his life was not to be long, he directed especial atten- 
tion to theological studies. Endowed with a mmd 
siugularly free from passion and prejudice, and with 
almost unequalled powers of reasoning, he weighed 
all the arguments for and against revealed religion, 
until his faith became so established as never to 
be shaken. 

In the spring of 1776, when 26 years of age, he 
was elected a member of the Virginia Convention, to 
frame the constitution of the State. The next year 
(1777), he was a candidate for the General Assembly. 
He refused to treat tlie whisky-loving voters, and 
consequently lost his election ; but those who had 
witnessed the talent, energy and public spirit of the 
modest young man, enlisted themselves in his behalf, 
and he was appointed to the Executive Council. 

Both Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson were 
Governors of Virginia while Mr. Madison remained 
member of the Council ; and tlieir appreciation of ins 



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JAMES MADISON. 



intellectual, social and moral worth, contributed not 
a little to his subsequent eminence. In the year 
1780, he was elected a member of the Continental 
Conjiress. Here he met the most illustrious men in 
our land, and he was immediately assigned to one of 
the most conspicuous positions among them. 

For three years Mr. Madison continued in Con- 
gress, one of its most active and influential members. 
In the year 1784, his term having e.\pired, he was 
elected a member of the Virginia Legislature, 

No man felt more deeiily tlian Mr. Madison the 
utter inelliciency of the old confederacy, with no na- 
tional government, with no power to form treaties 
which would be binding, or to enforce law. There 
was not any State more prominent than<Virginia in 
the declaration, that an efficient national government 
must be formed. In January, 1786, Mr. Madison 
carried a resolution through the General Assembly of 
Virginia, inviting the other States to apix)int commis- 
sioners to meet in convention at Annapolis to discuss 
this subject. Five States only were represented. The 
convention, however, issued another call, drawn up 
by Mr. Madison, urgmg all the States to send their 
delegates to Philadelphia, in May, 1787, to draft 
a Constitution for the United States, to take the place 
of that Confederate League. The delegates met at 
the time appointed. F,very State but Rhode Island 
Kas represented. George Washington was chosen 
president of the convention; and the present Consti- 
tution of the United States was then and there formed, 
'{'here was, perhaps, no mind and no pen more ac- 
tive in framing this immortal document than the mind 
and the pen of James Madison. 

The Constitution, adopted by a vote 81 to 79, was 
to be presented to the several States for acceptance. 
But grave solicitude was felt. Should it be rejected 
we should be left but a conglomeration of independent 
States, with but little [Xiwer at home and little respect 
abroad. Mr. Madison was selected by the conven- 
tion to draw up an address to the people of the United 
States, expounding tb.e principles of the Constitution, 
and urging its adoption. There was great opposition 
to it at first, but it at length triumphed over all, and 
went into effect in 1789. 

Mr. Madison was elected to the House of Repre- 
sentatives in the first Congress, and soon became the 
avowed leader of the Republican party. While in 
New York attending Congres?, he met Mrs Todd, a 
young widow of remarkable jxjwer of fascination, 
whom he married. She was in person and character 
queenly, and probably no lady has thus far occupied 
so prominent a jXDsition in the very peculiar society 
which has constituted our republican court as Mrs. 
Madison. 

Mr. Madison served as Secretary of State under 
JefTerson, and at the close of his administration 
was chosen President. At this time the encroach.- _ 
ments of England had brought us to the verge of war! 



I British orders in council destioyed our commerce, and 
I our flag was exposed to constant insult. Mr. Madison 
was a man of peace. Scholarly in his taste, retiring 
in his disixjsition, war had no charms for him. But the 
meekest spirit can be roused. It makes one's blood 
boil, even now, to think of an American ship brought 
to, upon the ocean, by the guns of an English cruiser. 
A young lieutenant steps on board and orders the 
crew to be paraded before him. With great nonchal- 
ance he selects any number whom he may please to 
designate as British subjects ; orders them down the 
ship's side into his boat; and places them on the gun- 
deck of his man-of-war, to fight, by compulsion, the 
battles of England. This right of search and im- 
pressment, no efforts of our Government could induce 
the British cabinet to relinquish. 

On the i8th of June, 1812, President Madison gave 
his approval to an act of Congress declaring war 
against Great Britain. Notwithstanding the bitter 
hostility of the Federal party to the war, the country 
in general approved; and Mr. Madison, on the 4th 
of March, 1S13, was re-elected by a large majority, 
and entered upon his second term of oflice. This is 
not the place to describe the various adventures of 
this war on the land and on the water. Our i'nfan 
navy then laid the foundations of its renown in grap- 
pling wiih the most formidable power which ever 
swept the seas. The contest commenced in earnest 
by the appearance of a British fleet, early in February, 
18 13, in Chcsa[)eake Bay, declaring nearly the whole 
coast of the Lhiited States under blockade. 

The Emperor of Russia offered his services as me 
ditator. America accepted ; England refused. A Brit- 
ish force of five thousand men landed on tlie banks 
of thePatuxet River, near its entrance into Chesa- 
peake Bay, and marched rapidly, by way of Bladens- 
burg, upon Washington. 

The straggling little city of Washington was thrown 
into consternation. The cannon of the brief conflict 
at Bladensburg echoed through the streets of the 
metropolis. The whole population fled from the city. 
The President, leaving Mrs. Madison in the \Vliite 
House, with her carriage drawn up at tiie doer to 
await his speedy return, hurried to meet the officers 
in a council of war. He met our troops utterly routed, 
and he could not go back without danger of being 
captured. But few hours elapsed ere the Presidential 
. Mansion, the Capitol, and all the public buildings in 
Washington were in flames. 

The war closed after two years of fighting, and on 
j Feb. 13, i8i5,the treaty of peace was signed at Ghent. 

On the 4th of March, 1817, his second term of 
office expired, and he resigned the Presidential chair 
to his friend, James Monroe. He retired to his beau- 
tiful home at Montpelier, and there passed the re- 
mainder of his days. On June 28, 1836, then at the 
^ age of 85 years, he fell asleep in death. Mrs. Madi- 
son died July 12, 1849. 







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VMES MONROE, the llfth 
ibidtntof The United States, 
wab Ijorn in Westmoreland Co., 
Va, April 28, 1758. His e.iily 
ife was passed at the place of 
nativity His ancestors had fur 
many years resided in the prov- 
ince in which lie was born. When, 
at 17 years of age, in the process 
of completing his education at 
William and Mary College, the Co- 
Congress assembled at Phila- 
delphia to deliberate upon the un- 
just and manifold oppressions of 
(ireat Britian, declared the separa- 
tion of the Colonies, and promul- 
gated the Declaration of Indejjen- 
dence. Had he been born ten years before it is highly 
probable that he would have been one of the signers 
of that celebrated instrument. At this time he left 
school and enlisted among the patriots. 

He joined the army when everything looked hope- 
less and gloomy. The number of deserters inr-eased 
from day to day. The invading armies came pouring 
in ; and the tories not only favored the cause of the 
mother country, but disheartened the new recruits, 
who were sufficiently terrified at liie prospect of con- 
tending with an enemy whom they had been taught 
to deem invincible. To such brave spirits as Ja'ues 
Monroe, who went right onward, undismayed througii 
difficulty and danger, the United States owe then- 
political emancipation. The young cadet joined the 
ranks, and espoused the cause of his injured country, 
with a firm determination to live or die with her strife 



for liberty. Firmly yet sadly he shared in the in;;l- 
anchoiy retreat from Harleam Heights and White 
I'iains, and accompanied the dispirited armyasitfied 
licfore its foes through New Jersey. In four montlis 
after the Declaration of Independence, the patriots 
had been beaten in seven battles. At the battle cf 
Trenton he led the vanguard, and, in the act of charg- 
ing upon the enemy he received a wound in the lef' 
shoulder. 

As a reward for his bravery, Mr. Monroe was ])ro- 
moted a captain of infantry ; and, having recovered 
from his wound, he rejoined the army. He, however, 
receded from the line of promotion, by becoming a;i 
officer in the staff of Lord Sterling. During the cam- 
paigns of 1777 and 1778, in the actions of Brandy 
wine, Germantown and Monmouth, he continued 
aid-de-canip; but becoming desirous to regain his 
position in the army, he exerted himself to collect a 
regiment for the Virginia line. This scheme failed 
owing to the exhausted condition of the State. Upon 
this failure he entered the office of Mr. Jefferson, at 
that period Governor, and pursued, with considerable 
ardor, the study of common law. He did not, however, 
entirely lay aside the knapsack for th? green bag; 
but on the invasions of the enemy, served as a volun 
teer, during the two years of his legal pursuits. 

In 17S2, he was elected from King George county, 
a member of the Leglislature of Virginia, and l)y that 
body lie was elevated to a seat in the Executive 
Couricii. He was thus honored vi'ith the confidence 
of his fellow citizens at 23 years of age ; and having 
at this early peiiod displayed some of that ability 
and ai)titude for legislation, which were afterwards 
employed with unreniittirg energy for the public good. 



JAMES MONROE. 



he was in the succeeding year chosen a member of 
ihe Congress of the Unilcd States. 
IJeeplyas Mr. MoiuoefL-k the imperfettionsof theold 
Confederacy, he was opixjsed to the new Constitution, 
ihiiiking, with many others of the Republican party, 
that it gave too much iX)Wi;r to the Central Government, 
and not enough to the individual States. Still he re- 
tained the esteem of his friends who were its warm 
supporters, and who, notwithstanding his opposition 
secured its adoption. In 1789, he became a member 
c-f the United States Senate; which office he held for 
four years. Every month the line of distinction be- 
tween the two great parties wiiich divided the nation, 
the Federal and the Republican, was growing more 
distinct. The two prominent iaeas which now sep- 
arated them were, that the Rei)ublican party was in 
sympathy with France, and also in favor of such a 
strict construction of the Constitution as to give the 
Central (iovernment as little power, and the State 
Governments as much power,as theConstitution would 
warrant. The Federalists sympathized with England, 
and were in favor of a liberal construction of the Con- 
stitution, which would give as much jiower to the 
Central Government as that document could possilily 
authorize: 

The leading Federalists and Re|)ublicans were 
alike noble men, consecrating all their energies to the 
good of tiie nation. Two more honest men or more 
pure patriots than John Adams tlie Federalist, and 
James Monroe the Republican, never breathed. In 
building u|> this majestic nation, which is destined 
to eclipse all Grecian and Assyrian greatness, the com- 
bination of their antagonism was needed to create the 
light ecpiilibrium. .\w\ yet each in his day was de- 
nounced as almost a demon. 

Washington was I lien President. England had es- 
poused tl)e cause of the Bourbons against the princi- 
ples of the French Revolution. All Europe was drawn 
into the conflict. We were feeble and far away. 
Washington issued a proclamation of neutrality be- 
tween these contending powers. France had helped 
us in the struggle for our lilicrties. All the despotisms 
of Europe were now com' lined to prevent the French 
from escajjing from a tyranny a thousand-fold worse 
thai; that which we had endured Col. Monroe, more 
magnanimous than prudent, was anxious that, at 
wliatever hazard, we should hel[) our old allies in 
their extremity. It was the impulse of a generous 
and noble nature. He violently opposed the Pres- 
ident's ])roclaraation as ungrateful and wanting in 
magnanimity. 

Washington, who could aporeciate such a character, 
developed his calm, serene, almost divine greatness, 
by ap|X)inting that very James Monroe, who was de- 
nouncing the policy of the Government, as the minister 
of that Government to the Republic of France. Mr. 
Monroe was welcomed by the National Convention 
in France with the most enthusiastic demonstrations. 



Shortly after his return to this cotmtry, Mr. Mon- 
roe was elected Governor of Virginia, and held the 
office for three yeais. He was again sent to France to 
co-operate with Chancellor Livingston in obtaining 
the vast territory then known as the Province of 
Louisiana, which France had but shortly before ob- 
tained from Spain. Their united efforts were sue 
cessful. F'or the comparatively small simi of fifteen 
millions of dollars, the entire territory of Orleans and 
district of Louisiana were added to tlie United States, 
This was probably the largest transfer of real estate 
which was ever made in all the history of the world. 

From France Mr. Monroe went to England to ob- 
tain from that country some recognition of our 
rights as neutrals, and to remonstrate against those 
odious impressments of our seamen. but Eng- 
land was unrelenting. He again returned to Eng- 
land on the same mission, but could receive no 
redress. He returned to his home and was again 
chosen Governor of Virginia. This he soon resigned 
to accept the jxjsition of Secretary of State under 
Madison. While in this office war with England was 
declared, the Secretary of War resigned, and during 
these trying times, the duties of the War Department 
were also put upon him. He was truly the anv.or- 
bearer of President Madison, and the most efficient 
business man in his cabinet. Upon the return ol 
peace he resigned the Department of War, l)ut con- 
tinued in the office of Secretary of State until the ex- 
piration of Mr. Madison's adminstration. At the elcc 
lion held the previous autumn Mr. Monroe himself had 
been chosen President with but liule opposition, and 
uix)n March 4, 1817, was inaugurated. Four year-- 
later he was elected for a second term. 

Among the important measures of his Presidency 
were the cession of Florida to the United Stales; the 
Missouri Comi)romise, and the " Monroe doctrine.'' 

This famous doctrine, since known as the " Monroe 
doctrine," was enunciated by him in 1823. At that 
time the I'nited States had recognized the independ- 
ence of the South American states, and did not wish 
to have European jxiwers longer attemi)ting to suli- 
due ixjrtions of the American Continent. The doctrine 
is as follows: "That we should consider any attempt 
on the part of European powers to extend their sys- 
tem to any portion of this hemisphere as dangerous 
to our peace and safety," and "that we could not 
view any interposition for the puriKjse of oppressing 
or controlling American governments or [irovinces in 
any other light than as a manifestation t)y Euroi)ean 
powers of an unfriendly disiwsition toward the United 
States." This doctrine immediately affected the course 
of foreign governments, and has become the ap|)roved 
sentiment of the United States. 

At the end of his fecond term Mr Monroe retired 
to his home in Virginia, where he lived uniil 1830, 
when he went to New Vork lo live with l.is son-in- 
law. In liiat city he died.on tlic iih of July, 1831 




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OHN QUINCY ADAMS, the 

'>ivth President of the United 

sbtues, was bora in the rural 

home of his honored father. 

John Adams, ui Qaincy, Mass , 

on the nth of July, 1767. His 

mother, a woman, of ex.ihed 

f ^ ''■ ' worth, watched over his cliildhood 

I », I during the ahiiost constant ab- 

4 ^ , • sence of his father. When but 

i(7)/^'j(^J '^'o''"' years of age, he stood with 

ha?A bis motlier on an eminence, Hsten- 

XoS ing to the booming of the great bat- 

IJIJ tie on Bunker's Hill, and gazing on 

«^^ upon the smoke and flames billow- 

\Hf4W/ ing up from the conflagration of 

^^ t'harlestowu. 

(^ When but eleven years old he 

• took a tearful adieu of his mother, 

to sail with his father for Europe, 
through a fleet ot hostile British cruisers. The bright, 
animated boy spent a year and a half in Paiis, where 
his father was associated with Franklin and Lee as 
minister plenipotentiary. His intelligence attracted 
the notice of these distinguished men, and he received 
from them flattering marks of attention. 

Mr. John Adams had scarcely returned to this 
con -.try, in 1779, ere he was again sent abroad Again 
fol.A Quincy accompanied his father. At Paris he 
applied himself with great diligence, for six months, 
to 3tudy; then accompained his father to Holland, 
v/here he entered, first a school in .\msterdam, then 
the University at Leyden. About a year from this 
time, in t78i, when the manly 1 oy was but fourteen 
yea-"> of age, lie was selected by Mr. Dana, our min- 
ister to the Russian court, as his private secretary. 

In this school of incessant labor and of enobling 
culture he spent fourteen months, and then returned 
to Holland through Sweden, Denmark, Hamburg and 
Bremen. This lonj» journey he took alone, in the 
winter, when in his sixteenth year. Again he resumed 
his studies, under a private tutor, at Hague. Thence, 



in the spring of 1782, he accompanied his father t.; 
Paris, traveling leisurely, and forming acquaintance 
with the most distinguished men on the Coninci t; 
examining arciiitectural remains, galleries of paintings, 
and all renowned works of art. At Paris he again 
became associated with the most illustrious men of 
all lands in the contemplations of the loftiest temporal 
themes which can engross the luunjii niliid Aft^- 
a short visit to Knglainl lie iciur;K(l t' r I'lu^, ana 
consecrated all his cnciuic-, to study imlil \\,,\, 1785, 
when he returned to America. To a brilliant young 
man of eighteen, who had seen much of the world, 
and who was familiar with the etiquette of courts, a 
residence with his father in London, under such cir- 
cimistances, must have been extremely attractive 
but with judgment very rare in one of his age, he pre- 
ferred to return to America to complete his education 
in an American college. He wished then to study 
law, that with an honorable profession, he might be 
able to obtain an in*dei)endent support. 

Upon leaving Harvard College, at theageof twentj- 
he studied law for three years. In June, 1794, be- 
ing then but twenty-seven years of age, he was ap- 
pointed by Washington, resident minister at the 
Netherlands. Sailing from Boston in July, he reached 
London in October, where he was immediately admit- 
ted to the deliberations of Messrs. Jay and Pinckney, 
assisting them in negotiating a commercial treaty with 
Gieat Britian. After thus spending a fortnight in 
Loudon, he proceeded to the Hague. 

In July, 1797, he 'eft the Hague to go to Portugal as 
minister plenipotentiary. On his way to Portugal, 
upon arriving in London, he met with despatches 
directilig him to the court of Beiiin, but requesting 
him to remain in London until he should receive his 
instructions.* While wr.iting he was mairied to an 
American lady to whom he had been previously en- 
gaged, — Miss Louisa Catherine Johnson, daughter 
of Mr. Joshua Johnson, American consul in london; 
a lady endownd with that beauty and those accom- 
plishment which eminently fitted her to move in the 
elevated sphere for which she wris dt-stined. 



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JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. 



He reached Berlin with his wife in November, 1797 ; 
where he remained until July, 1799, when, having ful- 
filled all the purposes of his mission, lie solicited his 
recall. 

Soon after his return, in 1802, he was chosen to 
the Senate of Massachusetts, from Boston, and then 
was elected Senator of the United States for six years, 
from the 4th of March, 1804. His reputation, his 
ability and his experience, placed him immediately 
among the most prominent and influential members 
of tliat body. Especially did he sustain the Govern- 
ment in its measures of resistance to the encroach- 
ments of England, destroying our commerce and in- 
sulting our fiag. There was no man in America more 
familiar with the arrogance of the British court upon 
these points, and no one more resolved to present 
a firm resistance. 

In 1809, Madison succeeded Jefferson in the Pres- 
idential chair, and he innnediately nominated Jolin 
Quincy Adams minister to St. Pelersaurg. Resign- 
ing his professorship in Harvard College, he embarked 
at Boston, in August, 1809. 

While in Russia, Mr. Adams was an intense stu- 
dent. He devoted his attention to the language and 
history of Russia; to the Chinese trade; to the 
European system of weights, measures, and coins ; to 
the climate and astronomical observations ; while he 
kept up a familiar acquaintance with the Greek and 
Latin classics. In all the universities of Europe, a 
more accomplished scholar could scarcely be found. 
All through life the Bible constituted an importait 
part of his studies. It was his rule to read five 
chapters every day. 

On the 4th of March, 1817, Mr. Monroe took the 
Presidential chair, and immediaitely appointed Mr. 
Adams Secretary of State. Taking leave of his num- 
erous friends in public and private life in Europe, he 
sailed in June, 1819, for the United States. On the 
iSth of August, he again crossed the threshold of his 
home in Quincy. During the eight yearsof Mr. Mon- 
roe's administration, Mr. .^dams continued Secretary 
of State. 

Some time before the close of Mr. Monroe's second 
term of otfice, new candidates began to be presented 
for the Presidency. The friends of Mr. .\dams brought 
forward his name. It was an exciting campaign. 
Party spirit was never more bitter. Two hundred and 
sixty electoral votes were cast. Andrew Jackson re- 
ceived ninety-nine; John Quincy ,\dams, eighth-four; 
William H. Crawford, forty-one; Henry Clay, thirty- 
se/cn. As there was no choice by the people, the 
question went to the House of Representatives. Mr. 
Clay gave the vote of Kentucky to Mr. Adams, and 
he was elected. 

The friends of all the disappointed candidates now 
combined in a venomous and persistent assault upon 
Mr. .Xdams. There is nothing more disgraceful in 
*'.-••. ivist history of our country than the abuse which 



was [X)ured in one uninterrupted stream, ujxjn this 
high-minded, upright, patriotic man. There never was 
an administration more pure in principles, more con- 
scientiously devoted to the best interests of the coun- 
try, than that of John Quincy Adams ; and never, per- 
haps, was there an administration more unscrupu- 
lously and outrageously assailed. 

Mr. Adams was, to a very remarkable degree, ab- 
stemious and temperate in his habils; alwaxs rising 
early, and taking much exercise. When at his homein 
Quincy, he has been known to walk, before breakfast, 
seven miles to Boston. In Washington, it was said 
that he was the first man up in the city, lighting his 
own fire and applying himself to work in his library 
often long before dawn. 

On the 4th of March, 1829, Mr. Adams retired 
from the Presidency, and was succeeded by .-Andrew 
Jackson. John C. Calhoun was elected \'ice Presi- 
dent. The slavery question now began to assume 
portentous magnitude. Mr. Adams returned to 
Quincy and to his studies, which he pursued with un- 
abated zeal. But he was not long [jermitted to re- 
main in retirement. In November, 1830, he was 
elected representative to Congress. For seventeen 
years, until his death, he occupied the ixjst as repre- 
sentative, towering above all his peers, ever ready to 
do brave battle' for freedom, and winning the title of 
"the old man eloquent." Upon taking his seat in 
the House, he announced that he should hold him- 
self bound to no party. Probably there never was a 
member more devoted to his duties. He was usually 
the first in his place in the morning, and the last to 
leave his seat in the evening. Not a measure could 
be brought forward and escape his scrutiny. '1 he 
battle which Mr. Adams fought, almost singly, against 
the proslavery party in the Government, was sublime 
in Its moral daiing and heroism. For i)ersisting in 
presenting petitions for the abolition of slavery, he 
was threatened with indictment by the grand jury, 
with expulsion from the House, with assassination ; 
but no threats could intimidate him, and his final 
triumph was complete. 

It has been said of President Adams, that when his 
body was bent and his hair silvered by the lapse of 
fourscore years, yielding to the simi)le faith of a little 
child, he was accustomed to repeat every night, before 
he slept, the pra)er which his mother taught him in 
his infant years. 

On the srstof February, 1848, he rose on the floor 
of Congress, with a paper in his hand, to address the 
speaker. Suddenly he fell, again stricken by paraly- 
sis, and was caught in the arms of those around him. 
For a time he was senseless, as he was conveyed to 
the sofa in the rotunda. With reviving conscious- 
ness, he opened his eyes, looked calmly around and 
said " This is the end of earth ."then after a moment's 
pause he added, ''^ I am content" These were the 
last words of the grand "Old Man F.lociuent." 




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SE VEATH FRESIhENT. 









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NDREW JACKSON, the 
seventh President of the 
United States, was born in 
Waxhaw settlement, N. C, 
March 15, 1767, a few days 
after his father's death. His 
parents were poor emigrants 
from Ireland, and took u;) 
'^^'^ their abode in Waxhaw set- 

tlement, where they lived in 
deepest poverty. 
Andrew, or Andy, as he was 
universally called, grew up a very 
rough, rude, turbulent boy. His 
features were coarse, his form un- 
gainly; and there was but veiy 
little in his character, made visible, which was at- 
tractive. 

When only thirteen years old he joined the volun- 
teers of Carolina against the British invasion. In 
1781, he and his brother Robert were captured and 
imprisoned for a time at Camden. A British officer 
ordered him to brush his mud-spattered boots. " I am 
a prisoner of war, not your servant," was the reply of 
the dauntless boy. 

The brute drew his sword, and aimed a desperate 
Dlow at the head of the helpless young prisoner. 
.•Andrew raised his hand, and thus received two fear- 
ful gashes, — one on the hand and the other upon the 
head. The officer then turned to his brother Robert 
with the same de:iiand. He also refused, and re- 
ceived a blow from the keen-edged sabre, which quite 
disabled him, and which probably soon after caused 
his death. They suffered much other ill-treatraent, and 
were finally stricken with the small-pox. Their 
mother was successful in obtaining their exchanjje, 



and took her sick boys home. After a long illness 
Andrew recovered, and the death of his mother >oon 
left him entirely friendless. 

Andrew supported liimself in various ways, s i:aas 
working at the saddler's trade, teaching school and 
clerking in a general store, until 1784, when he 
entered a law office at Salisbury, N. C. He, however, 
gave more attention to the wild amusements of the 
times than to his studies. In 17 88, he was appointed 
solicitor for the western district of North Carolina, of 
which Tennessee was tlien a part. This involved 
many long and tedious jcurneys amid dangers of 
every kind, but Andrew Jackson never knew fear, 
and the Indians had no desire to repeat a skirniisli 
witn the Sharp Knife. 

In 179T, Mr. Jackson was married to a woman who 
supposed herself divorced from her former husband. 
Great was the surprise of both parties, two years later, 
to find that the conditions of the divorce had just been 
definitely settled by the first husband. The marriage 
ceremony was performed a second time, but the occur- 
rence was often used by his enemies to bring Mr. 
Jackson into disfavor. 

During these years he worked hard at his profes- 
sion, and frequently had one or more duels on hand, 
one of whicli, when he killed Dickenson, was espec- 
ially disgraceful. 

In January, 1796, the Territory of Tennessee then 
containing nearly eighty thousand inhabitants, the 
people met in convention at Kjiowille to frame a con- 
stitution. Five were sent from each of the eleven 
counties ,\ndrew Jackson was one of the delegates. 
The new State was entitled to but one member in 
the National House of Representatives. Andrew Jack-' 
son was chosen that member. Mounting his horse he 
rode to Philedelphin. where Congress then held its 



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ANDRE IV JACKSON. 



itfssioas, — a distance of about eight hundred miles. 

Jackson was an earnest advocate of the Denio- 
cr.uic party. Jefferson was his idol. He admired 
Bonaparte, loved France and hated England. .\s Mr. 
Jackson took his seat, Gen. Washington, whose 
second term of office was then e.xpinng, delivered his 
last speech to Congress. A committee drew up a 
complimentary address in reply. Andrew Jackson 
did not approve of the address, and was one of the 
twelve who voted against it. He was not willing to 
say that Gen. Washington's adminstration had been 
" wise, firm and patriotic." 

Mr. Jackson was elected to the United States 
Senate in 1797, but soon resigned and returned home. 
Soon after he was chosen Judge of the Supreme Court 
of his State, which jiosition he held for six years. 

When the war of 181 2 with Great Britian com- 
menced, Madison occupied the Presidential chair. 
Aaron Birr sent word to the President that there was 
an unknown man in the West, Andrew Jackson, who 
»• ould do credit to a commission if one were con- 
ferred upon him. Just at that time Gen. Jackson 
offeied his services and those of twenty-five hundred 
volunteers. His offer was accepted, and the troops 
were assembled at Nashville. 

As the British were houriy expected to make an at- 
tack r.pon New Orleans, where Gen. Wilkinson was 
in command, he was ordered to descend the river 
with fifteen hundred troops to aid Wilkinson. The 
expedition reached Natchez; and afteradelay of sev- 
eral weeks there, without accomplishing anything, 
the men were ordered back to their homes. But the 
energy Gen. Jackson had displayed, and his entire 
devotion to the comrfort of his soldiers, won him 
golden opinions; and he became the most ix)pular 
man in the State. It was in this expedition that his 
toughness gave him the nickname of " (^Id Hickory.'" 

SoDn after this, while attempting to horsewhip Col. 
Thomas H. Benton, for a remark that gentleman 
m.ide about his taking a part as second in a duel, in 
which a younger brother of Benton's was engaged, 
he received two severe [listol wounds. While he was 
lingering \\\iot\ a bed of suffering news came that the 
Indians, who had combined under Tecumseh from 
Florida to the Lakes, to exterminate the white set- 
ters, were committing the most awful ravages. De- 
cisive action became necessary. Gen. Jackson, with 
his fractured bone just beginning to heal, his arm in 
a sling, and uiiable to mount his horse without assis- 
tance, gave his amazing energies to the raising of an 
army to rendezvous at Fayettesville, .\labama. 

The Creek Indians had established a strong fort on 
one of the bends of the Tallapoosa River, near the cen- 
ter of Alabama, about fifty miles below Fort Strother. 
With an army of two thousand men. Gen. Jackson 
traversed the pathless wilderness in a march of eleven 
days. He reached their fort, called Tohoi^eka or 
Horse-shoe, on the 27th of March. 181.1. The bend 



of the river enclosed nearly one hundred acres of 
tangled forest and wild ravine. Across the narrow 
neck the Indians had constructed a formidable brca:,t- 
work of logs and brush. Here nine hundred warriors, 
with an ample suplyof arms were assembled. 

The fort was stormed. The fight was utterly des- 
perate. Not an Indian would accei)t of quarter. When 
bleeding and /Jying, they would tight those who en- 
deavored to spare their lives. From ten in the morn- 
ing until dark, the battle raged. The carnage was 
awful and revolting. Some threw themselves into the 
river; but the unerring bullet struck their heads as 
they swam. Nearly everjone of the nine hundred war- 
rios were killed .\ few probably, in the night, swam 
the river and escajjed. This ended the war. The 
jwwer of the Creeks was broken forever. This Lold 
plunge into the wilderness, with its territhc slaughter, 
so appalled the savages, that the haggard renmai.ts 
of the bands caaie to the camp, begging for peace. 

This closing of the Creek war enabled us to con- 
centrate all our militia upon the British, who were the 
allies of the Indians No man of less resolute will 
than Gen. Jackson could have conducted this Indian 
campaign to so successful an issue Immediately he 
was apixjinted major-general. 

Late in .\ugust, with an army of two thousand 
men, on a rushing march. Gen. Jackson came to 
Mobile. A British fleet came from Pensacola, landed 
a force ujwn the beach, anchored near the little fori, 
and from both ship and shore commenced a furious 
assault The battle was long and doubtful. At length 
one of the ships was blown up and the rest retired. 

Garrisoning Mobile, where he had taken his liith; 
army, he moved his troops to New Orleans, 
-And the battle of New Orleans w hich soon ensued, 
was in reality a very arduous campaign. This won 
for Gen. Jackson an imperishable name. Here his 
troops, which numbered about four thousand men, 
won a signal victory over the British army of al>out 
nine thousand. His loss was but thirteen, while the 
loss of the British was two thousand six hundred. 

The name of Gen. Jackson soon began to be men- 
tioned in connection with the Presidency, but, in 1824, 
he was defeated by Mr. Adams. He was, however, 
successful in the election of 1828, and was re-elected 
for a second term in 1832. In 1829, just before he 
assumed the reins of the government, he met with 
the most terrible affliction of his life in the death of 
his wife, whom he had loved with a devotion which has 
perhaps never been surpassed. From the shock of 
her death he never recovered. 

His administration was one of the most memorable 
in the annals of our country; applauded by one party, 
condemned by the other. No man had more bitter 
enemies or wanner friends. \i the expiration of his 
two terms of office he retired to the Hermit.Tge, where 
he died June S, 1S45. The last years of Mr. Jack- 
son's life were thac of a devoted Christian man. 



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EIGHTH PRESIDENT. 







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"• ' • "' ■ ttes'' :-— ; ' 

ARTIN VAN BUREN, the 
eighth President of the 
United States, was born at 
Kinderhook, N. Y., Dec. 5, 
1782. He died at the same 
place, July 24, 1S62. His 
body rests in the cemetery 
at Kinderhook. Above it is 
a plain granite shaft fifteen feet 
high, bearing a simple inscription 
about halt way up on one face. 
The lot is unfenced, unbordered 
or unbounded by shrub or flower. 

There is but little in the life of Martin Van Buren 
Df romantic interest. He fought no battles, engaged 
in no wild adventures. Though his life was stormy in 
political and intellectual conflicts, and he gained many 
signal victories, his days passed uneventful in those 
incidents which give zest to biography. His an- 
cestors, as his name indicates, were of Dutch origin, 
and were among the earliest emigrants from Holland 
to the banks of the Hudson. His father was a farmer, 
residing in the old town of Kinderhook. His mother, 
also of Dutch lineage, was a woman of superior intel- 
ligence and exemplary piety. 

Hj was decidedly a precocious boy, developing un- 
usual activity, vigor and strength of mind. At the 
age of fourteen. Ire had finished his academic studies 
i.i liis native village, and commenced the study of 
law. As he had not a collegiate education, seven 
years of study in a law-office were required of him 
before he could be ad.riitted to the bar. Inspired with 
a lofty ambition, and conscious of his powers, he pur- 
sued his studies with indefatigable industry. After 
spending six ye.) IS in an office in his native village. 



he went to the city of New York, and prosecuted his 
studies for the seventh year. 

In 1803, Mr. Van Buren, then twenty-one years of 
age, commenced the practice of law in his native vil- 
lage. The great conflict between the Federal and 
Republican party was then at its height. Mr. Van 
Buren was from the beginning a politician. He had, 
perhaps, imbibed that spirit while listenkig to the 
many discussions which had been carried on in his 
f.uher's hotel. He was in cordial sympathy with 
Jefferson, and earnestly and eloquently espoused I he 
cause of .State Rights; though at that time the Fed- 
eral party held the supremacy both in his town 
and State. 

His success and increasing ruputation led him 
after six years of practice, to remove to Hudson, th. 
county seat of his county. Here he spent seven years 
constantly gaining strcngtii liy contending in the 
courts with some of the ablest men who have adorned 
the bar of his State. 

Just before leaving Kinderhook for Hudson, Mi. 
Van Buren married a lady alike distinguished for 
beauty and accomijlishmenls. After twelve short 
years she sank into the grave, the victim of consump- 
tion, leaving her husband and four sons to weep over 
her loss. For twenty-five years, Mr. Van Buren was 
an earnest, successful, assiduous lawyer. The record 
of those years is barren in items of public interest. 
In 1812, when thirty years of age, he was chosen to 
the State Senate, and gave his strenuous support to 
Mr. Madison's adminstration. In 18 15, he was ap- 
pointed Attorney-General, and the next year moved 
to Albany, the capital of the Slate. 

'.Vhile he was acknowledged ;is one of the most 
p. ominent leaders of the Democratic nartv, he liad 



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MARTIN VAN BVREN. 



the moral courage to avow that true democracy did 
not require that " universal suffrage" which admits 
the vile, the degraded, the ignorant, to the right of 
governing the State. In true consistency with his 
democratic principles, he contended that, while the 
path leading to the privilege of voting should be open 
to every man without distinction, no one should he 
invested with that sacred prerogative, unless he were 
in some degree qualified for it by intelligence, virtue 
and some properly interests in the welfare of tlie 
State. 

In 182 1 he was elected a member of the United 
States Senate; and in the same year, he took a seat 
in the convention to revise the constitution of his 
.lative State. His course in this convention secured 
.he approval of men of all parties. No one could 
doubt the singleness of his endeavors to promote the 
interests of all classes in the community. In the 
Senate of the United States, he rose at once to a 
conspicuous position as an active and useful legislator. 

In 1827, John Quincy Adams being then in tlie 
Presidential chair, Mr. Van Buren was re-elected to 
.ne Senate. He had been from the beginning a de- 
termined opposer of the Administration, adopting the 
"State Rights" view in opposition to what was 
deemed the Federal proclivities of Mr. Adams. 

Soon after this, in 1828, he was chosen Oovernorof 
the State of New York, and accordingly resigned liis 
seat in the Senate. Probably no one in the United 
States contributed so much towards ejecting John Q. 
Adams from the Presidential chair, and placing in it 
Andrew Jackson, as did Martin Van Buren. Whether 
entitled to the reputation or not, he certainly was re- 
garded throughout the United States as one of the 
most skillful, sagacious and cunning of politicians 
!t was supposed that no one knew so well as he how 
;o touch the secret spiings of action; how to pull all 
;iie wires to put his machinery in motion ; and how to 
organize a political army which would, secretly and 
rtealthily accomplish the most gigantic results. By 
these lowers it is said that he outv/itted Mr. Adams, 
Mr. Clay, Mr. Webster, and secured results which 
few thought then could be accomplished. 

Wiieii Andrew Jackson was elected President he 
apixyinted Mr. Van Buren Secretary of State. This 
position he resigned in 1831, and was immediately 
appointed Minister to England, where he went the 
same autumn. Tiie Senate, however, wlien it met, 
refused to ratify the nomination, and lie leturned 



home, apparently untroubled; was nominated Vice 
President in the place of Calhoun, at the re-election 
of President Jackson ; and with smiles for all and 
fiowns for none, he took his plage at the head of that 
Senate which had refused to confimi his nomii.at:on 
as ambassador. 

His rejection by the Senate roused al! the zeal of 
President Jackson in behalf of his repudiated favor- 
ite; and this, probably more than any other cause, 
secured his elevation to the chair of the Chief Execu- 
tive. On the 20th of May, 1836, Mr. Van Buren re- 
ceived the Democratic nomination to succeed Gen. 
Jackson as President of the United States He was 
elected by a handsome majority, to the delight of the 
retiring President. " Leaving New York out K^i the 
canvass," says Mr. Parton, "the election of Mr. \an 
Buren to the Presidency was as much the act of Gen. 
Jackson as though tlie Constitution had conferred 
upon him the power to apix)int a successor." 

His administration was filled with exciting events. 
The insurrection in Canada, which threatened to in 
volve this countr)'in war with Jingland, the agitation 
of the slavery question, and finally the great commer- 
cial panic which spread over the country, all were 
trials to his wisdom. The financial distress was at- 
triliuied to the management of the Democratic party, 
and brought the President into such disfavor that he 
failed of re election. 

With the exception of being nominated for the 
Presidency by the "Free Soil" Democrats, in 1848, 
Mr. Van Buren lived quietly uix)n his estate until 
his death. 

He had ever been a prudent man, of frugal habits, 
and living within his income, had now fortunately a 
competence for his declining years. His unblemished 
character, his commanding abilities, his unquestioned 
patriotism, and the distinguished positions which he 
had occupied in the government of our country, se- 
cured to him not only the homage of his party, but 
the respect ot the whole community. It was on the 
4th of March, 1841, that Mr. Van Buren retired from 
the presidency. From his fine estate at Lindenwald, 
he still exerted a powerful influence uix)n the politics 
of the country. From this time until his death, on 
the 24th of July, 1862. at the age of eighty years, he 
resided at Lindenwald, a gentleman of leisure, of 
culture and of wealth; enjoying in a healthy old 
age, probably far more hapjiiness than he had before 
experienced amid the stormy scenes of his active life. 




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NINTH PRESIDENT. 




% ILLIAM HENRY HARRI- 
SO>J, the ninth President of 
the United States, was born 
at Berkeley, Va., Feb. 9, 1773. 
His father, Benjamin Harri- 
son, was in comparatively op- 
ulent circumstances, and was 
one of the most distinguished 
men of his day. He was an 
intimate friend of George 
Washington, w as early elected 
a member of the Continental 
Congress, and was conspicuous 
among the patriots of Virginia in 
resisting the encroachments of the 
British crown. In the celebrated 
Congress of 1775, Benjamin Har- 
rison and John Hancock were 
both candidates for the office of 
)eaker. 

Mr Harrison was subsequently 
chosen Governor of Virginia, and 
was twice re-elected. His son, 
i William Henry, of course enjoyed 

in childhood all the advantages which wealth and 
intellectual and cultivated society could give. Hav- 
i.ig received a thorough common-school education, he 
entered Hampden Sidney College, where he graduated 
with honor soon after the death of his father. He 
-hen repaired to Philadelphia to study medicine under 
the instructions of Dr. Rush and the guardianship of 
Robert Morris, both of whom were, with his father, 
signers of the Declaration of Independence. 

Upon the outbreak of the Indian troubles, and not- 
withstanding the remonstrances of his friends, he 
ai)andoned his medical studies and entered tlie army, 
having obtained a commission of Ensign from Presi- 




dent Washington. He was then but 19 years old. 
From that time he passed gradually upward in rank 
until he became aid to General Wayne, after whose 
death he resigned his commission. He was then ap- 
pointed Secretary of the North-western Territory. This 
Territory was then entitled to but one member in 
Congress and Capt. Harrison was chosen to fill that 
position. 

In the spring of 1800 the North-western Territory 
was divided by Congress into two portions. The 
eastern portion, comprising the region now embraced 
in the State of Ohio, was called " The Territory 
north-west of the Ohio." The western portion, which 
included what is now called Indiana, Illinois and 
Wisconsin, was called the "Indiana Territory." Wil- 
liam Henry Harrison, then 27 years of age, was ap- 
ix)inted by John Adams, Governor of the Indiana 
Territory, and immediately after, also Governor of 
Upper Louisiana. He was thus ruler over almost as 
extensive a realm as any sovereign upon the globe. He 
.was,. Superintendent of Indian Affairs, and was in- 
vested with powers nearly dictatorial over the now 
rapidly increasing white population. The ability and 
fidelity with which he discharged these responsible 
duties may be inferred from the fact that he was four 
times appointed to this office — first by John Adams, 
twice by Thomas Jefferson and afterwards by Presi- 
dent Madison. 

When he began his adminstration there were but 
three white settlements in that almost boundless region, 
now crowded with cities and resounding with all the 
tumult of wealth and traffic. One of these settlements 
was on the Ohio, nearly oi>posite Louisville; one at 
Vincennes, on the Wabash, and the third a French 
settlement. 

The vast wilderness over which Gov. Harrisoi. 
reigned was filled with many tribes of Indians. Abou' 



WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON. 



the year 1806, two extraordinary raer, twin brothers, 
of the Shawnese tribe, rose among them. Or.e of 
these was called Tecumseh, or " The Crouching 
Panther;" the other, OUiwacheca, or " The Prophet." 
Tecumseh was not only an Indian warrior, but a man 
of great sagacity, far-reaching foresight and indomit- 
able perseverance in any enterprise in which he might 
engage. He was inspired with the highest enthusiasm, 
and had long regarded with dread and with hatred 
the encroachment of the whiles upon the hunting- 
grounds of his fathers. His brother, the Prophet, was 
anorator, wlio could sway the feelings of the untutored 
Indian as the gale tossed the tree-tops beneath which 
they dwelt. 

But the Prophet was not merely anorator: he was, 
in the superstitious minds of the Indians, invested 
with the superhuman dignity of a medicine-man or a 
m.agician. With an enthusiasm unsurpassed by Peter 
the Hermit rousing Europe to the crusades, he went 
from tribe to tribe, assuming that he was specially sent 
by the Great Spirit. 

Gov. Harrison made many attempts to conciliate 
the Indians, but at last the war came, and at Tippe- 
canoe the Indians were routed with great slaughter. 
October 28, 18 12, his army began its march. When 
near the Prophet's town three Indians of rank made 
their appearance and inquired why (iov. Harrison was 
approaching tliem in so hostile an attitude. After a 
siiort conference, arrangements were made for a meet- 
ing the next day, to agree upon terms of peace. 

But Gov. Harrison was too well acquainted with 
the Indian character to be deceived by such protes- 
tations Selecting a favorable six)t for his night's en- 
campment, he took every precaution against surprise 
His troops were posted in a hollow square, and slept 
upon their arms. 

The troops threw themselves upon the ground for 
rest; but every man had his accourtrements on, his 
loaded musket by his side, and his bayonet fixed. The 
wakeful Governor, between three and four o'clock in 
the morning, had risen, and was sitting in conversa- 
tion with his aids by the embers of a waning fire. It 
was a chill, cloudy morning with a drizzling rain. In 
the darkness, the Indians had crept as near as possi- 
ble, and just then, with a savage yell, rushed, with all 
the desperation which superstition and passion most 
liighly inflamed could give, upon the left flank of the 
little army. The savages had been amply provided 
with guns and ammunition by the English. Their 
war-whoop was accompained by a shower of bullets. 

The camp-fires were instantly extinguished, as the 
light aided the Indians in their aim. With hide- 
tus yells, the Indian bands rushed on, not doubting a 
speedy and an entire victory. But Gen. Harrison's 
irooiis stood as immovable as the rocks around them 
iintil day dawned: they then made a simultaneous 
charge with the bayonet, and swept every thing be- 
fore them, and completely routing the foe. 



Gov. Harrison now had all his energies tasked 
to the utmost. The British descending from theCan- 
adas, were of themselves a very formidable force ; but 
with their savage allies, rushing like wolves from the 
forest, searching out every remote farm-house, burn- 
ing, plundering, scalping, torturing, the wide frontier 
was pluiiged into a state of consternation which even 
the most vivid imagination can but faintly conceive. 
The war-whoop was resounding everywhere in the 
forest. The horizon was illuminated with the conflagra- 
tion of the cabins of the settlers. Gen Hull had made 
the ignominious surrender of his forces at Detroit. 
Under these despairing circumstances. Gov. Harrison 
was apixiinted by President Madison commander-in- 
chief of the North-western army, with orders to retake 
Detroit, and to protect the fronders. 

It would be difficult to place a man in a situation 
demanding more energy, sagacity and courage; but 
General Harrison was found equal to the posirion, 
and nobly and triumphantly did he meet all the re 
sponsibilities. 

He won the love of his soldiers by always sharing 
with them their fatigue. His whole baggage, while 
pursuing the foe up the Thames, was carried in a 
valise; and his bedding consisted of a single blanket 
lashed over his saddle. Thirty-five British officers, 
his prisoners of war, supped with him after the battle. 
The only fare he could give them was beef roasted 
before the fire, without bread or salt. 

In 1816, Gen. Harrison was chosen a member of 
the Narional House of Representatives, to represent 
the District of Ohio. In Congress he proved an 
active member; and whenever he sjMkc, it was with 
force of reason and power of eloquence, which arrested 
the attention of all the members. 

In 1 819, Harrison was elected to the Senate oi 
Ohio; and in 1824, as one of the i>residential electors 
of that State, he gave his vote for Henry Clay. The 
same year he was chosen to the United States Senate. 

In 1836, the friends of Gen. Harrison brought him 
forward as a candidate for the Presidency against 
Van Buren, but he was defeated. At the close of 
Mr. Van Buren's term, he was re-nomirated by his 
party, and Mr. Harrison was unanimously nominated 
by the Whigs, with John Tyler forthe Vice Presidency. 
The contest was very animated. Gen Jackson gave 
all his influence to prevent Harrison's election ; but 
his triumph was signal. 

The cabinet wliich he formed, with Daniel Webster 
at its head as Secretary of State, was one of the most 
brilliant with which any President had ever been 
surrounded. Never were the prospects of an admin- 
istration more flattering, or the hopes of the country 
more sanguine. In the midst of these bright and 
joyous prospects. Gen. Harrison was seized by a 
pleurisv-fever and after a few days of violent sick- 
ness, died on the 4th of April ; just one month after 
his inauguration as President of the United States. 




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TENTH PRESIDENT. 





\ OHN TYLER, the tenth 
1 residentof the United States. 
He w is born in Charles-city 
Co , Va., March 29, 1790. He 
w IS the favored child of af- 
fluence and high social po- 
sition. At the early age of 
twelve, John entered \Villiam 
and Mary College and grad- 
uated with much honor when 
but seventeen years old. After 
graduating, he devoted him- 
self with great assiduity to the 
study of law, partly with his 
father and partly with Edmund 
Randolph, one of the most distin- 
guished lawyers of Virginia. 
At nineteen years of age, ne 
il'lllil commenced the practice of law. 
/ils|to His success was rapid and aston- 
||W ishmg. It is said that three 
months had not elapsed ere there 
was scarcely a case on the dock- 
et of the court in which he was 
When but twenty-one years of age, he 
nimously elected to a seat in the State 
He connected himself with the Demo- 
cratic party, and warmly advocated the measures of 
Tefferson and Madison. For five successive years he" 
v/:is elected to the Legislature, receiving nearly the 
unanimous vote or his county. 

When but twenty-six years of age, he was elected 
a member of Congress. Here he acted earnestly and 
ably with the Democratic party, opposing a national 
liunk, internal improvements by the General f^ove'-n- 



iict retained, 
was almost t 
Legislature. 



ment, a protective tariff, and advocatmg a strict con- 
struction of the Constitution, and the most careful 
vigilance over State rights. His labors in Congress 
were so arduous that before the close of his second 
term he found it necessary to resign and retire to his 
estate in Charles-city Co., to recruit his health. He, 
however, soon after consented to take his seat in the 
State Legislature, where his influence was powerful 
in promoting public works of great utility. With a 
reputation thus canstantly increasing, he was chosen 
by a very large majority of votes, Governor of his 
native State. His administration was signally a suc- 
cessful one. His popularity secured his re-election. 

John Randolph, a brilliant, erratic, half-crazed 
man, then represented Virginia in the Senate of the 
United States. A portion of the Democratic party 
was displeased with Mr. Randolph's wayward course, 
and brought forward John Tyler as his opponent, 
considering him the only man in Virginia of sufficient 
popularity to succeed against the renowned orator of 
Roanoke. Mr. Tyler was the victor. 

In accordance with his professions, upon taking his 
seat in tlie Senate, he joined the ranks of the opposi- 
tion. He opposed the tariff; he spoke against and 
voted against the bank as unconstitutional ; he stren- 
uously opposed all restrictions upon slavery, resist- 
ing all projects of internal improvements by the Gen- 
eral Government, and avowed his sympathy with Mr. 
Calhoun's view of nullification ; he declared that Gen. 
Jackson, by his opposition to the nullifiers, had 
abandoned the principles of the Democratic party. 
Such was Mr. Tyler's record in Congress, — a record 
in perfect accordance with the principles which he 
had always avowed. 

Returning to Virginia, he resumed the practice of 
his profession. There was a :pl:t in the Democratic 



JOHN TYLER. 



party. His friends still regarded him as a true Jef- 
fersonian, gave him a dinner, and showered compli- 
meuts upon him. He had now attained the age of 
forty-six. His career had been very brilliant. In con- 
sequence of his devotion to public business, his pri- 
vate affairs had fallen into some disorder; and it was 
not without satisfaction that he resumed the practice 
of law, and devoted himself to tlie culture of his plan- 
tation. Soon after this he removed to Williamsburg, 
for the better education of his children ; and he again 
took his seat in the Legislature of Virginia. 

By the Southern Whigs, he was sent to the national 
convention at Harrisburg to nominate a President in 
1839. The majority of votes were given to Gen. Har- 
rison, a genuine Whig, much to the disappointment of 
the South, who wished for Henry Clay. To concili- 
ate the Southern Whigs and to secure their vote, the 
convention then nominated John Tyler for Vice Pres- 
ident. It was well known that he was not in sympa- 
thy with the Whig party in the Notth: but the Vice 
President lias but very little power in the Govern- 
ment, his main and almost only duty being to pre- 
side over the meetings of the Senate. Thus it hap- 
pened that a Whig President, and, in reality, a 
Democratic Vice President were chosen. 

In 1 84 1, Mr. Tyler was inaugurated Vice Presi- 
dent of the United States. In one short month from 
that time. President Harrison died, and Mr. Tyler 
thus found himself, to his own surprise and that of 
the whole Nation, an occupant of the Presidential 
chair. This was a new test of the stability of our 
institutions, as it was the first time in the history of our 
country that such an event had occured. Mr. Tyler 
was at home in Williamsburg when he received the 
unexpected tidings of the death of President Harri- 
son. He hastened to Washington, and on the 6th of 
April was inaugurated to the high and responsible 
office. He was placed in a position of exceeding 
delicacy and difficulty. All his long life he had been 
opiX)sed to the main principles of the party which had 
brought him into power. He had ever been a con- 
sistent, honest man, with an unblemished record. 
Gen. Harrison had selected a Whig cabinet. Should 
he retain them, and thus surround himself with coun- 
sellors whose views were antagonistic to his own? or, 
on the other hand, should he turn against the party 
which had elected him and select a cabinet in har- 
mony with himself, and which would oppose all those 
views which the Whigs deemed essential to the pub- 
lic welfare? This was his fearful dilemma. He in- 
vited the cabinet which President Harrison had 
selected to retain their seats. He reccommended a 
day of fasting and prayer, that God would guide and 
bless us. 

The Whigs carried through Congress a bill for the 
incor[X)ration of a fiscal bank of the United States. 
The President, after ten days' delay, returned it with 
his veto. He «uagested, however, that he would 



approve of a bill drawn up upon such a plan as he 
proposed. Such a bill was accordingly prepared, and 
privately .submitted to him. He gave it his approval. 
It was passed without alteration, and he sent it back 
with his veto. Here commenced the open rupture. 
It is said that Mr. Tyler was provoked to this meas- 
ure by a published letter from the Hon. John M. 
Botts, a distinguished Virginia Whig, who severely 
touched the pride of the President. 

The opposition now exultinglyreceived the Presi- 
dent into their arms. The party which elected him 
denounced him bitterly. All the members of his 
cabinet, e.xcepting Mr. Webster, resigned. The Whigs 
of Congress, both the Senate and the House, held a 
meeting and issued an address to the people of the 
United States, proclaiming that all political alliance 
between the Whigs and President Tyler were at 
an end. 

Still the President attempted to conciliate. He 
appointed a new cabinet of distinguished Whigs and 
Conservatives, carefully leaving out all strong party 
men. Mr. Webster soon found it necessary to resign, 
forced out by the pressure of his Whig friends. Thus 
the four years of Mr. Tyler's unfortunate administra- 
tion passed sadly away. No one was satisfied. The 
land was filled with murmurs and vitujieration. Whigs 
and Democrats alike assailed him. ^lore and more, 
however, he brought himself into sympathy with his 
old friends, the Democrats, until at the close of his term, 
he gave his whole influence to the support of Mr. 
Polic, the Democratic candidate for his successor. 

On the 4th of March, 1845, he retired from the 
harassments of office, tothe regret of neitherparty, and 
probably to his own unspeakable lelief. His first wife. 
Miss Letitia Christian, died in Washington, in 1842; 
and in June, 1844, President Tyler was again married, 
at New York, to Miss Julia Gardiner, a young lady of 
many personal and intellectual accomplishments. 

The remainder of his days Mr. Tyler i)assed mainly 
in retirement at his beautiful home, — Sherwood For- 
est, Charles city Co., Va. A polished gentleman in 
his manners, richly furnished with information from 
books and experience in the world, and jxissessing 
brilliant jxjwers of conversation, his family circle was 
the scene of unusual attractions. \\ith sufficient 
moans for the exercise of a generous hospitality, he 
might have enjoyed a serene old age with the few 
friends who gathered around him, were it not for the 
storms of civil war which his own principles and 
policy had heljied to introduce. 

When the great Rebellion rose, which the State- 
rights and nullifying doctrines of Mr. John C. Cal- 
houn had inaugurated. President Tyler renounced his 
allegiance to the United States, and joined the Confed- 
erates. He was chosen a member of their Congress; 
and while engaged in active measures to destroy, by 
force of arms, 'he Government over which he had 
once presided, he was taken sick and soon died. 




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ELEIENTH PRESIDENT. 




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AMES K. POLK, the eleventh 

KjPresident of the United States, 

was born in Mecklenburg Co., 

C.,Nov. 2, 1795. His par- 



ents were Samuel and Jane 

(Knox) Polk, the former a son 

of Col. Thomas Polk, who located 

It the above place, as one of the 

first pioneers, in 1735. 

In the year 1S06, with his wife 
and children, and soon after fol- 
lowed by most of the members of 
the Polk farnly, Samuel Polk emi- 
grated some two or three hundred 
miles farther west, to the rich valley 
of the Duck River. Here in tlie 
midst of the wilderness, in a region 
which was subsequently called Mau- 
ry Co., they reared their log huls, 
and established their homes. In the 
hard toil of a new farm in the wil- 
derness, James K. Polk spent the 
early years of his childhood and 
youth. His father, adding the pur- 
suit of a surveyor to that of a farmer, 
gradually increased in wealth until 
he became one of the leading men of the region. His 
mother was a superior woman, of strong common 
sense and earnest piety. 

Very early in life, James developed a taste for 
reading and e.xpressed the strongest desire to obtain 
a liberal education. His mother's training had made 
him methodical in his habits, had taught him punct- 
uality and industry, and had inspired him with lofty 
principles of morality. His health was frail ; and his 
father, fearing that he might not be able to endure a 



sedentary life, got a situation for him behind tho 
counter, hoping to fit him for commercial pursuits. 

This was to James a bitter disappointment. He 
had no taste for these duties, and his daily tasks 
were irksome in the extreme. He remained in this 
uncongenial occupation but a few weeks, when at liis 
earnest solicitation his father removed him, and made 
arrangements for him to prosecute his studies. Soon 
after he sent him to Murfreesboro Academy. With 
ardor which could scarcely be surpassed, he pressed 
forward in his studies, and in less than two and a half 
years, in the autumn of 1815, entered the sophomore 
class in the University of North Carolina, at Chapel 
Hill. Here he was one of the most exemplary of 
scholars, punctual in every exercise, never allowing 
himself to be absent from a recitation or a religious 
service. 

He graduated in 1818, with the highest honors, be=> 
ing deemed the best scholar of his class, both in 
mathematics and the classics. He was then twenty, 
three years of age. Mr. Polk's health was at thi" 
time much impaired by the assiduity with which he 
had prosecuted his studies. After a short season of 
relaxation he went to Nashville, and entered the 
office of Felix Grundy, to study law. Here Mr. PoU 
renewed his acquaintance with Andrew Jackson, who 
resided on his plantation, the Hermitage, but a few 
miles from Nashville. They had probably beei 
slightly acquainted before. 

Mr. Polk's father was a Jeffersonian Republican, 
and James K. Polk ever adhered to the same politi- 
cal faith. He was a popular public speaker, and was 
constantly called upon to address the meetings of his 
party friends. His skill as a speaker was such thr.t 
he was popularly called the Napoleon of the stump 
He was a man of unblemished morals, genL-.l .-^:d 



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/AMES K. POLK. 



tourterus in his bearing, and with that sympathetic 
natu'-e in the jo> s and griefs of others which ever gave 
him troops of friends. In 1823, Mr. Polk was elected 
to the Legislature of Tennessee. Here he gave his 
strong influence towards the election of his friend, 
Mr. Jackson, to the Presidency of the United States. 

In January, 1824, Mr. Polk married Miss Sarah 
Childress, of Rutherford Co., Tenn. His bride was 
altogether worthy of him, — a lady of beauty and cul- 
ture. In the fall of 1825, Mr. Polk was chosen a 
member of Congress. The satisfaction which he gave 
to liis constituents may be inferred from the fact, that 
for fourteen successive years, until 1839, he was con- 
tinuec' in that office. He then voluntarily withdrew, 
only that he might accept the Gubernatorial chair 
of If^nnessee. In Congress he was a laborious 
member, a frequent and a popular speaker. He was 
always in his seat, always courteous; and whenever 
he spoke it was always to the jioint, and without any 
ambitious rhetorical display. 

During five sessions of Congress, Mr. Polk was 
Speaker of the House Strong passions were roused, 
and stormy scenes were witnessed ; but Mr. Polk per- 
formed his arduous duties to a very general satisfac- 
tion, and a unanimous vote of thanks to him was 
passed by the House as he withdrew on the 4th of 
March, 1839. 

In accordance with Southern usage, Mr. Polk, as a 
candidate for Governor, canvassed the State. He was 
elected by a large majority, and on the 14th of Octo- 
ber, 1839,100k the oath of office at Nashville. In 1841, 
his term of office expired, and he was again the can- 
didate of the Democratic party, but was defeated. 

On the 4th of March, 1845, Mr. Polk was inaugur- 
ated President of the United States. The verdict of 
the country in favor of the annex:ttion of Texas, exerted 
its influence upon Congress ; and the last a'ct of the 
administration of President Tyler was to affix his sig- 
nature to a joint resolution of Congress, passed on the 
3d of March, approving of the annexation of Texas to 
the American Union. As Mexico still claimed Texas 
as one of her provinces, the Mexican minister, 
Almonte, immediately demanded his pass[X)rts and 
left the country, declaring the act of the annexation 
to be an act hostile to Mexico. 

In his first message. President Polk urged that 
Texas should immediately, by act of Congress, be re- 
ceived into the Union on the same footing with the 
other States. In the meantime, Gen. Taylor was sent 



with an army into Texas to hold the country. He was 
sent first to Nueces, which the Mexicans said was the 
western boundary of Texas. Then he was sent neariy 
two hundred miles further west, to the Rio Grande, 
where he erected batteries which commanded the 
Mexican city of Matamoras, which was situated on 
the western banks. 

The anticipated collision soon took place, and war 
was declared against Mexico by President Polk. The 
war was pushed forward by Mr. Polk's administration 
with great vigor. Gen. Taylor, whose army was first 
called one of "observation," then of "occupation," 
then of " invasion, "was sent forward to Monterey. The 
feeble Mexicans, in every encounter, were hopelessly 
and awfully slaughtered. The day of judgement 
alone can reveal the misery which this war caused. 
It was by the ingenuity of Mr. Polk's administration 
that the war was brought on. 

'To the victors belong the spoils." Mexico was 
prostrate before us. Her capital was in our hands 
We now consented to peace upon the condition that 
Mexico should surrender to us, in addition to Texas, 
all of New Mexico, and all of Upper and Lower Cal- 
ifornia. This new demand embraced, exclusive of 
Texas, eight hundred thousand square miles. This 
was an extent of territory equal to nine States of the 
size of New York. Thus slavery was securing eighteen 
majestic States to be added to the Li nion. There were 
some Americans who thought it all right : there were 
others who thought it all wrong. In the prosecution 
of this war, we expended twenty thousand lives and 
more than a hundred million of dollars. Of this 
money fifteen millions were paid to Mexico. 

On the 3d of March, 1849, Mr. Polk retired from 
office, having served one term. The next day was 
Sunday. On the 5th, Gen. Taylor was inaugurated 
as his successor. Mr. Polk rode to the Capitol in the 
same carriage with Gen. Taylor; and the same even- 
ing, with Mrs. Polk, he commenced his return to 
Tennessee. He was then but fifty-four years of age. 
He had ever been strictly temperate in all his habits, 
and his health was good. With an ample fortune, 
a choice library, a cultivated mind, and domestic ties 
of the dearest nature, it seemed as though long years 
of tranquility and happiness were Ijefore him. But the 
cholera — that fearful scourge— was then sweeping up 
the Valley of the Mississippi. This he contracted, 
and died on the 15th of June, 1849, in the fifty-fourth 
year of his age, greatly mourned by his countrymen. 




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TWELFTH PRESIDENT. 



/ACMARV lAYLOR. 






ACHARY TAYLOR, twelfth 
Prcbident of the United States, 
was born on the 24th of Nov., 
1784, 111 Orange Co., Va. His 
father, Colonel Taylor, was 
(Wi* ^/M. '^ a Virgmian of note, and a dis- 
tmguished patriot and soldier of 
llie Revolution. When Zachary 
w IS m nifant, his father with his 
wife md two children, emigrated 
to Kentucky, where he settled in 
the pathless wilderness, a few 
miles from Louisville. \n this front- 
ier home, away from civilization and 
ill its refinements, young Zachary 
could enjoy but few social and educational advan- 
tages. When six years of age he attended a common 
5chool, and was then regarded as a bright, active boy, 
rather remarkable for blnntness and decision of char- 
acter He was strong, feailess and self-reliant, and 
flnanifested a strong desire to enter the army to fight 
the Lidians who were ravaging the frontiers. There 
is little to be recorded of the uneventful years of his 
childhood ow his father's large but lonely plantation. 
Li 1808, his father succeeded in obtaining for him 
the commission of lieutenant in the United States 
army ; and he joined the troops which were stationed 
at New Orleans under Gen. Wilkinson. Soon after 
this he married Miss Margaret Smith, a young lady 
from one of the first families of Maryland. 

Immediately after the declaration of war with Eng- 
land, in 18 12, Capt. Taylor (for he had then been 
promoted to that rank) was put in command of Fort 
Harrison, on the Wabash, about fifty miles above 
Vincennes. This fort had been built in the wilder- 
ness by Gen. Harrison,on his march to Tippecanoe. 
It was one of the first points of attack by the Indians, 
led by Tecumseh, Its garrison consisted of a broken 



company of infantry numbering fifty men, many of 
whom were sick. 

Early in the autumn of 1812, the Indians, stealthily, 
and in large numbers, moved upon the fort. Ti.. 1 
approach was first indicated by tlie murder of two 
soldiers just outside of the stockade. Capt. Taylor 
made every possible preparation to meet the anti>.;- 
pated assault. On the 4th of September, a band of 
forty painted and plumed savages came to the fort, 
waving a white flag, and informed Capt. Taylor thi.t 
in the morning their chief would come to have a talk 
with him. It was evident that their object was merely 
to ascertain the state of things at the fort, and Capt. 
Taylor, well versed in the wiles of the savages, kept 
them at a distance. 

The sun went down ; the savages disappeared, the 
garrison slept upon their arms. One hour before 
midnight the war whoop burst from a thousand lips 
in the forest around, followed by the discharge of 
musketry, and the rush of the foe. Every man, sick 
and well, sprang to his post. Every man knew that 
defeat was not merely death, but in the case of cap- 
ture, death by the most agonizing and prolonged tor- 
ture. No pen can describe, no immagination can 
conceive the scenes which ensued. The savages suc- 
ceeded in setting fire to one of the block-houses- 
Until si.x o'clock in the morning, this -awful conflict 
continued. The savages then, baffled at every point, 
and gnashing their teeth with rage, retired. Capt. 
Taylor, for this gallant defence, was promoted to the 
rank of major by brevet. 

Until the close of the war. Major Taylor was placed 
in such situations that he saw but little more of active 
service. He was sent far away into the depths of the 
wilderness, to Fort Crawford, on Fox River, which 
empties into Green Bay. Here there was but little 
to be done but to wear away the tedious hours as one 
best could. There were no books, no society, no in- 



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ZACHARY TAYLOR 



tellectual stimulus. Thus with him the uneventful 
years rolled on Gradually he rose to the rank of 
colonel. In the Black-Hawk war, which resulted in 
the capture of that renowned chieftain, Col Taylor 
took a subordinate but a brave and efficient part. 

For twenty-four years Col. Taylor was engaged in 
the defence of the frontiers, in scenes so remote, and in 
employments so obscure, that his name was unknown 
beyond the limits of his own immediate acquaintance. 
In the year 1836, he was sent to Florida to comjjel 
the Seminole Indians to vacate that region and re- 
tire beyond the Mississippi, as their chiefs by treaty, 
hac" promised they should do. The services rendered 
he.e secured for Col. Taylor the high appreciation of 
the Government; and as a reward, he was elevated 
tc :he rank of brigadier-general by brevet ; and soon 
after, in May, 1838, was appointed to the chief com- 
mand of the United States troops in Florida. 

After two years of such wearisome employment 
amidst the everglades of the peninsula. Gen. Taylor 
obtained, at his own request, a change of command, 
^nd was stationed over the Department of the South- 
west. This field embraced iLouisiana, Mississippi, 
Alabama and Georgia. Establishing his headquarters 
at Fort Jessup, in Louisiana, he removed his family 
to a plantation which he purchased, near Baton Rogue. 
Here he remained for five years, buried, as it were, 
from the wodd, but faithfully discharging every duty 
imposed upon him. 

In 1846, Gen. Taylor was sent to guard the land 
between the Nueces and Rio Grande, the latter river 
being the boundary of Texas, which was then claimed 
by the United States. Soon the war with Mexico 
was brought on, and at Palo Alto and Rcsaca de la 
Palma, Gen. Taylor won Ijrillianl victories over the 
Mexicans. The rank of major-general by brevet 
was then conferred upon Gen. Taylor, and iiis name 
was received with enthusiasm almost everywhere in 
the Nation. Then came the iiattles of Monterey and 
Buena Vista in which he won signal victories over 
forces much larger than he commanded. 

His careless habits of dress and his unaffected 
simplicity, secured for Gen. Taylor among his troops, 
xht sobriquet of "Old Rough and Ready.' 

Tne tidings of the brilliant victory of Buena Vista 
.-pread the wildest enthusiasm over the country. The 
name of Gen. Taylor was on every one's lips. The 
Whig party decided to take advantage of tliis wonder- 
ful poi)ularity in bringing forward the unpolished, un- 
lettered, honest soldier as their candidate for the 
Presidency. Gen. Taylor was astonished at the an- 
nouncement, and for a time would not listen to it; de- 
rlaringthat he was not at all (pialified for such an 
office. So little interest had he taken in politics that, 
for forty years, he had not cast a vote. It was not 
without chagrin that several distinguished statesmen 
who had been long years in the public service found 
t!.:.ir claims set aside in behalf of one whose name 



had never been heard of, save in connection with Palo 
Alto, Resaca de la Palma, Monterey and Buena 
Vista. It is said that Daniel Webster, in his haste re- 
marked, " It is a nomination not fit to be made." 

Gen. Taylor was not an eloquent speaker nor a fine 
writer His friends took possession of him, and pre- 
pared such few communications as it was needful 
should be presented to the public. Thejjopularity of 
the successful warrior swept the land. He was tri- 
umphantly elected over two opiwsing candidates, — 
Gen. Cass and E.K-President Martin Van Buren. 
Though he selected an excellent cabinet, the good 
old man found himself in a very uncongenial position, 
and was, at times, sorely perplexed and harassed. 
His mental sufferings were very severe, and probably 
tended to hasten his death. The pro-slavery party 
was pushing its claims with tireless energy , expedi- 
tions were fitting out to capture Cuba ; California was 
pleading for admission to the Union, while slavery 
stood at the door to bar her out. Gen. Taylor found 
the political conflicts in Washington to be far more 
trying to the nerves than battles with Mexicans or 
Indians. 

In the midst of all these troubles. Gen. Taylor, 
after he had occupied the Presidential chair but little 
over a year, took cold, and after a brief sickness of 
but little over five days, died on the Qlh of July, 1850. 
His last wouis were, " I am not afraid to die. I am 
ready. I have endeavored to do my duty." He died 
universally respected and beloved. An honest, un- 
pretending man, he had been steadily growing in the 
affections of the people; and the Nation bitterly la- 
mented his death. 

Gen. Scott, who was thoroughly acquainted with 
Gen. Taylor, gave the following graphic and truthful 
description of his character: — " With a good store ot 
common sense, Gen. Taylor's mind had not been en- 
larged and refreshed by reading, or much converse 
with the worid. Rigidity of ideas was the conse- 
quence. The frontiers and small military posts had 
been his home. Hence he was quite ignorant for his 
rank, and quite bigoted in his ignorance. His sim- 
plicity was child-like, and with innumerable preju- 
dices, amusing and incorrigible, well suited to the 
tender age. Thus, if a man, however respectable, 
chanced to wear a coat of an unusual color, or his hat 
a little on one side of his head; or an officer to leave 
a corner of his handkerchief dangling from an out- 
side jMcket, — in any such case, this critic held the 
offender to be a coxcomb (perhaps something worse), 
whom he would not, to use his oft repeated phrase, 
'touch with a pair of tongs.' 

"Any allusion to literature beyond good old Dil- 
worth's spelling-book, on the part of one wearing a 
sword, was evidence, with the same judge, of utter 
unfitness for heavy marchings and combats. In short, 
few men have ever had a more comfortable, labor- 
saving contempt for learning of every kind." 




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THIRTEENTH PRESIDENT. 




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ILLARD FILLMORE, thir- 
teenth President of the United 
States, was born at Summer 
Hill, Cayuga Co., N. Y ., on 
the 7th of January, 1800. His 
father was a farmer, and ow- 
ing to misfortune, in humble cii- 
( umstances. Of his mother, the 
daughter of Dr. Abiathar Millard, 
of Pittsfield, Mass., it has been 
said that she possessed an intellect 
of very high order, united with much 
personal loveliness, sweetness of dis- 

f position, graceful manners and ex- 
quisite sensibilities. She died in 
1 83 1 ; having lived to see her son a 
' young man of distinguished prom- 
ise, though she was not permitted to witness the high 
dignity which he finally attained. 

In consequence of the secluded home and limited 
means of his father, Millard enjoyed but slender ad- 
vantages for education in his early years. The com- 
mon schools, which he occasiona'ly attended were 
very imperfect institutions; and books were scarce 
and expensive. There was nothing then in his char- 
acter to indicate the brilliant career upon which he 
was about to enter. He was a plain farmer's boy ; 
intelligent, good-looking, kind-hearted. The sacred 
influences of home had taught him to revere the Bible, 
and had laid the foundations of an upright character. 
When fourteen years of age, his father sent liim 
some hundred miles from home, to the then wilds of 
Livingston County, to learn the trade of a clothier. 
Near the mill there was a small villiage, where some 



enterprising man had commenced the collection of a 
village library. This proved an inestimable blessing 
to young Fillmore. His evenings were spent in read- 
ing. Soon every leisure moment was occupied with 
books. His thirst for knowledge became insatiate 
and the selections which he made were continually 
more elevating and instructive. He read history, 
biography, oratory, and thus gradually there was en- 
kindled in his heart a desire to be something more 
than a mere worker with iiis hands; and he was be- 
coming, almost unknown to himself, a well-informed, 
educated man. 

The young clothier had now attained the age of 
nineteen years, and was of fine personal appearance 
and of gentlemanly demeanor. It so happened that 
there was a gentleman in the neighborhood of ample 
pecuniary means and of benevolence, — Judge Walter 
Wood, — who was struck with the prepossessing ap- 
pearance of young Fillmore. He made his acquaint- 
ance, and was so much impressed with his ability and 
attainments that he advised him to abandon his 
trade and devote himself to the study of the law. The 
young man replied, that he had no means of hi^s own, 
no friends to help him and that his previous educa- 
tion had been very imperfect. But Judge Wood had 
so much confidence in hini that he kindly offered to 
take him into his own office, and to loan him such 
money as he needed. Most gratefully the generous 
offer was accepted. 

Tliere is in many minds a strange delusion about 
a collegiate education. A young man is supposed to 
be liberally educated if he has graduated at some col- 
lege. But many a boy loiters through university hal' ; 
«nd then enters a law office, who is by no means as 



MILLARD FILLMORE. 



well prepared to prosecute his legal studies as was 
Millard Fillmore when he graduated at the clothing- 
mill at the end of four years of manual labor, during 
which every leisure moment had been devoted to in- 
tense mental culture. 

In 1823, when twenty-three years of age, he was 
admitted to the Court of Common Pleas. He then 
went to the village of Aurora, and commenced the 
practice of law. In this secluded, peaceful region, 
his practice of course was limited, and there was no 
opportunity for a sudden rise in foitune or in fame. 
Here, in the year 1826, he married a lady of great 
moral worth, and one capable of adorning any station 
she might be called to fill, — Miss Abigail Powers. 

His elevation of character, his untiring industry, 
his legal acquirements, and his skill as an advocate, 
.gradually attracted attention ; and he was invited to 
enter into partnership under highly advantageous 
circumstances, with an elder member of the bar in 
Buffalo. Just before removing to Buffalo, in 1829, 
he took his seat in the House of Assembly, of tlie 
State of New York, as a representative from Erie 
County. Though he had never taken a very active 
l)art in politics, his vote and his sympathies were with 
the Whig party. The State was then Democratic, 
and he found himself in a helpless minority in the 
Legislature , still the testimony comes from all parties, 
that Ills courtesy, ability and integrity, won, to a very 
unusual degn e the respect of his associates. 

In tlie autu«in of 1832, he was elected to a seat in 
the United States Congress He entered that troubled 
irena in some of the most tumultuous hours of our 
national history. The great conflict respecting the 
national bank and the removal of the deposits, was 
then raging. 

His term of two years closed ; and he returned to 
his profession, which he pursued with increasing rep- 
utation and success. .After a lapse of two years 
he again became a candidate for Congress; was re- 
elected, and took his seat in 1837. His past expe- 
rience as a representative gave him stKngth and 
confidence. The first term of service in Congress to 
any man can be but little more than an introduction. 
He was now prepared for active duty. .\11 his ener- 
gies were brought to bear \\\K)\\ the public good. Every 
measure received his impress. 

Mr. Fillmore was now a man of wide repute, and 
his popularity filled the State, and in the year 1847, 
he was elected Comptroller of the State. 



Mr. Fillmore had attained the age of forty-seven 
years. His labors at the bar, in the Legislature, in 
Congress and as Comptroller, had given him very con- 
siderable fame. The Whigs were casting about to 
find suitable candidates for President and Vice-Presi- 
dent at the api)roaching election. Far away, on the 
waters of the Rio Grande, there was a rough old 
soldier, who had fought one or two successful battles 
with the Mexicans, which had caused his name to be 
proclaimed in tiumpet-tones all over the land. But 
it was necessary to associate with him on the same 
ticket some man of reputation as a statesman. 

Under the influence of these considerations, the 
naniesofZachary Taylor ar.d Millard Fillmore became 
the rallying-cry of the Whigs, as their candidates for 
President and Vice-Peesident. The Whig ticket was 
signally triumphant. On the 4th of March, 1849, 
Gen. Taylor was inaugurated President, and Millard 
Fillmore Vice-President, of the United States. 

On the 9th of July, 1850, President Taylor, but 
about one year and four months after his inaugura- 
tion, was suddenly taken- sick and died. By the Con- 
stitution, Vice-President Fillmore thus became Presi- 
dent. He appointed a very able cabinet, of which 
the illustrious Daniel Webster was Secretary- of State. 

Mr. Fillmore had very serious difiiculties to contend 
with, since the op[)Osition had a majority in both 
Houses. He did everything in his power tocon< iliate 
the South; but the pro-slavery party in the South felt 
the inadequacy of all measuresof transient conciliation. 
The population of the free States was so rai)idly in- 
creasing over that of the slave States that it was in- 
evitable that the power of thte Government should 
soon pass into the hands of the free States. The 
famous compromise measures were adojjted under Mr. 
Fillmore's adminstration, and the Japan Expedition 
was sent out. On the 4th of March, 1853, Mr. Fill- 
more, having served one term, retired. 

In 1856, Mr. Fillmore was nominated for the Pres- 
idency by the " Know Nothing " party, but was beaten 
by Mr. Buchanan. After that Mr. Fillmore lived in 
retirement. During the terrible conflict of civil war, 
he was mostly silent. It was generally supjxised that 
his sympathies were rather with those who were en- 
deavoring to overthrow our institutions. President 
Fillmore kept aloof from the conflict, witliout any 
cordial words of cheer to the one party or the other. 
He was thus forgotten by both. He lived to a ripe 
old age, and died in Bufi"alo. N. V., Marcii 8, 1874. 






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FOURTEENTH PRESIDENT. 




^^ FRANKLIN PIEHEE.<^ 



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RANKLIN PI?:RCE, the 
fourteenth President of the 
'f United States, was born in 
Hillsborough, N. H., Nov. 
23, 1804. His father was a 
Revolutionary soldier, who, 
with his own strong arm, 
hewed out a Some in the 
wilderness. He was a man 
of inflexible integrity; of 
strong, though uncultivated 
mind, and an uncompromis- 
ing Democrat. The mother of 
Franklin Fierce was all that a son 
could desire, — an intelligent, pru- 
dent, affectionate, Christian wom- 
an. Franklin was the si-\th of eight children. 

Franklin was a very bright and handsome boy, gen- 
erous, warm-hearted and brave. He won alike the 
love of old and young. The boys on tiie play ground 
loved him. His teachers loved him. The neighbors 
looked upon him with pride and affection. He was 
by instinct a gentleman; always speaking kind words, 
doing kind deeds, with a peculiar unstudied tact 
which taught him what was agreeable. Without de- 
veloping any precocity of genius, or any unnatural 
devotion to books, he was a good scholar; in body, 
in mind, in affections, a finely-developed boy. 

When sixteen years of age, in the year 1820, he 
entered Bowdoin College, at Brunswick, Me He was 
one of the most jxjpular young men in the college. 
The purity cf his moral character, the unvarying 
courtesy of his demeanor, his rank as a scholar, and 





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genial nature, rendered him a imiversal favorite. 
There was something very peculiarly winning in his 
address, and it was evidently not in the slightest de- 
gree studied: it was the simple outgushing of his 
own magnanimous and loving nature. 

Upon graduating, in the year 1824, Franklin Pierce 
commenced the study of law in the office of Judge 
^Voodbury, one of the most distinguished lawyers of 
the State, and a man of great private worth. The 
eminent social qualities of the young lawyer, his 
father's prominence as a public man,, and the brilliant 
political career into which Judge Woodbury was eii- 
tering, all tended to entice Mr. Pierce into the faci 
nating yet perilous path of political life. With all 
the ardor of his nature he espoused the cause of Gen. 
Jackson for the Presidency. He commenced the 
practice of law in Hillsborough, and was soon elected 
to represent the town in the State Legislature. Here 
he served for four yeais. The last two years he was 
chosen speaker of the house by a very large vote. 

In 18.33, '1* th*^ ^gs of iwenty-hine, he was elected 
a member of Congress. Without taking an active 
part in debates, he was faithful and laborious in duty, 
and ever rising in the estimation of those with whom 
he was associatad. 

In 1837, being then but thirty-three years of age, 
he was elected to the Senate of the United States; 
taking his seat just as Mr. Van Buren commenced 
his administration. He was the youngest memberin 
the Senate. In the year 1834, he married Miss Jane 
Means Appleton, a lady of rare beauty and accom- 
plishments, and one admirably fitted to adorn every 
station with which her husband was honoicd. Of the 



FRANKLIN PIERCE. 



three sons who were born to them, all now sleep with 
their parents in the grave. 

In the year 1838, Mr. Pierce, with growing fame 
and increasing business as a lawyer, took up his 
residence in Concord, the capital of New Hampshire. 
President Polk, ujxjn his accession to office, appointed 
Mr. Pierce attorney-general of the United States; but 
the offer was declined, in consequence of numerous 
professional engagements at home, and theprecariuos 
state of Mrs. Pierce's health. He also, about the 
same time declined the nomination for governor by the 
Democratic party. The war with Mexico called Mr. 
Pierce in the army. Receiving the appointment of 
brigadier-general, he embarked, with a portion of his 
troops, at Newport, R. I., on the 27th of May, 1847. 
He took an important part in this war, proving him- 
self a brave and true soldier. 

When Gen. Pierce reached his home in his native 
State, he was received enthusiastically by the advo- 
cates of the Mexican war, and coldly by his oppo- 
nents. He resumed the practice of his profession, 
very frequently taking an active part in political ques- 
tions, giving his cordial support to the pro-slavery 
wing of the Democratic party. The compromise 
measures met cordially with his approval; and he 
strenuously advocated the enforcement of the infa- 
mous fugitive-slave law, which so shocked the religious 
sensibilities of the North. He thus became distin- 
guished as a "Northern man with Southern principles.' 
The strong partisans of slavery in the South conse- 
quently regarded him as a man whom they could 
safely trust i;i office to carry out their plans. 

On the 12th of June, 1852, the Democratic conven- 
tion met in Baltimore to nominate a candidate for the 
Presidency. For four days they continued in session, 
and in thirty-five ballotings no one had obtained a 
two-thirds vote. Not a vote thus far had been thrown 
for Gen. Pierce. Then the Virginia delegation 
brought forward his name. There were fourteen 
more ballotings, during which Gen. Pierce constantly 
gained strength, until, at the forty-ninth ballot, he 
received two hundred and eighty-two votes, and all 
other candidates eleven. Gen. Winfield Scott was 
the Whig candidate. Gen. Pierce was chosen with 
great unanimity. Only four States — Vermont, Mas- 
sachusetts, Kentucky and Tennessee — cast their 
electoral votes against him Gen. Franklin Pierce 
was therefore inaugurated President of the United 
States on the 4th of March, 1853. 



His administration proved one of the most stoniiy our 
country had ever experienced. The controversy be- 
tween slavery and freedom was then approaching its 
culminating jwint. It became evident that there was 
an "irrepressible conflict " between them, and ihr.t 
this Nation could not long exist " half slave and half 
free." President Pierce, during the whole of his ad- 
ministration, did every thing he could to conciliate 
the South ; but it was all in vain. The conflict every 
year grew more violent, and threats of the dissolution 
of the Union were borne to the North on every South- 
ern breeze. 

Such was the condition of affairs when President 
Pierce approached the close of his four-years' term 
ofofhce. The North had become thoroughly alien- 
ated from him. The anti-slavery sentiment, goaded 
by great outrages, had been rapidly increasing; all 
the intellectual ability and social worth of President 
Pierce were forgotten in deep reprehension of his ad- 
ministrative acts. The slaveholders of the South, also, 
unmindful of the fidelity with which he had advo- 
cated those measures of Government which they ap 
proved, and perhaps, also, feeling that he had 
rendered himself so unpopular as no longer to be 
able accei)tably to serve them, ungratefully dropped . 
him, and nominated James Buchanan to succeed him. 

On the 4th of March, 1857, President Pierce re- 
tired to his home in Concord. Of three children, two 
had died, and his only surviving child had been 
killed before his eyes by a railroad accident ; and his 
wife, one of the most estimable and accomplished of 
ladies, was rapidly sinking in consumption. The 
hour of dreadful gloom soon came, and he was left 
alone in the world, without wife or child. 

When the terrible Rebellion burst forth, which di- 
vided our country into two parties, and two only, Mr. 
Pierce remained steadfast in the principles which he 
had always cherished, and gave his sympathies to 
that pro-slavery party with which he had ever been 
allied. He declined to do anything, either by voice 
or pen, to strengthen the hand of the National Gov- 
ernment. He continued to reside in Concord until 
the Ume of his death, which occurred in October, 
1869. He was one of the most genial and social of 
men, an honored communicant of the Episcopal 
Church, and one of the kindest of neighbors. Gen- 
erous to a fault, he contributed liberally for the al- 
leviation of suffering and want, and many of his towns- 
people were often gladened by bis material bounty. 





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I- IF TEEN TH PRESIDENT. 





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AMES BUCHANAN, the fil- 
leenth President of the United 
States, was born in a small 
trontier town, at the loot of Ihe 
eastern ridge of the Allegha- 
nies, in Franklin Co., l'enn.,on 
the 23dof Ajiril, 1791. The ;,>lace 
here the humble cabin of his 
fuher sti'od was called Stony 
liatter. It was a wild and ro- 
ni iiitic six)t in a gorge of the nioiin- 
t UPS, with towering summits rising 
grandly all around. His father 
was a native of the north of Ireland; 
a poor man, who had emigrated in 
1783, with little property save his 
own strong arms. Five years afterwards he married 
Elizabeth Spear, the daughter of a respectable farmer, 
and, with his young bride, plunged into the wilder- 
ness, staked his claim, reared his log-hut, opened a 
clearing with his axe, and settled down there to per- 
form his obscure part in the drama of life. In this se- 
cluded home, where James was born, he remained 
for eight years, enjoying but few social or intellectual 
advantage s. When James was eight years of age, his 
f.uher removed to the village of Mercersburg, where 
I. is son was placed at school, and commenced a 
course of study in English, Latin and Greek. His 
piogress was rapid, and at the age of fourteen, he 
entered Dickinson College, at Carlisle. Here he de- 
velo])ed remarkable talent, and took his stand among 
the first scholars in the institution. His application 
'o snidy was intense, and yet his native powers en- 



abled him to master the most abstruse subjects with 
facility. 

In the year 1809, he graduated with the highest 
honors of his class. He was then eighteen years of 
age; tall and graceful, vigorous in health, fond of 
athletic sport, an unerring shot, and enlivened with 
an exuberant flow of animal spirits. He immediately 
commenced the study of law in the city of Lancaster, 
and was admitted to the bar in 1812, when he was 
but twenty-one years of age. Very rapidly he rose 
in his profession, and at once took undisputed stand 
with the ablest law}ers of the State. When but 
twenty-six years of age, unaided by counsel, he sui- 
cessfuUy defended before the State Senate ore of the 
judges of the State, who was tried upon articles of 
impeachment. At the age of thirty it was generally 
admitted that he stood at the head of the bar; and 
there was no lawyer in the State who had a more lu- 
crative practice. 

In 1820, he reluctantly consented lo run as a 
candidate for Congress. He was elected, and for 
ten years he remained a member of the Lower House. 
During the vacations of Congress, he occasionally 
tried some important case. In 1 831, he retired 
altogether from the toils of his profession, having ac- 
([uired an ample fortune. 

Gen. Jackson, ujion his elevation to the Presidency, 
appointed Mr. Buchanan minister to Russia. The 
duties of his mission he performed with ability, which 
gave satisfaction to all parties. Upon his return, in 
1833, he was elected to a seat in the United States 
Senate. He there met, as his associates, V/ebster, 
Clay, Wright and Calhoun. He advocated tl'.e meas- 
ures proposed by President Jackson, of m .kJng repn- 



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JAMES BUCHANAN. 



sals against France, to enforce the payment of our 
claims against that country ; and defended the course 
of the President in his unprecedentjid and wholesale 
removal from office of those who were not the sup- 
porters of his administration. Upon this question he 
was brought into direct collision with Henry Clay. 
He also, with voice and vote, advocated expunging 
from the journal of the Senate the vote of censure 
against Gen. Jackson for removing the deposits. 
Earnestly lie opposed the abolition of slavery in the 
District of Columbia, and urged the prohibition of the 
circulation of anti-slavery documents by the United 
States mails. 

As to petitions on the subject of slavery, he advo- 
cated that they should be respectfully received; and 
that the reply should be returned, that Congress had 
no iwwer to legislate upon the subject. " Congress," 
said he, "might as well undertake to interfere with 
slavery under a foreign government as in any of the 
States where it now e.xists." 

UiKjn Mr. Polk's accession to the Presidency, Mr. 
Buchanan became Secretary of State, and as such, 
took his share of the resixsnsibility in the conduct of 
the Mexican War. Mr. Polk assumed that crossing 
the Nueces by the American troops into tlie disputed 
territory was not wrong, but for the Mexicans to cross 
the Rio Grande into that territory was a declaration 
of war. No candid man can read with pleasure the 
account of the course our Government pursued in that 
movement. 

Mr. Buchanan identified himself thoroughly with 
the party devoted to the perpetuation and extension 
of slavery, and brought all the energies of his mind 
to bear against the W'ilmot Proviso. He gave his 
cordial approval to tire compromise measures of 1S50, 
which included the fugitive-slave law. Mr. Pierce, 
u:ion his election to the Presidency, honored Mr. 
Buchanan with the mission to England. 

In the year 1856, a national Democratic conven- 
tion nominated Mr. Buchanan for the Presidency. The 
political conflict was one of the most severe in which 
o.ir country has ever engaged. .\I1 the friends of 
slavery were on one side; all the advocates of its re- 
striction and final abolition, on the other. Mr. Fre- 
mont, the candidate of the enemies of slavery, re- 
reived 1 14 electoral votes. Mr. Buchanan received 
r74, and was elected. The |)opular vote stood 
1,340,618, for Fremont, 1,224,750 for Buchanan. On 
March 4th, 1857, Mr. Buchanan was inaugurated. 

Mr. Buchanan was far advanced in life. Only four 
vears were wanting to fill up his threescore years and 
ten. His own friends, those with whom he had been 
allied in political principles and action for years, were 
seeking the destruction of the Government, that they 
might rear upon the ruins of our free institutions a 
nation whose corner-stone should be human slavery. 
tn this emergency, Mr. Buchanan was hopelessly be- 
wildered He could not, with his long-avowed prin- 



ciples, consistently oppose the State-rights party in 
their assumptions. As President of the Ui.ited States, 
bound by his oath faithfully to administer the laws 
he could not, without perjury of the grossest kind, 
unite with those endeavoring to overthrow the repub- 
lic. He therefore did nothing. 

The op|)0]ients of Mr. Biichanan's administralion 
nominaied Abraham Lincoln as their standard bearer 
in the next Presidential canvass. The pro-slavery 
party declared, that if he were elected, and the con- 
trol of the Government were thus taken from their 
hands, they would secede from the Union, taking 
with them, as they retired, the National Capitol at 
Washington, and the lion's share of the territory of 
the United States. 

Mr. Buchanan's sympathy with the pro-slavery 
parly was such, that he had been willing to ofltrthem 
far more than they had ventured to claim. All the 
South had professed to ask of the North was non- 
intervention upon the subject of slavery. Mr. Bu- 
chanan had been ready to offer them the active co- 
operation of the Government to defend and extend 
the institution. 

As the storm increased in violence, the slaveholders 
claiming the right to secede, and Mr. Buchanan avow- 
ing that Congress had no ix)wer to jjrevent it, cue of 
the most pitiable exhibitions of governmental im- 
becility was exhibited the world has ever seen. He 
declaied that Congress had no power to enforce its 
laws in any State which had withdrawn, or which 
was attempting to withdraw from the Union. This 
was not the doctrine of Andrew Jackson, when, will, 
his hand upon his sword hilt, he exclaimed. " The 
Union must and shall be preserved!" 

South Carolina seceded in December, 1S60; nearly 
three months before the inauguration of President 
Lincoln. Mr. Buchanan looked on in listless despair. 
The rebel flag was raised in Charleston; Fort Sumpter 
was befieged; our forts, navy-yards and arsenals 
were seized ; our depots of military stores were plun- 
i dered ; and our custom-houses and ix)st offices were 
i appropriated by the rebels. 

The energy of the rebels, and the imbecility of our 
! Executive, were alike marvelous. The Nation looked 
on in agony, waiting for the slow weeks to glide away, 
and close the administration, so terrible in its weak- 
ness At length the long-looked-for hour of deliver- 
ance came, when Abraham Lincoln was to receive the 
scepter. 

The administration of President Buchanan was 
j certainly the most calamitous our country has ex- 
1 perienced. His best friends canr.ot recall it with 
' pleasure, .^nd still more deplorable it is for his fame, 
j that in that dreadhil conflict which rolled its billows 
j of flame and blood over our whole land, no word came 
I from his lips to indicate his wish that our country's 
I banner should triumph over the flag of the rebellion. 
1 He died at his Wheatland retreat, June 1, 1868. 




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SIXTEENTH F RESIDENT. 



< ABRAHAM ]> ^i>^^<^a < LiNCOLN. i> 




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BRAHAM LINCOLN, the 

sixteenth President of the 
i^Lnited States, was horn i:i 
Hirdin Co., Ky., Feb. 12, 
1S09. About the year 1780, a 
man by the name of Abraham 
Lincohi left \'irt;inia with his 
ilv and moved into the then 
wilds of Kentucky. Only two years 
after this emigration, still a young 
man, while wori^ing one day in a 
field, was stealthily appro::ched by 
an Indian and shot dead. His widow 
was left m extreme [wverty with five 
little children, three boys and two 
girls. Thomas, the youngest of the 
boys, was four years of age at his 
father's death. This Thomas was 
the father of .\braham Lincoln, the 
President of the United States 
v.'hose name must henceforth foi-ever be enrolled 
wiih the most prominent in the annals of our world. 
Of course no record has been kept of the life 
of one so lowly as Thomas Lincoln. He was among 
the poorest of the poor. His home was a wretched 
log-cabin; his food the coarsest and the meanest. 
Education he had none; he could never either read 
or write. As soon as he was able to do anything for 
liimself, he was compelled to leave the cabin of his 
starving mother, and push out into the world, a friend- 
.ess. wandering boy, seeking work. He hired him- 
self out, and thus spent the whole of his youth as a 
laborer in the fields of others. 

When twenty-eight years of age he buih a log- 
cnbin of his own, and married Nancy Hanks, the 
da ighter of another family of poor Kentucky emi- 
grants, who had also come from Virginia. Their 
second child was Abraham Lincoln, the subject of 
tb.is sketch. The mother of Abraham was a noble 
v;oman, gentle, loving, pensive, created to adorn 
a palace, doomed to toil and pine, and die in a hovel. 
" .Ml that I am, or hope to be," exclaims the grate- 
ful son "I owe to my angel-mother. " 

When he was eight years of age, his father sold his 



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cabin and small farm, and moved to Indiana. Where 
two years later his mother died. 

Abraham soon became the sciibe of the uneducated 
community around him. He could not have had a 
better school than this to teach him to put thoughts 
into words. He also became an eager reader. The 
books he could obtain were few ; but these he read 
and re-read until they were almost committed to 
memory. 

As the years rolled on, the lot of this lowly family 
was the usual lot of humanity. Thrre were joys and 
griefs, weddings and funerals. Abraham's sister 
Sarah, to whom he was tenderly attached, was mar- 
ried when a child of but fourteen years of age, 
soon died. The family was gradually scattered. 
Thomas Lincoln sold out his squatter's claim in 1 
and emigrated to Macon Co., 111. 

•Abraham Lincoln was then twenty-one years of age. 
With vigorous hands he aided his father in rearing 
another log-cabin. Abraham worked diligently at tb.is 
until he saw the family comfortably settled, and their 
small lot of enclosed prairie i)lanted with corn, when 
he announced to his father his intention to leave 
home, and to go out into the world and seek his for- 
'tune. Little did he or his friends imagine how bril- 
liant that fortune was to be. He saw the value of 
education and was intensely earnest to improve his 
mind to the utmost of his power He saw the ruin 
which ardent spirits were causing, and became 
strictly tem[)erate; reflising to allow a drop of ii.tnxi- 
cating liquor to pass his lips. And he had read in 
God's word, "Thou shalt not take the name of lh.-=; 
Lord thy Cod in vain;" and a profane expression he 
was never heard to utter. Religion he revered. His 
morals were pure, and he was uncontaminated by a 
single vice. 

Young Abraham woiked for a time as a hired laborer 
among the farmers. Then he went to Springfield, 
where he was employed in building a large flat-boat. 
In this he took a herd of swine, floated them down 
ihe Sangamon to the Illinois, and thence by the Mis- 
sissippi to New Orleans. Whati;ver Abraham Lin- 
coln undertook, he performed so faithfully as to give 
great satisfaction to his employers. In this advc:i- 



ABRAHAM LINCOLN. 



tare his employers were so well pleased, that w\yon 
his return they placed a store and mill under his care. 

In 1832, at the outbreak of the Black Hawk war, he 
enlisted and was chosen captain of a company. He 
returned to Sangamon County, and although only 23 
years of age, was a candidate for the Legislature, but 
was defeated. He soon after received from Andrew 
lackson tlie appointmentof Postmaster of New Salem, 
His only post-office was his hat. All the letters he 
received he carried there ready to deliver to those 
he chanced to meet. He studied surveying, and soon 
made this his business. In 1834 he again became a 
candidate for the Legislature, and was elected Mr. 
Stuart, of Springfield, advised him to study law. He 
walked fron^ New Salem to Springfield, borrowed of 
Mr. Stuart a load of books, carried them back and 
began his legal studies. When the Legislature as- 
sembled he trudged on foot with his pack on his back 
one hundred miles to Vandalia, then the capital. In 
1836 he was re-elected to the Legislature. Here it 
was he first met Stephen A. Douglas. In 1839 he re- 
moved to Springfield and began the practice of law. 
His success with the jury was so great that he was 
soon engaged in almost every noted case in the circuit. 

In 1854 -the great discussion began between Mr. 
Lincoln and Mr. Douglas, on the slavery question. 
In the organization of the Republican party in Illinois, 
in 1856, he took an active part, and at once became 
one of the leaders in that party. Mr. Lincoln's 
speeches in opposition to Senator Douglas in the con- 
test in 1858 for a seat in the Senate, form a most 
notable part of his history. The issue was on the 
slavery question, and he took the broad ground of 
.he Declaration of Independence, that all men are 
created equal. Mr. Lincoln was defeated in this con- 
test, hut won a far higher prize. 

The great Republican Convention met at Chicago 
on the i6th of June, i860. The delegates and 
strangers who crowded tiie city amounted to twenty- 
five thousand. An immense building called "The 
Wigwam," was reared to accommodate the Conven- 
tion. There were eleven candidates for whom votes 
were thrown. William H. Seward, a man whose fame 
as a statesman had long filled tlie land, was the most 
Drominent. It was generally supposed he would be 
the nominee. Abraham Lincoln, however, received 
the nomination on the third ballot. Little did he then 
dream of the weary years of toil and care, and the 
ijloody death, to which that nomination doomed him: 
and as little did he dream that he was to vender services 
to his country, which would fi.x upon him the eyes of 
the whole civilized world, and which would give him 
a place in the affections of his countrymen, second 
only, if second, to that of Washington. 

Election day came and Mr. Lincoln received rSo 
electoral votes out of 203 cast, and was, therefore, 
constitutionally elected President of the United States. 
The tirade of abuse that vas inured uiwn this good 



and merciful man, especially by the slaveholders, was 
greater than upon any other man ever elected to this 
high position. In February, i86i, Mr. Lincoln started 
for Washington, stopping in all the large cities on his 
way making speeches. The wiiole journey was Irought 
with much danger. Many of the Southern States had 
already seceded, and several attempts at assassination 
were afterwards brought to light. A gang in Balti- 
more had arranged, upon his arrival to" get u]) a row," 
and in the confusion to make sure of his death with 
revolvers and hand-grenades. A detective unravelled 
the plot. A secret and special train was provided to 
take him from Harrisburg, through Baltimore, at an 
unexpected hour of the night. The train started at 
half-past ten ; and to prevent any possible comnmni- 
cation on the part ot the Secessionists with their Con- 
federate gang in Baltimore, as soon as the train had 
started the telegraph-wires were cut. Mr. Lincoln 
reached Washington in safety and was inaugurated, 
although great anxiety was felt by all loyal people. 

In the selection of his cabinet Mr. Lincoln gave 
to Mr Seward the Department of State, and to other 
prominent opjxjnents before the convention he gave 
important jjositions. 

During no other administration have the duties 
devolving upon the President been so manifold, and 
the responsibilities so great, as those wliich fell to 
the lot of President Lincoln. Knowing this, and 
feeling his own weakness and inability to meet, and in 
his own strength to cope with, the difficulties, he 
learned early to seek Divine wisdom and guidance in 
determining his plans, and Divine comfort in all his 
trial?, bo*h personal and national Contrary to his 
own estimate of himself, Mr. Lincoln was one of the 
most courageous of men. He went directly into the 
rebel capital just as the retreating foe was leaving, 
with no guard but a few sailors. From the time he 
h.ad left Springfield, in 1861, however, plans had been 
made for his assassination, and he at last fell a victim 
to one of them. April 14, 1865, he, with Gen. Grant, 
was urgently invited to attend Fords' Theater. It 
was announced that they would be present. Gen. 
Grant, however, left the city. President Lincoln, feel- 
ing, witli his characteristic kindliness of heart, that 
it would 1)6 a disapiwintment if he should fail them, 
very reluctantly consented to go. While listening to 
the play an actor by the name of John ^Vilkes Booth 
entered the box where the President and family were 
seated, and fired a bullet into his brains. He died the 
next morning at seven o'clock. 

Never before, in the history of the world was a nation 
plunged into such dee|) grief by the death of its ruler. 
Strong men met in the streets and wept in speechless 
anguish. It is not too much to say that a nation was 
in tears. His was a life which will fitly become a 
model. His name as the savior of his country wnll 
live with that of Washington's, its father; his c<^-^ntry- 
mcn being unable to decide whirh is tl«e greater. 




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S£ VENTEENTH PRESIDENT. 



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\\ NDREW JOHNSON, seven- 
' I t<.enth President of the United 
g States. The early Hfe of 
3 Vndrew Johnson contains but 
the record of poverty, destitu- 
tion and friendlessness. He 
was born December 29, 180S, 
in Rrleigh, N. C. His parents, 
belonging to the class of the 
"poor whites " of the South, -were 
in such circumstances, that they 
could not confer even the slight- 
est advantages of education upon 
their child. When Andrew was five 
years of age, his father accidentally 
lost his life while herorically endeavoring to save a 
friend from drowning. Until ten years of age, Andrew 
was a ragged boy about the streets, supported by the 
labor of his mother, who obtained her living with 
her own hands. 

He then, having never attended a school one day, 
and being unable either to read or write, was ap- 
prenticed to a tailor in his native town. A gentleman 
was ir. the habit of going to the tailor's shop occasion- 
ally, and reading to the boys at work there. He often 
read from the speeches of distinguished British states- 
men. Andrew, who was endowed with a mind of more 
than ordinary native ability, became much interested 
in these speeches ; his ambition was roused, and he 
was inspired with a strong desire to learn to read. 

He accordingly applied himself to the alphabet, and 
with the assistance of some of his fellow-workmen, 
learned his letters. He then called upon the gentle- 
man to borrow the book of speeches. The owner, 



pleased with his zeal, not only gave him the book, 
but assisted him in learning to combine the letters 
into words. Under such difficulties he pressed ox. 
ward laboriously, .spending usually ten or twelve hours 
at work in the shop, and then robbing himself of rest 
and recreation to devote such time as he could to 
reading. 

He went to Tennessee in 1826, and located at 
Greenville, where he married a young lady who pos 
sessed some education. Under her instructions he 
learned to write and cipher. He became prominent 
in the village debating society, and a favorite with 
the students of Greenville College. In 1828, he or- 
ganized a working man's party, which elected him 
alderman, and in 1830 elected him mayor, which 
position he held three years. 

He now began to take a lively interest in political 
affairs; identifying himself with the working-classes, 
to which he belonged. In 1835, he was elected a 
member of the House of Representatives of Tennes- 
see. He was then just twenty-seven years of age. 
He became a very active member of the legislature 
gave his adhesion to the Democratic party, and in 
1840 "stumped the State," advocating Martin Tan 
Buren's claims to the Presidency, in opposition to thos^ 
of Gen. Harrison. In this campaign he acquired mucli 
readiness as a speaker, and extended and increased 
his reputation. 

In 1841, he was elected State Senator; in 1843, he 
was elected a member of Congress, and by successive 
elections, held that important post for ten years. In 
1853, he was elected Governor of Tennessee, and 
was re-elected in 1855. In all these resiionr^ible po?i 
tions, he discharged his duties with distinguished aU. 



ANDREW JOHNSON. 



ity, and proved himself the warm friend of the work- 
ing classes. In 1857, Mr. Johnson was elected 
United States Senator. 

Years before, in 1845, he had warmly advocated 
the annexation of Texas, stating however, as his 
reason, that he thought this annexation would prob- 
ably prove " to be the gateway out of which the sable 
sons of Africa are to pass from bondage to freedom, 
and become merged in a population congenial to 
themselves." In 1850, he also supported the com- 
promise measures, the two essential features of which 
were, that the white people of the Territories should 
be permitted to decide for themselves whether they 
would enslave the colored people or not, and that 
the ''ree States of the North should return to the 
South persons who attempted to escape from slavery. 

Mr. Johnson was never ashamed of his lowly origin: 
on the contrary, he often took pride in avowing that 
he owed his distinction to his own exertions. "Sir,'" 
said he on the floor of the Senate, " I do not forget 
that I am a mechanic ; neither do I forget that Adam 
was a tailor and sewed fig-leaves, and that our Sav- 
ior was the son of a carpenter." 

In the Charleston- Baltimore convention of i8uj, ne 
vsras the choice of the Tennessee Democrats for the 
Presidency. In 1861, when the purpose of the South- 
ixw Democracy became apparent, he took a decided 
stand in favor of the Union, and held that " slavery 
must be held subordinate to the Union at whatever 
cost." He returned to Tennessee, and repeatedly 
imperiled his own life to protect the Unionists of 
Tennesee. Tennessee having seceded from the 
Union, President Lincoln, on March 4th, 1862, ap- 
pointed him Military Governor of the State, and he 
established the most stringent military rule. His 
numerous proclamations attracted wide attention. In 

1864, he was elected Vice-President of the United 
States, and uix)n the death of Mr. Lincoln, April 15, 

1865, became President. In a speech two days later 
he said, " The American people must be taught, if 
they do not already feel, that treason is a crime and 
must be punished; that the Government will not 
always bear with its enemies ; that it is strong not 
only to protect, but to punish. * * The people 
must understand that it (treason) is the blackest of 
crimes, and will surely be punished." Yet his whole 
administration, the history of which is so well known, 
was in utter iiwwnsistency with, and the most violent 



opijosition to, the principks laid down in that speech. 

In his loose policy of reconstruction and general 
amnesty, he was opiX)sed by Congress ; and he char- 
acterized Congress as a new rebellion, and lawlessly 
defied it, in everything possible, to the utmost. In 
the beginning of 1868, on account of "high crimes 
and misdemeanors," the principal of which was the 
removal of Secretary Stanton, in violation of the Ten- 
ure of Office Act, articles of impeachment were pre- 
ferred against him, and the trial began March 23. 

It was very tedious, continuing for nearly three 
months. A test article of the impeachment was at 
length submitted to the court for its action. It was 
certain that as the court voted upon that article so 
would it vote upon all. Thirty-four voices pronounced 
the President guilty. As a two-thirds vote was neces- 
sary to his condemnation, he was pronounced ac- 
cpntted, notwithstanding the great majority against 
him. The change of one vote from the not guilty 
side would have sustained the impeachment. 

The President, for the remainder of his term, was 
but little regarded. He continued, though impotently, 
his conflict with Congress. His own party did not 
think it expedient to renominate him for the Presi- 
dency. The Nation rallied, with enthusiasm unpar- 
alleled since the days of Washington, around the name 
of Gen. Grant. Andrew Johnson was forgotten. 
The bullet of the assassin introduced him to the 
President's chair. Notwithstanding this, never was 
there presented to a man a better opportunity to im- 
mortalize his name, and to win the gratitude of a 
nation. He failed utterly. He retired to his home 
in Greeiwille, Tenn., taking no very active part in 
politics until 1875. On Jan. 26, after an exciting 
struggle, he was chosen by the Legislature of Ten- 
nessee, United States Senator in the forty-fourth Con- 
gress, and took his seat in that body, at the special 
session convened by President Grant, on the sth of 
March. On the 27th of July, 1875, the ex-President 
made a visit to his daughter's home, near Carter 
Station, Tenn. When he started on his journey, he was 
apparently in his usual vigorous health, but on reach- 
ing the residence of his child the following day, was 
stricken with paralysis, rendering him unconscious. 
He rallied occasionally, but finally passed away at 
2 A.M., July 31, aged sixty-seven years. His fun- 
eral was attended at Geenville, on the 3d of August, 
witli every demonstration of respect. 




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EIGH TJiRNTH rRESIDENT. 





I lYSSES S. GRANT, the 
»> eighteenth President of the 
^ '■ United States, was born on 
y* tlie 29th of April, 1822, of 
'5 Chustian parents, in a humble 
^ home, at Point Pleasant, on the 
banks of the Ohio. Shortly after 
his father moved to George- 
town, Brown Co., O. In this re- 
mote frontier hamlet, Ulysses 
received a common-school edu- 
cation. At the age of seven- 
teen, in the year 1839, he entered 
the Military Academy at West 
Point. Here he was regarded as a 
solid, sensible young man of fair abilities, and of 
sturdy, honest character. He took respectable rank 
as a scholar. In June, 1843, he graduated, about the 
middle in his class, and was sent as lieutenant of in- 
fantry to one of the distant military posts in the Mis- 
souri Territory. Two years he past in these dreary 
solitudes, watching the vagabond and exasperating 
Indians. 

The war with Mexico came. Lieut. Cirant was 
sent with his regiment to Corpus Christi. His first 
l)attle was at Palo Alto. There was no chance here 
for the exhibition of either skill or heroism, nor at 
Resacade la Palma, his second battle. At the battle 
of Monterey, his tliird engagement, it is said that 
ne performed a signal service of daring and skillful 
horsemanship. His brigade had exhausted its am- 
munition. A messenger must be sent for more, along 
•a route exposed to the bullets of the foe. Lieut. 
Grant, adopting an expedient learned of the Indians, 
grasped the mane of his horse, and hanging upon one 
side of the anip^al, ran the gauntlet in entire safety. 



From Monterey he was sent, with the fourth infantry, 
10 aid Gen. Scott, at the siege of Vera Cruz. In 
preparation for the march to the city of Mexico, he 
was appointed quartermaster of his regiment. At the 
battle of Molino del Rey, he was promoted to a 
first lieutenancy, and was brevetted captain at Cha- 
pultepec. 

At the close of the Mexican War, Capt. Grant re- 
turned with his regiment to New York, and was again 
sent to one of the military posts on the frontier. The 
discovery of gold in California causing an immense 
tide of emigration to flow to the Pacific shores, Capt. 
Grant was sent with a battalion to Fort Dallas, in 
Oregon, for the protection of the interests of the im- 
migrants. Life was wearisome in those wilds. Capt. 
Grant resigned his commission and returned to the 
States; and having married, entered upon the cultiva- 
tion of a small farm near St. Louis, Mo. He had but 
little skill as a farmer. Finding his toil not re- 
munerative, he turned to mercantile life, entering into 
the leather business, with a younger brother, at Ga- 
lena, 111. This was in the year i860. As the tidings 
of the rebels firing on Fort Sumpter reached the ears 
of Capt. Grant in his counting-room, he said, — 
" Uncle Sam has educated me for the army ; though 
I have served him through one war, I do not feel that 
I have yet repaid the debt. I am still ready to discharge 
my obligations. I shall therefore buckle on my sword 
and see Uncle Sam through this war too." 

He went into the streets, raised a company of vol- 
unteers, and led them as their captain to Springfield, 
the capital of the State, where their services were 
offered to Gov. Yates. The Governor, impressed by 
the zeal and straightforward executive ability of Capt. 
Grant, gave him a desk in his office, to assist in the 
volunteer organization that was being formed in the 
State in behalf of the Government. On the 15th of 



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June, 1861, Capt. Grant received a commission as 
Colonel of the Twenty-first Regiment of Illinois Vol- 
unteers. His merits as a West Point graduate, who 
had served for 15 years in the regular army, were such 
that he was soon promoted to the rank of Brigadier- 
General and was placed in command at Cairo. The 
rebels raised their banner at Paducah, near the mouth 
of the Tennessee River. Scarcely had its folds ap- 
peared in the breeze ere Gen. Grant was there. The 
rebels fled. Their banner fell, and the star and 
stripes were unfurled in its stead. 

He entered the service with great determination 
and immediately began active duty. This was the be- 
ginning, and until the surrender of Lee at Richmond 
he was ever pushing the enemy with great vigor and 
effectiveness. At Belmont, a few days later, he sur- 
prised and routed the rebels, then at Fort Henry 
won another victory. Then came the brilliant fight 
at Fort Donelson. The nation was electrified by the 
victor^', and the brave leader of the boys in blue was 
immediately made a M.ijor-General, and the military 
district of Tennessee was assigned to him. 

Like all great captains, Gen. Grant knew well how 
to secure the results of victory. He immediately 
pushed on to the enemies' lines. Then came the 
terrible battles of Pittsburg Landing, Corinth, and the 
siege of Vicksburg, where Gen. Pemberton made an 
unconditional surrender of the city with over thirty 
thousand men and one-hundred and seventy-two can- 
non. The fall of Vicksburg was by far the most 
severe blow which the rebels had thus far encountered, 
and opened up the Mississippi from Cairo to the Gulf. 

Gen. Grant was next ordered to co-operate with 
Gen. Banks in a movement upon Texas, and pro- 
ceeded to New Orleans, where he was thrown from 
his horse, and received severe injuries, from which he 
was laid up for months. He then rushed to the aid 
of Gens. Rosecrans and Thomas at Chattanooga, and 
by a wonderful series of strategic and technical meas- 
ures put tlie Union Army in fighting condition. Then 
followed the bloody battles at Chattanooga, Lookout 
Mountain and Missionary Ridge, in which the rebels 
were routed with great loss. This won for him un- 
bounded praise in the North. On the 4th of Febru- 
ary, 1864, Congress revived the grade of lieutenant- 
general, and the rank was conferred on Gen. Grant. 
He repaired to Washington to receive liis credentials 
and enter upon '.'"• duties of his new office. 



Gen. Grant decided as soon as he took charge of 
ihe army to concentrate the widely-dispersed National 
troops for an attack upon Richmond, the nominal 
capital of the Rebellion, and endeavor there to de- 
stroy the rebel armies which would be promptly as- 
sembled from all quarters for its defence. The whole 
continent seemed to tremble under the tramp of these 
majestic armies, rushing to the decisive battle field. 
Steamers were crowded with troops. Railway trains 
were burdened with closely packed thousands. His 
plans were comprehensive and involved a series of 
c.impaigns, which were e.\ecuted with remarkable en- 
ergy and ability, and were consummated at the sur- 
render of Lee, April 9, 1865. 

The war was ended. The Union was saved. The 
almost unanimous voice of the Nation declared Gen. 
Grant to be the most prominent instrument in its sal- 
vation. The eminent services he had thus rendered 
the country brought him conspicuously forward as the 
Republican candidate for the Presidential chair. 

At tlie Republican Convention held at Chicago.. 
May 2r, 1868, he was unanimously nominated for the 
Presidency, and at the autumn election received a 
majority of the popular vote, and 214 out of 294 
electoral votes. 

The National Convention of the Republican party 
whichmet at Philadelphia on the 5th of June, 1872, 
placed Gen. Grant in nomination for a second term 
by a unanimous vote. The selection was emphati- 
cally indorsed by the people five months later, 292 
electoral votes being cast for him. 

Soon after the close of his second term. Gen. Grant 
started uix)n his famous trip around the world. He 
visited almost every country of the civilized world, 
and was everywhere received with such ovations 
and demonstrations of respect and honor, private 
as well as public and official, as were never before 
bestowed uixin any citizen of the L'nited States. 

He was the most prominent candidate before the 
Republican National Convention in 1880 for a re- 
nomination for President. He went to New York and 
embarked in the brokerage business under the firm 
nameof Grant & Ward. The latter proved a villain, 
wrecked Grant's fortune, and for larceny was sent to 
the penitentiary. The General was attacked with 
cancer in the throat, but suffered in his stoic-like 
manner, never complaining. He was re-instated as 
General of the Army and retired by Congress. The 
cancer soon finished its deadly work, and July 23, 
1885, the nation went in mourning over the death of 
the illustrious General. 




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NINETEENTH PRESIDENT. 



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UTHERFORD B. HAYES, 

1^ the nineteenth President of 
the United States, was born in 
Delaware, O., Oct. 4, 1822, al- 
most three months after the 
death of his father, Rutherford 
Hajes His ancestry on both 
the paternal and maternal sides, 
was of the most honorable char- 
icter It can be traced, it is said, 
IS far back as 1280, when Hayes and 
Rutherford were two Scottish chief- 
tarns, fighting side by side with 
Baliol, William Wallace and Robert 
Bruce Both families belonged to the 
nobilit) owned extensive estates, 
' and had a large following. Misfor- 
tune ovi-f faking the family, George Hayes left Scot- 
land in i6!)0, and settled in Windsor, Conn. His son 
George wat. born in Windsor, and remained there 
daring his li7e. Daniel Hayes, son of the latter, mar- 
ried Sarah Lee, and lived from the time of his mar- 
riage until h^s death in Simsbury, Conn. Ezekiel, 
son of Daniel, was born in 1724, and was a manufac- 
turer of scytheii at Bradford, Conn. Rutherford Hayes, 
son of Ezekiel ai/d grandfather of President Hayes, was 
born in New Haven, in August, 1756. He was a farmer, 
blacksmith and tavern-keeper. He emigrated to 
Vermont at an uiiknown date, settling in Brattleboro, 
where he established a hotel. Here his son Ruth- 
erford Hayes the father of President Hayes, was 



born. He was married, in September, 1813, to Sophia 
Birchard, of Wilmington, Vt., whose ancestors emi- 
grated thither from Connecticut, they having been 
among the wealthiest and best fanilies of Norwich. 
Her ancestry on the male side are traced back tc 
1635, to John Birchard, one of the principal founders 
of Norwich. Both of her grandfathers were soldiers 
in the Revolutionary War. 

The father of President Hayes was an industrious 
frugal and opened-hearted man. He was of a me 
chanical turn, and could mend a plow, knit a stocks 
ing, or do almost anything else that he choose to 
undertake. He was a member of the Church, active 
in all the benevolent enterprises of thetown, and con- 
ducted his business on Christian principles. After 
the close of the war of i8t2, for reasons inexplicable 
to his neighbors, he resolved to emigrate to Ohio. 

The journey from Vermont to Ohio in that day 
when there were no canals, steamers, nor railways, 
was a very serious affair. A tour of inspection was 
first made, occupying four months. Mr. Hayes deter- 
mined to move to Delaware, where the family arrived 
in 1817. He died July 22, 1822, a victim of malarial 
fever, less than three months before the birth of the 
son, of whom we novi' write. Mrs. Hayes, in her sore be- 
reavement, found the support she so much needed in 
her brother Sardis, who had been a member of the 
household from the day of its departure from Ver~ 
mont, and in an orphan girl whom she had adopted 
some time before as an act of charity. 

Mrs. Hayes at this period was very weak, and the 



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subject of this sketch was so feeble at birth that he 
was not expected to live beyond a month or two at 
most. As the months went by he grew weaker and 
weaker, so that the neighbors were in the habit of in- 
quiring from time to time " if Mrs. Hayes' baby died 
last night." On one occasion a neighbor, who was on 
familiar terms with the family, after alluding to the 
boy's big head, and the mother's assiduous care of 
nim, said in a bantering way, " That's right ! Stick to 
him. You have got him along so far, and I shouldn't 
wonder if he would really come to something yet." 

" You need not laugh," said Mrs. Hayes. " You 
wait and see. You can't tell but I shall make him 
President of the United States yet." The boy lived, 
in spite of the universal predictions of his speedy 
death; and when, in 1825, his older brother was 
drowned, he became, if possible, still dearer to his 
mother. 

The boy was seven years old before he went to 
school. His education, however, was not neglected. 
He probably learned as much from his mother and 
sister as he would have done at school. His sports 
were almost wholly within doors, his playmates being 
his sister and her associates. These circumstances 
tended, no doubt, to foster that gentleness of dispo- 
sition, and that delicate consideration for the feelings 
of others, which are marked traits of his character. 

His uncle Sardis Birchard took the deepest interest 
in his education ; and as the boy's health had im- 
proved, and he was making good progress in his 
studies, he proposed to send him to college. His pre- 
paration commenced with a tutor at home; but he 
was afterwards sent for one year to a professor in the 
Wesleyan University, in Middletown, Conn. He en- 
tered Kenyon College in 1838, at the age of sixteen, 
and was graduated at the head of his class in 1842. 

Immediately after his graduation he began the 
study of law in the office of Thomas Sparrow, Esq., 
in Columbus. Finding his opportunities for study in 
Columbus somewhat limited, he determined to enter 
the Law School at Cambridge, Mass., where he re- 
mained two years. • 

In 1845, after graduating at the Law School, lie was 
admitted to the bar at Marietta, Ohio, and shortly 
afterward went into practice as an attoriiey-at-law 
with Ralph P. Buckland, of Fremont. Here he re- 
mained three years, accjuiring but a limited practice, 
and apparently unambitious of distinction in his pro- 
fession. 

In 1849 he moved to Cincinnati, where his ambi- 
tion found a new stimulus. For several years, how- 
ever, his progress was slow. Two events, occurring at 
this period, had a ])0werful influence upon his subse- 
quent life. Oneof these was his marrage with Miss 
Lucy Ware Webb, daughter of Dr. James Webb, of 
Chilicothe; the othe.- was his introduction to the Cin- 
cinnati Literary Club, a body embracing among its 
members such'nien asHiief Justice Salmon P.Chase, 



Gen. John Pope, Gov. Edward F. Noyes, and many 
others hardly less distinguished in after life. The 
marriage was a fortunate one in every respect, as 
everjbody knows. Not one of all the wives of our 
Presidents was more universally admired, reverenced 
and beloved than was Mrs. Hayes, and no one did 
more than she to reflect honor upon American woman- 
hood. The Literary Cluu brought Mr. Hayes into 
constant association with young men of high char- 
acter and noble aims, and lured him to display t'.ie 
qualities so lonjj hidden by his bashfulness and 
modesty. 

In 1856 he was nominated to the office of Judga o!" 
the Court of Common Pleas; but he declined to ac- 
cept the nomination. Two years later, the office 01 
city solicitor becoming vacant, the City Council 
elected him for the unexpired term. 

In 1 861, when the Rebellion broke out, he was at 
the zenith of his professional life. His rank at the 
bar was among the the first. But the news of the 
attack on Fort Sumpter found him eager to take up 
arms for the defense of his coinitr)-. 

His military record was bright and illustrious. In 
October, 1861, he was made Lieutenant-Colonel, and 
in August, 1 86 2, promoted Colonel of the 79th Ohio 
regiment, but he refused to leave his old comrades 
and go among strangers. Subsequently, however, he 
was made Colonel of his old regiment. At the battle 
of South Mountain he received a wound, and while 
faint and bleeding displayed courage and fortitude 
that won admiration from all. 

Col. Hayes was detached from his regiment, after 
his recovery, to act as Brigadier-General, and placed 
in command of the celebrated Kanawha division, 
and for gallant and meritorious services in the battles 
of Winchester, Fisher's Hill and Cedar Creek, he was 
promoted Brigadier-General. He was also brevetted 
Major-General, "for gallant and distinguished services 
during the campaigns of 1S64, in West Virginia." In 
the course of his arduous services, four horses were 
shot from under him, and he was wounded four times 

In 1864, Gen. Hayes was elected to Congress, from 
the Second Ohio District, which had long been Dem- 
ocratic. He was not present during the campaign, 
and after his election was importuned to resign his 
commission in the army; but he finally declared, " I 
shall never come to Washington until I can come by 
the way of Richmond." He was re-elected in 1866. 

Ir. 1867, Gen Hayes was elected Governor of Ohio, 
over Hon. Allen G. Thurman, a jxipular Democrat. 
In 1869 was re-elected over George H. Pendleton. 
He was elected Governor for the third term in 1875. 

In 1876 he was the standard bearer of the Repub- 
lican Party in the Presidential contest, and after a 
hard long contest was chosen President, and was in 
augurated Monday, March 5, 1875. He served his 
full term, not, however, with satisfaction to his party, 
but his administration was an average op = 



TiVENTIETH PRESIDENT. 




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UAMES, 4, y,ARFIELD. . ^' 

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\MES A. GARl'IELD, twen- 
tieth President of the United 
States, was born Nov. 19, 
1831, in the woods of Orange, 
Cuyahoga Co., O His par- 
ents were Abram and Eliza 
(Ballou) Garfield, both of New 
J ngland ancestry and from fami- 
lies well known in the early his- 
toiy of that section of our coun- 
try, but had moved to the Western 
Reserve, in Ohio, early in its settle- 
ment. 

The house in which James A. was 
born was not unlike the houses of 
poor Ohio farmers of that day. It 
u as about 20x30 feet, built of logs, with the spaces be- 
tween the logs filled with clay. His father was a 
nard working farmer, and he soon had his fields 
cleared, an orchard planted, and a log barn built. 
The household comprised the father and mother and 
iheir four children — Mehetabel, Thomas, Mary and 
"ames. In May, 1823, the father, from a cold con- 
.racted in helping to ])ut out a forest fire, died. At 
chis time James was about eighteen months old, and 
Thomas about ten years old. No one, perhaps, can 
tell how much James was indebted to his biother's 
.toil and self-sacrifice during the twenty years suc- 
ceeding his father's death, but undoubtedly very 
much. He now lives in Michigan, and the two sis- 
ters live in Solon, O., near their birthplace. 

The early educational advantages young Garfield 
enjoyed were very limited, yet he made the most of 
tiiem. He labored at farm work for others, did car- 
penter work, chopped wood, or did anything that 
would bring in a few dollars to aid his widowed 
mother in he- 'Struggles to keep the little family to- 



gether. Nor was Gen. Garfield ever ashamed of hi? 
origin, and he never forgot the friends of his strug- 
gling childhood, youth and manhood, neither did thi y 
ever forget him. When in the highest seats of honor 
the humblest fiiend of his boyliood was as kindly 
greeted as ever. The poorest laborer was sureof the 
sympathy of one who had known all the bitterness 
of want and the sweetness of bread earned by the 
sweat of the brow. He was ever the simple, ))lain, 
modest gentleman. 

The highest ambition of young Garfield until hi 
was about sixteen years old was to be a captain of 
a vessel on Lake Erie. He was anxious to go aboard 
a vessel, which his mother strongly opposed. She 
finally consented to his going to Cleveland, with th.; 
understanding, however, that he sliould try to obtain 
some other kind of employment. He walked all the 
way to Cleveland. This was his first visit to the cuy. 
After making many applications for work, and trying 
to get aboard a lake vessel, and not meeting wiiii 
success, he engaged as a driver for his cousin, Ames 
Letcher, on the Ohio & Pennsylvania Canal. He re- 
mained at this work but a short time when he wen' 
home, and attended the seminary at Chester fo- 
about three years, when he entered Hiram and the 
Eclectic Institute, teaching a few terms of school in 
the meantime, and doing other work. This schoc! 
was started by the Disciples of Christ in 1850, of 
which church he was then a member. He became 
janitor and bell-ringer in order to help pay his way. 
He then became both teacher and pupil. He soon 
" exhausted Hiram " and needed more ; hence, in the 
fall of 1854, he entered Williams College, from which 
he graduated in 1856, taking one of the highest hon- 
ors of his class. He afterwards returned to Hiram 
College as its Presit'ent. As above stated, he early 
united with the Christian or Diciples Church at 
Hiram, and was ever after a devoted, zealous mem- 
ber, often preaching in its ])ulpit and i)laces where 
he happened to be. Dr. Noah Porter, President of 
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" President Garfield was more than a man of 
strong moral and religious convictions. His whole 
history, from boyhood to the last, shows that duty to 
man and to God, and devotion to Christ and life and 
faith and spiritual commission were controlling springs 
of his being, and to a more than usual degree. In 
my judgment there is no more interesting feature of 
his character than his loyal allegiance to the body of 
Christians in which he was trained, and the fervent 
sympathy which he ever showed in their Christian 
communion. Not many of the few 'wise and mighty 
and noble who arc called' show a similar loyalty to 
the less stately and cultured Christian communions 
in which they have been reared. Too often it is true 
that as they step upward in social and political sig- 
nificance they step upward from one degree to 
another in some of the many types of fashionable 
Christianity. President Garfield adhered to the 
church of his mother, the church in which he was 
trained, and in which he served as a pillar and an 
evangelist, and yet with the largest and most unsec- 
larian charity for all 'who loveour Lord in sincerity.'" 

Mr. Garfield was united in marriage with Miss 
Lucretia Rudolph, Nov. i r, rSsS, who proved lierself 
worthy as the wife of one whom all the world loved and 
mourned. To them were born seven children, five of 
whom are still living, four boys and one girl. 

Mr. Garfield made his first political speeches in 1856, 
in Hiram and the neighboring villages, and three 
years later he began to speak at county mass-meet- 
ings, and became the favorite speaker wherever he 
was. During this year he was elected to the Ohio 
Senate. He also began to study law at Cleveland, 
and in 1861 was admitted to the bar. The great 
Rebellion broke out in the early part of this year, 
and Mr. Garfield at once resolved to figlit as he had 
talked, and enlisted to defend the old flag. He re- 
ceived his commission as Lieut. -Colonel of the Forty- 
second Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Aug. 
T4, 1861. He was immediately put into active ser- 
vice, and before he had ever seen a gun fired in ac'ion, 
was placed in command of four regiments of infantr)' 
and eight companies of cavalry, charged with the 
work of driving out of his native State the officer 
(Humphrey Marshall) reputed to be the ablest of 
those, not educated to war whom Kentucky had given 
to the Rebellion. This work was bravely and S])eed- 
ily accomplished, although against gre.it odds. Pres- 
ident Lincoln, on his success commissioned him 
Brigadier-General, Jan. ro, 1S62; and as "he had 
been the youngest man in the Ohio Senate two years 
before, so now he was the youngest General in the 
army." He was with Gen. Buell's army at Shiloh, 
in iisoperations around Corinth and its march through 
Alabama. He was tiien detailed as a member of the 
General Court-Martial for the trial of Gen. Fitz-John 
Porter. He was then ordered to report to Gen. Rose- 
crans, and was assigned to the "Chief of .Staff." 

The military hi'storj' of Gen. Garfield closed with 



his brilliant services at Chickamauga, where he woo 
the stars of the Major-General. 

Without an effort on his part Get? Garfield waj- 
elected to Congress in the fall of 1862 from the 
Nineteenth District of Ohio. This section of Ohio 
had been represented in Congress for si.vty years 
mainly by two men — Elisha Whittlesey and Joshua 
R. Giddings. It was not without a struggle that he 
resigned his place in tlie army. At the time he en- 
tered Congress he was the youngest member in thai 
body. Ther'; he remained by successive re- 
elections until he was elected President in 1880. 
Of liis labors in Congress Senator Hoar says : " Since 
the year 1864 you cannot think of a question which 
has been debated in Congress, or discussed before a 
tribunel of the American people, in regard to which 
you will not find, if you wish mstruction, the argu- 
ment on one side stated, in almost ever)' instance 
belter than by anybody else, in some speech made in 
the House of Representatives or on the hustings by 
Mr. Garfield." 

Uixju Jan. 14, 1880, Gen. Garfield was elected 10 
the U. S. Senate, and on the eighth of June, of the 
same year, was nominated as the candidate of his 
party for President at the great Chicago Convention. 
He was elected in the following November, and on 
March 4, 1881, was inaugurated. Probably no ad- 
ministration ever opened its existence under brighter 
auspices than that of President Gaifield, and every 
day it grew in favo/ with the people, and by the first 
of July he had completed all the initiatory and pre- 
liminary work of his administration and was prepar- 
ing to leave the city to meet his friends at Williams 
College, While on his way and at the deiwt, in com- 
pany with Secretary Blaine, a man stepped behind 
him, drew a revolver, and fired directly at his back. 
The President tottered and fell, and as he did so the 
assassin fired a second shot, the bullet cutting the 
left coat sleeve of his victim, but inflicting nofurlhei 
injury. It has been very truthfully said that this was 
" the shot that was heard round the world " Never 
before in the history of the Nation had anything oc- 
curred which so nearly froze the blood of the people 
for the moment, as this awful deed. He was smit- 
ten on the brightest, gladdest day of all his life, and 
was at the summit of his power and hojie. Foreighty 
days, all during the hot months of July and August, 
he lingered and suffered. He, however, remained 
master of himself till the last, and by his magnificent 
bearing was teaching the country and the world the , 
noblest of human lessons — how to live grandly in the 
very clutch of death. Great in life, he was surpass- 
ingly great in death. He passed serenely away Sept. 
19, 1883, at Elberon, N. J , on the very bank of the 
ocean, where he had been taken shortly previous. The 
world wept at his death, as it never had done on the 
death of any other man who had ever lived upon it. 
The murderer was duly tried, found guilty and exe- 
cuted, in one year after he committed the fou; deed. 




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HESTER A. ARTHUR, 

twenty-first Presi''.>,iiL of the 

United States was born in 

Franklin Cour ty, Vermont, on 

the fifth of Oc'ober, 1830, and is 

the oldest of a family of two 

' sons and five daughters. His 

father was the Rev. Dr. William 

Arthur, a Baptist c'.rgyman, who 

t emigrated to tb.s country fro-n 
the county Antrim, Ireland, in 
- --, ,8th year, and died in 187 c, in 
^p^ Newtonville, neai" Albany, after a 
long and successful ministry. 

Young Arthur was educated at 
Union College, S( henectady, where 
he excelled in all his studies. Af- 
ter his graduation he taught school 
m Vermont for two years, and at 
the expiration cf that time came to 
New York, with $500 in his pocket, 
and e.itered the o*fice of ex-Judge 
E D, Culver as student. After 
being admitted to the bar he formed 
». partnership with his intimate friend and room-mate, 
Henry D. Gardiner, with the intention of practicing 
in the West, and for three months they roamed about 
in the Western States in search of an eligible site, 
but in the end returned to New York, where they 
hung out their shingle, and entered upon a success- 
ful career almost from the start. General Arthur 
soon afterward marred the daughter of Lieutenant 
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Herndon, of the United States Navy, who was lost at 
sea. Congress voted a gold medal to his widow ir. 
recognition of the bravery he displayed on that occa- 
sion. Mrs. Arthur died shortly before Mr. Arthurs 
nomination to the Vice Presidency, leaving two 
children. 

Gen. Arthur obtained considerable legal celebrity 
in his first great case, the famous Lemmon suit, 
brought to recover possession of eight slaves who had 
been declared free by Judge Paine, of the Superior 
Court of New York City. It was in 1852 that Jon. 
athan Lemmon, of Virginia, went to New York with 
his slaves, intending to ship tliem to Texas, when 
they were discovered and freed. The Judge decided 
that they could not be held by the owner under the 
Fugitive Slave Law. A howl of rage went up from 
the South, and the Virginia Legislature authorized the 
Attorney General of that State to assist in an appeal. 
Wm. M. Evarts and Chester A. Arthur were employed 
to represent the People, and they won their case, 
which then went to the Supreme Court of the United 
States. Charles O'Conor here espoused the cause 
of the slave-holders, but he too was beaten by Messrs 
Evarts and Arthur, and a long step was taken toward 
the emancipation of the black race. 

Another great service was rendered by General 
Arthur in the same cause in 1856. Lizzie Jennings, 
a respectable colored woman, was put off a Fourth 
Avenue car with violence after she had paid her fare. 
General Arthur sued on her behalf, and secured a 
verdict of I500 damages. The next day the compa- 
ny issued an order to admit colored persons to ride 
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followed their example. Before that the Sixth Ave- 
nue Company ran a few special cars for colored per- 
sons and the other lines refused to let them ride at all. 

General Arthur was a delegate to the Convention 
at Saratoga that founded the Republican party. 
Previous to tlie war he was Judge-Advocate of the 
Second Brigade of the State of New York, and Gov- 
ernor Morgan, of that State, appointed hmi Engineer- 
in-Chief of his staff. In 1861, he was made Inspec- 
tor General, and soon afterward became Quartermas- 
ter-General. In each of these offices he rendered 
great service to the Government during the war. At 
the end of Governor Morgan's term he resumed the 
practice of the law, forming a partnership with Mr. 
Ransom, and then Mr. Phelps, the District Attorney 
of New York, was added to the firm. The legal prac- 
tice of this well-known firm was very large and lucra- 
tive, each of the gentlemen composing it were able 
lawyers, and possessed a splendid local reputation, if 
not indeed one of national extent. 

He always took a leading part in State a;id city 
politics. He was appointed Collector of the Port of 
New York by President Grant, Nov. 21 1872, to suc- 
ceed Thomas Murphy, and held the office until July, 
20, 1878, when he was succeeded by Collector Merritt. 

Mr. Arthur was nominated on the Presidential 
ticket, with Gen. James A. Garfield, at the famous 
National Republican Convention held at Chicago in 
June, 1880. This was perhaps the greatest political 
convention that ever assembled on the continent. It 
was composed of the 'sading jxiliticians of the Re- 
publican party, all able men, and each stood firm and 
fought vigorously and with signal tenacity for their 
respective candidates that were before the conven- 
tion for the nomination. Finally Gen. Garfield re- 
ceived the nomination for President and Gen. Arthur 
for Vice-President. The campaign which followed 
was one of the most animated known in the history of 
our country. Gen. Hancock, the standard-bearer of 
the Democratic party, was a popular man, and his 
party made a valiant fight for his election. 

Finally the election came and the country's choice 
.vas Garfield and Arthur. They were inaugurated 
March 4, i88r, as President and Vice-President. 
A few months only had passed ere the newly chosen 
President was the victim of the assassin's bullet. Then 
came terrible weeks of suffering, — those moments of 
anxious suspense, when the hearts of all civilized na- 



tions were throbbing in unison, longing for the re- 
covery of the noble, the good President. The remark- 
able patience that he manifested during those hours 
and weeks, and even months, of the most terrible suf- 
fering man has often been called upon to endure, was 
seemingly more than human. It was certainly God- 
like. During all this period of deepest anxiety Mr. 
Arthur's every move was watched, and be it said to his 
credit that his every action displayed only an earnest 
desire that the suffering Garfield might recover, to 
serve the remainder of the term he had so auspi- 
ciously begun. Not a selfish feeling was manifested 
in deed or look of this man, even though the most 
honored iX)sition in the world was at any moment 
likely to fall to him. 

At last God in his mercy relieved President Gar- 
■field from further suffering, and the world, as never 
before in its history over the death of any other 
man, wept at his bier. Then it became the duty of 
the Vice President to assume the responsibilities of 
the high office, and he took the oath in New York, 
Sept. 20, 1881. The position was an embarrassing 
one to him, made doubly so from the facts that all 
eyes were on him, anxious to know what he would do, 
what policy he \TDuld pursue, and who he would se- 
lect as advisers. The duties of the office had been 
greatly neglected during the President's long illness, 
and many imix)rtant measures were to be immediately 
decided by him ; and still farther to embarrass him he 
did not fail to realize under what circumstances he 
became President, and knew the feelings of many on 
this point. Under these trying circumstances President 
Arthur took the reins of the Government in his own 
hands ; and, as embarrassing as were the condition of 
affairs, he happily surprised the nation, acting so 
wisely that but few criticised his administration. 
He served the nation well and faithfully, until the 
close of his administration, March 4, 1885, and was 
a popular candidate before his party for a second 
term. His name was ably presented before the con- 
vention at Chicago, and was received with great 
fovor, and doubtless but for the personal popularity 
of one of the opposing candidates, he would have 
been selected as the standard-bearer of his party 
for another campaign. He retired to private life car- 
rying with him the best wishes of the American peo- 
ple, whom he had served in a manner satisfactory 
to them and with credit to himself. 




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TEPHEN GROVER CLEVE- 
LAND, the twenty- second Pres- 
ident of the United States, was 
born in 1837, in the obscure 
town of Caldwell, Essex Co., 
N. J., and in a little two-and-a- 
half-story white house which is still 
standing, characteristically to mark 
the huinble birth-place of one of 
America's great men in striking con- 
trast with the Old World, where all 
men high in office must be high in 
origin and born :n the cradle of 
wealth. When the subject of this 
sketch was three years of age, his 
father, who was a Presbyterian min- 
ister, with a large family and a small salary, moved, 
by way of the Hudson River and Erie Canal, to 
Fayetteville, in search of an inceased income and a 
larger field of work. Fayetteville was then the most 
straggling of country villages, about five miles from 
Ponipey Hill, where Governor Seymour was born. 

At the last mentioned place young Grover com- 
menced going to school in the "good, old-fashioned 
way," and presumably distinguished himself after the 
manner of all village boys, in doing the things he 
ought not to do. Such is the distinguishing trait of 
all geniuses and independent thinkers. When he 
arrived at the age of 14 years, he had outgrown the 
capacity of the village school and expressed a most 



emphatic desire to be sent to an academy. To this 
his father decidedly objected. Academies in those 
days cost money; besides, his father wanted him to 
become self-supporting by the quickest possible 
means, and this at that time in Fayette/ille seemed 
to be a position in a country store, where his father 
and the large family on his hands had considerable 
influence. Grover was to be paid I50 for his services 
the first year, and if he proved trustworthy he was to 
receive $100 the second year. Here the lad com- 
menced his career as salesman, and in two years he 
had earned so good a reputation for trustworthiness 
that his employers desired to retain him for an in- 
definite length of time. Otherwise he did not ex- 
hibit as yet any particular " flashes of genius " or 
eccentricities of talent. He was simply a good boy. 
But instead of remaining with this firm in Fayette- 
ville, he went with the family in their removal to 
Clinton, where he had an opportunity of attending a 
high school. Here he industriously pursued his 
studies until the family removed with him to a point 
on Black River known as the " Holland Patent," a 
village of 500 or 600 people, 15 miles north of Utica, 
N. Y. At this place his father died, after preaching 
but three Sundays. This event broke up the family, 
and Grover set out for New York City to accept, at a 
small salary, the position of " under-teacher " in an 
asylum for the blind. He taught faithfully for two 
years, and although he obtained a good reputation in 
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S. G ROVER CLEVELAND. 



calling for life, and, reversing the traditional order, 
he left the city to seek his fortune, instead of going 
to a city. He first thought of Cleveland, Ohio, as 
there was some charm in that name for him; but 
before proceeding to that place he went to Buffalo to 
nsk the advice of his uncle, Lewis F. Allan, a noted 
stock-breeder of that place. The latter did not 
speak enthusiastically. "What is it you want to do, 
my boy?" he asked. "Well, sir, I want to study 
law," was the reply. "Good gracious!" remarked 
the old gentleman ; " do you, indeed ? What ever put 
that into your head? How much money have you 
got?" --Well, sir, to tell the truth, I haven't got 
anv." 

After a long consultation, his uncle offered him a 
place temporarily as assistant herd-keeper, at $50 a 
year, wiiile lie cuuld "look around." One day soon 
afterward he boldly walked into the office of Rogers, 
Bowen & Rogers, of Buffalo, and told Ihem what he 
wanted. A number of young men were already en- 
gaged in the office, but Grover's persistency won, and 
ne was finally permitted to come as an office boy and 
have the use of the law library, for the nominal sum 
of $3 or $4 a week. Out of this he had to pay for 
his board and washing. The walk to and from his 
uncle's was a long and rugged one; and, although 
the first winter was a memorably severe one, his 
shoes were out of repair and his overcoat — he had 
none— yet he was nevertheless prompt and regular. 
On the first day of his service here, his senior em- 
ployer threw down a copy of Blackstone before him 
with a bang that made the dust fly, saying "That's 
where they all begin." A titter ran around the little 
circle of clerks and students, as they thought that 
was enough to scare young Grover out of his plans ; 
but in due time he mastered that cumbersome volume. 
Then, as ever afterward, however, Mr. Cleveland 
exhibited a talent for executiveness rather than for 
chasing principles through all their metaphysical 
possibilities. " Let us quit talking and go and do 
t," was practically his motto. 

The first public office to which Mr. Cleveland was 
eiected was that of Sheriff of Erie Co., N. Y., in 
which Bufifiilo is situated ; and in such capacity it fell 
to his duty to inflict capital punishment upon two 
criminals. In iSSi he was elected Mayor of the 
City of Buffalo, on the Democratic ticket, with es- 
pecial reference to the bringing about certain reforms 



in the administration of the municipal affairs of that 
city. \\\ this office, as well as that of Sheriff, his 
performance of duty has generally been considered 
fair, with possibly a few exceptions which were fer- 
reted out and magnified during the last Presidential 
campaign. As a specimen of his plain language in 
a veto message, we quote from one vetoing an iniqui- 
tous street-cleaning contract: "This is a time foi 
plain speech, and my objection to your action shall 
l)e plainly stated. I regard it as the culmination of 
a mos bare-faced, impudent and shameless scheme 
to betray the interests of the peoplr, and to worsj 
than squander the people's money." The New York 
Sun afterward very highly commended Mr. Cleve- 
land's administration as ^Layor of Buffalo, and there- 
upon recommended him for Governor of the Empire 
State. To the latter office he was elected in 1882, 
and his administration of the affairs of State was 
generally satisfactory. The mistakes he made, if 
any, were made very public throughout the nation 
after he was nominated for President of the United 
States. For this high office he was nominated July 
It, 1884, by the National Democratic Convention a' 
Chicago, when other competitors were Thomas F. 
Bayard, Roswell P, Flower, Thomas A. Hendricks, 
Benjamin F. Butler, Allen G. Thurman, etc.; and he 
was elected by the people, by a majority of about a 
thousand, over the brilliant and long-tried Repub- 
lican statesman, James G. Blaine. President Cleve- 
land resigned his office as Governor of New York in 
January, 1885, in order to prepare for his duties as 
the Chief Executive of the United States, in which 
capacity his term commenced at noon on the 4th of 
March, 1885. For his Cabinet officers he selected 
tlie following gentlemen: For Secretary of State, 
Thomas F. Bayard, of Delaware ; Secretary of the 
Treasury, Daniel Manning, of New York ; Secretary 
of War, William C. Endicott, of Massachusetts; 
Secretary of the Navy, William C. Whitney, of New 
York; Secretary of the Interior, L. Q. C. Lamar, of 
Mississippi; Postmaster-General, William F. Vilas, 
of Wisconsin ; Attorney-General, A. H. Garland, of 
Arkansas. 

The silver question precipitated a controver.-.y be- 
tween those who were in favor of the continuance of 
silver coinage and those who were opposed, Mr. 
Cleveland answering for the latter, even before his 
inauguration. 





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■ENJAMIN HARRISON, the 
twenty-third rresident, is 
the descendant of one of the 
historical families of this 
country. The head of the 
family was a Major General 
Harrison, one of Oliver 
Cromwell's trusted follow- 
ers and fighters. In the zenith of Crom- 
well's power it became the duty of this 
Harrison to participate in the trial of 
Charles I, and afterward to sign the 
death warrant of the king. He subse- 
quently paid for this with his life, being 
hung Oct. 13, 16C0. His descendants 
came to America, and the next of the 
family that appears in history is Benja- 
r-.:in Harrison, of Virginia, great-grand- 
f.ather of the subject of this sketch, and 
after wliom he was named. Benjamin Harrison 
was a member of the Continental Congress during 
the years i774-5-G, and was one of the original 
signers of the Declaration of Independence. He 
was three times elected Governor of Virginia. 
Geu William Henry Harrison, the son of the 



distinguished patriot of the Revolution, after a suc- 
cessful career as a soldier during the War of 1812, 
and with -a clean record as Governor of the North- 
western Territory, was elected President of the 
United States in 1840. His career was cut short 
by death within one month after his inauguration. 
President Harrison was born at North Bend, 
Hamilton Co., Ohio, Aug. r?0, 1853, His life up to 
the time of his graduation by the Miami University, 
at Oxford, Ohio, was the uneventful one of a coun- 
try lad of a family of small means. His father was 
able to give hira a good education, and nothing 
more. He became engaged wiiile at college to the 
daughter of Dr. Scott, Principal of a female school 
at Oxford. After graduating he determined to en- 
ter upon the study of the law. He went to Cin 
cinnati and then read law for two years. At tht 
expiration of that time young Harrison received tt" 
only inheritance of his life ; his aunt dying left iiim 
a lot valued at 1800. He regarded this legacy as t 
fortune, and decided to get married at once, taks 
this money and go to some Eastern town an I be- 
gin the practice of law. He sold his lot, and with 
j the money in his pocket, he started out with his 
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decided to go to Indianapolis, which was even at 
that time a town of promise. He met with slight 
encouragement at first, making scarcely an3'thing 
the first year. He worked diligently, applying him- 
self closely to his calling, built up an extensive 
practice and took a leading rank in the legal pro- 
•ession. He is the father of two children. 

In 18G0 Mr. Harrison was nominated for the 
position of Supreme Court Reporter, and then be- 
gan his experience as a stump speaker. He can- 
vassed the State thoroughly, and was elected by a 
handsome majority. In 18G2 he raised the 17th 
Indiana Infantry, and was chosen its Colonel. His 
regiment was composed of the rawest of material, 
out Col. Harrison employed all his time at first 
mastering military tactics and drilling his men, 
when he therefore came to move toward tlie East 
with Sherman his regiment was one of the best 
drilled and organized in the army. At Resaca he 
especially distinguished himself, and for his bravery 
r.t Peachtree Creek he was made a Brig.adier Gen- 
eral, Gen. Hooker speaking of him in the most 
?oraplimentar3' terms. 

During the absence of Gen. Harrison in the field 
lie Supreme Court declared the office of the Su- 
preme Court Reporter vacant, and another person 
was elected to the position. From the time of leav- 
i!.g Indiana with his regiment until the fall of 1864 
he had taken no leave of absence, but having been 
nominated that year for the same office, he got a 
thirty-day leave of absence, and during that time 
made a brilliant canvass of the State, and was elected 
for another terra. He then started to rejoin Sher- 
jiian, but on the way was stricken down with scarlet 
;ever, and after a most trying siege made his way 
to the front in time to participate in the closing 
Incidents of the war. 

In 18G8Gen. Harrison declined ;. re-election as 
.-eporter, and resumed the practice of law. In 1876 
be was a candidate for Governor. Although de- 
feated, the brilliant campaign he made won for him 
a National reputation, and he was much sought, es- 
pecial.y in the East, to make speeches. In 1880, 
as usual, he took an active part in the campaign, 
and wac elected to the United States Senate. Here 
ue served six j'ears, and w.-us known as one of the 
ablest men, best law3'ers und strongest debaters in 



that body. With the expiration of his .Senatorial 
term he returned to the practice of his profession, 
becoming the head of one of the strongest firms in 
tiie .State. 

The political campaign of 1888 w.as one of the 
most memorable in the history of our country. The 
convention which assembled in Chicago in June and 
named Mr. Harrison as the chief standard bearer 
of tlie Republican party, was great in every partic- 
ular, and on this .account, and the attitude it as- 
sumed upon the vital questions of the day, chief 
among which w.ns the tariff, awoke a deep interest 
in the campaign throughout the Nation. Shortl}' 
after the nomination delegations began to visit Mi-. 
Harrison at Indianapolis, his home. This move- 
ment became popular, and from all sections of the 
country" societies, clubs and delegations journeyed 
thither to pay their respects to the distinguished 
statesman. The popularity of these was greatly 
increased on account of the remarkable speeches 
made by Mr. Harrison. He spoke daily all through 
the summer and autumn to these visiting delega- 
tions, and so varieil, masterly and eloquent were 
his speeches that they at once placed him in the 
foremost rank of American orators and statesmen. 

On account of his eloquence as a si^eaker and his 
power as a debater, he was called upon at an un- 
commonly early age to take part in tlie discussion 
of the great questions that then began to agitate 
the country. He was an uncompromising anti 
slavery man, and was matched against some of tlie 
most eminent Democratic sjieakers of his State. 
No man wlio felt tlie touch of his blade desired to 
be pitted with him again. With all his eloq-'ence 
as an orator he never six)ke for oratorical effect, 
but his words always went like bullets to the mark 
He is purely American in his ideas and is a splec 
did type of the American statesman. Gifted wit'u 
quick perception, a logical mind and a ready tongue, 
he is one of the most distinguished impromptu 
speakers in the Nation. Many of these speeches 
sparkled with the rare-st of eloquence .ind contained 
arguments of greatest weight. JIany of his terse 
statements have already- become aphorisms. Origi- 
nal in thought, precise in logic, terse in statement, 
yet withal faultless in eloquence, he is recognized as 
the sound statesman and brilliant orator c-' the day 



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GOVERNORS OF WISCONSIN. 





HE first Dodge in Americ-i 
settled on Block Island, a 
portion of Rhode Island, in 
the j'ear 1660, and is down 
ill the records as Trustrome 
"{ (Tristram) Daudge. Israel, 
father of Gov. Henry Dodge, 
settled in Kentucky during the 
bloodiest period of the Indian 
massacres, and built the first 
stone house at Bairdstown. He 
erected large mills at Ste. Gene- 
vieve, Mo., and during one of his 
journeys between Ids house and that 
' place with his wife, was inter- 
cepted at Vincennes, Ind., where, on Oct. 12, 1782, 
Henr^f was born. The name Henry was bestowed 
in honor of a gunsmith named Moses Henry, who, 
when a savage had seized and was about to dasli 
the child's brains out, by an extraordinary exhi- 
bition of intrepidity, saved its life. 

A little later the Dodges moveil to Ste. Gene- 
vieve. Henry's education was completed in a log 
sciiool house at Bairdstown, but later he read law a 
little and at twenty-one was appointed Slieriff of 
Ste. Genevieve Count}-, Mo. 

When the War of 1812 broke out, he enlisted as 
a subaltern and successively filled every intermedi- 
ate rank to that of brigadier-general, whicii he re- 
ceived in 1814. 

In 1820 he was elected a member of the Consti- 
tutional Convention of Missouri, and appointed 
United Slates Marshal. In 1827 the discovery of 



lead in Wisconsin having created considerable ex- 
citement, he emigrated to tlie ''lead region," set- 
tling at Dodgeville, Iowa County, which was named 
in his honor. 

Here he erected the first smelting works and for 
some time carried on with great energy the busi- 
ness of mining and and smelting, going in person 
down the Wisconsin and Mississippi rivers on flat- 
boats to New Orleans with cargoes of lead. 

Soon after reaching what is now Wisconsin, the 
Winnebago Indians began raiding the feeble settle- 
ments, killing and scalping men, women and child- 
ren. The settlers chose Gen. Dodge to lead them, 
who, after erecting block houses and forging spikes 
for defense, started in pursuit of the leaders of the 
uprising. His great energy and full knowledge of 
the peculiarities of savage warfare so surprised and 
terrorized the Indians that they surrendered the 
originators of tiie raid, who, though tried and con- 
victed, were pardoned by President J. Q,. Adams. 

Gen. Dodge's name became widely known 
through the Black Hawk AVar. The Sacs had 
j'ielded the lead regions to the Government, and 
iigreed to remove across the Mississippi into Iowa. 
Black Hawk contended the treaty had been improp- 
erl}' signed and refused to move. Finally in 18.31, 
United States troops forced him across; but calm, 
brave and patriotic, he recrossed in April, 1832, 
with 500 warriors and 1,500 women and children, 
to recover his villages and country. 

Immediately 2,000 troops were raised, Dodge 
recruiting tiie Mineral Point "free rangers," a fear- 
less, rough-and-ready and well armed body of 



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HENRY DODGE. 



men, who with their conimaiKicr. commissioned 
Colonel bj^ the Governor of Michigan, pursued 
Black Hawk until he was finally captured. 

There is an immense amount of bragging and 
falsehood in the popular accounts of the Black 
Hawk AVar, but Gen. Dodge rendered valuable 
service by terrorizing the Winnebagoes, whose 
treacherous and sneaking character he seemed to 
understand, thus keeping them in subjection. 

In 1833, Gen. Dodge was placed iu command of 
1,000 mounted rangers, raised ]iy special act of 
Congres.s. for the protection of the . frontier. At 
the end of a j-ear of this precarious service, he 
was placed in command of the first regiment of 
dragoons ever enlisted into the army of the United 
States, and sent towards the head waters of the Ar- 
kansas River for the purpose of reclaiming whites 
held in captivity by the Commanches. Kiowas aiul 
other hostile tribes. 

In 1835 he penetrated the wild country at the 
head of the Platte River and formed treaties with 
more than thirty tribes of Indians. On his return 
Congress ordered the journal of his expedition, a 
rare and interesting volume now out of print, to 
be published. 

Wisconsin having been created into a territory { 
in 1836, Gen. Dodge was nominated by President j 
Jackson to be its ftj-st Governor and Superintendent 
of Indian affairs. j 

A "grand independence celebration" having been I 
arranged at IMineral Point, on .Inly 4, 183G. Gen. 
Dodge was invited to be present and as part of the 
ceremonies solemnly- subscribed to the oath of of- 
fice in the presence of the people, and made a brief 
speecii. It was the most democratic inauguration I 
ever held in AVisconsin. 

The first election having been held, Gen. Dodge 
convened the Legislature at Belmont, now in 
La Fayette County, on Oct. 25, 183G. His mes- 
sage, delivered in person to both Houses, wascora- 
preliensive. He wished Congress to clear the Rock 
River of its obstructions, but thought that railways 
must furnish the future means of transportation, and 
asked the Government to construct a line from the 
Mississippi to Lake Michigan. 

He also recommended -the proprietj- of asking 
from Congress a donation of one township of land 



to be sold and the proceeds of the sale placed un- 
der direction of the Legislative Assembly for the 
establishment of an academy for the education of 
youth." This embodies preciseh- the principle of 
the plan on whicii Universities were established in 
Wisconsin and other States, by grants of lands 
from Congress. 

There was a certain mixture of dash, self-conceit, 
energy and insigiit into the ways and wants of the 
pioneers, that made him popular. Besides, he had 
recommended the "right of pre-emption, graduated 
prices for lands according to values," and tiiat the 
Government put a stop to "speculation in land, 
the immediate gift from God to man." He was 
re-appointed in 1839. 

On March 4, 1841, the Whigs came into power, 
under William H. Harrison and John Tyler, and 
Gov. Dodge was removed to make room for 
James Duane Doty. Thereupon the Democrats 
made him their nominee for delegate to Congress, 
and he was elected over Jonathan E. Arnold, of 
Milwaukee; and he was re-elected in 1843, over 
Gen. Hicox. 

In March, 1845, the Democrats, under James K- 
Polk, assumed national control and (ien. Dodge 
was re-appointed Governor of the Territory and 
continued to serve as such until Wisconsin was ad- 
mitted as a State in 1848. 

The new State Legislature met in June and on 
the 8th elected Gov. Dodge and Isaac P. Walker to 
tlie United States Senate; and in c:L<ting lots for 
the long and short terms, Gov. Dodge drew the 
former. Ho was re-elected in January. 1851. for 
the term ending on the 4th of Man'h, 1857. This 
closed the public career of Henry Dodge. 

Though not an educated man he foun<l delight 
in certain branches of literature, especially during 
tlie latter part of his life in careful perusals of 
"Scott's Bible" and its notes, and at his death, 
which occurred on June 19, 18C!>. at tlie home of 
his son, Augustus C. Dodge, iu Burlington. Iowa, 
he was a member of the Episcopal Church. 

His last years were psissed mostly at Mineral Point 
in a state of complete rest and peace, in emphatic 
and beautiful contrast to the privations, warfare 
and stormy activity of his earlier life on the front- 
ier and far into the heart of the Indian country. 

In 1870 the Legislature of Wisconsin appropri- 
ated $2,000 for Knowles' marble bu.st of (iov. 
Dodge, which stands in the Capitol at Madison. 
No other citizen was ever thus honored at public 
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GOVERNORS OF WISCONSIN. 




JAMfs"DUANfDOTY, ' 







HE ablest ano most compre- 
hensive of our pioneer 
^, v^i g |\,_y tj Statesmen, and the one who 
r '-SI— ~_i?L< ™ possessed a better knowledge 
of the Territory and its ro- 
•50urces, and a surer insight 
into the future than an}' other 
man of his time, was born at 
Salem, AVashington Co., N. Y., 
on Nov. 5, 1799. After com- 
pleting a thorough English 
course of study, he studied law, 
and in his twentieth j-ear settled in 
Detroit, where his suave manners, 
' conspicuous ability and handsome, 
ccjnimanding presence brought immediate popu- 
arity. 

In 1810 he was admitted to the bar of the Su- 
preme Court of Michigan, and soon after was 
elected Secretary of the Detroit City Council-, Clerk 
of the Supreme Court, and Secretary of the Terri- 
torial Legislature. In these positions he increased 
ills reputation, for he seemed to know exactly how 
everything connected with administrative affairs 
should be done, and possessed the tact to do it ac- 
curately and promptly. 

Charles C. Trowbridge, of Detroit, in a letter to 
L3'man C. Draper, of the Wisconsin State Histori- 
cal Society, says: "I found Doty here when I 
came, in September, 1819, and roomed with him; 
made the tour of tiie lakes wilh him in Gen. Cass' 
expedition of 1820, and enjoj'ed his uninterrupted 



friendship. He became the law partner of George 
McDougal, * * who predicted from the first that 
Doty would become a man of mark. The partner- 
ship continued several years— I think until Doty 
was made Judge of the Northern District. * * 
While he lived in Detroit, Gov. Doty was dis- 
tinguished for close application to his profession 
and for frugality." 

In 1820 Lewis Cass made his famous tour of the 
lakes, and penetrated to the source of the Missis- 
sippi in a flotilla of birch-bark canoes. Doty was 
secretary of the expedition, and his report is still 
looked upon as embodying the most accurate in- 
formation to be had in reference to the condition 
of the country before it was settled by the whites — 
game, food-products, Indian tribes and habits, tim- 
ber, etc. "Northern Wisconsin in 1820," in Vol. 
VII Wisconsin Historical Collections. At the close 
of this expedition, at the age of twenty-two, having 
already' revised and published the laws of Michi- 
gan, Doty went to Washington and was admitted 
to practice before the United States Supreme Court. 

In 1823, all the country west of Lakes Michigan 
and Superior, in the old Northwest Territory, was 
set off into a new judicial district, and Mr. Doty 
was appointed by President Monroe to be its first 
judge. It is not possible now to fully appreciate 
the dangers and responsibilities which this appoint- 
ment entailed. He was compelled to establish this 
hitherto unknown authority at Prairie du Chien, 
Green Bay and Mackinaw; traveling with his books, 
papers and records, on horseback, between these 



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JAMES DUANE DOTY. 



wklel}--separate(l points through a hostile and un- 
known country. Besides, the condition of such as 
called themselves settlers was, in its way, even 
worse. At each point were a few soldiers ; here and 
there were traders living with Indian women and 
everj'where around and mixed in with tiiem were 
Indians subject to no authority whatever, as they 
believed. He was compelled to hear murder trials, 
divorce suits, actions upon contracts^ controversies 
between trappers, claims to lands yet luisurveyed, 
to settle conflicts between civil and military author- 
ity, and generally to bring order out of social 
chaos; and here should be recoided Mr. Doty's 
most important and dillicult work — laj'ing the 
foundation of society and teaching these wild classes 
to respect and obey the laws. At first the people 
were disposed to resist the Judge's authority, as he 
at once began to compel those who had been living 
with Indian women to marry or leave them and 
provide for whatever offspring had been the fruits 
of these strange unions. 

Judge Dot3''s record, from the time of his first 
term at Mackinaw, beginning on July 21, 1823, to 
iS'ovemher, 1 832, is preserved in the vaults of the 
Stale Historical Society at Madison, and is a 
moilel of neatness and perspicuitj\ 

In 1832 he was appointed by the Secretary of 
War to lay out militarj' roads from Green Bay to 
Prairie du Chien and to Ft. Dearborn, now Chicago, 
and in 1834 was elected to serve as a member of 
the Territorial Legislature of Michigan, drafting 
and passing the act which made Michigan a State, 
and Wisconsin a Territor}'. 

The first legislature of the Territory of Wiscon- 
sin met in 1836 and fixed the seat of government. 
There were several candidates — some real places, 
like Fond du Lac, Mineral Point, C'assville, Bel- 
mont and Green Bay, and some cities on paper. 
Mr. Doty, knowing the tojwgraphy of the country' 
better than any other man, entered a large tract of 
land between the lakes at JIadison — a beautiful k>- 
cation — platted it, and offered free a site in the 
midst of a fine natural park for the capitol Imildings. 
After a bitter fight he was victorious, and Madison 
was chosen as the seat of government. From this 
event dated the unparalleled political assaults upon 
Mr. Doty, which did not cease until he was com- 



pletely out of the public eye — the foundation for 
it all — being the disappointment of speculators and 
politicians who wanted the capital located else- 
where; yet all concede now that Gov. Doty selected 
the most beautiful location in the State for the 
State House. 

In 1837 he was elected delegate to Congress; was 
re-elected two years later, and served until he was 
made Governor and Superintendent of Indian 
Affairs of Wisconsin Territory, in which capacity 
he .served from Oct. 5, 1841 to Sept. 10, 1844. 

Gov. Doty's first message was long and compre- 
hensive. He opposed all laws creating monopolies — 
charters granting exclusive privileges; recom- 
mended that steps be taken to organize a State; 
that bank circulation should be circumscribed and 
rendered more stable; that, to encourage the intro- 
duction of sheep and growth of wool, sheep and 
their fleeces be exempt from taxation ; that a more 
effective system for the support of common schools 
should be devised, and that all the Indians be re- 
moved from the Territory. 

Although his administration was stormy and un- 
pleasant — an open rupture occurring between him- 
self and the Legislature — Gov. Doty was active 
and ambitious in behalf of the people of the Terri- 
tory. He made a vigorous attemi)t to have the 
southern boundary of Wisconsin established on a 
line drawn westward from the head of Lake Michi- 
gan, as the Ordinance of 1787 provided, which 
would have made Chicago instead of Jlilwaukee 
the metropolis of Wisconsin. 

In 1846 he was chosen to serve in the conven- 
tion called to form a new State constitution, and in 
1849 was elected to Congress, and re-elected in 
1851. While serving in this cai)acity he was 
branded as an Abolitionist, because, desiring to 
protect an important interest in his State, he re- 
fused to vote to repeal the duty on lead. 

In 1861 he was appointed Superintendent of In- 
dian Affairs of Utah, and made the first treaty ever 
had with the Shoshonees. In May, 1863 he was 
made (iovcrnor of Utah, in which capacity he was 
forced to contend with the bloody and unscrupu- 
lous powers of the INlormon Church, and which 
office he held at the time of his death, June 13, 
1865. 




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GOVERNORS OF WISCONSIN. 





HE Talhiiatlge family is of 
Saxon descent, as tlie name, 
originally spelled Tolle- 
mache, indicates. Burke 
says, "It has flourished with 
the greatest honor in an unin- 
terrupted male succession in the 
County of Suffolk since the first 
arrival of the Saxons in Eng- 
land, a period of more than 
thirteen centuries. ToUemache, 
Lord of Bentle}-, and Stoke ToUe- 
mache. in the County of Oxford, 
lived in the Sixth century; and 
' upon the old manor-house of Bent- 
ley is still the following inscription : "Before the 
Norman into England came, Bentley was my resi- 
dence and ToUemache my name." 

Joel, father of N. P. Tallmadge, served witli 
honor in tlie War of the Revolution, and was pres- 
ent at tlie surrender of Gen. Burgoyne. Nathaniel 
P. was born at Chatham, Columbia Co., N. Y., on 
Feb. 8, 1795. He first attracted attention by an 
unusual thirst for knowledge, beginning latin with- 
out a tutor, while yet in the district school. So 
conspicuous was the bo3-'s ability to acquire inform- 
ation that he was placed under the care of William 
H. Maynard, from whom he imbibed modes of 
thought that colored his entire life. 

After graduating from Williams College witli 
honor in 1815, he began the study of law in the 
office of Gen. James Tallmadge, in Poughkeepsie, 
who taught him to be thorough rather than in haste 
to pass an examination. In 1 8 1 8 he was ad mitted to 
the bar and began the practice of his profession, 



wholly eschewing politics until 1828, when he was 
elected to the Assembly from Duchess County. 

Though this Legislature was composed of excep- 
tionally able men, when it came to revising the 
statutes young Tallmadge showed such a complete 
knowledge of the principles of law and govern- 
ment that he was soon acknowledged to be a leader. 

In 1829 he was elected to the State Senate, where 
he made a reputation that extended far beyond 
the borders of his state. DeWitt Clinton's Erie 
canal project having always been defended by him, 
he was made chairman of the committee on canals. 

The subject of railways had begun to attract at- 
tention in the LTnited States. No man in the 
country had a more thorough undeistanding than 
Mr. Tallmadge of the experiments in Europe with 
steam transportation, and this knowledge was em- 
bodied in an elaborate report to the Senate, which 
discussed the subject in a manner that would do 
credit to the present day. He pointed out that 
railway transportation would sooner or later super- 
sede every other form, "as railwaj's do not freeze in 
the winter nur dry up in tlie summer, besides in 
speed and safety, they will be incomparable." He 
especially desired to see a railroad built along the 
banks of the Hudson River, between New York 
and Albany, for the purpose of testing his theory 
that boats could not long compete with locomotives. 

Before the expiration of his term in the State 
Senate he was elected to the United States Senate 
for the term of six years beginning March 4, 1833. 
Although perhaps llie youngest man in that body. 
Mr. Tallmadge exerted a marked influence in shap- 
ing legislation. He was a sound logician an<l pol- 
ished orator and had the reputation of fully under- 



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standing whatever matter he undertook to discuss. 
His controversy with Calhoun on the right of col- 
iiri'd peojile to jiresent petitions to Congress was 
able aud memorable. 

But that which disclosed his real strength and 
audacity of character was his controversy with 
President Van Buren, some of whose recommend- 
ations lie opi)osod. At last the two were brought 
to a personal interview, whicli was described as 
very interesting owing to the attempt of the Presi- 
dent to intimidate the Senator from New York. 

On returning from AVashington, Mr. Tallmadge 
received an ovation, wliich was intended as an ap- 
proval of his opposition to Van Buren. A process- 
ion me£ him at the steamboat landing as an escort 
to the Astor House, and in the evening he was hon- 
ored with a reception at National Hall. 

His popularity was now great, and he proceeded 
to organize the Democracy of New York for the 
purpose of defeating Van Buren. AVHiile tjjis was 
going on, in 1839, he was triumphantly re-elected 
to the Senate. Having been ostracized by the ad- 
ministration organs of his party, hampered by the 
use of executive power and denounced as an apos- 
tate, bis re-election was generally regarded as fore- 
sliadowing the fate of Van Buren, and so it proved. 
.Mr. Tallmadge could have been the nominee for 
vico-vircsident on the ticket with Gen. Harrison, 
but declined that honor, as he did also the offer 
of a seat in Harrison's cabinet and a foreign mis- 
sion. 

In IS II, having purchased a beautiful tract of 
hill 1 near Ftinil du Lac, in every way tit for the es- 
tablishment of a baronial home, with the intention 
of making Wisconsin his future residence, Presi- 
dent Tyler nominated him for Governor of the 
Territoiy. After some deliberation he resolved to 
resign his position in tlie United States Senate and 
accept the olHce. 

Mr. Tallmadge succeeded James D. Doty as 
chief executive of this Territory, on Sept. 16, 
1844, and held the oliice until May 13, 18 4.5. when, 
the Democrats having again succeeilud to power, 
he was removed and Gov. Dodge appointed. 

Mr. Tallmadge, on becoming (iovernor, found 
tlie people full of excitement, owing to the stormy 
controvers}' between the Legislature and (iov. Doty; 
but he soon restored peace and harmony, and 
worked hand in hand with that body, to which 
he delivered his message in person on .Ian. 17. 184;'). 
In this mes.s.age he pointed out that the famous 
Milwaukee .t Rock River Canal had been nliaiid- 



onctl, its projectors having sold enough of the 
land grant to build a water power .at Milwaukee, 
and recommended th.at a r.ailwaj' from the Missis- 
sippi to Lake Michigan, should be built to take its 
place. 

He also opposed as too early in a new settlement 
to be wise, tlie proiX)sed extension of the period 
required for naturalization to twenty-one j'ears, 
and recommended the establishment for the pro- 
motion of agriculture, of "pattern farms," agricul- 
tural societies, and agricultural schools. Those 
who now take note of our university farm and 
agricultural experiment station, our farmers' insti- 
tutes and our numerous agricultural associations, 
all fostered by public appropriations, must be im- 
pressed with the foresight of Gov. Tallmadge. 

So dignified, courteous and able w.as this mes- 
sage that the Legislature authorized 750 copies of 
it to be ])rinted in German; the first time such an 
unusual thing was ever done in Wisconsin. 

On retiring from the office of Governor, Mr. 
Tallm.idge .abandoned active politics, and though 
continuing his residence at Fond du Lac, spent a 
large portion of his time in W.ashiiigton, where he 
was ever ready to .advance the interests of Wiscon- 
sin. 

Gov. T.allmadge was a lover of literature, phil- 
osophy and good company. His speeches and 
writings abound in apt and beautiful poetical qiio- 
t.ations; he eagerly espoused any controversy 
upon the problem of life, of which he took an 
ethereal though philosophical view, and his spa- 
cious home was ever open to his hosts of friends. 

There settled near Fond du Lac at an early d.ay 
a considerable list of people remarkable for wealth, 
culture and hosiiitality. In fact there was no 
social coterie in the Territory at all to lie compared 
with the one under mention at the time Govs. 
Doty and Tallmadge settled at Fond du Lac; and 
the life they lived of constantly interchanging 
social amenities of the most cordial and polished 
character, can hardl3' be understood by the present 
generation. Their children were taught French, 
music and art by private tutors; they gave hunting 
and other parties on a broad scale; they regarded 
the ixior with consideration and respect and they 
.added in every way a charm and wholesome gla- 
mour to society that had never been seen in a new 
country and is not now to be found anywhere. In 
all this the Tallmadge family were leaders for many 
years and very popular. 

Gov. Tallmadge was romiintic and tine-grained 
in his organization, as in.ay be seen by reading an 
early volume published by him — •'Healing of the 
Nations." He left an autobiography, which is to 
be published in tlie future. 



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R. DEWEY has been a con- 
spicuous character in AVis- 
f.oiisin for more than lialf a 
century, and unless Moses 
M. Strong be excepted, is 
personally familiar with more 
men, events, facts, and political 
secrets than any man now living. 
About these matters, however, 
he was never very talkative, hav- 
ing been a believer in an early ad- 
monition by James Buchanan : "Say 
little and write nothing for the 
public eye." Mr. Dewey is tlie 
son of Ebenezer and Lucy (Web- 
ster) Dewey, and was born in the 
u.wn of Lebanon, State of Connecticut, on Decem- 
ber 19, 1813. The following j-ear his parents re- 
moved to Otsego County', in the State of New 
York, where his youthful days were spent in the 
town of Butternuts, now Morris. 

The early education of Mr. Dewey was com- 
menced in the district school of that place. At 
the age of sixteen he was sent to Hamilton Acad- 
emy, then under charge of Prof. Zenos Moore, in 
the town of Hamilton, Chenango Co., N. Y., where 
he remained three 3'ears. Among liis cl.issmates 
were William Pitt Lynde, for many \ ears Member 



of Congress from Milwaukee, and Prof. J. W. 
Sterling', of the University of Wisconsin, both no'.v 
deceased. 

After leaving the academy Mr. Dewey taught 
school in the town of Morris one year, after which 
he read law, first with his father then with the law 
firm of Hansen & Davis, and later with Samuel S. 
Bowne, of Cooperstown. Leaving Bowne's office in 
May, 18.36, for Wisconsin, he arrived at the lead 
mines on the 19th of June, and in Cassville, 
his present home, in Grant County, on the Missis- 
sippi River, about a week later. He was admitted 
to the bar on an examination held b}' Charles Dunn, 
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Territory 
of Wisconsin, in 1838, and practiced law witli J. 
Allen Barber (deceased) until May, 1848. 

At the first election of county officers in Grant 
County, in 1837, Mr. Dewey was elected Register 
of Deeds. He moved to Lancaster the same j-ear, 
where he lived seventeen years. AVhile residing 
there he held various county offices, and was elected 
to the Territorial Legislature three times, once 
being chosen S4)eaker of the House of Represent- 
atives, and Vice-President of the Council. 

In May, 1848, Wisconsin having been admitted 
to the Union, Mr. Dewey was elected by the Demo- 
crats to lie its first (Jovernor, over John H. Tweedy, 
by a majoritj' of o\er 5,000. The various depart- 



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NELSON DKWEY 



ments being new. the functions strange and numer- 
ous, and many of tiie subordinates unused to pub- 
Jic service of any kind, his position was one of 
many difficulties and required great patience and 
care. For tlie first time all State matters were 
divorced from Federal control; appointments must 
be made in spite, or at the dictation of local in- 
fluence ; responsibility for errors was transferred from 
Washington to M.adison, and there was the general 
pressure and chaos attendant upon a new order of 
things on a large scale. So well, however, did he dis- 
charge the duties of his office, tiiat he was re-nomi- 
nated and re-elected, in 1849 by a larger majority 
than before for tlie full term of two years. In Janu- 
ary, 18.J3, at the end of his secdhd gubernatorial 
term, he retired to (jrivate life, but at the first op- 
portunity, during the fall of that year, was called out 
again, being nominated for the Slate Senate in the 
16lh District, and elected over Orsanius Cole, now 
Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, by a 
majority of three votes. 

In 1855 he removed to Cassville, which has 
been his home since, except five ^cars, from 1858 
to 18G3, during which time he lived in Plattevillc. 
While living in Lancaster he was chosen chairman 
of the Town Board one term, and also Chairman 
of tlie Count}' Board of Supervisors one term, lie 
was Director of the School Board which built tlie 



first school-liouse in Lancaster. AVIiile at Platte- 
ville he was twice elected President of the Village 
Board, and was Director of the School Board that 
built the brick school-house at that place. He was 
Chairman of the Town Board of Cassville seven 
years, and was director of the Scliool Board tha. 
erected the new Cassville scliool building. In 1873 
he was appointed State's Prison Commissioner by 
(;ov. Taylor, and for half a century has been s 
member or nominee of every Territorial and 
State Convention held in Wisconsin by the 
Democratic party, besides being many times a 
delegate to their national conventions for norai- 
ating candidates for President, and frequently on 
the State electoral ticket, either as district elector 
or clector-at- large. Everywhere, though quiet 
and reserved, he was a familiar figure, with his 
long, double-breasted frock coat of black broadcloth. 
Byronic collar, and intensely black beard and hair. 
Gov. Dewe}' was always a man of strong will 
and modest actions. It is said that the numberless 
honors with which his party has adorned his life, 
came always without solicitation, and in all his 
positions of trust no one has ever thought of ques- 
tioning his integrity. In Ills notions and iiablts he 
has been as changeless as in his political principles, 
and it is said that, until this sketch was prepared. 
the iiublic had no knowledge of the day or place of 
liis birth. 



Note: — Gov. Dcwcy died at his hile home in C 



le. July 21, 1889. 




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GOVERNOKS OF WISCONSIN. 




3 

\ HIS distinguished gentleman 
J a bid fewer personal and po- 
litical enemies than any man 
■who ever served as Gov- 
ernor of the State, and he 
himself died without knowing 
exactly why it was so, or why 
and how he was ever made Gov- 
ei noi Capt. James Farwell, of 
Massachusetts, married Rebecca 
Cad-\ , of Vermont, and settled 
neai Watertown, N. Y., where the 
hibt fiuit of this union, Leonard 
J , was born on Jan. 5, 1819. In 
H24, Mrs. Farwell died, and in 
830 she was followed by her hus- 
band Thus, at the age of eleven 
3 ears, Leonard was left an orphan 
md pool. He attended the dis- 
tiict school until his fourteenth 
y ear, and then entered a dry -goods 
store. This business not suiting 
his tastes, he applied himself to 
mastering tlie tinner's trade, at the same time mak- 
ing a careful study of book-keeping and the founda- 
dation principles of trade and commerce. 

In 1838, having completed his apprenticeship. 
j'Oung Farwell settled at Lockport, 111., and with- 
out other capital than energy, and the tools and 
knowledge of his trade, opened a small tinshop and 
^lardwaro s'V'^. Although ho soou built up a good 




business, he thought he could see that Lockpc"t 
was not destined to become a large city, and there 
fore, on his twenty-first birtliday, namely, Jan. 5, 
1840, sold out and removed .at once to Milwaukee, 
where he opened a general hardware store on a 
large scale. 

Having a perfect knowledge of the details of the 
business, and possessing great energy and capacity, 
Mr. Farwell soon made his new venture a success, 
and in a few years, by judicious and liberal adver- 
tising, built up the largest wholesale house in Wis- 
consin, and perhaps the largest in the West. 

In 1846 he made a tour of the West Indies, and 
on his return, having observed that the entire coun- 
try was growing steadily and rapidly, purchased 
about one-half of what is now the city of Madison, 
including the water-power at the outlet of Fourth 
Lake. 

In September 1847, he started on an extended 
tour of the Old World, visiting between that date 
and the spring of 1849, the chief points of interest in 
Europe, Asia, Africa, and Great Britain, contribut- 
ing regularly to the Milwaukee /^eH^i'raenncidents of 
travel and observations upon the countries visited. 

On returning from abroad, Mr. Farwell disposed 
of his business in Milwaukee, and beg.an to carry 
into execution his plan for making a beautiful and 
prosperous city of Madison, the first move being to 
erect a saw-mill and grist-mill, so the people might 
have lumber and flour without traveling gre.at dis- 
tances over uniin|)roved roads. He straightened 



LEONARD JAMES FARWELL. 



and deepened the channel of tlie Catfish River, 
which connects Fourth and Third Lilies: drained 
the lowlands; laid out roads and streets far into 
the country; built bridges and sidewalks; planted 
trees along the streets of his entire purchase; erected 
many costly buildings and graded the thorough- 
fares; gave the lakes the Indian names they now 
bear and i)lanted their waters with new varieties of 
fish (some of which are now caught by the ton) ; 
established the Madison Museum ; started a woolen 
factory and the first niacliine-shop and foundrj'; 
helped to Imild the gas works, water cure, Capitol 
House — in fact, eitlier conceived or had a strong 
hand in ])uilding up almost everything that made 
Madison what it is. 

As he had, in 1851, given Madison what in tliese 
days would be called a "boom," some one, it is not 
possible to say who, conceived the idea of nominat- 
ing Mr. Farwell for Governor on the AVlug ticliet. 
The Whigs were in a hopeless minority, and Mr. 
Farwell was wholly unknown in politics; indeed, 
very few could say positively whether he was a 
Whig or Democrat. His wealth, his enei-gy, his un- 
bounded public-spirit, and his great i^ersoual popu- 
larity, however, carried him through the conven- 
tion with a hurrah. The unanimous enthusiasm of 
the convention became epidemic, and spread over 
the State like a prairie fire ; party lines were broken, 
the Democracy was demoralized, and ^h: Farwell. 
though all the other Whig nominees were defeated, 
was elected. 

Tiius, at the age of thirty-two, and in ten years, 
he had acquired a fortune, made long journeys on 
both hemispheres, built a citj'. and became chief 
executive of his adopted State — an unparalleled 
achievement. 

As Governor he tried to do for tlie entire State 
what, as a private citizen, he had Ijeen doing for 
Madison, promote material interests in a solid and 
wholesome way; and though the Legislature was 
politicall3- advei-se, his important recommendations 
were all carried into effect by tliat body — a separate 
Supreme Court, a State banking system, a geologi- 
cal survey, an i migration .igencv, and other things 
of that sort. 

IMr. Farwell did not wish to lie a noniiuee for 
Governor, nor to fill the ollice. and tlie (-uinmiltee 



sent to notifj- him of his nomination could not at 
first discover his whereabouts — he was in hiding. 
Therefore he refused to permit the use of ids name 
a second time, and returned to his mills, real-estate, 
and railroad enterprises, in January-, 1854. 

The financial revulsion of 1857 prostrated Mr. 
Farwell to such an extent that he never fully re- 
covered. His railroad investments proved par- 
ticularly disastrous, though Madison property, of 
which he held large amounts, also became practi- 
cal!}' worthless, and so remained for jears. He then 
retired to a farm on Lake I\Iendota, just outside of 
Madison, where he superintended tlie erection of 
the buildings for the State Asylum for Insane, but 
otherwise engaged in no public enterprises. 

In 1859 he was elected to the State Legislature, 
in the hope of bringing him again into public life. 
In 1863 he was made Assistant Ex;iminer in the 
Patent Office, and three months later Chief Ex- 
aminer of new inventions, which position he re- 
signed in 1870, for the purpose of embarking in the 
patent business in Chicago. 

On the night of the assassination of Lincoln, Mr. 
Farwell w.is in Ford's Theatre, and from his previ- 
ous information, comprehended at once that the 
threatened conspiracy to kill the principal oflicers 
of the administration was being carried into effect, 
and hastened at all speed from the theatre to the 
ro(mi of Vice-President .Johnson, reaching there 
just in time to prevent Atzerot from executing that 
part of the terrible plot which had been assigned to 
him. 

For thus saving his life. Mr. Johnson tendered to 
Mr. Farwell any position he might desire, but the 
offer was declined on the ground that public offices 
should not be used for the pa^-raent of debts of 
gratitude. 

The great fire in Chicago in 1872. inflicted an- 
other severe financial bh)w upon him, and Mr. 
Farwell then removol to (TrantCity, Mo., where he 
was engaged in the real estate and banking busi- 
ness until his death on April 11. 1889, at the age of 
seventy years. 

Gov. Farwell was an able, lionest, energetic, 
patriotic, and useful citizen and public official, 
and cannot be rcincnibered with too nuich kindness 
and gratitinU' by the people of Wisfonsiii. 



GOVERNORS OF WISCONSIN. 



-^ WOIram Augustus Far^tow. ^- 




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[lARACTER is one thing 
.'iiid reputation anotlier. A 
inrler lieart or a truer friend 
than Gov. Barstow would 
be hard to find; yet partisan 
l)olitics gave to hiin for a 
time such a notorious and 
uiieu\ 1 ilile reputation that it was eas}' 
for tnose who did not know him per- 
sonally to believe him practically de- 
^^^% void of any good quality. Unless it 
iO^^^ was James Duane Doty, no other 
"'' *" Governor w.is the victim of more 
slander or more bitter attacks. Some 
of this he may have deserved,but much 
of it was as unjust as all of it was relentless. The 
Barstows came from Yorkshire, England, wliere 
they bore a distinguished name, and settled in 
Massachusetts and Connecticut in 1635. William 
Augustus was born at Plainfield, Conn., Sept. 13, 
1813. His father, who served in the Revolution, 
was a man of great force of character, a farmer. 
William was reared on the family homestead, attend- 
ing the district school during the winter, ami tilling 
the soil during the summer. 

An elder brother, Samuel H.. opened a store at 
Norwich, Conn., in which at sixteen years of age 
William became a clerk. In April, 1834 he gave 
up this position and entered into partnership with 




I another brotlier, Horatio N., at Cleveland, in mill- 
ing and forwarding, and built up an extensive 
business from a very modest beginning. 

The financial revolution of 1837, as it did man^- 
wealthier firms, compelled the brothers to suspend 
After settling up their affairs as best they could, 

I William, in November, 1839, removed to what was 
then Prairieville, wliere he had purchased the water 

I power and 160 acres of land witliin what is now the 
city of Waukesha. He at once erected a flouring-' 
mill and opened a store, soon becoming the head 
of a prosperous business and one of the foremost 
men of tlie place. In those days Waukeslia was 
called the "Hub," as it was really the political cen- 
tre of the Territory. 

In a new country a merchant and miller will find 

I many opportunities to counsel, relieve, and materi 

I ally encourage the poorer settlers. Mr. Barstow 
failed to see none of these opportunities, nor to 
help those in misfortune or distress. His course in 
this respect gained a wide circle of grateful and 

I devoted friends, who always remembered him when 
he was a candidate for office. 

In 1841 he was made Postmaster.and for some lime 
served as one of the three County Commissioners 
of Milwaukee County, which then embraced what 
is now Waukesha County. While filling the office 
of Commissioner he was instrumental in setting off 



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AVILLTAM AUGUSTUS BARSTOW. 



the territory and creating tlie eoiinty of Waulve- 
slia in 1846, establisiiing tlie county-scat in AVau- 
kesha village. It was also his idea to have tlie 
State prison establisiied in Waukeslia. in wiiich he 
so far succeeded as to have what is now the county 
iail, a stone building, used for the confinement of 
convicts sentenced to the State penitentiary by the 
United States Courts. 

In 1819 Mr. IJarstow was nominated and eleclcil 
by the Democrats to be Secretary of State. In tliis 
otlice he served two years from tlie 7th of January, 
1850, and during tiiat time was charged with the 
difficult task of bringing into market and selling 
the State school lands. Probabl}' no Secretary was 
ever called upon to perforin more new and import- 
ant duties or settle more precedents. In these his 
business genius found ample oi^jortunity for dis- 
play. Besides having a large amount of new work 
to perform, he was compelled, on finding the rec- 
ords of the office in a condition of chaos, '-with his 
own hand," as has been said by his private secre- 
tary, E. M. Hunter, "to write out in the most com- 
jilete and finished manner nearly the full record of 
the office up to the moment it came under his con- 
trol." 

In 1853 Jlr. Barstow was elected Governor by 
the Democrats, taking his seat in January, 1854. 
His first message gave evidence of unusu:d ability 
and pul)lic-spirit; his appointments were credital)le 
and satisfactory, among them that of the poet, 
Jauips (iates Percival, to succeed Edward Daniels 
as State Geologist. 

Although his administration was stormy, he was 
renominated in 1855, his opponent being Coles 
Bashford. The campaign against him was one of 
uniiaralleled bitterness and violent personalities. 
When it was over the returns sliowei) that Gov. 
Barstow had been defeated by a few votes, but the 
board of canvassers accepted some '•su[)plemental" 
returns from the pine forests, which, had thej- not 
turned out to be ineveiy respect fraudulent, would 
have made him Governor again. 

Mr. Bashford carried the matter before the Su- 
preme Court, which enabled Gov. Barstow to see 
the spurious character of the '•supplemental" re- 
turns, whereupon he resigned, greatly to his own 
honor and to the disgust of those who laid the 
scheme to corrupt tlie balk)t and overturn the will 
of tlie people. Had he followed the advice of a 
few hot-heads, who were near to liim and who were 
more responsible than himself for whatever caused 
the attacks on liis administration, there would have 
been bloodshed. 

Being at the head of his party Gov. Barstow 
naturally l)eeame the target for all the criticisms 
and oili'um which this i);u-ofM.'(Ml fnuid upon tli.' 



ballot called forth; but it has alwaj-s been said by 
those who knew the truth, that he had no hand in 
suggesting or preparing the spurious returns, and 
did not know their utterly- fraudulent character 
until after his opponent. Bashford, li.id taken the 
case into court. 

Two years later he removed to Jauesville and 
entered into the business of banking witli Alex T. 
(iray and E. M. Hunter, which soon proved a 
failure. Gov. Barstow then returned to milling, 
which he followed until he entered the army in 

1861 as Colonel of a regiment of cavalry recruited 
by himself. 

Col. Barstow's health being impaired, he was in 

1862 made Trovost Marshal General of Kansas, 
charged with the responsible task of clearing that 
section of guerrillas. 

In 1863 his health becoming still further im- 
l)aired by his efforts to command his regiment, he 
was detailed upon court-martial duties at St. Louis, 
which lasted to the end of his term of service, or 
to March 4, 1865. 

Col. Barstow then went to Leavenworth for the 
purpose of engaging in business. He was, however, 
too feeble to do so, and slowly s.ank until Dec. 13, 
1865, when he passed away .at the age of fifty -two. 
'■He fills." s.ays Col. E. A. Calkins, a firm and life- 
long friend, '"a soldier's grave, for he as truly died 
in the cause of his country as if he had received a 
fatal wound in battle. I shall never cease to cher- 
isn his memory for his many manly viitues, for his 
intrepid spirit, which w.as not disturbed either in 
the decisive emergencies of political conflict or the 
more tiying vicissitudes of peril and distress, and 
for the integrit}' with which he adhered to one set 
of principles, and one set of friends throughout his 
career." 

In his younger daj-s Mr. Barstow was consid- 
ered the handsomest man in Wisconsin, and w.as 
very popular with all chisses, so far as they could 
come in contact with him. His friendships were 
warm, sincere and Lasting, and there was no sacri- 
fice too great for him to make for those he loved. 
Had he been less tenacious of his friendships, es- 
pecially unworthy ones, his public reputation would 
not have been so much in need of defense. 

Like Alex AV. Randall, whose friend and associ.ate 
he was for many years. Gov. Barstow was a great 
lover of sociability and fun; like James Duane 
Doty, he had no enemies save those maile by jwlitics. 
and it is s.ad to record that one who had occupied 
such high places and possessed so many friends, 
and who loved so dearly the kind offices of friend- 
ship, should, .ns Gov. Barstow did, die among 
strangers and be compelled to receive the hist sad 
attentions of life from stramrcr hands. 



GOVERNORS OF AVISCONSIN. 




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OLES BASHFORD acquired 
populaiit}' enough to enable 
him to reach the highest 
office in the gift of the peo- 
ple of the State in a shorter 
period — less than 'five years 
"^ from the time he settled in 
^^l^^.>nsm — than has ever sufficed to 
m ikc any other man Governor of Wis- 
consin. But few men ever possessed 
an ecpial faculty for making and re- 
Xi^W j\ t lining friends. Mr. Bashford was 
lioiii at Cold .Spring, Putnam Co., 
N ^ Jan. 24. 18] 0. He was edu- 
cated in the AVesleyan Seminary, now 
Genesee College, at Lima, N. Y., where he was a 
hrilliant studei.t. He studied law with John M. 
Holley. at Lyons, N. Y., and in 1841 was admitted 
A-y tiie bar. During the following year he removed 
'O, and ill 1847 was elected District Attorney of 
"Wayne County. Though re-elected with increased 
popularity, he resigned in 18.50, and removed to 
iie growing city of Oshkosh, "VVis.. where he at 
cnee became a prominent figure at the bar and in 
politics. 

In 1851 he wns in tlie Whig State convention, 
and assisted in the nomination of Leonard J. Far- 






well for Governor, and the next year, almost as 
soon as he w.is eligible, was elected to tlie State 
Senate as a Whig and Free Soiler. Proving an 
able and useful Senator he w.as re-elected in 1854, 
for the years 1855-56 but resigned to become, in 

1855, the first Republican candidate for Governor. 
The campaign was more hotly contested than any 
of its predecessors, and by the first and true returns 
]\Ir. Bashford was elected by a small majority, 
though the other Republican nominees were de- 
feated 

However, several sets of ••supplemeutal" returns 
were concocted as coming from remote points in 
the pineries. These, purporting in some cases to 
have come from places known to be without white 
inhabitants, were overwhelmingly in favor of the 
Democratic candidate, Barstow, and were of course 
manufactured in sufficient numl)ers to overcome the 
small majority honestly cast for Mr. Bashford. 
Tlie State Board of Canvassers were partisans of 
Barstow, and so received ,ind counted these spurious 
returns from uninhabited districts, and declared 
him elected. 

Mr. Barstow took the oath of office, as usual, in 
the executive chamber, on the 7th of January, 

1856, and continued personally in charge of the 
office. On the same day, at noon, Mr. Bashford 



COLES BASHFORD. 



appeared before the Supreme Court and was sworu 
ill as (Jovernor by Chief Justice Whiton. Thence 
he proceeded to the executive cliainber and form- 
ally demanded possession; but Mr. Barstow, pre- 
senting his compliments and resiiects. declined to 
abdicate or vacate. Thereafter, on the •request of 
INIr. Bashford, the Attorne}' General of the State 
filed an information with the Supreme Court in- 
quiring by what right or title Barstow held the 
oflice of Gow; nor, and the Court summoned the 
defendant to iii)i)ear and make answer thereto. He 
did not appear until February 2, when his attorneys 
moved to quash all proceedings thus far had under 
the writ, for the reason tliatthe Court had no juris- 
diction of the case. This motion was denied, the 
Court holding at the same time, tiiat the filing of 
the motion was an admission b^' JMr. Barstow that 
the allegations in the information tilod b3' the At- 
(orncy (.General were true. He was ordered also to 
appear and ple.ad before a certain fixed day. 

The acting Governor's attorneys pleaded to the 
jurisdiction of the Court. Mr. Basliford interposed 
a demurrer to this plea, which was sustained and 
Mr. Barstow required to answer within four d.ays. 
His attorne3s then witlidrew from the case, on the 
giound that to continue further would be an ad- 
mission that the Court had rightful and final juris- 
diction over it. The Court then held tiiat every- 
thing pleaded by Mr. Bashford wiis confessed b^- 
the default of Mr. Barstow; yet declined to con- 
form to general usage and enter judgment for the 
plaintiff then and there, but ordered plaintiff to 
produie evidence to prove his case. Mr. Bashford 
might have demanded judgment upon the default 
of the defendant, but instead proceeded to bring in 
proof of the truth of his allegations. 

The evidence thus jjroduced was so clear in es- 
t.ablishing the spuriousness of the '•supplemental" 
returns that Mr. Barstow resigned on March 21. 
!ind Artliur MacArlhur, J.ieutenant-Governor, be- 
came Governor instead of Bashford, because the 
Court had not yet rendered a final decision. The 
Suj renie Court now entered judgment in favor of 
Mr. Bashford, declaring him duly and rightfully 
elected to the office of (Jovernor, and entitled to 
liie executive chair. On the 25th he called on 
MacArtliur and demanded possession, intimating 
that he '-preferred peaceable me.asures to force, but 
that the latter would be used if necessary." The 
Lieutenant-Governor thereupon vacated the chair, 
and Mr. Bashford became Governor. 

This is a memor.able case, and one that will make 
the names of Barstow and B.ishford forever promi- 
nent in history. It was a lime of intense excite- 
ment, and liad it not been for tlie coolness of both 



jjrincipals. bloodslied might iiave followed. The Re- 
publicans proposed, if Barstow should refuse to 
obey the order of the Court, in case it should be 
figainst him, to take possession and inaugurate 
Bashford by force. On the other hand the Demo- 
crats claimed that the Court had no right to in- 
quire into whether Barstow had been legallj' or 
I fraudulently elected, or whether he had been elected 
at all, and werei)repared to resist with force and 
arms any movement the Republicans might make. 
Arms were stored in the basement of the capitol. 
and in some of the hotels in Madison, and for a 
time a reign of civil strife seemed inevitable. But 
as Bashford onlj- asked to have both parties obey 
and abide by the judgment of the Court, and as 
Barstow was opposed to using force to resist carry- 
ing out that judgment, should it be unfavorable to 
him, an armed collision was averted. 

The legal :ispect of the case was no less interest- 
ing. Bashford's attorne3's being Kil ward G. Ryan. 
Alex. M. Randall and Timothy O. Howe; and 
Barstow's being Harlow S. Orton, Jonathan E. 
Arnold and Matt. H. Carpenter, and the case itself 
the very first of its kinfl in the United States. 
Very little of importance occurred during the in- 
cumbency of Mr. Bashford, save the disposal of 
the St. Croix land grant, which disastrously in- 
volved a large number of prominent men. At the 
end of his term he declined to be a candidate for 
re-election, and afterward, in 1863. removed to 
Tucson, Arizona, resuming the practice of law in 
the meantime at Oshkosh. 

In Arizona his upward career was as rapid and 
popular as it had been at Oshkosh. Jn 1864 he was 
electeil to the Territorial Council, and chosen presi- 
dent of tliat boily .almost without opposition. In 
1866 he was made Attorney General of the Terri- 
tory, and the same year electeil delegate to Con- 
gress. After the expiration of a term in Congress 
he was ai)pointed SecreUiry of the Territory, which 
position he held until 1876, when he resigned to 
resume the practice of law, in which he became 
very prominent and made a great deal of money. 

Mr. B.ashford died, on the 25tli of April. 1878, 
of heart disease, possessed of an ample fortune. He 
is described by Gen. David Atwood, who knew him 
well, as "able, well-read m the law, genial and pop- 
ular. He was warm in his attachments to friends, 
and would stand by them through any emergency; 
in conversation he was alwa\-s agreeable and in- 
structive. Ho was even-tempered and cool at all 
times. Even in the excitement of the guberna- 
torial contest he w.os the coolest man to be found. 
Well do I remember the conte^t. and mMy did 
Coles Bashford conduct himself through the trying 
o'-deal " 




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GOVERNORS OF WISCONSIN. 





ISCONSIN has had some able 
men and some strong men as 
governors; but INIr. Randall 
was able, strong, patriotic and 
'"R)<a honest. He was a man of 
\ deep convictions, and always 
gave expression to them in an 
unmistakable manner, or put 
them into practical effect with 
a great deal of force. Mr. Ran- 
dall was of Scotch descent, and 
boin at Ames, Montgomery Co., 
N Y., Oct. 30, 1819. After a 
successful course in the village 
fi school, he completed his education 
at Cherry Yallej', Schoharie Co., 
N Y., and then studied law and 
was admitted to the bar at the 
age of nineteen. Being ambitious 
and thinking a new and growing 
country better for a poor young 
man, he " put his traps into a 
handkerchief" and started tor the 
West, finally settling at Waukesha — then Prairie- 
ville — in 1840, at the age of twenty -one. Here he 
at once opened an office, and, being handsome, 
manl}-, genial, strong and friendly, soon had a 
profitable business. Indeed, so well did he pros- 
per, that in 1842 he returned to New York for a 
bride, Susan Van Yechten. 

Thougli very successful and popular as a law- 
yer, Mr. Randall gave so much attention to politics 
and general public affairs as to seriously interfere 
with his income. In 1846 he was elected and 
served as a very valuable member of the Con- 



stitutional Convention. He joined the Free Soil 
Democracy, but did not become very active with 
that party on account of the radicalism of some 
of the leaders, and remained nominally a Democrat 
until the formation of the Republican party in 
1854. 

In 1847 he took a prominent part in furthering 
the interests of the first railroad in Wisconsin, the 
Milwaukee & Mississippi, now a part of the Chi- 
cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway system, draft- 
ing the charter and being one of the first directors 
or commissioners. 

In 1854 he was elected to the Assembly and 
voted for Charles Durkee, the first avowed Repub- 
lican ever elected to the United States Senate as 
such. During the next year he was nominated 
l)j' the Republicans for Attornej'-General, but was 
defeated, as were the other nominees except Coles 
Bashford, who secured his seat through legal pro- 
ceedings before the Supreme Court, in which Mr. 
Randall was one of the attorneys. 

In 1856 he was made Judge of the Second 
Judicial District, composed of the counties of Mil- 
waukee and Waukesha, and the next year was 
elected Governor. His administration was firm, 
able and popular, and in 1859 he was re-elected. 

Gov. Randall early foreshadowed the War of 
the Rebellion, and earnestly desired to have Wis- 
consin prepared for it. In his message to the 
Legislature in January, 1861, he said that secession 
was upon the country, adding: "Secession is revo- 
lution; revolution is war; war against the govern- 
ment is treason. * * It is time now to know 
whether we have a government, and. if so, whether 



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ALEXANDER WILLIAMS RANDALL. 



il Las any strength. Is our written constitution 
more than a sheet of parchment? The nation must 
be lost or preserved by its own strength. Its 
strength is the patriotism of the people. Now is 
the time when politicians must become patriots and 
men, and show tiieir love of country by every sac- 
rifice save that of principle." In closing this re- 
markable mcssnge, he urged the Legislature to 
piepare "to respond to the call of the National 
Government for men and moans to preserve the 
integrity of the Union." 

Three months later Ft. .Sumter was fired upon, 
and Lincoln startled the North with his call for 
troops. It was then that tlie real character of 
Guv. Randall became conspicuous — it was then 
that lie was enabled to display his native boldness 
and ability, and his tremendous force of character. 
To him the year 18C1 was one of intense activity 
and great responsibility, the State being without 
military organization or an overflowing treasury-. 
But he was fully equal to the occasion. Bonds 
were issued, money borrowed from the trust 
funds, fiiithorily granted to place the State on a 
war footing, military appointments made, camps 
established, and general preparations for war car- 
ried on throughout the State with vigor. A good 
ilhistration of his mental make-up is this sentence, 
uttered at tiio extra session of the Legislature 
calleil after tiie news came that Beauregard had 
lired upon Ft. Sumter: "The Rebellion begins 
where Charleston is; let it end where Charleston 
was." 

Gov. Randall visited all the camps to address 
and cheer the recruits; made frequent journeys to 
Washington to encourage and advise with Lincoln, 
and amidst his thousand new and pressing duties, 
found time to attend personally to manj' of the 
details necessary to prepare the soldiers for active 
duty. He was in frequent conference with Gov. 
Jlorton, of Indiana, and m.aterially aided in con- 
ceiving and carrying out tliose plans of the "war 
governors" of the Nortliwest wljich were of such 
signal service to the Federal Government. 

At the close of his second term, in Januarj-, 
1862, Gov. Randall was m.ade Minister to Rome by 
President Lincoln. In 1803 he was appointed 
Assistant Postmaster General, and in July, 1865, 



on the resignation of AVilliam Dennison, was in- 
vited into the Cabinet by President Johnson, as 
head of the Postoffice Department, in which posi- 
tion ho continued until the accession of President 
Grant, in March, 1809. He then opened a law 
office in Washington, and, until failing health com- 
pelled him to retire, enjoyed a very lucrative 
practice. 

In 18().'> Mr. Kaudall abandoued his residence at 
Waukeslia, and later made his home at Elmira, 
N. Y., where he died, on the 2Ctli of July, 1872, 
aged fifty-three. 

One of the difficult tasks successfully performed 
by Gov. Randall was that of re-establishing .and 
maint.iining the postal service throughout the 
States that had been in rebellion. It was not a 
thing that could be done by a mere manifesto or 
proclamation, but one that required genius, tact, 
and a profound knowledge of human nature. 

The experiment of assorting and distributing 
mail on moving cars was begun while he was As- 
sistant Postmaster General, in 1863, and during 
his term .as Postmaster General this service made 
its greatest strides. He labored constantly' to 
I simplify this system, clearing away, with his strong, 
decisive hand, the red tape and cumbrous regula- 
tions that at first seriously hindered the oj^erations 
of what is now the most perfect and marvelous 
public service in the world. 

As a jovial, fun-loving person, it is not probable 
that Mr. Randall had his equal in the Northwest. 
His jokes and burlesques were famous for years 
throughout the State. He saw and appreciated the 
bright, the ludicrous and the funny in everything; 
and, to lighten tlie cares and burdens of life, made 
the most of every opportunity that presented it- 
self. He was perhaps the foremost member of 
that unparalleled secret organization, the "Ancient 
Evanic Order of 1001," and was the author an>I 
promoter of some of the most unspe.ak.able of th; 
man3' unspeakable "initiatory" ceremonies for which 
that institution w.as famous. He was familiarh 
known throughout the country as "Aleck," aiul. 
when occupying his highest positions of honor, w.as 
the same "Aleck" — never an aristocrat, but a man 
of the masses — warm-hearted and generous, genial 
and kind to all. 



GOVERNORS OF WISCONSIN. 




LOUIS POWELL JARYEY 






4-fj 



KRE is a man who has not 
been generalljr appreci 
nted at his full worth by 
ilie i)eople of Wisconsin, 
"^ -Liv' ""'iig probably to the 
^ * fact that the few months 
he was permitted to serve as Gover- 
nor did not afford an opportunity 
^2? ft)'" hi™ to become familiar to the 
masses, either in person or officially, 
while his unnatural death occurred 
when the mighty tragedies of the 
Rebellion overshadowed all things 
else and almost buried them forever. 
Mr. Harvey was born July 22, 1820, 
at East Haddam, Conn. During his eighth year 
bis parents removed to Strongville, Ohio, where, 
he family being poor, he was compelled to help 
earn a livelihood at rude labor. Manual labor, 
however, intensified rather than dampened the 
iiatural ardor of ambition. He studied as he 
'vorked, and at nineteen entered the Western Re- 
serve College, at Hudson, Ohio, paying for his 
joard by woi'king for it, part of the time as a 
book- binder. 

A lack of books and clothing forced him to leave 
school for a time, and ill health drove him perma- 
nanently from college before he could graduate. 
On recovering his health young Harvey taught 
school at Nicholsonville, Ky., and then became 
a tutor in Woodward College, Cincinnati. In 



1841 he settled in Kenosha, Wis., and there opened 
an academy, becoming also, two years later, the 
editor of the American, a Whig newspaper. His 
paper was able and spirited, though courteous, and 
wielded considerable influence. Though several 
times a nominee he was elected to no office in Ken- 
osha, the Whigs being in the minority. However, 
he was appointed Postmaster b}' President Tyler, 
and made a popular and efficient officer. 

In 1847 Mr. Harvey removed to Clinton, in Rock 
County, and opened a general store. Still main- 
taining his interest in politics and public affairs, he 
was elected, in 1847. to the second constitutional 
convention, in which he helped to frame the organ- 
ic law of the new State. 

Abandoning the pursuit of a merchant, he bought 
the water power at Shopiere, in Rock County, 
erected a large flouring mill on the site of the dis- 
tillery, opened a retail store, and began generally 
to build up the place. The stone church edifice 
of the Congregationalists was built mainly by him 
and the public schools received his constant aid 
and attention. 

In 1853 he was elected to the State Senate anr. 
re-elected in 1855, serving four years. In 1859 ho 
was elected Secretary of State and was very popu- 
lar. He was considered one of the ablest men and 
the best debater in the Senate, and was a careful 
Secretarj^ of State. Indeed, he was one of the ris- 
ing men of Wisconsin, and, the war of the rebel- 
lion requiring inceased activity and ability on the 



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LOUIS POWELL ILVRVKV, 



part of public uffiiials, Mr. Harvey was nominated, 
in 1861. by tiie Republicans, for Governor, and 
\v:is elected by a good majority to succeed Alex. 
W . Randall. On Jan. 10, 1862, he read his inaugural 
message to the Legislature in person, saying: "No 
previous Legislature has convened under equal in- 
centives to a disinterested zeal in the public ser- 
vice. Tiie occasion pleads with j-ou in rebuke of 
all the meaner passions, admonishing to the exer- 
cise of a conscientious patriotism becoming the 
representatives of a Christian people called in God's 
providence to pass through the furnace of a great 
trial of tiieir virtue and of the strength of the 
Government." 

After the battle of Pittsburg Landing, in which 
Wisconsin troops suffered severely. Gov. Harvey 
asked Surgeon-General Walcott for a list of such 
articles and their relative quantities as would be of 
greatest service in the hospitals and on the field. 
In a very brief space of time after receiving the 
desired information, more than one hundred boxes 
of material had been collected, and were with the 
Governor on their way to the front. Major Jon.as 
JL Bundy, who was with the Governor, sa^s: 
"Although pressed with a thousand cares, he made 
it his dut}' to visit our wounded in the hospital 
boats, taking them each bj- the hand and cheering 
them more than can well be described. As he 
came round among them, his heart full of kind- 
ness, and his face showing it, tears of joy would 
run down the cheeks of those brave fellows who 
had borne the battle's brunt unmoved, and they 
lost at once the languor that had settled upon 
them. Then, at Mound City and Paducah, in the 
hospitals and on the hospital boats, it would have 
moved a heart of stone to witness the interviews 
between the Governor and our wounded heroes. 
There was something more than formality in those 
visits, and the men knew it by sure instinct. 
When we went ashore at Savannah for a few hours, 
on our way to Pittsburg, these scenes became still 
more affecting. Over 200 of our wounded were 
there, suffering from neglect and lack of kind care. 
The news of the Governor's arrival spread as if 
by magic, and at every house those who could stand 
clustered around him. and those who had not raised 
their heads for days sat up, their faces aglow with 



gratitude for the kind looks, and words, and acts, 
which showed their Governor's tender care for 
them. At times these scenes were so affecting that 
even the Governor's self-control failed him. and he 
could not trust himself to talk " 

On the lIHh of April Gov. Harvey bade farewell 
to the soldiers at Pittsburg L.anding, and after visit- 
ing Savannah, ten miles below on the river, retired 
for the night on the '-Dunleith," expecting to take 
the "Minnehaha" on the following morning for 
Cairo. At 10 o'clock that night, however, the 
"Jlinnehaha" came alongside, and in the d.arkness 
and rain, while attempting to step from one boat 
to the other, he missed his footing and fell between 
the steamers. The rapid current swept him down 
and under a flat boat, and Gov. Harvey was never 
seen alive. A few daj-s later the bodj' was dis- 
covered by children sixty-five miles down the river, 
and buried by residents of the neighborhood. His 
remains were immediately disinterred by the author- 
ities and sent to Madison, where, after lying in 
state in the capitol, they were buried with impres- 
sive public ceremonies in tlie presence of a irreat 
concourse of people. 

After the death of Mr. Harvey his wife entered 
the army as a nurse, and there carried forward 
as best she could without the backing and authority 
which he enjoyed as Governor, the noble work 
begun by her husb.and and which resulted in mak- 
ing her a widow. It is doubtful whether if lie had 
lived, he could have accomplished more for our 
soldiers and soldiers' widows and orphans, than 
stands credited to his indomitable and self-sacrific- 
ing consort. 

Several attempts have been made to induce the 
State to erect a suitable public monument to the 
memor}' of Gov. Harvey, which, though apparentl3- 
sustained b}' public sentiment, always resulted in 
failure. He certainly lost his life for his country, 
and while performing a duty not required or ex- 
pected of Governors. 

Besides being a man of good ability and educa- 
tion. Gov. Harvey was large-hearted and philan- 
thropic in an eminent degree. He was a priictica.1. 
generous Christian, ever eager to right any wrong 
he might have done and to help the poor, the weak, 
and tliesuffermg. He was truly a good man. 




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GOVERNORS OF WISCONSIN. 





ISCONSIN never had but 
one naturalized German in 
the gubernatorial chair 
—Edward Salomon — and 
le was in every respect a 
credit to his native, as well 
as his adopted, country. lie 
was born in 1828, near the city of Hal- 
berstadt, in Prussia, where his father was 
a'prominent civil and militarj' official. 
He was educated in the Lutheran faith in 
his native city and afterward was a stu- 
dent in the University of Berlin. Having 
more than the average share of enterprise 
and ambition, young Salomon emigrated 
to America in 1849, settling at Manitowoc, Wis. 
Here he jumped into instant favor, being hand- 
some, polished, and of courtly but pleasant man- 
ners. 

In 1852, after serving as school teacher. County 
Surveyor and Deputy Clerk of the Court, which 
offices came to him about as rapidly as possible, he 
moved to Milwaukee for the purpose of studying 
Jaw, having already become, by the closest applica- 
tion, a fluent and correct writer and speaker of the 
English language. In 1855 he was admitted to tlie 
bfir after a thorough examination by the Justices 
uf tiie Supreme Court .nml at once formed a ]inrt- 
nership with Wiiilicld Smith, which continued until 



Mr. Salomon removed to New York City in No- 
vember, 1869. In Milwaukee he soon became by 
his personal qualities as popular as he Jiad been at 
Manitowoc and by conscientious and tiiorough 
study earned also the reputation of being a sound 
and accurate lawyer. 

On arriving in America Mr. Salomon quite nat- 
urally espoused the cause of the Democratic party, 
but during Buchanan's time was "estranged by the 
palpable truckling of its leaders to the slave 
power," and in 1860 openly declared his conver- 
sion to Republican principles. In 1861 he was 
nominated for Lieutenant-Governor on the ticket 
with Louis P. Harvej', and was elected by a larger 
majority than had up to that time been given to 
any gubernatorial candidate on either ticket. He 
served with dignity and fairness as President of 
the Senate, and on April 19, 1862, owing to the 
death by drowning of Gov. Harvey, was called to 
exercise the functions of chief executive. His 
comparative youth, and supposed unfamiliarity 
with political matters, caused some apprehensions to 
many of his own party, but these were allayed 
within a verj' short time after he assumed the chair. 
He remained Governor until Januarj', 1864, and it 
is certain that during his time the labors of th.at 
office were continuously more arduous tlinn they 
ever were before or have been since. The duties '- 



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EDWARD SALOMON. 



carr3ing out within tliis State the war raeasures of 
the national government, of organizing tlie regi- 
ments furnished by tiie State during that time, and 
of the selection of oflicere, of overseeing their 
equipment and maintenance, which were afterward 
transferred to federal oflicers, devolved during the 
time largely upon the Governor. His zeal was un- 
tiring, and his industry unceasing. 

For months in succession he was found in tlie 
executive otiice at Madison at all hours, from eight 
in the morning until twelve at night; and no labor 
was deemed by him too arduous, no fatigue too 
great to be borne, if it seemed likely to insure suc- 
cess in the great work which he took upon himself. 
His activity necessarily brought upon him the hos- 
tility of many of the opposite party, and espec- 
ially of those individuals upon whom the war 
seemed to impose special hardships. 

The vigorous measures by which he ])romptly 
subdued the insurrection against the draft in Ozau- 
kee and Washington counties were the occasion of 
much praise, and upon the other hand of the bit- 
terest censure. Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of 
War, issued in 1862, what was then known as the 
"stay-at-home order." It prohibited citizens liable 
to military service from leaving for Canada, or any 
foreign country. This order was particularly obnox- 
ious to a certain large class of naturalized citizens 
who proposed to. and did in considerable numbers 
return to their native lands to escape the draft_ 
Gov. Siilomon having been born abroad, these peo- 
ple were very angry because he took sucli a decided 
stand in enforcing the terms of Stanton's obnox- 
ious order. He caused a number of people who 
were arrested for participating in the riotous pro- 
ceedings to be brought to Madison, and there con- 
fined in camp prison for some weeks, until, partly 
by tlie intervention of writs of habeas corpus, and 
partly b)' the voluntary act of the Governor un- 
der authority of the general government, they were 
discharged. This prompt and energetic action was 
the means of allaying all future dangers of resist- 
ance to the draft, although it made for the Gover- 
nor almost as many enemies as new friends. 

Gov. Salomon's official acts are i)art of the history 
of the State, but among them may he named the 
calling of an extra session of the Legislature in the 



year 1862, for the purpose of conferring the right 
upon the soldiers to take part in the elections. 
which right was duly conferred; and for the pur- 
pose of empowering the municipalities of the St.nte 
to raise money for the payment of bounties to vol- 
unteers. During his term of office a verj- large pro- 
portion of the troops who saw active service in the 
field were sent from the State, and each regiment 
and each companj- carried into the field the evi- 
dences of the conscientious care and the e.arnest 
forethought of Gov. Salomon. He visited the 
army in order to see with his own ej'es how the 
boj's fared in the field, and was a great favorite 
among the AVisconsin troops wherever he met them. 
He spared no pains to contribute to their welfare, 
and among the old veterans there will always exist 
the warmest remembrance of Edwai-d Salomon. 

Gov. Salomon was warmly uiged bj^ his friends 
to be a candidate for the nomination of Governor 
in tlie fall of 1 86.3. but declined persistently, until 
at the request of his friends in the army, who made it 
a point of duty with him. he reluctantly consented, 
but so late in the campaign that James T. Lewis, 
then Secretary of State, had become conspicuous as 
a candidate. Gov. S.ilomon. being prompted by 
his first position from making efforts for his own 
success, failed of the nomination, though by a iiar- 
roiv margin. 

In 1868 Mr. Salomon's friends brought him for- 
ward as a candidate for United States Senator to 
succeed James. R. Doolittle. The campUign was in 
many respects a memorable one, and resulted in the 
election of Matt. H. Carpenter, a resident also of 
Milwaukee. Having received at about this time 
flattering offers to locate in New York City, Mr. 
Salomon concluded to accept and has since made 
that city his home and the seat of his professional 
labors. His practice is very large and profitable, 
and generally of a pleasant though important and 
responsible n.ature. He has been for some time, 
for inst.ince, the agent of the German Empire, a 
position frequently requiring his personal advice 
presence in Europe. He also takes an active 
part in national politics, more, however, as an inde- 
pendent and reformer than as a strict adherent to 
any party, and in tiiese iwsitions wields a large in- 
fluence. 





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tOVERNORS OF WISCONSIN. 





HOUGH quiet and unassum- 
ing in both m&nneis and 
method, Mr. Lewis has en- 
Aj) j_©/^X®3- /< ioyed an iinusually long; list 

■ - of honors in his adopted 

State. He was born at Claren- 
don, N. Y., Oct. 30, 1819, his 
father being of New England 
and his mother of Scotch par- 
rents. He thus inherited pa- 
tience, economj', energy and 
integrity. After receiving a com- 
mon-school education, James was 
sent first sent to Clarkson Acad- 
' em}- and then to Clinton Seminary, 
iu which he pursued the English classical course of 
study. Fond from boyhood of military tactics, he 
early joined the State Militia, and was an active 
and enthusiastic soldier. In 18.38 he was made 
Sergeant, and in 1840 Lieutenant of the 21.5th 
Regiment. 

Having to relv upon his own resources, he taught 
school in Western New York in 1840-41-42, and 
thus earned and saved money enough to enable 
him to pursue the study of law, which he began in 
1842 in the office of Gov. Henry R, Selden, at 
Clarkson. After completing his studies and secur- 
ing admission to tlie bar, he started for the West, 
without money or law books, and settled at Colum- 



bus, Wis., where he has since continuously resided, 
in 184,5. Here he was admitted to the bar of the 
United States District and Territorial Courts, 
and began at once the practice of his profession. 
Before the end of a year he was married and elected 
to his first public office. From that time his pro- 
motion in public favor was steady, being chosen 
successively, District Attorney, County Judge, 
member of the Constitutional Convention of 1847, 
Court Commissioner, Colonel of the 14th Regiment, 
Brigadier-General of the Wisconsin State Militia, 
member of Assembly, State Senator, memlier of the 
Court of Impeachment that tried Judge Levi Hub- 
bell. Lieutenant-Governor (serving as Governor 
during 1855, in the absence of the Governor), Sec- 
retary of State, Regent of the State University, 
and Governor. While Secretary of State he acted 
as Governor during the extra session of the Legis- 
lature in 1862, that officer being ex-officio Governor 
in the event of death or absence of both Gover- 
nor and Lieutenant Governor. 

As Secretar}' of State, it was said of Mr. Lewis: 
"He was prompt, methodical and systematic in 
in all the departments of his office, — a true man 
in every sense of tiie word, — kind and gentle- 
manly in his deportment and possessing great 
executive ability." At the election when he was 
a candidate for Secretary, he received every vote 
cast in the city of Columbus, his home, and in 



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JAMES TAYLOR LEWIS. 



18G3 was chosen Governor by a larger majority 
than had ever been given for any other candidate, 
—23.664. 

Wisconsin never had a more conscientious and 
self-sacrificing executive. Tt was literally- true that 
whatever he possessed of time, talent, energy and 
means, w.as devoted to the welfare of the public. 
He secured .an order ijerraitting the transfer of all 
sick and wounded Wisconsin soldiers to hospitals 
within the State, and put forth great efforts to es- 
tablish more and better hospitals, and to care for 
soldiers' orphans and widows. "By personal ef- 
forts he obtained credit from the Government for 
soldiers furnished and reduced the quota at one 
time by 4,000 men, and was especially successful in 
securing the claims of the State .against the Govern- 
ment, amounting in all to more than a half-million 
dollars. In ISGo, byhis wise administration, the 
State tax was reduced by several hundred thousand 
dollars, .and during his entire incumbency he did 
not use one doll.ar of the military contingent fund. 
At his request the Legislature declined to vote the 
usual appropriation of $5,000 as a general contin- 
gent fund for the use of the executive." 

In 1865 Mr. Lewis declined a re-nomination, 
whereupon the Union - Republican Convention 
passed the following resolution: 

"Resolved, That by his continued adherence to 
the purpose publicly avowed by him on the day of 
his inauguration, not to be a candidate for re- 
electicm, there is left us no other mode of mani- 
festing our sentiment toward the present chief 
magistrate of the State, Hon. James T. Lewis, than 
by giving expression to our cordial approbation 
of his administration of the executive ollice. In the 
disch.arge of his official duties, he has shown a fidel- 
ity, zeal, economy, and untiring watchfulness in 
protecting the interests of the Stale, which are recog- 
nized and api)reciated by an intelligent i)eople; and 
in the voluntary retirement from public life which 
he seeks, he will be followed by their sincere re- 
spect and wnrni g<K)d wishes." 

As far as authentically known. Gov. Lewis enjoys 



the distinction of being the only man who ever de- 
clined a nomination for chief executive of Wiscon- 
sin, when both the calling and election were sure. 
Indeed, he is almost as distinguished for declining 
as for being chosen to public office. He has several 
times declined legislative nomin.ations; in 18G5 
refused to accept the tender of a foreign mission by 
the President of the United States; in 1866 declined 
to serve as Regent of the State Universit}'; returned 
an appointment as Commissioner of Internal Rev- 
enue in 187G. and in 1878 declined the proffered 
appointment of Railroad Commissionecr of AVis- 
eonsin. 

One marked feature of Gov. Lewis' character is 
his benevolence. Besides his numerous })ei"sonal 
gifts lie devotes a portion of his annual income to 
the building and support of universities, colleges, 
academies and educational interests — the most ju- 
dicious and lasting form of public giving; and in 
18G4 Lawrence University conferred ujion him the 
degree of LL. D., .an honor to which he was liber- 
ally entitled. 

In 1868 Gov. Lewis was made Vice-President of 
the Wisconsin State Historical Society; visited Ku- 
roix; during the Franco- Prussian war; went as dele- 
gate to the Republican National Convention in 
1876, which nominated R. B. Hayes for President, 
and in 1882-83 completed a journey around the 
world. On several occasions he h.as received voles 
in the Legislature for the position of United States 
Senator, but, having made no organized effort in 
that direction through himself or his friends, was 
naturally outstripped by those who make more of 
a business of rallying and marshaling the political 
forces in the usual w.ay. 

A noticeable feature of Gov. Lewis' career is that 
he has not changed his place of residence, his busi- 
ness, his religion, his political principles, his habits 
of life nor his friendships, nor lost the esteem of his 
neighbors, since he first settled in Wisconsin, almost 
a half-century ago. This is all the proof that is 
necessary' of his goodness and steadfastness of 
character. 




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GOVEUNUKS OF WISCONSIN. 





5IIE ninth Governor of Wis- 
consin, Gen. Fairchild, was 
born on Dec. 27, 1831, at 
Franklin Mills, now Kent, 
Ohio, where his father, J. 
C. Fairchild, of English 
descent and more than or- 
dinary natural gifts, lived in his 
own house, owned and managed 
the one store of the village, and 
a tannerj'; and, being also a Jus- 
tice of the Peace, was generally 
known as the "Squire." The 
mother, Sally Blair, a j' o u n g 
^1^^;!^ woman of fine physique, of un- 
p'J/^p^^ mixed Scotch-Irish ancestrj- , tem- 
pered by three generations in the 
ioniantic hills of Western Massachusetts, Iiad great 
executive ability, a far-reaching hospitality, and 
quick, keen, good sense. Witii a view to the better 
education of their children, the family removed to 
Cleveland, where the boys had the unique promise 
from their father of a gold watcli each, when they 
sliould have committed to memory the dictionary' 
Needless to say the watches were never received, 
though there is a tradition that the book was con- 
quered as far as the D words. 



Having suffered greatly from the financial crisis 
of 1837, the father, now known bj' rank in the 
militia as Col. Fairchild, removed with his family, in 
1846, to Madison, then a small village whose singu- 
lar beauty had captured him while merelj' passing 
through the Territory. In Wisconsin the educa- 
tion of the sons, begun in Cleveland, and aided by 
a year at a boarding school near that city, was sup- 
plemented by a j-ear at Carroll College. But the 
impatient spirit of Lucius was not of those who 
take their knowledge at second hand from books. 
He must wring it by personal experience from the 
world; and so, in 1849, at seventeen years of age, 
he started, with a saddle horse and as many luxu- 
ries as could be crowded into a "prairie schooner," 
for California. This was education indeed, and he 
was of the few who returned after six years with a 
creditable "pile" of gold, and with mental, moral 
and physical powers unimpaired. 

The firing on Ft. Sumter found the young man 
occupied as Clerk of the District Court of Dane 
County, in the performance of which duties he be- 
came sufficiently learned in the law to be admitted 
to the bar. His leisure was given to the enjoy- 
ment of "society," with a zest born of California 
deprivation; nevertheless, he responded instantly 
to Lincoln's call for troops, by offering his services 



LFCirS FAIRCHILD. 



as a ijrivato. In gratitude for the moral effect of 
tliis prompt action, Gov. Randall offered to him 
tiie Lieutenant-Colonelcy of the 1st Regiment. His 
knowledge of niilitarj' matters being only that 
gained by belonging to the "Oovernor's Guard," 
he felt himself insufficiently equipiied for assum- 
ing a position so responsible. lie was elected 
Captain of Company K, in the 1st Regiment, how- 
ever, and from that his i)roraotion was rapid. 

Ilis Colonel, a graduate of West Point, knew 
how things should be done, and took the profes- 
sional view that it was a Lieutenant-Colonel's place 
to do tiiem. The 3'oung officer eagerly availed him- 
self of so exceptional an opportunity to become 
familiar with the best militarj^ methods, and wrote 
home to his mother: " 'The Army Regulations' are 
my Bible and the 'Tactics' my Prayer Book, which 
I study night and day." At Gainesville, Col. 
O'Connor was killed and Col. Fairchild assumed 
full command of the 2d Wisconsin. The vicissitudes 
and heroic deeds of the Iron Brigade are familiar 
to all, and in these are included the history of 
Gen. Fairchild's military career. The battle of 
Gettysl)urg reduced the 2d Regiment to a handful 
of men.wiiose field officers were all either killed or 
seriously wounded, and Col. Fairchild was carried 
home minus an arm. 

Here followed a painful crisis in his life. Dur- 
ing this period of enforced inactivitj', he found 
that the political party with which he had from 
5'outh been identified, was lukewarm to the cause 
which had become to him the dearest in the world. 
Convinced that, while physically incapacitated to 
be in the field, he could fight as effectively under 
the same banner by throwing his influence with 
those who were making a civil struggle to push the 
war to a successful conclusion, he agreed to permit 
his name to go on the rnion-Republican ticket for 
the office of Secretary of State. In order to do 
this he was compelled to give up his hard-earned 
rank in the army — Brigadier-General of Volunteers 
for gallantry at Gettysburg, and Captain in the IGth 
Regular Infantry, an honor awarded after Bull 
Run. This last being for life, would, in the regular 
order of promotion, have made him a Coloneronly 
a few years later; yet he resigned them all. left the 
Democratic party, joined the Union-Republicans, 
and was elected Secretary of State on tlieir ticket. 

One term as Secretary of State, three terms as 
Governor — eight years in all — positions given each 
time by the spontaneous will of the people, leave 
his civil .is unstained as his military record. 
Devoted to the agricultural and educational inter- 
terests of the St.ate, eager in the promotion of the 
welfare of all classes, he gave unremittingly the 
very best of himself to his work. Of matters con- 



connected with the State University, his ex-officio 
position of regent gave an opportunity to speak 
with no uncertain sound, and this munificent 
provision of the General Government became 
thenceforward more and more an object of pride 
and fostering care to the State. 

In .Ianuar3-, 1872, he retired to private life, onl3- 
to be called ui>on in October, by President (irant, 
to go as Consul at Liverpool. That this very re- 
sponsible position w.os b}' him filled acceptably, if 
the universal record. Its duties arc largely judi- 
cial — settling questions between captains and sea- 
men, etc., and for this he was fortunately prepared 
by some previous knowledge of admiraltj- law. 

At the end of five useful and plejisant years he 
prepared to return to his native land — indeed had 
sent his household goods before him — when, to his 
surprise, he received a commission as Consul Gen- 
eral at Paris, where he again had a successful and 
honorable career. Once again, when he had de 
cided to resign and return home, he was called hy 
President H.aj-es to succeed James Russell Lowell, 
as Minister at the Spanish Court. This opened a 
new and delightful field of work and observation, 
hut at the end of two more j-ears he felt that he 
would no longer keep his children in exile, and 
peremptorily resigned. 

On his return to Wisconsin, in March, 1882, he w.is 
welcomed by all parties and classes with au ovation 
(5f the most enthusiastic description. Since that date, 
while still in the full vigor of manhood, his life has 
been essentially that of a private citizen. Much 
of his time is given for the benefit of the disal)led 
and i)oor comrades of the Union Arn\v. In Feb- 
ruary, 1886, he was elected Commander of the 
Wisconsin department, and, in August of the same 
year. Commander in Chief of the Grand Army of 
the Republic. To the discharge of the duties of these 
offices his whole time w.as given during neiirly two 
years. He is public-S|)irited and read}' to throw him- 
self into every effort, small or great, toward advance- 
ment; and free from the cares of public life, he 
finds leisure for many of the public services which 
belong to the private citizen, lie retains his in- 
tense interest in all the political questions of the 
d.ay, and in election campaigns works from Maine 
to Texas, at his own private expense, and with 
greater effect because he has no personal interest at 
stake. 

He lives in the home built by his father forty 
years ago on the banks of Lake Monona, and there 
dispenses hos|)itality and makes a bright centre of 
cheerfulness, which spreads blessings to a wide 
circle. He has a charming and accomplished wife, 
dutiful and affectionate children, an;' the wisdom 
to know when he is happy. 




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OV. WASIIBUKN was alto- 
gether too large a man to 
be sketched in a hasty man- 
ner, or within a limited 
, space. It would require a 
great deal of careful study 
g... ,-^, • ^ S^t Jiis true measure. He 

lW|l2wt ^^s one of a long line of able, sub- 
•^^^^O" stautial and successful men. John 
*^'P^^ "Washburn, Secretary of Pl3-mouth 
£^J^<^>, Colony, in England, settled at Dux- 
i^^W^^ bury, Mass., in 1631, and became 
wealthy and prominent. Israel Wash- 
burn, the next in line, became a 
Captain in the Revolution, a mem- 
ber of the General Court, and sat in the con- 
vention which ratified the Constitution of the 
United States. Israel Washburn, Jr., father of 
Gov. Washburn, born at Eaj-nham, Mass., in 1784, 
was equally prominent, and lived until 1876, and 
to see his large family of sons more successful in 
private and public life than any other of equal 
number in the Union. 

The mother of Gov. AYashburn was a descendant 
of John Benjamin, who settled in jMasachussetts in 
1 632, and was one of the proprietors of Cambridge. 
Her ancestors served the Colonies and the infant 
Union with no less zeal and distinction than those 
of her husband. So there was good stuff in Gov. 
Washburn, who was born at Livermore, Maine, on 
April 22, 1818, where his father owned a farm and 
general store. One who knew him in youth says: 
"He was a quiet, broad-shouldered boy, never in 



trouble, and liked bj' ever3'body — observing, 
studious and persistent." He lived at home until 
1835, working on the farm and attending the town 
school. In 1835 he entered a store at Hallowell, 
then a cultured and thrifty town, where he enjoyed 
unusual social and business opportunities. During 
■the winter of 1838-39 he taught the chief school at 
Wiscasset, and with the mone}' thus earned set out 
early in the spring of 1839 for the Territory of 
Iowa. His first stopping place was in the village 
of Davenport, where he taught a private school for 
tliree months. On the day following the close of 
school he took a position with David D.ile Owen, 
on the Iowa Geological Survey, which Congress 
had just ordered to be made. 

In the winter of 1839-40 young Washburn went 
to Rock Island, 111., and began the study of law 
with a former friend in Maine, Joseph B. AVells. 
At the election of 1840 he supported Gen. Harri- 
son, and was himself elected to the office of Sur- 
veyor of Rock Island County. In March, 18 12, at 
the age of twenty-four j'ears, ]\Ir. Washburn estab- 
lished his residence in Mineral Point, Wis., was 
admitted to the bar of the United States District 
Court,'" and began the practice of his profession. 
Mineral Point was then a thriving mining town, 
and Mr. Washburn by close and careful attention 
to whatever was entrusted to him, honesty and 
general trustworthy methods, soon grew into a 
large and profitable practice. In 1844 he entered 
into partnership with Cyrus Woodman, for some 
years agent of the New England Land Company. 
Gradually the lirra of Washburn & Woodman, 
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CADWALADER COLDOON WASHBURN. 



practice of law, and gave attention exchisivel3' to 
entering, purchasing and selling land, perfecting 
titles, locating Mexican land warrants, and trans- 
acting a general financial and land business. 

In''l852, on tiie invitation of Gov. Farwell and 
Justice Harlow S. Orton, Mr. AVa^^lilnirn went to 
Madison to assist in framing a general banking 
law, under wliicli, when enacted, his firm opened tlie 
Mineral Point Bank. This institution stood the test 
of all financial reverses, never suspended specie 
payment, and when finally its affairs were wound 
up. paid every dollar of liability in gold and silver. 
In March, 18.").5, Mr. Woodman retired from the 
firm, leaving its immense affairs to ha managed en- 
tirely by Mr. AVashburn. who had, at the previous 
November election, entirely without solicitation 
and against his will, been elected to Congress by 
the Republicans, then just organized. On taking 
his scat he met his brothers, Israel from Maine, and 
Elihu B. from Illinois, botiiof wliomhad been first 
elected to Congress, like himself, at the age of 
tiiirty-six years; and during the ensuing six years 
these three strong brothers, from three different 
States, occupied seats together, and impressed tiieir 
united strength upon tlie legislation of the country. 
In 18(51 the committee of thirty-three on tlie 
state of the Union, of which Gov. Washburn was a 
member, reported an amendment to the Constitu- 
tion, making slavery perpetual. Ho joined with Mr. 
Tappnn, of A'ernioiit, in a minority rci)ort against 
tlie proiioscd amendment, and against any con- 
cessions wliatever of liberty to slavery, or in favor 
of secession. Addressing the House on that sub- 
ject he closed witli tiiese prophetic words : 

'•Sir, I liave no special dread in regard to the 
future of this Republic. Whatever may come 
I have an abiding faith in a kind Providence that 
lias ever watched over us, that passing events will be 
overruled for good, and for the welfare of mankind 
in this and other lands. If this Union must be dis- 
solved, whether by peaceable secession, or through 
fire, and blood, and civil war, we shall have the 
consolation of knowing that ^^■hel^ the conflict is 
oner, those who survive it icill be, what they never 
haoe been, inhabitants oj a free countryl" 

In March, 18(n. «iov. Washburn removed to 
La Crosse, but liad hardly settled down to attention 
to his enormous private interests before he saw 
f.iat the cause of the Union demanded all the men 
and means at the command of the North. He 
therefore raised the second regiment of cavalry, 
was commissioned Colonel, and reported for duty 
on Oct. 10, 18G1. It is impossible to follow here 
his military operations in detail. He became a 
]\Iajor General on Nov. 29, 1862, and until he re- 
signed, in May, 1865, was an active, daring and 



successful commander. One of his notable feate 
was reducing, with an inferior force, the bomb- 
proof works at Esperenza, Texas, and historical 
works on the war declare him to have been one of 
the very best district commanders in the army. 
Like Grant, he never turned back, and never for a 
moment lost faitli in the ultimate triumph of the 
Union Army. 

In 1866 Mr. Washburn was again elected to Con- 
gress, and re-elected in 1868. During these terms 
he gave earnest attention to the postal, transporta- 
tion and teleirraph service, recommending Govern- 
ment controfand ownership of the telegraph as a 
means of transmitting information, as proper and 
essential as any form then in use. At the close of 
his last terra in Congress, in 1871, the Republicans 
•nought him forward as a candidate for Governor, 
and le was elected over .lames R. Doolittle by 
10.000 majoritv. His administration was quiet, 
able and economical, and very useful to the people 
of the State. In 1873 he was re-nominated, but 
the high-tide of Grangerism, general dissatisfaction 
with i-ailway charges, and hard times, conspired to 
his defeat by William R. Taylor. This ended Gov. 
Washburn's oflicial career, though, in 1875, as he 
had been in 1861 and 1869, he was an unsuccessful 
candidate for the United States Senate. While gen- 
erally a man's public career more than anything 
else attracts public attention, it was in private^ life 
and business that the great qualities of Gov. Wash- 
burn were most conspicuously exhibited. He was 
one of the earliest purch:users of pine lands, and held 
them when others were selling similar posse.ssions 
for a song. He was no speculator, but made sev- 
eral million dollars in the manufacture of lumber 
and Hour. After the destruction, in 1878, of his 
great mill at Minneapolis, where he was one of the 
early and [irincipal owners of the St. Anthony's 
Falls Water Power, he went to Europe for the pur- 
pose of studying the various processes of making 
fiour. As a result he was the first to introduce into 
America the Hungarian roller system, and what is 
known as the patent process of producing flour, and 
made his new mill the largest and best m the 
world. 

Gov. Washburn's charities were nobly and mod- 
estly bestowed— Washburn Observatory to the 
Wisconsin State Iniversity, at Madison; People's 
Library, in La Crosse; Minneapolis Orphan's Asy- 
lum, in memory of his mother; his beautiful home 
and grounds, at Edgwood, near i\Iadison, to the 
Catholic Sisters, the State having refused to accept 
it for public purposes, and numerous lesser gifts. He 
died of paralysis, superinduced liy a complication of 
diseases, at Eureka Springs, Ark., on ^May It, 1882, 
aged sixty-four years. 



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GOVERNORS OF WISCONSIN. 




'^HAKRISON LUDimT '^ 





iF THE eighteen men who have 
served Wisconsin in the ca- 
pacit}' of chief executive, 
only one ever received from 
C'^"\''^^^^^^y!^ the public a sobriquet that 
*°^^llt ci*^ '^"'^ became popular and perraa- 
t'^illv-^ nent. From his hearty and straight- 
forward manner of expression and 
action, Mr. Ludington earned the 
title of "Bluff Hal," and in local 
campaigns in Milwaukee was known 
to the masses hj no other name. 
He was born in Putnam County, 
N. Y., on July 31, 1812, and has 
therefore reached a greater age th.an any other 
governor save Gov. Dodge, who was almost eightj-- 
five at the time of his death. His early life was 
devoted to severe manual labor, relieved by a few- 
'• winter" terms in the district school — all the edu- 
cational advantages he was ever permitted to enjoy. 
At the age of twenty -six years he started, on foot 
and h^- stage, for the West, and became a perma- 
nent settler of Milwaukee in November, 1838. 
Thus the people of the Cream City have had ample 
time to take the measure of Mr. Ludington, as he 
has been active and prominent among them during 
more than half a century. 

On settling in Milwaukee, he at once entered 
upon the business of general mercliandising in Ihe 
"Juneau Warehouse," with his brother Lewis, un- 
der the llini name of Ludington & Co., at the cor- 



ner of East Water and Wisconsin streets. On this 
corner stands the Ludington Block, to mark the 
spot where he began his successful and honorable 
commercial career in the West. 

In 1851 Mr. Ludington entered as senior mem- 
ber into the firm of Ludington, Wells & Van 
Schaick, which concern, in the manufacture of lum- 
ber, soon became one of the most prosperous, as it 
was among the largest, producers in the Northwest. 
It is said that during the entire period of his long 
mercantile and manufacturing career he never 
knew what it was to be embarrassed in business. 

In politics he was in early life a Whig, but be- 
came a Republican in 1854 — as soon as there was 
even a skeleton of the Republican party to which 
he could attach himself. His chief interest in po- 
litical matters consisted in choosing good men for 
office; yet he was twice elected Alderman and 
thrice Mayor of Milwaukee, which was in those 
da3'S — 1871-2-3-4 — supposed to be a safe Demo- 
ocratic citj'. 

Mr. Ludington proved to be an exceptionally 
good Mayor, his great business and executive abil- 
it3' enabling him to manage the public as he had 
his own finances — with intelligence, economy and 
success. He was ever a man of deeds, and his 
public and private life is known and made up of 
what he has done, not what he has said. 

" The executive capacity attributed to Gov. 
Ludington can hardly be better illustrated than by 
a reference to liis prompt and benevolent action, 



HARRISON LrDINGTON. 



while Ma^or, in rendering aid to Chicago during the 
' great fire,' and to the wonderful energj- as well as 
generous spirit displayed in collecting and forward- 
ing relief to the suffering people of tlie stricken city. 
15y means of his prompt and energetic action the 
peojile of Milwaukee were not onl}^ enabled to 
fiirnisli valuable aid in subjugating the flames, but 
were also permitted to send successive car-loads of 
clothing and provisions to the flying population be- 
fore the full extent of the awful calamity had been 
realized." 

This signal action brought to him a special ac- 
acknowledgment of tluuiks and gratitude by the 
authorities of Chicago, and a com2)limentary reso- 
lution by the Common Council of Milwaukee. 

In 1873 Wisconsin underwent a marked political 
upheaval. Wm. R. Taylor, Democrat, was at that 
time elected by more than 1.0,000 majority, so that 
in 1875 the Republicans were anxi(jus to place their 
strongest man in nomination and attempt to regain 
control of the State. AVith that object in view, 
solely, the convention met at Madison and con- 
clude<l unanimously that Mr. Ludington was the 
man, and nominated him by acclamation. The cam- 
paign was ably and persistently fought on both 
sides, the natural advantages being with the Dem- 
ocrats, who elected their entire ticket — with the 
exception of Governor — by fair though reduced 
majorities. 

3Mr. Farwell .and Mr. Bashford were elected in 
the same manner; so Mr. iAidington is the third 
and List to receive the honor of an election while 
those on tlie ticket with him suffered defeat. He 
resigned the position of Ma3-or of Milwaukee to 
l)e inaugurated as Governor, in January, 187P. 
At tlie end of his term he did not wish to be re- 
nominated, and has since lived in perfect retire- 
ment. 

His relial)le business sense cropped out in the 
opening paragraph of his first message to the Leg- 
i>i.itnro, as follows: " It maj'not be considered un- 
becoming for me to express some doubt as to the 
wisdom of the jjrovision of the constitution, which 
makes it tlie duty of the incoming Governor to 
communicate to the Legislature the condition of the 
Stale, and recommend such matters to them for 
their consideration as he may deem expedient. 
It would apiiear that such information and recom- 
mendation might more properly come from the 
citizen who had administered the afifairs of the 
Stale during the pjist year, than from one who -aS 
just been called from other occupations to that 
duty." 

So quietly and smoothly did he manage the 
affairs of Wisconsin that the people never became 
full}' aware of the great executive abilit}' of Gov. 



I.udington. In some respects he had no equal, and 
all public afifairs, large and small, were conducted 
on strict business principles. In handling and com- 
prehending masses of figures — financial reports or 
election statistics — no one in the capilol could 
match him; and he frequently found delight and 
pride in showing the clerks how to add long col- 
umns of figures swiftly and without an error. 

The most perplexing and annoying matters that 
engage the attention of a governor are the " par- 
don cases." These are numerous, and sometimes 
sad by reason of surrounding circumstances, and 
appeal so strongly to the heart .as to endanger an 
unbiased judgment and the pro[ier administration 
of justice. In these cases, with their adjuncts of 
the appeals, jjrayers and tears of relatives and the 
trickery of paid advocates, Gov. Ludington would 
sit with extreme patience for hours and listen, but 
not utter a w-ord. Almost invariablj-, at the con- 
clusion of the argument, he was prepared with a 
final decision, and gave it there and then, thus end- 
ing all suspense. And those familiar with these 
matters declare that he was always riglit — subse- 
quent investigations disclosing no reason for a 
reversal of judgment. 

One of the secrets of his success was absolute 
freedom from worrying — ability to '" shed trouble" 
as a duck's b.ack sheds water. Frequently, indeed 
generally, in five minutes after deciiling a case that 
h.ad occupied several hours with testimony, argu- 
ments and personal appeals, he would be found on 
the sofa in the executive chamber, taking what he 
called " a snooze." Thus, having decided a matter, 
he put it instantly behind him — devoted no time 
to wondering whether he had committed an error, 
whether he would ever regret it, or to other i)robable 
consequences. It w.as with him as with Pilate — 
" What I have written, I have written." 

There is another fact that exemplifies Jlr. Lud- 
ington's perfect business instinct, as well as his 
capacity for details. Once every week, as long as 
he was Governor, he went carefully through .all the 
books and records of tlie executive office. The 
executive clerks were the same as thej- had been, 
and as they are now — capable and experienced, and 
enjoying his confidence; but he must know of his 
own person.al knowledge that the public business, 
and all of it, was being promptly and properly 
done. 

Though a man, generally, of few words. Gov. 
Ludington is a most genial companion, and in all 
matters, public and jirivate, broad-gauge, kind and 
large-hearted. He rarely gets out of temper, and 
never loses his head. In business he is a safe coun- 
sellor; in social life a generous, true and unswerv- 
ing friend, and eveiywhere a sturdily honest man. 




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William E. Smith, 





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!E is a mau dislinguished 
as much for being always 
the same even-tempered, 
genial, kindly and cour- 
teous gentleman, as for 
5 his real ability and ster- 
ling worth. To him also belongs 
the unusual honor of being the only 
citizen of foreign birth who was 
ever elected to be chief executive 
of Wisconsin ; not only so, but he 
received a greater majority than 
was ever cast for an}^ other candi- 
date for that office. He was born 
on June 18, 18'24, near Inverness, 
in the North of >Scotland, where his father was a 
well-educated and prosperous gentleman. His 
mother's family name is Grant. In 1835 the family 
came to America, and settled at Commerce, Oakland 
Co. — "County of Lakes" — Mich. His brothers 
having chosen professions, William, after some 
further education in this country, early decided to 
adopt a mercantile life, and after an experience 
of a few years in Michigan in this direction, went 
to New York City and entered the great — at least 
great for those days — wholesale dry-goods house 
of Ira Smith & Co., for a period of five years. 

In 1849. at the age of twenty-five \'ears, he 
came to Wisconsin, first settling in Racine County, 
but a little later moved to Fox Lake, Dodge 



County, and established himself in the mercantile 
business, which he followed at this place for twenty- 
three years. In 1850 he married Mary, daughter 
of the famous Rev. John Booth, of Michigan, ; nd 
returned to Fox Lake, whereupon he was elected 
to the Stiite Assembly. In the following year he 
was nominated for Assemblyman but declined to 
run, and kept out of politics until 1857-58, when 
he served as a member of the State Senate. Dur- 
ing the same year he was appointed Regent of the 
State Normal Schools, by Gov. Randall, and held 
the position uninterruptedly until he himself be- 
came Governor, a period of twentj' years. 

In 1864-65 Mr. Smith again served as State Sen- 
ator, but in 1865, before his term had fully ex- 
pired, was elected State Treasurer on the ticket 
headed by Lucius Fairchild for Governor, and was 
re-elected in 1867. In this office Mr. Smith added 
largely to his already substantial reputation, by the 
exceedingly careful and thrifty manner in which 
he handled the uninvested "trust funds" of the 
State. The public did not seem to care to give to 
Mr. Smith much time for attention to his private 
business, for in November, 1870, he was elected to 
the Legislature, and in January-, 1871, chosen 
Speaker of the Assembly. This position, about 
which apparently the people generally seem to know 
or care but little, is one in which a public man m.ay, 
and very likely will, either "make or break" him- 
self. It is one in which quick, sure and fair judg- 
ment, patient and courteous conduct, accurate 
measurement of men, ability to detect tricks and 
subterfuges, and firmness to do right independent 



WILLIAM E. SMITH. 



of scores of conflicting interests ami contendinir fac- 
tions are absolutely essential to success. Mr. Smitli 
was more than successful; he largely widened the 
circle and increased the strength of his friendships. 
In 1872 he removed to Milwaukee, and formed a 
co-partnership with Judson A. Roundy and Sidney 
llauxhurst. under the firm name of Smith. Roundy 
6z Co., and engaged in the wholesale grocery trade. 
In 1874 he was appointed a Director of the Wis- 
consin State Prison, by (iov. Taylor, and held the 
|)Osition, to which he gave a great deal of time and 
thought, until his election as Governor compelled 
him to resign. 

In 1877 Mr. Smith received the Republican 
nomination for Governor. At tliis time the "fiat" 
money party, styling themselves Greenbackers. 
were very numerous and very talkative. They 
nominated a wealthy manufacturer, named Edward 
r. Allis, as their candidate for Governor, and went 
up and down the country appealing to those who 
were in debt, and especially to those who were so 
jK)or they could'ntget into debt, "to vote for clieap 
money;" -vote for an incre:\se in the volume of the 
currency;" '-vote to dethrone the baron bondhold- 
ers ;" "vote to remove the mortgages from jour 
farms 1 " There was a very large number, as the elec- 
tion proved, whose voles were to be caught with 
bait of this kind,and as ilie Democrats had nominated 
a strong, old-fashioned meml)er of their party in 
the person of Judge James A. Mallory, Mr. Smith's 
campaign was one of numerous hardships and per- 
plexeties. The msisses, not fully enlightened in the 
l)roblcms of a sound jjublic finance, and suffering 
f rf)m a general depression in business, were more 
likely to be aroused by appeals to passion and 
prejudice, and to some extent having been so 
aroused, were more cosily' led by the seductive 
sophistry of "cheap money," "cheap interest." and 
"no mortgages." But he adopted as his platform, 
instead of "the rather uncertain party platform 
conjured up by. the convention by which he was 
nominated, an ad<lress to the people setting forth 
the fallacies and dangers of the fiat-moue}' theory, 
and the hasting benefits to individuals and to the 
State of a sound and stable currency, a currency in 
which our creditors, as well as ourselves, could put 
confidence and know that none would be cheated. 

The campaign was far more educational in its 
char.icter than any that hatl i)recedcd it, and there- 
fore of inestimable value to the people, who by a 
plurality of over 8,000 votes, made Mr. Smith Gov- 
ernor. Perhaps it should be mentioned that no 
man before him h.id been made Governor by a 
plurality vote, in fact, that of 1877 was the first 
triangular gubernatorial contest in the history of the 
State. From the first there w.is an air of quiet dig- 



nity and conservative res|)ectability about (iov. 
Smith's administration that made it very popular. 
Besides, his appointees were selected from the able 
and honorable men of the St.ate, and imblic busi- 
ness generallj- was conducted in a careful and 
thrift\- manner. AVhile the i)eople were never 
dazed or amused by anj' pyrotechnical displ.^ysof 
statesmanship, they felt certain that everything 
connected with public .affairs was in safe and 
honorable hands. It was practically a faultless ad- 
ministration. When, therefore, in 1879. he was 
placed before the people for re-election, they 

I showed their appreciation of his qualities b^v an in- 
doi-seraent more flattering than was ever accorded 
to any other Governor — returned him to the ex- 
ecutive chamber by a plurality of 2J.455, and a 
clear majority over all of 12.509. Perhaps the 
chief feature of his administrations was the adjust- 
ment of long-pending claims against the United 
States for lands, by which hundreds of thousands 
of acres were secured and recorded to the State. 

I On retiring from the office of liovernor. in Jan- 
uary, 1882, Mr. Smith returned to Milwaukee, and 

! having retired from the firm of Smith. Roundy <k 
Co., on his election to tlie Governorship, in com- 
pany with Henry M. Mendel and his own son Ira, 
established a large wholesale grocery house, under 
the name and style of Smith, Mendel «fe Co. To 
this he gave his time and attention, except such .is 
must unavoidably be devoted to the public duties 
of a private citizen at once so popular and well- 
known, and the business prospered largelj-. 

On the 10th of January, 1883, the Newhall 
House in Milwaukee was destroyed by fire, and 
with it about fourscore human lives. The entire 
cit3', a house of mourning, w.is resolved into com- 
mittees, either to honor deeds of heroism, com- 
memorate the de.id or relieve the survivors of the 
holocaust. Gov. Smith wa.* made Chairman of the 
Relief Committee, and while in energetic and 
effective service in that capacity, contracted so se- 
vere a cold that it attacked his lungs in the form 

i of pneumonia, and resulted faUilly Feb. 13, 1883. 
Thus the death of Governor Smith became almost 

! as much an actual part of the horrors of that heart- 
sickening morning in January, as if he had beni 

I burned or mangled with the others, with the addi- 

I tional honor, th.it though occupying a high and 
honorable place in the community, he lost his life 
in the service of the poor and humble. His funeral 

I W.IS a wide demonstration of sorrow and respect, 
the Legislature and State officers, with other public 
officials and numerous civic societies attending in 
formal bodies for the purpose of testifying the 
public esteem and public loss. William E. Smith 

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f ONE of the strong characters 

and picturesque figures in 

Wisconsin is "Jeurj'" Rusk, 

-.j^ as he is known throughout 

"" -:> the country, whose public 

and private sayings and do- 



ings and whose rugged personality, 
are familiar to all. He was born in 
Morgan County, Ohio, on June 17, 
1830, in a section, and surrounded 
by circumstances that rendered the 
attainment of a liberal education 
wholly impossible. "The nutrition of 
his early jfouth," says one writer, 
"was drawn direct from nature's sources of sup- 
pl^' — from the earth, the air, and the sun-shine. He 
obtained his sturdy strength from contact with the 
soil; he was hardened by the summer's heat, and 
tlie cold of winter. Plain food, active outdoor exer- 
cise, the absence of care, constant association witli 
tlie free and benignant influences of nature, all 
united to construct for him a sound body— the 
foundation of cheerfulness, patient endurance, 
hopefulness, the ability to labor untiringly, perse- 
verance, and, in fine, all the essential qualities of 
success in life." 

At the age of fourteen he lost his father and was 
thus compelled to put forth extra exertions to help 
support his mother and two sisters. For this pur- 
(lose at the age of fifteen, he engaged to drive a 
four-horse stage between Zanesville and Newark, 
and became an expert in horsemanship, an accom- 
plishment still unimpaired, of which he was always 
proud. In order to earn money with which to pay 
the taxes (Hi his mother's farm he learned the 
cooper's Uade, and it is said thp.t he can still set 



up a "tight" or "loose" barrel as well and quickly 
as ever. 

At the age of nineteen he w-as married, and in 
18.t3, settled on a farm in Vernon County, Wis., 
wliich he still owns and calls his home. In this 
new but rapidly settling country his shrewd- 
ness, good sense and natural aptitude for leader- 
ship at once placed him at the head of local im- 
provements and public affairs. 

Early in 1855, the county officers were in search 
of a horse thief. "Jerry," without knowing him 
Lo be such, had seen the outlaw — given him his 
breakfast in fact. He believed the officers were be- 
ing successfully eluded by the thief, so mounted a 
horse and started in pursuit "on his own hook.' 
After a long ride over an exceedingly rough and 
hillj^ country, he overtook the thief, and though 
unarmed, effected a capture after a severe per- 
sonal struggle, and returned unaided with horse, 
carriage and desperado, and his own horse. For 
this feat the people made him sheriff at the ensuing 
September election, and he proved to be one of 
the best officers that ever served in that capacitj'. 

In November, 1861, he was elected to the Legis- 
lature, in which he was particularly active and in- 
fluential in furthering war measures of every kind. 
At the close of the session "Jerry" turned his at- 
tention to the war with all the vigor of his power- 
ful and enthusiastic nature and was soon commis- 
sioned Major of the 25th Regiment. He had been 
at the front but a short time when he was pro- 
moted to the Colonelcy and served as such with Gen. 
Sherman from Vicksburg to the close of the Rebel- 
lion, and was breveted Brigadier-General for brav- 
ery at the Battle of Salkehatchie. 

From the first Gen. Rusk was a daring and in- 



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trepid soldier aiui a model oHicer, liaving ilie con- 
fidence of his men, and iiis superiors. He never 
ordered the boys to go, but alwajs led the van and 
bade them "come on." He was cool, fearless and 
determined, but cheerful and hopeful, and from the 
the first declared he would not leave the service 
until the last rebel had laid down his arms. When 
McPherson fell, Rusk's command was at the front, 
and he lost one-third of his men. During the battle 
he was once cut off from his command and sur- 
rounded by Confederate soldiers armed with saber- 
bayonets. His own sword was snatched away and 
he was ordered to surrender, but drawing a pistol 
he used it with such deadly effect that he was 
enabled to break through his assailants and escaped 
with only a slight wound in the leg and the loss of 
sword and horse — the animal being literally rid- 
dled with bullets. In regaining his lines. Rusk's 
progress was particularly barred by a Confederate 
with a lowered ba^'onet; but the soldier was killed 
by a shot from the colonel's pistol, and then the wny 
was clear. 

In 1 8(56, Rusk was elected Bank Comptroller, and 
held theoflice four years during the trying time of 
bank re-organization, at the end of which service he 
was elected to the 42d, 43d, and 44th Congresses. 
In Congress he conceived and promoted some of 
the most important pension laws on the statute 
books, and was otherwise an active and useful mem- 
ber. 

In 18«1, he was appointed by Garfield and con- 
firmed as United States Jlinisler to Paraguay, which 
office w:is declined as was also that of Minister to 
Denmark and other important tenders. 

At this time Charles Foster, Governor of Ohio, 
was in ^\'ashington. He began to badger Rutk 
aljout office -getting, and thus taunted him: "Now if 
you had any standing at home, such as I have, 3'ou 
could go back to Wisconsin and be elected Gov- 
ernor." 

"I can do that," exclaimed Rusk, -'and I will, 
or I'll come back to Washington and play Lad^- 
Godiva the whole length of reunsylvania avenue." 

He started immediately for Wisconsin, and thougli 
there were several candidates already in the field, 
was nominated for governor by the Republicans 
a few weeks later and duly elected in November. 



He did not have to play Lady Godiva through the 
main thoroughfare of Washington. 

In 1884 he was re-elected, and again in 1886, 
serving seven years — longer than any other rran — 
as Governor, the Legislature having extended the 
second term one year, in order to make all lines 
of office to begin with the even numbered years. 

The ability, popularity, and usefulness o" Go ' 
Rusk's administration are the common property o 
the people of the State, and need no mention 
for the present generation. He accomplished 
more for the agricultural interests of the State than 
had ever been undertaken. Amongst the genera' 
ridicule of that time he manfully stood bj' Magnus 
Swenson's experiments with amber cane syrup, out 
of which grew more valuable knowledge and ma- 
cliinery for sugar-making than we had hitherto 
possessed. Had it not been for the firm and liberal 
backing of Gov. Rusk, it is more than likely that 
we should not have had the splendid process which 
has built up the great amber cane syrup industry 
of the southwest and made it so profitable, for 
Swenson was poor, friendless and unknown. 

During his administration farmers' institutes 
were inaugurated, the experimental station made 
effective and useful; the bureau of labor and indus- 
trial statistics established; the office of State veter- 
inary surgeon created with power to control, and 
condemn diseased horses and cattle and preserve 
the gener.al health of domestic animals; a State 
pension agent appointed; the State militia brought 
to a perfection and effectiveness hardly equaled by 
any other Slate; the north and south wings of the 
capitol, the State school for dependent childron at 
Sparta, and Science Hall of the State University, 
were erected, and the old war claims against the 
general Government settled and collected. 

In 1888, he received the vote of the Wisconsin 
delegation in the Republican National Convention 
as a candidate for President, and on the 4th of 
March, 188it, wasciilled into the cabinet of Presi- 
dent Harrison to be Secretaiy of AgriculLure. 

Gen. Rusk is six feet and two inches in height, 
massive in jjioporlion, bright, active, and the ladies 
say, hanilsomc. On a horse, or heading a process- 
ion, or in a promiscuous gathering, he certainly is, 
with his flowing hair and beard and ruddy com- 
plexion, a man of marked and attractive appearance, 
jle loves his children, his horses, and his farm, and 
ncvej- "goes back" on a true friend. 




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N altogether new character 
in the civil and political 
history of Wisconsin, and 
one which has but few coun- 
terparts anywhere, is William 
" Dempster Hoard. He was 
born at Stockbridge, Madison 
Co., N. Y., Oct. 10, 1836, and 
was the son of a Methodist Cir- 
cuit-Rider. His early education 
was derived entirely from the 
common schools, which were 
then none of the best. At the age 
of twenty-one he settled near Oak 
Grove, Dodge Co., Wis., where he 
worked upon a farm, liut removed to Lake Mills. 
Jefferson County, in 1860. 

In May, 1861, he enlisted in Company E, 4th 
Wisconsin Infantry, and served until July, 1862, 
when he was discharged for disability. Soon re- 
gaining his health at his former home in New York, 
he re-enlisted, in Company A, 1st New York Artil- 
lery, and remained in the service as a private to the 
close of the war. There are flippant and careless 
souls who declare that Gov. Hoard and Phil Cheek, 



Jr.. are the only private soldiers left in Wisconsin. 

At the close of the war he returned to Wisconsin 
and engaged in the nursery business .at Columbus, 
but in 1870 again established himself at Lake 
Mills and began the publication of the Jefferson 
County Union, receiving during the same year the 
appointment of Deputy United States Marshal, and 
.also having to do with taking the Federal Census. 
In 1872 he was elected Sergeant-at-arnis of the 
State Senate, and the following year removed to 
Ft. Atkinson, which has since been the place of 
residence of himself and his newspaper. 

There is far more than is generally under- 
stood in the career of Hoard that is proud and 
creditable. Starting with absolute!}' no capita', he 
put his paper in the way of accomplishing some- 
thing substantial for the community as well as for 
himself. From the beginning he devoted consider- 
able space in his paper to the discussion of dairy 
and farm matters. Himself an exi)ert in the busi- 
ness of making butter and cheese, his articles at- 
tracted and held attention from the good sense and 
practical knowledge which they displayed. 

It is true that at first the fi'uits of his effort 
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— but he continuefl unswervingly in the course 
originnlly marked out, and finally began to rally 
the local farmers around him. Almost entirely 
through his efforts the Jefferson County Dairj'man's 
Association was organized, in 1871, followed by the 
Wisconsin State Dairyman's Association, of which he 
was also the real founder, and for three years Secre- 
tary, and then the Northwestern Dairyman's Asso- 
ciation, of which he has annually been chosen 
I'residcnt without opposition, since 1878. 

The value of this State Association in particular 
to the farmers of Wisconsin, can hardly be coni- 
jjuted. It found them turning out but a limited 
amount of dairy products, and those with a de- 
cided reputation for inferiority. In the course of 
a few years it saw the production increase manj- 
fold, and the reputation for both cheess and butter 
a<lvance to the very front rank, manufacturers 
of AVisconsin carrying off from every competition 
more than her proportionate share of the prizes — 
indeed in some instances taking the grand prize 
over all competition in the nation or world. 

It is certainly true that " Peace hath her victories 
.10 less renowned than war.'.' In this view Mr. 
Hoard is conspicuously' entitled to the laurels of 
tlie victor; for himself and his Jefferson County 
Union were jn-ime factors in this great progress, 
which means cash — increased profits — better educa- 
tion and more comfort in life to every maker of 
butter and cheese in the Stale. 

After a time the demand for the "Dair}- Dei>art- 
ment" of his pajwr became such that he was com- 
pelled to issue special editions, and finally to cs- 
taldish Hoard's />o(>i/ma« on a separate basis, which 
has r, wide circulation, and is an accepted authority 
on dairy matters througliout the Nation. 

When the Wisconsin Farmers' Institutes were 
organized by the State University in 1886, for the 
jmrpose of holding educational sessions in different 
portions of the State, Mr. Hoard was selected as 
the leading lecturer on dairj' matters. In two sea- 
sons ho delivered more than 300 addresses on this 
sulijcct, exposing in a frank and fearless manner 
to the slipshod and slovenl}' farmer the folly of his 
w.iys, and preaching the doctrines of agricultural 
regeneration through such improved methods as 
were in pace with modern improvements in other 
branches of business. 

These addresses, at once simple and homely, 
were yet so eloquent with incontrovertable f.acts, 
common sense, and pat illustrations, and so inter- 
spersed with a p.ithos, luimo" and drollery not 
oqualle<l by any other speaker in the State, as not 
only to convince, but to captivate his audiences 
everywhere. 

When, therefore, in the .spring of 1888, without 



an^- knowledge or consideration on his part, his 
name was brought forward as that of a suitable car. 
didate for (iovernor. it was received not only with 
favor, but with enthusiasm. And so widespread 
and powerful did this enthusi.ism become that, 
though remaining quietly at home and "pursuing 
the even tenor of his way." the Republican nia.s.ses 
sought him out and made him their nominee for 
Governor, contrary, it must in truth be said, tu h- • 
own judgment of ability and qualifications. 

In the campaign whicli followed he was in deman. 
everywhere as a speaker, and througii his addresse. 
demonstrated that the country editor and dairy 
specialist had been a close student and logical 
thinker in many lines of political and philosophical 
inqnir3-. Indeed, an impromptu address to the 
club of "first voters" in Milwaukee, being steno- 
graphieally reported, was widely published and 
favorably reviewed. He was of course elected an.' 
duly inaugurated. 

In his mental organization Mr. Hoard is essen- 
tially a philosopher. This is known to all wl'o 
have listened to his public addresses or have en- 
joyed a personal acquaintance with him. He never 
appeals to passion or seeks favor by pandering to 
ephemeral whims. In his message to the Legisla- 
ture he says: "I feel authorized to say in their 
(that is, the farmers') behalf, that they have no 
.sympathy, as I have none, with any effort at legis- 
lation on any question which springs from preju- 
dice." 

All his writings and speeches are conceived and 
framed on the same basis — " know the truth and 
be guided by reason." In the only authentic bio- 
graphical sketch of Mr. Hoard that is extant, is the 
modest assertion: '■ He was educated in the com- 
mon schools." He is one of the few who really 
appreciate the value and vital importance of the 
district schools. In the message above referred to. 
in recommending attention to them, he said: "I 
confess to much solicitude for the common schools, 
and especially for the district Sihools in rural com- 
munities. I have a profound respect for the high 
school, the ac.adem\-. the college and the univer- 
sit3^ These, however, are but the fruits of a low- 
lier blossom, and they have m.any and most earnest 
advocates. But the common district school, tht 
'people's college,' is so much everybody's business 
that in many respects it suffers from neglect. 11 
is to the little country school that we must look, in 
a great measure, for the inculcation of the true 
principles of American citizenship." 

Mr. Hoard is yet so new in the executive chair 
that it is impossible to speak intelligently of his 
administration, furtiier than that li;' is careful, con- 
scientious and conservative. 



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HE bistorj- of the lliiee 
a counties of Green Lake, 
Mai quelle and Waushara, 
are very closely inter- 
woven, and therefore until 
the first settlement by whites 
andthe organization of their re- 
spective county governments, 
no attempt is made to separate 
them. While comparatively new 
in comparison with the coun- 
s of some other States of the 
lion, each has a history worthy 
of preservation. It is to be hoped 
' that the reader will find in the 
following pages much to interest and instruct. If 
so, the efforts of the author will be rewarded. 
First Knowledge of This Region. 
"As early as 1615." says ButterBeld in his brief 
biography of Jean Nieolet, "a nation of Indians had 
been heard of called the Mascoutins. These savages 
were frequently' at war with the tribes near the 
head of Georgian Bay, and with some further east 
ward. Now, the homes of the Mascoutins were 
upon the Fox River, above Winnebago Lake, their 
territor}' extending soulheastwardly, as far, possi- 
bly, as the present city of Chicago, if not beyond. 
A brief reference to certain individuals in this na- 
tion has been preserved ante-dating the year 1634. 
A knowledge of the Winnebagoes was early ob- 
tained at least before the year 1632. They were 
spoken of by the Indians, who gave the Frcncli an 



account of them, as the 'Winnipegon.' More was 
learned of this nation than of the Mascoutins. They 
were known as the people who had originally emi- 
grated from the shore of a distant sea, and their 
name had reference to this fact. The settlers upon 
the St. Lawrence had, however, very erroneous 
ideas of the location of these savages. Winnebago 
Lake was supposed to be to the northward of Lake 
Huron, and the Fox River to flow southward into 
it; while the Winnebngoes were known to dwell 
not far from the last mentioned lake. Lake Mich- 
igan and Green Bay had not as yet been heard of. 
Such was the information that the French had 
gathered of the present Wisconsin before any part 
of it liad been explored by civilized man; extend- 
ing, as we have seen, to two of its lakes and one of 
its rivers, also to two of the savage tribes having 
their homes and hunting grounds, whole or in part, 
within its present boundaries." 

Evidences of Pre-Historic Occupancy. 

Historians and scientists who have devoted re- 
search to the antiquities of Wisconsin generally 
concede that the territory was inhabited at one 
time by a race of people superior to that dis- 
covered by the early French missionaries. Manj' 
and important discoveries in various works of 
antiquity have been made during the past twenty 
years along the Fox and Grand rivers in Green 
Lake Countj% where hundreds of mounds exist, 
from which have been exhumed pieces of earthen- 
ware or pottery artistically designed. Implements 
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ous shflpes and sizes and in several instances hiero- 
glyphic characters have been discovered. It has 
l)een suggested tliat the people who left these 
monuments were the progenitors of the fast fading 
Indian tribes of Nortli America, and this is made 
to appear probable liy the resemblance of the pots 
and vases in figure, etc., to those afterward found 
ill all Indian villages and to those still made by 
the women of the Mandan and other tribes. Mar- 
quette County is rich in the evidences of the pres- 
ence within its borders at some remote time of 
ihe race, long since extinct, which is the delight of 
antiquarian research and the object of curious con- 
sideration by intelligent persons of all classes. The 
Mound Builders have left innumerable tumuli near 
the river and lake. The mounds possess the varied 
forms peculiar to this class of pre-historic works. 
Most of them are conical or oblong, some are cru- 
ciform and others resemble birds or animals. The 
age of the mounds is attested by huge trees which 
have grown on their summits and by the remains 
of other large trees wliich have lived, died and de- 
cayed since the germ was first implanted in the 
upturned soil by the ordering of that economy of 
nature which is at once a source of admiration and 
marvel to the thoughtful mind. These mounds, 
like all others constructed by this mystic people, 
are of surface soil, yet the immediate vit-init^- 
shows no disturbance of the surrounding alluvium. 
In view of this fact emphasis is given to the queries 
as to when, how and why the}' were built. Excep- 
tional ones on the bluffs at the bends of the liver 
or on the promontory on the lake were, perhaps, 
for defense; some, possibly, for tombs, as bones 
would seem to indicate. Excavations usually yield 
meagre results, though thej' sometimes disclose 
pieces of coarse pottery and rude implements. 
Moundville, as its name implies, abounds in these 
antiquarian puzzles. 

There are many mementoes of the past scattered 
over the town of Berlin, Green Lake County, says 
a writer, John ,G. Gillespy, 1860: " In their for- 
mation there is great similarity. That the great 
portion are graves or monuments raised to the dead 
there can be but little doubt. There is so far as I 
have seen only one embankment or mound in this 
town or county tliat a person would be in any 



doubt as to its purpose or use or to what necessitj' 
in Indian life it owes its erection — a circular mound 
about twent}- rods in diameter and sixty-five rods 
in circumference. It might have been a place of 
worship or of recreation or gladiatorial combats; 
from its peculiar structure one can easily imagine 
it was used for one or the other or them all. Here 
the court of some mighty chief or renowned war- 
rior might have been held in all the pomp and 
circumstance of savage and barbaric splendor. 
High potentates may here have met the assembled 
wisdom of the land in grave and portentous coun- 
cil suggested for future action; the nation's welfare 
cared for and legislation for future contingencies 
adopted; here might have been debates an<l dispu- 
tations, and no doubt with as much order and de- 
corum as is so often witnessed in our legislative 
halls, as to what would or would not conduce to 
the prosperity and hajjpiness of the people, doubt- 
less resulting in as much benefit as the orations and 
debates of any demogogue in these days, who in 
his superhuman efforts saves the I'nion as often as 
twice a year. Here may have been high and holy 
purposes consecrated to the welfare of all. Pat- 
riotism may here have dared to combat the false 
theories and maxims of craft\- politicians who, car- 
ing naught for anything but self and personal am- 
bition, would make a burial of all the noble 
impulses of our nature for supremac}- and extended 
rules." The same writer suggests that Dartford 
" must have been long years ago famous in the 
traditions and history of the Red Man. There is 
no place in the conntj' if in the State, where the 
memorials of ancient warfare and Indian customs 
are more striking ai;d marked than at this place, 
situated on a very narrow vallej', or more properly 
a cape, extending east for one-half mile, bordered 
b}- marsh on the north and creek on the south. 
Packayan here runs for about half a mile between 
high banks, the point from which it takes it name 
making an elbow into the valley; some thirty feet 
high from the creek, must have been, from all the 
remains clustering here in a very little space, a for- 
tification of no little magnitude. Here are mounds 
and embankments for nearly' the whole length of 
the north side of the valley; but the most worthy 
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of a Latin cross; its greatest len<i;tli is about 105 
feet lying nortliwest and southeast; crossing tills 
embanlvinent at rigiit angles is one sixty feet in 
lengtli, all about ttiree feet high, and at the junction 
tapering and falling eacli way to a level with the 
land on which it is built. lieaubien himself, witli all 
his scientific skill, could not more completely have 
laid out a fortification which, although so simple 
yet in the rude warfare of ancient times was an ef- 
fectual protection and at the same time commanded 
and controlled the navigation of the creek either up 
or down; this no doubt was its design; placed upon 
the highest ground it was a perfect defensible posi- 
tion, let the enemy come from which quarter he 
might, its defendants only moving from one of its 
sides to the other would be protected from any 
missiles thrown by the enemy, whilst at tlic same 
time it afforded every advantage for defensive 
warfare. Some fifty rods west of this, what may 
truly be called a fort, are three several embank- 
ments lying as regards the compass like the fort; 
these are parallel to each other and four rods apart, 
ten rods long, two feet high and about the saine in 
breadth. Tliese embankments are crossed by the 
road from Ste. Marie to Berlin. There are several 
others, small and large, of all shapes; one very 
large round one immediately east of the fort; this 
no doubt was a burial place; tliat it is the grave of 
the defenders, who might in some destructive bat- 
tle have been slain, and- then and there where they 
had ensanguined the soil with their life's blood 
were laid to rest after life's fitful dream, is as prob- 
able as any other theory that might be adopted. 
This place for aught we know, may have been con- 
sidered of as much importance and as fully impreg- 
nable as Gibraltar. There in days long gone by 
might have been feats of arms and personal courage, 
successful combat with invading foes intent upon 
subjugation and extended rule." 

Mounds have been opened near the village of 
Marquette similar to others in these counties, from 
which such ornaments as are usually worn by In- 
dians have been taken, such as a silver bracelet on 
which was engraved "ontrcal, 1775," (prol)ably a 
part of -'Montreal,") and likely brought to the place 
by a Frenchman or by an Indian who had pro- 
cureil it from a Frenchman, and bark cloth, and an 



ornament of silver resembling a small button. 
These discoveries would lead to the belief that these 
sepulchers, if such they are, are of more recent date 
than has been generally supposed; but the Indians 
living- near the place when white occupation began 
avowed their ignorance of their age and had no 
tradition of their erection. 

Nieolet's Exploration of tlw Fox River. 

Jean Nicolet was, without doubt, the first white 
man who set foot upon ground now included in 
Marquette, Green Lake and Wausliara Counties or 
their surrounding territory. "On tlie 1st of July, 
1634," wrote Henri Jouan, [Jean Nicolet, "Inter- 
preter and Voyageur in Canada," 1C18-1G42 — 
translated from the French by Grace Clark, and 
published in the "Collections of the State Histori- 
cal Society of Wisconsin," 1888.] "two fleets of 
canoes left Quebec and liscended the St. Lawrence 
River; one to build a fort on the place where 
to-day stands the city of Three Rivers; the other, 
under the direction of Father Brebeuf, to explore 
■the upper country" — to-day the Canadian Prov- 
ince of Ontario — by ascending the Ontario River. 
Nicolet was in the second fleet, and when the two 
expeditions met at Three Rivers, he, putting the 
stakes in with his own hands, helped in the founda- 
tion of the city where he was to pass tlie last years 
of his life. AUuraette Island was reached after a 
thousand suB'erings had been endured l\y these trav- 
elers, who were accustomed to the life of the woods 
and who were, moreover, hostilely received on the 
road by the natives; but this was no obstacle to a 
courier des bois. a demi-savage t,uch as Nicolet." 
["Jean Nicolet in the journey which he made with 
us to the island, sustained all the hard work of one 
of the most robust savages," Relation of 1635. — 
H. J.] "Leaving Brebeuf at AUuraette Island, he 
went first among his old friends of Lake Nipissing 
to make preparations for his voyage. Tlien, des- 
cending the French River, which issues from Lake 
Nipissing and empties into the Georgian Bay 
(northeastern part of Lake Huron), he visits the 
Hurons, who inhabit this region, and with whom i[i 
all probability he came to execute some commission 
given him by Champlain. From this place he sets 
out for unknown lands in a birch-bark canoe — ;i 



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forerunner of ^the many steamers and ships that 
now plow the great lakes in all directions — with 
only seven savages, Hurons, for his entire crew and 
escort into a region where now arise agricultural 
and industrial settlements and populous cities, 
hut which were then the exclusive domain of tribes 
of redskins whose number or names no one knew, 
and where the traveler could depend only upon 
the hunting and fishing for his daily subsistence. 
He begins bj- coasting along the north shore of 
Lake Huron, then, following the strait that leads 
into Lake .Superior, he pushes to the place called 
Sault-Sainte-Marie, where he remains for sometime 
to rest his men; then crossing" [not crossing, but 
ascending] "the .Straits of Mackinaw, he enters 
Lake Michigan: .Sailing" [paddling] '-up the large 
rivers in the northeastern" [northwestern] "portion 
Green Hay, he comes among the Mcnoraonies at 
the mouth of the river of the same name" [not 
known as the Menomonee River until long after] 
"not far away from the Men of the Sea, better 
known afterward by the name of Winnebagoes." 
["More correctly, Ouinipigou. from the word 
Ouinipeg, by which the Algonquins meant bad- 
smelling water, as salt water was by them desig- 
nated. Ouinipigou, signified to the Algonquins 
'Men of the Salt Water,' "Men of the .Sea' , , " — 
II. J.] They were the chief objects of his expedi- 
tion, and he went into their midst while ascending 
the Fox River. But here I will let the "Relation 
of 1C43" speak for me; I think the explorer will 
be better understood as thus described by a con- 
temporary: "While he was occupying this office 
(clerk and interpreter) he was chosen to make a 
journey to the tribe called the People of the Sea, 
to conclude peace with them, and with the Hutons, 
who are about 300 leagues farther west [east] than 
the3'. He embarked for [from] the territory of 
the Hurons with seven savages; they encountered 
a number of small tribes in coming and going; 
when they arrived there" [the country of the 
Winnebagoes] "they drove two sticks into the 
ground and hung presents upon them to prevent 
the people from taking them for enemies and mur- 
dering them. At a distance of two da\"s' journey 
from this tribe he sent one of his savages to carrj' 
them the news of peace, which was well received. 



especially when they heard that it was a European 
who brought the message. They despatched sev- 
eral young men to go to meet the manitou, that is, 
the wonderful man; they come, they escort him, 
they carr3' all his bagg.age. He was clothed in a 
large garment of China damask strewn with flowers 
and birds of various colors. As soon as he came 
in sight all the women and children fled, seeir.g a 
man carry thunder in both hands. They called 
thus the two pistols he was holding. The news of 
his coming spread immediately to the surrounding 
places; four or five thousand men assembled. 
Pvach of the Chiefs gave him a banquet, and at one 
of them at least 120 beavers were served. Peace 
was concluded , ,." The Chinese costume that 
Jsicolet wore in his first interview with the 'People 
of the Sea' indicates that he expected to see some 
mandarin come to meet him, to whom rumor 
might have announced his arrival. As was ascer- 
tained later the so-called Asiatics were no other 
than the redskins since known as the Dakol.is and 
the Sioux." [The Sioux are a branch of the Dakota 
family.] "Nicolet had arrived something like 400 
leagues from Quebec; it. was there that he became 
acquainted with the Mississippi, if not de cisii at 
least by hearsaj-. Crossing the portage which 
separates the Fox from the Wisconsin River, and 
descending the latter, he proceeded .as far as its 
confluence with the Mississippi, being thus the 
first Frenchman to greet the Great Water. Or 
indeed, when, having returned to Quebec, he 
asserted that if he had sailed three days longer 
upon a great river, he could have found the sea." 
[Relation of 1640 — H. J.] "Was this great river 
of which he spoke the Mississippi or merely the 
Wisconsin River, whose course would have con- 
ducted him to the Mississippi ?" [It is abundantly 
proven in Butterfield's "Discover}' of the North- 
west." p. 67, et seq., that Nicolct did not discover 
the Wisconsin River, but only proceeded as far up 
the Fox, as the village of the Mascoutlns, — prob- 
ably in what is now Green Lake County, AVis. — 
and then departed southward for the Illinois coun- 
try.] "Under the influence of preconceived ideas, 
did he not take what was designated to him by the 
name of 'Great Water' for the Pacific Ocean, or at 
least for a great water-course that emptied into it } 



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The Winnebagoes spoke a language that differed 
radically from that of the Hiirons and Algonquins; 
it is certain that he fully understood his inter- 
locutors." [For along while it was believed that 
the Mississippi emptied into the Pacific Ocean; the 
contrary was made known only in 1682, by the 
explorations of the Chevalier La Salle, and indeed 
it was necessary to wait seventeen years for the 
question to be fully decided by LeMoync D'lber- 
ville finding the mouth of the river by water. 
(Benj Suite, toe cit.) — H. J.] "These are doubtful 
points, the discussion of wiiich would carry me too 
far beyond the limits that I have drawn for myself; 
still one may ask why it was that Nicolet, believ- 
ing himself only three days' journej' from the sea, 
should not have gone and verified the fact; was it 
because he was so far convinced that he deemed 
this verification needless .' It appears quite cer- 
tain, however, that he did not limit his journey to 
the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers, but that he pro- 
ceeded southward into the territory inhabited by the 
Illinois. The "Relations," written after 1636 by 
Fathers Le Jeune and A'incent, contain indeed 
much information given by Nicolet upon the coun- 
try and the people southwest of I^akc Michigan. 
He was the first Froncliman" [and the first Euro 
pean] "to penetrate so far in that direction. Re- 
tracing his steps, he reentered Quebec at the 
beginning of the autumn of 163.5 with a rich store 
of observations of every sort, having acquired for 
French influence and by peaceful means only, 
large populations until then unknown. It is prob- 
able that he would not have ceased his adventurous 
travels had not the de.atli of Champlain, which oc- 
curred soon after his return, sus[)ended for a time 
this kind of undertaking." 

Kxplorutioiis of the Fox by Kaclissoii and 
GrosoiUler.s. 

Pierre d' Esprit, Sieur Radisson, and his sister 
Margaret's husband, Medard Chouart, Sieur des 
Groseilliers, were among the most daring and suc- 
cessful explorers known in North America during 
the third quarter of the seventeenth century. 
Their earlier voyages, though attended with danger 
and adventure and prolific of influence upon the 
subsequent history of the continent, have no direct 
bearing upon the histoiy of the small |>art of the 



State of Wisconsin, of which this work treats. 
About the middle of June, 16.58, RadJsson and 
Groseilliers, who had now formed a friendly part- 
nership "to travell and see countreys," began a 
journey up the Ottawa River to Lake Huron and 
beyond. They started in company with twenty- 
nine other Frenchmen; but being attacked by the 
Iroquois, all returned except Radisson and Grosel- 
liers, who pushed on with the Huron "wild men" 
who served as their guides to the upper country. 
Upon arriving at the mouth of the French River, 
the Indians divided their party; "seven boats went 
toward west northwest and the rest to the south." 
The two Frenchmen proceeded with the southbound 
fleets, and, after making nearly the entire circuit of 
Lake Huron, stopped with their Indian companions 
at the village of the latter — apparently on one of 
the Manitoulin Islands. From here they went on 
a neighboring visit to the "nation of ye stairing 
haires" — the Ottawas, who were on the Great Mani- 
toulin. Urged by visitors— "Ambassadors" Radisson 
grandiloquently styles them — from the "Pontona- 
tenick," or Pottawattomies, the travelers pushed 
westward through the Straits of Mackinaw, and 
visited their new friends who were then located 
upon the Islands at the mouth of Green Bay and 
upon the main land to the southward, along the 
western shores of Lake Michigan. They passed 
the winter of 16.58-5it with the Pottawattomies, — 
thus being the first white men known to have set 
foot within what is now Wisconsin after the advent 
of Nicolet in 1634. While with the Pottawatto- 
mies, tliey met with visitors from the Ma.^coutins, 
or the famous "Fire Nation" whom Nicolet had 
discovered on the south side of Fox River, proba- 
Ijly in what is now Green Lake County, Wis., twenty- 
five years before. In the spring of 1659 the 
Frenchmen passed up the Fox to visit the Mascou- 
tins. The latter told them of the "Nadoneceronon" 
nation, or Sioux, their neighbors to the West; also 
of a wandering tribe, the "Christenos," who lived 
on the shores of Hudson's Bay in the summer, and 
in Wisconsin and along the south shore of Lake 
Supeiior in the winter. They appear to have had 
excellent treatment at the hands of the Mascoutiiis. 
and it is undoubtedly to this period of the voyage, 
in the spring and early summer of 1659, that R;u 



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disson refers, when, upon liis homeward journey 1 
down tlie Ottawa, he writes, by way of reminis- 
cence, liic words commencing with: "We weare 
four inontiis on our voyage without doeing any- 
tiiing Imt goe from river to river." In this par.i- 
grapii, — apparentl3- unconscious of ll)e great his- 
toric importance of the discovery — he alludes to 
the fact that his companion and himself accom- 
panied some Indians "into ye great river." which 
from his description was undoubtedly the Upper 
Mississippi. This discovery antedates that claimed 
for LaSalle by not less than eleven years and that 
of Joliet and Marquette fourteen years, and forms 
one of the most notable records of early American 
exploration. There can be no doubt that Radis- 
son's reference is to the Mississippi, and that the 
event occurred during his visit to the Mascoutins 
who, as has been stated, were probably located 
within the present borders of Orcen Lake County. 
The season Radissou and Groseilliers spent here was 
the only time they could have made the visit to the 
Mississippi, for Radisson's narrative fully explains 
their movements during the rest of this voyage 
and leaves them no other o|)portunity to reach the 
great river. It is, therefore, reasonable to conclude 
that the notable discover}' was made in the spring 
or early summer of 1651), and that the approach to 
the Mississippi was made up the Fox River and 
down the Wisconsin, the route pointed out by the 
Mascoutins to Nicolet twenty-five years before. 
This account is condensed from papers published 
by the Wisconsin Historical -Society, based on the 
original manuscript of Hadisso)i, who describes the 
Mascoutins as "a faire proper nation." Continuing: 
"They are tall and bigg and very strong. We 
came there in the spring. When we arrived there 
weare extraordinary banquelts. There they never 
have seen men with beards, because they pull their 
hairs as soon as it comes out; but much more as- 
tonished when the3' saw our arms, especially our 
guns, wliich they worshipped bj- blowing smoakc 
and tobacco instead of sacrifice. I will not insist 
on their way of living, for of their ceremonys 
heere you will see a patern." 

Allouez, Joliet, Manniotte, l)u Lliiil, Ilciinc- 
piu, Perrot ami I^a Hoiitaii. 

Father Allouez made a voyage up tlie Fox River 



to the present limits of Green Lake County in 
1669. In 167.3 Louis Joliet and Jacques Mar- 
quette left Mackinaw, with five other Frenchmen, 
reached the Wisconsin River bj- the Fox and a 
portage and descended to the Mississippi. In 1G79 
Daniel Graysen Du Lhut (Duluth) ascended St. 
Louis River, held a council and concluded a peace 
with the natives west of Lake Superior. In the 
following year he voyage<l from Lake Superior to 
the Mississippi River bj' ascending the B(>is Brule 
and descending the St. Croix ; and Father Louis 
Hennepin ascended the Mississippi to the Falls of 
St. Anthony, returning, in company- with Du Lhut. 
over the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers, to Green Bay. 
In 1683 Le Seur made a vojage of the Fox and 
Wisconsin Rivers to the Mississippi. In 1685 
Nicholas Perrot. who h.ad been at Green Baj- as 
early as 1669, and who had been appointed "com- 
mandant of the West," proceeded over the Fox- 
Wisconsin Rivers route to the Upper Mississippi, 
spending the winter at a point near the present vil- 
lage of Trempeleau. In 1686 and in later years, 
he estal lished ports on Lake Pepin and at the 
mouth of the Wisconsin. Four years later Baron 
la Ilontau claimed to have penetrated the Wiscon- 
sin wilds, by the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers and 
to have made extensive discoveries on the rpi)er 
Mississippi. 

Historical Importance of these Kail.v 

Voyajres. 
Such, in brief, is the history of the voyages of 
the intrepid explorers who were the forerunners in 
this then wild country of the civilization to-d.ay. 
The records they have left are so meager and so 
general in their application that it is not possible 
to obtain from them much d:ita of strictly local 
interests. It is sufficient that the Fox River, flow- 
ing through this territory, bore upon its bosom the 
frail barques of these venturesome pathfinders, and 
that it was by w.ay of the Fox that the first of 
them came near discovering and another later actu- 
ally did discover the Mississippi, that grejit stream 
which has exerted an influence more powerful than 
any other upon the assimilation and advancement 
of the various interests of a vast continent, con- 
necting tiie North and the South and supplying a 
( common market to the Knst and the West. 



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Voyage of Captain CaiAer, 

Captain Jonathan Carver, of the Englisli army, 
ascended the Vox River in ITi!!!. Arriving at the 
Island, now the site of Neenali and Menaslia, lie 
found a great Indian town — Winnehagoes. The 
tribe was ruled by a queen, who received him with 
great civilit}' and entertained him sumptuously 
during the four days he remained there. "The 
town contained fifty houses. The land.' he says, 
>'was very fertile, grapes, plums and other fruits 
grew abundantly. The Indians raised large quanti- 
ties of Indian corn, beans, pumpkins, squashes 
watermelons and some tobacco." On the Wiscon- 
sin River he found the largest and best built Indian 
town he ever saw. "It contained about ninety 
houses, e.ach large enough for several families, 
built of hewn planks, neatly jointed, and covered 
so completely with bark as to keep out the most 
penetrating rains. The streets were both regular 
and spacious, appearing more like a civilized town 
than the abode of savages. The land was rich, 
and corn, beans and melons were raised in large 
quantities." Many of the planting grounds on the 
banks of the lakes were lovely spots, and in the 
corn husking time, or in the wild rice harvest, 
when multitudes of canoes were engaged in gath- 
ering the grain, presented a cheerful scene. The 
voyageur's camping ground was frequently adjoin- 
ing, and many a festive summer night has echoed 
with the song and mirth of the backwoods frolic, 
in which both races have enjoyably participated. 

Resources, Physical Features, Etc. 

Lying between the counties of Waushara, Green 
Lake, Columbia and Adams, is the county of Mar- 
quette. The surface is undulating and the soil a 
sandy loam which becomes clear sand in certain 
localities. Marshes are found near the streams 
and these produce hay in abundance, while with 
proper attention they might easily be redeemed from 
wildness to a condition of profit by the introduc- 
tion of cranberry' culture. The county may be 
generally described as one of oak openings. The 
native timber has been removed from large ai'eas, 
and considerable land is under cultivation. The 
region is well ■w.itcrcd and supplied with power. 
Neeuah Creek runs through Oxford. Douglas, 



Center and Briggsville, with improved mill privi- 
leges in each town. The Montello furnishes power 
for mills and factories at Laurence, Westfield, Har- 
risville and Montello. The Meehan drives one 
mill atGermania and White Creek supplies a mill 
and foundr3- at Neshkoro. The only elevation is 
in the northwest corner of the county, called Lib- 
ertv Bluff. It is .several acres in area and rises on 
three sides abruptly fifty to eighty feet with a 
r.agged wall of sandstone. Norway pines grow 
upon its summit and are not found elsewhere in the 
county. The village of Montello, the county seat, 
has a charming location upon the shore of the 
placid Buffalo Lake, with towering bluffs and en- 
circling rivers. A marked geologic feature of the 
place is the huge outcropping of granite rock, 
projecting boldly upon the side of one of the main 
business streets. Some of the surrounding lands 
are sandy. Most are oak openings, while perhaps 
one-fourth of the county is marsh or rich alluvium. 
The chief exports of the county are wheat, corn, 
rye, pork, butter and cranberries together with the 
products of the various factories. A large amount 
of fish, mostly pickerel and bass, are annually 
caught in the rivers and lakes within the county 
limits, and the region round about Montello is 
said to be one of the best hunting grounds in this 
part of the country. The water power furnished 
by the different streams is but partially employed 
in a profitable manner, and sufficient water runs to 
waste to turn the wheels of scores of mammoth 
factories. The county contains fourteen towns 
named as follows: Springfield, Newton, Crystal 
Lake, Neshkoro, Westfield, Harris, Shields, Meehan, 
Oxford, Packwaukee, Montello, Douglas, Mound- 
vilJe and Buffalo. There are sixteen postofflces in 
the county: Briggsville, Douglas Center, Germa- 
nia, Grover, Harrisville, Jeddo, Liberty Bluff, 
Merritt's Landing, Midland, Montello, Moundville, 
Neshkoro, Oxford, Puckwaukie, Roslin and West- 
field. It is twent3'-four miles from the northern to 
the southern border of the county, and from 
eighteen to twenty-one miles from its eastern to its 
western limits. 

Green Lake County is bounded on the north by 
Waushara County; on the east b}' Winneljago and 
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and Dodge Counties, and on the west by Marquette 
County. Its greatest length north and south is 
twenty-seven miles; its greatest breadth east and 
west eighteen miles. Of the 247.658 acres com- 
prising tiie county, 20,000 are water, divided into 
lakes and clear winding streams, which form the 
most prominent feature of this wonderfully formed 
region. Gushing sitrings ma\' be found at the foot 
of almost every elevation, and water is readily 
found in all localities by digging and boring from 
ten to ninety feet. The general face of the coun- 
try is undulating, neither hilly nor extensive plains, 
with the exception of high broken lands around 
the marshes in the south part of the county. A line 
stretch of prairie extends along tlie eastern part. 
In this section may be found some of the richest 
farms in the State. The soil is the rich brown 
mould of the prairies, the sandy loam of the val- 
leys, or the clayey loam of the high lands. Even 
the poorest lands produce fair crops. Limestone, 
with its atlftulant sandstone, is abundant, cropping 
out at almost every hillside in the towns l3Mng east 
of the Fox River. Doubtless it underlies the 
whole surface of the county, varying in depth 
from ten to forty feet. The wonderful outcrop- 
l)ing of granite at Berlin receives extended notice 
elsewhere. Wheat, rye, corn, oats, all the various 
products of the latitude, as well as fruit, berries, 
grapes, etc., and varieties of vegetables raised in a 
more southern climate are cultivated with success. 
Wlieat is the chief reliance. Corn is grown with 
little labor and is at times a more profitable crop 
than wheat. Sorghum is cultivated with success, 
and is a not unimportant article of commerce. The 
cranberry crop is lieavy and the sales are verj- 
largc. The farmers are well-to-do and independ- 
ent as a class. Marshes abound on both sides of 
Fox River, from half a mile to four miles in width, 
bordered generally with a prolific growth of wild 
rice which annually feeds innumerable flocks of 
blackbirds and ducks. In addition to these are 
extensive pastures and haying fields along all the 
triliutaries of the Fox, making Green Lake one of 
the finest stock-growing counties in the State. The 
county, though largely dependent on its agiicultu- 
ral products by which to make a showing to the 
outside world, has manifested considerable enter- 



prise in the way of utilizing what few natural ad- 
vantages are aflforded by tiie tributaries of tlie Fox 
River. The Fox itself, owing to its slight fall, 
which is barely a foot to the mile, is perfectly use- 
less as a means of power and serves onl\- as a great 
natural canal and a fertilizer of the grand valley 
through which it silently wends its way. Steam 
mills and manufactories to suppl3- the needs of the 
poi)ul:ition are extending and increasing as the 
wants of the community deiifaud. The manufac- 
ture and export of gran'te from the quarries at 
Berlin is probably the most extensive single indns- 
tiy in this section. The county comprises ten towns 
named as follows: Berlin, Brooklyn. Green Lake, 
Kingston, Mackford. Manchester, Marquette, Prince- 
ton. Seneca and St. Marie. There are nine post- 
olfices, thus named: Berlin, Dartford, Green Lake, 
Kingston, ^Manchester. Markesan, Marquette, Prince- 
ton and Itley. This territorj- is equal to any other 
portion of the State of like extent. Big and Little 
Green Lakes arc prominent features of the county. 
The former is a remarkabli' fine sheet of water of 
a greenish hue. The lake t.akes its name from the 
color of the water, and in turn gives its name to 
the county. It is ten or twelve miles in length, 
and has an average width of two to three miles. 
The water is very clear and generally deep, hav- 
ing been plumbed in places to the depth of 100 
feet. The shores are high and wooded and are 
irregular, being indented by fine bnys. It is only 
within the past few years that this gem of a lake 
has attracted the attention of pleasure seekers. 
Green Lake is unrivalled in beauty of scenery, 
fine fishing and hunting, and is now regarded as 
one of the finest resorts in the West. Small steam 
yachts make trips around the Lake to accommodate 
excursionists and pleasure seekers. The several 
watering places are provided with fleets of sail and 
rowboats and when filled with their merry crews 
these boats, as they flit across the green waters of 
the lake, add a charm to scenes of unsurpassed 
loveliness. Little Green Lake is situated in the 
southern part of the town of Green Lake, and has 
some of the characteristics of its larger namesake. 
It is a mile and a half in length and a mile wide 
Lake P.ackaway. in the western part of the county, 
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is about eight miles in length, east and west, and 
nboiit a mile wide from north to south. The 
Indian name signifies wild rice. This lake is bor- 
dered by large marshes, and is noted for its numer- 
ous fields of wild rice and the great number of 
wild ducks tliat frequent its waters. During the 
duck season the borders of the lake are lined with 
hunters from the large cities and surrounding 
country, while an occasional Indian puts in an ap- 
pearance. Fish are caught in abundance during 
the season, fine specimens of lake trout, pickerel, 
bass and perch being taken. 

Waushara County is in the form of a parallelo- 
gram, thirty-six miles long and eighteen mile.s wide. 
There are embraced in this county 414,000 acres of 
land. It is estimated that nearly fifty per cent, of 
this may be called openings, thirty per cent, marsh, 
fifteen per cent, timbei and five per cent, prairie. 
The soil is extremely sandy. The limber is oak, 
hickory, maple, bass and ash. The eastern part of 
the count}' has the most productive soil, and the 
marshy portions are admirably fitted for cranberry 
culture and for hay raising. Immense crops of 
cranberries are gathered in the southeastern part. 
Wild fruits grow in great profusion, which argues 
the successful production of the cultivated kinds. 
Large deposits of marl are found whicU has value 
for fertilization. There are considerable beds of 
the quality of cl.ay that produces cream colored 
brick, and which is adapted also to the manufac- 
ture of stoneware. The principal crops are wheal, 
rye, oats, corn and hops. About 15,000 acres of 
wheat are sown annually. The character of the 
surface is generally level, though there are some 
bluffs in the northern and central parts. The re- 
gion is well watered, lakes varying in size from one 
acre to a section of land being scattered profusely 
over it. Noteworthy among these lakes is Silver 
Lake, a beautiful sheet of water which has begun 
to attract cottage builders, and promises in time to 
become popular with tourists and summer sojourn- 
ers. Lake Poygan encroaches on the eastern 
boundary of the county and covers about four 
sections of land. The Fox cuts off the southeast- 
ern corner and is the largest river watering or 
draining the county. It flows in a northeasterly 
direction and no stream tlovvs into it within Wau- 



shara's boundaries. Pine River, which drains the 
northenstern half and enters Lake Poygan, is a 
stream second in size. It affords fair water power 
at different points. Willow Creek, which performs 
the same office for the central and southeastern 
sections, and has its outlet into Lake Poygan, but 
a short distance from the Pine, is third in import- 
ance. White River and Pine Creek are tributary 
to the Fox and drain the southern portion. 
All ihese streams offer facilities for manufacturing. 
Both lakes and rivers abound in fish. It is said that 
at one time there were so many fish below the dam 
at Poysippi that people took them away by wagon 
loads, catching them in their bare hands and tossing 
them up into their wagon boxes. By the boring 
of artesian wells water can be obtained at depth of 
from fifty to 100 feet. Almost every farm has a 
fountain or flowing well. Waushara County has 
eighteen towns as follows: Plainfield, Hancock, 
Cocoma, Oasis, Deerfield, Richford, Rose, Wauto- 
nia, Dakota, Springwater, Mt. Morris, Marion. 
Saxeville, Leon, Warren, Bloomfield, Poysippi and 
Aurora. There are twenty-three postofflces within 
the county limits: Auroraville, Brushville, Cedar 
Lake, Colebrook, Coloma, Coloma Station, Da- 
kota, H.amilton, Hancock, Mt. Morris, Oasis, Pine 
River, Plainfield, Poysippi, Richford, Saxeville, 
Spring Lake, Springwater, Terrill, Tuston, Wau- 
toma. West Bloomfield and Wild Rose. The 
county is bounded north by Portage and Waupaca 
Counties; east by Winnebago county; south by 
Marquette and Cxreen Lake Counties, and west by 
Adams County. 

No section of the State can surpass these counties 
in richness of soil and adaptation to profitable farm- 
ing. From the ease of cultivating the land and 
the certaini}' of bountiful harvests, it has been 
comparatively easy for the farmers to become a 
well-to-do and really independent class. Men who 
but a few years ago expended their last dollar in 
paying for their lands are now in possession of a 
competency. A feature in favor of the settler in 
this region has been the facility and cheapness of 
marketing farm products, there being railway and 
water transportation within a short distance of 
every well-settled locality. A growing little city 
and several prospei'ous villages afford good trading 



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facilities. Mills and manufactures to supply the 
needs of the population have extended commen- 
suratel}' witli ttie demands of these rapidly develop- 
ing counties. School-houses are numerous in every 
town, and church spires may almost t)e said to be 
in view from any point within the territory. All 
the varieties of small birds and fowls peculiar to 
the latitude are abundant. Trapping for small an- 
imals is pursued with some success. The larger 
wild animals, such as moose, deer, etc.. are banished, 
and nothing short of an occasional verification of 
the fact by some pioneer would lead a new-comer 
to believe that the territory now embraced in these 
counties was' ever famous as an Indian hunting 
ground. Noxious wild animals are about extinct. 
The favorable latitude of these counties renders 
their climate healthful and pleasant. So diversi- 
fied are the}' in soil, scenery and general resources 
and advantages that one ma}- find a home whether 
his desire be to follow the plow, to engage in trade 
or manufacture, or. like Abraham of old, to in- 
crease his substance in flocks and herds of cattle. 

Geology. 

When the territory now embracing these counties 
first emerged from the ocean, it doubtless pre- 
sented an essentially' plain surface, having a slight 
inclination to the east and southeast. The irregu- 
larities which it now presents are due to subsequent 
chang^s, the result of three classes of agents acting 
at different times and under different conditions. 
The following account of this transition is con- 
densed from Prof. T. C. Chamberlin's and other 
reports on the geology of Eiastern Wisconsin. 

During the ages between the emergence of the 
land and the drift |)eriod the streams were cutting 
their beds deeper and deeper into the rocks and 
rendering the former level surface more irregular. 
The softer rocks were more readily eroded than 
the harder ones, and this helped to inciease the un- 
evenness. There was a tendency of the streams to 
follow, as far as the slope favored, the less resisting 
bells of soft rock, and as these run in a northerly' 
and southerly direction in this region, the main 
."■trcanis had that direction. The little streams gath- 
ered into the larger ones in a manner not unlike 
that by which the branches of a tree are united to 



the trunk. The unevenness of surface jHoduced 
I)}' erosion of this natuie possesses a certain kind 
of system and symmetry readily recognizable. As 
this erosion occupied the time preceding the glacial 
|)criod, the features produced liy it have neen 
termed Frp-GUicial. 

The modifications of the surface constituting this 
first class of topographical features were produced 
by running water. Those of the second class, 
which were produced nest in order of time, were 
formed by ice in the form of glaciers, it is believed, 
and b}- the agencies brought into action through 
their melting. The work of the ice was two-fold — 
first in the leveling of the surface by planing down 
the hills and filling up the valleys; and second, in 
the creation of a new uneven surface, by heaping 
up in an irregular and promiscuous manner the 
clay, sand, gravel and boulders it had formed, thus 
giving the surface a new aspect. Among the fea- 
tures produced by the action of the ice are parallel 
ridges, sometimes miles in length, having the same 
direction as the ice movements; hills of rounded, 
flowing contour, sometimes having a linear arrange- 
ment in the direction of glacier progress; mounds 
of drift proraiscuousl}' arranged on an otherwise 
plain surface; oval domes of rock; sharp gravel 
ridges, some of them having a tortuous, serpentine 
course, transverse to the drift movement; peculiar 
depressions, known as '* kettles," and half-sub- 
merged rock gorges, known as " fiords." The melt- 
ing of the ice mass gave rise to swollen lakes and 
flooded rivers, which eroded at some points and 
filled up at others, and so still further modified the 
face of the country. All these peculiarities, being 
the result. <lirecily or indirectly, of the ice action, 
have been called Glacial features. 

After the glacial period the wearing action of 
the streams was resumed, but under somewhat dif- 
ferent conditions. In addition to this there oc- 
curred a depression of land toward the north of 
I several hundred feet, attended by an increased 
volume of water in the lakes, by which nearlj- one- 
half the district was submerged. The advancing 
waters of this ])eriod leveled down many of the 
surface irregularities, and while the land was sub- 
merged the red rla>i was deposited, which still 
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again from the water, the streams resumed their 
cutting, and as the clay was soft they rapidly 
eroded deep, wide gorges, leaving abrupt terraces 
on either side. The features thus produced have 
been named Post-Glacial. 

To tlie three agencies, lake action, ice and run- 
ning water, assisted slightly by winds, the topo- 
graphical peculiarities of the district are chiefly 
due. There is no evidence, of violent eruptions, 
upheavals or outbursts. There was, indeed, the 
gradual elevation and depression of the surface, 
and probably some little flexure of the crust, and 
there are at two or three points indications of fault- 
ing; but in general the region has been free from 
violent agitation, and owes none of its salient to- 
pographical features to such causes. This district 
contains the more level portions of the State, but 
presents at the same time much of diversity and 
many interesting topographical features. Setting 
aside minor details, the State possesses two general 
slopes — a short, abrupt declivity northward to Lake 
Superior, and a long gentler incline southward. 
Through the center of the southward slope there 
extends a moderate elevation, giving a southwest- 
erly and southeasterly' inclination to the strata on 
either side. This part of the State is wholly within 
the southeasterly slope. 

Greeu Bay and the Fox-Wi-st'Oiisiii Rivers. 

The symmetry and simplicity of this system is 
traversed in a peculiar manner by a diagonal val- 
ley occupied by Green Bay and the P'ox-Wisconsin 
rivers. This feature of the general surface of the 
State enters in an interesting way into the topog- 
raphy of this district, and from its commercial 
importance demands attention. This valley, in- 
cluding its extension into Michigan, is occupied by 
the waters of Green Bay for about 100 miles, with 
an average breadth of twelve miles. The ba^' 
projects into Wisconsin about seventy miles be- 
yond the extremity of the peninsula and about 
forty-five miles beyond the mouth of the IMenomi- 
nee. The valley of the upper Fox is an extension 
of this, and, like it, has its more abrupt slope on 
the south side, though less conspicuously so, and 
the same broad, level tract is not seen on the oppo- 
site side. These differences are due partly to the 



fact that the valley in this portion crosses the 
geological formations obliquely, whereas in the 
lower portion it followed their trend, and partly to 
the fact that here the drift movement was across 
the valley from eastward to westward to a consid- 
erable extent. This valley undoubtedl3- ''s^^ 'ts 
existence before the glacial period, during which 
it was probably more filled than eroded. The Fox 
River, at this portion of its course, has a much less 
rapid descent than between Lake Winnebago and 
Green Bay, a circumstance greatly favoring its 
improvement and navigation. The upper Fox de- 
scends forty feet in an air-line distance of about 
sixty miles, while the lower Fox descends 169^ feet 
in half that distance. The valley leading south 
from Lake Winnebago, which has been alluded to 
as an extension of the Green Baj' valley, rises 140 
feet in fifteen miles. These facts, supported as 
they are by many others of similar import, show 
that the diagonal valley under consideration is a 
well-characterized if not obvious fact. The com- 
mercial importance of this valley, in presenting 
suitable conditions for the establishment of water 
communication between the Mississippi and the 
great lakes, has awakened a deep interest among 
citizens of this and adjoining States, and public at- 
tention has been so thoroughly turned toward it 
that the prospects of realization are good, if not 
immediate. The attention of capitalists has also 
been invited to the water power of the lower Fox, 
bearing in mind that grain-bearing vessels will offer 
return transportation at the most reasonable rates, 
thus placing manufacturing establishments in the 
most advantageous relations to the thousands of 
miles of rich territory along the Mississippi and its 
tributaries, and the still other thousands of miles 
of shore line around the great lakes. The enter- 
prise for the improvement of this cii.innel of 
communication is already far advanced under Gov- 
ernmental auspices. [See chapter on "Fox- Wis- 
consin River Improvements."] Another extension 
of the Green Bay valley is in the Rock River basin, 
but with that the historian of these counties has 
nothing to do. 

The Kock Classes in this District. 

The rocks in the district under consideration con- 



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sist of two great classes, widely distinguished in age 
and character. The more ancient one consisted 
originall3- of sedimentar}- materials, which were 
subsequentl3- metamorphosed into quartzites, gran- 
ites. i)Ori)h}-ries and similar rocks and were folded 
and tilted at various angles. These, formerl}- linown 
as tiie Azoic or Eozoic, constitute the Archean 
formations. Upon these were afterward deposited 
a series of sandstones, shales and limestones that 
have remained essentially unaltered and undis- 
turbed to the present day, which constitute the 
Paleozoic formations. The following table exhibits 
the formations in their natural order: 

Devonian. ") 

Silurian. 



Hamilton, 

Lower Helderberg, 

Niagara, 

Cincinnati, 

Galena, 

Trenton, 

St. Peters, 

Lower Maguesian. 

Potsdam, 

Huronian, 

Laurentian. 



I Upper 



1 
t 
} Lower Silurian. 

i 



Paleozoic 



Archaean. 



Within this district and within the area of the 
Silurian formations, are jjrojecting portions of the 
here buried Archaean formation. These isolated 
masses arc made up chiefly of quartzites and dark 
colored quartz-porphyries, and are scattered widely 
over Marquette, Waushara and Green Lake Coun- 
ties, and are seen in Columbia and Sauk Counties, 
preserving in their positions a sort of rough paral- 
lelism to the southern and eastern borders of the 
main Archaean mass. 

The Berlin Porphyry. — At Berlin is an out- 
standing Archaean mass consisting of three large 
elongated domes arranged en 'echelon^ bearing 
northeast. The rock is composed essentially of 
small crystals of orthocla.se feldspar dissem- 
mited through a peculiar cryptocrystalline base of 
felsite and quartz,forming a quartz-porphyry. The 
crystals of feldspar are usually grayisli before 
weathering, becoming reddish afterward. The 
base in its unwe.ithered state very much resembles 
quartzite and is of dark grayish cast with a very 
slightly reddish tinge, so modified by its trans- 
lucency as to give to the whole what may be called 
a water hue. A'ery thin splinters maj- be fused 



before the blow-pipe with difficulty forming a 
transparent glass-like bead. The effect of weather- 
ing is marked and peculiar. The color changes to 
a light reddisli, pinkish or grayish white and occa- 
sionally to a bright red, while the mass becomes 
opaque and finel}' granular and so soft as to be 
easily cut. There are occasionally spots, streaks 
or leaves of dark material in the base, sometimes 
called "interlaminated hornblende and mica." The 
rock is very uniform in cliaracter at all points ex- 
posed. It presents an obscure, parallel struct- 
ure giving rise to a somewhat definite system of 
cleavage, but traces of distinct bedding are not ob- 
served. The mass is traversed by extensive fis- 
sures which are readily arranged in three groups, 
the predominant one of which bears northwest and 
the smaller ones east of north and north of east, 
respectively, thus dividing the horizon into nearly 
equal areas, but none seem to be dependent on the 
cleavage structure of the rock. On the south slope 
of the hill and within a few rods of the exposure 
pori)hyr3\ occurs a sandstone in which are embed- 
ded masses of porphyry- of various sizes. The 
sandstone also contains several species of Potsdam 
fossils, demonstrating the presence of the porphj-r}- 
as an island or reef during the desposition of the 
sandstone. These facts entirel3' negative the view 
that these hills were either ejected as an igneous 
mass or thrust up as such by upheaval. Tlie^- are 
simply projecting points of an eroded formation. 
The Pine Bluff Quartz- Purphyry. — Seventeen 
miles south of Berlin there rises out of the flood 
plain of the Grand River a conspicuous mass of 
quartz-porphyry known by the above name. It 
.iscends by steep and even precipitous acclivities 
to a height of 100 feet, and being entireli' isolated 
j from surrounding elevations and nearly bare of 
I soil and vegetation, is a conspicuous object. The 
J rock consists of white, gray and flesh-colored crys- 
tals of orthoclase. and of glassy- feldspar set in a 
very hard gray and black quartz-felsite base. The 
crystals of feldspar vary in size from three-tentlss 
of an inch in length, downwards, but are rendered 
cons[)icuous by contrast of color. The rock is sus- 
ceplilble of very high and beautiful polish, but 
it is wrought with dilticulty on account of itjj hiird- 
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Obscure glacial striae, still preserved, testify to its 
endurauco. Their direction is south 45" west. 
The greatest extension of the hill is in an east and 
west direction. It is largely rocky, but there are 
no abrupt rock ledges, the exposures being almost 
entirely surfaces conforming to the general contour 
of the hill and on the level with the surrounding 
sod. In places the slopes of the hill are covered 
with angular fragments apparently split off by 
frost. This is a peculiarity not noticed on any of 
the other porphyry outcrops and appears to be due 
to the large content of comparatively coarse^ 
cleavable feldspar. The surrounding country is 
marshy and drift covered and shows no outcrop 
of horizontal rocks. The loose fragments are 
many of them smoothed on one side and some sur- 
faces are beautifully striated. Nearly all the 
vock shows signs of weathering. This outcrop- 
ping is in the town of Seneca, Green Lake County, 
only about two miles south of the granite hills of 
Spring Lake, Waushara County. 

The Quartz-Porphyry of Marquette. — Near IMar- 
quette. Green Lake County, a little more than 
twelve miles west of Pine Bluff, very similar 
quartz-porphyries display themselves in more con- 
siderable force, constituting a grou[) of prominent 
hills. A portion of the rock is precisely identi- 
cal in character with that of Pine Bluff and the 
greater mass is but an unimportant variation from 
it, but certain portions depart from the porphyritic 
character and become almost or entirely crypo- 
crystalllne. One variet}' of this kind very closely 
resembles the more homogeneous of the red Hu- 
ronian quartzites, and another is a compact, close 
textured rock, usually of dark color but some- 
times greenish, neither of these varieties occupies 
exclusively anj- one horizon, but the quartzite- 
like variety is found in the more southerly out- 
crops, the last-mentioned kind, immediately north 
of that,the darker porphyrites next and the coarser, 
lighter colored ones in the more northerly expos- 
ures. The bedding is ver}- obscure, but the lam- 
inations of certain portions and belts of particu- 
lar varieties of rock show the strike to the north- 
eastward. The dip is made out with much less 
certainty, but appears to be to the northward and 
vary from 15"" to 40*. Though the Berlin por- 



phyry differs from that of Pine Bluff and of Mar- 
quette in the absence of glassy feldspar, yet the 
close lithological alliance of the three is very ap- 
parent and they doubtless all belong to the same 
group of the Archaean series. The general strike 
of these formations projected westward, encounters 
several similar orelliers that are described by Prof. 
Irving and still farther southwest he found similar 
porphyry overlying the Barahoo quartzite. There 
seems to be sufficient reason for regardino- the 
latter as Huron ian, so that the porphyries must be 
regarded as a newer portion of that formation. 
All these masses present the rounded contour of 
glaciated surfaces and still bear the glacial groov- 
ings and in some cases even remnant polished 
spots, and from .all these trains of porphyry bould- 
ers stretch away in the direction of the striae. In 
the Marquette outcrops the prevailing rock has a 
black, compact, flinty matrix which is streaked 
with white non-continuous lines. These lines are 
for the most part, very prominent, and are fre- 
quently much contorted, the whole rock having a 
very evident parallel grain. The general course 
of the contorted laminm points to the same north- 
east strike direction as observed on the Observa- 
tory Hill and Moundville outcrops. 

The Observatory Hill Quartz- Porphyry— In the 
Town of Buffalo, Marquette County, a knob of 
quartz-porphyry rises 250 feet above the general 
level. On the flanks of the hill and up to a ver- 
tical distance above the base of 125 feet, are hori- 
zontal sandstone ledges. Above, to the top, are near- 
Ij' continuous outcrops of porphyry, with a not very 
plain north 32" east strike, and 60° northwest dip. 
The porphyry has a dark, grayish to black com- 
pact matrix, in which are thickly scattered quite 
large, brownish to pink facets of feldspar, the whole 
presenting a very dark colored appearance. The 
silica content is 78.56 per cent., and the specific 
gravity of 2.60. Numerous close joints occur 
throughout the exposure, causing the rock to split 
into small, irregularly shaped, smooth-faced angular 
fragments. The surrounding country shows every- 
where the Pottsdam sandstone as the surface rock. 
A high bluff of this sandstone, some 100 feet lower 
than the top of the observatory, lies on the south- 
west quarter of the same section. 



PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 



The Mouiidcille Quartz- Porphyry. — On tlie 
edge of the Fox River marsh at the head of Lake 
Bufifalo, Moundville, Marquette County, are three 
low, rounded outcrops of quartz porphyry. These 
are five miles in a direction a little north of west 
from Observatory Hill, which is the nearest Ar- 
chiBan outcrop. No other rock shows in the 
neighborhood, the country beinja; heavily drift- 
covered. The largest outcrop is on tlie east end of a 
low bluff thirty-flve feet high, and several hundred 
feet in length. There are quite marked appearances 
hereof the same northeast strike, and north 60" dip, 
as seen at Observatory Hill. The rock has a dark 
brown matrix, and shows throughout traces of 
crystalline structure, and, quite thickly scattered, 
large brownish feldspar surfaces. A few crystals 
are white and translucent. The weathered surface 
is often of a bright pink color. Fine magnetic 
particles are abundant, though their existence is 
not rendered evident by the use of ordinary lens, a 
powerful microscope being necessary to distinguish 
them. The silicia content is 72.76 per cent. 

A comparison of the rocks of these several por- 
phyry ' veas shows that though all present the same 
gen •• jd of rock, no two of the areas are ex- 
actly alike. The Observatory Hill porphyry has a 
black, flinty matrix with numerous large, brown- 
ish feldspar facets, and contains 73.56 per cent, of 
silica. The Moundville porphyry has a brown to 
black matrix and contains much brownish feldspar, 
some magnetite, and only 72.76 per cent, of silica. 
The Seneca porphyry is altogether different from 
the others, in having a light-colored, nearly white, 
somewhat granular and distinctly quartzose mat- 
rix, and in containing much white, glassy feldspar, 
the percentage of silica being 76.39. The Mar- 
quette porphyry has a black, flinty matrix, in this 
regard resembling closely the Observatory Hill 
rock, from which, however, it differs in being al- 
most without feldspar facets, and in having its mat- 
rix streaked with white, and tluis presenting a very 
marked larainalion,the silicia content being 70.29.or 
less than that obtained from any other of these rocks. 
The Berlin porphyry resembles that from the Mar- 
quette outcrop in having a marked lamination, but 
differs in the color of its matrix, in containing 
plenty of feldspar f.acels, and in having a larger 



percentagj (74.37) of silica. Its peculiar fine 
granular matrix is also a very distinguishing char- 
acteristic. 

The' Montello Granite. — In the; village of ^Mon- 
tello, Marquette County, is an ellipitical shaped, 
rounded mound of pink'granite, about a third of]a 
mile in length and forty feet high. Over most of 
the hill the rock is quite uniform on a fresh frac- 
ture, though presenting a weathered surface from 
bright pink to dull grayish pink in color. The 
weathering is ver3' slight, however, and the rock 
shows almost no tendency|to decompose. It has a 
medium grain, closetexture, is of a bright pinkish 
color, and without sign of the arrangement of the 
ingredients in lines. These are, rather large flaked, 
pinkish, cleavable feldspar predominating; some- 
what granular, fine, pinkish, translucent 'quartz, 
abundant; and greenish black mica sparsely scat- 
tered, in blotches made up of very fine flakes. In 
places, then, light green epidote-colored seams 
occur. Somewhat irregular northwest joints tra- 
verse the rock which is, "however, for the most 
part structureless, and is quarried by firing, the 
pieces that crack off presenting a conclioidal frac- 
ture. On the north side of the west end of the 
mound occurs a vertical laj^er three feet wide, 
trending north, 55° east, of a soft, greenish, highly 
schistose, decomposing cldoritic rock. The least 
weathered specimens sliow a blackish color and 
some tendency to a crystalline texture. The vein 
is weathered down for two or three feet below the 
enclosing granite walls, both of which are seen. ■ 
The schistose laminse are par.allel to the walls. 
Greenish epidote seams in the rock near by have 
the same trend .is the vein. Though this gran- 
ite was at first somewhat difficult to obtain in 
desirable masses, as the quarry is now worked, it 
makes very handsome and durable stone. 

The Marion Gnuiite Areas. — In the town of 
Marion, Waushara County, are three low granite 
knobs. Two of these. Stone and Pine bluffs, are 
In a north northwest direction about two miles 
from the quartz-porphyry hill of the town of 
Seneca. Green Lake County, and the third, a larger 
and bolder hill, lies on the e.astern border of the 
marsh and stretches to some extent over the line 
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the rock observed is nearly the same, a pinkish, 
felspathic granile, tnottlerl with gray and green, 
closely resembling the Montello granite, from wiiich 
it differs, however, in having a coarser grain, looser 
texture and a marked tendency to decompose. 
Reddish cleavable feldspar is the principal ingredi- 
ent occurring in facets up to one-eighth and one- 
fourth inch in diameter; quartz is abundant, fine, 
granular and translucent; mica is sparse and scat- 
tered in small greenish-black blotches. Large 
whitish porphyritie feldspar occurs. There is no 
sign of any arrangement of the ingredients, or of 
any parallel grain to the rock. Xo definite bed- 
ding plains were observed on any of the outcrops, 
thougii numerous crossing joint planes occur, and 
quite regular flat slabs are sometimes obtainable, 
veins of white quartz occur. The most marked 
characteristic of the rock is its tendency to weather 
and shell off in crumbling masses. Some of the large 
flat surfaces are so far crumbled as to be penetrated 
readily by a horse's hoof. The rock from these out- 
crops would polish easily, but its tendency to crum- 
ble renders it less valuable than the Montello granite. 
As indicated by their common character and 



strike direction as well as their relative positions, 
the quartz porphyry and granite patches of Green 
Lake. Waushara and Marquette Counties just 
described, are doubtless to be regarded as but pro- 
jecting points-of one northeastward trending belt, 
the rest of which is buried beneath the Silurian 
sandstone and later superficial deposits. All, both 
granites and porphyries belong evidently to the 
same formation. The entire width of the granite 
and porphyry belt, at right angles to the trend, is 
not less than twenty-flve miles, the Mackford area 
l^'ing on the extreme east, that of Montello on the 
extreme west. Tlie length from the Marcellon 
(Columbia County) area on the south, is in a 32" 
east direction, thirty miles. Regarding the belt as 
continuous, as it undoubtedly is, with the Baraboo 
ranges, it is evident that it must make a great bend 
northeastward in the region about Portage. The 
parallelism of the belt thus made out with the 
edge of the main archasan area to the northward, is 
striking, and stronglj- suggests that we have here 
part of a once continuous band of Huronian sur- 
rounding the old northern core after the ijaanner 
of the later Silurian formations. „■ •„,, 



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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 




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huXian ©iceiipancy. 




HEN tlie French first came 
to this country, the In- 
['4ej» (Hans of tliis vicinity 
were tlie Mascontins. on 
the Upper Fox, their vil- 
lage occupying the site of 
Buttes des Morts (Hills of the 
Ik. Ill) ; the Winnebagoes, inhabiting the 
tract south of th2 Upper Fox, and also 
what is now Dot^-'s Island and the site 
of Menasha and its vicinity ; tiie Outa- 
gamies, or Foxes, at the foot of Lake 
Winnebago and on the Lower Fox. their 
principal village on the western shore 
of Liitle Buttes des Morts, near the site of 
Neenah ; the Sauks, at the mouth of the Lower 
Fox ; and tiie Menominees, occupying the tract 
from the mouth of the Lower Fox to the Menomi- 
nee and tlie land .-xdjacent to it. These tribes were 
all, except tiie Winnebagoes, originally from Can- 
ada. The original occupants of Wisconsin were 
the Sioux, who were dispossessed of this territory 
by the Chippewas and other Algonquin tribes and 
driven across the Mississippi. The Sauks and Foxes 
were united by so close an alliance as to be practi- 
cally one nation. In the early d.ays of the French 
traders they were the strong tribes in this -section, 
warlike and hostile to the whites, resisting all the 
allurements of civilization and continually making 
predatory incursions on the Menominees and other 
tribes. Their warlike and marauding habits kept 
the country in constant disturbance ; for they 
bo!»sted themselves the dominant power and seemed 



determined to compel all others to yield to their 
supremacy. One of their princi|)al villages was at 
Little Buttes des Morts, on the handsome rise of 
ground on the expansion of the Fox below Doty's 
Island. Some time after Allouez's visit to the 
Mascoutins at the Buttes des Morts, they seemed to 
have come into possession of that place ; for in 
1716 they were fortified at that point in resistance 
to the French and were in possession of the Upper 
Fox. The}' were the only Algonquin tribes against 
whom the French ever made war. The French 
expelled them from this valley and their country 
came eventually into possession of the Menomi- 
nees. The Foxes and Sauks seem to have alliliated 
with no other tribes. For over a century they were 
known to have been continually on the war path. 
The other tribes held them in great awe. Their 
children for generations may be said to have been 
born on the battlefield, with the sound of the war- 
whoop ringing in their mothers' ears. No In- 
dians ever surpassed them in braver}' or devotion 
to the cause of the red man in resenting the en- 
croachments of the whites. The Black Hawk War 
was the closing scene of the strife of the Sauks 
and Foxes, who had been so long the dominant 
tribes of this valley which will be forever associa- 
ted with their fame, bearing as it does one of their 
tribal names. The Menominees, who succeeded 
these tribes in this territory, were the firm allies of 
the French and pursued a peaceable course in their 
relations with other Indian nations. They rapidly 
increased in nuinliers and power and when the 
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the Menominee lands embraced the tract between 
lakes Michigan and Winnebago, the Lower Fox 
coiintr}' and the Wolf and its tributaries. Tlie 
French intermarried with tiieni. Tiiat great ''good 
Indian," Tomah, was their chief about seventy or 
eiglity years ago. The Menomonees became partly 
civilized at an early period in their known liistory, 
through the Cliristianizing 'influence of missiona- 
ries and intimate association with the French. 

The Winnebagoes and Menomonees were the 
only Indian tribes holding possession of this terri- 
tory when white settlements began, al)out sixty 
years ago. They gave some attention to the cul- 
vation of Indian corn, but derived tlieir principal 
subsistence from fishing and hunting. They cher- 
ished a friendly disposition toward the whites, 
whom they annoyed only by desultory stealing 
ana persistent mendicancy. Considerable jealousy 
existed between the two tribes and a rivalry sprang 
up as to which should liold the highest place io 
the esteem of the whites. It is said that, when on 
a begging excursion, the Winnebago would ap- 
proach the settlers witli the utmost assurance, 
often saying: "Me Winnebago — good Indian. Me- 
nomonee bad — lie steal from white brother." The 
Menoraonee possessed equal self-complaisance, 
often declaring : " Mc good Indian — .Menomonee. 
Winnebago bad — he steal. Menomonee ask his 
white brother when he want provisions. " During 
the early territorial days of Wisconsin, the Gov- 
ernment had arranged to supply the Indians with 
provisions, and a trading post was established on 
the Bellefontaine farm, in tiie town of Kingston, 
Green Lake Count}', and Poquette, a half-breed, 
was appointed to take charge of the post because 
of his thorough familiarity with the Indians and 
their ways. " It was decided," says one historian, 
•• that the head of each family should receive two 
bushels of shelled corn, and to provide against is- 
suing to an}' one Indian double rations, Poquette 
was stationed to keep watch of the Indians as they 
procured their sacks. The half-breed is said to 
have been a powerful man, possessing the strength 
of a giant. One of the Indians had succeeded in 
securing the second sack of corn and had proceeded 
with it some twenty yards before Poquette discov- 
ered the trick. He made no attempt to bring the 



Indian back, but quietly picked up another sack 
of corn and hurled it with all his force, striking 
the Indian on the head, knocking him senseless." 
Big Soldier, a chief, who made his home in the 
town of Brooklyn, Green Lake County, near Green 
Lake, was prominent among the Winnebagoes. He 
is described as a man of much intelligence, and it 
is said that he displayed great bravery during the 
Black Hawk War, rendering the United States sol- 
diers valuable assistance, for which he was awarded 
a silver medal by the Government. This medal 
Big Soldier was very proud of, wearing it sus- 
pended to a string of beads which encircled his 
neck. Some few of his tribe lingered long in the 
country and twice a year regularly visited a rela- 
tive of the chief's who had the medal in liis pos- 
session, who showed them with much, pride the 
relic left by tlie brave old warrior. In Marquette 
County the Indians found a home on Buffalo Lake. 
At an early day this widening of the Fox river, 
extending for over fourteen miles tlirough this 
county, abounded in fish and was a favorite resort 
for ducks. The facility with which food could be 
obtained induced the indolent savage to pitch his 
wigwam here and less than forty years ago hundreds 
of Winnebagoes and Menomonees fared sump- 
tuously on the wild rice and game of the region. 
Many Indian graves are still distinguishal)le in both 
counties by their decaying palings. The pioneers 
of forty years ago remember the burial scenes and 
dance orgies of the tribes which were the final ab- 
original occupants of the territory. Some few of 
them owned land and cultivated small patches of 
corn and other vegetables, and, as is characteristic 
of their race, they adhered to the inclinations with 
which nature had endowed them, refusing to imi- 
tate the whites in any of the ideas of advanced 
civilization and leaving their women to perform 
all of the arduous labor incident to tlicir primitive 
mode of life. 

About a mile nortlieast of the now city of Ber- 
lin was, years gone by. an Indian dancing ground 
— a handsome plat surrounded by high lands ex- 
cept to the nr-.rtlieast. "Here," s.ays Giliespy, 
"since the settlement of the white man, took place 
an exciting occurrence. At that time tlie settlers 
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massacre the inhabitants ; they bad assembled for 
a grand powwow in very large numbers. As the 
gatliering had been going on for some number of 
days, it naturally raised an excitement with the 
few settlers as to wiiat could be the intent of such 
a numerous collection. Being unacquainted with 
tlie customary rites held, no doubt, from year to 
year at this favorite spot, they took this festivity 
as a gathering preparatory to a savage outbreak 
and warfare. Rifles were brought forth, old fowl- 
ing pieces — in fact, the people armed themselves 
as far as thej' were able and for some three or four 
days were in a state of anxiety that only those can 
sympathize with who have had anj' experience 
with the subtlety and secrecy with which the sav- 
age hides his purpose till ready for the conflict, 
when with the yells of demons and shouts of mur- 
derous purpose he falls upon defenceless settle- 
ments; but this gathering had no such bloody 
purpose — a grand joUiflcation was the intent and 
they had it. Whisky, as much beloved by the 
savage as by the white man, gave life if not enjoy- 
ment to their carousal. How they had obtained it 
was a gre.it mystery ; but like all other cute oper- 
ations it finally leaked out that what had evidently 
been the cause of arousing the fears of the white 
men in seemg so many kegs of powder being car- 
ried toward the meeting was no more or less than 
whisky i)ut up in powder kegs to escape the vigi- 
lance of the whites. Whether this sagacious ruse 
was the ingenuity of the Indians or the reckless 
disregard of the white man for the laws of the 
land has nevei' yet come to light." It is probable 
that there are few places in the State where the 
memorials of ancient warfare and Indian customs 
are more numerous and striking than in the vicinity 
of the village of Dartford. 

One of the terms of the treaty of August 3, 1796, 
was the relinquishment of title by the Government 
to all Indian lauds northward of the Ohio River, 
eastward of the Mississippi, westward and south- 
ward of the great lakes, and the waters united by 
them, excepting certain reservations. The title to 
the whole of what is now Wisconsin, subject to 
certain restrictions, became absolute in the Indian 
tribes inliabiting it. The Indians acknowledged 
themselves under the dominion of the United 



States, and pledged themselves to sell their lands 
only to the United States. Settlement on their land 
was prohibited by white men. 

The several treaties with the Indians l)y which 
the domain of Wisconsin was transferred to the 
Government are cited here: The treaty m.ade at St. 
Louis, Nov. 3, 1804. between the Sacs and Foxes, 
and the United States — William Henry Harrison. 
Commissioner — ceded a large tract both east and 
west of the Mississippi, and included the lead re- 
gion of Wisconsin. The validity of this treaty was 
questioned by certain Sac bands, and became the 
cause of the Black Hawk War in 1832. The treaty 
at Portage dcs Sioux, now St. Charles, Mo., be- 
tween certain Sacs and the Government. Sept. 13, 
1815; that of Sept. 14, 1815, b}- certain Foxes; and 
that of May 13, 1816, at St. Louis, were pledges of 
pe.ace not affecting land titles, excepting those in- 
volved in the treaty of 1804. The Winnebagocs 
of the Wisconsin River, signed a treat}' at St. 
Louis, June 3. 1816, confirming all previous In- 
dian cessions, and affirming their own indepen- 
dence. This act was followed by the Menomonees, 
March 30, 1817. Aug. 19, 182.5, the several tribes 
in Wisconsin defined the boundaries of their re- 
spective lands b}' council at Prairie du Chicn. The 
Chippewas held a meeting on the St. Louis River. 
Minnesota. Aug. 5, 182G, and specified their bound- 
aries, and also ratified previous treaties. The Chip- 
pewas, Menomonees and Winnebagocs, again de- 
fined their boundary by council, at Butto des Morts, 
Aug. 1. 1827. The treaties of Aug. 25. 1828, at 
Green Bay. and July 2^, 1829, at Prairie du Chien, 
determined disputed points in the lead mine ces- 
sion. 

An important treaty w;us made at Green Bay, 
Feb. 8, 1831, between the Menomonees and the 
United States. The vast territory-, the eastern 
division of which was boundeil by the Milwaukee 
River, the shore of Lake Michigan, Green B.ay. the 
Fox River, and Lake Winnebago; the western 
division by the Wisconsin and Chippewa Rivers on 
the west, on the north by the Fox River, on the east 
by Green Bay, and on the north by the highlands 
through which flow the streams into Lake Superior, 
all came within the range of this treaty. The east- 
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to the I'nited States. The tribe was to occupy a 
large tract l3-ing north of Fox River, ancT east of 
AVolf River. Their territory- furtiier west was 
reserved for their hunting grounds until such time 
as the Government should desire to purchase it. 
Another portion, announting to 4,000,000 acres, ly- 
ing between Green Bay on the east, and AVolf 
River on the west, was also ceded to the United 
States, besides a strip of country three miles wide 
from near the portage of the Wisconsin and Fox 
Rivers north on each side of the Wisconsin River, 
and forty-eight miles long — still leaving the tribe 
in possession of a country about 120 miles long, 
and eighty broad. The treaty provided for two 
New York tribes, granting them two townships on 
the east side of Lake Winnebago. The treaty of 
Sept. 15, 1832, at Ft. Armstrong, ceded all the 
AVinnebago Territory lying south and east of the 
AVisconsin and Fox Rivers, and Green Bay. The 
Indians were excluded from that tract after June 1, 
1833. The treaty of Oct. 27, 1832. at Green Bay, 
ceded to the New York Indians certain lands on 
Fox River. The treaty at Chicago, Sept. 26, 1833, 
with the Chippewas. Ottawas and Pottawatomies, 
complete(! tlie United States title to tiie lands in 
Southern AA'isconsin. 

On Sept. 3, 1836. the Meuomonees ceded lands 
west of Green Bay, and on the Upper AA^isconsin — 
aggregating 4,18.5,000 acres. July 29, 1837, at Ft. 
Snelling, the Chippewas ceded all of their lands 
lying south of the divide between Lake Superior 
and the Mississippi. AA'^hile on a visit to AA'ashing- 
ton, Sept. 29, 1837, the Sioux nation of the Missis- 
sippi, relinquished their claim to all their lands 
ea.st of the Mississippi and the Islands in that river. 
The AVinnebagoes, Nov. 1, 1837, at AYashington, 
gave up their rights to lands east of the Mississippi, 
and agreed to retire to their reservation west of 
that river, within eight months. Feb. 3, 1838, at 
AA^ashington, the Oneidas or New York Indians, at 
Green Bay, ceded the lands granted them in 1831- 
32, excepting 62,000 acres. Sept. 3, 1839, the 
Stockbridge and Munsee tribes of New Y'ork In- 
dians ceded the east lialf of the tract of 40,080 
acres which had been laid off for their use on tiie 



east side of Lake AA'innebago. By treaty at La 
Pointe, Oct. 4, 1842, the Chippewas ceded all their 
lands in Northern and Northwestern AA'isconsin. 
The Menomonees ceded all lands in the State, 
wherever situated, Oct. 18, 1848. Six days later a 
supplementary treaty was made with the Stock- 
bridges, by which they were to sell the town of 
land on the east side of Lake AVinnebago. By an- 
other supplementary treaty May 12, 1854, this tribe 
received townships 28. 29, and 30, of ranges 13, 14. 
15, and 16, lying on the Wolf River. The Chippe- 
was of Lake Superior ceded their joint interest with 

j the Chippewas of the Mississippi in lands in AVis- 
consin and Minnesota Sept. 30, 1854. Feb. 5, 
1856, small grants were made by the Stockbridge 

j and Munsee tribes, at Stockbridge. for which they 
received two townsiiips ceded for them by the 
Menomonees. Thus ended the Indian title to all 
lands in AVisconsin, excepting some minor local 
grants, and the title to the last domain became 
vested in the general Government. Meantime, Oct. 
18, 1848, the Government obtained the Indian title 
to all of the lands claimed by the Menomonees 
within the State of AVisconsin. This treaty was 
male at Lake Poygan, and the purchase included 
the tract lying north and west of the Fox River 
between the AA''olf and AVisconsin Rivers, including 
nearly all of AVaushara County, much of Marquette 
County, and some of Green Lake County, long 
known as "the Indian Land." In return the In- 
dians accepted a grant of land previously ceded by 
the Chippewas of the Mississippi and Lake Superior 
and bj' the Pillogu band of Chippewas. It was 
stipulated in the treaty that the Indians might re- 
main on '-the Indian lands" for two years, or until 
notified by the Government that the lands were 
wanted. In the fall of 1852 they were so notified, 
and removed to AA^oIf River, their principal village 
being at Kesheua. whence they intended soon to 
remove to the Chippewa country, to which they 
held the title. Hence the first settlers on "the In- 
dian Lands" were only squatters, with no legal title, 
and the settlement and development of that partt f 
these three counties emliraced within their borde s 
was considerably later than on the other side of tl c 
Fox, 



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t..f»j^.t..f.AA.t..-K.-^ -• 



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^Ht^^^'I hi ti let of country from 
' 'ucli Wisconsin was taken 
ms first claimed by the 
I itnih, wlio cxercisert pro- 
tictonte power over it un- 
close of tiie French 
Indi m war, after whicli, by 
tlic lieat\ of Paris in 1763, it 
went foimally and absolutely to 
("leat Biitain. It became a 
part of the I'nited States terri- 
toij at the close of the Revolu- 
tionary war. by the treaty of 1783, 
confiiincd by li)e treaty of 1795. 
In the meantime Virginia and 
otlier States ceded to tlie Govern- 
ment their claims to the territory 
northwest of the Ohio River, and 
Congress, by tlie "Ordinance of 
1787," provided for its govern- 
ment. It was en.acted that there 
should be neither slavery nor in- 
i voluntary servitude in the terri- 
tory and that there should be formed from its lim- 
its, as its population should justify, not less than 
three nor more than five States. 

Nearly all of what is now Wisconsin, was includ- 
ed in Indiana Territory-, which was organized in 
1800; then in Illinois Territory, organized in 180it; 
and in 1818, when Illinois was admitted to the 



Union as a State 
of Michigan. 

In 1823, AVisconsin 



it was attached to the Territory 
made part of a separate 



judicial circuit, and in 1836, w.as organized as a 
Territory, with Henry Dodge as Governor. The 
first Legislature met at Belmont, now in La Fayette 
County, Oct. 25. 1836, the second at Burlington, 
now in Iowa, Nov. 6, 1837. The seat of govern- 
ment was permanently located at Madison in 1836, 
and the Legislature first convened there Nov. 26, 
1838. The Territorial Governors were: Henry 
Dodge, July 4. 1836, to Oct. 5. 1841; James Duane 
Doty, Oct. 5. 1841, to Sept. 16, 1844: Natlianiel P. 
Tallmadge, Sept. 16, 1844. to May 13, 1845 ; Henry 
Dodge, May 13, 1845. to June 7, 1848. 

In April, 1846, the people voted for a State gov- 
ernment. On the 16th of December, a constitu- 
lion was adopted in convention, which was re- 
jected by a vote of the people. Feb. 4, 1848, a 
second constitution was adopted in convention. 
It w.as ratified by the people March 13, following, 
and May 29, Wisconsin became a State of the 
Union, being the seventeenth .-idniitted and the thir- 
tieth in the list of States. Under the State organi- 
zation the following named Governors have 
served during the periods designated: Nelson 
Dewey, June 7, 1848 to Jan. 5, 1852; Leonard J. 
Karwell, Jan. 5, 1852, to Jan. 2, 1854; William A. 
Barstow, Jan. 2, 1854. to March 21, 1856; Arthur 
McArthur, March 21,1856, to March 25, 1855; 
Coles Bashford. March 25, 1856. to Jan. 4, 1858; 
Alexander W. Randall, Jan. 4, 1858, to Jan. G. 
1862; Louis P. Harvey, Jan. 6, 1862. to April 19, 
1862; Kdward Salomon, April 19, 1 862, to Jan. 4, 
1 864; James T. Lewis, Jan. 4. 1861, to Jan 1, 1866; 
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C. C. Washburn, Jan. 1, 1872, to Jan. 5, 1874; 
William R. Taylor, Jan. 5, 1874, to Jan. 3, 1876; 
Harrison Ludington, Jan. 3, 1876, to Jan. 7, 1878; 
William E. Sraitb, .Jan. 7, 1878, to Jan. 2, 1882; 
Jeremiah M. Rusk, .Jan. 2, 1882, to Jan. 7, 1889; 
William D. Hoard, Jan. 7. 1881), ( present incum- 
bent.) 

Wisconsin Territory originally embr.iced the 
area of Wisconsin, Iowa, JMinnesota and part of 
D.akota. The counties were Brown, Milwaukee, 
Iowa, Crawford, Dubuque, and Des Moines, with a 
portion of Chippewa Michilimackinac. The four 
last mentioned were set off in the partition of Iowa 
and Michigan. At the first session of the Legisla- 
ture the counties of Walworth, Racine, Jefferson, 
Dane, Portage, Dodge, Washington, Sheboygan, 
Fond du Lac, Calumet, Manitowoc, Marquette, 
Rock, Green and Grant, were bounded and estab- 
lished. The other counties of the State have been 
created from time to time as the advance of civil- 
ization and the convenience of citizens have de- 
manded. 

In 1818, when Illinois was admitted into the 
Union as a State, and Wisconsin was attached to 
the Territory of Michigan, Governor Cass issued a 
proclamation organizing Brown County. Its ter- 
ritory then extended as far south as the Illinois 
line, as far east as Lake Michigan, and as far west 
as the Wisconsin River and Ft. Winnebago. In 
1836, eleven townships belonging to the southern 
tier were detached to form Milwaukee County. 
Wisconsin became a territory in this year, and 
Brown County lost that portion of her original 
possession north of the Menomonee River and 
gained the remainder of the eastern peninsula. By 
Territorial Act, December 7, of that year, Portage, 
Marquette, Calumet, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, 
Sheboygan and portions of Washington and Dodge 
Counties were set off. In 1837 and 1838, four 
eastern townships were taken by Portage County. 
In 1849 and 1850, Brown County contributed fur- 
ther to Portage, Marquette and Manitowoc. In 
1851, Oconto, Outagamie, Door and Waupaca 
Counties were organized from her original terri- 
tory; in 1852, Kewaunee, in 1853, Ozaukee and 
Shawano. It was not until the latter year that her 
present limits were reached. Snch, presented in a 



somewhat fragmentary manner, is the history of 
the parent of the counties treated of in these pages. 

Marquette County was formed from Brown by 
an act of the Territorial Legislature of Wisconsin, 
approved Dec. 7, 1836. It embraced twenty-one 
townships, including a portion of the present limits 
of the county. The county seat was established at 
the village of Marquette and the county was at- 
tached to Brown for judicial purposes. By an act 
approved Jan. 22, 1844, to take effect the 1st of 
March, the county of Marquette was organized for 
county purposes. It was organized for judicial 
purposes in 1848. and made part of the Third Dis- 
trict. The boundaries of the county were enlarged 
in 1849 by the addition of thirty-five townships, 
including most of the pi'esent Marquette and 
Waushara Counties witli a small part of Green 
Lake County. As at present constituted, this 
county contains twelve full and two fractional 
townships, embracing 266,442 acres. 

Waushara County was organized by an act of Leg- 
islature approved Feb. 15, 1851. It was organized 
into one town, bearing the same name as the county, 
and the county seat was temporaril}' located at 
Sacramento. It was attached to Marquette for ju- 
dicial purposes. In 1852, the county was organ- 
ized for judicial purposes and in September, 1854, 
the county seat was removed to AVautoma. There 
has been but one change in the boundary of the 
county, and by that two sections — one containing 
the old county seat, Sacramento — were made apart 
of Green Lake County. Waushara compiises eight- 
een townships and has an area of 414,000 acres. 

The last division of Marquette County was in 
1858, whereby Green Lake County was detached. 
This was effected under an act of Legislature ap- 
proved May 12, that year. The county seat was 
originally located at Berlin. After several remov- 
als, it was finally located at Dartford in 1866. The 
county comprises ten towns and 247,658 acres of 
land. 

COUNTY OFFItERS. 

MARQUETTE. 

The following have served Marquette Couiily 



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in the offices designated. The records are in such 
sliape that the County Clerk could render little as- 
sistance in the preparation of this list, and we are 
indebted for it to tlic memories of Hon. John 
Barry and others. 

Sheriffs. — Thomas Xo3'es, 1851-52; James C. 
Potter, 1853-54; E. R. Stevens, 1855 56; Jolin W. 
Carhart, 1857-58; A. P. Life, 1859-60; Milton Tif- 
fany, 1860-61; James Graiiam, 1863 64 ; J. J. Shi- 
bely. 1865-66.; S. Fallis, 1867-68; Neil Diamond, 
1869-70; John Stimson. 1871-72; William AVarm- 
bier, 1873-74, August Leok, 1875-76; Sam. W. 



Stimson, 1877-78; Philo Lockey. 1879- 



F. A 



• I 



Hotchkiss, 1881-82; Tlioma-i O'Connor, 1883-84; 
P. Croarken, 1885-86; Thonins O'Connor, 1887-88; [ 
L. S. Guptil, 1889-90. 

County Clerks. — Sat. Clark, Jr., 1845; E. A. 
Wilder, 1846; E. B. Smith. 1848; George A. Pom- 
eroy, 1848. David R. Shailer, 1840; S. M. Wol- ! 
cott, 1850; AV. H. Butterfield, 1851; John S. i 
Wood, 1852; L. R. Davis, 1855; D. R. French, j 
1857; Samuel McCrocken, 1858; Caleb F. Fuller, I 
Richard Drew, A. II. German, M. G. Ellison, C. F. ' 
Roskie and P. Croarken, the present incumbent. \ 

Members of Assembly: — Neil Diamond, D. De- 
vane}', Samuel Tanner, Francis Russell, B. F. 1 
Goodell, Samuel Crockett, Robert Cochran. S. A. 
Pease, W. H. Peters, William Murphy, J. W. 
Murpliy, C. F. Ruskie, J. W. Perkins, the present i 
representative. 

Begisters of Denis. — Henry C. Jewell, 1845; I 

F. P. Catlin, 1846; W. G. Markham, 1847; Paul D. 
Naynard, 1848; Isaac H. Coraslock, 1851; J. E. 
Millard, 1853; G. De WittEUwood, 1857; Lorenzo 
Padgham. 1860; E. B. Chapman, 1862; Michael 
P'innegan. 1867. John B.arry, 1869; C. H.Pierce, 
1873; J. F. Weseloh, first elected in 1884 .and still i 
in office. J 

Treasurers. — James C. Potter, 1855; S. A. Pease, j 
1858; S. R. Rood, 1859; H. P. Lipe, 1861; John I 
Maxwell, 1863; Mark Derham, 1867; .S. F.aliis, 
1873; C. F. Roskie, 1877; C. Tag.alz. 1881; M. G. 
Ellison, 1889, now serving. 

Clerks of the Circuit Court. — West Johnson, 
1851-52; D. Devany, 1853-56; John Townley, 

G. W. Robinson. John Maxwell, John Barry. 1877- , 



78; J. J. Wall, 1879-82; F. J. Dodge, 1883 to 
present time. 

County Juflyes.—W. H. Peters, S. R. Rood. II. 
S. Thomas, Neil Diamond. 

Green Lake. 

Sheriffs.— AUrcd W. Brown. 1859-60; Willis 
Gardner, 1861-62; Isaac W. Morris, 1863-64; S. 
I). Oliu, 1865-66; Samuel Messervy, 1867-68; 
James A. Biggert, 1869-70; F. W. Cooke, 1871- 
72; D. A. Ostrom, 1873-74; Samuel J. Ellis, Sr., 
1875-76; D. M. Green, 1877-78; E. C. Miller, 
1879-80; S. J. Ellis, Sr., 1881-82; F. W. Cooke, 
1883-84; E. C. Smith, 1885-86; Delos Morris, 
1887-88; F. S. Merrill, 1889-90. 

Register of Deeds.— De Witt G. EUwood, 1858; 
Clark A. Millard, 1865; Henry B. Lowe, 1867; 
Ziba C. Hamilton, 1889. and now in office. 

Treasurer.— C. M. Phelps, 1859; Henry Thomas, 
1869; Clark A. Millard, 1872; Homer Nelson, 
1873: GustaveTcske, 1876; W. I. Sherwood, 1880; 
Richard Miller, 1882; W. I. Sherwood, 1884; T. 
W. Miller, 1886; W. I. Sherwood, present incum- 
bent, 1888. 

Members of Assembly. — (Partial Lisi) — Homer 
Nelson, 1876; 0. W. Bow, 1877; S. Barter, 1878; 
Richard Pritchard, 1879; William Paddock, 1880; 
O. W. Bow, 1882; L.J. Brayton, 1884; Charles 
McConnell, 1886; E. C. Smith, 1888, present 
representative. 

County Clerks. — Chase L. Sargent, 1859; 0. P. 
Carman, 1871; O. F. Silver, 1873; H. S. Comstock, 
1876; H. S. Hunt, 1878; J. A. McDowell, 1882; 
Alvin Clark, 1881; Sam. Scholes, (present clerk) 
1888. 

County Judges. — (since 1862) — Franklin B. Hall, 
1862; A. H. Mjers, 1870: Thom.as C. Ryan, 1874; 
J. E. Millard, (present judge) 1878. 

Clerks of the Circuit Court.— J. C. Catlin, 1858; 
T. C. Comstock, 1859-60; A. Long, 1861-66; O. 
N. Russell, 1867-70: A. P. Carman, 1871-74; 
Scott P. Rogers, 1875-76; J. Volney Swetting, 
1877-80; E. A. Dunlap. 1881-84: J. Volney Swet- 
ting, 1885-88; D. P. Blackstone. 1889-90. 

Tlie records do not afford a full list of the county 
officials of this county, and many names and dates 
have been supplied by Judge J. E. Millard and 
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WAUSHARA. 



The following lists of officers are as complete as 
they can be given from meager records and the 
recollection of old citizens, and it is believed to be 
pretty nearly correct, though for obvious reasons, 
it has been thought best not to give dates. The 
first election occured in 1851. 

Sheriffs.- -Vernon P>1 wards, Alva Nash, George 
W. Smith, F. W. Warner, F. Coggswell, W. W. 
Beach, P. A. Porter, N. W. Milliken, Thomas 
Fearne, Ira P. Coon, C. A. Davenport, F. L. Berray, 
and Peter Mitchell, now in office. 

DistrictAUorneys. — George Babcock, A. B. Hol- 
man, B. A. Cady, L. L. Soule, R. L. D. Porter, T. 
H. Walker, the present incumbent. 

County Clerks. — Joseph Garland, A. B. No^-es, 
Asa B. Swain, C. H. Stowers, George Sexton, and 
John Clark, now serving. 

County Judges. — Thomas H. Walker, William C. 
Webb, James Horford, John Hall, N. L. Gill, D. 
L. Bunn and J. S. Biigh, the present judge. 

Treasurers. — James Saunders, Palmer Daniels, 
G. H. Gill, John Hall, John A. AVilliaras, N. W. 
Milliken. J. B. Mitchell, A. S. Mclntyre, E. E. 
Terrill and .1. E. Tilton, now in office. 



Recorders of Deeds.— J. S. Bugh, S. R. Clark, 
B. S. Williams, J. J. Hawley, Gilbert Tennant, and 
Halbert Hanson, present incumbent. 

Circuit ClerJcs.— Allen Boardman, G. H. Gill, N. 
W. Milliken, H. H. Olson, A. S. Rogers, William 
Jeffers, B. S. Williams, J. N. P. Bird and E. R. 
Humphrey, now serving. 

Members of Assembly. -—William T. Chipman, 
Charles White, George Hawley, W. M. C. Webb, 
S. Bardwell, J. K. Walker, C. H. Stowers, H. S. 
Sacket, J. N. P. Bird, John H. Thomas, N. W. 
Milliken, Oscar Babcock, J. S. Bugh. C. W. Moors, 
S. R.Clark and W. B. Laselle, present representative. 

In these lists, where persons have held office for 
two or more terms, their names are mentioned but 
once. 

State Senators. 

The following residents of these counties have 
been elected to the Senate of the State of Wisconsin : 

Green Lake.— James Field. DeWitt C. EUwood, 
Waldo S. Flint, George D. Waring, H. S. Sacket, 
George Fitch. 

Marquette.— C. S. Kelsey, L. E. Pond. 

Waushara. — James F. Wiley, R. L. D. Porter, 
H. G. Webb, A. M. Kimball. 




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EAliUi HISTukY. 





II iiiipoi tance of the part 
I W\ ed by the Fox-AViscon- 
i 111 River route, in the dis- 
/J L \tn exploration, settle- 
ment and developement of 
llu luge extent of country, of 
«lncli Gieen Lake and Mar- 
(iRtte Counties is a part, is so 
ol)\ loub to every student of 
the hi'toi> of this section, that 
Its claims lequire no advocacy 
in these pages. Cham plain's map 
of 1632 is a fair outline of lakes 
Huron and .Superior and the Sault 
' .Ste. Marie; while the general fea- 
tures of the Fox-Wisconsin water-course are also 
given, although, of course, from hears.ay, and 
l)laced north of Lake Superior instead of south of 
it. Two years later (1G34; Jean Nicolet explored 
the country from Lake Michigan for a considerable 
distance up the Fox Hiver. Radisson and Groseil- 
liers, two French fur traders, visited the Green Bay 
region, and wintered among the Potlawattomies in 
1C58; and in the spring of 16.5'.) they spent four 
months in explorations along Wisconsin streams, 
and it is thought they descended the Wisconsin 
River and saw the Mississippi. In 1670, Father 
Allouez made a voyage up the Fox River to Green 
Lake County's present limits. Three years later 
Fathers Marquette and .loliet visited this section and 
<liscovered the upper iMissifsippi at Priiiriedu Chien ; 
;in<l ten ye:ir.s later. Du Lliut (I)iihitii) voyaged 



from Lake Superior to the Mississippi River liy 
way of the Bois Brule and St. Croix. In 1683 
Le Sueur made a voj'age to the Mississippi by wa3' 
of the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers. In 1685, Nich- 
olas Perrot, who had been, as early .is 1669, at 
Green B.ay, was appointed '-Commandant of the 
West." Mc proceeded over the Fox-Wisconsin 
River route to the upper Mississippi, spending the 
winter at a point near the present village of 
I'rempcaleau. In 1686 and in later years he estab- 
lished posts on Lake Pepin and at the mouth of 
the Wisconsin. In 1689, Baron La Hontan claimed 
to have penetrated the Wisconsin wilds by the 
Fox-Wisconsin route, and to have made extensive 
discoveries on the upper Mississippi. 

Tlie First Map of this Section. 
During the first quarter of the present century a 
considerable traffic grew up with the Indians by 
means of the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers. As earlj' 
as 1826. or 1827. Pierre Poquette had established 
himself at the Portage, transporting boats with 
teams of horses and oxen; perhaps trading as well. 
Francis LeRoy had a trading-house there also at 
that time. .Some of the Indian trading-posts in 
those days were of a permanent character. The 
trader would build a log house for his family, 
should he chance to have one. an<l log buildings 
for store and warehouse near by. Here, if trade 
warranted, he would return each fall, and pass the 
winter with savage." and wild animals for com- 
panions. Milwaukee. Fond du Lac and Fox River, 
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supplied from Green Bay ; but. at Butte des Morts, 
the Portage and Prairie du Chien the traders lived 
all the year round. As a rule, however, the Indian 
trade was conducted in the wilderness witli but 
temporary- quarters and but little care for perma- 
nent locations, although some of tiie operators 
had a preference for familiar districts. Barter was 
at that time the only form of exchange in the 
frontier trade — money was never used — and the 
Indians had become quite shrewd in bartering for 
those products of civilization which had grown to 
be a necessity of their being. 

From the narrative of Morgan L. Martin, pub- 
lished in the Collections of the State Historical 
Society of Wisconsin (vol. XI.) the following para- 
giaphs of interest in this connection are extracted: 

"In 1828, I went upon a canoe voyage from 
Green B.iy to Prairie du Chieu up the Fox and 
down tlie Wisconsin Rivers. I was in company 
with Judge James Duane Doty, his marsiial, Thomas 
Rowland, and the deputy marshal, William Mel- 
drum — all of Detroit, except myself. The year 
before had occurred the Winnebago outbreak at 
Prairie du Chien, and the murderers, Red Bird and 
his friends, were now to be tried at a special term 
of court. Judge Doty had appointed me United 
States District Attorney, pro (em., hence my pres- 
ence with the judicial party. Our conveyance was 
a large bircli-bark canoe, manned b}' four voya- 
geurs, picked up at the Bay; and our time of leav- 
ing, the 1st of August. 

"At Kaukauna Rapids we found Augustin Grig- 
non. The Menomonees had a planting ground on 
the south side of the stream, but there was no vil- 
lage there. On Doty's Island, vei-y near the mouth, 
on the west channel was the village of Hooschope, or 
Four Legs, the well-known Winnebago chieftain. 
There were from 150 to "200 lodges covered with 
bark or mats. We found Four Legs a very ordi- 
nary-looking Indian, and only stopped at his town 
for a few minutes while the voyageurs were taking 
our craft over the Winnebago Rapids. Garlic 
Island was the next stopping-place. There was a 
Winnebago village there of about the same size as 
that over which Four Legs presided. The lodges, 
however, were larger and neater. We purchased 
a supply of vegetables of the Island villagers. 



'•At Butte des Morts was a large village of the 
Menomonees. Their chief, I think, was Oshkosh. 
It was difficult — impossible, in fact — to correctly 
estimate the population of these villages we passed 
on our way, for the females and the children of 
both sexes were exceedingly shy, and kept out of 
view. Pierre Poquette was at the Portage, and 
helped us across with one of his teams. Poquette's 
log house was on the west bank of the Fox. Francis 
LeRoy lived in the neighborhood, on the opposite 
shore, near where Ft. Winnebago was afterward es- 
tablished. We were entertained at Poquette's, going 
and coming on our tour. The next Indian com- 
munity was on the Wisconsin River, possibly where 
Prairie du Sac now is. We could see a few lodges 
near the steep bank, but not the entire village, for 
we did not stop. 

"The settlement of Prairie du Chieu consisted 
of but a dozen or twenty houses. The' principal 
man was Joseph Rolette, the fur trader. At the 
house of another trader, John B. Brunet, we found 
entertainment after the fashion of the country. I 
remember that there was a French sewing-woman 
at this quasi hotel who had escaped from the Red 
Bird massacre; her daughter, a little girl of five or 
six, was going minus her scalp, and was shown to us 
as one of the curiosities of the place. On arriving at 
the Prairie, I met Lucius Lyon, then a United 
States surveyor and afterward United States Sena- 
ator from Michigan, who had just completed his 
survey of the private French land claims there. 
Having found, on reaching the end of my canoe 
trip, that President Adams had appointed John 
Scott, the Congressman from Missouri, as Prose- 
cuting Attorney, and that my services in the Red 
Bird ease were not needed after all, Lyon and I 
planned for a tour through the lead mines. I had 
known Lyon in Detroit; and in the spring of 1828 
he had passed through Green B.ay in his canoe en 
route to Prairie du Chien. There were no maps of 
this county then; but Lyon had a small pocket com- 
pass with him, and took the courses and distances of 
the Fox-Wisconsin route and made the first ap- 
proximately correct map of that water highway; 
later, on my return from Galena to Prairie du 
Chien, I did the same for the Mississippi; we then 
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prominent Eastern map-maker, who adopted it as 
part of the geographj- of the country. It was pub- 
lished in 1829. or 1830, and wa.s the first real map 
of the country between Green Bay and Galena. I 
was much gratified, afterward, to see that later 
official surveys of the Mississippi corresponded ex 
actly with mine. 

Later Explorations by ^Vater and Land. 

Messrs. Martin and Lyon went down the Missis- 
sippi, and visited Galena and vicinity. 

"After our inspection of the mining country," 
Martin continues, "we returned home from Galena 
the way we had come — via Prairie du Chien and 
Portage. On the Fox River, at about Buttes des 
Morts, we met Major David E. Twiggs, with 
three companies of soldiers in boats, on their w.ay 
to establish a garrison at Ft. Winnebago. Jef- 
ferson Davis, just graduated from West Point, was 
one of his lieutenants. Both parties stopped, and 
we had some conversation. All of us knew Twiggs, 
who bore a bad character. He had a private named 
William Prestige in his boat securely chained ; 
this Prestige, exasperated by brutal treatment, had 
attempted to take Twigg's life, and the latter, by 
way of revenge, kept him in irons, and under the 
harshest treatment allowable b}' the code until his 
term of enlistment expired in the year following. 

"The jurisdiction of Michigan extended west of 
the Mississippi, and, with the exception of the two 
trading-posts at Green Bay and Prairie du Ciiien, 
was exclusively an Indian country west of Lake 
Michigan. Hostile tribes wandered over it at will, 
casting an evil eye upon .nny encroachments upon 
their extensive and beautiful domain. The Red 
Bird AVar culminated in opening theminer.il region 
west of Blue Mounds to miners ni search of its 
hidden treasures. East of that landmark was an 
unexplored wilderness. Having now visited the 
mining country, I had a natural desire to extend 
my explorations through the remainder of the ter- 
ritory now known as Wisconsin. 

"Judge Doty and I — in company witli Wist- 
weaw (Blacksmith), a ]Menonionee Indian, and 
.\lexander (irignon. a young half-blood Menomo- 
nee, as helpers — left Green Bay on iiorseback, in 
the spring of 1829, and traversed the region 



hitherto little known south of the Fox and AVis- 
consin rivers. We were the first part}-, so far as I 
can ascertain, to make the trip by land between the 
extreme outposts of this section, Green Bay and 
I'aairie du Chien. Proceeding along the summit 
of the high ridge which hems in Lake Winnebago 
on the east — the line afterward adopted for the 
Government road — we headed for Fond du Lac. 
At Calumet, on the way. we saw a small Meno- 
moiice village, resting on the lake shore, but did 
not go down to it, keeping steadily on our way 
along the ridge and through the prairie which lies 
to the east of the 1- ke. At Fond du Lac there 
was a Winnebago village, but we crossed the river 
without visiting the savages, for whose company 
we were not over anxious. Wistweaw, however, 
was sent back there to engage a guide to pilot 
us to the Four Lake Country. Tiiese lakes, to- 
gether with the Green and Fox Lakes, were land- 
marks more or less familiar in name to the old 
traders through their employes engaged in collect- 
ing furs from the Indian villages of the interior. 
But no white man, it maj' be confidently stated, 
had ever yet visited the countr3- with the view of 
ascertaining its adaptabilit3^ for becoming the abode 
of civilized life. There was then scarce an open- 
ing in the forest west of Detroit. 

" After some waiting our Menomoiiee returned 
in company with a Winnebago mounted on a 
scrubby pony, who volunteered to show iks the 
way across the country. The guide did very well 
for five or six miles, then pushed ahead for a mile 
or two and flung himself on the gmss. When we 
had caught up. we .asked him to remount and go 
ahead; but he made no sign of moving and sulkily 
exclaimed, 'that he had never been the slave of a 
white man and never would be.' He was finall3' 
induced to put us on the trail for Lake Horicon, 
and then, giving the lash to his pony, started back 
to his vili.age on a lope. Lake Horicon we found 
to be only a marsh. At its head there w.os a clus- 
ter of Winnebago wigwams. The Indians there 
essayed to put us on the trail to Four Lakes, but 
we brought out at the Green Lake Prairie, where 
we struck another village of the Wiunebagos. To 
seek information there was impossible, for the 
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were assembled in their long medicine lodge gam- 
bllng-, and would pay no attention to us whatever." 
Thus left to their own resources, tlie part}' set 
off due south across the prairie, until, to tlieir great 
joy, they found a deep cut trail which they fol- 
lowed until it brought thera into the woods east of 
the Four Lake country. This section embraced 
the site of Madison, but no one, at that early 
period could have thought of establishing there 
the capitol of a great State. They crossed the out- 
let between the Second and Third lakes, and pro- 
ceeding westward, justsoutli of Blue Mound, they 
followed the road from Sugar River to McCrary's 
Furnace, a few miles southwest of the mound. Tlierc 
tbey met the first whites they had seen since leav- 
ing Green Ba_y. From McCrary's they went on to 
Dodgeville, where they paused for the nigiit, and 
the next day they crossed the level country to 
Prairie du Chien. Returning, the}' followed a 
sligiitly different course. Arriving at Fort Winne- 
bago, they crossed over to tlie south bank of the 
Fox. At Butte des Morts tiiey were ferried over, 
their horses swimming behind, and proceeded along 
the west bank of Lake Winnebago and the lower 
Fox to Green Bay. They were the first white men 
who had attempted and accomplished the land 
journey from Gi'een Bay to the Mississippi — a jour- 
ney which, like that by water, was through what is 
now Green Lake and Marquette Counties, and which 
in going and coming consumed about two weeks' 
time. With its extensive oak openings and almost 
limitless prairies, tlie country through which they 
passed, after reaching a distance of thirty miles 
from Green Bay, was more charming than any they 
had ever beheld. It is not strange that a few years 
after witnessed its rapid settlement and improve- 
ments by hardy frontiersmen. 

Klvor Iiiipi-ovemeiits. 

More than sixty years ago the general attention 
of the pushing pioneers was called to the necessity 
of improving the navigation of the Fox and Wis- 
consin Rivers. Tbe wa}' was easy to a free com- 
munication with all tlip lake ports, and as it was 
certain that railroads would not reach this country 
for years to come there seemed only one way to 
open up the territory to the west and south of 



Green Baj- — that being to cut the portage of a little 
I more than a mile which separated the head waters 
of the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers, and thus throw 
open the Mississippi A'alley to northern and north- 
eastern Wisconsin. 

To Morgan L. Martin belongs the credit of origin- 
ating the scheme of the improvement of the Fox 
and Wisconsin Rivers, and to his arduous, protracted 
and almost unaided efforts is due the beginning of 
tlie work which he lived to see a reality and the 
route a national highway under government pro- 
tection. The idea was first suggested to his mind 
by the fact that in tbe year 1828 the 5th Regiment 
United States Infantry came to Ft. Howard on 
Durham boats, from Jefferson barracks, below St. 
Louis. Their baggage was loaded on the boats at 
that point and not unloaded before reaching here. 
The water at Portage happened to be high that 
year. In 1 829, soon after he came to Green Ba}', 
he called a meeting at his office to agitate that pi-o- 
ject. He has left the following account of his 
eflforts and tlieir fruition, in which additional facts 
are here interpolated: 

•' In October, 1829, the first public meeting in 
the history of Green Bay was held here. Louis 
Grignon was chairman, while I officiated as secre- 
tary. We petitioned Congress to build a road from 
the Bay to Chicago, and also to improve the Fox 
and AVisconsin Rivei-s. In 1830 a shot-tower com- 
pany was organized, composed principally of gen- 
tlemen living here and in Detroit, with one from 
Oswego. Tbe firm name was Daniel Whitney, 
Platte ct Co. They built a tower on tbe face of a 
cliff at Old Helena or Pine Bend, on tbe south 
bank of tbe Wisconsin River, twenty miles north- 
west of Blue Mound." The remains of this tower 
can still be seen, near the south end of tbe new 
Spring Green wagon bridge, which was erected in 
1887. " Considerable shot was made here. Daniel 
Whitney was the superintendent and had a man 
named Greene working the concern for him. Greene 
was shot near the fort, at Blue Mound, in tbe Black 
Hawk War, in 1832. While I was a member of the 
Michigan territorial legislature, in session at De- 
troit, this same company got me to obtain a charter 
for them to build a canal between tbe Fox and 
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praii-ie. about on a line with llic old portage trail, 
farther down the Wisconsin than the present canal. 
But the trench was never filled with water except 
when the Wisconsin was high and proved to be of 
no use." 

> So earnest became the plea for the practical pros- 
ecution of such an enterprise, that Governor Dodge 
in his first message to the Territorial Legislature 
(1836) recommended that a memorial be sent to 
Congress asking for the means to carry on the sur- 
vey and improvement of the Fox River from its 
mouth to Fort Winnebago. In 1838 he also re- 
commended that the Legislature memorialize Con- 
gress for a grant of land to aid in the improvement 
of both the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers." The first 
movement by the General Government toward the 
improvement of the Fox-Wisconsin River highway 
was made in 1839 while I was in the Territorial 
council. Capt. Thomas J. Craur, of the topograph- 
ical engineers made under the direction of the War 
Department a preliminary survey of the rivers and 
an estimate of the cost of tlieir improvement." 
[In September, 1845, Mr. Martin was elected as a 
delegate to Congress as a special champion of the 
proposed measure.] " In 1816, while in Congress, 
I secured by dint of very liard work the passage of 
an act, approved August 8. makisig a grant of land 
to the State, upon its admission into the Union, lor 
the improvement of the Fox Kiver alone, and the 
building of a canal across the portage between the 
two rivers. The grant covered every odd num- 
bered section within three miles of the canal, the 
river and the lakes en route from the portage to 
the mouth. When the second Constitutional Con- 
vention was held, this proposition on the part of 
Congress was endorsed and at the first session of 
the State Legislature, the latter l)o<ly passed an act, 
approved August 8, 1848, appointing a board of 
public works and providing for the improvement 
of the river. The members of the board were 
elected in joint session of the Legislature, the same 
day, as follows: II. L. Dousman, Curtis Reed,. lohn 
A. Bingham. Albert ■>. Story, and James B. Kstes." 
The State constitution forbidding the creation of 
debt, the expenditures of the board were confined 
to the proceeds of the land sales. '• By the year 
1850, the board had used up .t11 the money they 



could raise by selling the land. They had, in fact, 
anticipated the sales and the affairs in their charge 
were in bad shape. On the 1st of January, 1851, 
the}- reported to the Legislature that the work 
would have to stop unless some device for more 
rapid sale of land could be originated. While the 
affair was in this condition. I made a proposition to 
the Legislature, through Governor Dewey, to do 
the work from Green Ba^- to Lake Winnebago, ex- 
cept what the board of public works had finished 
or was already under contract for. The board had 
dug the canal at Portage before there was any 
steam navigation possible on the lower Fox. One 
of the chief features of its misman.agement was 
that the board allowed itself to be influerced by 
members of the Legislature esch of whom wanted 
a portion of the money spent in his district without 
regard to the general need. My proposition was, 
in effect, that the State should not be held liable for 
expenses attending the completion of the improve- 
ment, but that the tolls and the sale of lands should 
supply the means to reimburse me. The Governor 
in his mess.ige to the Senate, said: 'It is believed 
that the proposition of Mr. Martin is a very favor- 
able one for the State and if accepted will ensure 
the final completion of this important work at a 
much earlier day than the .Stale can possibly accom- 
plish it in any other constitutional manner.' The 
Legislature of 1851 accepted my proposition and 
I went to work with about 500 men, commencing 
at Kaukauna. Operations were carried on through- 
out that season along the entire distance from Green 
Bay to Lake AVinncbago. By the terms of my 
contract, the Governor was to give me scrip to be 
paid from the sale of lauds and from the tolls on 
the work," according to the following proposition 
and provisions: "I propose to complete the whole 
work on or before the 1st day of May, 1853. the 
same to be accepted as fast as completed. The 
.vork to be paid for from the sales of land grante<l 
(and to be granted) in aid of the improvement, so 
far as the funds can be raised from that source. 
The amount due for the whole contract, when com- 
pleted, and remaining unpaid, to constitute a debt 
against the improvement, the interest of which, at 
12 per cent, shall be paid from the tolls to be col- 
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realize funds, either from the sale of lands or any 
other source, and pay the balance due on the con- 
tract, debt to be discliarged." Governor Farwell 
came into office on the .Oth of January, 1852. On 
the 16th, in his mess.age to the Legislature, the 
Governor reported that $'2G,000 had been paid to 
me for the season's worli, in State scrip, and inti- 
mated that my contract was unconstitutional. He 
afterward refused to give me any more of the scrip 
tliat liad been lawfully earned; and I was obliged 
to secure the passage by the Legislature of an act 
authorizing the Secretary of .State to give to me 
certificates of indebtedness, instead of the Governor. 
This was vetoed April 9, Governor Farwell laying 
great stress on the cluim tliat the bill treating with 
me was in violation of the spirit of both the act 
of Congress making tlie land grant and the Con- 
stitution of the United States. Attorney General 
Experience Estabroolv, however, gave it as his 
opinion that the scrip issued to me was constitu- 
tional, and a joint committee of the Legislature 
reported unanimously tliat the woric iiad been con- 
ducted well and honorably. The Legislature, 
therefore, passed the bill over the veto, and I re- 
sumed work. The troubles with the Governor, 
however, had greatly shortened my season, for the 
uncertainty of the issue had obliged me to lose the 
advantage of early preparation, and it was not until 
July 14 that the (Governor consented to have certifi- 
cates issued under the act.'" 

More than $400,000 had now been expended on 
the improvements. "At the session of 1853, the 
Governor proposed in a message to tlie Legislature 
dated Feb. 9, to submit the works to private enter- 
prise, and have the skirts of the State cleared from 
all financial responsibility. It was urged by the 
Governor that the moneys realized from the sale 
of lands were insufficient to meet the Slate obliga- 
tions. I, therefore, had a company formed, styled 
the Fox and Wiscor.sin Improvement Company', 
of which Mason C. Darling, Otto Tank, Kdgav 
Conklin, Benjamin F. Mooie. Joseph G. Lawton, 
Uriah XL Peak, Theodore Conkey, I and others 
were members. The Articles of Association were 
dated the 1st of June, 1853. This company was 
incorporated by the State, under act approved 
July G. and to it was transferred the entire work. 



under condition that it fulfilled the obligations of 
the State to all claims of contractors on the im- 
provements," the company placing itself under 
$200,000 bonds to complete the work in twenty 
years. 

The Improvement Company went on with the 
work, under this act, until, Oct. 1, 1855, the first 
boat passed from Lake Winnebago to Green Bay, 
and June 19, 1856, the "Aquila," a steamer pur- 
chased by Green Bay parties, started from Pitts- 
burgh and came via the Ohio, Mississippi, Wisconsin 
and Fox Rivers, to discharge its cargo at Green 
Bay. There was great rejoicing, the banks of the 
Fox between Depere, Green Bay and Ft. Howard 
being crowded by an excited people celebrating 
the completion of an arduous undertaking. The 
"Aquila," with the "Pioneer," made regular trips 
between Green Bay and Fond du Lac [Mr. Martin 
owned the latter, and an interest in the first-men- 
ticned boat]. "By act of Congress approved Aug. 
3, 1854, (constructed by resolution of March 3, 
1855), we had obtained an increase in our land 
grant, for the work was broadening out, as the years 
went on, and the depth of water sought was greater 
than at first. AVe thereupon located a large body 
of fine land." The area of the whole grant on the 
Fox River, under this construction, was estimated 
at 684,269 acres. Later an act was passed which 
conveyed the lands to three trustees appointed by 
the Governor. "The Legislature, under chapter 
C4, general laws of 1855, authorizing us to increase 
our capital stock to $250,000, and that same year 
we were compelled to seek outside capital to swing 
the growing enterprise. The new comers were 
New York capitalists, of whom Horatio Heymour. 
Erastus Corning and Hiram Barney were the lead- 
ing spirits. The New York men deranged all our 
I)lans, and the upshot was that they got us into a 
position where we were obliged to submit, in Feb- 
ruary, 1866, to a foreclosure of the bonds and sale 
of the whole concern to the New Yorkers. The 
big imported fish swallowcil the little natives." 
The proceeds of this sale, with the receipts of the 
land yet remaining on hand, paid up the indebted- 
ness and completed the improvements. -On the 
15lh of August, 1866, the purchasers at the Feb- 
ruary sale became incorporated as the Green Biy 



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and Mississippi Canal Company. But the surveys 
were llieicafler conducted by Government engin- 
eers, under instructions issued from the engineer 
department in July, 1866. In 1871 the Secretary 
of War, acting under act of Congress approved 
July, 1870, secured an appraisal of the company's 
plant— improvements, water-powers, and personal 
property. By act approved June 10, 1872, an ap- 
propriation was made by Government to purchase 
the improvements alone, and in October the com- 
pany deeded the works to the United States." 

The home company had been hampered by con- 
tinual wrangles at Madison over its affairs. Jeal- 
ousies, sectional and official, were ever hatching 
up new troubles for it. The Legislature had issued 
scrip at 12 per cent, interest to other contractors 
than Mr. Martin, thus bringing his contract into 
discredit. For a large amount of work performed 
he was not paid. This loss, with heavy obligations 
incurred, entailed a crushing tax upon his financ-es 
and great and long-protracted mental distress. But 
the public has the Fox-Wisconsin River Improve- 
ment, and it has done much toward the settlement 
and development of these counties. 

Navigation of the Fox. 

Mention of desultory and primitive navigation 
of the Fox River by early esi)lorers and traders 
has been made in preceding pages. It is intended 
now to give some account of its later and more 
regular navigation by steamers in the carrying and 
passenger trade. 

'I'he first steam propeller to navigate the Fox 
River was the '-Black Hawk" in 1841, Capt. Peter 
Hotaling, master. She was drawn over the rapids 
at Depere by means of ra.achinery and ox-teams. 
Another early boat was the "Badger State." com- 
manded by Capt. Steve Hotaling. The following 
account of an excursion on an early steamer called 
the "Manchester," the pioneer boat of the Fox 
River, w.is written by a pioneer. It only fair to 
say. however, that another pioneer, referring to a 
similar occurrence, which must, in fact, have been 
the same, says that the boat in question was the 
"Badger State." 

"A noble ship she was, tlie steamboat "Manches- 
ter," the pioneer boat of the Fox River, com- 



I manded by the gallant Capt. Steve Hotaling, with 
his daring crew .and squaw Stewardess. The 
,' Manchester" was none of your new-fangled boats, 
all daubed over with gay colors; she had once been 
painted, but that was long, long ago, and paint was 
scarce in those days. Her 10x12 cabin was not 
furnished with vain mirrors, carpets and pianos. 
Wooden benches fastened against the walls answered 
all purposes; the machinery did not glisten like 
jjolished gold and silver, but looked venerable in 
its rusty condition; what cared the Captain and his 
daring crew if steam escaped through the leaks of 
the boiler. Did they not have a supply of rags on 
board to caulk them.' Did thej' not have cords and 
nails to mend the machinery and boat.' And above 
all did they not have a good supply of whisky.' 

'■Such was the boat and crew .advertised one fine 
day in September, 1848, to the good people of Ber- 
lin, then called Strong's Landing, by Thomas 
Noyes, who went from house to house ringing a 
dinner bell and notifying the inhabitants that the 
steamboat "Manchester" would start on a ple.isure 
excursion up the river at 10 o'clock next morning. 
The boat came. 10 o'clock came, and we all went 
on board, ready for a pleasure trip. One half of 
our expectations was realized, who had a good deal 
more trip than we expected, but where, ohl where 
was the pleasure? If it w.as pleasant to go aboard at 
10 o'clock and wait until 1 o'clock, P. M. on ac- 
count of repairs before we started, then pole the 
boat against the current to keep it from drifting 
back, .and over sand banks, to go on and on, with- 
out a mouthful to eat until we arrived at Shaw's 
Landing, near St. Marie, at 12 o'clock at night, be- 
ing almost smothered by escaping steam, then we 
had lots of it. Some of the pjissengers were bound 
to overcome all these ditticulties. The Captain 
and others retired, soon after we started, to have a 
social game. Nathan Strong screwed his flute to- 
gether and they had a dance, partlj- on the cabin 
floor, and partly- on the corns and toes of those 
occupying the benches in the cabin, who were will- 
ing to be tr.ampled on rather than give up their 
seats. Mrs. Shailer, a delicate lady, fainted from 
exhaustion. When inquiries were made for supper 
the squaw Stewardess told us there were no pro- 
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no habilation between Berlin and St. Maiie, where 
Col. Shaw lived. 

"On that memorable night the Colonel slept the 
sleep of the righteous in Ids log liouse, and in the 
bosom of his faniil}', consisting of his squaw and 
divers little half-breeds, when a thundering knock 
at his door convinced him that the Winnebagoes 
were after his venerable scalp. lie was greatly re- 
lieved, and the more willing to part with some salt 
pork, when he learned that those who sought ad- 
mission were only half-starved Beilinites. His 
cornfield and potato patch were near the river, and 
had been visited, in the meantime, b}' a foraging 
party from the boat. 

"At 1 o'clock we were homeward bound, going 
down the river, and supper was ready, but besides 
two or three tin cups and some plates, no dishes, 
spoons, forks or knives were to be had, and pocket 
knives were then in great demand for the ladies; 
the men had to get along with the implements na- 
ture had furnished them. At 8 o'clock the boat 
ran on a sand bar, or rather, the current washed it 
on. A rope was passed out and we went ashore to 
tow the boat. The high marsh grass was wet with 
dew, but as we all had had enough pleasure to last 
us some time, we worked with a will, rather rel3'ing 
on our own strength to get home than on the 
questionable horse-power of the rusty old machine 
on board, which enabled us to reach home at about 
8 o'clock in the marning, tired, hungry, dirty and 
wet." 

Among other early boats were the "Petonia," 
"Eureka" and "Winnecome." The steamer "Berlin 
City" was built at Berlin, in 1856. by Thomas Rud- 
dock and Philander H. Phelps, at a cost of $10,000. 
She was a side-wheeler, 9G-foot keel, with engines 
having 12-inch cylinders and 3-foot stroke. The 
first season she plied between Berlin and Menasha. 
making three round trips weekly. The second sea- 
son she made daily trips between Berlin and Fond 
du Lac, and was making money rapidly for her 
owners when. July 3, 1857, she was "blown up," 
entirely destroying her, and killing several persons 
and wounding others. The owners rebuilt her, and 
she ran a good many years on the river, p.assing 
through various proprietorships, and finally burned i 
up at her moorings in Oshkosh. The following 



account of the explosion of this historic steamer 
appeared in tlie Marquette County Mercunj, and will 
be read with much interest by all who preserve this 
work : 

"This city was thrown into the wddest excite- 
ment by the arrival of the steamer "Pearl," with 
the information that the new and elegant side- 
wheel steamer "Berlin C\ty" while on her up trip, 
had exploded her boiler, and now lies a sunken 
wreck, at the head of Lake Butte des Morts. Three 
people were instantly killed, one fatally injured and 
others more or less bruised. The "Pearl" bi-ought 
home the survivors, and in an incredibly short time 
the streets were filled with excited men and women 
anxiously' inquiring for missing ones, or eagerly 
listening to the particulars of the casualty. 

"Those known to be killed are: 

Sam Anthony, the engineer. 

Pat O'Brikn, deck hand. 

Capt. Brown, passenger. 

Fatally injured: Miss Carhart, a passenger, sis- 
ter of our fellow citizens, David and Albert Car- 
hart, so baldly scalded that she cannot live. 

Injured: Slillman Wright, clerk, whose escape 
reads like a romance, bruised about the body, able 
to be about. 

Lew Stone, lineman, quite painfully scalded; will 
soon recover. 

Charles Merritt, blown from boat into water, 
badly bruised. 

Henry Jordon, deck hand, who jumped over- 
board; .lerome Crow, the cook; Capt. Lynch, and 
others rei)ort slight injuries. 

"The explosion occurred about 2 o'clock in the 
afternoon, at a point about two or two and a half 
miles from Butte des Morts, near the mouth of the 
Fox, where the bar crosses the course. The day 
was bright and calm, and the "Berlin City" left 
Fond du Lac on time, well loaded with freight and 
p:issengers for up river points. Arriving at Osh- 
kosh, the Wolf River steamer "Pearl," plying be- 
tween that port and New London, was lying at the 
dock. There is a good natured rivalry between 
the two boats, and there was a period of lively 
hustling to see which could clear the |)ort first, for 
the boat that started first would usually give the 
other a stern view from Oshkosh to the head of the 
lake. 'I he "Pearl" sounded her whistles a few 
minutes in advance of the "Berlin City" and passed 
the bridge, soon followed by the unfortunate 
steamer. Whether the two steamers raced up the 
river and imperiled the lives of their passengers by 
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point. Tliose who ought to know say not, while 
others claim tlial there was an undue exertion made 
to increase the speed of the boats, which resulted 
tlie teirifif explosion that followed. Tlie two boats 
made a beautiful appearance as tiiey steamed along, 
almost within talking distance of each otiier, tlie 
"Pearl" leading at least twenty rods. Tlie "Berlin 
City" had been gaining, and by continuing her rate 
of speed would soon have passed liie '-Pearl," 
when sud<leuly tiiere was a terrific explosion, a 
blinding flash, f(illowed by a frightful rusli of 
steiiii, agonizing sereains, a crushing of timbers, 
and the noise of falling debris. The extent of the 
calamity seems to have been grasped in an instant. 
U'liile all was confusion in liie wreck of the "Ber- 
lin City," and the water for rods about was strewn 
with remains of the boat, among which could be 
seen the struggling forms of human beings battling 
for life, the "Pearl" tnrned promptly to the rescue 
and soon had the survivors aboard, and as well 
cared for as the limited facilities would permit. 
The hull of the "Berlin ('ity," surrounded by a 
tattered fragment of upper works, soon sunk, and 
all that can be seen above water is a portion of her 
wheelhouse bearing the golden letters of the ill- 
I'ated steamer's name. 

" The Pearl came to Berlin with her cargo and 
pnsseiigers, and it is from them that tlie details of 
the casualty are learned. There were many mirac- 
ulous escapes. Mr. Al Carhart stated that he had 
just left the side of the engineer with whom he 
had been conversing not two minutes before the 
explosion, and had taken a seat near his mother, on 
the cabin deck on the stern of the boat. His sis- 
ter was lying on a sofa in the cabin, almost over 
the boiler; when the explosion occured it seemed 
to him .as though they were all going to be huiled 
into eternity. It was a shock that cannot be de- 
scribetl; tlie deck broke under their feet, the boat 
surged and cracked, and there w.ts that awful roar 
of escaping steam and gurgling water, mingled 
witli the cries of distress that would appall the 
stoutest. It was all over in an instant. He saw 
that he and his mother were safe. The shell of the 
boiler had torn everything away in front of them, 
and passed harmlessly over their heads. His sister 
liad not escaped. .She wtis found on the uoiler 
deck with her body horribly scalded. When the 
iioiler went tlirough the cabin there was not enough 
of the floor left to support the sofa, and she rolled 
into the awful vortex of superheated steam. They 
were soon on board the Pearl, whose crew did ev- 
erything the}' could under the circumstances. Mr. 
Carhart states that he looked at the steam gauge 
when talking with tlie engineer, and there was only 
about ninety pounds of pressure. He asked why 



they did not use more steam, and the answer was 
that they had enough. 

"The escape of .Stillman Wright is still more 
providential, and is related ly Ike Dickey, the 
fireman. He sUites that he had just tried tiie water 
in the lioiler. .and found that there was full three 
gauges. There w.as a good fire under the boilers, 
and he was sitting with one leg hanging down in 
the pit in front of the fire box and tlie other up 
on the deck, his hands clasping his knee. He had 
just rejrorted the stage of water to the engineer, 
.Sam Anthony, and had advised slopping the 
pumps for a while, but Anthony said " no, keep 
them agoing." The boys were scattered about the 
boat and everything was apparently running as 
smooth as oil, when suddenly there came a sharp 
cracking sound followed by escaping steam, and 
then a terrific explosion. He was hurled violently 
aside, and when he jiicked himself up found that 
he was in one of the little closets that range along 
the engine room, near the bow of the boat. He 
realized that the boat had blown up and that he 
had escaped with but little injury. .Struggling out 
on tlic splintered deck, the first man he saw was 
Pat O'Brien. He w.as l.ving stretched out appa- 
rently dead. He tried to rouse him but could get 
no response. A little further along was the clerk, 
Stillniau Wright, who took ,lim Heaslitt's place. 
When he shook Wright he partly opened his eyes 
.and he knew that he was alive. He tried to drag 
both men up the stairs to the cabin deck, as the boat 
was sinking, but they were too heavy, and he 
dropi)e<l Pat ami carried Stillman Wright. Pat's 
bod}- rolled off the lioatand was afterwards found 
near the wreck. Mr. Dickey is positive that 
O'Brien was dead when he found him. Wriglitand 
himself were taken aboard the Pearl, where the 
former recovered consciousness, and had the pleas- 
ure of thanking his lucky stars .and Ike Dickey 
that he was among the living. 

" Charles Merritt, lineman, w.as on the bow of the 
boat when the explosion occurred. He was blown 
out into the river quite a distance, but although a 
splendid swimmer, found that his legs were tangled 
up in the rope that lay near him before the deck 
was so suddenly swept by the explosion. He was 
nearly powerless and was about going down when 
he saw a small piece of timber floating near him. 
He made a strong elTort to re.ach it and succeeded, 
but his good luck was purchased at the expense of 
another death, that of Captain Brown of this city, 
nearly seventy years old, a passenger on the boat, 
who was returning home from Oshkosh. He was 
an (dd sea captain and had f.aced all kinds of dan- 
gers on the salt water, but had retired from active 
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der of his days. Captain Brown was liurled out 
into the laice and fell within a few feet of Charles 
Merritt, who was, as before stated, doing his best 
to extricate himself from the rope which impede'l 
his movements. By one of those peculiar incidents 
in the awe-inspiring annals of a divine providence 
the two men saw the life-saving beam at the same 
time. Botli struggled for its possession and Mer- 
ritt reached it first. It sunk under his pressure, 
but had sutflcient buoyant force to keep one man 
afloat. The dreadful alternative presented itself 
to allow Brown to seize hold of the beam and thus 
jeopardize both lives, or to keep sole possession of 
this almost sure chance of rescue. Like a flash the 
reasons, pro and con, ran through Merritt's lirain — 
Brown was old and feeble, had outlived his use- 
fulness. Merritt was young and ambitious, with 
life before him and aged parents to support. Is it 
any wonder that the young man pushed the beam 
out of reach of the old sea captain and turned his 
face away. Merritt says that when he looked that 
way again only a few broken ripples marked the 
place where the old man went down. Ten minutes 
later he vvas safe aboard the Pearl. The body of 
Captain Brown was recovered the next day. 

"The body of the engineer. Sam Anthony, was 
found crusl.ed beneath the fire box, and mangled 
almost beyond recognition. He was an able and 
skillful man in his calling and will be sadly missed 
on the river. The theory' advanced to explain the 
explosion, admitting that there was a good supijly 
of water in the boiler, and that the steam jirpssure 
was under 110 pounds, the amount allow eil by tlie 
government inspectors for the ''Berlin City." i^ th.ii 
the fault lay in the steam chest, one side of which 
gave away, hurling the engineer forwaid, and that 
the sudden reaction of steam and atmospheric pres 
sure caused the boiler casing to burst. The fact 
that Anthony's body was found under the fire box 
on the deck, shows that he must have been thrown 
there first, and then buried under the debris which 
followed the second explosion." 

The day after the explosion Air. Phelps and 
others visited the wreck with the "Lady Jane" and 
two barges. The bodies of the engineer and Capt. 
Brown were recovered, and the sunken hull raised 
and towed back to Berlin, where it arrived on the 
night of July 29. Among the persons mentioned 
in the above account, Stillman Wright and James 
Heaslitt are still in Berlin, well-known and pros- 
perous gentlemen. Ike Dickey, of the well remem- 
bered Dickey family, of Berlin, is living at or near 
Oconto, reputed to be quite wealthy. Phelps and 
Ruddock, who were then partners in lumbering and 



steam-boating, are both living and prosperous. A 
man named Smith and a brother of the late Harry 
C.Cooley, had purchased a half interest in the "Ber- 
lin City" just before the explosion, but had delayed 
paying for their interest in full, and Phelps and 
Ruddock failed to collect anything of them after- 
ward. The owners had to pay freight loss, doc- 
tors bills, and funeral expenses, but no action was 
brought against them for loss of life. No investi- 
gation was ever held — not even a coroner's inquest 
— but the Oskosh and Berlin papers became in- 
volved in a war of invective and recrimination 
over the event which continued for some time. 
Government inspector Lewis, of Buffalo, N. Y., 
looked into the matter carefilly, unotHcially, how- 
ever, and concluded that no one was to bl.une. 

The '-Lady Jane," mentioned above, was a tug 
built by Phelps & Ruddock. At different times 
she plied between Marquette, Montello and Prince- 
ton. Commanded by J. T. Whicomb, she ran be- 
tween Paekwaukee and i\Ionlello in ISfi^-oO. 
Other crafts of diffeient kinds, and at different 
times, have been the'-Cambria,"the' '76," both built 
at Berlin by Phelps and Ruddock; the" Weston," for- 
merly the " '76" and later changed to a barge; the 
Diamond, the Shoe Fly, the Aquila, tlie Ellen 
Hardy, the W. A. Knapp, the C. S. Morris, the 
Hero, the 1. X. L., the Fox and several tugs owned 
by Priest, of Princeton, and by others at other 
points along the river. The Gussie Gurden was 
bought on the Mississippi and brought to the Fox 
where it was run by Hiram Stedman until he put on 
the now well-known "Fashion," which was built in 
1881, for the Oskosh and Berlin trade. She is a 
passenger steamer, ninety feet long and twenty 
foot beams with cabin accommodations for fifty 
passengers, and an excursion capacity of 300. The 
"Fashion" leaves Berlin every morning, Sundays ex- 
cepted, at six o'clock, touching at Eureka, Omro 
and Butte des Morts, arriving at Oskosh at ten 
o'clock, Tihero connections are made with the Wis- 
consin Central Railway for St. Paul and intermedi- 
ate points; with trains north and south on the Chi- 
cago an<l Northwestern Railwsiy and Milwaukee, 
Lake Shore and Western Railway, for points north 
and west; with the Wolf River Line of steamers for 
all points on the Wolf River, and with the steamer 



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'• Evelyn," for Neenah, Appleton and Green Bay. 

Returning, she leaves Oskosli at one o'clock P. 
M., arriviiii^ at Berlin at 6 o'clock. In company 
with his l)rotiier Hallis. Mr. .Stednian built the 
steamer •' City of Berlin" in the spring of 1889. 



and it is run as a freight and passenger boat be- 
tween Green Bay and Portage City, and at times 
as an excursion boat, as exigencies may re- 
quire. "The City of Beilin" measures 120 feet 
long and twenlv-six feet beam. 



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IRKK important railways 
have branches crossing or 
penetrating the territorj' 
comprised in Green Lake, 
Marquette and Waushara 



division of the La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad. 
On February 14, 1874. under authority of an act 
of the legislature of the .Stale of Wisconsin, the 
name was changed to the Chicago, Milwaukee and 
St. Paul Railway Company. At that time the mile- 



Counties. One of these is I age had been increased by the absorption of vari- 



llic Chicago, Milwaukee 
St. Paul Railway; another 
Wisconsin Contral Railroad, 
■mil the tliird the Chicago and 
Isoilhwestern Railway. Brief 
>toiies of these three .systems 
aie given, as showing the gradual 
^_ de\elopment of the railwa}- in- 
^ tcrpsts affecting these counties. 
i"' )Jyr>v'£V The Chicago. Milwaukee and 

*^ ^ St. Paul Railw,\v Company was 

organized Ma_\' 5. 18C.3. under the name of the 
Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company, by the 
purchasers at foreclosure sale, April 25, 1863, of a 
portion of the La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad. 
Subsequently itacquired by purch.asethe Milwaukee 
and Western, the ^lilwaukee and Horicon, and the 
Ripon and Wolf River Railroads and the eastern 



ous lines and the constru lion of sundry links. In 
addition to this, the company owned a majority in- 
terest in the Western Union Railroad. In the suc- 
ceeding years there was no considerable incre.ase of 
mile.agc until 1878, when it increased to 1539 
miles. During the year 1879 the company 
acquired 535 miles of line by construction and pur- 
chase, of which 143 miles were in Dakota. A full 
title was acquired to tlie Western Union Railroad 
by an exchange of the 7 per cent, bonds of 
that companj' for an ctpial amount of tlie 6 per 
cent, bonds of the Chicago. Milwaukee and St. 
Paul Company. The Viroqua branch was com- 
pleted in September, 1879. The Davenport and 
Northwestern Railroad, of which 162 miles was 
completed and sixty miles graded, was purchased 
August 1. of the same year, and paid for by an 
issue of $1,750,000 of 5 per cent, bonds. In M.ay 



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of the same year, the Minnesota Southern Railway 
and the Minnesota extension were purcliased. In 
1880 the compnny purchased the Hastings and 
Dakota extension, the Southern Minnesota Rail- 
way, the Chicago, Clinton, Dubuque and Min- 
nesota Railroad, the Wisconsin Valley Railroad, 
the Mineral Point Railroad, the Pine River Valley 
and Stevens Point Railroad, the Chicago and Pacific 
Railway and the Sioux City and Dakota Railroad. 
During the same 3'ear 350 miles of road was con- 
structed. During 1881 the company constructed 
branches in Illinois. Wisconsin, Dakota and Iowa, 
wiiich brouglit its mileage up to 4217 miles. 
In 1882 the mileage was increased to 1,520 
miles. In 1883 the company purchased the 
line extending from Iron Ridge to Fond du Lac, 
and constructed other lines which inci'cased its 
mileage to 4,760 miles. In 1884 forty-four miles 
were constructed, including the branch from Fox 
Lake Junction to Fox Lake. Subsequent purchases 
and construction have brought the mileage up to 
.about 5,000 miles. It was on Aug. 8, 1857. that 
the first train of cars came into Berlin. This occa- 
sion was celebrated by a dinner and a dance. The 
road w,as incorporated and built under the name of 
the Milwaukee,and Horicon Railroad. The depot 
at Berlin was then on the flat near the Ripon road. 
It was not until six years later that the present 
depot w.as built and the road extended to near 
Huron Street. On Oct. 29, 1863, a passenger train 
for the first time ran down to the end of the track. 
A large concourse of the citizens of Berlin and the 
surrounding country had gathered to welcome the 
train, and those on board with music and bonfires, 
and as the train approached they sent up cheer 
after cheer, and the locomotive responded with its 
most piercing shriek. The branch from Brandon 
to Markcsan, with stations in C4rcen Lake County, 
at Utley and Markesan, opened five years ago, has 
done much toward the development of the country 
round about those town.s. 

The Wisconsin Central Railroad was chartered in 
1853. The main line w.as opened in 1871. The 
Portage branch was constructed in 1875-76. In 
Marquette County there are stations at Packwau- 
kee. WestBeld and Crawford, and in Waushara 
Countv at C'oloma, Hancock and Plainfleld. It 



was completed to Ashland, Dec. 17, 1877. During 
1880 the Wisconsin and Minnesota Railroad, an 
auxilliary line running from Abbottsford to Chip- 
pewa Falls, was opened. In 1884, a further exten- 
sion of this road from Chip|)ewa Falls to St. Paul 
was built under the corporate name of Minnesota, 
St. Croix and AVisconsin Railroad Company. On 
July 31, 1882, the company surrendered the lease 
of the Milwaukee & Northern Railroad. A new 
organization was formed to build the Blilwaukee & 
Lake Winnebago Railroad, which on its completion 
was leased in perpetuity to this company. The to- 
tal mileage of this road and its branches is about 
829 miles. The first train of cars passed over the 
Portage branch to Stevens Point, Nov. 15, 1871, 
and W!is hailed by crowds at all intermediate sta- 
tions, including those mentioned above. The Pack- 
waukeeand Montelloline was completed and opened 
in 1882. It is leased to, and is practically owned 
by the Wisconsin Central Railroad Compan}'. This 
corporation has recenth^ been re-organized, and has 
entered into a favorable alliance with the Northern 
Pacific Company. 

The Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company 
operates the line running from Ripon. through 
Dartford to Princeton, Green Lake County. Feb. 
12, 1851, the Illinois & Wisconsin Railroad Com- 
pany was chartered in Illinois, to construct a line 
of railroad from Chicago northwestwardly to the 
State line of AVisconsin, and on the 1 1th of March 
following, the Rock River Valley Union Railroad 
Comp.any was chartered in Wisconsin, to construct 
within that .State a continuation of the former line 
by way of Janesville to Fond du Lac, with power 
to extend northwestwardly from Janesville to a 
point on the Wisconsin line near St. Paul, and 
northwardly from Fond du Lac to the Michigan 
line. Of the line between Chicago and Fond du 
Lac, the Illinois and Wisconsin had completed the 
section to Cary and the Rock River Valley Union, 
the section from Fond du Lac to Minnesota Junc- 
tion (both opened in 1854), when, on the 31st of 
March, 1855, a consolidation of the two companies 
was effected under the corporate title of Chicago. 
St. Paul and Fond du Lac Railroad Company. In 
1857, this company consolidated with itself under 
distinct acts the foUovving companies: Wisconsin A 



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Superior, Marquette & State Line, and Ontonagon 
«fe State Line. By these several consolidations, the 
Chic.ngo, St. Paul & Fond du Lac Railroad Com- 
pany secured the land grants that were donated to 
the companies named, to aid in tlie construction of 
their respective roads. In the financial depression 
of 1857, the consolidated company became embar- 
rassed, and as a result, the consolidation with the 
Ontonagon & State Line Railroad Company was 
defefited. its lands reverting to the State of Michi- 
gan. Later in the same year, default was made in 
the p-iyment of interest on tiie Chicago, St. Paul (t 
Fond du Lac bonds, and under an agreement for 
the re-organizalion of the company, the road was 
sold under foreclosure. June 2, 1859, the Chicago 
& Northwestern Railway Corapan}', its successor, 
being organized .Tune G, 185!). Immediately fol- 
lowing the completion of its organization, the new 
company entered vigorously upon the work of ex- 
tending and completing its lines, and on Oct. 6, 
1859, nin its first train over the completed road 
from Chicago to Oshkosh. In 1873, under the 
charter of the Northwestern Union Railroad Com- 
pany, the Chicago tt Northwestern Company built 
a line from Milwaukee to Fond du Lac, completing 
a new sliort line from Chicago to Fond du Lac and 
the mining di.striclsof Michigan. By previous and 
subsequent construction and consolidation, it has 
increased its mileage to about 4,000 miles in Wis- 
consin, Illinois, Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota and 
Dakota. The Sheboygan & Mississippi Railroad 
Companj- was incorporated March 8, 1852, and its 
books were opened for the subscription of stock, 
but the company was not organized until the fol- 
lowing year. At a meeting in Sheboygan, held for 
this purpose, April 5, 1853, .1. F. Kirkland w.as 
elected President, and M. J. Thomas, Secretary. 
Work was actuallj' begun on the construction of 
the road, June 4, 1856, by the contractors, Edward 
Appleton & Co. The road was completed to She- 
boygan Falls in January, 1859, to Plymouth, June 
6th following, and to Glenbeulah. March 29. 1860. 
This was as far as the above-mentioned contract 
extended. The road suffered the fate of most new 
enterprises of this character, and after foreclosure 
of mortgage, the company was re-organized. The 
new organization was known as the Sheboygan <fc 



Fond du Lac Railroad Company, and its officers 
were: S. P. Benson, President, and J. O. Thayer, 
Secrctarj- and Treasurer. Finally the road was 
completed to Fond du Lac, Feb. 14. 1869. It was 
subsequently pushed on to Princeton. Green Lake 
County. which point was reached in the fall of 1871. 
Since 1879 this road has been under the m.anagement 
of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Company. 
Other lines of railway through portions of these 
counties have been projected, and some of them 
will probably be built in time. A Fox River line 
has long been a pet project, the realization of which 
would doubtless lead to the more rapid growth of 
all the material interests of the strip of country 
through which it would run. At a comparatively- 
recent date, when this project was being agitated, 
the Berlin Courant published the following semi- 
historical article: 

"Berlin being just now somewhat interested in 
the railroad extension, it seems an opportune time 
to review soino of the projects and air-castles that 
have been built in years back. In looking up the 
matter, we find that the same subject has been agi- 
tated at various times. The following is an ex- 
tract from the Courant of Jan. 6, 1870, under the 
caption of "The Wooden Railroad." 

"We trust the Last valuable tree has been cut in 
this vicinity simply to get it off the land, and that 
instead the owners of the trees and all others inter- 
ested, will at once bend their energies to secure a 
ready and cheap means of shipping this timber to 
market. 

••In conversation with a resident of the town of 
Poysi|)pi during the past week, on the subject, he 
said that during the past year he had cut off twenty 

I acres of valuable timber, just to clear the land. 
The timber had not paid him for clearing the land. 

' \'et he estimated that, had our railroad been in 

i operation, that timber would have sold for $1,000, 
as it stood, or ^50 per acre. He has eighty acres 

j of excellent timber yet standing, which at half his 
estimate, would be benefitted $2,000, to say noth- 
ing of the value it would add to the land, and j'et, 
with a general co-operation, this man need not take 
more llian ¥500 st(jck in the road to secure it. and 
he wouhl find that his money was better invested 

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"Witliin the past week, we liave learned several 
other facts thnt may hear favorably on tliis project. 
One of these is, that with the co-operation of the 
people of Waupaca, this road could be built from 
Brushville to tliat place for less money per mile tlian 
this end would cost, since at a point about six miles 
from Brushville, it would strike a grade already [ 
made. If airangements could be m.ade to use that 
grade, there would be but twenty-one miles of : 
grading to secure railroad connection between Ber- j 
lin and Waupaca. 

"Given, this road running through a belt of tim- 
ber, comprising all the kinds required for its con- 
struction, the building of a road of the kind west- 
ward, to and beyond the Wisconsin River, would 
be vastly facilitated. 

••The wealth of Waupaca, Portage and Marathon 
Counties has just begun to be developed. The 
railroad that first reaches in that direction secures the ; 
flush of their carrying trade. If this project is taken j 
hold of at once, it may easily be the first to be in I 
operation, and with proper management may alwa3^s 
take the precedence in the carrying trade, for it 
will be built, owned and operated at home. The 
people will not be asked to make large donations 
toward an expensive road (more than enough to 
build this one), as is the case everywhere at pres- 
ent, and then be at the mercy of a foreign corpora- 
tion, but they will on-n the road they build, operate 
it for their own benefit, and consequently will 
|)atronize it in prefi-rence to that of any foreign 
competing company. 

'• The following report of a meeting held at Poy 
Sippi, March 29, 1870. will throw light on the sub- 
ject: At a meeting of the commissioners for the 
organization of the Berlin, Weyauwega & Lake 
Superior Railroad Company. On motion of T. L. 
Terry, A. V. Balch was called to the chair. On 
motion of N. L. Gill, T. L. Terry was chosen 
Secretary. The roll was called, and all responded 
except G. 1). Waring, H. G. Talbot and Holmes 
Mack. On motion of Mr. Meikeljohn, a com- 
mitte consisting of D. W. Carliart, L. L. Post, G. 
Hawley and N. L. Gill wereappointe<l to apportion 
the first $.30,000 stock along the line of road. 
Committee reported in favor of a|)portioning lo 
Berlin $10,000, Aurora *4,000, Poy Sippi $3,000. 



Bloomfield $3,000, Weyauwega $10,000. Report 
accepted and adopted. On motion a committee 
was appointed consisting of T. L. Terry and S. H. 
Warner, of Berlin, A. V. Balch and C. M. P^ene- 
lon, of Weyauwega, N. L. Gill and E. W. Daniels, 
of Aurora, G. Hawley and R. P. Colt, of Poy Sippi, 
and E. Brush and A. Walrath, of Bloomfield, to 
receive subscriptions to the capital stock of the 
road in their several localities. On motion it was 
voted that the first meeting of the stockholders be 
held at this place on the 10th of Ma3- next. It was 
voted that the Secretary be instructed to prepare 
subscription books and receipts and forward to the 
several committees. On motion adjourned. 

'•The recent river railj-oad agitation seems not to 
be a new one, but tho reviving of an old one, 
as the following extract from an article in tiie 
^lontello Express of 1870 will show. 

'•If railroads are to be built where they will pay 
the largest dividends to their stockholders, and 
that they are to depend upon the amount of busi- 
ness the road maj' have to do, it is clear enough 
that capitalists at a very early day will be looking 
after and securing the line of the Fox and Wiscon- 
sin Rivers for a profitable investment in a first-class 
railroad. During the winter season a railroad 
would do all the carrying, and during the season 
of navigation, it would do the cariying of passen- 
gers and light freights. Men who would build rail- 
roads now-a-days, are sharp enough to look after 
business lines, and to run where there is not. What 
we want now, what the country wants, and what 
business will absolutely require in a few years, is a 
railroad from Oshkosh through the river towns to 
Berlin, thence to Princeton, Montello, and Portage 
Cit}', connecting Portage with the Madison road, 
and connecting at Madison with the Freeport and 
Prarie du Chien roads, which will make a continu- 
ous line from Green B.ay, toiicliing all the business 
towns on the two rivers, to the Mississippi. 

"Now that we have got the ship canal under 
way, and believe it will go on to a completion, let the 
river towns and the river country go in for the 
next important improvement, which is a river 
railroad. There is plenty of capital waiting for i 
profitable investment, that would gladly take hoM 
of a project of this kind, if infornied of the oppm- 



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tunity. Wo ask Oslikosh, Berlin, Princeton, and 
Portage Cit}-, to present this question and this 
interest, to those who are looking after good 
chances. Not a road back from and off the river, 
but a line of road touching every important, river 
town. That is now demanded, and that is what we 
must Iiave." 

From all indications it looks as Ihougii tiie Chi- 
cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Conii)any were desir- 
ous of extending their road from Berlin in tlienear 
future. They naturally enough want to get what 
aid they can from the peo|)le of the country 
through which they pass. Berlin's business pros- 
pects arc all right whether tho}' go tlirough here or 



not. Business is as good here as in any part of the 
State. Berlin will welcome the extension, though, 
for if there is. a main line through here it will give 
us better connections with the outside world, and 
bring more travel this way. In the meantime 
Berlin can afford to await the decision of the rail- 
road company. We do not suppose that they are 
working for the interest of Berlin or any other 
town, but for their own. and this fact strengthens 
our belief that their line of extension will be from 
Berlin." 

This railroad, if constructed and put in opera- 
tion would, seemingly, be of about equal benefit 
to Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara Counties. 



@M|@i|t of Gimjji lihk^. CoLi:t}lj, fhp 




ATHKR MAHl^'ETTK ani. 
SIKl'H .lOLIKT, were the 
first white men to tarry with 
the Aborigines in this region, 
and stopped here on their 
voyage to the Mississippi River 
in 1673. These explorers re- 
mained for several d.ays to ex- 
amine the country of wliicli 
they were so favorably ini- 
pressed, making quite a num- 
ber of rests in order to instruct 
the Indians in a higher religious 
belief, and at the same time to 
' gain relaxation from their tire- 

some voyage. 

One of the places they visited w.is a large spring 
near the Fox River, which Pere Marquette desig- 
nated as St. IMarie, and from which the town derives 
its name. The Mascoutin Indians had a small 
village on the shore of Lake Packaway, where 
K.'ither Marquette and his companion remained two 
divs. The present village at that place and the 
town bear the name of Marquette, as well as the 



parent of (ircen Lake County, of which the history 
now under consiileration was once a [lart. 

Some of tlie Pioneers. 

In compiling the following list of early settlers, 
the writer h.as consulted many ohl residents of llie 
county, and also the History of Northern Wiscon- 
sin and Gillespy's little book of local facts, figures 
and reminiscences. It appears that the first perma- 
nent white settler in the count}- was Luther Gleason, 
a Vermonter, who located at what is now known as 
Marquette, on the Fox River, in 1829. lie was an 
Indian trader, kept a store and cultivated a tract 
of land. The remains of his stockade were to be 
seen at a comparatively recent date. Hiram Mc 
Donald, formerly a soldier of the United .States 
Army, iiaving served in the war of 1812-1 4, settled 
in the town of Mackford in 1836. He built a saw- 
mill, (the first one in the county) in 1843, and, 
with Messrs. Carhart and White, built a grist-mill 
in 1850. 

James Powell, a half-breed, settled in what is 
now the town of Green Lake in IS.'io. and culti- 
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trader named Poquette. Anson Dart, "William 
Bagle}' and Mr. Beals were also early in this town. 
Two sons of Mr. Dart came with him. The}' builta 
grist-mill in 1840, and a frame house in 1841, 
the first thereabouts. In 1840, Mr. Beal broke up 
some prairie land, the work being done by Mr. 
Bagley and a Stockbridge Indian named Pyer. 
Other early settlers here were S. R. Lathrop, S. 
Burdick, E. Cable, Satterlee, (now Hun. '-.Sat.") 
Clark, of Horicon, Mr. Pomeroy, a relative of 
James Fenimore Cooper's, who eaily returned to 
Cooperstown, N. Y., S. H. Palmer, Mr. Jewell, 
Henry Pratt and J. W. Burt. Burdick and Cable 
occupied a room in Beal's house as a land office, 
locating land for settlers. The town, in those 
days, was the busy and excited nucleus around 
which hundreds of land-seekers gathered to learn 
what lots were or were not located. Tlie first scliool 
in the county was taught in Bagle3's house in 1842. 
"Sat" Clark, who located land east of Green Lake 
in December, 1842, was the first postmaster in the 
county. Anson Dart was made the first Justice of 
the Peace in 1840. 

An old soldier named McGee located in the town 
of Manchester in the fall of 1837 and built the first 
log cabin tiiere; and a few years later, in company 
with others, he laid out a town plat, and endeavored 
to plant a village. Messrs. Barlow and Matthews 
came in 1845, and found W. and S. Carter, two 
Stewarts, Mr. Robinson and their families, and Mr. 
Miller, who brought some 1500 sheep into the town 
and lost most of them by mismanagement. Bailovv 
and Matthews were bachelors, and after twenty- 
four hours' acquaintance, pooled their capital and 
their energies, and began life in the new country 
together. 

Other settlers in the town of Green Lake not 
mentioned above wei-e William Seymour. R. Day, 
"Squire" Adkins, J. L. Millard, M. B. Swift, N. 
Gleason, J. S. Gardner, G. Rector, N. Pool and 
Jacob Cook. The first store was opened by F. B. 
Hawes, in Marquette Village in 1845. A grist-mill 
was built at Markesan in 1846, and the first frame 
house there was erected by Mr. Seward. Austin 
McCrocker built a saw-mill tiiere in 1848, and a 
grist-mill in 1846. 

Among the first settlers at Dartford were J. C. 



and William Sherwood and Anson Dart, in whose 
honor the place was named. The latter and J. C. 
Sherwood erected a grist-mill in 1849. 

Nathan Strong, William D. Strong and Thomas 
Noyes were the pioneers at Strong's Landing, on 
the Fox River, now the city of Berlin. They came 
in 1847, as did al.so O. AVilson and Messrs. Conant 
and Seeley and their families. Among those who 
came in 1848 were Joel Day, Dr. Merriam, Messrs. 
Shailer and Montague, I). W. C. Benbaw, C. D. 
Taylor and 'Squire Shumway. Settlement began 
near Peck's Corners about the same time by the lo- 
cation there of Messrs. Atkins and Decker, and 
early settlers two miles west of Peck's Corners, 
near the center of the town, were D. E. Lewis, J. 
Larkin and J. F. Brown. 

Gardner and D. M. Green were prominent among 
the early settlers of Marquette. They built large 
warehouses and docks at that place. D. M. (ireen 
afterwards became sheriff. J. H. Dart first settled 
on the site of the village of Kingston. E. R. 
Stevens opened the first store there. D. N. 
Phelps kept the first tavern. A grist mill was 
built in 1848 by Drummond & Jewell. The first 
settler in Dayton was S. Weeks. The second log 
cabin was erected by P. H. Weeks. The first frame 
house on the Green Lake and Marquette road was 
built for a tavern by Mr. Sargeant. One of the 
Weeks taught the first school. Colonel Shaw was 
one of the pioneers in St. Marie. 

The first cabin erected in the town of Princeton 
w.as built by Mr. Simpson, three miles east of the 
village, and was once known as the John AVinchell 
Tavern. R. C. Treat located at the site of the 
village, in 1848. He laid out the village plat. 
Other settlers were Mr. Parsons, J. Knapp and 
family, R. P. Rawson and N. P. Smith. The first 
house was built in May, 1849, and F. Duiand opened 
the first store in 1850. N. S. and A. L. Flint built 
a grist-mill west of the river in 1857, bringing 
water six miles, from the Mechan, in a canal ten 
feet wide. 

The first religions society in the county was that 
of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Green Lake, 
organized during the year 1845, by Rev. G. W. 
Miller. The first Church edifice erected in the 
county was b)- this society, at the village of Dart- 



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ford, in 1850. Isaac Bronson made the first entries 
of Government Land in the county. Aug-. 26. 1835. 
His four entries of that date include nearly all of 
the site of the village of Marquette. The first deed 
written in the county was for a portion of the same 
land, and was given by Sherman Page to Andrew 
Palmer, May l!l. 1836. The lirst record of a deed 
of land within the present county limits was made 
at Green Bay, long before the organization of the 
countj\ The register's certific.ite is dated .July 9, 
1836. 

The land entries books in the office of the 
Register of Deeds shows that among those who 
settled in the county prior to 1818 were Nicholas 
Bush. .1. C. Burdick. M. M. Hurlburt, O. J. Fuller, 
H. Bonesteol. George Carlling.s. John Nichols, 
William .Seymour, Theodore Wheeler, R. Bend, J. 
Jlillard, W. R. Carter, R. Langdon. S. W. Mather, 
William Morris. O. Piitchard. K. Steckle. H. W. 
Swift. L. G. Woodworlh. G. J. Williams, P. W. 
Jackson. J. Gibberd. S. Mesiek. C. J. Parkhurst, 
Lyman Austin, W. II. Butler. Ira Butler, William 
Hare,S. M. Knox. John Larkin. George McCrockcn, 
J. L. Millard, W. J. Matthews, George Pratt, 
Charles Rogers. William Shaw. Barlow Swift. B. F. 
Bodle. M. V. Clute. JohnCrabtree, D. E. Iley wood, 
S. D. Owen. A. L. Palmer. Fred. Wiedman, J. S. 
Nine. A. Blatchley, Joel Day, D. W. G. Benham, 
C. D. Taylor. O. Wilson, I. O. Seeley, David Jones, 
Lucius Clark, Walter Burlingame and R. C. Treat, 
some of whom are mentioned above. Manj- others 
besides these settled in the county prior to this date, 
of whom particular mention will be found in the 
village and town histories. 

Old Settler.s' Keiiiiiii.scciices. 

Mr. S. II. Lathrop, some thirty years ago, wrote 
the following account of the earl^' settlement of 
the town of Green Lake and his experience during 
that perioil. It will be found of great interest 
to all who love to revert to or read of the pioneer 
days: 

■•.Ian\iaiy 10. \Xi7. unloaded my fixings in the 
town; snow eighteen to twenty inches deep in the 
openings, from six inches to six feet according to 
location on the prairie; thermometer ranging from 
/.eru to thirty degrees bojow; air befogged and 



clouded with falling and drifting snow. At that 
time there were several families who claimed to be 
first settlers. Mr. Bagle}'. who came in 1840 with 
Mr. Beal's family from Green Ba}', resided on the 
Beal farm ; also S. Burdick and E. Cable, who oc- 
cupied a room in Beal's house as a land-office, 
locating land for settlers. Gov. Horner at that 
time was Registrar of the Green Ba}^ land office. 
The town was then the scene of great activity 
among land-lookers. The first post-office was kept 
at .S. Clark's dwelling; subsequently removed to 
the store of E. .Smith, one mile north of the Center 
House, which was probably- the first post-ofBce and 
the second store in the county, there being a store 
at Marquette before this. 

" The county at that time was in three electoral 
divisions, called Big Green. Packaway and Lake 
Maria precincts. Big Green, in addition to store 
and post-office, a blacksmith-shop, a few settlers, 
amongst whom w.as a Mr. Pomeruy, a relative of 
Cooper, the novelist — a man of worth as well as 
wenltii, who subsequently removed to Coopers- 
town, N. Y. 

"Mr. Bagley had collected around him some of 
the comforts and conveniences of life; his house 
was one of the stopping places where hungry trav- 
elers were made to rejoice in a feast of fat things. 

•' East of this locality resided Sattci lee Clark, 
where luxuries not common at that day might be 
obtained ; his house was the general intelligence 
office on all subjects, whether of business or politics, 
and which was rendered without fee or reward. 
S. H. Palmer was the first man to risk life and 
limb in a settlement on the open i)rairie; located 
half a mile east of the meeting-house southeast of 
the Center House: built a comfortable frame house; 
here was a general stopping place, and the wants of 
the traveler cheerfully supplied, in so far as his 
larder would afford. Mr. Jewell, of Algoma, built 
a frame house at Little (ireen; had store and post- 
office; this w.as a pKace of rest and refreshment be- 
fore entering upon the broad prairie for Ceresco or 
Green Bay; at that time Oshkosh was a place to 
travel by. no slopping place. Little Green became 
a place of note in the county settlement; rapidly 
increased; first settlers, Henry Pratt. William Sey- 
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others, as well as E?q. Aikens, of Boston. J. L. 
Millard commcncerl ns a mercliant at this place in 
a store 12x18 — a capital in accordance; by pru 
dence, economy, attention and fair dealing soon 
found his store too circumscribed, whilst as his 
capital increased it becnnie the emporium of tlic 
count}-. M. B. Swift, with a large family and 
abundant means, settled here in 1848, adding much 
to the improvement of the settlement. N. Gleason, 
J. S. Gardner, G. Rector, N. Poole, Jacob Cook, 
myself and some others came here in 1846-7. The 
west part of the town had some ten or twelve fam- 
ilies; valuable settlers, amongst whom was LeRoy, 
probably the oldest settler in the county; was in 
the Indian trade, and being part French was a fa- 
vorite with the red men; by some hocus-pocus 
he lost the best location in town; his pajiers did 
not agree with the surveyor's marks; lost a No. 1 
prize, and had to take up with about one of the 
least desirable spots in town; whether this was 
done designedly or accidently is hard to learn, but 
at any rate Mr. LeRo}', instead of being as he be- 
lieved the owner of a choice piece of land, was left 
to take up with that which this deed covered. Mis- 
takes will happen, and sometimes so curiously that 
we are led to believe that they are not the turn in 
fortune's wiieel. 

'•School District No. 1 orgnnized; house built 
in 1846 or 1847, at Little Green; first in town. 
Rev. M. Kasson held meetings at this place and 
at Mr. Palmer's occasionally. Methodist circuit 
preachers held meetings once in two weeks at 
S. Burdicks, on the Beal place; constituting all the 
religious privileges. 

" James Powell was undoubtedl}' the first settler 
in this town; had land under cultivation, 160 acres 
fenced in, as early as 1835 or 1836, a part of which 
is now owned and occupied by Mr. A. Long. Mr. 
Dart^and two sons came next; they located at the 
outlet of Twin Lake in 1840; did not know that 
there was any prairie until after making his loca- 
tion ; built a small gristmill in 1841; put up the 
first frame house. Mr. Dart and sons came by the 
■way of Fox River from Green Bay in row-boats; 
entered tlie mouth of the Puckayan Creek; up the 
creek to the lake, up the lake to his destination; 
was eleven days on the way; had a very fatiguing 



voyage: no doubt about the first and last white 
man who navigated the Puckayan ; no settlement 
at tliat time at Appleton or Oshkosh; old Noys, a 
half-breed, kept a ferry at the latter place. Mr. 
Beal came next — the same year; broke up the first 
prairie land. Mr. Baisley and aStockbridge Indian 
by the name of Pyer, employed by Mr. Beal, did 
the work in the fall of 1840; rather a singular co- 
incidence — the plowman from Great Britain and 
the teamster one of a tribe who long years ago 
iinnted on the Housatonic the beasts of the forest 
upon their own land, now left, like many of his 
brethren, to earn a precarious living upon tlie soil 
belonging to their forefathers." 

Col. Shaw, an old pioneer in llie West, thus re- 
lated his experiences as an early settler in this 
count}': 

■'Came to tlie State of Wisconsin in 1845; trav- 
eled over the State settled and unsettled; examined 
and explored the rivers, lakes and marshes; decided, 
on view of the whole matter, to settle on Fox 
River, about four miles below the City of Berlin, 
opposite Mr. Mason's nursery; this was in 1846; 
made improvements; called by the Indians Pnck- 
a-nin-na-con, rendered in English, cranberries; staid 
in this place a year and a half; calculated on mak- 
ing a stock-farm; had twenty horses, a portion 
mares; 120 head of cattle, 160 large hogs and a 
few small pigs. In the fall of 1848 I moved to 
my present residence called by Father Marquette 
in the journal of his voyage to tiie Mississippi, 
Locate Ste. Marie — in English, St. Marie's hill or 
bank. The Indians stole, before I left my former 
location, the most of my hogs, killed the fat cattle 
and the dogs the poor ones; three of m}' horses 
were stolen by white men, tiie remainder died of 
distemper at St. Marie, thus closed up this specula- 
tion in stock; had one valuable horse stolen; cost 
me some $500 in rewards and expenses, travel- 
ing some 3,000 miles: caught the thief; he twice 
broke jail in Illinois; went to New Orleans; got my 
horse after much trouble. 

'• Constant exposure in all weathers in Illinois 
and Missouri for more tlian thirty years, traveling 
up and down the Mississippi to and from New 
Orleans to dispose of my produce affected my eve- 
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ness; remained in that condition two and one-balf 
j-ears; subsequently- had an operation performed 
in tiie City of New York; at this time can see to 
read with some reasonable facility b)' using two 
sets of glasses." 

" My location at St. Marie was considered the best 
crossing place on the river, and a point at which 
must center the trade and travel of the surround- 
ing country. Having my first claims contested 
and impediments put in my way by the Board of 
Public Works who contended that my claim was too 
valuable for one man to own. finally defeated ever}' 
enterprise in regard to making this place one of 
importance; being delayed in all ray plans, other 
places sprung np and got the start of this very best 
location on the river. Finally the legislature 
p.assed a law abrogating the action of the board 
and securing to me what at the time was of little 
worth and is now but the evidence of enterprise 
impeded by usurpation and prostration of hopes, 
which if left to my own energies would have been, 
as I well believe, the emporium of the county. 
My whole claim was 205 acres for a fourth of 
wiiich I was offered ^10.000, but tlie action of the 
buard jtrcduded me from making the bargain." 

The following is extracted from an interesting 
paper written by Mrs. H. S. Merriam, of Berlin, 
and read by her before a small gathering in that 
city: 

•• You ask me for local history. Well. 1 fear it 
will be only a small bit that I can give you and 
not very entertaining withal, }'et if you will hear 
me I will try to do the best I can. 

•' We will start from Oshkosh in a birch canoe 
ai>d paddle up Fox river. Jlost of the wjiy we 
find low, marshy land extending along either bank 
interspersed with hei-e and there an occasional 
clump of o.sk openings and good banks. As far as 
w^e are al)le to judge from the views obtained as we 
glide along in our frail boat, we think them fine 
places for towns; still we see no other indication 
of human existence than now and then an Indian 
wigw.im guarded by miser.able-looking dogs. 

"On we travel for a distance of forty miles. 
wlie;i feeling somewhat wearied with our labor of 
paddling against the current of the river which in 
many places is quite rapid, we resolve that at the 



next good landing which presents itself we will 
disembark. We do so, and lo 1 a while man is in 
advance of us, for, as we turn a bend in the river, 
neariug the eastern bank we are surprised at be- 
holding a shanty reared among the oaken kings of 
the land and a fiat boat still loaded with lumber 
tied up here. 

" Let us approach the shanty and find out by 
whom it is occupied. We meet a white man, 
Nathan Strong by name. He is accompanied by 
Sffveral others whose names we do not learn, but 
as Mr. .Strong seems to be the leading spirit among 
them to him we will direct our inquiries. We 
learn that a few weeks previous to this (it is now 
the summer of 1846) he came from Kipon, or 
rather from Ceresco, through the woods and across 
the prairies, until he arrived at this s|)Ot, where ho 
conceived the idea of founding a town. He there- 
fore returned to Ceresci, interested a few others 
in the scheme and persu.ided them to .accompany 
him to Oshkosh. where he purch.ised the boat lojid of 
lumber which we have already seen. By their united 
efforts it was poled up the river to this place, and 
he now has a shanty of his own and another will 
soon be completed. The pl.ace is Strong's Land- 
ing. We will now leave them for a short time. 

'• On returning a little more than a year later, 
we find quite a village of board shanties and log 
cabins and the settlement hr.s .assumed the name of 
Strongville. It is now autumn, 1847. Let us 
note some advances. First we find a hotel known 
as the C. D. T.aylor House. It was on the stand 
now occupied by the Rossman or Davis House ; 
was a story and a half higli and contained several 
rooms of fair size. Next we observe several little 
places of business. A Dr. Sliumwa}- has his 
shingle out and Dan Shailer keeps a variety shop, 
under the head of Indian goods, among which 
were to be found groceries of various sorts, some 
cotton goods, blankets, beads, tobacco and whis- 
key. We were told that just previous to our return 
a citizen had brought a load fif the foul stuff to 
the new town and it was not now an uncommon 
thing to see the red man of the forest sprawling on 
the ground, overcome b}- the firewater which he 
h.ad drank. 

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eit3' park was a shanty used five and a half days 
out of the week for school purposes. The teacher 
was Miss Tryphena Bignall. On Sunday, in the 
same shanty, gathered such as were disposed to 
worship God and study the Bible. There were as 
yet no churches. This first Sunday-school was led 
by Mr. Bignall, the fatlier of the school teacher, 
who moved into town from a farm between Berlin 
and Ripon. 

'• The first frame erected for a house was the 
one opposite Guest's blacksmith shop, but it was 
not completed for some time. The first house 
finished up with windows, chimney, lath and 
plaster, in fact the first house in which the wind 
did not blow through crevices of some kind and 
in which an umbrella was not needed in case of a 
hard rain to protect the candle from going out, 
was the house now owned by Pete Hanson. He 
has, of course, made many changes and improve- 
ments, yet a part of the old liouso, then tiie home 
of Nathan Strong, the founder of the place, still 
stands on its original site. In 1848 and 1849 
there were many new arrivals and nevv places and 
varieties of business, so anotiier hotel became noe- 
csssary. It was built by Mr. Bignall, before men- 
tioned, for a man named Tom Noyes, the proprie- 
tor, who named the new building the Fox River 
House. The opening, which occurred July 4. 1849, 
was celebrated bj' a free dinner and a big dance. 
Many of tlie guests became intoxicated and much 
confusion and quarreling resulte<l. The first reg- 
ular saloon was opened by one Doran in 1848. Ira 
O. Seeley was made the first Justice of the Peace, 
but was soon succeeded by J. X. Rogers. June 
29, 1849, Miss Bignall was married to William 
Strong, a brother of Nathan Strong, and in 1850 
they removed to the Indian lands west of the river. 

"■ The first house built on the west side was a 
log one, near where E. AI. Buell now lives, and is 
owned by Mr. Van Horn. The second was built 
by Mr. Reese, a son-in-law of Mr. Van Horn. As a 
part of the home of Dr. Turner, it now stands 
where first built, though much changed. At the 
time these two houses were built they were really 
on the Indian reservation, the land not having yet 
come regularly into the market. There was at that 
time quite a large encampment of In<lians on the 



bank of the river, where T. W. Wood's residence 
now stands. The Indians occupied these grounds 
a part of each year while engaged in gathering 
wild rice, which grew abundantly near by, and in 

I fishing and catching beaver and muskrats. 

I ■' The old school house was built in 1850. It 
later became the city poor-house. This year also 
the first church was erected on ground now occu- 
pied by a barn just south of Sacket's hardware 
store. The baptist church was organized in April, 
1848, and its first house of worship was built in 
1851. Later it became known as Hamilton Hall. 
H. S. Merriam taught the first singing school in 
the winter of 1851-52. The name of the place 

[ was changed from Strongville to Berlin at the 

I spring election of 1851. W.B.Rowland opened 

j the first tailor shop in the place in April, 1851. 

1 There was a tin shop on the site of Engelbracht's 
saloon and a furniture shop near the bridge and 

I other branches of business were represented. The 
mails were brought by stage weekly until 1851, 
when they began to come tri-weekl^-. Mr. Conant 
was the first postmaster. Most of the supplies of 
all kinds were brought by team from Milwaukee 
until boats began to ply on the river. The first 

I was a long stern-wheel boat, named the Potoma. 

1 The next two were the Mitchell and the Pocahon- 
tas. Nathan Strong, the founder of the town, died 

1 August 23, 1852. The first fire occurred duriu"- 

, this year. The first child born in the 'place after 
it was cdled by its present name was Sarah Berlin 

I Shailer. 

' '-We will now skij.) over four years to April 8. 
1856, when Berlin was organized as a city. The 
first mayor was George D. Waring. The first train 

; of cars came into Berlin on Aug. 8, 1857. This 
occasion was celebrated (like all other great events) 
by a dinner and a dance. The depot was then on 
the fiat near the Ripon road, and remained there 
for several years, until it was moved to its pres- 
ent location. Not long after the place became a 
city a steamer was built here to run on the river 
between Berlin and Oshkosh. The steamer was 
known as the -'Berlin City." It started out with a 
a grand excursion, and returned safelj-. However, 
it made only a few trips before it was blown up, 
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First Old Settlers' Meeting. 

The first annual meeting: of the old settlers of 
Berlin and vicinity was held in February. 1878. 
The following account of it is taken from the Ber- 
lin Journal: 

At seven o'clock supper was announced, and 
about 150 hun<,'ry persons flocked into the spacious 
upstairs dining room of Hathaway & Bellis, where a 
most elegant repast was in wailing. Oysters, raw and 
stewed; coffee; half a dozen kinds of cake and pie; 
as many varieties of cold meats; the whitest of 
rolls; fruit, etc., filled the tables, and ample em- 
ployment for the old settlers was furnished for half 
an hour, after which they returned to Library 
Hall. At 7:30 the meeting was called to order by 
President Waring, who made the opening address, 
briefly recounting some of the most important 
events, both national and local, which had occur- 
red during the past thirty years. His remarks 
were to the point and of interest. He closed hy 
announcing that while at Princeton the other day 
he had called upon his good friend, Elder Rich- 
ards, and invited him to write a poem for the 
occasion. Mr. Richards had consented, and would 
then read the poem. 

After the poem, President Waring re.ail a tele- 
gram from the Waupun Old Settlers, who were in 
session at the same lime, sending greeting to their 
Berlin neighbors, as follows: 

••The Old Settlers of Waupun, now in session, 
send greeting to the Old Settlers of Berlin; may 
the Old Settlers of Berlin often meet to fight their 
old battles, tell their old stories, chat over old 
times and live long, useful. In|)py :ind contented 
lives, is the heartfelt prayer of ihe Old Settlers of 
Waupun." 

The dispatch was received with ai)plause, and 
Messrs. Harkness, Kimb.ill and May were appointed 
a committee to make a response, which they did, 
and it was tclegraplied to Waupun within fifteen 
minutes of the receipt t>f the telegram from that 
place : 

••The Old Settlers of Berlin, in Library Hall as- 
sembled, send greeting: Your dispatch was re- 
ceived with Ihiee rousing cheers. We are having 
a good lime re living old times. May you live 
Icuig, happy and prosperous." 



What would those pioneers then assembled have 
thought thirty years ago if they had beeu told that 
in the year 1878 they would hold reunions twenty- 
five miles apart and communicate greetings back 
and forth in fifteen minutes.' Who can foretell 
what science will accomplish in the next thirty 
years to come .' 

A letter was next read from Col. J. H. Carle- 
ton, of Kenosha, one of Berlin's old settlers, as 
follows : 

"Kk.nosiia, Wis., Feb. 14, 1878. 
G. G. Alkx.vxdkr, Sec'y Berlin Pioneer Club. 

Mv Dkak Sik: I regret ver}- much that I cannot 
attend the first annual re-union of the Berlin Pio- 
neer Club owing to business engagements. I as- 
sure you nothing would give me greater pleasure 
than to meet the pioneers of Berlin and live over 
again for a few hours the good times we enjoyed in 
long years gone b}-. I think I am not entirely 
wenned from Berlin, and never hear the name 
spoken without somehow feeling that I still have 
an interest there. Knowing the old settlers as 
I do, I feel assured that it will be a happy and 
prolilable meeting, and sincerely hope all m.iy live 
to enjoy many more re-unions. Please extend to 
the club the kindest regards and best wishes of 
m}' wife, my mother an<l niyself." 

The President then announced that brief remarks 
by the old settlers would be in order. Aaron 
Walker, Henry Thomas, Dr. N. M. Dodson, H. G. 
Talbot and Mr. Patterson were called for, but were 
cither absent or excused themselves from speaking. 
F. Grant volunteered a speech, and recounted 
briefly how he first came to this vicinity in |)ursuit 
of a home; how he surveyed from "the rocks" the 
present site of Berlin and the surrounding coun- 
try, and followed the Indian trail through the 
very land which he now owns, having been favor- 
ably struck with its appearance and having gone to 
the land otiice and purchased it as soon as possible 
after looking it over. He said that he came here 
single-handed and alone, determined to find a piece 
of land and own it, and make for himself a home.and 
he said if the large numbcrof young men in the cities 
and villages of this section and the east would do 
as he and thousands of others had done they would 
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times would nct-er be any better here, he believed, 
as long as so many persisted in staying In the cities 
and villages and getting a living as best they 
might. Mr. Grant was followed by Henry Briins- 
man, Sr., who read a short speech in his inimitable 
way wiiich brought down the house at almost 
every sentence. Messrs. F. Chamberlin, W. D. 
Strong, Ira Lathrop, G. N. Smith, E. C. Mon- 
tague and others made brief remarks, after which 
the exercises closed, and the hall was cleared for 
dancing. The evening was enlivened at frequent 
intervals during the exercises by Krause's orchestra 
and by songs by the glee club, Messrs. Sheperd, 
Lounsbury and Taggurt, and Miss Mollie Turner. 
Previous to supper, we should have stated in the 
first part of this article, while the company were 
awaiting its preparation. President Waring read a 
a poem from the New York Independent entitled 
the '-Old Man's Valentine." Perley G. Chase spoke 
briefly, and J. V. Swetting related his early ex- 
perience in Berlin, and compared the past with the 
present. There is a rivalry between E. C. Mon- 
tague and Deacon W. D. Strong as to which is the 
oldest settler here. Montague came here ;n 1848, 
and Strong in 1847, but it is claimed that the lat- 
ter did not settle here permanently until 1848 or 
1849, living as much in Cereseo as in Berlin. 

The last thing on the programme of the even- 
ing, dancing, was commenced at about 9:30 and 
continued until midnight. Many old settlers were 
seen upon the floor, participating in the "giddy 
mazes" and '-tripping the light fantastic" with as 
much grace and a good deal more gusto than their 
younger neighbors. The most enthusiastic of the 
dancers was Mr. J. Young, of Sacramento, who 
was on hand for every set and danced "Money 
Rlusk" and the fastest quadrilles with great vigor. 

The first annual reunion of the Berl n pioneers 
was in all respects a success, and we are glad that 
the institution has been organized and hope it may 
be maintained in all the years to come. 

The ladies having been entirely ignoied by the 
managers of the reunTon, and knowing that they 
were capable of making a creditable appearance, at 
once circulated a paper for a ladies' pioneer club, 
and a meeting was promptly called and arrange- 
ments were perfected on short notice. On Wednes- 



day evening, agreeable to announcement, the lady 
old settlers took the floor and gave fully as inter- 
esting a literary entertainment as did the sterner 
sex on the Friday evening previous. The follow- 
ing programme was arranged and carried out: 

An opening song by Messrs. Buell and Tucker 
and Mrs. Buell and Mollie Turner, followed by 
the opening remarks by the president of the club. 
Miss E. A. Brown, who made many happy hits on 
ye olden times. Miss Lizzie McKittrick then read 
interesting reminiscences of school matters as well 
as other happenings. Mrs. Rounds, Mr. II. S. Mer- 
riam. Miss Lizzie AVood and Miss Sadie Bassett 
then favored us with a fine song. Mrs. Bellis then 
gave an interesting history of her early days in 
Berlin. Mrs. Swetting then read an interesting 
chapter of the early days full of historical events 
such as first wedding, first house of worship and 
first dance. Mrs. Waring followed with her history 
of first life in Berlin which was interesting. They 
then sang "Auld Lang Syne" and G. N. Smith 
read a paper on the original settlers of Berlin 
which brought down the house A call was then 
made upon old settlers in the audience to give 
their experience, but responses were very scatter- 
ing or very brief, and then Pre* Brand and Miss 
Carrie Headley were introduced and sang a.fine 
duel, which was loudly encored, but witli no re- 
sponse beyond a bow. Mr. Boyle claimed to be an 
old settler and told us about it in a few words, and 
was followed by Mrs. G. N. Smith, who told us 
how she and her husband lived in a dry-goods box 
and spent the first Sabbath in Berlin counting other 
I dry-goods boxes in the range of their vision. 
I Prof. Brand introduced a comic piece on old 
I times. Mrs. Talbot then read a chapter of the 
pioneer period, and E. M. Buell told how he and a 
lady of the Seventh Day persuasion could not 
I agree on the day of the week. Charles Morris 
J briefly and humorously referred to a happening in 
t his father's family in Jnne, 1848 (his birth), but 
stated that, as he was rather young at the time, he 
could say only that he was there. Mrs. McElroy 
sent in a very interesting communication which was 
read by the Secretary. Deacon Strong paid a tri- 
bute to the first mail carrier of this vicinity. Mrs. 
Sears read an interesting p.iper on "Ye Good Old 



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Daj'S of Yore." Mrs. Slillraan Wright read a let- 
ter from Mrs. Woodsworth full of interest and the 
meeting was closed by singing "Old Hundred." 

Historical Address by Judge Pulling. 

An old settlers' meeting at Spring Grove, Green 
Lake Count}', July 20, 1882. drew together between 
3,000 and 4,000 persons. The day was spent chiefly 
in social intercourse. The chief feature of inter- 
est was the address of Hon. D. .). Pulling, which 
is here presented : 

"Assembled here on the shores of tliis beautiful, 
and to us, historic lake, upon such an occasion as 
this, the recollections of the past force themselves 
upon us. We have all passed the meridian and are 
descending toward life's setting sun. A few short 
years and these places will know us no more. The 
friends wlio now and for many years have been our 
comfort and our joy will see us no more. We 
shall drop into the silence of tlie grave. And it is 
ui)on occasions like this that in memory we live our 
life again. In our memories we call up the pleas- 
ures we have had; the trials and pains we have en- 
dured. And by communing with eacii other our 
memories are refreshed, incidents of life are re- 
called; we remember the pastas but yesterday, and 
we become young again in spirit, tliougii our bodies 
are weak and trembling. Forty years — liow long 
it is in the future, how shor;, in the past : Forty 
years ago we were full of hope and ambition. The 
world was to us new and bright. AVith momen- 
tary heaviness of heart, but with spirits elastic and 
buovant, we bade adieu to friends in the East for 
a home in the almost trackless and unexplored 
\Vest — some of us with a w^ife and perhaps a little 
one to cheer us, others alone — all iiopeful and de- 
termined to fight the battle of life and to shrink 
not until a competency should be acquired for the 
time of old age and a place made for our name as 
a man among men. Those who know only of the 
present tin)e, of the railroad and the telegraph, can 
never understand or appreciate the nerve, the 
courage, the heroism required for such an under- 
taking. Now the trip around the world is but one 
of pleasure, with luxurious dining and sleeping 
cars and ships that in their furnishings and com- 
forts rival the (lalaci s of kings and emperors, with 



servants catering to every want and viands to 
satisfy the epicure; and the time occupied is but 
little if any longer than was then necessary to ac- 
complish the journe}' from New England to Wis- 
consin. Then traveling was b}' the packet or on 
the canal, the steamboat round the lakes and the 
stage coach or the prairie schooner on tlie land. 
Chicago had but a dozen houses, Milwaukee was 
her rival and had not a brick building in it, and 
when jNIrs. Jewell, in 1843. wanted some milk for 
her babe it was not to be had in all Milwaukee, as the 
only two cows in the place had got lost in the woods 
the night before. That babj- is Mrs. Edgar Saw- 
yer, now living at Oshkosh. A few settlers and a 
trading-post at Green Bay and a company of 
soldiers at Ft. Winneb.ago comprised the whole 
settlement of Wisconsin except some miners at the 
blue mounds and a few French half-breeds at 
Prairie du Chien. The present great West was 
unexplored, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Dakota 
and California were almost unknown, and to leave 
the comforts of an eastern home and the society 
of educated and intelligent friends to make a home 
in such a country required character, faith, hero- 
ism. A new country is never peopled and devel- 
oped by dunces and drones. It requires the 
energy, the activity and the intcgrit}- of brave 
men and the faitii and confidence of pure minded 
women to brave the perils and hardships of a life 
in the unbroken wilderness, and there is no prouder 
legacj" to leave to our children as evidence of the 
solidity and brightness of our character than that 
we were pioneers." 

"The first white men that ever trod the soil of 
the present county of Green Lake were Louis Jol- 
iet and Father Marquette, who in 1673 (209 years 
ago this month) ascended the Fox River from 
Gieen Baj" and landed on the south shore of Lake 
Puckaway, and remained there some time. They 
named the place Marquette, which name it h.as al- 
w.ays retained, and under which name the counts- 
was subsequently organized. They also visited a 
spring to the northward, near the river, which they 
named St. Marie, and from which the present town 
of St. Marie was named. From that time the 
silence of nature was undisturbed by white men 
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fort at Portage, between llie Fox and Wisconsin 
Rivers, and named it Ft. Winnebago, from tlie 
tribe of Indians inliabitiug that section. There was 
laid out a military wagon road, which ran from Ft. 
Howard on the waters of Green Bay, through Fond 
du Lae and what is now Brandon, and thence a 
little soutli of Kingston to Ft. Winnebago, and 
soon after, probably in 1828, Luther Gleason made 
at Marquette the first permanent white settlement 
in this county. 

"The nest settler was James I'owell, who settled 
in what is now tiie town of Green Lake, in 1835. 
Hiram McDonald settled at Mackford in 1836, 
and an old soldier by the name of McGee settled 
in Manchester in 1837. In 1840 Anson Dart, Will- 
iam Baisley and Samuel W. Beals settled in Green 
Lake. From the foundation of the world up, and 
including the year 1840, only seven white male 
persons, so far as I can ascertain, had made their 
homes within the limits of the County of Green 
Lake, and the census of that j'sar siiows the popu- 
lation to have consisted of eighteen white persons 
of both sexes and all ages. But from this time the 
settlement was rapid, and in the summer of 1 843 
there were eleven families. Anson and Oliver 
Dart, Samuel W. Beals, William Baisley, Henry 
W. White, James Burt, the two McDonalds, John 
Parker, Bat Howe and H. C. Jewell, were the heads 
of these families, and the settlement continued so 
rapid that in 1850 the population was 8,641 in the 
whole of Marquette County. In 1843 there were 
only two horse teams in the county. The people 
used oxen, and tliese were so few that the children 
could call the name of every ox. The houses were 
all made of logs except one, a small frame house 
of H. W. White, on the south side of Green Lake; 
the same house is there now. The only fences be- 
tween Portage and Fond dii Lac were those of 
White and Burt, except at Lang's place, seven 
miles from Fond du Lac. In the fall of 1 843 Beals 
built the first grist-mill in the county, at the inlet 
of Little Green Lake, with one run of stone. It 
was subsequently abandoned and sold and taken to 
Horicon. The people went to Columbus and Water- 
town to mill, and to Fond du Lac and Fox Lake 
for mail. Watertown had two public houses : Tom 
Noyes kept one and Gilman the other; and one 



store kept by John Cole. The grist-mill at Watej;- 
town started this year (1843), and there were per- 
haps eight or ten houses. 

"In the fall of 1843 William Dakin settled where 
he now lives, and Satterlee Clark on the south shore 
of Green Lake. From this time the settlement of 
tiie county was so rapid for the next few years, it 
is impossible in the time allotted to me to specify 
all the individuals. There were F. B. Hawes, Ed 
Smith, Burling, Seward, McCracken, Sam Smith, 
Knox, Bradbury, Russell, the two Strongs, Tom 
Noyes, David and Gardner Green, Sam Mather, 
J. C. and William Sherwood, Bush, Burk, Burdick, 
Bonesteel, Culiings, Nichols, Seymour, Wheeler, 
Butler, the two Millards, Rogers, Swift, Haywood, 
Palmer, Wiedman, Wine, Blatchle3', Bow, Seeley, 
Burlingame, Homer, Pomeroy, and many otheis 
too numerous to mention on this occasion, but all 
took an active and manly part in improving the 
county and forming the habits of the people. Al- 
though the county was so new there were religious 
services held as long ago as 1843. The Rev. Mr. 
Cadle preached in the house of Samuel W. Beals, 
and in the other private houses. He was at this 
time stopping at Beals' house, teaching Beals' chil- 
dren for his board. He subsequently established 
the Cadle Home at Green Bay. The Rev. Mr. Clin- 
ton preached at Jewell's house once in four weeks, 
and the Rev. G. W. Miller was called to attend 
a funeral and then preached occasionally, and in 
1845 he organized the first religious society of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church in the county, located 
at Green Lake. In 1847 the first church edifice 
was built on the prairie, and went by the name of 
Deacon Grant's Church, and the next was built at 
Dartford in 1850. In 1847 the Presbyterians 
formed a society of seven or eight members and 
held meetings in the first school-house built in the 
county. It was located about two miles north of 
Mackford; it was put up, and the outside was put 
on, so they had a school in the summer of 1845, 
and finished in the fall in time for a winter school. 
Previous to that, the first school kept in the county 
was taught by Miss Wilson, from Ceresco, in 
the house of James Burt, in the winter of 1844-45. 

"The first sawmill in the county was built by 
McDonald, in 1843-44, at Mackford, and Seward 



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built a snwmill and gristmill at Grantville (now 
Markesan) in 1845-46. Mr. McCracken came and 
built a mill between them al)Out the same time. 
The two Darts built a mill at Dartford about the 
year 1845 or 1846. Charles Hewitt built the mill 
at Kingston in 1 847-48. Christian Mead opened 
the first store at the Corners, two miles north of 
Mackford, in 1844. Ed Smith h.ad his store west 
of 'Sat' Clark's place in a little town started in 
1845; Ilawes had a store at Marquette in 1845 and 
started a village; Davis and Gardner Green were 
among tlie first to settle at Marquette; Matthews 
had a store at Markesan. The Strongs and Tom 
Noyes were among the pioneers at Berlin; .1. C. 
and William Sherwood were among the first at 
Dartford ; U. C. Treat founded Princeton. The 
first white child born in the county was Lyman 
White. Anson Dart was the first Justice of the 
Peace, and 'Sat' Clark was first Postmaster having, 
the office at his house in 1844, while H. C. .lewell 
was the second, and had the office at Ins liouse in 
1845. The first entry of (iovernment land in the 
county was made by Isaac Bronson, Aug. 26. 1835, 
his four entries on thatd.atc having included nearly 
all the village of Marquette. The first deed writ- 
ten in the county was from Sherman Page to An- 
drew Palmer, May 18, 1836. The first record was 
at Green Bay, July Oth following. 

I have thus, my friends, sketched in a very 
brief way some part of the early history of this 
county, but how shall 1 describe our customs and 
habits.' We were without the luxuries of life, 
although ail had sufllcient for necessities. We 
had pork in plenty. True, it was fattened on 
adbrns and five pounds would fry into one, but it 
was cheap (I have sold for $1.50 per hundrotl 
pounds), we had cornmeal and flour and some- 
times groceries; we had sometimes sugar, but usu- 
ally molasses. Once on a time molasses was very 
plenty in ray neighborhood. When I came into 
this country the law business was not very flourish- 
ing. There were but few settlers, and they were 
very peacefully inclined, and to get a living I kept 
a store at Fox Lake. Customers were scarce and 
I spent much of mj time in reading. One day a 
little girl came for some molasses. I set the 
measure under the faucet nnd as it was tliick and 



ran very slowly, I sat down to my reading to wait 
for it; I got absorbed in the book and the girl 
was too timid to say anything to me. How long 
I read I dont know, but when I finall}' went out 
in the back room the molasses on the floor was over 
my shoe tops. From that circumstance came the 
expression "Let the molasses run." We lived in 
log houses and the most of us used oxen, but our 
hearts were as big as ox hearts and- our sympathy 
as broad as our prairies. Our latch-string was al- 
ways on the outside to the wayfarers and to our 
neighbors and in our social relations there was 
that heartiness which would now be looked for in 
vain. All were welcome to our tables and beds, 
albeit the beds were often on the floor. Indeed so 
open was the hospitalit}- that doors were never 
locked, and yet the people were so honest that 
thefts were unknown. I have many times got up 
in tlie morning and found Indians asleep on the 
kitchen floor. And then the friendly relation be- 
tween our pioneers — how can I describe them? 
We seemed to be all of one family and the cares 
and woes of one were felt by ail. No bickering 
nor backbiting, such as follow in the train of what 
is called refined society, but a hearty effort on the 
part of all to help each other, and yet the people 
who settled this country were as cultured and 
refined as any of this or anj' other day. In the 
poorest shanty you often found books of science 
and literature of the highest order, and even the 
piano. Wild can forget those long winter even- 
ings when the horses were harnessed or "Buck" 
and "Bright" yoked up to the sled and the whole 
family and oftentimes some of the neighbors 
would pile on and go, perhaps, miles to visit friends 
anil talk of their propecls and trials, or crack jokes 
upon each other until the small hours. And then 
when we hitched the team to go to mill or to mar- 
ket we carried a grist for every one or did errands 
for the whole neighborhood. And then the good 
old times when we started with our grain to mar- 
ket at Milwaukee, a hundred miles away. After 
the first day there would be a long string of teams 
perhaps sixty or seventy to a hundred, and when 
we stopped at the hotel for the night the stories 
that would be told and the pleasures that were had 
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as Uncle Rev. Rogers said to me the other day: 
''Away with your railroads! There never will 
come again such times as those, when you could 
sup, lodge and breakfast and have your horses fed 
over night for six bits, and whiskey free I! But 
whiskey was not used as it is now. The old set- 
tlers took it as a medicine and sometimes they took 
it in the same way that one of our settlers did one 
upon an occasion; I do not like to call his name, 
but for convenience will call him Sam. Sam was 
once in his life drunk, and I guess only once. He 
had been over to darks' Walkers' or Knoxs', or 
somewhere else, to spend the evening in chat and 
story. They had found a bee tree in the woods 
near the lake and brought the honey home. They 
made some metheglin, having a little wliiskey in 
the house for sickness and putting some of it in 
the mixture. The honey so overcame the whis- 
kej' that, being wholly unaccustomed to the use of 
it, Sam drank more than he could walk under, but 
nevertheless he started for home, hoping that the 
effects would pass off before he got there, but it 
didn't. His wife was in bed, and Sam crept into 
the iiouse as quietly as possible, and took off his 
clothes and boots without noise and laid down be- 
side her. He was just congratulating himself that 
his wife would never know anything about it when 
she said : "Why, Sam, what on earth is tli6 matter.' 
You've come to bed with your hai on!" Sam had 
taken off everything else but his hat. 

"But it would not be true to say that a pioneer's 
life was one of unbroken joy. There was hard 
work, a house and fences must be built, the farm 
cleared or broken, and provisions and clothing 
must be provided, and n-.:iny times too we were 
attacked by that most miserable of all diseases 
called homesickness. The images of father, mother, 
brother, or sister, or friend, and vivid pictures of 
the homes we had left behind us would rise before 
us and often, perhaps very often, 

"Our fond memory wandered back 

Through childhood's happy hours. 
To when we rambled through the fields 

Among the bees and flowers — 
When oft, boy-like we laj' and dreamed 

On cool and fragrant mows, 
Or, in the sun's declining rays. 

Came bringing home the cows. 



"Their names come floating down thro' time, 

Like pealing bells from far, 
'Lightfoot,' 'Ruby,' 'Berry' and 'Bess,' 

'Gipsy,' 'Pet' and 'Star.' 
The oxen, too, our hearts recalled 

As we went wandering back, 
'])uke' and 'Diamond' 'Buck' and 'Bright,' 

'Dandy,' 'Browney' and 'Jack.' 

"But now those days are gone for aye, 

Those happy days of yore, 
When we were young and life was bright — 

But mourning can't restore 
Those days, when down the shady lanes, 

'Neath overhanging boughs. 
We, in the evening calm and still. 

Came bringing home the cows. 

And my friends, as our minds travel backward 
over the years since we have made our home here, 
there are other recollections that are sad. 

"We are sad when we view the long list of those 

Who, first in their manhood's prime. 
Threw off the pleasures of home and friends 

With a courage almost sublime; 
Who left the scenes of their childhood days, 

Those men to whom danger was jest. 
For a home on the prairies, 'mid peril and toil. 

For a life in the trackless West. 

"They have gone from their homes a second time, 

To the land of the setting sun — 
They have gone to sleep in the arms of Death, 

But they rest with their work well done — 
They have gone to a country unknown, afar. 

At peace from the sorrows of strife — 
They rest where the prairies are ever green — 

They sleep by the waters of life. 

'•Their names will go down thro' the. \ ears to come 

As men who were brave and kind — 
Their raem'ries fresh and green will live 

In tUe hearts they left behind; 
And when in the future th.at great day comes 

In the wonderful by and by. 
When the graves shall open and yield their dead, 

They will find their reward on high. 

"And now the sun's declining rays, 

I'^ar down in the glowing West, 
Warn us that are left tliat we too, ere long, 

Shall be called to that promised rest. 
Let us hope that, when that time shall come 

And the race of our life is run. 
Our friends can say, as we say of tliem, 

Thev rest with their work well done." 



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City of Berlin. 

There are many places in Wisconsin of lart^er 
population and wealth that have fewer claims on 
public attention as live and substantial cities than 
Berlin, the commercial center of Green Lake and 
Waushara Counties and of a goodly- portion of 
Marquette County. Berlin is the terminus of one 
branch of the northern division of the Chicago, 
Milwaukee ife St. Paul Railway, 97 miles nortli 
of Milwaukee. 16 miles north of Dartford, and 
•22 miles southwest of Oshkosh. Stages run to 
AVautoma, Pine River, Omro. Plainfield and Wau- 
paca, and during the season of navigation steamers 
make daily trips to Oshkosh, and a good freight 
and passenger business is done. Berlin is one of 
the most important points on the Fox River, a gov- 
ernment waterway on whic-li millions of dollars 
have been expended in putting in locks and build- 
ing dams and other improvements. Berlin draws 
its trade from a large territory. The prairies of 
Green Lake County lying east and south are ex- 
ceedingly fertile, producing grain of all kinds and 
furnishing facilities for raising the best grades of 
sheep and cattle at great profit. The monthly 
'• cattle fair" is a feature in Berlin's business life. 
Stretching away to the west and north is the whole 
of Waushara County, rich in timber and noted for 
the quality and quantity of its dairy products. 
Large and valuable herds of Jersey, Holstein, 
Hereford and other breeds of cattle are kept and the 
numerous creameries and cheese factories rank 
among the best in the State. The agricultural 
products of this region are poured into the Berlin 
market and a v.ist amount of merchandise given in 
exchange. Berlin's granite quarries, of which 
more is said elsewhere, add much to its commercial 
importance. So, too, do its cranberry interests. 
In the valley of the Fox and tributary streams 
around Berlin there are many thousands of acres 
of marsh devoted to the raising of cranberries. 
Large sums have been spent in erecting water- 
works, digging wells, canals and trenches for flood- 
ing the marshes to aid the growth of the berries 
and protect them from frost. One water system 
alone cost about $30,000 for its construction. The 
cranberry season varies in the yield of fruit, but 
the careful, intelligent cultivation of the berry has 



become a very profltable business. The picking 
season begins about September 1, and lasts about 
three weeks. It is a time of hard work and lively 
sport. Thousands are employed and all classes and 
all nationalities are represented. Camps are estab- 
lished and the nights are often spent in dancing 
and other amusements. The average yield of cran- 
berries from the marshes around Berlin is about 
25,000 barrels, and Berlin is conceded to be one of 
the principal shipping points for cranberries in 
Wisconsin. Fruit and berries are cultivated with 
success, and Berlin may be said to be attracting 
some attention .as the producing point for goodly- 
quantities of fine raspberries. The city has quite 
a number of manufactories of different kinds, the 
more prominent of which are mentioned elsewhere. 

First Visit of White Mon. 

Although a period of less than half a century 
has elapsed since the first white man determined 
upon m.aking the present site of the city of Berlin 
bis home, the precise date of its first visitation by 
a party seeking a point for settlement is involved 
in some doul)t. Most of the early comers have 
passed away, and the recollections of surviving 
actors in the scenes of its first settlement are indis- 
tinct upon many points, but from the most reliable 
sources \o which access may now be had it is learned 
that about January 1, 1846, a parly composed of 
Nathan H. Strong, Hugh G. Martin, Hiram Barnes 
and William Dickey started from Ceresco, where 
they had been residing as members of the "Ceresco 
Phalanx," for the purpose, doubtless, of ascertain- 
ing the most feasible crossing place on the Fox 
River for a public highway then in contem])lation 
to run from Fond du Lac to Plover, in Portage 
County, and to lay out which commissioners had 
previously been appointed by the territorial author- 
ities, and when a spot was selected of settling on 
the adjacent lands and building up a town thereon. 
They had previously, on similar excursions, sur- 
veyed the river from the present site of Euieka to 
Oshkosh and from the present site of Princeton to 
that of St. Marie, and upon this occasion they had 
determined to strike the river at a point between 
their previous surveys and look up and down the 
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point at which the commissioners would determine 
to cross in laying out the road. 

Accordingly they started from Ceresco, in the 
morning, witii a team belonging to Martin. They 
made the first wagon tracks which ever marked the 
surface of the beautiful prairie and openings then 
lying in unbroken solitude between their starting 
point and the site of the present city of Berlin. 
Their course must have been pretty njarly di- 
rect, for they passed and saw the spring 
near the piesent higliway on the old C'haffln 
farm and came upon the Winchell Spring, 
and, passing down the westerly side of the stream 
running from the latter, they halted at the western 
side of the Winchell grove, where the waters of the 
river first came within their view. Strong clapped 
iiis hands and exclaimed enthusiastically: " There 
is the Fox River, and there," pointing to the north- 
ward where the highlands seemed to shutdown close 
upon the river, "the spot for the crossing!" It 
being late in the afternoon, it was arranged that 
Martin and Dickey sliould stop at the edge of the 
grove and prepare their suppers and camp for the 
night, while Strong and Barnes would cross the 
marsh to the highlands and reconnoitre. The latter, 
accordingly came over to the present site of Berlin. 
They found a couple of Indian wigwams upon the 
liigh point of land afterward the site of the resi- 
dence of Dr. Merriam. They had some conversa- 
tion with the Indians there and returned to their 
supper and spent the night in Winchell's grove. 
The next morning after breakfast, they loaded 
their tent, camp kettles, etc., and proceeded up the 
stream which is crossed in going from Berlin up to 
the old Forsyth place until thej' found a spot 
narrow enough for tlie horses to jump across, and 
having so crossed the}' drove the first team upon 
the soil of Berlin. Driving down to the river at 
a point near the bridge, tliey went down the bank 
to the site of Sacramento, and striking off southerly 
till they reached the marsh extending eastwardly 
from Berlin they skirted the borders of the same 
till they came back within the present limits of 
Berlin. Upon the old Baptist Church lot they 
l>repared and ate their first dinner here upon the 
spot where they had determined to cast their lots 
and make their future homes, 



It would be profitable to pause here for a mo- 
ment and consider what ropes of sand our human 
calculations are. Here were four men in the early 
prime of manhood, all determined that this should 
be their future home, and they made their claims 
upon the lands hereabout. Ten years later Strong 
was dead, Dickej' was living on a claim on the 
bank of Lake Harriet, in Minnesota, Martin was 
cultivating the soil in the distant State of Texas, 
and Barnes alone remained to tell the story of the 
first visit of white men to the site of the now thrifty 
and hustling city of Berlin. 

Begiuuiug of Settlement. 

The little party of explorers returned to Ceresco 
in the afternoon, and the following .June, Strong put 
up his shanty on the lot where they had partaken 
of their first dinner, and began his residence on 
his claim as a permanent settler. Martin, Barnes 
and Dickey entered their lands at the Green Bay 
land-office, while Strong took out a pre-emption, 
and for two years inhabited his shanty with no 
neighbors save the Menoinonees and Winnebagoes, 
earning his livelihood by a small lumber trade with 
thr'se who were now and then settling upon the 
rich farming lands of Green Lake and Democrat 
prairies, and the opening lying between this point 
and Big Green Lake. In .June, 1847, Oscar Wilson 
a brother-in-law of Strong's, came with his family 
and built a shanty upon the spot later occupied by 
the People's Store, or Lewis Hall, as it came to be 
called, and his was the first white family that set- 
tled upon the later plat of the village of Berlin. 
With the family of Wilson, Strong took board, 
lodging in his own shanty, until the establishment 
of Thomas Noyes and his family in No3'es' new 
shanty on the site of the Fox River Hotel, when 
he began to board with them. Noyes came from 
Watertown, and arrived about September 20. In 
company with Hiram S. Conant, Noyes had been 
prospecting through the country north of Water- 
town to the Fox River, and sometime in Augusl. 
xS47, stopping at Puckaway over night, they hinl 
heard of Strong's Landing, and determined upon 
visiting the place. Tliey accordingly came byway 
of Dartford, and thence, following a wagon trac!; 
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Button and Thomas McClelland, had arrived near 
nightfall at the house of George Atkins, some three 
miles from the landing, where they tarried over 
night. The next morning crossing the stream and 
marsh, they came to the river near the spot where 
Stedman's warehouse was afterward built. Look- 
ing upon the 'leauties of the surrounding scenery, 
Noycs was so impressed l>y what he saw that he 
took of his gloves, and casting them down beside 
him, exclaimed : " If I ever buy land on Fox River 
it will be right here, on this spot 1 " Strong was 
at the time at Oshkosh on business, and Wilson and 
his family were visiting at Ccresco, and there w.<is 
no one about the place but the .aged father of Mr. 
Wilson, and no improvements were visible except 
Wilson's and Strong's shanties. Noyes determined 
to visit Oshkosh and see Strong, and, if possible, 
buy an interest in liis properly iicre. This deler- 
min.ation he immediately put into execution. He 
found Strong at Oshkosh, and for $500 purchased 
from him an undivided half-interest in those frac 
tional lots or parts of sections lying on Fox River, 
and including the lands upon which Berlin was 
afterward laid out. 

With No3'es' arrival in September. 1847, began 
a new era in the history of Strong's Landing. His 
family was shortly followed by that of his son-in- 
law, Hiram S. Conant. and in Noveniber or Decem- 
ber of that year Ira O. Seeley settled here with his 
famil}'. At that time those four families were the 
only white inhabitants of Strong's Landing. During 
this year (1847) Joel Day had built the first 
framed building in the place on tlie lot at the 
northeast corner of Main and Capron Streets, 
fronting the "common," and he brought his family 
and took up his residence in it in January, 1848. 
These five families are said to have passed the first 
winter in the history of civilization at Strong's 
Landing uneui|)loyed and practically care free, 
getting life's necessaries witliout much trouble, 
eating, drinking and sleeping, and amusing them- 
selves as best they could with cards, plays and 
conversation. Just imagine, if you can. the 
spot on which Berlin has since grown up with all 
its varied interests, covered with a thin growth of 
native oaks, two shanties on the old Baptist 
Church lot, one on the lot occupied by the once 



popular People's Store, Noyes' sixty -foot tavern 
shanty on the Fox River Hotel lot, Conant's shanty 
on the -commons," and Day, the King among all 
these, living in palatial splendor in a real framed 
house fronting the common; the ladies of the set- 
tlement at Day's enjoying an afternoon tea party, 
and the men at Noyes' playing eucher; and perhaps 
3'ou can catch an idea of the way they used up 
time, though perliaps j'ou can form no adequate 
notion of the sum total of genuine happiness tliey 
all enjoyed without any of the trammels and con- 
ventionalities of latter-day "society." 

Early Events. 

The first political meeting was held here in April, 
1848, when a convention of politicians came to- 
gether in Noyes' shantj-. Curtis Reed, from Nee- 
nah, B. F. Moore, of Fond du Lac, and other dele- 
gates were in attendance, some from Ft. Winnebago 
and other distant places, whose names we have 
been unable to ascertain. In the spring of 1 848 
was turned the first furrow in the soil here. The 
piece of ground lying between the Fox River 
Hotel and the Union House w.as the first plowed. 
It was planted to potatoes and garden vegetables 
by tiie united efforts of the whole community. 

Early the same spring a valuable addition was 
made to the number of the settlers by the arrival 
of the family of C. R. Taylor, who immediately 
began the second frame building and opened in it 
the first hotel in the settlement. The house later 
came to be known as the Union House, but Mr. Tay- 
lor named it the Berlin House in honor of the Berlin 
post-office which had just been established. The 
building was so far completed that he was able t<j 
open the house to the public, which he did with a 
grand opening ball. July 4, 1848. That ball was 
larger than any other ball that was had in Berlin 
for more than a decade afterward, and it was long 
talked of by those who took part in it. 

Some time during this same spring the first 
religious meeting was held bj^ Elder Manning, 
who later became a resident of the village. Like 
all other great public doings, it was held in Noyes' 
shanty tavern. About thirty persons are said to 
have been present, the country between Berlin and 
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Day Baptist settlement having begnn to liave some 
population by this time. 

The post-office was established in the spring of 
1848, ami Hiram S. Conant was appointed Post- 
master. The post-office department at Washington 
requested Mr. Conant to select some name that 
had not already been given to some other post- 
office in Wisconsin, and lie selected Berlin in honor 
of the famous European cajjital so named, and to 
this circumstance the residents of the city have 
ever since owed its short, easily written, glibly- 
spoken name. The mail was at first brought weekly 
on horseback, and during the first three months of 
its existence the income of the post-office from all 
letters deposited (even at the old high rate of 
postage) was but 11.60. It would have taken 
more than a large percentage on that income to 
keep the Postmaster and liis family in affluence. 

Free and frolicksome as that first winter of ) 847- 
'48 is said to have been, it was not permitted to 
pass without its sorrows. Death came almost as 
soon as the settlers, an unbiilden guest who goes 
where he will and asks no hospitality. — H. G. Mar- 
tin's child died Feb. 11, 1848, Mrs. Wilson, Feb- 
ruary loth, and a child of Ira O. Seeley, February 
18th. Those who attended those three funerals in 
the new country, crowding each other so closely, 
never forgot them. 

The first birth occurred on tlie "Indian land" 
side of the river, that of Robert, son of Ira O. 
Seeley, in the latter part of March. The first with- 
in the bounds of the original village plat was tkat 
of Sarah, daughter of C. D. Taylor, who after- 
ward made an addition to her name by which it 
became Sarah Berlin Taylor, in honor of the place 
and in commemoration of her being the first white 
child born within the limits of the original village. 

It is said that the first marriage in Berlin was 
that of Miss Tryphena Bignall to William Strong, 
a brother of Nathan Strong. They soon moved 
on the west side of the river. December 30, 1848, 
George H. Reese and Elizabeth Van Horn were 
married by Dr. D. H. Shumwa^s acting Justice of 
the Peace. De Witt C. Benhani married a daugh- 
ter of Thomas Noyes, March 26, 1849. 

On the northwest corner of what is now the city 
park was a shanty used five and a half days out of 



the week for school purposes. The teacher was 
Miss Tr3'phena Bignall, and it is said by some that 
when she was married the wedding broke up the 
school. On .Sunday gathered in the same shanty 
such as were disposed to worship God and study 
I the Bible, for there were as yet no churches. The 
first Sunday-school was led by Mr. Bignall, father 
of the teacher, who had moved into town from a 
farm between Berlin and Ripon. 

The first house built on the west side was a log 
house near where E. M. Buell now lives. It was 
owned by Mr. Van Horn. Mr. Reese, a son-in-law 
of Van Horn's built the second house. It was a 
frame building, and now stands where it was 
erected, though much changed. It is a part of the 
home of Dr. Turner. At tiie time these two houses 
were built they were on the Indian reservation, 
the land not having yet come into market through 
the Government. There was at that time quite a 
large encampment of Indians on the bank of the 
river where T. VV. Wood's residence now stands. 
The Indians occupied those grounds a part of each 
year while engaged in gatheiing wild rice which 
grew abundantly near by, and in trapping beaver 
and muskrats. 

In 18.50 the old school house, now the city poor- 
house, was built, and there were two teachers re- 
quired to do the work. There was also a school 
started on the west side. 

The first house of worship stood just above the 
Union House site. It was a board shanty with the 
roof sloping from the front nearly to the ground at 
its rear. A strip of siding was left off about half 
way up the sides, and the opening so made served 
as a window. The dimensions of the building 
were about 1.5 by IG feet. Two rough board 
formed the door which swung on leather hinges, 
rough seats without backs were placed around the 
room, supported on blocks or half barrels. One 
citizen changed the name of the structure from 
sanctuary to "shantuary." At one end of the room 
was a writing desk raised high on four legs. This 
served as a pulpit. That the roof was not watei- 
proof the following circumstance sufficiently ai- 
tests: A Milwaukee clergyman visiting Berlin w; s 
invited to preach. When he was half through his 
sermon a shower came up, and while words of cIq- 



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qnence burned on his lips he seemed literally to be 
baptised from heaven, for the rain came pattering 
on his head and shoulders until some Aaron or Hur 
raised an umbrella and held it over the good man 
until tlie storm ceased. A little incident occurred 
one Sunday which was never forgotten by those 
who were present. A company of Indians with 
their heads turbaned and with tomahawks in their 
belts rode up to the church, and as they came 
nearer, their ponies' heads almost within the door, 
they seemed to listen attentivelj'. It was the first 
church assemblage they had ever seen, probably, 
and some of tlie whites present imagined this a 
wonderful exhibition of the natural desire of man, 
even in a savage state, to pay heed to the word of 
God; l)ut such were speedily undeceived when 
they saw one of the Indians tap a merchant on the 
head with his ridmg-whip, and then pointing to the 
merchant's store and his own jug, his countenance 
beaming with glad anticipations, say eagerly 
"Swap! swap!" In IHbl the first regular churcli 
was built on the east side of Pearl street, a few 
stei)s from the corner of Huron and Pearl. It was 
l)uilt double of boards and the space was filled in with 
sawdust, from which circumstance it came to be 
known as '"the sawdust church." This was the 
first house of worship of the Congregationalists. 

In April, 18;jl, M. IJ. Rowland opened the first 
tailor shop in the place. He occupied a small one- 
story building where the engine-house now stands. 
A tin shop marked the spot now familiar by En- 
gelbracht's saloon. There was a bakery a ^little 
above ALarket Square, and a furniture shop near 
the bridge. Other branches of business were rep- 
resented also. In 1851 a tri-weekly mail was re- 
ceived. In the winter of 18,51-'52 the first sing- 
ing school was taught by the late H. S. Merriam 
in the new Baptist Church. The class numbered 
about seventy-five scholars, ranging from ten to fifty 
years of age. At the spring election of 1851 it was 
decided that this pl.ice should no longer be called 
Strongville, a name which had superceded Strong's 
Landing, but should bear the name of Berlin, 
which had been given to the postodice. It is said 
the change was made with what were considered 
appropriate exercises. One relates that a large 
hoop was placed around the shouklers of Mr. 



Strong, and that thus distinguished, he with such 
music as was iiroeurable. headed a procession which 
paraded tlie streets and then listened to a speech 
prepared for the occasion. Most of the supplies 
were brought by team from Milwaukee. 

An incident of the pioneer days has been re- 
served for this place in order that, in view of the 
progress wiiich has been noletl, that peculiarly in- 
teresting period may not be lost sight of. In the 
spring of 1847 Mrs. Wilson, whose death has been 
mentioned, lived alone for two weeks in her isolated 
cabin. Her only occasional callers were Indians, 
and there was not another while person within 
miles. That some mission of more than ordinary 
importance called her husband away for such a pro- 
tracted absence goes without saying. She is said to 
have declared that she experienced no fear. 

Pr<)!.!Tess of .Settlements — Incidents. 

During the spring, summer and autumn of 1848 
the population of the town was considerably' in- 
creased, mainly through the exertions of Thomas 
Noyes, a man well calculated to draw attention to 
a new place, and capable of portraj'ing its advant- 
ages and prosi)ects in an attractive light. Mr. 
Montague came and opened a store which he ran 
for a short time. August 21st J. F. Ileazlit, after- 
wards a postmaster, came to settle. He found 
Noyes, Seeley, Conant. C. D. T.aylor, Strong, Day. 
Shailer, Montague, Barnes, Martin, Dr. ilerriman, 
Bignall and Merritt in the place. In September 
following came off a boat ride on the steamboat 
"Mancliester."a little craft owne<i and run by Captain 
Ilotaling. of Fond du Lac, in which nearly all the 
inhabitants of Berlin participated. Not calculat- 
ing upon being out over night they took little pro- 
visions along, which neglect they later had cause 
to regret with great bitterness. Tlie boat pro- 
ceeded up the river to .Shaw's Landing, where old 
Col. .Shaw, the Indian trader, was the only in- 
habitant. The upward trip had nearly consumed 
the day, and on account of some accident the party 
found they must remain out over night. Shaw 
nearly out of provisions and all the voyagers had 
taken from home had been consumed. No other 
resource w.as left but to attack ."^haw's cornfield, 
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for fodder, and ainid the music of er^ang babies, 
the wails of siulily ladies and the grumbling of men 
with even less patience, the night was spent in 
roasting and eating corn, v/ith very slight lodging 
aecomniodations indeed. This ride and its inci- 
dents have fastened themselves on the memory of 
the old Inhabitants of Berlin with a tenacity 
scarcely less permanent than one of a later date 
when the steamboat Berlin took them down the 
river to be tied up by tlie Sheriff at Delhi, and 
passed a most ludicrously uncomfortable night at 
Omro, to partake of a rol,y-poIy pudding the effects 
of which on their minds, if not on their digestive 
systems, will never pass away. 

The fall and winter of 1848-49 were severely 
cold. In December Henry M3'ers and a young 
man name<l Irwin, who went into the woods on the 
"Indian land" side of the river, got lost and wan- 
dered about day and night, not daring to stop for 
fear of freezing, until they came out near Eureka 
half frozen and almost starved. In the spring of 
1849, tlie settlers came near starvation, and were 
for several weeks without butter, eggs, milk, and 
many other necessaries. Yet a lady who was here 
at the time, Ijore testimony: "Those were the liap- 
])iest times I have ever known in Berlin, for we 
were then all agreed, and we women could slip on 
our sunbonnets and skip into a neighbor's without 
the least ceremony whenever leisure permitted, or 
inclination prompted." What a commentary is 
this upon the benumbing influence of our latter- 
day conventional life upon the social intercourse of 
luiman creatures formed to enjoy each other's so- 
ciet3% with hearts yearning for kindly sympathy, 
yet kept at a distance from each other b}' the pre- 
scribed rules of formal etiquette. 

The amusements in the early days were few, and 
such as there were, depended for originality upon 
the inventive genius of the inhabitants. The win- 
ter months were desolate indeed, and in the first 
years of the town's history, scarcely a man or a 
team came to the place to enliven the scene. Once, 
for want of something else to do, a Mr. Butler pro- 
posed to his companions, that if they would roll 
him up to the Taylor House in an empty sugar 
hogshead that stood near a store, he would stand 
treat for the whole crowd. This proposition was 



unanimously accepted. Butler took his place in 
the hogshead, and his friends set it in motion, and 
if ever a man had a rough journey he had one then, 
if it was a short one. The men who propelled the 
revolving vehicle, were only to willing to do their 
best to make good time. As they pushed the hogs- 
head forward, they shouted and laughed and danced 
behind it in boisterous glee. Up hill it went, and 
down hill; over sticks and stones; through tlie mud 
and up embankments; over stumps three or four 
feet high, one ver.acious narrator asserts, and such 
a shaking up as Butler got, few men ever got lic- 
fore or since. Arrived at Taylor's. Butler extri- 
cated himself from the hogshead, and the whole 
crowd made a dive for the bar. A jollification en- 
sued, such as most tliere, had never participated in. 
It is said the song was "Drink, drink all night, till 
broad day light, and go home drunk in the morn- 
ing." 

D. W. C. Benham, so Gillespy says, "came to 
Berlin in October, 1848; about twenty-five persons 
here, old and young. Had .in election of town offi- 
cers; was not a voter; in his anxiety to elect a 
Whig Justice, he managed to get the candidate on 
most of the tickets, and to vote himself; it resulted 
in a Whig victory. He boarded with C. D. T.aylor 
and subsequently with D. R. Shailer. He had his 
office in the rear of Shumway & Parson's store, on 
one side of which was a large trade in black-strap 
and rot-gut, while the other side was occupied by 
dry-goods and Yankee notions, but the counters 
were used more generally for the display of clubs 
as trumps, than for anything else. The first law- 
suit he engaged in, was a trial before Esq. Shum- 
way; jury empanneled for assault and batter}-. 
After trial, the jury retired under care of the con- 
stable, who was a witness on the trial; the jury got 
in a fog in regard to some evidence, and in a very 
original manner had the constable testify over 
again; not agreeing after this, the}' decided the 
case by a game of high, low. Jack, on the result of 
which a verdict was rendered — parties all satisfied. 
He attended a law-suit before a Justice of the Peace 
at Sacramento; no witnesses appeared; finally it 
was agreed to leave the matter to the court, on the 
testimony of the parties. The plaintiff swore posi- 
tively that the lU'fcndant owed him $65, and the 



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defendant swore as positively tliat he did not owe 
him a cent. Here was a dilemma that no one but 
Justice Robinson could solve. He decided that 
the defendant should pay the cost, and thus equal- 
ize what he supposed the merits of the case." 

It was in 1852 that the cry of '^fire!" first broke 
on the ears of the residents of Berlin, and with one 
accord they rushed to see where the destroyer was 
at work. There was no fire engine in the village 
at that time, and it did not require much time for 
the "fire fiend" to do his work of ruin, and shortly 
only a heap of smouldering debris was all that was 
left to mark the location of the first tavern. 

By this time Berlin had a population of nearly or 
quite 300, and the "Indian lands" were being rap- 
idly settled, acting as a magnet to draw a portion 
of the village westward. 

Briefs and SaddU'-Bajjs. 

During the next few years Berlin developed 
rapidly in all its interests and assumed consider- 
able importance. Doctors came, and lawyers, and 
merchants and farmers and mechanics. Berlin was 
getting to be of some prominence. There were few 
professional men here as early as 1850. The phy- 
sicians were D. H. Shumway, a sharp and snappy, 
somewhat unscrupulous man well adopted to bor- 
der life and practice, who not only administered 
medicine in his capacity of physician but dosed 
out law as a Justice of the Peace; Dr. Hockley, a 
plain and straightforward practitioner; and Dr. 
Merrinian, a man of less force of character than 
either of the others, but careful and painstaking 
withal. Shumw.-jy and Hockley died in Berlin and 
are there buried ; Merrimau removed to Appleton 
and died there. Dr. N. M. Dodson came shortly 
after 1850, and has been a leading practicing pli^-- 
sician in Berlin ever since. Probal)ly about the 
first lawyer was De Witt C. Benham, before men- 
tioned. Benham was a man of moderate ability 
and at the same time something of a "hustler," as 
the reader may have surmised. He removed to 
Minnesota and died there. Kzra Wheeler was an- 
other early comer. He was an excellent counsel- 
or, trustworthy and successful, who, after repre- 
senting his constituents in the Slate Senate and in 
Congress, was appoint d H< gisler of the laud-office 



I at Pueblo, Colo., when he died. J. V. Swetting 
' was his partner. Mr. Swetting, who is stiU living 
in Berlin, became prominently known tiiroughout 
this part of the State and has with honor filled 
several olficial positions. J. N. Rogers, an aged and 
remarkably well preserved man mentally and phj'- 
sically, was an early legal practitioner and Justice 
of the Peace, has been identified with Berlin's his- 
tory and progress almost from the first. O. F. Silver, 
another of the earlier attorneys, enlisted in the war 
as captain of a company of Wisconsin volunteers 
j and did effective service for his countr)'. After 
' the war he held the offices of District Attorney and 
County Clerk of Green Lake County and that of 
Justice of the Peace of the City of Berlin, where 
he died an incumbent of the oflSce. 

From an old copy of the Marquette MfiTttr;/, 
published in Berlin under date JLirch 20, 1854, 
Mr. L. S. Truesdell extracted much that was of in- 
terest in connection with that period of the city's 
history wiiich he gave to the Berlinites of this gen- 
eration in the SaturiLa^- Courant. By the courtesy 
of Mr. Truesdell and of Mr. L. E. Davis, publisher 
of the (hurant. the writer is permited to make free 
use of this material. Dr. Shumwaj', above men- 
tioned advertised himself thus: " D. II. Shurawav, 
physician and surgeon. Particular attention paid to 
j chronic difficulties and all modern operations in 
surgery." At this time this notice would be deemed 
in some degree "unprofessional," but old settlers 
remember Dr. Shumway as a scholarly phyfician and 
daring and skillful surgeon. He lived a troubled 
life, whicli may have h.ad a strong influence in creat- 
ing some personal eccentricities, and the history' of 
his family would make a book of romance and 
tragedy', furnishing lessons valuable for the con- 
sideration of the jjresent generation. It w:is not 
until ten years later that he died at his residence 
on Wisconsin street. On the 1st of Nov. 1851, 
I Drs. S. M. Mix and N. M. Dodson formed a part- 
I nership and put an advertisement in the paper to 
that effect. For many years this firm was unbroken, 
though at one time it was reinforced by the ad- 
, mission of Dr. Angoar, who was a member of it but 
I a short time, however. Dr. Mix afterward turned 
' agriculturist, but as all Bsriinites know, Dr. Dod- 
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sick. There is a saying that doctors never take 
their own medicine, which may account for the 
fact that no one ever heard of Dr. Dodson being 
"under tlie weather." "Forty Years' Practice," l^y- 
Dr. Dodson would be a valuable book could he be 
induced to write it. Dr. J. H. Turner had an of- 
fice over Webster's drug store. He was a young 
man then and is said to have had a large practice. 
It is years since the Doctor set a bone or pulled a 
tooth, for he found insurance, real estate and 
money loaning better adapted to his tastes and 
more profitable. Webster's drug store, just men- 
tioned, was the oldest in the place and was origin- 
ally established by Dr. H. R. Merrinian. Soon 
after his brotiier Alden N. Merriman, as druggist, 
came and entered into partnership with him. Tlie 
drug store was a small one, little resembling 
Brown's, Slater's or Britton's of the present day. 
Old settlers remember the neat little building about 
14x20 feet with a little portico and Grecian col- 
umns. Dr. Merriman sold out to Dr. P. M. Hockley, 
who has been mentioned. At Dr. Hockle3''s death 
the store passed into possession of his brother, A. 
W. Hockley, who, a year or two later, sold to I. 
Webster. Webster was succeeded by P. (!. Adams ; 
Adams b}' J. R. De Reimer; De Reimer by Drs. 
Dodson <fe Mix in 1862. In 1805 Dr. Mix with- 
drew, leaving Dr. Dodson sole owner. The store 
was destroyed by fire in 1870, and has been rebuilt 
and is now under other ownership. 

Back in 1854, the bar of Marquette County was 
a noteworthy one on several accounts. Some of its 
leading lights lived in Berlin and all of them who 
did not live here lived near by and came 
here to visit each other in legal tournaments. 
Clients drifted here from all parts of the State for ad- 
vice, and advice was plentiful enough to be cheaper 
than it really was. This part of the State was a 
judicial battlefield, and had in it the timber 
for all legislative and judicial honors. Henry G., 
(the renowned " Hank,") Webb was located at St. 
Maril and advertised with Mr. Wells. The 
Webbs, Bill and Hank and Charley, were fighters 
of good calil)er and the district rang with their 
eloquence. When they appeared in Berlin courts 
they had good audiences. Henry afterward drifted 
to Kansas and was made a Circuit Judge. Horace 



Merriman and William A. Bugh were law part- 
ners in those days. Merriman finally renounced 
the law and went into the boot and shoe trade. 
During tiie war he was collector of internal revenue 
at Berlin. Col. Bngh made a gallant record in the 
civil struggle, came home a cripple and was ap- 
pointed postmaster and elected School Superintend- 
ent. Neither Mr. Merriman nor Mr. Bugli made 
any great effort to distinguish himself in the profes- 
sion. The former lives in Kansas City, Mo., and 
the latter sleeps in Oakwood cemetery, one of the 
long list of soldiers who yielded* up their lives in 
their country's defense. His name has been per- 
petuated in that of William A. Bugh Camp, Sons 
of Veterans, of Berlin. This legal firm did business 
in a small office one door west of where Peek's 
hardware store now stands. The old firm of 
Wheeler & Swetting, "attorneys, solicitors and 
counsellsors at law," was then in the heyday of its 
career. Judge Wheeler was in his prime, a man of 
great natural ability, well read in the law, digni- 
fied and courteous, bnt with a vein of humor 
that caused him to be sought after wherever there 
was fun afloat, and Swetting was not far behind. 
The after prominence and death of Mr. Wheeler 
have been referred to. Every one in Berlin knows 
J. Volney Swetting, and every one likes him. 
Neither time nor work nor winter's blight has ever 
had any effect upon him except perhaps to make 
him a little gray. His heart is young. His spirits 
are light. He has a fund of reminiscence that ren- 
ders him almost a perambulating enc3'clopedia 
on all matters local, and he is so apt a story-teller 
that he invests the dryish recital with the 
deepest interest. J. N. Rogers was then Justice 
of the Peace and allorney-at-law. Mr. Rogers was 
one of the first men to permanently locate here. 
Now past four-score years, he appears twenty 
years younger, and could tell men more about the 
"old times" in Berlin than could be crowded into 
two volumes like this. Berlin's bar was alwa3's bet- 
ter for having Mr. Rogers on its roll. 

Jolin C. Truesdell and his brother Martin L.. 
about that time opened an office in Berlin. The 
latter soon returned East and the business was con- 
tinued by the former, whose principal office was at 
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ablest men of his time and in many respects stood 
liead and shoulders above iiis legal brethren. He 
died in Berlin, where his sons survive liira. Par- 
ticular attention is directed to an extended bio- 
graphical notice of Mr. Truesdell, which appears 
elsewhere in these pages. O. F. Silver had an of- 
fice where Frohue's grocery store now is, opposite 
the Woodwortii House. He was a young man of 
promise and in those d.a3-s no one had yet called 
him by his afterwards familiar nickname of "Pap." 
Miss J. A. Kimball had a millinery store in the 
town, and history shows that one of Silver's first 
actions was against this establishment, that he won 
the suit and closed up the business by inducing the 
fair milliner to become his wife. He was a genial 
companion and faithful friend, and everybody 
liked him. At the bar he was content to let others 
do the talking and stuck pretty closely to office 
business. He served the county in an official ca- 
pacity' and was for many years a local Justice. 
Martin Luther Kimball was, without doubt, at that 
time the best educated man at the Marquette 
County Bar. A classical scholar well learned in 
tlie law, he was a safe counselor, but was little 
given to oratorical displays. He dipped into poli- 
tics, went to the legislature, served as postmaster 
and later gave up tlie law and turned his attention 
10 farming. Norman Benham was another Berlin 
lawyer. Rrost of the old practitioners have paid 
the debt of nature, leaving the field to a new gen- 
eration. 

Some Old Hotels. 

To a large extent the histor3' of a town is identi- 
ged with the history of its hotels, and Berlin h.ad a 
goodly number of them thirty-five or forty years 
ago. The tide of emigr.ation was setting this 
way, and the hotels did a rushing business. It 
was at the hotels that political and other schemes 
were hatched, that important business was trans- 
acted, tliat dances ami re-unions were held, and 
I hat the many stages that ran across country made 
their headepiarters. The hotels were the gathering 
places upon all occasions, the news exchanges as 
it were, of the town. 

The principal hotel of the then village was the Fox 
River House, on the site of the Woodworth, kept 
by ol<l man Kly. Tlio Fox River House did the 



bulk of the business, and the old Concord coaches 
with four horses used to wheel up before it in 
grand style. The stage drivers were tlie heroes of 
the day. The Youngs and Saxtons were centers 
of interested groups whenever the stages came 
bowling into tlie town heralded by a long, loud 
blast from a big tin horn at the bridge. This 
house was burned about the beginning of the war. 
and the whole block of which it formed a part 
went with it. All of the guests were rescued un- 
injured except "Russ" Bunker, who leaped from a 
second story window and broke iiis leg. All the 
town was very much excited, for it looked as if 
the whole place was doomed. Elder Livermore 
mounted a barrel and prayed that heaven would stay 
the flames; but he had not proceeded very far in this 
laudable invocation before some one more practi- 
cally minded kicked his improvised rostrum from 
under his feet and advised him to go to passing 
water, i-eminding him that '-Heaven helps those 
who help themselves." This sudden interruption 
of what was thus rudely prevented from becoming 
an historical prayer is by general consent charged 
against "Si" Whitcomb, who is still a well-known 
resident of Berlin. Two lines of humanity were 
formed from Hamilton's store to the river, one 
composed of women and one of men. There were 
men at the river to dip the water up and it was 
p.assed along the line of men and dashed into the 
fire, and the empty pails were returned to the 
river along the line of women. When a fire-bell 
clanged in those days everyone appeared on the 

' scene pail in hand, and helped to carry water. For 
twenty years Berlin burned and built up uuder 
this fire protection system, and then better means 
were secured for the extinguishment of local blazes. 
Another old land-mark in the line of hotels is 
the Temperance House, which is still standing on 
Railroad Street, opposite jNI. Ileilman's residence. 
This hotel was kept by Mr. Bears and h.ad an old- 
style swinging sign. The business furnished a 

I good living for the proprietor for many years and 
the honest old man continued it as a temperance 

I house in fact, as well as in name. The rates were 
low and he usually entertained those who walked 
up from the trains when the depot was near the 

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The Union Hotel stood where the Phelps House 
now is and about thirty-five j^ears ago was kept by 
Wright & Reeves. Its name was changed several 
times and it was known successively as the Toplifif 
House, the Briggs House and the Lloyd House. 
At the time Mr. Lloyd was proprietor, A. M. Hur- 
ley was interested in it. Lloyd cfe Hurlej' after- 
wards went to Chicago and engaged in the hotel 
business there, but their venture was disastrous 
and they lost everything. Hurley then went into 
the practice of law and is reputed wealthy. The 
Forsyth House, now the Friberth House, was in 
those days the best hotel on the "Indian Land." 
The old Forsyth residence was on Swetting's hill, 
now owned by Mr. Doherty. In the early days a 
scheme was sprung to divide the town, the east 
side to be known as Berlin, the west side to be 
called Forsyth. The plan caused no end of strife 
but the opposition finally carried the day for un- 
ion. Thomas Williams kept a restaurant at the 
foot of Huron street. His place of business is des- 
cribed as having had groceries on one side and 
drinks, cigars and lunch on the other. Among the 
attractions of his establisliraent was a telescope 
through which his customers could view the sur- 
rounding country. 

A Railroad, Politics and the Saw- 
dust Churtli. 

What Berlin needed thirty-five years ago was a 
railroad, and a plan had been got into shape to 
build one. A company was formed, called the 
Berlin & Lake Superior Railroad Company, and a 
meeting was advertised iti tlie Mercury '-to be held 
at Wheeler & Swettings' office, in the village of 
Berlin, on Tliursday, the 23, of March, 1854, at 
10 o'clock a. m., when books will be opened for the 
purpose of receiving subscriptions to the capital 
stock of said company." This call was signed by 
J. Volney Swelting, E. AVheeler, E. Field and 
George W. Gate, who for seventeen years was Cir- 
cuit Judge, served in Congress and is now enjoying 
a lucrative practice in his profession at Wausaw. 
He last appeared before the public as the defender 
of the Currans for the killing of Hazeltine. This 
railway scheme did not materialize, but was the 
means of eventually getting a line into Berlin from 



Milwaukee. The plan was to project it through to 
the Superior country, but this branch was never 
built. It was a grand thought, however, and was 
afterward taken up by Charles L. Colby and others 
who subsequently built tiic Wisconsin Central 
road. 

The Mercury prints a caucus notice to the effect 
tiiat " the Whigs will meet, on the 28th of March, 
1854, to nominate town officers, at the Pearl Street 
Church," then popularly known as the "Sawdust 
Church." This building, in the rear of the pi'esent 
Sacket hardware store, has been referred to before 
and doubtless will be again, because in its time it 
was the scene of many meetings and deliberations 
of moment to Berlin in one way or another. The 
reader has been informed that it was called the 
Sawdust Church because it was stuffed with saw- 
dust between the inner and outer walls. As the 
building advanced in age the dust would sift 
through the crevices, fall upon the seats and the 
floor and among the worshipers. Elder Liver- 
raorc was one the last to hold meetings there, 
and as the dust would drop down gentl_y on the 
leaves of the Holy Book on the desk before him, 
he would, it is said, brush them away with his 
handkerchief with a look that seemed to say, 
" Dust thou art ; to dust thou shalt return." A 
year or so later the church was abandoned and has 
not since been used for religious meetings. The 
boys in the Mercury office — Jack Galloway, Kirk 
Ayres and Gus Rogers — and perhaps other boys 
banded with them, once kept the town in a furor 
for several daj's through a practical joke well plan- 
ned and successfully carried out. They ran a se- 
cret wire from the Mercury office to the tongue of 
the bell of the old Sawdust Church, and at un- 
canny times would cause the bell to give forth 
ghoulish sounds in a seemingly most mysterious 
manner. After a season of " haunted church " and 
no end of speculation the people of the town 
learned the secret of the manifestations. This 
bell, which was put to such unhallowed use by the 
boys of that da}', was afterwards transferred to 
the Union Church and is hanging in its spire at 
the present day. Oscar Willis used to ring it for 
the worshippers in the Sawdust Church in 1852 
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" O bow 1 love to make it ring, 
The noble Presbyterian 'ding,' 
To sliow ray skill about the town 
And bring the trembling sawdust down." 

Facilities for Crossing the Fox. 

The first means employed to cross Fox River was 
a terry. That was superseded by a float bridge, 
one end of which was attached to a sort of pier, 
which served as an approach to it, and the other 
end of which rested on a large scow-like contriv- 
ance by means of which it was floated around and 
attached to or detached from the pier at the oppo- 
site side. By this device the river could at any 
time be cleared for passing boats, and the bridge 
could be swung around out of harm's way in times 
of high water. The roadway from the west end 
of the bridge to about the site of the Forsyth 
House was very low and in times of floods was en- 
tirely submerged and seemed a part of the river. 
There was a ridge of land extending from just 
above Talbot's sawmill to the west approach of 
the bridge. The tract east of the Forsyth House 
was similar to that along the river between C. S. 
Barrett's tannery and the rear of stores on Broad- 
way. When the water was high teams could not 
make the crossing, but the inconvenience was com- 
paratively small for the reason that the whole 
country west of the Forsyth House was i>ractically 
a wilderness with no highways but Indian trails. 
Boom logs were put afloat for the accommodation 
of pedestrians, and an involuntary cold bath was 
one of the chances taken by those who crossed. 
During times of high water, the ferry boat would be 
pulled over by means of a rope placed for that 
purpose, and when the end of the rope was reached 
on the west side the boat was propelled by poles 
and landed near the Forsyth House. The east 
bank of the river was high and dry. Where 
Huron Strait is, was a ravine extending from near 
the site of the Union Church to that of Sackett's 
hardware store and then taking a turn to the river 
in the direction of the depot. The float bridge 
served as a make-shift and was good for little else, 
as the float leaked badly and its use was attended 
with other diHiculties, and it was universally eon- 
ceded that a change was demanded. 

Horace Merriam, then of Berlin, now of Kansas 



City, proposed the building of a novel bridge 
which, on account of its peculiar construction, he 
called a " railroad bridge." His plan was adopted 
for want of a better one. It does not appear 
whether he is entitled to the credit of the invention 
of this uncommon device or whether he had seen 
something similar in operation elsewhere. It was 
constructed thus : From the east bank fo the cen- 
ter pier it was much like ordinary- bridges. The west 
approach was furnished with a track. A span of 
the bridge was mounted on wheels which ran on 
this track after the manner of a railway car, and 
its construction was such that it could be run from 
its place inland far enough to permit the passage 
of boats. Added to the weight of this movable 
span was a counter weight on the west side which 
kept it up to the proper level when it was in place 
for use, and this rendered it so cumbersome that it 
W.1S difficult fo handle. It is said that it took 
nearly every one within hearing of a boat whistle 
to operate this bridge, which made it so unpopular 
that it was abandoned after a season's trial in favor 
of tiie old float bridge, which was again used until 
the erection of a substantial bridge in the winter 
of 185G. 

During the year last mentioned a town meeting 
was held at the Union Hou.se. At its close the 
bridge question was brought up and J. V. Swet- 
ting. Chairman, called for a vote of those present 
to decide whether a new bridge should be built or 
not. The vote was taken by having those in favor 
of the new bridge step to one side of the street 
and those opposed to it the other side. It was a 
very close vote, as the people in the south and east 
I)arts of the town disliked to pay taxes for a bridge 
that they would have little use for. Besides this, 
the question of getting a city charter was then be- 
ing agitated and many were in favor of having the 
bridge question held oi)en until after that mutter 
should be decided. But a decision was reached in 
favor of building the bridge, and the work was 
done the following winter. It was virtually the 
same bridge that was taken down to make room 
for the presennt iron structure, although the wood- 
work was afterwards entirely replaced and other 
changes were made from lime to time. It w.is re- 
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laily referred to now as the •' old wooden bridge," 
did good service. Before it was built the roadway 
for a block or more west of the river, on Broad- 
way, was filled in to a depth of eight feet. Stumps, 
logs and brush were piled in, and then covered 
with dirt. This work was done by R. G. Camp- 
bell and his brothers. Some of these logs were 
struck a few years ago in digging a well. 

The present iron bridge, which was completed 
early in 1888, cost about $11,000, including mas- 
onry at the ends which cost $3,000. It is about 
170 feet long and 33 feet wide over all. The width 
is divided as follows : Roadway twenty feet, two 
sidewalks, five feet each. The middle pier is round 
and firmly planted in the river bed below low water 
mark. It is surmounteil by trackage upon which 
run the trucks upon which the bridge is swung to 
admit of tl>e passage of steamers. The iron struc- 
ture was put up, under contract with the city, by 
the Milwaukee Bridge and Iron Company. 

The Town Plat and Additions. 

The original plat of Strongville was filed for 
record Sept. 27, 1848, by Nathan H. Strong, Thomas 
Noyes and others. The plats of the following 
named additions were filed in the years designated: 
First addition and Park Block addition, 1855, 
(platted mucli earlier;) second addition by H. G. 
Martin, 1850; Van Horn's addition to Berlin, 1852; 
Turner's addition, 1856; Forsyth and Bassett's ad- 
dition, 1853; Reas and Buck's addition, 1856: 
Leffort's addition, 1856; Strong and Gait's ad- 
dition, 1856; Smith's addition, 1856; Wheeler's 
addition, 1857; Ruddock's addition, 1856; James' 
addition, 1857; Forsyth's addition, 1857; Capron's 
addition, 1857 ; Strong's addition, 1858; Franklin's 
addition, 1858; Forsyth's 2d addition, 1858; Cross 
and Woodw.ard's sub-division, 1860; Ilusted's ad- 
dition, 1860; Carhart's addition, 1872; Warner's 
addition, 1873; Arnold's addition, 1876. 

Incorporation. 

The original Act incorporating the city of Berlin 
was approved March 6, 1857. It has been amended 
and superseded by subsequent Acts as follows : An 
Act entitled " an Act to amend an Act entitled ' an 
Act to incorporate the city of Berlin," " ap|)roved 



February 13, 1858; an Act entitled " An Act to 
create the town of Forsyth and to amend Chapter 
330 of the Private and Local Laws of 1857 in- 
corporating the city of Berlin," approved March 
30, 1860; an Act entitled " An Act to Consolidate 
and Amend the Act to Incorporate the city of 
Berlin and the several Acts amendatory thereof," 
approved March 22, 1861: an Act entitled "An 
Act to Consolidate and Amend the Act to Incor- 
porate the city of Berlin and the several Acts 
amendatory thereof," approved April 6, 1866, and 
" An Act to Revise, Consolidate and Amend the 
Act incorporating the city of Berlin and the sev- 
eral Acts amendatory thereof," passed April 11, 
1887, which provides that "all that district of 
country in the counties of Green Lake and 
Waushara contained within the limits and bound- 
aries hereinafter described shall be a city by the 
name of Berlin, and tlie people who now inhabit 
and those who shall hereafter inhabit the same shall 
be a municipal corporation by the name of the city 
of Berlin," etc., and defines the city and ward 
boundaries as follows: "Sections No. 3, 4, 9 and 
10 and the east half of sections 5 and 8 and that 
part of section No. 16 and the east half of section 
No. 17, lying north of the center of Fox River, 
all in township No. 17 north of range No. 13 
east, and that part of sections No. 33 and 34 in 
township No. 18 north of range 13 east, lyino^ 
south and east of Fox River." " All that portion 
of section No. 4 in said city lying east of the cen- 
ter of tlie Fox River, shall constitute and be the 
First AVard. All of section 3 and that part of sec- 
tions 33 and 34, in snid city, shall constitute and 
be the Second Ward. All that portion of sections 
9 and 10, in said city, lying east of the center of 
Fox River, shall constitute and be the Third Ward. 
All that portion of said city lying south of the 
center of Broadway street and west of the center 
of Fox River, shall constitute and be the Fourth 
Ward. All that portion of said city lying north 
of the center of Broadway street and the west of 
the center of Fox River, shall constitute and be 
the Fifth Ward." 

From the Record.s. 

The first otiiceis elected to serve the city were 



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as follows: George D. Waring, Mayor; Thomas E. 
Baker, Citj- Clerk: Stillraan Wright, Treasurer and 
Aldermen Field, Bassett, Turner and Taylor. The 
first meeting of the City Council was held in 
Metropolitan Hall, April 14, 18.57, when the or- 
ganization of the city was effected. Following is 
a list of the successive Maj'ors with their re- 
spective terms of service: George D. Waring, 
1 857-60 ;.TohnD. Porter, 1861-62; J. D. Husted, 
1863-64; Henry A. Williams, part of 1865, (re- 
signed;) H.G.Talbot. 186.5-66,1871-72,1881-84; 
O. Silver, 1867-68; S. H. Warner, 1869-70, 
1873-74; J. N. Rogers, 1875-78; Hiram Stedman, 
1879-80; George Fiteh, 1885-86; Joseph Yates, 
1887-88; S. H. Sacket. 1889-90. 

Business Men Past and Pre.sent. 

Thirty-five and forty years ago the streets of 
Berlin were extremely muddy and the wheeling 
down Main street is said to have been "horrible." 
Farmers went around by the back streets to get 
anywhere near the market. Arrived at the market 
they disposed of their produce to Perley G. Chase, 
wiio was doing a large business as a general dealer 
on the west side. His prices were thus quoted in 
the Mi-nury in 1854: Winter wheat, *1 a bushel; 
Spring wheat, 75 to 90 cents; butter, 15 cents; 
cheese, a shilling; corn, 37 cents; oats, 22 cents; 
lumber, *8 perm.; wild hay, *2.50 per ton. Mr. 
Chase is here yet. ranking with J. V. Swetling, C. 
A. Mather, .1. N. Rogers, L. D. Waring and Messrs. 
Bellis and VVoodworth as examples of a trans- 
planted race of old settlers. All have not suc- 
ceeded in like measure, but they are recognized as 
belonging to the " old stock," which is said to last 
longest. At that time Chase had things about his 
own way, and the farmer who didn't like his prices 
could go further to get better ones, which did not 
always pay in the long run. 

Heazlit's store on Huron street was an important 
landmark in Berlin at the time of which we write. 
It w:»s kept in a little frame building on the site of 
Peck's hardware store, and as business then cen- 
tered about the intersection of Huron and Pearl 
streets everything on the south side of the street 
was mentioned as being so many doors east or west 
of Heazlit's, and any settler anywhere between 



" the Point ' and Oshkosh who would have con- 
fessed to not knowing where '"Heazlit's" was 
would have l)een considered densely ignorant in 
loc.ll gcographj-. S. M. Baker and N. B. Conklin 
formed a partnership in general merchandising 
early in 1854. The oldest business house in the 
place is that of .1. F. Hamilton which was estab- 
lished in 1856. Mr. Reese opened a store in 1857 
and has been a merchant in the city ever since. 
The following business interests were mentioned 
i or advertised in the Couraiit in 1859: 

J. F. & T. W. Hamilton, general store; William 
Williams, hardware; J. A. Loebe, dry -goods, boots, 
shoes and tailoring; D. H. Saxton. general store; 
Vedder & Saflford, book store; George Alexander, 
clothing, boots, shoes, etc.; Reed & Carhart, gen- 
er.il store and tailoring; E. and 8. Alexander, gen- 
eral store; G. W. Cooke, book and music store; J. 
R. De Hiemer, druggist; G. N. Smith, foutidry; .). 
Iliggs, boots and shoes; William Naylor, furniture 
and cabinet ware; Yates & Porter, hardware, tin- 
ware and stoves; J. and E. Field, general store; 
Ruddock & Silsbee, pump manufacturers; William 
H. Morton, dealer in washing machines; H. G. 
Talbot, agricultural implements: T. W. Wood, 
apple cider etc.; Bliss, Holly A- Armstrong, marble 
works. The card of Cronkhite & Co., bankers, 
appeared; also the advertisement of the City of 
Berlin Oneida Bank, of wliich James Field was 
President; O. G. Buell, Vice-President and Edwin 
Kellogg Cashier. The following "professional" 
cards had place: J. H. Turner, insurance agent; 
R. E. Gross, insurance agent; M. Mix, M. D. ; N. 
M. Dodson, M. D.; S. T. Randall, dentist; John 
F. Hobbs, city marshal: J. C. Truesdell, attorney 
! at-law; W. Pierson, M. D.: Xorman Benham, 
1 lawyer; D. W. C. Benham, lawyer; Waring <fe Car- 
ruth, lawyers; Doctor Foster; Mrs. A. M. T. West- 
lake, teacher of music. 

Among the advertisers in 1862 were J. H. Lax- 
ton, Justice of the Peace: Mix <fe Angear, physicians 
I and surgeons; Truesdell & Waring, attorneys-at- 
law; L. Saflford, dealer in books, stationery, etc.; J. 
Higgs. boots and shoes; William N.iylor, furniture, 
I carpets, etc. ; Levcre House, general stage office, 
I west of the river, S. Nichols, proprietor: Love's 
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city barber shop; E. and S. Alexander, lumber and 
shingles; J. F. and T. W. Hamilton, general store; 
William Williams, hard ware ;G. X. Smith, foundry 
and machine shop; H. H. Sleeper, produce dealer; 
Reese & Williams, general store; J. iNLncnish & Son, 
druggists; J. R. De Reimer, druggist; A. T. Par- 
melee, city harness shop; J. Higgs, boots and shoes; 
Mrs. J. Tripp and Miss Marie Harrington, dress- 
making; Lucy Hamilton, millinery. 

Prominent among business and professional men 
and women in 1869, were the following: Emanuel 
Alexander, general store; G. G. Alexander, cloth- 
ing, hats and caps; Mrs. H. M. Allen, dress and 
cloak maker; Mrs. C. U. Askins, millinery; H. M. 
Babcock. homtsp.athic phj'sician ; H. T. Baker, fan- 
ning mills and milk safes; J. P. Bassett, dealer in 
groceries, leather, etc.; Thomas Bassett, harness 
manufacturer; Beckwith House, Johnston & Pipher, 
proprietors; Luke Beckwith, corn and feed mill; 
R. Boyle, sash, door and blind factor}'; Bridge & 
Simmons, merchant tailors; A. Brown, pump and 
churn manufacturer; H. Buell & Co., general store; 
W. A. Bugh, Postmaster and Superintendent of 
Schools; Mrs. J. E. Bunker, dress and cloak maker; 
Mrs. N. M. Burnham, dress and cloak maker; E. S. 
tt D. R. Burr, jewelers and druggists; J. H. Callen- 
der, dentist and sewing machine agent; Carhart, 
Wright & Co., flouring mill; P. G. Chase, auction- 
eer; Andrew Christie, tailor; Clark & Brooks, or- 
gans; Lauren J. Clark, homa'pathic physician; C. 
Cohen, hoop-skirt manufacturer; Mrs. A. A. Cope- 
land, millinery; W. R. Davies ife Co., foundry ; Dei- 
l)lcr A Steinke, wagon manufacturers; D. Dewey, 
blacksmith; N. M. Dodson, physician and surgeon; 
Ivlmund Drake, clothier ; L. Eichstaedt. grocer; H. 
D. Everett, harness-maker; William Fahy, wagon- 
maker; Mrs. C. A. Felt, millinery and dressmak- 
ing ; First National Bank of Berlin (T. S. Ruddock, 
President; Charles A. Mather, Cashier); .lohn 
l-'lood, blacksmith; I^. Forbes, dry-goods; Augus- 
tus Fox, artist and florist; F. F. Fyler, dry-goods 
and notions; .lohn Gilhubor, City Hotel; William 
Gorden, brick-yards; George AV. Graves, books; 
Mrs. S. E. Griswold dress- making; Joseph Gutman. 
clothing; Hamilton Brothers, general merchandise; 
F. F. Hamilton. |)roduee; R. Hardy, pump-maker; 
J. J. llargrave, pliologr.-ipher: Hathaway & Bellis, 



confectionery and restaurant; P^dward Hathaway, 
agent for Florence Sewing Machine; Mrs. M. J. 
Havener, millinery; C. W. Henderson & Son, gro- 
cers; J. J. Higgs, boots and shoes; John W. Hin- 
man, harness-maker; M. S. Holly, photographer; 
Hughes & Baxter, gristmill; Mrs. Lucinda Jacobs, 
dress-making; Johnson & Miner, books, stationery, 
and news depot; Miss M. E. Jones, milliner; Jones 
ct Hughes, merchant tailors and clothing dealers; 
Jones & Sla3'ton, manufacturers of spring beds, 
and dealers in sash, doors and blinds; J. B. Ken- 
dall, eclectic physician ; J. S. Kendall, dealer in agri- 
cultural implements; Mrs. S. L. King, dressmaker; 
Michael Lanner, boot and shoe manufacturer; C. 
H. Larkin, Jr., agent for Milwaukee & St. Paul 
Railroad Company, and wholesale dealer in salt. 
plaster and cement; G. A. Laurence, sewing ma- 
chines; Mrs. G. A. Laurence, corset-maker; Jacob 
Leach, carpenter and builder; C. Lear, blacksmith; 
W. Lear, livery; C. Linkfield, proprietor Levcre 
House; H. H. Lockwood, tanner and manufacturer 
of whips, gloves, etc.; George W. Lounsbury, har- 
ness-maker; Luther & Buck, whip manufacturer; 
Macnish (fe Robertson, produce dealers; Charles A. 
Mather, insurance agent and notary public; James 
McCaskey, stage agent; Thomas McClear, general 
merchant; Hugh McElroy, telegraph operator; H. 
Merriam, boot and shoe manufacturer; H. S. Mer- 
riam, music teacher and organ dealer; Henry Mil- 
ler, blacksmith and wagon-maker; H. D. Miner, 
fruit and confectionery; Miles Mix, M. D.; H. C. 
Moulton, money loancr; J. E. Montague, telegraph 
oi)erator; Naylor & Son, furniture and under- 
taking; Silas Nichols, proprietor Nichols House: 
O'Connell & Co., boot and shoemakers; E. O. Pad- 
dock & Co., wool-carding and cloth dressing; A. 
'l\ Parmelee, grocer; Parsons ife Collins, painters; 
F. B. (fe C. A. Peck, hardware; C. E. Phelps, phy- 
sician and surgeon; Thomas Protheroe. tailor; Put- 
nam & Hunt, boot and shoe manufacturers; Reese 
& Whiting, general store; Charles Richardson, 
bakers; L. Richardson, grocer; George Roberts, 
hides, furs, etc.; Mary A. Roberts, millinery and 
dress making; J. N. Rogers, lawyer and Justice of 
the Peace; O. L. Rosecranz, jeweler; Ruddock & 
Guest, manufacturers of agricultural implements; 
S. C. Rud<lock, lumber; Ryan eVr Kimball, lawyers- 



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iiral imple 



D. H. Safifurd, manufacturer of ag 
monts; L. Safford. sewing macbines; .1. ^'. Shel- 
don, uiauufacturcrof carriages and sleighs; Oramel 
Shepard, painter; M. H. Shipley, dealer in hay; 
P. R. Slingshy. i)hysieian; C. B. Skinner, book- 
binder; K. Smith, merchant tailor; M. Smith, gro- 
cer; JoimSpooner, brewer; H.G.Talbot, planing 
mill; Terry & Arnold, publishers Counint; J. H 
Turner, insurance; Vroom <fe Ilarman, sawmill; 
Wheeler it Waring, lawyers and claim agents: 
Warner & Jones, agricultural implements; Mrs. A. 
M. T. West, music teacher; P. Q. Wightman, den- 
tist; Calvin Wood, grocer; .S. D. Woodworth. In- 
ternal Revenue Assessor; T. W. & F. jNL Wood, 
painters; A.J. Work, carriage manufacturer; Yates 
& Foote, hardware; John Young, proprietor of 
Young's Hotel; William Zickerick. furniture and 
undertaking. 

Hiisiness of To-d;i.v. 

J. F. Hamillon's general store, formerly Hamil- 
ton Brothers, is a land mark connecting the old 
Berlin with the Berlin of the present. The old 
store of Mr. Reese was afterward known as that of 
Reese & Williams, and until within a year, as Reese 
& Whiting's. It is now the exclusive property of 
the founder, R. T. Reese. The hardware of Peck & 
Son, afterward Peck, Warner iV Peck, now C. A. 
Peck's, is the oldest establishment of its class in the 
city. Among old grocers m.ay be mentioned Thomas 
& Son, T. W. Wood «fe Son, and E. T. Chamberlain. 
The large general store of W. W. Collins, w.as es- 
tablished in 1879, by R. II. A- F. A. Clark, who 
were succeeded by F. A. Clark in 1884. F. A. 
Clark it Co.. succeeded to the business in 1886. 
The Clark Company were the next proprietors, and 
W. W. Collins, who had been connected with the 
concern before he became sole proprietor in 1 889. 
Mr. Koch established ilie business in general mer- 
chandising, now of Koch S: Groffmaii about four 
j-ears ago. (ieorge K. -Shaw and T. W. Hamilton 
have the oldest shoe stores. The principal cloth- 
ing merchants, Ardin L. Buell, W. W. Collins, A. 
Ford, and H. C. Truesdell, began business in the 
order named. The oldest drugstore is that of C. 
H 
th 



John R. Brown and John W. Slater have largo 
stores in this line. II. S. Sacket's hardware store 
is one of the big mercantile institutions. F. H. 
Tucker <t Co., and John Andie, are the leading fur- 
niture dealers and undertakers. C. D. Taylor, one 
of the oldest residents of Berlin, is an undertaker 
with a large patronage. There are stores of all 
kinds, shops, offices and interests which space does 
not admit of our mentioning; but the following 
succinct summary of Berlin's business w^ill be found 
of interest. A boot and shoe factory, saw and 
planing mills, a brewery, a cigar factory, a coffin 
and casket manufactory, a washboard factory, whip, 
glove and mitten factories, machine works, flour- 
ing mills, brick and tile works, tanneries, two banks, 
an opera house, a telephone exchange, and several 
popular and helpful publications. The cranberry 
and granite interests are mentioned elsewhere. 

The principal hotels are the Woodworth and the 
Bcllis. The Western, Frieberth. Phelps and City 
hotels, each does a good business. The Wood- 
wortli House is on the site of the old Fox River 
Hotel, the burning of which has been referred to. 
When rebuilt, it was called the Beckwith House. 
It htis since been known as the Dunham House, and 
the Woodworth. Since Nelson Beckwith, its pro- 
prietors have been Mr. Perkins, from Montello; 
Mr. Love, whose unfortunate marriage long served 
as a subject for gossip in the town, Johnston it 
Piplier, J. S. Fylcr. H. C. Dunham. Charles Willcy 
it Son, Mr. Pattee, Mr. Woodworth. the Clark .Syn- 
dicate, and latterly, the Woodwortli House Com- 
pany, F. A. Clark, manager. The Bellis House had 
been opened about ten years under the continuous 
management of Hathaway it Bellis. The Phelps 
House is an old institution, formerly known as the 
Topliff House and the Rossman House. The West- 
ern Hotel, formerly the Nichols, was burned since 
it came into possession of the present owner. H. II. 
Olson, who rebuilt it. The Frieberth House is 
kept by John Maitland. It was formerly known 
successively as the Forsyth and the Ch:»se House. 
The City Hotel was built by John Gilhover, about 
fifteen years ago, and is now owned by his widow. 
Charles F. Doolin is the present lessee and man- 
Taken all in all. Berlin's hotel accommoda- 



Brilton, which, in a sense, is a continuation of j agcr. 
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The Granite Quari-ies. 

In tlie northeast suburb of llie city are great hills 
uf stone covering many acres, and rising high 
above tiie surrounding prairie land. From early 
days "The Rocks" were considered a picturesque 
feature of the scenery, and visitors were taken to 
the summit to view the landscape roundabout, 
which for miles and miles was spread out before 
them, but no one thought that the large masses of 
rocks would ever be made to serve any practical 
purpose. When, however, granite pavement began 
to be adopted so extensively by Western cities, 
"The Rocks" began to be regarded a.s of possibly 
more than artistic utility, and in 1884 the Berlin 
and Montello Granite Company, which had al- 
ready opened a quarry at Montello, purchased the 
greater part of "The Rocks" with the view to uti- 
lizing the stone. After a thorough trial it was 
found that the stone beneath the surface was not 
only admirably adapted for paving blocks, but 
thai it was especially adapted for building stone, 
both on account of its beautiful appearance and 
the ease with which it could be dressed. It is said 
that no granite has ever been found in the West 
that can be split so evenlj^ or so advantageously 
cut into building stone as that from the Berlin 
quarries. A ready and profitable market was found 
for all the stone that could be got out, both for 
building purposes and for the paving of streets. 
The granite in its original state is a beautiful 
bluish gray color, but when polished is nearly 
black. 

The granite quarries have become the principal 
industry of Berlin, giving work to more than 300 
men, a large number of whom are skilled and well- 
paid mechanics. A side tract connects the quarry 
with the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, 
and the arrangements for quick and easy shipments 
are complete. About a year ago a mammoth stone 
crusher, run by a 100-horse power engine, fed 
with crude petroleum, was built. This great ma- 
chine has the capacity to crush 500 tons of granite 
daily. This is used in acadamizing streets and high- 
ways. About 2,000 car-loads of granite, including 
paving blocks, building stoneand crushed stone, were 
shipped during the past season. As the railroad com- 
pany gets about $20 [ler carload for transiiorlalion. 



$40,000 would be something like the aggregate sum 
of freight paid. There have been as many as twenty- 
seven carloads shipped in one day. The amount 
paid out by the company for wages is about $10,000 
per month. Heretofore the polishing of stone from 
this quarry has been done at the Montello quarry, 
but a polisher has been added to the Berlin plant, 
and will be put in operation with the opening of 
the coming season. 

The office of the lierlin and Montello Granite 
Company is at 1G2 Washington Street, Chicago. 
J. H. Sliepard is President; J. H. Anderson, Vice 
President and General Manager; C. B. Beach, Sec- 
retary and Treasurer; and William H. Bairstow is 
Superintendent in charge at Berlin. 

The Berlin Granite Company is another and 
smaller concern, which is quarrying granite near 
Berlin. It employs about fifty men, and produces 
a fine quality of stone. Mv. W. Bannerman, an ex- 
perienced quarr3'man, is 8uperint(!ndent. 

The granite business is a wonderful help to the 
business interest of Berlin, circulating, as it does, 
a large amount of money among all classes of busi- 
ness men. It helps all branches of trade and com- 
merce, more or less, some more directly than 
others. One thing upon which Berlinites can con- 
gratulate themselves is the fact that this great 
business interest can never be removed, and can 
be depended upon until the quarries are exhausted, 
and no one in Berlin expects to live to see that 
done. 

Banking Interests. 

The Banking House of C. A. Mather & Co., of 
which C. A. Mather and J. M. Hawley are the 
proprietors, is the successor of the First National 
Bank of Berlin, of which mention has been previ- 
ously made. This bouse, under its present name, 
began business Sept. 1, 1870, and has a capital of 
$25,000. 

The firm of Sacket &. Fitch, bankers, Berlin, is 
composed of George B. Sacket and George Fitch, 
and was established in September, 1876, and re- 
ports a working capital stock of $25,000. The 
business is based on the well-known personal re- 
sponsibility of the proprietors, wliose property con- 
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banking business, and the banl< has now been in 

successful opeiwtion for a [leriod of thirteen years. 

City Park and Soldiers' Moiniiiient. 

A square of ground situated in the best resi- 
dence portion of tlie city was left by the late 
Xallian Strong for pul)lic use. .Standing in it are 
a number of forest trees and other sliade trees have 
been set out, and the place li.ns been otherwise im- 
proved. 

'Die corner stone of a soldiers' monument was 
laid in May, 188C, on an elevated plateau in the 
center of tlic park. This will be a fitting memo- 
rial to all residents of Green Lake County who 
fell wliilc defending the Union. It will be a hand- 
some granite shaft, on a fitting granite pedestal, 
surmounted by an cfligy of a soldier in uniform, 
altogether about twenty-five feet in height. 
Fire Department. 

A volunteer fire department, numiiering about 
eighty men, has charge of one steamer, a hook and 
ladder apparatus and three hose carts. In the 
past this organization, with its equipments, has iieen 
equal to any emergency. A plentiful supply of 
water is obtained from the river, which flows 
througli the center of the city, and from large 
reservoirs, which have been built at different 
points, and are kept constantly full of water. In 
addition to the '-Silsby" steamer, the city has an 
excellent large hand engine to l)e worked by 
forty men. and two small engines to be worked by 
two men each. 

Tiie chief of the department, Mr. K. M. Huell. 
has been at its head ever since its first organiza- 
tion, twenty-three years ago, and even before that 
time he forme<l an individual fire department with a 
small garden engine, which he owned ,and with whicli 
heat different times saved much valuable property. 
He is prompt,cool and energetic, and his long experi- 
ence eminently qualifies him for his position. The 
same may be said of ids first and second assistants, 
E. T. Chamberllu and P. Burns, the former of 
whom has been connected with the department for 
as long a time as the chief, while the latter has 
been one of the most ellicicnt inember.s for years. 
Berlin Business Men's As.sociation. 
This association has its existence under author- 



ity of the .Secretary of the State of Wisconsin. Fol- 
lowing is a copy of tlio instrument under which it 
was organized : 

■rNnKl) .STATES OK AMKUICA. 

'• The .St.\ti: or Wiscoxsix, ) 

'■Dki'.vktmknt of .Statk. ) 

•'TV< AH to Whom These FfPuciiits Shall C'„we : 

" I. Ernst G. Timme, SecreUiry of State of the 
State of Wisconsin. <1o hereby certify that there 
has been this day filed in this department an in- 
sliument in writing purporting to be the Articles of 
I Association with a view of forming a corporation 
' t'> be known as The Berlin Business Men's Associ- 
ation, without capital stock, for the purpose of fos- 
tering and promoting the business interests of the 
City of Berlin, and verified .as a true copy by the 
affidavit of .T. JL Hawley .and H. C. Truesdell, who 
appear in said instrument .as two of the signers 
■ of said articles: 

i ••TiiKREi'oKi: the State of Wisconsin does hereby 
grant unto said The Berlin Business Men's Assoc! - 
! ation the powers and privileges conferred by CliMp- 
! ter 8(5 of the Revised Statutes of the State of Wis- 
consin, and all .acts amendatory thereto, for the 
purposes above staled, and in accordance with their 
said Articles of Association. 

"In witness whereof, I have hereunto 

' — ■— ^ , set my band and affixed my offlcia; 

I sr..\i.. - so.al. at the Capitol, in the City of 

— " Madison, the fourth day of June, in 

the year of our Lord, one thousand, eight hundred 

and eighty-eight. Ernst G. Thlme, 

.Sec'y of State." 
Tlio following extracts from its articles of asso- 
ciation stale its objects an<l other f.acts of interest: 
"We, the undersigned, adult residents and citi- 
zens of tlie County of (Jreen Lake and Stale of 
Wisconsin, ilo liereby associate ourselves together 
for the purpose of forming a corporation pursuant 
to Chapter 86 of the Revised Statutes of the State 
of Wisconsin, and acts additional or amendatory 
thereto, for the purpose of taking proper steps, 
and keeping up an organization, to foster and pro- 
mote the business interests of the City of Berlin, 
under articles of Association, as follows, to wit: 
1. 
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Berlin Business Men's Association," and its lo- 
cation shall lie the City of Berlin, in the County 
of Green Lake, and tlie Stale of Wisconsin. 
II. 

"Such corporation shall lu' witliont capital stock. 
III. 

"The general officers of sucli a corporation shall 
be a President, a Vice President, a Secretai-}' and 
a Treasurer, and also a board of five directors, 
which olliccrs and directors shall hold their le- 
spectivc offices from their election until the next 
ensuing annual meeting, and until their successors 
are elected and qualified. 

All of the said officers shall be elected by a ma- 
jority vote of the members present at any annual 
meeting, or in case of failure to elect at the time 
of annual meeting, then at any regular meeting of 
such asociation thereafter hold." 

The original membership of the Association was 
20. The first officers were: C. S. Morris, Presi- 
dent; C. A. Peck, Vice President; R. A. Christie, 
Secretary; J. M. Hawlc}-, Treasurer. The list is 
unchanged except b}" the succession of H. G. Tal- 
bot to the Vice Presidency. The original board 
of directors was constituted as fjUows: Ardin L. 
Buell, C. G. Starks, W. H. Johnson, George B. 
Sacket, Perry Niskern. The only change has 
been by the succession of C. C. Wellinsgard to the 
l)lace of Mr. Niskern. The following have been 
enrolled as members of the .association : 

Ardin L. Buel, J. P. N. Brown, George Boche- 
nierchl, T. I. Bassett, C. H. Britton, W. H. Baris- 
tow, William Brown, F. A. Clark, R. A. Christie, 
R. G. Campbell, J. A. Craft, W. W. Collins, E. T. 
Chamberlain, L. E. Davis, A. A. Daniels, E. Kit- 
tredge, L. Eichstaedt, George Fitch, A. Ford,George 
E. Gates, J. M. Ilawley, 11. B. Hamilton, OJeorge 
C. Hicks. J. M. Heaney, J. F. Hitchcock. T. W. 
Hamilton, C. D. Hawley, W. II. Johnson, Mills 
Johnson, D. A. Kennedy, E. J. Longcraft, Henr3' 
Luther, C. S. Morris, C. A. Mather, A. C. Mertz, 
J. E. Murphy, A. Mansfield, H. H. Oleson, Perry 
Niskcrn, W. S. Putnam, C. A. Peck, G. S. Phelps, 
Peter Pries, F. T. Rice, A. F. Rate, W. A. Reed, 
H. T. Sacket, F. P. Swetting, Ilollis Sleadman, C. 
G. Starks, Rodney Sacket, L. C. Smith, Hiram 
Steadroan, J. C. Schaefer, H. C. Truesdell, A. L. 



I Tucker, J. H. Turner, H. G. Talbott, L. S. Trues- 
dell, F. B. Talcott, W. D. Williams, J. J. Wood, C. 
M. Willis, P. F. Whiting, J. S. Walbridge, F. W. 
j Wright, J. E. Williams, George D. Waring, C. C. 
Wellinsgard, M. Warnke, August Leimer. The 
Business Men's Association is a live organization 
and maintains handsomely furnishel club rooms, 
to which members resort for relaxation; at "their 
weekly business meetings all projects that will 
tend to advance the material interests of the city 
are looked into and acted upon. Strangers are given 
the free use of the rooms at all times. 

Metliotlist Episcopal Church. 

The following sketch of the history of Metho- 
dism at Berlin from 1850 to 1876, was written by 
Rev. C. R. Paltee, who was pastor at the latter 
date, and is preserved in the reconls of the church: 

"The history of the Methodist Episcopal Churcli 
in Berlin, Wis., begins with the fall of 1850. At 
that time the place was known as Strong's Landing, 
it being at tlie head of navigation on the Fox 
River. It consisted then of about twenty houses 
and some shanties, two taverns, two or three small 
stores and a blacksmith shop. The river was 
crossed only in small boats, no bridges having yet 
been built, .and as the few inhabitants lived on both 
sides of the river great inconvenience was experi- 
enced and especially on the Sabbath, when religious 
services were held. 

" The first pastor was Rev. Mr. Bassenger, who 
preached the first Methodist sermon in September, 
1850. The service was held in a little warehouse 
by the river, near the later site of the woolen fac- 
tory. In connection with that first service the first 
class w.as formed, consisting of six persons, viz: 
Reuben Thompkins, his wife and two daughters, 
Mrs. Kellogueand Mrs. Mary McEIro}'. During that 
year, Samuel iNIcElroy, Charles Barnes and perhaps 
others were added to the class. Of this first organi- 
zation. Brother and Sister McElroy still remain 
prominent and efficient members of the church in 
Berlin, (October. 1876). To them we are chiefly 
indebted for the facts here given. Many are the 
thrilling incidents which they relate and which, if 
space would permit, would furnish a most interest- 
ing history of the conflicts and victories of those 
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"From the time of which we speak Strong's 
Landing l)rcaine a |)ermanent preaching place on 
Darlfor<l Mission. After oncup3Mng tlie ware- 
house for a time the meetings were moved to the 
second stor^- of another building. These meetings 
are reported to have been well attended as were 
also the prayer meetings held everj' week and often 
every night while the pastor remained in the place. 
The}- are remembered as seasons of much religious 
interest and power. Mr. Bassenger, the pastor, 
lived in Dartford, nine or ten miles away, in a lit- 
tle slab shant}' through every crevice of wliich the 
wind passed freel}'. He was a man of backward 
hal)it, but faithful in his work. He remained but 
one \-ear or. the charge, but the work of the Lord 
went on. Thus the church in Berlin was fully 
launched and made ready for its future voyage. 

" Tlie next pastor was Rev. M. Pearsall for one 
year. Brother Pearsall was a lame man and a wid- 
ower. He is spoken of as a laborious, earnest, per- 
severing man. I'nder his administration the mis- 
sion got fairly under way. The place of meeting 
was now in the third story, or attic, of Mr. Alex 
ander's store, then standing on the corner of what 
are now Huron and Pearl Streets. It was a small, 
dark |)lace and ditlieult of access, the best tiiat 
could be procured. These were the days which 
tried men's souls, requiring great sacrifices on the 
part of both pastor and people. The support was 
meagre and the privations were many. But during 
this year some very marked advancements were 
made. The first church edifice was built. It was 
small, but suHicient for those times. It is now 
the front twenty-four feet of Mr. A. J. Wood's 
blacksmith-shop. The first Sundaj'-school was 
also formed this year. It numbered nine scholars 
from two families, viz.: five children of S. M. Mc- 
Elroy, and four of C. Barnes. These Sunday- 
school boys lielped to shingle the new church, which 
was built in a hurry. Eor several years this build- 
ing was also used during the week for school pui- 
poses. It should have been mentioned before, 
that, at its commencement and for four years 
after, this mission was in the Watertown district, 
and the Rev. Mr. Phelps was the presiding elder. 

•' The third pastor was probably Rev. Mr. Brown, 
who remained but one year (1852-53), nothing 



esi)eciall_y new occurring. He was followed by 
Rev. Mr. Orbison (1853-54). There is some con- 
fusion at this point, no records having been pre- 
served, and some claiming that one came to the 
ciiarge first and some the other, but sister McElroy, 
relying on her mother's never failing data, viz., the 
birth of one of her children, while Brother Brown 
was a near neighbor, and its baptism by Brother 
Orbison afterward, when the child was over a year 
old, seems to settle this point. At this time 
(1853-54) the pastors lived in this place, and the 
name was changed from Strong's Landing to Ber- 
lin. About this time, also, Berlin and its sur- 
soundings became a separate charge, and was known 
as Berlin Mission. The fifth pastor was Rev. Mr. 
Moffitt for one year (1854-'55). During this 
year no new facts appear save that sixteen feet was 
added to the church. The sixth pastor was Rev. 
R. S. Hay ward one year (1855-56). At this time 
the name of the district was changed to Beaver 
Dam district, and Rev. J. M. Walker was presiding 
elder. Burton Hayward proved to be a ver^' effi- 
cient worker in the vine3ard of the Lord, and a 
gracious revival of religion followed his labors. 
A large number joined the church on probation, 
a \'Oung people's class was formed which, as is fre- 
quently the case with such classes, worked disas- 
trously', and but comparatively few of them became 
permanent members of the church. But during 
this time or the year preceding several families 
moved in from the East, greatly strengthening the 
church. Among these may be mentioned Edwin 
Work, David Sherman, and Mosey Kees and their 
families. The most of these still remain active and 
efficient members of the church in Berlin, holding 
still, as they have for man}' ^years, official relations 
as leaders, stewards or trustees, and although old 
age is now upon them, the}' are among the strong 
pillars in the church. Brother Work, the most 
active and efficient of them all, died in glorious 
triumph a few years since. 

"The seventh pastor was the Rev. L. Salsbury 
for one year, 1856-57. At this time appears the 
first official record, dated Oct. 4, 185(5. The record 
stands thus: J. M. Walker, Presiding Elder; L. Sals- 
bury, Pastor in charge; Edwin Work and C. P. 
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C. P. Cook, E. AVork, A. 8. Thompkins, and R. 
Moflit.t, Stewards; A. E. Cornish, local preficher. 
Sisters Gooiiier, AV^ork and Moffitt appointed a 
committee to act with the preaciier in eliarge for 
the cause of missions. The records show that for 
that year the Presiding Elder's claims were S45, 
and the pastor's claim, exclusive of house rent and 
traveling expenses, ¥374, divided as follows: Quar- 
terage, 8224; tarble expenses, $150, to whicii were 
added traveling expenses amounting to Si23.35,and 
house rent to the sum of $56.87, making a total of 
$499. 22, of which $100 was paid by missionary 
appropriation, and ij<399.22 was raised and paid by 
the society. During this year the church property 
was mortgaged to clear it from debt. 

■'The eighth pastor was the Rev. D. Slansberry 
for two years, 1857-59. Brother Stansherry was 
the first wlio remained in the pastorate for two 
years. At this time Berlin became a station, but 
continued to receive assistance from the missionary 
fund. The Sunday-school was reported as having 
ninety-five names, and the interest increasing. 
During Brother Stausberry's second year the present 
church building was begun and inclosed. Brother 
R. MofHtt donated ihe timber. Brothers Sherman 
and Starke cut tlie first tree, and the frame was 
hewn by a picnic party, the sisters taking their 
share by providing the dinner. Great sacrifices 
are said to have been made in the building of tliis 
sanctuary, and it was a long lime before it was 
finished. The ninth pastor was the Rev. J. C. Rob- 
bins, one term of one-half year, in 1859. The time 
of holding conference havinj^; been changed, the 
year was a very short one. Brother Bobbins was 
the first pastor to occupy the new church, but it 
was not finished; the place where the steeple was to 
be served as an open ventilator to let off the sur- 
plus volume of the preacher's stentorian voice. At 
the beginning of this year Berlin was attached to 
the Fond du Lac district and .T. Anderson was the 
Presiding Elder. 

'■The tenth pastor was the Rev. J. T. Woodhead, 
1859-61. During these years the churcli was plas 
tered but not finished. Brother AVoodhead was .-i 
hard worker and greatly beloved. He was, and is 
yet, an excellent Sunday-school man, and under his 
ministry that department greatly prospered; at the 



end of this time the charge was placed upon the 
Appleton district, and the Rev. M. Himebaugh 
became the presding Elder. Tlie eleventh pastor 
was the Rev. C. C. Symes, 1861-62. For some 
reason the work does not seem to have advanced 
much during this year" (It was probably affected 
by the opening of the war of the Rebellion, and the 
distraction of public attention from church matters 
generall}^). 

"The twelfth pastor was the Rev. D. O. Jones one 
year, 1862-63. This seems to have been a mem- 
orable j-ear in the history of this charge. Brother 
Jones was and is yet a very energetic and laborious 
man. During that year the church was finished 
and dedicated by the late and much lamented Dr. 
T. M. Eddy. At that time the indebtedness was 
supposed to have been provided for, but on account 
of some worthless [)ledges it proved otherwise. 
During this year, also, the present parsonage was 
begun and far advanced toward completion. A 
debt was left upon it in favor of Brother Jones of 
$330. From this time, also, the charge seems to 
have become self-supporting, no further mission- 
ary appropriations being made for it. At the end 
of this year the Rev. P. S. Bennett became presid- 
ing Elder. The thirteenth pastor (1863-64) was 
the Rev. G. A. England; he served a part of the 
year and then went South in the service of the 
Christian Commission. The year was filled out by 
the Rev. Mr. Morse. During tiie year the parson- 
age was finished. The fourteenth pastor was the 
Rev. O. J. Cowles, one year (1864-65), then com- 
mencing the ministry and now a leading member 
of the Conference. The fifteenth pastor was the 
Rev. N. J. Applin, two years — 1865-67. During 
this time a good revival took place and quite a 
large number were added to the church. The six- 
teenth pastor was the Rev. E. S. Grumley, an excel- 
lent man and a good preacher, now superannuated. 
He remained two years — 1867-69. In the year 
Inst mentioned the Rev. P. B. Pease was made Pre- 
siding Elder of the district. 

"The seventeenth pastor was tlie Rev. J. C. Rob- 
bins, for the second ti~.e — 1869-70. The eight- 
eenth pastor was the Rev. J. AViltse (1870-73). 
with the Rev. T. C. AA'ilson as Presiding Elder tl;c 
last year. Brother Wiltse was greatly- esteemed l)v 



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the people, and tlie chiircb moved on in the even 
tenor of its way. During tliis time tlie cliurch in- 
debtedness had increased to ahoul^GOO. An effort 
was made to i)ay off the claims, resulting in its re- 
duction to :5i300. The nineteenth pastor was the 
Rev. N. J. Ai)i)lin, for the second time, one year — 
1873-74. The twentietii pastor was the present 
incumbent and writer of this record (Rev. C. E. 
Pattee) 1875-76, now closing his second year. 
Tlie first year was marked by a good revival, add- 
ing to the church thirty-one probationers, all but 
two of whom have come into full membership. 
During this year the first Sunday-school Missionary 
Society was organized. The second year union 
meetings were held, adding to the church fifteen 
probationers, the most of whom are now in full 
membership. Tlie entire increase of membership 
for the two years is about thirty-five, counting out 
all de.iths and removals. During the second year 
the charge has been in the ■\Vaui)aca district, the 
Rev. George Fellows. Presiding Elder. During 
this year an auxiliary of the Women's Foreign 
Missionary Society has been organized and is doing 
well: President, Mrs. II. E. M. Pattee (the pastor's 
wife); Corresponding Sccretarj', Mrs. C. A. Peck; 
funds raised, |i20; also a ladies' Church Aid Society, 
which has done very efllcient service in the finances 
of the church. During this year, also, a successful 
tffort has been made to clear the church from debt, 
amounting to about ^111. The church and society 
are now entirely free from indebtedness for the first 
time since the church and parsonage were built. 
These have been years of arduous, but pleasant, 
labor. The pastor has preached 240 sermons, made 
1.118 visits — .'514 to the sick and living — ami held 
120 revival meetings. Thus have been passed two 
of the most interesting and profitable years of our 
ministerial life. May God leave Ills blessing upon 
this work. Amen." Later Mr. Pattee added this 
entry: "The Conference is now pnst and we are re. 
moved to another field of labor (Menaslia), to 
which we go forth from the associations of the past, 
not knowing what may befall us there, and therefore, 
bid a long and prayerful farewel to the cliurch of 
liirlin, the history of which we have thus briefly 
sketched. May the blessing of God ever rest upon 
ii, a:id peace and prosperity attend it." 



The successor of the Rev. Pattee was the Rev. 
J. Anderson, who came in 1S76, and remained one 
year. He was followed by the Rev. C. AV. Brewer, 
who Ciime in the fall of 1877, and remained until 
the spring of 1879, when he gave pl.ace to the 
Rev. A. E. Yager, who served the church until the 
following fall. At that time the Rev. S. A. Olin 
was appointed. He remained three years. His 
successor, in the fall of 1882, was the Rev. T. II. 
Walker, who was the pastor one year. The Rev. 
W. W. Stevens came in 1 883. and remained until 
the fall of 1886, when his successor, the Rev. Web- 
ster Miller, was appointed. Mr. Miller was pastor 
two years, until the appointment, in 1888, of the 
present p.astor. Rev. W. D. Cornell. Rev. J. R. 
Creighton became Presiding Folder in 1883. In 
1887, 1888 and part of 1889, the Rev. G. W. Wells, 
of Oshkosh. was presiding Elder, and Berlin was in 
the Oshkosh district. In the summer of 1889 he 
died, and the Rev. C. E. fioldthorpe was m.ade 
Presiding Elder, and still fills the office. During 
the pastorate of Mr. Stevens .an addition, compris- 
ing two eliiss rooms, was built to the church, and 
large and convenient sheds were erected. In 1889 
the old parsonage was sold and another was pur- 
cli:«sed at the corner of Wisconsin and Main Streets, 
separated fro:n the church by only a single lot, and 
comprising a convenient two-story house and a 
barn. The cost was ^2,500. The present mem- 
bership of the church is 130. Mrs. S. McElroy, 
one of the original organizers of the first class is 
still an active membei. The p.istoratc of the Rev. 
Mr. Cornell, now in its third year, has been iieace- 
ful and meitsurably prosperous. 

It is well known that the Metliodist ministers 
lead a life of itineracy, for b}- a law of their de- 
nomination no minister is allowed to lemain over 
the same charge for more than five years in succes- 
sion. Previous to '88 the time was limited to three 
years. The salaries paid have averaged %90() to 
$1,000, and at [)rescnt is !jl,025, including parson- 
age. This decade shows a gain of 1 12 new mem- 
bers, a Sund.ay-school of 125 children, contributions 
to the amount of ¥575 for missions and other be- 
nevolences, $1,800 for general improvements, in- 
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Baptist Churcli. 

In the winter of 184S-'49 there were in Berlin 
(tlien called Strongville,) onli' five Baptists and 
two Cungregationalists — H. Bignall and Miss Try- 
phena Bignall, afterwards Mrs. W. D. Strong — and 
they held union prayer meetings weekly at the 
houses of different interested families. In accord- 
ance with a previous notice, the Baptists met March 
18th and organized a church, electing W. D. Strong 
clerk, and adjourned for two weeks. On Sunday, 
April 1, there .assembled at the home of N. H. 
Strong thirteen persons who after adopting articles 
of faith entered into a covenant as a church of 
Christ. Of this number Sally Ransom, Nathan 
Strong, Sally Strong and W. D. Strong were resi- 
dents of Strongsville. Rev. William R. Manning, 
who was pastor for the first six months, and Harriet 
A. Manning moved to the place after the organiza- 
tion of the church. The others — William Wal- 
bridge, Lucy Walbridge, Samuel Southanl, Ellen 
II. Southard, Thomas McClellan, Mar\- McClellan, 
and Susan McLaughlin — were from the surrounding 
country. William Walbridge and Nathan Strong 
were elected deacons. Of the constituent members 
only W. D. Strong is now a resident of Berlin. 
The second covenant meeting was held in the same 
[ilace and Mrs. Lester Rounds, of Eureka, and N. 
II. Strong were received as members. In the fall 
two ministers moved into the settlement and in 
January following united with the church. At no 
time in the earl3- historj- of this organization was 
there a lack of ministers .as two and sometimes 
three were members of the church at the same time. 
One of these, Rev. J. Murphy, immediate!}' became 
pastor for one year at a salary of 1200. The other. 
Rev. Mr. House, then assumed charge for the suc- 
cceiling eight months. The services were held in 
different places, among them in a shanty erected 
for school purposes until it was too small for the 
demands of tiie congregation, when meetings were 
held in a room over Bartlett's store until, with 
other denominations the Baptists rented the old 
warehouse and met there until late in 1851. Me.an-. 
time, November 2, 1850, a committee was appointed 
to solicit a site on which to erect a church, but it 
was not until September 6, 1851, that it was de- 
cided to build a meeting-house and a committee of 



three was appointed to draw up a plan for the same. 
A primitive building without a spire was erected 
and was read}' for occupancy in two months from 
the time work was begun. The following entry 
was made in the church records: " A portion of the 
members are detained from covenant meeting, at 
the meeting-house to make arrangements for the 
Sabbath." This referred to the work of cleaning 
out the new structure, arranging its seats and 
otherwise rendering it fit for use. This building 
since became and is now known as Hamilton Hall. 
Its original cost was §500. It had a long, wide 
pulpit, and the singers' seat was at the west end. 
Rev. Autliony Case was pastor at a salary of §300 
and a donation, and among the singers, who were 
not dignified by tiie name of ciioir, were Robert 
Boyle, Mrs. Cooley, Mrs. Turner, the Buells, Mrs. 
Letter, and Mrs. Livermore. During the winter of 
1851-'52 there w\as a successful revival and in April 
the first candidates were received for baptism. 
They were Mary Ann House, E. Blodgett and E. 
Rosenkrantz, and the ordinance was administered 
b}' Rev. Mr. Case in the Fox River. In August 
following, death removed from the member- 
ship Mrs. Sally Strong, wife of Nathan Strong 
and her son N. H. Strong. In September 
the first session of the Marquette (now Win- 
nebago) Baptist Association was held with this 
church. Rev. Mr. Case resigned at the expira- 
tion of a year. Under iiis pastorate six were bap- 
tized and twent}' received by letter and experience. 
Rev. Mr. House next occupied the pulpit for four 
years .is supply. During this period one was bap- 
tized and two were .admitted by letter and experi- 
ence and two more deacons were chosen. Rev. J. 
T. Westover became a supply for a few months and 
finally accepted a call as a regular pastor, but soon 
afterward decided that duty led him elsewhere and 
the church released him from his obligations. In 
1855 the Association again assembled at this place. 
Rev. J. J. Mclntyre entered upon his labors as 
pastor in Ma}', 1856, and remained two years when 
he resigned to accept the position of teacher in the 
local public school. Rev. Mr. Mclntyre baptized 
twenty and received fifty members by letter and 
experience. Among the accessions were Nancy 
Cooley, Mrs. L. O. Jones, H. Buell, wife and two 



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daughters. Mrs. Orange Buell. Asa Newell and wife, 
Hannah Peck, .lane Guest ami Robert Boyle and 
wife. During this pastorate, in 1856, Asa Newell 
and W. D. Strong were elected deacons and Augus- 
tine C. Buell was employed as sexton. 

In .Tnly, 1858, Rev. L. P. Livermore accepted 
the pastorate, and he resigned three and one-half 
years later to become chaplain of the 16th Regi- 
ment Wisconsin Volunteers. During his sta}- 118 
wereaddedtothe membership.fifty eightof them by 
baptism, among them S. H. Warner and F. B. Peck. 
After the departure of Mr. Livermore the church 
was without a pastor for a few months, but regular 
meetings were held and in April. 1861, Rev. Peter 
Conrad, the pioneer missionary-, .iccepted a call and 
visited the river live times for baptism, adding 
iwcnl}- more members by letter and experience. The 
old meeting-house had now grown too small and a 
movement was started to build a new church. The 
old building was sold and for a time the Baptists 
used the Union Church alternately with the Pres- 
byterians, the latter holding services Sunday morn- 
ings, the former .Sunday afternoons. Later services 
were held in a room over (Jordon's store and in 
Metropolitan Hall on the west side, long since de- 
stroyed by fire. In October, 1865, the present 
house of worship was dedicated. Erected during 
the war, when all building materials were high, its 
cost was not far from §7,000. In May. 1864, Rev. 
D. E. Holmes became pastor. He resigned three 
years later, having become principal of the Berlin 
High Schools. During his pastorate there were twen- 
ty-three admissions to the churcli, ten by baptism. 
For several months visiting ministers filled the pul- 
pit, till in June, 1867, Rev.J. L. McCloud accepted a 
call and remained one year, during which two were 
baptized and six were received by letter and ex- 
perience. The Association met with this church 
for the third time during this pastorate. In De- 
cember, 1868, Rev. Ira D. Clark i)egan iiis pastoral 
services which continued until April, 1870. There 
were ninety- five additions, sixty of them by bap- 
tism. On the 5th of .lune, 1868, F. B. Peck, Peter 
Van Olinda and J. W. Payne were elected deacons. 
Rev.. I. C. Burkholder was pastor two years, baptiz- 
iiiu live and receiving eleven by letter. The pas- 
lipi.i'.c of Rev. K. H. Page, extending from October, 



1872 to .September, 1881, was the longest in the 
1 historj- of the church, during which the church 
debt was paid, the vestry built, a new organ pur- 
j chased and various improvements made in the 
j interior arrangement of the church. The member- 
ship was increased by 125. of whom sixtj'-seven 
j were baptized. Deacons Van Olinda and Peck 
: having died, .1. H. Thomas was elected deacon. In 
I this pastorate the Assoei.ation met with this church 
; for the fourth time. Rev. P. M. McCloud had 
charge of the church from January, 1882, to May. 
[ 1884, and seven members were baptized and three 
j added by letter and exi)erience. May 3, 1883. 
Charles W. Pierce. M. E. Osborne and A. E. Dun- 
lap were appointed deacons. Rev. A. C. Watts 
became pastor in May, 1884, and resigned in tiie 
spring of 1888. During his pastorate he received 
thirty-two members by baptism and twenty-one by 
letter and experience. Rev. R. R. Coon, Jr., the 
present pastor, assumed charge of the church in 
the early autumn of 1888. To that time in the 
history of the church since 1852,275 had been 
baptized and 310 received into membership by 
I letter and experience, making, with the nineteen 
! admitted prior to 1852. a total of 604 members. 
Of this number, 218 were given letters of recom- 
mendation or dismissal. 134 had had their names 
erased or been excluded and fift}' had died. There 
have been a few accessions in Mr. Coon's pastorate 
and the present membership is about 160. 

Tlie Union Cliuroli. 

The First Presbyterian Church of Berlin was 

originally org.anized as a Congregational Church, 

but became Presbyterian after a little more than a 

year. It was organized at a meeting held June 8, 

1850, by the following named persons, who 

I adopted the confession of faith and covenant of 

I the Presbyterian Congregational Convention of 

Wisconsin: J. H. DeReimer. Henry Bignall. John 

S. Willis. Harvey Wheeler, Charles Bartlett, Oscar 

! F. Willis. Mrs. J. R. DeReimer, Mrs. Sarah Ann 

' Richards, Mrs. L. M. Hayden. Mrs. Margaret 

' Na^'lor, Mrs. Sarah Wickham. Mrs. .Sarah Willis. 

: Rev. J. B. Preston became sUited sup|)ly of the 

', church in October of the same vear. w.as installed 

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was dissolved in September, 1857. The form of 
government was changed by vote of the church 
from Congregational to Presbyterian, Sept. 17, 
1857, and the following month the church was re- 
ceived under the care of the Fox River Presbytery. 

The first house of worship erected for the church 
was the oft-mentioned "Sawdust Church" on Pearl 
Street near the northeast corner of Pearl and Huron, 
which was built in 1857. In 1856 the house of 
worship since occupied by the I'nion Church, on 
the southeast corner of Huron and State .Streets, 
was built. It was dedicated Oct. 22, 1857. In 
18G8 it was enlarged and thoroughly repaired. At 
this time twenty feet were added to the length of 
the building, the lecture room was opened in the 
basement and the organ was jjurchased. Twenty 
years later the church was further improved by the 
leveling of the gentle eminence on which it stood 
and the deepening of the basement to its present 
proportions, and about the same time a parsonage 
was purchased. At this time (1890) still further 
improvements are nearly completed. 

Rev. William M. Richards became stated supply 
of the Presbyterian Church in May, 1857, and was 
installed pastor in May, 1858. He resigned his 
pastorate in February, 186.3, but on consultation 
with the church he concluded to withdraw his 
resignation. Some misunderstanding and trouble 
continuing in the church, the session invited Rev. 
H. H. Kellogg, district secretary of the Home 
Missionary Committee, to occupy the pulpit, March 
15th. A part of the congregation withdrew to 
Moenish Hall, where services were held and Rev. 
Mr. Richards preached. This withdrawal resulted 
in the organization of the Congregational Church, 
letters being granted to thirty persons whose 
names are mentioned below for that purpose, Jan. 
11, 1864. The Presbyterian church being left 
without a pastor. Rev. B. G. Riley became stated 
supply. He was succeeded in the fall of 1864 by 
Rev. J. W. Stark, who remained stated supply of 
the church until the organization of tl*e Union 
Church, in October, 1866. 

The organization of the Congragational Church 
is thus recorded: A council consisting of Rev. 
Robert Everdell and Lewis Richardson, pastor and 
delegate of the Congregational Church of Wau- 



toma. Rev. William E. Catlin and Eli Hayes, pas- 
tor and delegate of the Congregational Church of 
Dartford, and Rev. William M. Richards, of Ber- 
lin, met in Berlin Jan. 13, 1864. The following 
named persons presented letters of dismission from 
the First Presbyterian Church of Berlin, and re- 
quested to be organized into a Congregational 
Church: Luke Beckwith, M. J. Smith, C. D. Rich- 
ards, H. J. Rundell, Miss Luzelina White, Mrs. 
P'anny R. Kimball, Mrs. Sophia L. S. Angear, Mrs. 
Tryphena Strong, Mrs. Jane Carlton, Mrs. E. S. 
Musted, Charles Bartlett, Mrs. Mallnda Bartlett, 
Car</lin:i A. Bignall, John D. Lewis, Mary B. 
Willis, Mrs. Margaret Lewis, Miss Mary Lewis. 
Miss Libbie M. Lewis, Miss Anna Lewis, Emily 
L. Field, C. B. AVadsworth, Mrs. Jane Evans, Miss 
Jennie Megran, Mrs. Daniel Safford, Leander Van 
Kirk, Alexander Smith, Mrs. Parraelia E. Smith. 
Miss Letty Megran. These persons, together with 
J. J. M. Angear, who was received by the council 
without a letter, were then organized in the First 
Congregational Church of Berlin. This church con- 
nected itself with the District Convention. Rev. 
William M. Richards preached to the society from 
the time of its withdrawal from the Presbyterian 
Church until the Congregational Church was or- 
ganized. The Rev. James McLean became pastor of 
the church in Februar}', 1865, and remained with it 
until the organization of the Union Church, in 
October, 1866. 

A committee consisting of J. J. Miter, James Mc- 
Lean, James Field, George D. Waring, S. H. Cowles, 
John Ayres, N. Baker, John Wright, John S. Hub- 
bard and Alexander Smith, appointed by a meeting 
of the Presbyterian and Congregational Churches of 
Berlin held at Macnish Hall, on the evening of 
October, 8, 1865, to draw up a plan of union of 
said churches, and submit it for the endorsement of 
the members of the respective churches, reported a 
plan, with articles of agreement", and recommended 
that they be adopted. October 21 following the 
members of the two churches met for worship in 
the Presbyterian Church, and the Rev. J. J. Miter, 
of Beaver Dam, b3' request of the session, officiated 
as minister. At the close of the morning service 
a notice was given for a meeting of the members 
of the two churches, to be held at the Presbyteiian 



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Church on the evening of the 22il, for the purpose 
of forming a new cliurch. At that meeting, Rev. 
J. J. Miter was chosen moderator, and H. Merriam 
secretary. Tiie articles of agreement were read 
and signed bj' eiglity members of tiie Congrega- 
tional Church, and thirty-five members of the 
Presbyterian Ciiurch. On motion of G. I). War- 
ing, it was voted to proceed to form tlie new 
cliurch in accordance with the agreement. A 
committee of four, consisting of G. D. Waring, 
N. Baker, Eli IIa3-es and John Ilibbard, w.is ap- 
pointed to present articles of faith, which the^' 
presented and which were adopted. The names of the 
members of the respective churches who united 
with the Union Church were as follows: Congrega- 
tional — John C. Sheldon, Morris Smith, Daniel 
Balsley, Horace Merri.nm, James Field, Hiram 
Joslyn, Lorinda Smith, Henry J. Cowles, Jane 
Kvans, Mary K. Lewis, Mrs. M. Lewis, Charles 
Bartlett, C. B. Wadsworth, John R. Chase, Eliza- 
beth Megran, Irving R. Willis, Typhcna Strong, 
Sarah P. Warner, Mrs. M. M. Cowles, Lewis C. 
Smith, George D. Waring. Luzelina White, Eliza 
Owens, Jennie Biggert, 0. F. Sheldon, James Rob- 
ertson, Mary Hunt, Eliza Merriam. Emily S. Field, 
Harriet Josiyn. Mrs. II. D. Miner, .Mrs. L. Watson, 
John D. Lewis, Hld)ic M. Lewis, Katie Lewis, 
Malinda Bartlett, C. D. Richards, John S. Chase, 
L. S. INIcKittrick, Sarah Macnish, Eunice Strong, 
.1. J. Wil!i,s. Manse Smith, Mrs. II. Randall. George 
11. Smith, Harriet A. Waring, C. E. Allen, C. A. 
Bignall, N.iomi R. Ha^s, Mrs. Purnelia Smith, 
B. E. Smith, Sophia L. Angear, James Bassett, Eli 
Il.ayes, Lucy C. Nichols, Euphame Saflford, J. Con- 
nell. Lewis Richardson, C A. Balslej-, M. L. Baker, 
John Austin, P. F. Wliiting, Mary E. Btckwith. 
Mrs. L. C. Smith, Mrs. A. Smith, Jane Carlton, 
M. B. B.assett, John H. Nichols, Mary Hitchcock, 
Mrs. L. Preble. Caroline C. Richardson. Nettie 
Orion. Mary A. Baker. Margaret Christie, Addic 
Cowan, Luke Beckwith. Presbyterian — Martha A. 
Wright, Mrs. E. Gillis, Jlrs. E. Dorraan. Mrs. John 
Wright, John S. Ilibbard, Mrs. Alice Hanson, Mrs. 
John S. Hibbard, Mrs. Thomas Hanson, John 
Avers, Mrs. George Roberts, Mary McKinney, 
S:ir:il» A. Parmelee, .\.biu:;iil L. \'edder. Elizabeth 
1) Mson, J. A. Forbes. Eliza Wlitman, Lois Ives, 



Ellen Evans, Mrs. John Ayers, Mrs. E. Wheeler, 

I Mrs. D. W. Carhart. Lizzie A. Dorman. John 

Wright, E. A. Preston, N. Baker, Nellie C. Preston, 

Thomas McKinney. A. L. Parmelee, Eliza E. 

. Vedder, Daniel Forbes, Jane M. Merriam, Pliebe 

Parmelee, Lavinia C. Ives. 
' The Union Church belongs to the progressive 
wing of the Evangelical Church of America, and 
includes in its numbers members of any orthodox 
denomination, and though nominally a Congrega- 
j tional Church and connected with the Winnebago 
{ Convention of Congregational Churches, it is even 
broader in its symi)athies than when nominally in- 
[ eluding the Presbyterian .and Congregational 
j Churches alone. The following is a list of the 
I successive pastors: Rev. Norman McLeod. until 
I November, 1867; Rev. S. C. Easton. until No- 
j vember, 1869; Rev. N. T. Blakeslee, until March, 
j 1871 ; Rev. G. L. Spinning, until September. 1873; 
Rev. T. J. Valentine, until November. 1874; Rev. 
I R. M. Webster, until November, 1884; Rev. James 
! A. Chambcrlin, until Februar}-, 1889; and Rev. 
I A. B. Penniman, who still remains. The relations 
between Mr. Penniman and the church are of the 
most cordial character, and the society li.as passed 
a vote to install him at such time as the i)astor and 
council may agree. The membership of the church 
is .about 135. The Sunday-school includes about 
150, with an average attendance of 120. A choir 
of forty w.as organized in November, 1889, and is 
under the direction of William Barrett Millard, of 
Ripon. A Young People's Society of Christian 
Endeavor was organized during the past j-ear. The 
benevolences of the church have alw.ays been lib- 
eral, and its influence has been great and far-reach- 
ing. During ten years about seventy-nine new 
members have been admitted, nearly |il.200 been 
contributed for missions and other benevolences, a 
|il,500 parson.age has been purchased, and im- 
provements made u|)on the church to the amount 
of ?!2,00(i. including the enlargement of the base- 
mcnl. .slaincd-ghiss vvindows. i)apering. painting, 
etc. 

A plan is lieing talked of whereby indebtedness 
on the parsonage will be liquidated. Last year the 
sum of til, 000 was bequeathed by one of the mem- 
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of $1,000 a year has been paid for salaries. The 

membership and Sunday-school are working in 

harmony to sustain the best interests of the church. 

Trinity Parish Episcopal Cliurcli. 

'rrinity Parish, Berlin, was organized January 7, 
liS.io. The corner stone of the cliurch was l.iid on 
the 12lli of January, 1870, by the Rt. Rev. W. E. 
Armilage, assissted by the Revs. Lorenson of Wau- 
paca, Averill of Ripon and Tliorpe of Waupun 
and the then Rector, Rev. W. E. Wright. Tlie 
churcli was duly consecrated by Bishop Armitage. 
January 11, 1871. Of the clergy, there were pres- 
ent tlie Rev. Dr. Hurr of Milwaukee, preacher of 
the sermon. Rev. William Dafter, B. D., Dean of 
the Fond du Lac convocation, reader of the act of 
consecration ; Rev. Averill of Ripon, Rov. Thorpe 
of Waupun, Rev. Bartlettof Marcpictto. l!rv. Steele 
of Green Bay and Rev. W. E. Wright, tlic Rector, 
who read the request to consecrate. The total cost 
of the building was about $3,600. In the spring 
of 1881 the church was thoroughly repaired. It 
was ceiled overhead with wood, tlie chancel was 
calsomined, the nave was washed with alabastine, 
tlie seats were remodeled and the furnaces were re- 
arranged. The aggregate cost of these repairs was 
1400, part of which was raised by subscription, 
though it was mostly contributed h}' tlie Ladies' 
Society of the parish. The successive rectors and 
missionaries of the parish have been as follows : 
Rev. P. B. Morrison, from organization to April 
20, 185G; Rev. J. P. T. Ingraham ; Rev. G. W. 
Talford, who began his labors April 25, 1859; Rev. 
Green, who closed his labors May 1, 1861 ; Rev. 
F. Durlin, from Ri|)on; Rev. W. Hickox, February, 
1866, to February 7, 1868 ; Rev. W. E. Wright, 
F:aster, 1861), to the 18tli Sunday after Trinity, 
1872 ; Rev. Jose[)h DeForest, June 17, 1877, to 
October, 1878 ; Rev. James H. Smith, January 9, 
1879, to June 11, 1879 ; Rev. Charles F. Susan, 
July 18. 1880. to July 15, 18S3. 

t'atholioisiii in Berlin. 

Long before the city of Berlin came into exis- 
tence a Catholic missionary had preached to the 
various Indian tribes that inhal)ited this portion 
of Wisconsin. He was no other than the God- 
fearing Marquette, the exploior and pioneer 



preacher of the Fox River Valle3'. Whatever the 
impression the doctrine he preached had upon the 
the tribes, it is certain it remained for tiie white 
man who came later to [jracticall}- implant Chris- 
tianity-. 

In the early days of Berlin tlie Catholics as well 
as other denominations contributed much to raise 
to prominence the community with which the}' had 
identified themselves. Their spiritual wants were 
attended to by missionaries from afar. Tliose were 
days that tried the reality of men's f;dlh. We of the 
nineteenth century can scarcely- form an adequate 
idea of the trials and difflculties tliat beset our fore 
fathers who liave transmitted to us not only our 
religion in its pristine purity, but also a city and 
country' the very soul of prosperity and progress. 
They had none of the modern inventions that have 
cheapened labor and enriched capital, and their 
mode of travel was more on foot than by wagon. 
But severe as was the life of these early pioneers, 
secluded as tiiey were from more advanced cities, 
their spiritual wants were not neglected. The mis- 
sionary accommodated himself to the circumstances 
of his flock. He knew from experience what it 
was to walk from Oshkosh to Berlin with his vest- 
ments knapsack-like on his back and glad was he 
of the opportunity to rest his weary limbs in a 
wagon drawn by oxen. 

The first of the early missionaries who officiated 
in the city was Rsv. Father Colten. Men who re- 
member his journe}' from Oshkosh tell us that he 
held divine service in 1851 in a place called B.idg- 
er Hall. The following year the same missionary 
built a church on the southeast corner of Noise 
Street. The little mission of about twenty families 
was next attended from St. Marie, near Princeton, 
by Rev. Father Godfrey. The little church thus 
laboriously planted by Fatlier Colten increased 
rapidly, so that in 1857 Berlin was able to sus- 
tain in peace and comfort a resident pastor. He 
was Rev. Father Grey, an Irish-American priest. 
During his long sojourn among his countrymen he 
endeared himself to thein and made many improve- 
ments. He bought church property on Main Street, 
moved the little chapel erected by Father Colten. 
made a sacristy of it and built the present brick 
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Rev. Father Grey's life was not an idle one. In 
those (lays iiis mission was a little bishoprick. It 
ineludcfl from Ripon to Steven's Point, covering 
Marquette, Green Lake and Wausliara Counties, 
and Kingston. Montcllo, Neslikoro.Wautoma, Mer- 
ril and other points were all under his p.istoral 
jurisdiction. To-day there are about eleven priests 
located in missions once attended by Rev. Father 
Grey. After twelve years lie resigned liis pastor- 
ate and departed, leaving happy memories to his 
flock and his many friends among the Berlinite 
citizens. To this day iiis old friends afifectiou.ately 
inquire for him. 

The next pastor w.os Hev. Fallier Dall, a Bel- 
gian. He w.as pastor three years, during which 
time he completed the interior of the church. He 
was succeeded by Rev. Fatlier Uadamacher, during 
whose administration the Polish element separated 
from the Irisii and built a church for themselves. 
Rev. Fatlier DePreter came next and remained but 
six months. He was succeeded by Rev. Fatlier 
.Scott, an Irish-American, who remained about four 
years and was followed by Rev. Father Mayand, 
wiiose pastorale extended over a like period. Dur- 
ing these two pastorates not much advancement 
w.HS made in church interest and membership. 
After this a young Irish ijriest, Rev. Thomas Ber- 
gen, with a brilliant future before him had he lived, 
and remarkable not only for his priestly character 
but for his great intellect, rendered an account to 
his God after the short space of six months' resi- 
dence in Berlin. Rev. Fathers Allen and Graves 
followed, the one after the other. Both of them 
were converts to the Catholic Church. They were 
succeeded by Rev. Joseph Smith, a young Irish 
priest wliose future is cloudless. His departure 
after six months was a source of sorrow to the con- 
gregation, for he w.as greatly beloved. 

After the Archbishop of Milwaukee gave the 
city of Berlin to the (ireen Bay diocese, the Right 
Reverend Bishop Katzer, appointing a pastor, se- 
lected Rev. T. J. Ryan, whose name proclaims his 
genealogy and a biographical sketch of whom ap- 
pears on another page. During its previous his- 
tory, the church had had no parochial residence. 
No sooner did Father Ryan take charge than he 
prepared to build one. He also introduced and 



carried forward numerous other extensive improve- 
I ments. His pastorate for more than four years has 
been exceedingly pleasing both to him and his flock. 
! It is to this Berlin has come after about thirt^-- 
I eight years' missionary labor. At the outset there 
were only about eight}' Catholics. Now there are 
about 450 Irish Catholics and it is a small estimate 
I to saj' there are three times as many Polish Catlio- 
i lies. There was then but one church and one pas- 
tor ; now there are three Catholic Churches and 
two resident priests. 

St. Stanislaus' Church (Polish Catholic) had its 
origin in the work of Rev. Father Benaventura 
Buezynoski, a missionary- who preached at Berlin 
as early as 1871 and gathered a congregation of some 
twenty -eight families. He was followed b^- Father 
Dominique Meyer in 1873. The church became 
fully organized and Rev. Father H. Gueski became 
its pastor in 1875. He was followed in 1877 by 
Rev. Father Simon Wieczork .ind the latter in 1886 
by Rev. Father January Czarnowski, the present 
pastor. Of the former pastors. Father Gueski is 
now in Milwaukee and Fiither Wieczork in Toledo, 
Ohio. The flrst house of worship was built in 1873 
at an expense of ¥1,600. It w.as rebuilt, after the 
coming of Father Czarnowski, in 1886, at an out- 
Kay of *y,000. For some time previous to 1886, 
when all of Green Lake County w.as included in 
the Green Bay Diocese, that portion of Berlin east 
of the river w.as includefl in the Milwaukee Diocese 
and that portion west of the river in the Green 
Bay Diocese. In 1884 there was a division in the 
Polish Catholic Church at this place and one fac- 
tion built a new church west of the river. The 
new congregation did not flourish and since 1886, 
when the diocesan boundary line was changed the 
two factions were re-united. Services are held in 
both houses of worship by Father Czarnowski, who 
has done more than any other priest to build up 
the spiritual and tem|ioral interests of his church 
here and who, with other improvements, has in 
prospect a school in which the youth of his flock 
maj- have afforded them opportunities for a thor- 
ough practical education. The parsonage was built 
during the pastorate of Rev. Father Wieczork. 
Rev. Father Rhodem.acher was an early and influ- 
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The Evangelical Clmreli 

Of Berlin, under Rev. A. H. Finger, has a mem- 
bership of forty -seven, and a Sunday school of 
sixty-four children and teachers. Tiie sum of $1 78 
has been given for missions, benevolences and sal- 
ary during the past year. The society owns a church 
valued at i>2,4<)0 and a parsonage at ijsSOO. both free 
from debt. 

The statistics are incomplete because the churches 
of Koro, Willow Creek and Bloouitield, whicii are 
connected with Berlin as a circuit, are not given 
here. They also paj' well for missions and minis- 
ter's salary, and these charges together with the 
Berlin charge are in a thriving spiritual condition. 

Kdiicatioiial. 

The first district school in this vicinity was 
opened in the spring of 1849, b^- Miss Tryphena 
Bignall, in a log shanty erected by Nathan Strong, 
on the southwest corner of what is now the city 
park, opposite the Union Church. The school 
broke up in June on account of the marriage of the 
teacher to William Strong. Later in the same 
year, Allen M. Merriman taught the district school 
in the Seele^' building, and in the fall, when the 
Baptist Church was organized in what is now 
known as Hamilton Hall, the school wns removed 
there where it remained until a district school 
bouse was built. 

On the West side, Mrs. William Strong taught 
another district school in her house in the winter 
of 1849-50, and was succeeded by Volney Conk- 
ling, who taught in the fall of 1850, on the corner 
lately' marked by the residence of Henry Buck. 
He also taught for a time in a small building on 
the cast b:.nk of the river, just north of the site of 
Stedman's warehouse. The next school on the 
west side was taught by G. B. Cooley, in S. McEl- 
roy's blacksmith shop, on the sand hill, until about 
1854. when a district school house was built west 
of William Strong's present residence, in which 
different teachers "wielded the birch" until 186G, 
when the West side Grammar School building was 
erected. 

In 1852, a new school building was erected on 
Church street, in the same block with Union 
Church, and a portion of the building is now 



known as the "Poorhouse." To this building a 
wing was added about 1855, making three school 
rooms, and here Mr. Merriman was principal for 
some time, and after him Dr. Angear and Rev. J. 
Mclntyre. In 1856, what was known as the Craig 
School house, on Moore street, afterwards converted 
hy Charles Bartlett into a dwelling, was built and 
occupied by two teachers until the erection of the 
High School building. 

After the adoption of the first city charter, in 
1857, the city was divided into four wards, two on 
the east and two on the west side of the river. 
Three School Commissioners represented eich ward 
The first Superintendent was Horace Merriam. In 
1860, the west side of the town was separated from 
the City of Berlin, by an act of Legislature, and 
made into the town of Forsyth, having separate 
school privileges; but in 1861, it was again amended 
to the city, and the whole municipality was divided 
into three wanls with representation as at present. 
In April, 1861, the first election for Superintend- 
ent of schools was held under the amended char- 
ter, and E. M. Wadsworth was elected. The follow- 
ing composed the board ; Harry Hamilton, J. G. H. 
Griffiths, John Megran, M. A. Mosher, A. Ship- 
man and John Saxton; Mr. Megran was made Sec- 
retary. 

May 2, 1861, Mansfield Hall was rented for ad- 
ditional school room. In 1863. the Southard lot 
a portion of the present West side school grounds, 
was purchased for $250, with a view to erecting a 
permanent school building. In the fall of this 
year the question of buying land and erecting a 
good school building on the East side was proposed 
and the pieces of land were considered for the site. 
Nothing definite, however, was done in the mat- 
ter at this time. The report of the first school cen- 
sus appears in this j^ear, showing the number of 
scholars between four years and twenty to have 
been 772. In May, 1865, two lots adjoining the 
school property on the west side were purchased 
for $275, and the grounds where the High School is 
located were purchased for Si, 205. Ih August, 
the contract for building the West side school 
house was let at $5,800. More school room being 
needed, the house of Owen Hughes, which was 
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afterward removed to the rear of that lot and used 
as a Polish school, was rented for school purposes. 
In November 1866 the West side school house was 
comi)leted, but it was not occupied until ihe begin- 
ins of the next term. The total cost, including 
outbuildings and furniture, was nearly *1 2,000. 
The history of the erection of the High School 
building, on the East side, is a somewhat storray 
one, the details of which could hardly be recounted 
satisfactorily, to the whole mass of the people. 
The contract was let in July, 1867. It was ded- 
icated, with appropriate services, Sept. 9. 18G8, 
Hon. Matt. C'ari)entcr delivering a well remembered 
address. The total cost of the building, outhouses, 
furniture, etc., was i^23,.538. The building is a 
fine three-story structure of a pleasing style of 
architecture, beautifully located on an eminence 
overlooking the country around Berlin for miles 
in all directions. The gro\inds embrace quite a 
large area, handsomely laid out with walks and 
lawns, and ornamented with shade trees. In the 
same enclosure is situated a large and convenient 
Primary building, which accommodates the Prr- 
[jaratory and First Primary grades. The West 
Side Grammar School building is good-sized, con- 
venient and well built two-story frame edifice, 
with six large and pleasant rooms. 

Col. W. A. Bugb succeeded Mr. AVailsworth as 
Superintendent in tiie spring of 1867. In .Septem- 
ber, the board appointed the Superintendent and 
Messrs. N. M. Dodson, Ezra Wheeler, and W. P. 
Jordan to prepare a grade for the city schools, 
which was reported and adoiited October 30, and 
which has undergone subsequent modiQcations. 
At this time the full course of instruction extends 
through a period of fourteen years, each year con- 
stituting one gmde. An extra jireparator^- term is 
included for pupils promoted to the High .School 
Departmental the end of the winter term. 

The year is called a preparatory course, and is 
devoted to Kindergarten and preliminary' w^ork to 
prepare for tlic first primary grade of the regular 
course. The first three years of this course consti- 
tute the First, Second and Third Primary grades; 
the second three constitute the P'irst. Second and 
Third Intermediate gr.ides. The Seventh, Eighth 
and Ninth constitute the First, Second and Third 



Grammar grades. An extra term is designated 
as the Preparatory course, while the last four 
years constitute the First, Second, Third and 
Fourth High School grades. 

The regular course of study Is designed to meet 
the wants of the jiupils in the natural order of de- 
velo|)ment. The pupils are chissed according to 
their advancement, and are promoted whenever 
they show, by their daily work and by examination, 
that they are prepared for higher grades. 

The Public Schools of Berlin are furnished with 
two school libraries tliat are of great service to the 
students. The Text Book Library contains all the 
text books that are used in the various grades of 
instruction, and also many well selected reference 
books, including the latest encyclopiedies. diction- 
aries and gazeUeers. The reference books are 
o|n'n to the free use of students, during the regular 
daily sessions. The text books are furnished to 
the students at a small rental fee. by the term or 
}-ear. The Circulating Library contains 800 vol- 
umes of standard works on literature, science, bi- 
ography and history, and Is open to both students 
and citizens of Berlin. An annual addition of the 
most valuable works appearing from time to tin)c 
is made, by a special appropriation from the school 
fund. 

The High School room is furnished with a read- 
ing taule, upon which are to be found, for the 
daily perusal of the students, a number of the best 
daily and weekly newspapers, and some of the 
standard literary and scientific periodicals. 

A liberal supply of apparatus for the illustration 
of natural science has been provided for the High 
School and is freel}- employed by the students in 
class work. The cabinet of Mineralogy. Geology, 
Botany and Zoology embr.ices a large number of 
specimens, and illustrates quite full}' the principles 
of these sciences. The chemical laboratory occu- 
pies a large room and is abundantly supplied with 
apparatus and chemicals, so that each student may 
perform all the experiments necessary to as thor- 
ough and practical a knowledge of this branch as 
can be obtained in the lime devoted to it. 

The Board of Education is constituted as follows: 
N. M. Dodson, .Superintendent; James Croft, Presi- 
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Commissioners: Wm. Stewart. C. A. Peck. First 
Ward; C. H. Wright, Mahlon Safford, Second 
Ward; James Croft, J. S. Mowe, Tliird Ward; H. 
G. Talbot, H. Buck, Fourth Ward; 11. Luther, R. 
A. Christie, Fifth Ward. 

The teachers for 1889-90 are here named: 

High SclujoJ: — A. F. Rote, Principal; Miss Nettie 
Jones, Miss Margaret T. Algoe, Assistants. 

Orammav Schnoh: — T. O'Neal, Miss Jennie 
Christie, West Side; Miss Helen D. Wheeler, Miss 
Carrie B. Barr, East Side. 

Intermediate. — Miss Hattie Richardson, Miss 
Ellen Doliertj', East Side; Mr. Elbridge Buck, 
Miss Mary Nelson, West Side. 

Primary. — Miss Mai-y K. Pierce, Miss May Clark, 
Miss Daisy Bassett, Miss Belle Parsons, Miss Flor- 
ence Crego, Miss Ida Judd, East Side; Mrs. Emma 
Ellis, Mrs. Litta Matson, Miss Etta Michaels, West 
Side. 

Mr. Bugh, in 1871, was succeeded by W. G. M. 
.Stone as Superintendent. Dr. N. M. Dodson be- 
came Superintendent in the Spring of 1882; D. P. 
Blackstone in the Spring of 1877; and Dr. N. M. 
Dodson again in the Spring of 1883, and has served 
continuously since. 

The Berlin Alumni consists of all the graduates 
of the Berlin High School, and has a membership 
of 203. Within the last four years the association 
has been placed on a firm footing. They have a 
banquet once a year witti business meetings during 
the year. The association will receive nineteen 
new members next June. The banquet last year at 
the Wood worth was a very pleasant and successful 
affair and the following officers were elected for the 
ensuing year: Fred Peck, president; Fred Engel- 
braclit, vice-president: Walter Williams, treasurer; 
Eunice Strong, secretary. 

Journalism. 

The first newspaper venture in Marquette 
County, then including Waushara and Green Lake 
Counties, was the 3Iarquette Mercury, establisiied 
about 1850 by James H. Wells and George P. Gif- 
ford. It was Democratic in politics. Mr. Gifford 
was connected witli the Mercury but a short timx 
Mr. Wells published the pai)er until tlie summer of 
1854. wlien it was discontinuL'd. A copy of the 



Marquette Mercury is in the possession of Mr. L. S. 
Truesdell of Berlin. It bears date March 20, 1 854. 
The title is in the good old Roman black-faced 
letter, and the columns run upon both sides of the 
title, penning it up, as it were, in a parallelogram 
bounded b^'^ heavy black rules. Below the lower 
rules, under the title is the editor's name, J. H. 
Wells, who tells us in the same line that the journal 
is devoted to politics, agriculture, literature, temper- 
ance and the mechanical arts, all for only $1.50 per 
annum, "invariably in advance." This particular 
copy of the Mercury is number 30 of the third 
volume, from which it is evident that Mr. Wells 
had at that time nearly completed the fourth year 
of his journalistic career in Berlin. The Meixury 
was a goodly sized four-page paper and an adver- 
tising cut shows it to have been printed on an old 
style Washington hand press. The work was well 
done, from which it is evident that Mr. Wells was a 
practical printer of experience. The paper used 
was of good quality, and its wear and tear for 
thirty-six years has made in it only a few open 
rents at the folds. The first, second and third pages 
are devoted to general news, local notices, editorial 
comments and advertisments. The fourth page is 
given up to tax sales and chancery notices. That 
advertising had not at that time reached any- 
thing like its present developement is manifested 
from a glance at these columns. It was evidentl3' 
far beyond the enterprise of the advertiser of that 
day to make his ad vertisment attractive or interest- 
ing by frequent change. Nov. 1, 1851, Doctors S. 
M. Mix and N. M. Dodson formed a partnership, 
and put a notice in the paper to that effect, palilel3' 
notifying their friends of their business union, and 
soliciting a fair share of the public favor. Nearly 
three years later the same announcement was stand- 
ing that "on this day," etc., without the alteration 
of word, letter or date. Perh.aps the good doctors 
were too busy to bother with such things. 

The next candidate for public favor in this line 
was the Berlin Ifessenger, bj'the late Colonel W. A. 
Bugh, who, it is thought, had a partner, and started 
in 1852 or thereabouts. It was Whig in ixditics, 
and litid a brief but brilliant I'arcer, expii-ing be- 
fore the Mercury. 

Next in chronological order comes the Berlin 



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Courant, which was established as a democratic 
paper in .luue, 1 854, by James G. Tracy and James 
V. Kitcli. After a few weelis, Fltcii retired. Tracy 
ran the paper alone until about Oct. 1. 1854, when 
he sold a half interest to T. L. Terry, who assumed 
editorial charge and at once hauled down the 
Domocratic banner and hoisted the Reform, later 
known as the Republican flag, and a Republican 
paper the Courant has ever since been. Early in 
the following year, Tracy retired from the paper, 
and it was published by Terry alone for several 
years, except for a few months when J. G. Hunter 
was associated with Mr. Terry. Mr. S. Richards 
was connected with the paper as publisher for a 
time, the arrangement leading to a partnership 
which included W. B. Arnold as a member, under 
the name of T. L. Terry <t Co. Mr. Richards' 
health failing, he retired Oct. 1, 1859, Terry <4r 
Arnold succeeding to tlie assets and liabilities. 
The Green Lake Spectutui- was consolidated with 
the Coumnl Sept. 20, 1864. Terry & Arnold con- 
ducted the paper till the spring of 1872, when 
Terry sold his interest to D. P. Blackstone. The 
partnership of Blackstone & Arnold continued until 
Sept. 1, 1872, at which date David Junor became 
solf proprietor. From 1875 to 1879, Mr. Junor re- 
signed the editorial chair to teach school in Berlin, 
and later in Saginaw, Mich.. Griff J. Thomas and 

F. F. Livermore editing it successively during this 
period under his proprietorship. The Satiirda;/ 
ro«/vo)« was first issued Jan. 1, 1886. Mr. L. K. 
Davis, the present proprietor, has h.ad the paper in 
cli.arge since Jan. 1, 1888, when he succeeded Jlr. 
Junor as editor and manager, buying the office soon 
afterward. '1 he Coumnl is a newsy, sparkling local 
paper, well printed and edited, and with a large 
and increasing circulation. Its printing depart- 
ment is one of the best in this part of the State. 

The Berlin Journal (weekly) was founded Au- 
gust 30, 1870, by Everdell & Williams. It failed 
in two months and was then bought by Charles 

G. Starks, who still runs it. As a weekly it made 
a fair success, job printing being a portion of the 
business, till 1883, when that department was sold 
to George C. Hicks. The Evening Journal was 
established January 1, 1881, and was a paying ven- 
ture from the start. This paper is ably managed in 



all its departments, and has come to be recognized 
as one of the institutions of Berlin. Mr. Sta'-ks 
seems to possess the sort of perseverance requisite 
for a good newspaper man. 

The }'((n'ng Cuftprti Union is the organ of the 
paving and stone cutters of the country. It is 
edited bj' Rev. W. D. Cornell, Secretary of the 
National Paving Cutters' Union. 

The Mi'tliodist Home Journal, recently' removed 
to Berlin from Fond du Lac, is published by the 
Journal Publishing Company, and is under the 
able editorial ch.arge of Rev. W. D. Cornell, who 
has changed its form and improved it in every way. 
It is fast becoming popular and gaining a large 
subscription list throughout this and neighboring 
States. 

In September, 1C89, Bert Williams issued the 
first number of the School Bulletin, devoted to the 
interests of the schools of Green Lake and Wau- 
shara Counties. 

Among papers of the past — papers -dead and 
gone" — m.ay be mentioned the Green Lake Sper- 
tatnr. by Corruth & Williams; the Berlin Newa. by 
Frank Hyde, and the Berlin Independent, by Stan- 
ley Jewell. The first, established about thirty-five 
years ago. was consolidated with tlie Courant in 
1864, .and its material was removed to Dartford; 
the second w.as published a few weeks in 1861 ; tiie 
third entered upon a comparatively brief career in 
July, 1882. 

BerUii Lodge, No. 38, A. F. and A. M. 

This Lodge was constituted by dispensation Nov. 
18, 1851. and chartered June 11, 1852. Its char- 
ter members and officers were: John S. Willis, W. 
M.; Charles Bartlett, S. W.; Joel Newell, J. W.; 
Ithreaui Abbott. Treas.; John Megran, Sec. ; Mich- 
ael Myers, S. D. ; Moses Northrup, J. D. Kach of 
the following named members has served one or 
more terms as Worshipful Master: JoLn S. Willis. 
James Ridpath. Carlo R. Taylor, Thom.as J. War- 
ner, George D. Waring, Salmon Bridgman, George 
H. Stansbury, John W. WoodhuU, Edward Bassett. 
Homer C. Snow, Alonzo G. Blackman, Hiram Sted- 
man, Seth C. Bassett, Ardin L. Buell, Thomas Mc- 
Kin'.iey. The officers serving in 1879 were the fol- 
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Jr., S. W.; Charles H. Chatfield. J. W. ; Covell A. 
Peck, Treas.; Joliu Megran, Sec; Ardiii L. Biiell, 
.S. D.; George E. Gates, J. D.; Davenport W. 
Thomas, Steward; Allen Cooper, Steward ; Albert 
C. Mertz, Tyler; John J. Wood, Jr., Christopher 
C. Jenkins and Iliiam Sledman. Trustees. 

IJeilin Chapter, No. 1 8, R. A. M. 

Berlin Chnpler was instituted as Green Lake 
Chapter, No. 18, Jan. 6, 1859, and took its pres- 
ent name Feb. 1,1870. The fiist officers elected 
and appointed were as follows: Thomas J. Warner, 
H. P.; Joseph Yates, K.; John W. Carhart, Scribe; 
Almon Bridgman, C. M.; Salmon Bridgnian, P. S.; 
Charles H.Dunham, R. A. C; Joel Newell, M. 
of third Veil; Julius W. Clark, M. of second Veil; 
Charles M. Kimball, M. of first Veil; Charles Bart- 
lett, Trea!},; John Megran, Sec; Henry Gams, 
Guard. The following have been elevated to the 
chair of High Priest: Thomas W. Warner, Joseph 
Yates, Salmon Bridgman. John W. WoodhuU, Joiin 
O. Baxter, George W. Graves, Hiram Stedman, 
Setli C. Bassett, James Macnish, Covell A. Peck, 
Piatt B. Wightman, Daniel L. Dewej-, Sr., Thomas 
McKinney. The officers serving at date of com- 
pilation are as follows: Thomas McKiuney, H. P. ; 
Chailes L. Kees, K. ; Charles C. Ranous, S. ; Hiram 
Stedman, Treas.; Josiah M. Root, Sec; Ardin L. 
Buell, C. H.; .Seth C. Bassett, P. S. ; Eugene D. 
Kittredge, R. A.C.; Covell A. Peck. M. third Veil; 
Pliny F. AVhiting, M. second Veil; Lucius H. Cur- 
tis, M. first Veil; Manson R. Campbell, Guard. 

Berlin Couucil, No. 7, R. A. S. Masters. 

This Council was organized in 1880, and char- 
tered Feb. 24, 1881, and is connected with Berlin 
Chapter, No. 18. R. A. M. 

Berlin Commander j, No. 10, K. T. 

Berlin Commandery, No. 10, K. T. was organ- 
ized Nov. 15, 1870, with the following first offi- 
cers: Joseph Yates, E. C. ; Salmon Bridgman. 
Gen.; John W. Woodhull, C. G.; Edward Barrett, 
Pre!.; George W. Graves, S. W.; .John O. Baxter, 
J. W. ; Almon Bridgman, Treas.; William Work- 
man, Rcc; Cyrus F. Dodge, Std. B.; Horatio E. 
Stebbins, Sd. B. ; James L. Bridge, Warder; A. C. 



Nye, Jason Hitchcock, H. P. Bateman, Guards; A. 
W. Pettibone, Sent. Joseph Yates, John AV. Wood- 
hull, James L. Bridge, Piatt B. Wightman, George 
W. Graves, Hiram Stedman, and Seth C. Bassett 
have served as Eminent Commanders. The offi- 
cers for 1889 were as follows: Seth C. Bissett, E. 
C; Johns. Wnlbridge, Gcii.; Cieorge W. Graves, 

C. G.; Covell A. Peek, I'rcl. ; Hiram Sledin m, .S. 
W.; Ai-diii L. Buell, J. W.; Pliny F, Whiiing, 
Treas.; Eugene D. Kittredge, Uec ; .Iosi;.li .M. Root, 
Sid. B.; Alanson Wood, Sd. P.. ; Cii.irle-^ L. K.'cs, 
Warder. 

G. A. R. Post and Auxiliaries. 

John H. Williams Post, No. 4, G. A. R., w.as 
organized Sept. 8. 1866, and is the oldest existing 
post in the United States with an unbroken record. 
The charter members were William A. Bugh, D. 

D. La Bar, O. F. Silver, William Kees, E G. War- 
ing, Thomas J. Davis, James A. Biggert, George 
W. Graves, Thomas C. Ryan, Chaunccy Vedder. 
and AVile}' B. Arnold. AVilliam A. Bugh was 
the first Post Commander. The present offi- 
cers are James A. Biggert, P. C. ; J. C. Watson, J. 
V. v.; A. Daniels, Chaplain. 

William A. Bugh Camp, No. 49, Sons of Vete- 
rans, was organized May 24, 1889, with the follow- 
ing charter members: Fred W. Briggs, William 
Russell, Cassius F. Biggert, Fred Engelbracht, Jr., 
William Jones, C. Engelbracht, Lewis Roberts, F. 
McCormick, Elmer Wightman. F'rank L. Carter, 
M. Whitman, John C. Evans, Frank Jones, AVilliam 
F^reeland and Grant Thomas. 

Women's Relief Corps of John ILAVilliams Post, 
No. 4. G. A. R., was organized Dec 7. 1888. Mcs- 
dames Lucy Morris, Florence Watson, Mary Ford, 
Ida Croft, Lettie Watson, Emma Ellis, Nellie Rus- 
sell, J. C. Talbot, and Nettie Hamilton, and Misses 
Etta Nichols and Lla Ford were the charter racm- 
brrs. 

Berlin Lodge No., 7 K. of P. 

Berlin Lodge, No. 7, Knights of Pytliias was 
instituted liy the Grand Lodge, Nov. 3, 1871. The 
charter members were John W. Woodhull, G. W. 
Graves, William Kees, E. Hathaway, II. C. Snow 
and J. D. Turner. The Endowment Rmk was 
added May 2(5, 1880. The lodge is strong and 



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growing rapidly. There are now sixty members 
in good standing. The Cliaucellor Commander is 
Hermann Timrae. The Knights of Pythias' iiall 
is over the Reese store, and the lodge room is 
nicely furnished and fitted up. 



Berlin Lodge, No. .JG, T. O. O. F. 



Berlin Lodge, No. 50, Iiidcpond 



Order of 



Odd-Fellows was instituted Jan. 1. 1«70, with Dr. 
N. M. Dodson as Noble Grand. Other prominent 
charter member and ofHcers were E. Fields, M. L. 
Kimball, William A. Bngh and J. Leach, The 
following officers wore lately installed: W. N. 
Cooley, Noble Grand; A. L. Tucker, Secretary; 
K. T. Chamberlin. Treasurer. This lodge has up- 
wards of sixty members, and is in a healthy and 
flourshing condition. 
Berlin Camp, No. KH.i, ]>Io<leru Woodmen. 

.lust what inspired the original organizers to call 
this society the Modern Woodmen does not appear, 
but so it is known and Berlin has a camp, No. 
1013, and its field is mutual insurance. It was 
organized June 20, 1889 with the following officers: 
F. P. Sweeting. Consul; G. W. Cunninghnm, Ad- 
visor; F. A. Clark, Banker; A.L.Tucker, Clerk: 
H. H. Olson, Escort. The present consul is T. E. 
Decker. Charter members not above mentioned were 
Patrick Burns, William A. Drake. Thomas Mc- 
Kinney. Horace Aliner, H. H. Hamilton. P. O'Brien 
and J. S. Wall)ridge. 

Oood Templars. 

An organization which will, in the future, be 
known as the Berlin Home Lodge, I. O. G. T., was 
organized on the evening of Jan. 23. 1890. at the 
Baptist Church, with a charter membership of thirty- 
five. The officers elected for the ensuing quarter, 
are as follows: C. T., W. M. Freeland; V. T., 
Belle Parsons; C, D. Sherman; R. S.. Charles 
Hitchcock; F. .S., Eva Terrill ; T. T., II. Curtis; M., 
Fred Bushey ; G.. Chjules Dunham ; P. C. T.. C. AV. 
Pierce. 

Berlin Lodge, No. ;).?, A. O. V. W. 

Berlin Lodge, No. .')3 of the Ancient Order of 
United Workmen was organized in 1879. and gives 
promise"*' a long and successful career. 



Friends In Conncil. 

The Society of Friends in Council, No. 3, was 
organized in July, 1873. by nine ladies who were 
desirous of securing increased facilities for self- 
improvement. Tlie founders were' Mrs. Charlotte 
A. Mason, Mrs. Celinda N. Smith, Mrs. Mary 
J. Jenkins, Mrs. Adelaide Bellis, Mrs. iMaggie 
Stedman, Mrs. Malvina E. Bridgnian, Miss Eliza 
A. Brown, Mrs. Sarah H. WoodhuU and Mrs. Mary 
C. Snow. For a considerable time the lines of 
study pursued were somewhat desultory, embrac- 
ing tojjics of practical interest, the members finally 
concentrating their efforts upon historical literature. 
For a number of years the Friends in Council pur- 
1 sued their studies so quietly that few accessions 
I were made to their numbers. They were for the 
(irsl time brought into special notice by a lecture 
given under the auspices of the Society by Julia 
Ward Howe, in the winter of 1876! This lecture 
w.as followed 1)3- others, by Elizabeth Cady Stan- 
ton and Susan B. Anthony, the same winter. They 
were so well received that during the two succeed- 
ing seasons some of the best talent of the country 
was brought to the city by the little society, which 
liad for itself become a candidate for public favor 
and was steadily increasing in membership. Dur- 
ring these three lecture courses the ladies attended 
to all the details of business and correspondence, 
introducing the lecturers — both ladies and gentle- 
men, with care and dignitj'. 

In 1879 the C. L. S. C. course was adopted bj' 
the society, the class graduating in 1883. As this 
was the tenth anniversity of Friends in Council, the 
two events were jointly celebrated by a banquet 
given in Library Hall, attended only by the mem- 
bers, their husbands and a few invited guests. 

The membership had been limited to twenty- 
five and was now full. Having finished the C. 
L. S. C. course of study and being thrown once 
more upon their own resources, the Friends decided 
that a more thorough acquaintance with the past 
was necessary to a proper understanding of the 
present, and a course of study was mai)ped out be- 
ginning with the most ancient times of which we 
I have anv historical record. The social, iwlitical. 



and intellectuiil history of nearly all the nations of 



I the earth has been traced from their first nianifes- 



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tations of civilization down to tlie present time. 
The liistory of Engl.and comprised tiic worl< for 
tlie year 1881), anil in 1890 the continent of Anier- 
ic;a will occupy the attention of the society-. It is as 
impossiljle to slate in exact terms what has been 
accomplished in the line of self-culture by tiiis in- 
defatigable society which never takes a vacation 
as to calculate the influence for good which it has 
exerted in the community where it exists. The 
social event of the year is the C. L. .S. C. Sympo- 
sium held on August 18, of each year, in commem- 
oration of the day on which the class of '83 
"passed under the arclics" and received their 
diplomas at the Chautauqua Assembly grounds. 

A midwinter social meeting is also held dur- 
ing the holiday season when the year's course 
of study is completed and the members enter new 
fields of research with ever increasing interest and 
aspiration. 

For two years after the organization of the 
society the election of otiieers occurred twice each 
year. Mrs. C. N. Smith being the first president 
followed by Mrs. C. A. Mason, Mrs. S. H. Wood- 
hull and Mrs. M. J. Jenkins. It was then decided 
to elect officers only at the annual meeting and in 
July, 1 87(5, Miss E. A. Brown was elected President 
and held the office two years. In 1878 Mrs. A. 
Bellis was called to the office and filled the chair 
until 1 880 when she was succeeded by Mrs. S. 
Maesurh, who also held the office two j-ears. Mrs. 
N. D. Sears was elected president in 1882, and in 
1883, ISIrs. L. E. Morris was called to the chair 
and has been unanimously reelected for six succes- 
sive years. 

Of the founders only four remain in the city, 
Mrs. Maiy J. Jenkins, Mrs. Maggie Stedman, Mrs. 
Adelaide Bellis and Mrs. Eliza Brown Taylor. 
Only once has death entered the society, remov- 
ing Mrs. Mary C. Snow, who had left the city 
for another home, and was therefore, according 
to the rules of the society, an honorary member at 
the time of her death. 

The society holds its meeting once in two weeks 
on Thursday afternoon. During its infancy the 
meetings were held at the houses of the members, 
but in 1878 a parlor in the Bellis House w,is per- 
manently secured, 



The names of the members are appended: Mrs. 
Adelaide Bellis, Mrs. Eliza Brown Taylor, Mrs. 
-Maggie Stedman, Mrs. Mary J. Jenkins, Mrs. 
Lucy E. Morris, Mrs. Sarah Maesurh, Mrs. Nannie 
D. Sears, Mrs. Flora C. Rounds, Mrs. Lottie S. 
Wright. Mrs. Juliette S. Truesdell, Mrs. Eveline 
F. Phelps, Mrs. Harriet L. Kendall, Mrs. Lizzie A. 
Dodson, Mrs. Ida M. Craft. Mrs. Ida J. Reed, 
Mrs. Mary Turner Buell, Mrs. AUie D. Sackett, 
Mrs. Nellie Porter Fitch, Mrs. Minnie M. Murphy, 
Mrs. Nettie Slater, Mrs. Ida L. Mason, Mrs. Lizzie 
S. Dodson, Miss Letitia Megran, Miss Emma 
Strong, Miss Loma Britton. 

Other Social, Ecliicatioual and Miiisieal 
Organizations. 

The temper and taste of a great part of the 
inhabitants cause them to form societies of a liter- 
ary, artistic and musical character, which con- 
tribute to the pleasure and profit of all and foster 
the development of a higher form of life and 
thought than is possible without such aids. The 
society above referred to is a conspicuous example. 
The Berlin Lyceum, a body of young men, holds 
weekly meetings in their suite of rooms for debate 
and other literary exercises. They have had open 
meetings which are largely attended and much 
enjoyed. A flourishing branch of the Young Men's 
Christian Association is established in the city, and 
in its comfortable hall the leading papers and 
magazines are kept on file, as well as a quantity of 
other literature. Its open meetings are well 
attended and profitable. Courses of lectures under 
the aus|)ices of this association during the winters 
of 1888-81) and 1890 formed the most popular 
of amusement ()rogrammes of the season. The 
AVest Side Shakespeare Club, composed of twent^-- 
five ladies, was organized in 188.5 for studying the 
works of the great dramatist. From October to 
May the study is prosecuted with great enthusiasm. 
The Reading Club is another society of ladies, 
their object being the reading and study of 
standard works of fiction. Another circle of X'oung 
ladies takes the course laid down by the Chautau- 
qua Society. 

Berlin has always been noted for its musical 
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in the West. The Philharmonic Societ}', which 
includes the leading musicians, has successfully 
produced several operas and many of its members 
perform on different instruments with more than 
ordinary ability. The Arion Club has a band of 
twenty members, ladies and gentlemen, which is 
one of the finest organizations in the State, and an 
orchestra of eight pieces. The Keystone Orchestra 
is composed of young men. It has ten pieces and 
furnishes excellent music. The IJerlin Orchestra 
is another band of eight pieces. St. Stanislaus' 
Polish Church has a band of six pieces and the 
Congregational Societ3- has an orchestra of six 
pieces. 

Alau iilact ii rinj-'. 

From a comparatively early period in the history 
of IJcrlin, manufacturing has been carried on more 
or less extensively. Many enterprises in this line 
have " had their day " and lived it and died with 
it. Some of the more recent ventures are thought 
worthy of note in these pages. 

One of the most important concerns is the boot 
and shoe manufactory of H. Putnam <fe .Son, which 
was established about ten years ago. The firm 
employs seventy-five men and supplies a very large 
jobbing trade. 

The merchant Houring mill of Slillman "Wright 
& Co. was built in 1861) with a capacity of 100 
barrels per day. It was rebuilt in 1868 with a 
doubled capacity. It was again rebuilt in 1888 
and its capacity was increased to 300 barrels. 
There is a cooperage attached, in which the barrels 
for the use of the mill are made. The second 
flouring mill is a large frame structure, fitted with 
improveil machinery and having a capacity of 150 
barrels per day. It has during late years been 
known as the De la Molte mill and the Wells mill. 
It has recently changed h.^.nds again and is owned 
liy non-residents. C. S. Morris has a large flour 
and feed mill. The cooper shops of H. Carle}' & 
Son, H. L. Wright and Murphy & Co. manufacture 
maiiy thousands of barrels, casks, butter tubs, etc., 
annually. These are used by the mills, cranberry 
growers and commission men. 

The Berlin Marble and Granite Works was estab- 
lished in 1863 by R. (;. A S. N. Campbell, under 
the firm name of Campbell & Co. S. N. Campbell 



withdrew eight years later, and R. G. Campbell 
was sole proprietor until 1885, since when the busi- 
ness has been conducted by Campbell & Sons, ( R. 
G. & M. R. Campbell. 

The Berlin Machine Works, of which Porter 
B. Yates is president and manager, Joseph Yates 
secretary and Louis D. Forbes treasurer, was 
established by Davis <fe Pugh in 1881. The com- 
pany is incorporated. Planing and polishing 
machinery is manufactured. 

The washboard factory of Henry Luther is 
another well established and successful industry. 
Since 1884 the business has doubled each year. 
Three kinds of washboards are made. About 
6,000 dozen are made annually. Mr. Luther has 
also invented and manufactures to some extent a 
camp chair, a boat stool and a Lady's sewing table. 

The Berlin Whip Company, (Jonathan X. 
Morris, Henry O. Slayton and Duane Doty) manu- 
factures a large varietj' of whips and gloves. J. 
P. Luther also has a glove and mitten factory. 

The Berlin Pump Factorj' was started over 
twenty years ago by the late A. Brown and is 
owned by his son James P. N. Brown, who manu- 
factures improved pumps and windmills. 

The brick and tile ynn\ of Mr. C. S. Morris was 
established about four years ago. Its output is 
large. 

The cigar factory of Schaefer & Styer was estab- 
lished about eight years ago and has been a 
success from the first. 

Berlin has two tanneries owned bj- II. D. Sears 
and S. C. Bassctt, employed chiefly in custom 
work. 

One of the older institutions is the machine and 
enirine works of Mils Johnson. 



TOWNS AX1> VILLAGES 

OF 
GKEKN LAKE COUNTY. 

Berlin. 

The town of Berlin, situated in the northeast 
corner of the county, is bounded on the north by 
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County; on the south by the town of Brooklyn, 
and on the west by the town of Seneca. Its grent- 
est lengtli north and south, is nine miles; its breadtii 
cast and west, six miles. The city of Berlin, taken 
mostly from its territory, leaves its outlines irregu- 
lar. The village of Sacramento originally belonged 
to Marquette Countj', and was by an act of Legis- 
lature attached to Waushara County, at the or- 
ganization of that county, contrary to the wish 
of Sacramento's inhabitants, and, as some con- 
tended, contrary to tlie constitution of Wiscon- 
sin. By a subsequent enactment it was attached to 
the town of Berlin. 

One of the first settlements in tliis town was 
made about 1847, by Mr. Atkins, who built a log 
cabin near where the dwelling of Mr. Peck was af- 
ward built, which for many years was a tavern. 
This must have been one of the simplest of primi- 
tive taverns. It is said it had but two rooms and 
a loft overhead. The first frame house built in the 
town, was that, about half a mile north of Peck's 
Corners, which afterward was tlie residence of Mr. 
Decker. The settlement of the town rapidly ex- 
tended from these corners at the Atkins place. 

Near tiie center of the town, two miles west of 
Peck's Corners, on the east side of the Fox, quite 
a large settlement of Seventh Day Baptists grew 
u[). It had its beginning in the location there in 
1847, of D. E. Lewis, J. Larkin, and J. F. Brown. 
The church at this settlement was organized in 
1850, under the pastoral care of Rev. J. M. Todd, 
and a neat house of worsliip was afterward erected. 

The log house in the Payne neighborhood, which 
was once Mr. Payne's residence, was the first cabin 
or house erected in that part of the town. It will 
be remembered from its location about half a mile 
north of the school-house, at "the corners." 

Among the old settlers of the town of Berlin, 
were Nicholas Bush, J. C. Burdick, Owen J. Fuller 
and John McClelland. 

Saoraiiieiito. 

Sacramento, in the north part of this townsliip. is 
a small village which once had quite brilliant hopes. 
At the organization of Waushara County, it was 
temporarilj' the county seat. The village was regu- 
larly platted in 1849. Its original ywjier was 



James Hobden, and he sold it to one Townsend. 
At that time the population numbered but six per- 
sons. A steam sawmill was built in 1857, and 
Morse, Abbott <te Co. were among its early owners. 
In 1860 the place contained this industrial estab- 
blishment, a tavern, a store-house and landing, a 
cooper shop, two shoe shops, and about 300 inhab- 
itants. The inventive genius of its citizens, led, 
about that time, to the establishment there of two 
washing machine factories; but they were small and 
short-lived. A bridge formerly spanned the Fox 
River at this place, which was washed away by a 
flood. A ferry superseded it a mile below, and 
was in its time an accommodation to the traveling 
public. A later bridge was the ruin of ihe ferry- 
man's business. The old race course was estab- 
lished half a mile south of Sacramento, and a mile 
and a half from the center of the city of Berlin, on 
S. Barlow's farm. 

Early Events.. 

Many of the early events in the history of this 
town occurred within the borders of the city of 
Berlin, and they will be found recorded in the his- 
tory of that municipality. 

Brooklyn. 

This town is bounded on the north by the town 
of Berlin, on the east by Ripon, Fond du Lac 
County, on the south by the town of Green Lake, 
and on the west by the towns of St. Marie and 
Princeton. The surface of the town is rolling, par- 
tially timbered with oak opening. In the eastern 
part is a fine tract of prairie. The town is indented 
by Green Lake on the south. This is the largest 
body of water in the county, and one of the most 
beautiful and attractive in the State. It lies nearly 
in the center of the county, making part of the 
towns of Brooklyn and Green Lake. 

Its banks are generally high with conspicuous 
headlands, and it is surrounded by small bajs. 
Along its shores are some of the finest farms and 
residences in the county. There are several estab- 
lished summer resorts in the town of wiiich Oak- 
wood and Sherwood Forest are perhaps best knowp. 
Pleasant Point, Forest Home, and the Root and 
Mill houses at Dartford are also popular sojourn- 
ing places. Dartford is the central point and trad, 
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Puckjan Creek, an outlet of Green Lake, six 
miles long, runs through the town, having its course 
northwest about four miles to the vicinity of the 
high grounds at IJIuffton, then turning upon its 
course, and passing through a r:ivine for half a 
mile, until leaving this narrow valley, its general 
course is northwest into the town of St. Marie. 
Throughout its entire length it passes through a 
marsh3' strip with an average width of a mile. 
Marl and peat are found along its banks and marl 
elsewhere in the town. Near this creek peat beds 
have been explored to a depth of eighteen feet, 
without their bottom being reached. 

The first settler in this town was William 11. Da- 
kin, wiio located east of the lake in 1843. He took 
a prominent part in aiding settlers to locate lands, 
and his house was a stopping place and favorite re- 
sort of all new comers. In 184.5, Anson Dart set- 
tled where now is the village of Dartford. About 
a year later. ,T. C. and William .Sherwood, Marshall. 
Thurston, and several others established themselves 
at this point. Mr. Dart and J. C. Sherwood built 
a grist mill in 1847. A sawmill was also early 
built here. The more detailed history of I)artff)rd 
is given under a separate head. 

Other Early Events. 

The first birth in this town was that of Amos 
Marshall, son of Giles Marshall. A Miss Katon I 
was the first bride. Death first claimed Mr. Stearns. ' 
The first sermon was preached and the first church 
was organized by the Hev. Mr. Luthrop. a Metho- 
dist preacher. 

Biiimou. 

Of Bluffton, once a i)lace of promise, Gillesi)y 
wrote as follows: 

"Bluffton, once so eelebraleil as having the best 
waterpower in the State, is situated in the north- 
west part of the town. Here was a grand chance 
to have made a fortune if the owner h.ad 
been less sanguine and visionary. Nothing less | 
than a large city was to be built at this place, having 
tin; whole of Green Lake and Puckyan Marsh 
.as a reservoir, some eighteen miles long by an aver- 
age of two miles in breadth, with a fall or head of 
eij"it'en feet. No bounds could be put to its fu- , 



ture gi-owtb and extension. The owner was of- 
fered for one-half of the waterpower SlO.OOO. Nol 
Nol it was worth *40,000. But alas, for all specu- 
lative calculations for the future, this magnificent 
power was in a measure destroyed in the bud by 
some roaming Yankees locating upon the low- 
lands which a dam would overflow. The water- 
power at present, having a fall of some eight to 
ten feet, is considered very good, but is shorn of 
its glory. Other pl.ices have grown up and be- 
come business places, which must always affect or 
retard others in the neighborhood. Capital and 
enterprise may yet do much, as it is some four or 
five miles to Dartford or Brooklyn Mills. Nature 
designed Bluffton for a place of trade and com- 
merce, but the desire to have the cake and eat it 
too has frustrated its prosperity. To explain the 
why of this failure as a waterpower: Government 
has alwa.\s allowed first settlers to build dams and 
overflow lands, provided lands so overflowed have 
not been taken up or located before the dam was 
built, giving as is just, to the pioneer, advanUages 
which in after years cannot be obtained unless pur- 
chased of the owners of the soil." 

OrjiTiiiiizatioii and Noniendatiiro. 
In the days of its early settlement this town 
was called I<exiugton. At its organization, Jan. 
10. 184'.), it was named Arcade. In the winter of 
18.50 it was re-christened by its present name. Its 
first election was held April 3, 1819. The number 
of votes cast w\as fifty-seven. The following were 
elected: B. B. Spalding. Chairman; John S. Ward, 
Tre.isurer; John W. A'ars. t'liarles De Groff. 
William Dakin and II. A. Buck, Justices of the 
Peace. 

VillafTt' of Dartford. 

Dartford is beautifully situated on Green Lake, 
seventy-six miles northwest of Milwaukee and six 
miles west of Ripon. its nearest banking point. It 
is a section (Green Lake) on the Chicago and 
Northwestern Railway, and has become justl3' cele- 
brated as a summer resort. The village is on an 
outlet of the lake, on a quite high ridge of .sandy 
land between the lake and I'uckyan which runs 
through the lowlands north of the town proper. 

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made here by Mr. Dart who located in 1845. The 
first frame house wns built on the corner of Main 
and Hill streets, and owned by Mr. Sim[ son. L. D. 
Olin moved into the town in 1848. At that time 
there were but two houses in the village, one frnme 
and one log. In connection with Mr. .Sherwood, 
Mr. Dart, in 1849, built a grist-mill and a saw-mill. 

The grist-mill was four stories high, had three 
run of stone capable of manufacturing 1.50 barrels 
of flour per day and had all modern improvements. 
This, under the ownership of J. C. Sherwood, be- 
came one of Dartford's chief claims to trade 
among the farmers round about. 

Among Dartford's prominent mereiiants at dif- 
ferent periods may be mentioned Samuel VV". Wol- 
cott, Keene & Osborne, Ward & Son, James Catlin, 
George W. Aunin, E. A. Keene. II. A. Phinney. 
L. D. Olin, George W. Cooper, Cooper it Thayer, 
Thomas S. Sherman, Clawson & Brooks, Tiiomas 
& Brooks, L. Clawson, Thomas & Clawson, E. P. 
Locke, Edwin Quick and Edward A. Long. 

John Stinson kept a hotel on the site of the 
court house about 1850. James C. Mills, lately de- 
ceased, was a hotel keeper in Dartford over thirty- 
five years. His house was well known to the 
traveling public. He was a man of some eccentricity 
and originality, and man^' pleasant stories are told 
of his quaint sayings. John L. Root became known 
widely as a hotel keeper. Valorus Root, the pres- 
ent proprietor of Root's Hotel, has been in business 
about three years. The hotels along Green Lake 
are usually accredited to Dartford, though they 
are not within the village limits. " The Oakwood" 
was opened abont twenty .years ago by David 
Green way. its present proprietor. The "Pleasant 
Point " house has been running nearly fifteen 
years, and is under the management of the Ross 
Brothers. The '■ Sherwood Forest " house was 
opened about 1873 by John C. Sherwood, and has 
been lately under the management of John C. 
Thompson. The boarding house of Jackson 
Walker, at Dartford, has long been liberally pa- 
tronized. 

In 1859 Dartford had its flouring mill; a ma- 
chine shop, consisting of a lathe, planing machine, 
etc. ; cabinet and wagon makers ; a cabinet ware- 
room ; two bUacksmilh shops; two boot .and shoe 



shops; one harness and saddle shop; two tailors' 
shops ; one tavern ; four general stores ; one drug and 
apothecary store; one cooper shop; one lawyer and 
one doctor. Ten years later it possessed a flouring 
mill, a woolen factory which was quite prosper- 
ous and was able to supply the country for many 
miles around with cloth of home manufacture, 
(which was of course preferable to cloth made far 
away of doubtful materials) two dry goods and 
general merchandise stores, a boot and shoe shop, 
a drug store, a planing mill, sash door and blind 
factory, a blacksmith shoi). a cooper shop and 
three hotels. The following was its business direc- 
tory at that time: I. Arnold, harness maker; J. 11. 
Brooks, postmaster, conveyancer and insurance 
agent; David Greenwa3% proprietor Oakwood 
House; Henry Groff, nursery and lime-kilns; H. 
Kopplin, blacksmith; Bernard Kozmhek, stone ma- 
son; E. P. Locke, drugs, stationary and hardware; 
J. C. Mills, proprietor Lake House; E. Morgan, 
physician and surgeon; S. S. Parrish, mason; Edwin 
Quick, proprietor woolen mills and dealer in lum- 
ber; D. M. Rounds, meat market; T. S. Sherman, 
general store; J. C. Sherwood, flouring mill; John 
Stewart, proprietor Union House; Mrs. H. Stewart, 
dressmaker; Thomas & Clawson, boot and shoe 
manufacturers and general merchants; Mrs. S. II. 
Walker, homeopathic physician; John Weisgerber, 
proprietor Dartford House; Wright & Ailing, door, 
sash and blind manufacturers; O. Wormwood, car- 
penter. Rev. J. Wiltse was pastor of the Metho- 
dist I^piscopal Church; Rev. R. H. Fairbairn of the 
Congregational Church. 

In 1853, by a vote of the people, the county 
seat of Marquette County was removed to Dart- 
ford, and the count}' officers brought the records 
and established themselves there. In November 
of the same year the Board of Supervisors, forcibly 
and without authority of law, seized the records 
{ and hurried them back to Marquette. For some 
reason the people submitted to this high-handed 
affair, and the county seat remained at Marquette 
until 1858. At that time Green Lake County was 
formed by detaching the eastern portion of Mar- 
quette Count}', and the countj' seat of the new 
county was established at Berlin. In the fall of 
18G2. by a vote of the people, it was returned to 



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Dartford. when it rested in jwace until 1866, when, 1 
on agitiitinir the vexed subject again, a vote was 
taken on removing it to Princeton, and a major- 
ity of tiie Board of Canvassers decided in favor of 
Dartford. A minorlt3- reported, however, in favor 
of Princeton, aud their decision was supported by 
the opinion of tlie Attorney General of the State. . 
The citizens of Princeton forcibly took the records : 
and at a very early hour one morning, removed 
them to Princeton. An appeal was then made by 
the people of the eastern part of the county to the 
supreme court of tlie Slate, and on a ruling in their 
favor the county seat was once more removed to , 
Dartfoni, where it has since remained undisturbed 
and unassailed, except l)y the indirect means men- 
tioned elsewhere. 

The court house was built in 18G3 by the Dart- 
ford Building Association, and leased to the county 
in 1864. It is a sightly stone structure, ample for 
the requirements of the courts. The jail was added 
in 1870 and. during the same year most of the 
present county offices were built. j 

The act of the Legislature incorporating the vil- 
lage of Dartford was approved March 20, 1871. 
The first Board of Trustees was organized thus: | 
Ivlwin Quick, President; T. S. Sherman and I 
George H. Ciiurcliill. Trustees; Albert Long. I 
Clerk. The present Boanl (1890) is constituted 
thus: .L R. Brooks, President; J. Morgan and L. 
Clawson, Trustees; J. Bodle, Clerk. The village 
is as well supplied witli sidewalks and other im- 
provements as any pl.ice of its size. The i>resent | 
population is about 400. 

Tlie Methodist Episcopal Church of Dartford 
was organized by Rev. R. S. Hay ward, pastor. No- ! 
vember, 1849. There were thirteen members, and 
D. A. Olin was made Class-leader. For more than 
forty years he has labored for the spiritual welfare 
of the communily. The church has niaintaineil 
regular weekly services from the time of its organ- 
ization. It also organized a Sunday-school at the 
outset, and has since maintained it for the instruc- 
lioii of the youth and children in those duties 
which have a tendency to develop Christian char- 
."icter. and make them men and women of the best 
ivp". The church edifice that the society now oc- 
1,1 KS was erected in tlie spring and summer of , 



1850, and was probably the first regular church 
building in (then) M.arqueltc County. Mr. Anson 
Dart, of Washington, D. C, presented the church 
with a very fine-toned bell, which called the peo- 
ple to worship for twenty -five 3ears, until it was 
cracked, rendering it unfit to longer perform that 
(Iut\'; when a much l.irger and more resonant one 
w.as put in its place and has done service to the 
present time. In its forty years of life the church 
has received the instructions of the following 
named ministers: R. S. Hayward, S. D. Barringer, 
J. Pearsall, Kzra Tucker, T. T. Kitchen, William 
Stevens, William Sturges, I.Searles, C. G. Lathrop, 
William Morse, E. K. Burkee. R. M. Beach, Wil- 
liam Teale, J. Wiltrie, T. T. Allen, D. (). Jones, 
T. H. Walker, R. Henry, F. F. Teetes. E. B. L. El- 
der, E. A. Wanless, H. Curtis. F. W. Sherwiu. T. 
H. Dey. J. E. Henderson, W. E. Morris and A. J. 
Buxton. 

The Congregational Church was organized as 
the Central Congregation of Brooklyn. The 
church edifice was erected in 18.i7, and dedicated 
December 23, of that year, by Rev. Mr. Ricliards, 
of Berlin. This church h.-is had the following pas- 
tors: Revs. S. Bristol, William CaUin, M. M. Fern- 
field, G. W. Weinwright. E. N. Buddoe, Robert 
Fairbairn, Frederick Fairfield. E. G. Baldwin, W. 
J. Warner, F. B. Demarest, Edward Peet, A. A. 
Safford, and Mr. Freeman. The church has been 
supplied on the Sabbath to some extent by the 
professors of Ripon College. 

The Gn'on Lake SpvctaUir was published at 
Dartford for some years. It wi\3 established about 
1860. The issue of Nov. 8, 1865, was number 7, 
volume 5, of the "old series," and number 5, vol- 
ume 2, of the "new series." It was then issued 
by ^. M. Phinney <fe Co . from an office opposite 
the court-house, at *2 per annum. In 1889 an at- 
tempt was made by George Abbott to establish an- 
other pajier at Dartford. but poor encouragement 
aud an untimely fire nipped the enterprise in the 
bud. An idea, and perhaps a grotesque and exag- 
gerated one. of the vicissitudes of journalism in 
Dartford may be gained from the following news- 
paper clippings, which are appended because they 
have a lively local interest, if they may not be re- 
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Veck's Sun: "Last summer I was for a few 
weeks up around Green Lake, and had occasion fre- 
quently to pass through the little village of Dart- 
ford, the county seat of the countj'. O, how quiet 
it was! When court is in session * * * * the 
streams of commerce move, but ordinarily all is 
calm and serene. * * Twenty-three years tigo 
two friends of mine, Joe Oliver, now of the AVau- 
pun Loach'i; and Martin Short of the Brandon 
Tiiiu's, were partners in the publication of a paper 
at Dartford, and I have often wondered how they 
lived and enjoyed themselves. I saw Oliver re- 
cently and asked him how they managed to main- 
tain their engine of civilization in that little vil- 
lage. He said when they were there the fishing in 
Green Lake was splendid. That was all the answer 
he gave me, so I concluded ^tliat brain food was 
the mainstay of the two families. I asked him 
how they came to move their paper away from 
there, and he said it was to save bloodshed. It 
seems the boys had to have some fun, and they 
picked on the wrong man. Deacon Mills keeps the 
village hotel. AVheu court is in session the Dea- 
con is on deck, and runs it. * * The Deacon 
had a white dog that was probabl3- the whitest dog 
that ever was. There was not a dark hair any- 
where on the dog. Oliver and Short did not have 
much amusement, as there were no theatres or ope- 
ras, so they put up a job on the Deacon. They got 
a druggist to fix up a concoction of some kind 
that they coverd the dog with, and colored the 
dog jet black. He was the blackest, shiniest dog 
that ever was when he was turned loose. The boys 
sauntered down to the Deacon's hotel and sat there 
with their feet on the window sills, reading papers, 
while the Deacon sat with his feet on the stove, 
dreaming the happy hours away. The dog came 
in and jumped up with his forefeet on the Deacon, 
and woke him up. The Deacon opened his eyes 
and saw a strange black dog with his mouth open, 
apparently about to take him by the throat, and he 
yelled nine kinds of murder, and jumped up and 
kicked the dog out of doors, and threw a stick of 
cordwood after him. The dog went across the 
street and stared at his master in a painful manner. 
The bo3's kepi from laughing some way, and Oli- 
ver said there vvere too many dogs in town, The 



Deacon said he wanted it understood that all the 
strange dogs in town couldn't make themselves at 
home around his house. The dog waited until the 
Deacon was calmer and went in the door .ngain. 
and wagged his tail in an uncertain way, and find- 
ing the storm had blown over, he got up on his 
hind legs and w.as lapping water out of one of the 
tin wash basins, as was his custom. The Deacon 
heard the lapping of the water, and opened his eyes 
and saw the strange dog taking liberties with the 
water, and he clubbed him out of the house and 
used profane language about dogs generally. The 
black dog was driven out of doors forty times dur- 
ing the day, and the Deacon had become frantic, 
when the dog thought he would try the kitchen, 
where the Deacon's good wife at once recognized 
the dog, and came in and told the Deacon the dog 
had been painted. The Deacon investigated the 
case and found it was true, and before the boys 
could get away from the house he registered a sol- 
emn vow to murder, in cold blood, the person who 
painted that dog. He said he would camp on the 
trail of the artist, and though he might not kill 
him for weeks, or possibly- for months, he would 
kill him sure as fate. The Deacon was a man of 
his word, so understood, and the young men, mere 
boys then, held a council of war and decided to 
move away from there, and to move quick. So 
that night tiiey hired a wagon and placed their 
printing ofHce on it, and before morning they were 
safely out of the vi&y of the enraged De.acon. It 
is probable that time has softened the Deacon's 
resentment, and that be will not kill the boys for 
that old crime, at this late day. He will be more 
likely to kill me for telling it. If he does not no 
doubt Oliver or Short will." 

Waupun Leader: " Peck's Sun of last week tells 
a pretty good story about how a white dog belong- 
ing to ' Deacon Mills,' the tavern keeper at Dart- 
ford, was dyed a coal black twenty odd years .ago; 
how the Deacon clubbed the dog out of the bar- 
room for a whole day, and swore eternal vengeance 
upon the artists when he found out that the dog 
had been trifled with. The story is principally 
true, except that Capt. Short had no hand in the 
dye. The writer luad to wear gloves for a week; 
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urgent business elsewhere as soon as war was de- 
clared." 

Harry Randall Post. No. 202, (inind Army of 
the Republic, of Dartford, was organized by Capl. 
Blackman of Berlin, who also mustered it in. The 
date of the charter is Sept. 5, 1885. There were 
fourteen charter members: Daniel Reill\-, Henry 
H. Marshall, Christian Brisval, Charles F. Taylor, 
David Wilson. Thomas B. Davis, Lester Clawson, 
Charles A. Brown, James C. Boice, Joseph Taylor, 
James H. Prume. Nathaniel Pierce, Jr., A. Eugene 
Duniap. The post at this time has a membershi|) 
of twenty-four. Lester Clawson, of the 12th Bat- 
tery Wisconsin Light Artiller3%was the first Com- 
mander. He served until Jan. 1,1886. The sec- 
ond was Charles A. Brown, of the 1st Wisconsin 
Heavy Artillery, whose term of service expired 
Jan. 1. 1887. The third was Henry B. Lowe, of 
the 5th Wisconsin Infantry, who served two years, 
until Jan. 1, 188!). The fourth was Ira E. Smith, 
of the 3d Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery, whose 
time of service expired Jan. 1, 1890. The officers 
elected for 1890 are: H. H. Swett, Commander; 
Lester Clawton, S. V. C; Joseph Taylor. J. V. C. ; 
H. B. Lowe, gmr.; Charles A. Brown. O. D.; Ira 
E. Smith, Chap.; J. A. P'orbes Adjt.; B. F. Parker, 
Surg.; James H. Prume, O. G. This post is named 
in honor of Elisha Harrison Randall, a Dartford 
"boy," and one of the first to eidist from this place, 
in Company B. 4th Wisconsin Infantry, afterward 
cavalry. He was killed by Iiaving his head car- 
ried completely aw.ay by a rebel shell while acting 
as a sharp-shooter on the gunboat Tyler, near tlie 
mouth of the Yazoo River, Missis.«ippi, Julj' 5, 
1862. The post is in an independent condition, and 
is doing a good work in looking after the interests 
of old soldiers and their dependent ones, and in 
keeping alive that fraternal feeling which has so 
strongly bound old comrades together. 

Grooii Ijiike. 

Green Lake is the largest town in the county. 
It lies on the eastern border, and is boun<ied on the 
north by Brooklyn, on the cast by Fond du Lac 
County, on the south by .Mackford and ]\Ianches- 
U'l-. and on the wesi by Marquette. This is re- 
!ji:i!ed as the best ayricultural town in the 



county, and it is doubtful if there is a better one 
in the State. A large portion of the town is prai- 
rie, and the soil is of unsurpassed richness. The 
farm residences are large and tast}-, and the barns 
anil outbuildings are such as to be seen in a pros- 
perous farming community. Groves of timber, 
planted by the settlers, dot the prairies in every 
direction Green Lake skirts the northern bound- 
ary. 

The DeU. 
Mr. Gillespy, in 1859, thus described the dell— 
a unique and interesting natural feature of this 
town: "The dell, on what is now called the Powell 
Place, one mile south, one half-mile west from the 
residence of Mr. Dakin, is a dried-up waterfall. II 
has become quite celebrated as a place of resort to 
hold picnics as well as to gratify the curiosilj' so 
common in man to explore and admire the works 
of nature. How long ago the waters ceased to 
pass through the gorge made through the sand- 
stone of which the hill is composed is hard to tell 
— there must have been quite a large stream pass- 
ing between its banks, for it can hardly be sup- 
posed that the little water now passing over it in 
the spring and fall could ever have made so wide 
and extensive a cavern in the face of the stone 
even supposing the material world to be .as old as 
geologists are determined to have it, contrary to 
the history of Moses and the declarations of St. 
Paul. It is my belief Jehovah is just as competent 
to make a globe like ours in six days, as is told, 
as that He could only make a ball of matter for 
the nucleus of our wtnid, and tliat it has taken 
thousands of years to bring it to the slate it is now 
in. God spake, and it was done; he commanded, 
and it stood fast. The fall of water, if it has any 
now, is twenty-five or thirtj' feet, worn down 
some twelve or fifteen feet from the top of the 
hill. It may be at the bottom three feet wide, 
spreading out to about ten feet at the top. The 
gorge immediately widens, like entering au arch 
from the wedge or crown to some five or six rods 
in width, gradually widening for some ten rods, 
when the hill falls to the level of the ground at its 
base. The face of this gorge on the west is 
perpendicular, while on the east side it slopes 
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sixty feet. A tiny stream runs winding along 
tiirough tlie bottom, its banks covered witli the 
debris fallen from above, in some places to the 
height of eight or ten feet, which, witli trees 
fallen from the lieights. make it a task of some 
labor and difficulty to pass up over the brook to 
the head or the foot of the fall, which is called 
a spring, or more certainly is a well made long ago 
by the accumulation of the debiis and the fall of 
water, and which is, no doubt, supplied b}' water 
passing and finding its way through the fissures in 
the sandstone. This well or spring is stated to be 
some twelve feet deep. Whether this wild, pic- 
turesque gorge is, as w.as believed in ancient times, 
the dwelling of some sprite or spirit, or whether 
its waters are of fabulous elficacy in curing the 
ills that flpsh is heir to, I have not been able to 
learn. One thing is certain — it is famous with the 
girls and boys, and probabl}^ no young gentleman 
can in any way give more p'easure to his ladi'-love 
than according her an invitation to visit this place 
and partake of the Jixings which are generously 
provided at the numerous festivals of jollity and 
good feeling that often occur, whether for lovers' 
rambles, curiosity or amusement. And, by w.ay 
of parenthesis, I would advise any young lady in- 
tending to visit tliis place to leave her slippers and 
gaiters at home; so precarious and uncertain is tl)e 
footing, and in many places spongy and wet, that if 
she has more regard to health than the dis|)lay of 
a neat gaiter boot she will wear shoes or boots of 
some reasonable material to walk s-ifely and with 
dry feet over this by no means eas)' or safe path- 
w.ay to the liead of the gorge. As to getting down 
the path or up it, which you will find a rather 
steep cattle path to the water, I have no advice to 
give, believing if a man has gallantry enough to 
ask you that he will prove himself a true knight 
to the damstl in distress. Abouc eighty rods in a 
southwest direction from the glen is a large spring, 
which is a natural curiosity. In high water it is 
some ten or twelve feet in diameter at its source, 
boils up to tl>e height of two or three feet, making 
a considerable mill stream flowing therefrom, but 
after a protracted drouth it is entirely dry, and re- 
mains so perhaps three or four months. One may 
cross the stream dry-sliod, and returning in two 



two or three hours find a large brook. It was near 
this spring, known, in honor of the first settler, as 
'•Powell Spring," that that worthy erected the 
first log house in the town. 

Settlement. 

.Tames Powell w.as undoubtedly the first settler 
in this town. He had 160 acres of land fenced in 
and part of it under cultivation as early as 1835, 
or 1836. A part of this property was afterward 
owned by A. Long. l\Ir. Dart and two sons came 
next. They located at the outlet of Twin Lake in 
1840, and in 1841 built a small grist-mill. Theirs 
was the first frame house. They came by the way 
j of the Fox River from Green Bay, in row-boats; 
entered the mouth of the Puckyan, p.issed up the 
creek to the lake, and up the latter to their point of 
seetlement. The}- had a fatiguing voyage of eleven 
days, and probably were the first, and doubtless 
j the last white men to navigate the Puckyan. Lieut.- 
Gov. Beal came next the same year, and broke up 
I the first land, Mr. Bazeley and a Slockbridge In- 
I dian, named Pyer, doing the work in the fall of 
I 1840. 8. R. Lathrop came in January, 1847. At 
that time S. Burdick and E. Cable occupied a room 
I in Beals' house as a land office, locating land for 
I settlers, and Mr. Bazeley had taken to himself some 
[ of the comforts .and conveniences of life, and his 
house was a recognized stopping place for traders 
and intending settlers. The house of Satterlee 
(Hon. Sat. Clark), besides being the first location 
of the post-ofl3ce, was the general intelligence office 
for the whole section. Later, the post-office was 
removed to the store of E. .Smith, a mile north of 
the "Center House." This was, doubtless, the sec- 
ond store in the county. The county at that titre 
was in three electoral divisions, or voting pre- 
cincts, the centre of one of which was "Big Green," 
when there was a store, a post-office and a black- 
smith shop. A Mr. Pomeroy, a relative of J. Fen- 
I niraore Cooper, the novelist, a man of worth and 
wealth, was an early resi<lent here, but he returned 
j to Cooperstown, N. Y. 8. H. Palmer was the first 
j to make a settlement on the open prairie, locating 
I half a mile east of the meeting house, and south- 
east from the Centre House he built a comfortable 
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Mr. Jewell, of Algoraa, built a frame house at 
Little Green, and had a store and post-oflice. His 
house was a place of rest and refreshment before 
entering upon the broad land for Ceresco or Green 
Bay. Little Green became a place of note in the 
county's settlement. The first settlers thei-e were 
Henry Pratt, J. Burt, William Seymour, R. Day, 
'•Squire" Akins, from Boston, anil others. J. L. 
Millard opened a small store. M. B. Swift, with 
a large family, came in 1848. N. Gleason, J. S. 
Gardner, G. Rector, N. Pool and others came 
about the same time or earlier, .lacob Cook was 
also an early comer. 

Early Events. 

The first school was taught by Miss Ellen Ly- 
man, in Mr. Bazeley's log house. The first school- 
house in the town w.as that built in School District 
No. 1 . in 184C, or 1817. Oliver Dart was the first 
.Justice of the Peace in the county, and at his house 
was held the first religious service in the town. 
Rev. Mr. Kas.son held meetings at this place and at 
Mr. Palmer's occasionally. The Methodist Episcopal 
circuit ijre.ichers held meetings once in two weeks 
at S. Burdick's, on the Btal's place. The Congre- 
gationalisls organized a society in August, 1851, 
with Rev. E. Bradford as Moderator and Rev. J. 
H. Kissam as Clerk, with ten members. The^- 
built a church near the center of the town in 1854. 
A very respectable society of Protestant Metho- 
dists met early, at the red school-house, on the 
Marquette road, near the town line. Rev. John 
K. Fridd was their pastor. The Methodist Epis- 
copal adherents also organized a society, and met 
early at the stone school-house, east of the Centre 
House. The first birth was that of Alice Bazeley, 
daughter of William Bazeley. 

Town Organization. 

Green Lake was organized in .lanuary, 1849. 
then a part of Brown county. The number of 
votes cast at the first town meeting was seven. 
The first supervisor was Moses B. Swift. Before 
the establishment of the local postolHce, the near- 
est postotHce was at Fox Lake. Milwaukee was 
the nearest market town. The nearest grist mill 
until 1847 was at Waterlown or Columbus. Ten 



days or two weeks time was often consumed in a 
trip to mill. 

CJreeu Lako Postoflito. 

(ircen Lake is a post town in this town ten miles 
south of Darkford and eight miles south-west of 
Ripon, the nearest railway station and banking 
point. It contains a church, a school and about 
100 inhabitants. Among its prominent citizens 
are James Welch, postmaster; W. T. Burdick and 
George Day and Albert JjOng, justices of the 
peace; George E. Russell, constable; A. S. King 
and T. S. Pickett, merchants. Evidences of thrift 
abound here. 

Itley. 

I'tley. on the Chicago. Milwaukee and .St. Paul 
branch to Markesan, is eleven and one-half miles 
south of Dartford. J. D. Sherwood is the post- 
master and merchant at this point. Here are the 
crushing works of the Green Lake Granite Com- 
pany. Fine granite for monumental and pavement 
work is shipped from here in large quantities. 
The quarry was opened by James Densmore. and 
John Loper in 1883 and during that year Loper's 
part of the bluff passed into the control of W. C. 
and J. D. Sherwood, who further developed the 
quarry during 1884. In 1885 the Sherwoods 
merged their proiierty with that of Hon. J. D. 
Caton, of Chicago, who had an extensive ci usher 
plant there, and organized the Green Lake Granite 
Company, which purchased the Densmore property 
and afterward the 0. P. Reed ledge, thus acquiring 
the entire control of all the Pine Bluff granite 
property. The working capacity of the quarry is 
about eight carloads of paving blocks and ab(»ut 
an equal output of crushed stone per day. The 
officers of the company are J. D. Caton. president; 
A. J. Caton, vice-president; C. E. Town, tre.isurer; 
J. D. Sherwood, secretary. The works are super- 
intended by C. C. Benin. 

Kliigstun. 

Kingston is the south-west corner town of the 
countj'. It is bounded north by the town of 
Marquette, eas': by Manchester, south by Columbia 
county and east bj' .\dams county. The face of 
the town is much broken, presenting a rolling 
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land in the county, which stands liUe a sentinel, 
breasting the storms that sweep it? plains, a land- 
mark and a guide for miles around, stretching- 
eastward as if to protect the valley lying at its 
base. The town is well watered and raises much 
hay. The pasturage is good and it may in time 
become somewhat noted as a dairy town. 

Settleineiits. 

The actual settlement of this town began in 1846 
when George Bentley, Isaac Fuller, A. D. C. 
Knowlton, Anson Babeock, Harry Dart, Isaac 
Hewett, O. W. Bow and Thomas Mosley came and 
located their lands. The first white man who 
located in tiie town bad come as early as 1828, 
however. This was Poquctte, and some say he 
was a French half-breed. He was an Indian trader 
and government agent. He married a squaw and 
was killed liy Indians in some quarrel. He is said 
to have been a man of massive proportions, being 
six feet and six inches in height and weighing 
nearly 300 pounds. After his death the post 
at Bellefontaine, as the locality was called, was 
broken up. His widow married Judge Wads- 
worth, of Portage. 

Organization. 

The town was organized in 184'.) with Marquette. 
Twenty-five votes were cast at the first tovMi 
meeting. Charles Mede, chairman; F. B. Hawes, 
and R. Williams, side supervisors; E. Stevens' 
town clerk. 

Early Events. 

The first school was taught liy Mr. liow In 1846 
and 1847. His neighbors turned out and built 
fence for him in return for his services in behalf 
of education. The first church was the the Bap- 
tist, organized in 1846, with Elder Sargent as 
pastor, the second w.as the Methodist, in 1847, 
Elder Stone, pastor. The first death of a white 
person was that of a young emigrant girl who fell 
from a wagon near Mr. Bow's and was killed. 
This town was the scene of a terrible murder of an 
Innocent boy, the particulars of which are given 
elsewhere. 

Village of Kingston. 

This village, like Markesau and Manchester, Is 



on Grand River, which furnishes power for a flour- 
ing mill here. It Is pleasantly situated upon 
elevated land. It was platted in 1855 by Edward 
II. S. Dart, and Fox and Millard's addition was laid 
out the same year. Eight miles east of Marquette, 
the nearest railway station and eighteen miles from 
Fox Lake, the nearest banking point; the place 
contains a flouring mill, two churches, a school and 
about three hundred inhabitants. 

J. H. Dart made the first settlement here, and 
Mr. Kilmer came in 1846 and built the first frame 
house. The first general store was opened soon 
afterward by E. R. Stevens in a building covered 
with split logs, so poor a roof that it is said the 
merchant had, at times, to set up nights, when it 
rained and catch the dripping water in pans to 
prevent it soaking his goods. The first tavern in 
the village was kept by D. M. Phelps. The nearest 
grist mill In the early days was at Watei'town ; liut 
the inhabitants of this place were not exempted 
from the unfair rule which obtained at the grist 
mills nearer by and consequently often had to go 
to West Troy, one hundred miles distant, with 
oxen, to get their flouring done. 

A grist mill was built here In 1818 by Drum- 
mond & Jewett and was later own: 1 bv .1. E. 
Millard & Bros. The local miller no v Is Henry 
Pettit. The water ijower here is sa I to be the 
best on the river. Thirty years ago Kingston had 
a population of 900, about three times its present 
population. The business interests and features of 
the village at that time are said to have been a 
carding mill, a wagon shop, a saw mill, a tavern, 
three blacksmith shops, two wagon shops, one paint 
shop, two tailor shops, two shoe shops, two tin 
shops, one cooper shop, one cabinet shop, one drug 
store, one jewelry store, four general stores, one 
grocery, a leather store, a meat market, two 
school houses, a church .and a postofflco. The 
Baptists owned the church. Services were held 
also by the Methodists and the Episcopalians. 
The church building later become the property of 
the Methodists. It was built in 1855. 

A depressing evil here at at one time was the 

choice of the place as the headquarters of a gang 

of thieves, counterfeiters and incendiary lioters 

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their business avocations liy Hr' ixTpcti-ation of 
oMier (juite serions criiiies. In the fall of 1868 a 
fire destroyed five of the best store buildings, and 
is thought to have been the work of part of this 
gang. Later some of thera were arrested for 
offenses against the United Stales laws and this 
fact and other good influences brought about the 
overthrow and the departure of most of their 
numbers. 

E. (i. Boynton. George S. Greenleaf. Henry 
Vinz and Henry Volkman are merchants here at 
this linu>. Dr. .lames Lawn is tlie resident phy- 
sician. W. M. Chapel is a resident lawyer. James 
M. Chapel is postmaster. The Kingston Sp>/ is a 
four-page paper published by W. E. Williams and 
devoted to local and general interests. 

Newton Wilson Post, Xo. 28, G. A. K. 

The charter for tliis po.st wsis granted March 18, 
1888. The charter members were as follows : E. 
C. Brayton. .1. M. Chapel, G. A. Joslen, AVilliam 
W. Hunter, Thomas Gundcrson. John Millisjan, 
Fred Koh, C. P. Hewitt, William (iarncr, Frank 
Knight, H. R. Price, August Gelanman. George 
Brayton. The first officers were E. C. Brayton, Com. ; 
J. M. Chapel. .S. V. C; George Brayton, J. V. C; G. 
A. Joslen. Quar. and Adjt. ; John Milligan, Surg.; H. 
R. Price. O. D.; Frank Knight. (). G.; C. P. Hew- 
itt, Chap. The present oflicers are J. M. Chapel, 
Com.; E. C. Briiyton, S. V. C; William Garner, 
J. V. C; A. J. Joslen, tjuar. and Adjt.; H. R. 
Price. O. D. ; John Milligan, Surg.; William AV. 
Hunter, Chap.; Frank Knight, (). G. Tlie post 
now numbers twenty-five members. 

Mackforil. 

Mackford is the southeastern town of Green 
Lake County, bounded on the north by Green 
Lake, on the east by Fond du Lac County, on the 
south by Dodge County, and on the west by Man- 
chester. Most of Lake Maria lies in the southwest 
part of this town. This lake, which extends into 
Manchester, covers about 600 acres. Lake Emily 
is near by, to the southward. Grand River flows 
westwardly, through the village of Markesan, 
through the northwestern part of the town. There is 
no known outlet to Lake Maria, except at very high 



water, when it overflows into a swale adjacent. A 
remarkable occurrence w.as the destruction of the 
fish in this Lake during the "hard winter" of 1S47. 
It is believed they were smotliered, as the lake was 
entirely frozen over and the ice was covered with 
four feet of snow. In the spring winrows of fish 
were cast ashore her<?. all bearing evidence of this 
natural supposition. The greater portion of the town 
is prairie. The soil is one and a half to two feet 
deep. Good water is found in all parts of the 
town from six to ninetj' feet below the surface. 
Limestone crops out in places. 

Name of the Town. 

This town derives its name from the first part of 
Hiram McDonald's name ("Mac") and a crossing 
place ( "ford") on the river, at a point where Mr. 
McDonald was sanguine of building up a town. 
Gillespy says : "Nothing but the dog in the man- 
ger policy of some of his old neighbors prevented 
this place fiom becoming a place of business and 
importance — sociable,, free, companionable, as well 
as gentlemanly, his future plans were frustrated 
not only to his own detriment. l)ut the disappoint- 
ment of the speculators." 

OrjiraiiizatioM. 

The town of M.ackford wa.s organized in 1849. 
At the first town meeting there were seven votes 
cast. " Squire" McDonald w.as elected Chairman; 
L. Wooster and John S. Toby, Supervisors ; John 
Chapel. Justice of the Peace ; J. C. Matthews, 
Town Clerk. 

Settlement. 

Hiram McDonald had the honor of being the 
first settler. He located where he afterward lived, 
in 1837. Samuel McDt>nald, his father, came 
soon afterward. In 184."5 Hiram McDonald built 
a sawmill at his place and it is a curious fact that 
twelve out of the fourteen male inhabitants of 
Waupun at that time were present at the raising. 
Lyman Austin and George Pratt came in 1844 and 
in 1845 and 1846 there was quite a number added 
to the small settlement. Among these were Aus- 
tin McCrackcn and his sons, William Butler and 
son. James Densmore, William Hare. .S. M. Knox. 
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Swift and William Shaw. Austin McCracken built 
a sawmill in 1848 and a large gristmill in 1855. In 
1850 Messrs. McDonald, Carhart and White erec- 
ted a large four-storj' gristmill at Maekford vil- 
lage. This was destroyed by fire. John B. Seward 
started the village of Markesan in 1 845 and built a 
saw and gristmill. 

First Things. 

Tlie first white child born in the town was John 
McDonald, son of Hiram McDonald. The first 
wedding was that of Mr. Vedder and Miss Patter- 
son. The first death was that of a Mr. Lyon, 
who was killed by a tree falling upon him. The 
first church was built by the Presbyterians, Rev. 
Mr. Kaison, pastor. 

Village of Markesau. 

.Markesan is pleasantly situated on the uneven 
land lying on both sides of the Grand River, in 
the town of Maekford on the branch of the Chicago, 
Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway which penetrates 
this county. It is seventeen miles south of Dart- 
ford and twelve miles northwest of Fox Lake, the 
neatest banking point. 

Markesan was jjlatted in 1849 ))y John Chapel 
and C. E. Russell, propiietors. The original plat 
was one and one-half mile square. Parker's addi- 
tion was platted in 1858. The village was incor- 
porated in May, 1853, and its first officers were : 
President, Ira Manley ; Trustees, John Parker, P. 
Nelson, G. Harris, E. A. Wilder, M. George; Clerk, 
R. Lexington. 

The first frame house built in the present site of 
the village wai erected by John B. Seward iu 1844. 
Mr. Seward afterward put in operation a sawmill 
and gristmill which was afterward remodeled and 
made a flouring mill only. The early settlers were 
of good stock, mostly Yankees, but with a sprink- 
ling of Englisii. 

In 1859 Markesan contained the gristmill, then 
owned by Mr. Parker, fqur stories high, with two run 
of stones and a daily capacity of 100 barrels; three 
blacksmith shops a wagon shop, two cabinet shops, 
one cabinet wareroom, three shoe shops, two tav- 
erns, one drug and book store, two saloons, four 
good general stores, one variety store, one hard- 



ware store, one stove and tin shop, one harness 
shop, two cooper shops, a livery stable, a tailor 
shop, a watch and jewelry shop, a millinery shop, a 
meat market and a bank with a capital of 175,000 
— C. P. Dearborn, Cashier, — besides an insurance 
agency and a printing office. The population was 
then estimated at 800. 

The village now contains a gristmill, a feedmill, 
a grain elevator, a cheese factory, carriage and 
wagon works, several churches and a live weekly 
newspaper, the Herald, George H. Larke, editor 
and proprietor. Much live stock, grain and pro- 
duce is shipped. 

In point of natural advantages, trade and enter- 
prise, Markesan is the leading village in the south- 
ern i)ortion of the countj-. It is the center of a 
rich and beautiful farming country in which it 
possesses no rivals to be feared and it is predicted 
that its progress will be steady and satisfactory. 
The district school house is well located and one of 
the best buildings in the county. The Universal- 
ists have a neat church, built in 1857, the year in 
which their society was organized. The Congre- 
gationalist Society was organized in 1847 and their 
church was built in 1858. The Methodists organ- 
ized in 1859 and have a neat church. 

Half a mile east of Markesan, on the Grand 
River, a lime-kiln was long kept running con- 
stantly. There was also a manufactorj' of a super- 
ior kind of building material, composed principally 
of lime and gravelly sand. Buildings put up of 
this kind of composition appear to the eye, when 
coated with a cement or varnish used, as durable 
as stone, and a person unacquainted with the ma- 
terial would readily believe that sandstone had 
been cut out to make the walls. 

The Markesan Herald is in its eighth year. Its 
publisher is George H. Larke. It is a neatly prin- 
ted, newsj' sheet, well patronized by subscribers 
and advertisers, and has had its influence for good 
upon the development of Markesan and that por- 
tion of the country round about. 

Maiicliester. 

M.'inchester is located in the center of the county 
east and west, and on its southern border. It is 
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Lake, on the east by Mackford, on the south by 
Columbia County and on the west by .Columbia 
County and the town of Kingston. Lake Maria 
cuts into tlie town near its southeast corner, and 
the large Kingston mill pond on its western border 
north of its center. Grant River flows westwardly 
through the town and receives through a swale the 
overflow from Lake Maria at times of high water,tliat 
lake having no outlet at other times. This town is 
quite equally divided into openings — timber tim- 
ber openings, prairie and marsh lands. The Kast 
Brancli of the Fox River heads in the southwest 
corner of this town. The surface of the town is 
undulating. The soil is strong in the eastern and 
central parts, growing lighter and more sandy to- 
wards the West. 

Settlement. 

The first settler in the town was an old soldier 
named Mc(;ee, who located on the Henry Yinz 
farm. He built the first log house and broke up 
land first in his neighborhood. This was in 1837. 
R. Langdon came in 1843. Sawyer Carter, W. R. 
Carter, Norman Stewart, .lames Carter, Madison 
Miller and Robert Robinson came in 1844. In 1845 
S. W. Matthews. A. Barlow, David Jones, Lucius 
Clark. Walter Burlingame, .J. Teal, and .1. Stickles 
came. Mr. Miller brought with him some 1,500 
sheep, but soon lost most of them by misfortune 
and mismanagement. Messrs. Barlow ami Math- 
ews had no families and were strangers to each 
other, but they pooled their means and emleavors 
and built and occupied a log shanty together. The 
nearest grist-mill in the earl}^ days was at Wau- 
pun. but the settlers more often had to go to Water- 
town or to .lauesville. eighty miles, liie nearer 
mill frequently making them wait a week for their 
grists,while the millers ground their own grain and 
compelled them to buy their flour or wait longer 
than they could afl'ord for their own. In tliose 
days a man could get for flour what money would 
not command. A. Miner built the sawmill at the 
village of Manchester in 1847. Dr. Hoyt laid out 
the village and built a flouring-mill in 1853. The 
first school was opened in 1847. The first church 
organized was by the Methodists the same year, the 
Rev. Mr. Welcome, pastor. The Rev. (t. W. 
Freeman organized the Baptist Society in ISGO. 



The first white child born in the town was born in 
McGee's family. The first marriage was that of a 
Mr. Bates to Miss Margaret Stalker, daughter of 
.Joseph Stalker. The first death was that of a child 
of Mr. Stewart. 

Organization. 

The town of Manchester was organized in 1849, 
with A. Barlow as Chairman of the Board of Su- 
pervisors; J. Stalker and II. A. Millard associates, 
and M. B. Lathrop, Clerk. At one of ilie early 
elections a sugar bowl was made to serve as a bal- 
lot box. 

Tlie AVel.sh and German Settlements. 

In the southwest corner of the town is a good- 
sized German settlement; there is also a Welsh set- 
tlement in the town. 

Village ol" 3Ian«-liester. 

The village of Manchester is prettily situated on 
liigh land nearly in the center of the town, and has 
a l)opulation of about 300. It was la-dout in 1857 
by E. R. Hoyt, and is eighteen miles southwest of 
Dartford, and three miles southwest of Markesan, 
the nearest railway point. Grant River furnishes 
a good water-power. 

W. A. Millard was probably the first settler on 
the village site and arrived in 1846. He was long 
a .Justice of the Peace. M. Seward built a sawmill 
here in 1847, which was later superseded by a flour- 
ing-mill of good capacity. Mr. Seward built the 
first frame house in 1857; the first store was opened 
by Dr. E. R. Hoyt, the founder of the village, in 
1856. Thirty j'ears ago the place contained two 
stores, one shoe store, a blacksmith-shop, a tin shop 
a wagon-shop, a school, a post-office and a gristmill. 
The present business men are: John E. Wiselvinca, 
proprietor of flour mill; Fogel Wolfgang, dealer in 
farm implements; George C. Rhein, harness-maker; 
William Elliott, dealer in live stock; A. M. Houke 
and Louis Klatt. shoemakers; V. E. Babcock and 
F. Schwandt, carpenters. 

Marquett*'. 

The town of .Marquette is bounded on tiie north 
by the town of Princeton , on the e.ast by the town 
of Green Lake, on the south by the towns of Kings- 
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County. This town is very irregular in form and 
is noted for its large marshes and the peculiar ridge 
of granite rock that crops out about a mile south- 
east of the village of Marquette. This out-crop 
covers about five acres. The mass of rock is thirty 
feet high, broken and uneven, the south side fall- 
ing off into a sandy flat, terminating in Grant River 
marsh. Westward, beyond an interval of twenty rods 
of marsh rises another mass of the same formation, 
covered with a growth of small cedars and oaks. 
Half a mile further north, on the north shore of 
marsh, rising from its edge, is an uneven mass of 
the same formation, extending west for nearly a 
mile. The soil is sandy in some places, and in others 
a sand and clay loam. Lake Packaway lies in the 
north and west parts of the town and is an expan- 
sion of the Fox River. 

Settlement. 

The first settler in this town was one Gleason, an 
Indian trader. H. McDonald, of Mackford, stated 
that when he passed up the Fox River with his 
company of United States Regulars, on their way 
to Ft. Winnebago, in 1830, he found Gleason deal- 
ing with the Indians at Marquette. He had a log 
store and stockade, and a number of acres under 
cultivation. He claimed to be from Vermont. 
Passing through again, several years later, Mr. Mc 
Donald saw him again ; but as settlers began to come 
in he moved further West. F. B. Hawes opened 
a store at Marquette in 1845, and the village w.ns 
soon afterward platted b}' Messrs, Sutherland, 
Myers and Page, and in 1 849 it became the first 
county-seat of Marquette County. In 1846 Van 
Valkenburg, John S. Vine, J. M. Crandall, Gard- 
ner Green, D. M. Green, Samuel McCrackcn, M. .1. 
Byington, Alexander Patrick, Ajkin, Porter, Scfly 
and Butterfield came in and secured homes. 

Organization and Early Events. 

The town was organized in 1849, with H. A. 
Butterfield, J. Conley, and J. Boyle as Supervisors; 
S. W. Aikin as Clerk. Forty votes were cast at the 
first election, and the voters lived throughout the 
west part of Marquette County. The first hirlh was 
that of Lovinia Hunt Aikin, daughter of Dennis and 
Mary Aikin, in 1849. The first marriage was that 



of Mr. Merriton to Miss Rachel Aikin, by the Rev. 
G. R. Bartlc'tt. The first death was that of a child 
of .John and Rebecca Conley. 

Village of Marqnette. 

The village of Marquette is situated in the town 
of the same name, eighteen miles southwest of 
Dartford, and nine miles northwest of Markesan 
(on a branch of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul 
Railway and the nearest railway station) and fif- 
teen miles south of Princeton, the nearest banking 
point. The population is about 275. The village 
was laid out as a speculation, as early as 1836, by 
Sherman Page, of Otsego County, N. Y.; Joel B. 
Sutherland, of Philadelphia; Andrew Palmer, of 
Toledo, Ohio, and Albert G. Ellis and John P. 
Arned, of Green Bay, Wis. The original plat on 
file looks like a map of some beautifully laid out 
city of 3,000 to 6,000 population. There is no 
tradition that much of anything else than the plat- 
ting of the village was accomplished at that early 
period. The survey was altered in 1854. 

This has a more picturesque situation than any 
other village in this or the surrounding countries. 
The business portion is principally built on low, 
sandy ground, but tasteful dwellings surmount 
the hill, presenting a fine appearance from any ap- 
proach. Lake Packaway, on which the village is 
situated, is eight miles long and from half a mile 
to a mile wide. It is really an expansion of the 
Fox River. Marquette is consequently one of the 
many flourishing villages lining the banks of that 
stream, and is a natural shipping point for a large 
extent of country. In 1848, when Marquette 
County was fully organized and detached from 
Brown County, the county-seat was established 
here. In 1 853, by a vote of the people, the county- 
seat was removed to Dartford. In November of 
the same year the Board of Supervisors, forcibly 
and without authority of law, seized the records 
:ind conveyed them back to Marquette. For some 
reason the people submitted to this bold movement, 
and the county-seat remained at Marquette until 
1858, when it was established at Berlin after the 
erection of Green Lake County. The old Marquette 
county buildings, long diverted from their original 
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scene, the castle-like looking jail having been a 
long familiar sight. sLinding sentinel-like on the 
hill south of tlie flat. 

The first settler on the village site (and it is 
thougiit the first in the county) was the Verinonter, 
Gleason, who was an Indian trader there as earlj- as 
1831, with a store and cultivated land. The first 
tavern was built in 1848. Some of the county build- 
ings were used for church purposes after the re- 
znoval of the seat of Justice. 

The village was thus made up twenty-five or 
thirty years .'•go, recording to the best recollection 
of an old resident. There w'as a large brick tavern 
house in the eastern part, a temperance house near 
tiie center; a steam window, blind and cabinet fact- 
ory, a wagon and carriage shop, two general stores, 
three store-houses and docks, a shoe-shop, a sad 
dler's-shop. a cooper-shop, a tailor-shop, two car- 
penler's-shops, and two law offices and a school- 
house. The Methodist and Baptist Societies used 
the court-house for public worship. There were 
also three lumber yards and docks, and Mr. Green 
liad a dock at which steamboats stopped regularl.y. 
The population was about 400, and it was believed 
that, as the country settled up and the wants of the 
people became more numerous, Marquette would 
become a place of much imi)ortance, it being the 
nearest point on the river for the shipment of pro- 
duce for the southern parts of Green Lake and Day- 
ton (now extinct) and for Mackford, Manchester 
and Kingston. 

Priiiootoii. 

The town of Princeton is on the western border 
of the county, a little north of the center. It is 
bounded on llie north partially by Marquette 
County and i)artially by St. Marie, on the east by 
Brooklyn and Green Lake on the south by Mar- 
quette and on the west b^- Marquette County. It 
is watered by the Fox River, whieh crosses it 
circuitously in a southwesterly course. 

The surface of this town is rolling and partiallj- 
timbered with the several varieties of oak com- 
mon to this region. The soil is a sandj- loam and 
clay underlayed with limestone. In the central 
part of the town a chain of limestone blulTs makes 
a prominent feature in the landscape. East of the 



I-o.\ River the land is high and rolling. Between 
Dartford and Princeton is a handsome valley 
which gave to this town its first name. Pleasant 
^■alley. 

Settlement. 

The first cabin erected in this town stood on 
what was afterward known as the Simpson farm, 
three miles east of Princeton. It was kept open 
as a tavern by John B. Wiuchell. At this tiouse was 
held the first town meeting and the first ''court" of 
this town, the latter, of course, being presided 
over by a Justice of the Peace. Eighty votes 
were cast at the first election, of which number 
the now village of Princeton cast only three. 
South of the site of this primitive dwelling and 
hosteir}-. is a blufif about fifty feet in height with 
an almost perpendicular front, with limestone 
visible its entire length. 

In 184(5, John Knapp. Ezra Roselirooks, P. Wicks. 
Sr., X. Lowe, A. L. Holmes and Delos Maxon made 
their homes in the town. These men, in connection 
with others who soon followed, opened woods, 
built school houses and churches and introduced 
other substantial improvements. Among those 
who located in this section from 1846 to 1850 were 
William C. Briggs, Dr. T. Millard, Enos Moe. A. 
M. Parsons and Edward Harroun. 

The village of Princeton was pl.atted by R. C. 
Treat, in 1848. Other pioneers there were H. B. 
Treat, Anson Randall, John Randall, W. (). Flint 
and P. M. Knapp. A more extended history of 
this village under a separate heading. 
First Things. 

The first white child born in the town was Jack- 
son Ross. Mr. W. Glendenning and Miss Julia 
Duane were the first couple niarried. The first 
death was that of I^Irs. Henry Treat in 1848. The 
Congregational Church at Princeton was the first 
religious organization effected in the town. IJev. 
E. Bradford was pastor. 

Oi^anizatiou. 

Princeton was organi.^ed in 1849 as Pleasant 
Valley and then included .St. Marie. St. Marie was 
set off in 18.')2. At that time Delos Davis wsis 
chairman of Princeton and 1). P. Rawson was 
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Local Peculiarities. 



the 



Pleasant Valley is sandy. The lowlands 
western part are broken and were not early cnlti- 
vated. In the valley of the Fox there is some 
high rolling land. From the town line east to the 
river is an extensive marsh extending into the town 
of St. Marie. 

Village of Priucetoii. 

Princeton is the terminus of the local line of 
the Chicago and Northwestern Railway and is 
otherwise important as one of the leading villages 
in the three counties treated in this work. Not the 
least among its claims to notoriety is the fact that 
it was to all practical intents for a short time the 
county seat of Green Lake County. In 186() a 
vote was taken upon removing the seat of justice 
from Dartford to Princeton and a majority of the 
Board of Supervisors decided in favor of Dart- 
ford. A minority reported, however, in favor of 
Princeton, and their decision was supported by the 
decision of the attorney general of the State. 
Some of the citizens of Princeton forcibly took 
possession of the records and at a very early hour 
in the morning removed them to Princeton. An 
appeal was then made by the people of the eastern 
part of the county to the Supreme Court of the 
Slate, and on a ruling in their favor the county 
seat was once more moved to Dartford where it has 
since remained. As it was, Princeton was only 
second best upon tiic original election. Although 
there were towns in the county which had voted in 
their own interest which had at least one-third more 
inhabitants when the votes were canvassed, Prince- 
ton stood second and came within eighty votes of 
securing the county seat; and nothing short of the 
entire vote of tlie city of Berlin defeated the 
praiseworthy desire of making the village of 
Princeton the place where lawyers, sheriffs, peace- 
breakers, each in their several dejiartments, should 
learn and hear what the statute declares. It is a 
brisk business point with a pf)pulation of 1,300, an 
assured personal and real proiierty valuation of 
$22.5,000 and no bonded debt. 

Royal C. Treat, Ksq., arrived on the present site 
of the village, April 15. 184.s, and on the 2nd of 
,Tulv- staked out a claim on wliat was afterward 



Block B. of the village plat. He soon put up the 
first building, a shanty, for which he hauled the 
boards from Steven's Point. This building stood 
on Main street, near the bridge^ nearly opposite the 

E. Mantley residence. The Indians wore very- 
troublesome at this time and the pioneer at times 
found it hard to hold his own against them. They 
pulled off the boards from his humble habitation 
and without knocking or expressing thanks com- 
mitted depredations upon his flour and pork bar- 
rels, and also carried away his bedding and cooking 
utensils, doing their utmost to break him up in 
his primitive housekeeping. In order to fortify 
himself against these too frequent and unwelcome 
visitors, he built a log house. This the red men 
could not so easily tear down as they had to a cer- 
tain extent torn down the board one, yet even af- 
ter that Mr. Treat suffered more or less from their 
encroachments. In September, 1848, Nelson M. 
Parsons joined Mr. Treat. John Knapp, who af- 
terward bseame the first postmaster, came with 
his family in February, 1849. About this time 
Mr. Treat and his brother H. B. Treat went to the 
land office at Green Bay and in June returned own- 
ers of 132 acres of land. For a time the place had 
been known as Treat's Landing. Now these broth- 
ers laid out the village and called it Princeton. 
That was the original plat. A part of it was vaca- 
ted in 1878. Princeton addition was laid out July 
12, 1855, by Henry B. Treat and Nelson M. Par- 
sons. Parsons' second addition was p'atted about 
this time. Flint and Treat's addition was platted 
in 1857; Rosebrook's in 1867; R. C. Treat's in 
1872, and W. S. Flint's in 1875. 

Other early settlers were Philemon Weeks, 

F. Durand, E. B. Simpson, John Blend, Charles 
Stacy, Dclos Maxon, Anson Randall, Edward Har- 
ronn and P. M. Knapp. Of these Wright was the 
property owner ; Weeks was an extensive farmer. 
Durand and Ilarroun were merchant and clerk, res- 
pect! vel}'; Blend and Stacy were carpenters; Max- 
on kept hotel two miles and a half south of Prince- 
ton; Knapp w.as a grocer. 

Among early business men were F. Durand and 
Alexander, Anson and John Randall, merchants; 
W. II. and A. L. Flint, nursery; Hall and Seeley. 
merchants; Richmond Tucker, qierchajit; John 1'., 



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Winchell, Newton M. Parsons and John Knapp, 
hotel keepers. R. P. Rawson, Salem T. Wright, 
Davis H. Waite and La Fayette Fisher were also 
early merchants. P. M. Knapp and D. P. Rawson 
opened a store in the fall of 18.53. They were suc- 
ceeded by R. P. Rawson in 1858. He was suc- 
ceeded lij' Rawson k Thirl in 1862. This house 
long since went out of trade. Prominent among 
the merchants from the close of the war to the 
present time have been Teske Brothers, S. M. Eg- 
gleston, H. E. Hopkins, Green & Carman, "W. F. 
Luedtke, Leek & Manthcy, Warnke Brothers, An- 
tone RImpler, H. H. Harmon, Martin Manthcy it- 
Sons. 

Early physicians were Drs. Randall, Millard, 
Everhart, (who lived in St. Marie and practiced 
here), Terwilliger and Dewey. 

John B. Winchell, Newton M. Parsons and Joiin 
Knapp have been mentioned as early liotel men. 
Cliauncey Boylan was another and tiie firm of Par- 
sons & Stiles was well known. 

G. E. Lamont was interested in building what is 
now the American House. This house was burned 
down and rebuilt in 1885. Among those who 
have done the honors there have been David H. 
Waite. Jolin Horey, John Tliompson, W. J. Frank, 
August Shiele, F. W. Cooke, J. P. Snyder and H. 
K. Priest, the present, proprietor. This house dates 
from 1850, or earlier. It is one of the most popu- 
lar in the count}'. The Hubbard House was opened 
after the war and was destroyed by fire in April, 
1880. Among its landlords were Captain Baldwin, 
Lant Burroughs, Wilkins & Eggenbroad, J. H. 
Hubbs. George Callick and J. H. Hubbard, the 
latter at the beginning as well as at the close of its 
history. The City Hotel was built about a dozen 
years ago by its present proprietor, Fred Schin- 
dell. 

The first village election was held Jan. 30, 1865. 
The following officers were electeil: R. C. Treat, 
l)rcsidpnt; D. M. Green and A. Thiel, trustees; 
Zelotns Fisher, treasurer; A. B. Dick, clerk; C. 
Piper, marshal. The following is the copj- of the 
O'tlv resoUuiun of importance framed at the first 
meeting of Uie village board: "Wliere:is, the village 
of Princeton, being desirous of filling their quota by 
raising money to pay volunteers for enlisting in 



the United States service to fill said quota and the 
present call of the President for 300,000 men. be 
it resolved, that the Board of Trustees of the village 
of Princeton be instructed not to add the name of 
any jjcrson to the enrolled list of said village who 
is known to be already enrolled in any other town, 
city or village in the Stale of Wisconsin, to the 
detriment of the vill-ige and tax-payers of the said 
village." The successive presidents of the village 
have been R. C. Treat. 1865; Waldo S. Flint, 1866; 
Alvin L. Flint, 1867-68: Philemon Wickes. 1869; 
Waldos. Flint. 1870; D. M.Green, 1871; F. A. 
Wilde, 1872-73; H. II. Hopkins, 1874: A. E. 
Thompson. 1875; J. P. Schneider, 1876-80; John 
C. Thompson, 1881; R. P. Rawson. 1882; J. P. 
Schneider, 1883-84; Gottlieb Luedtke, 1885-88; 
August Swanke, 1889. The present trustees are 

E. Mueller and August Teske, Henry Manthey is 
clerk. The fire department was organized in 1882 
and is supplied witli a hand engine. Among promi- 
nent members and officers have been (i. A. Teske, 

F. W. Cooke, G. A. Kreger and William Luedtke. 
Thirty years ago the following summary of 

Princeton's interests and professions was made : 
Eleven stores, three taverns, two drug and apothe- 
cary- stores, two doctors, two lawyers, two shoe- 
shops, four blacksmith-shops, two carriage and 
wagon shops, one tailor-shop, one tin-s!iop, four 
saloons, one chair and cabinet factory. The popu- 
lation was about 900. less than two-thirds of the 
present population. The village includes the set- 
tlements then west of the river,where in 1857, W. S. 
and A. L. Flint built a substantial stone gristmill, 
three stories high, with two runs of stones, capable 
of manufacturing fifty barrels of flour in twenty- 
four hours, the water used having been brought from 
the Mecan river in a canal six miles long and ten 
feet wide. A float bridge formerlj' furnished 
means of crossing the Fox at this point. It h.is 
given place to a more modern structure. 

The old agricultural society used to hoUl county 
fairs at Princeton regularly from 1854 for a num- 
ber of years, with the exception of 1857. The fair- 
grounds consisted of about two acres of level 
ground in the east part of the village, surrounded 
by a substantial fence. The yearly- assembling of 
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time being, life and variety quite a variance with 
the every day experience of the localities. Tavern- 
keepers rejoiced and prospered, and general trade 
flourished. The Germans smoked their pipes and 
drank their beer and extended greetings to all 
comers with more than common gusto, and the 
Yankees seized the opportunity to make promising 
bets on the acting events. The old fairs have 
been referred to as being like the old fashioned gen- 
eral trainings, but "without tlie firelocks, fuss and 
feathers," so characteristic to such affairs. 

The oldest church organizations in Princeton 
arc the Congregational and Methodist societies. 
Tlie Catholics, Lutherans and German Congrega- 
tionalists also have stated worship. 

The Princeton Congregational Church, like most 
American churches, had for its birthplace the dis- 
trict scliool-housc. It occupied tlie village scliool- 
bouse in company with the Methodist Episcopal 
Church for some months, but owing to a disagree- 
ment as to which church should hold the morning 
service in the building, it was resolved by this 
society to erect a cliurch house of its own. The 
church was organized Feb. 8, 1852, with fourteen 
members, the Rev. Ebenezer Green Bradford be- 
ing pastor; Sylvester Hawkins, Darius H. Waite 
and Alvin L. Flint were the trustees. Rev. Mr. 
Bradford's pastorate lasted four ^-ears. He re 
tired from the vicinity on closing his connections 
with the church of March 30, 1856. He was suc- 
ceded in the pastorate by Rev. B. Miller, who ac- 
cepted the call of the church April 9, 1856. He 
continued with the church until his death which oc- 
curred in 1861, caused by a fall from a load of ha^'. 
The next minister was the Rev. Lucius Parker, 
who was called Feb. 25, 1862. He remained until 
Christmas. 1864, when he retired to engage in a 
secular occupation. In April, 1865, the Kev. Rich- 
ard Fairbairn was called. During his pastorate 
the church was enlarged and beautified by the 
addition of a bell-tower and vestibule. He retired 
March 30, 1868, after a pastorate of three years. 
August, 9, 1868, Rev. William Richard was called 
from the Berlin Congregational Church. He re- 
mained as pastor until his death, July 31. 1882, 
terminating a service of fourteen years. After his 
dealii the church had only occasional preaching 



until the arrival of Rev. Arthur Spooner, May 1, 
1887. He was graduated from the Chicago Theo- 
logical Seminar^' and was ordained in Princeton. 
October, 1887. He withdrew September, 1888. 
During his pastorate the church began various im- 
provements which were completed by his successor. 
Rev. Alexander Chambers, the present pastor, is a 
graduate of the East London Institute, Loudon, 
England. He was installed as pastor Feb. 19, 1889. 
Under his ministry the church has increased in 
membership. A German congregation has been 
formed and the church building has been reno- 
vated and improved inside and outside. 

Among the early settlers of Princeton were a 
handful of Methodists, who with the Methodist zeal 
and enthusiasm, organized a class in 1849, and for 
sometime held their meeting in the bar-room of 
VVinchell's hotel, there being no other convenient 
or available place at that time. In 1851 the dis- 
trict built a small school house in which the society 
held religious services weekly, until 1854 or 1855, 
when its present neat and commodious church was 
built. The church has maintained itself well, has 
had a steady growtli and is at present in a fairly 
prosperous condition. Some of the first members 
are still living, ■■pillars of the church" through all 
its history. Among the early pastors were Rev. 
Haywood, Holmes, Shroff, Martin, Whitney, 
Pierce, Watts and Slater. Later pastors have been 
the Revs. Boggess, Seely, Day, McHenry, Doolittle, 
Bullock, Graves and Symons. 

The Catholic Church of Princeton is attended 
by Rev. J. Kaster of the Neshkoro Church. 

The Princeton Rcpublir is in its twenty-fourth 
volume. It was published four years by Mr. Mc- 
Connell and later by Rowc and Thompson and J. 
C. Thompson. In 1884 it passed into the hands of 
Rawson <fe Beebe, who were succeeded by the pres- 
ent proprietors, E. R. Beebe and James H. David- 
son, under the firm name of Beebe & Davidson. It 
is a sprightly eight-page, six-column paper, ably 
edited and devoted to the best interests of Prince- 
ton and vicinity. 

The Princeton Iiidcpeiuleni was first issued in 
1876 bj' a stock company, and published by Meyer> 
and Goodell. Its name was changed, soon after- 
ward, to the G-reen Lake County Denvxrat. and ji 



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was published four j'ears by S. D. Goodell, who 
moved it to Maikesan, where it suspended in 188fi. 
Tlie Merkur, a German paper was published at 
Princeton from 1876 to 1878, by P. F. L. Warns 
and C. G. H. Marksteadt successively. 

The private banking house of F. T. Yahr, is one 
of Princeton's most useful institutions. Its capi- 
tal is 125.000. F. T. Yahr, president and treas- 
urer; E. F. Yahr, cashier. 

Among other important interests may be men- 
tioned its carriage and wagon f.aclories, flouring, 
feed, planing and sorghum mills, foundry and 
machine shops, grain elevator and brewery. 

Wallace Danlz Post. Grand Army of Republic, 
No. 228, was mustered Oct. 8, 1886, with the fol- 
lowing officers and members: A. Eggerbroad, 
Commander; G. T. Hamer, S. V. C; August 
Mittelstadt. J. V. C; William .J. Frank, Qmr.; 
Henry Rose, Chap.; Frank S. Merrill, O. D.; 
Pliilo J. Heskins, Surg.; August Kleiner, O. G.; 
Edward Harroun, Adjt. ; Henry Crowthe, S. M.; 
M. C. Russell. Q'mr.-Sergt. ;Silsby Stevens, George 
Leiches, Caleb Washburn, Peter Zelner, Frank 
Tucker, William Santo, Julius Riraples, and Loren 
N. Bennett. A. Eggerbroad was commander in 
1886 and 1887 and Frank Tucker in 1888 and 1889. 
The present officers are Frank Tucker, Commander; 
G. T. Hamer. S. V. C; Henry Pooch, J. V. C. ; 
Silbsy Stevens, Qnr.; Henr^' Rose, Cliap.; A. 
Eggerbroad. O. D.; A. M. Vars, Surg.; August 
Kleinet, O. G.; Edward Harroun, Adjt. The 
membership is twenty-eight. 

St. Marie. 

St. Marie lies in tlie northwest quarter of Green 
Lake County. It is bounded north by Seneca, east 
by Berlin and Brooklyn, south by Brooklyn :md 
Princeton and west by Marquette County. The 
While and Fox Rivers flow along most of its north- 
ern border and the latter traverses the town in a 
direction from southwest to northeast. There aie 
no other streams except small creeks. The Pack.iyan 
and White Hiver marshes encroach much u|)on its 
territory. The lands surrounding these marshes 
; re high, broken and marked bj' uneven sand hills. 
The balance of the territory is less broken but very 
sandy.adapted to corn |)roduction and cattle raising. 



A Noted Pioneer. 

One of the earliest and the most prominent of 
the pioneers of this town was Colonel Shaw, of 
historic memory. Shaw came to Wisconsin in 
1845. He traveled over and explored nearly all 
parts of the State, and decided to settle on the Fox 
River about four miles below the City of Berlin, 
opposite the old Mason nurserj'. That was in 1846. 
He had 20 horses, 120 head of cattle, 168 hogs and 
some pigs. After a two years' residence there he 
moved to the site of the old village of St. Marie, 
called by Pere Marquette in his journal of his 
voyage to the Mississippi, " Lnmte Ste. M<(ric" in 
English, St. Marie's hill or bluff. Before this time 
the Indians had stolen most of his hogs and killed 
many of his cattle. Such animals as the Indians 
did not take or kill, were killed by dogs. .Soon 
after his removal to St. Marie some of his horses 
were stolen by white men and some died of distem- 
per. This was the beginning of his ill- fortune. 
His location at St. Marie was considered the best 
crossing place on the river, a point at which it was 
thought the trade and travel of the surrounding 
country must eventually center. Having his claims 
contested and impediments put in his way by the 
Board of Public Works who contended that his 
claim was too valuable for one man to own, his 
enterprise was handicapped so heavily th.at other 
towns soon outstripped .St. Marie in growth and 
progress. Finally, when it was too late to do Mr. 
Shaw any good, the Legislature passed a law abro- 
gating the action of the Board and securing to him 
that which he had claimed. His whole claim was 
205 acres and at one time he w.is offered $10,000 
for one-fourth of it, but the action of the Board 
prevented his closing the bargain. Colonel Shaw 
was a noted Western pioneer wlio had traveled 
over nearly all parts of the countrj' and made his 
home in manv places. It is said he had an Indian 
wife. 

Otlior Settlers. 

Other earl}" settlers were Mason Whiting, David 
Rosebrook and Edward D. Dyke. The Catholics 
have a strong organization and a fine church at 
St. Marie. Mt. Tom, situated about two miles 
north of the village, is famous for its good lime, 
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Village of St. Marie. 

The village of St. Marie is pleasantly situated on 
the rather uneven high bank of land on the east 
side of the Fox River. In times gone by it bade 
fair to become a place of considerable importance; 
but other localities as places of business have shorn 
it of its advantages for trade and commerce. Its 
appearance denotes dilapidation and shows that 
much means was at one time wasted in the endeavor 
to make a good village at this point. The village 
plat which was recorded .June 28, 1851, embraces 
part of section 7, township 16, range 12. This 
village was thus described thirty years ago: One 
church edifice in an unfinished condition; a bridge 
across the river, a steam boat landing; two 
hotels; one store; one shoe shop, two blacksmith 
shops, a post-office, a district school, about 125 
inhabitants. There is now no post-office of that 
name. 

Hamilton. 

About half a mile south of this village is the 
site of the village of Hamilton, a competitor with 
St. Marie for metropolitan honors, which at one 
time had a population of 125. This town was 
platted on a showy and extensive scale and looked 
as well on paper as any town of 3,000 population 
does now. In the days of its prosperity it had two 
stores, two blacksmiths' shops, a tin shop, two 
taverns, a post-office, and a bridge across the river, 
which the fates in an angry flood at the breaking 
up of the river in the spring carried down stream, 
thus sealing the doom of this unstable product of 
speculation. An old settler thus describes Hamilton 
as it appeared about the outbreak of the war: 
"What there was left of the place were four dwellings 
and a barn. Taverns houses and stores had gone 
off bodily — the College House of St. Marie moved 
off under the steady pull of fifty-three yoke of 
oxen, while some less cumbersome took a more 
lengthy flight to Princeton where one was occupied 
as a store by R. C. Treat. 

State Center. 

This was the name of another town that was 

begun in St. Marie, back in the speculative d.iys, 

and which was subsequently carted away piece meal 

after it was demonstrated that it would never hang 



together. It was so named because it was claimed 
to be in the geographical center of Wisconsin. It 
would have been easier to have shown that it was 
in the center of the superficial earth. 
Soneea. 
Seneca is the northwest corner town of the 
county. It is bounded north by Waushara County, 
east by Berlin, south by St. Marie and west by 
Marquette Countj'. It is one of the smaller towus 
of the county and is largely marsh. The land 
next to Ash ford Isle is level opening. The isle 
consists of several hundred acres of fine timbered 
lands — mostly oak and hickory. A small creek to 
the west divides this isle from Rodney's Isle, which 
is the highest land in the vicinit}^ and contains 
over 1,000 acres, with some prominent outcrop- 
pings of rock near its center. Pine Island has 
nearly as many acres, but is low and level and not 
much cultivated. These so-called " isles " and 
" islands " are but solid patclies of hard ground 
amid the marshes and partially surrounded by small 
creeks. Another,Seneca Isle contains over 1,500 acres 
and is partly cultivated. The town is better adapted 
to growing grass and raising stock than to ordinary 
agriculture. The rocky formation near the center 
of Rodney's Isle, rising to a height of fortj' to 
sixty feet, is quite like the stone quarried at Berlin 
and elsewhere but has never been developed to any 
extent. The outcropping is about forty acres in 
extent. White River flows through the southeast 
corner of the town, uniting with the Fox near its 
southern extremit3^ The Fox forms the east part 
of its southern boundary. White River marsh is 
one of the most extensive in the town. 

Settlemeut and Poimlation. 
The first settlement in town was made by a Mr 
Ashford on what is now known as Ashford's Isle. 
About one of the first houses in town was the 
Four-Mile House, formerly a tavern kept by a well- 
remembered boniface named Clogg. There is 
about equal American and foreign population. At 
a comparatively early period there was a small 
English settlement started near the Four-Mile 
House. Rodney's Isle was mostly settled by Irish. 
During more recent years some Poles have come 
into the town. When Marquette County was 
divided two miles of the east part of Neshkoro were 
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;SiTt1lQ niQ-Ql of MarqiKTttQ Coirrjtj, ^ 




A ORKAT ileal i.hat is of 



t in connection witli 

history of Marquette 

County will be founrl in the 

chapter on the settlement of 

(.reen Lake County. The first 

settlement within the present 

county limits was made in the 

town of Buffalo in the spring of 

1848 by H. F. Owen and J. I. 

O'Blainis. A school-house was 

built shortly afterward, and the first 

term of school was taught by a 

man named Birdsall. The lands 

south of the lake were placed in the 

market by the Government several years prior to 

the offering of those lands situated north of that 

bod}' of water. 

The first religious services were conducted by a 
Catholic priest, who otticiated at a mission on an 
island in Spring Lake, in the town of Shields. 
This was as early as 1848. The first Protestant 
clergyman was Isaac Smith, a Primitive Methodist, 
who held meetings in the different settlements in 
the fall of 1848. 

S. A. Pease came to this county in 1850, and was 
its first practicing physician. The first entry of 
Government land was May 11, 183G, by John 
Noyes, in the present town of Packwaukee. This 
name is given in honor of a friendly Winnebago 
chief. 

Karly in the history of this county, before .actual 
settlement had advanceil or was well begun, foreign 
speculators, charmed by the beautiful scenery 
which here abounds, and encouraged by the pres- 
enie of the Fox River and Buffalo Lake and other 
bodies of w.ater, located and platted several town 
sites, which they advertised throughout the East, 



without accomplishing much in the inducement 
of settlement, however. The first deed of land in 
Marquette County (then in Brown County) was 
dated Aug. 22, 1836. 

The western towns are peopled mostly by 
x\.mericans. while in the eastern and northern parts 
of the countv the foreign element is well repre- 
sented. James Daniels was the first settler upon 
the site of Montello, locating in 1849. About the 
same time the Darts, J. M. and Joseph R. came. 
Between 1850 and 1852 came John Lewis, Dr. 
H. S. Pratt, the Kelleys and others, including 
Phillips & Giddings, merchants, .and K. K. .Smith, 
hotel keeper. Among other pioneers in various 
parts of the county were the following: William 
Morgan, George Reed, Robert Lytic, James Folej', 
John Bremner, George, Robert and William Mc- 
Kay, John Madden, John Campion, James Graham, 
James Mair. David Taylor, David Eggleston, John 
Annis. Neil Diamond, .Stephen and William M.ay- 
nard, in Buffalo; William Murphy, H. S. Thomas, 
P.atriek Clark, P. Mason, John Cleary, James 
Slowey, William McGinnis, James Briggs, II. H. 
Parrolt, in Douglas; Christian' Togats, in Crystal 
Lake; Alexander Potts. James Dyas, F. M. 
Wicks, Michael Barry, John Barry. William A. 
Stebbins. James Harris, Joseph Farrington, W. II. 
Peters, in Harris; the Darts, Patrick McDonald. 
James Barry, L. O. Evans, Richard iJiddings, 
Bonaparte Baker. Jo.seph Lake, Elkanah Smith. 
Solon Davis. William and John Cogan. John Stin- 
son, Timothy Hayes. Edward Murray, in Montello; 
Stephen and William Fallis, in Mecan; William 
Boydcn. the Slades, in Newton; Robert Hume, 
M. G. Ellison. Rev. Isaac Smith. Thomas Mills, 
Isaac Brown. W. L. (i.ajlord, H. Brown. L. Felton, 
R. Wells, D. Coon. George Skinner. William Wal- 
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Michael Powers, Nicholas Geinon, L. D. Ralph, 
Benjamin Hayes, William Clay, Andrew Scobey, 
J. A. Wells, in Ncshkoro; E. Pettengill, E. T. 
Older, C. G. Barker, Jesse Older, William Ewen, 
David Phelps, S. A. Pease, John Chapman, E. 
King, Samuel Way man, E. McCoffrey, Robert 
Page, William Peet, Charles Metcalf, 7^C'hestei 
Frink, Town Whitson, in Packwaukee; D. K. 
Deveney, James Clavin, P. Curley, James Cro- 
arken, in Shields; David Sands, William Stiles, 
in Springfield; Robert Cochran, Samuel Crockett, 
Frank and Samuel Russell, Thomas Hamilton, 
Thomas Block, Charles Crantz, Philo Lackey, in 
Westfield; William Alford, the Ormsbys, H. II. 
T.'iylor, William Johnson, Eli McNiitt, in Oxford. 

Old Settlers' Kc-Unions. 

An Old Settlers' Club was formed in Marquette 
County some years ago. A meeting was held in 
1876, at which the following programme was car- 
ried out: Address by Dr. S. A. Pease; subject, 
"On Top of the Hill;" Addresses and papers suit- 
able to the occasion, by D. K. Devanej^ H. H. 
Taylor, F. Abbott, C. S. Kelsey, William II. Pet- 
ers, H. M. Older, and Mrs. C. G. Barker. Songs 
were rendered by Frank Russell, and James Foley. 
The address of Hon. W. II. Peters is given, not be- 
cause it was more eloquent and schola?-l\' than the 
the others, but for the reason that it contains more 
of historical interest: 

"I did not think it was in the programme thai I 
should say anything, and am wholly unprepared. 
But I think it proper that I should say something 
on this occasion. 

"I was raised in the State of Neiv York, and 
came to this State in the spring of 1850, landing 
in Montello on the 17th day of May, of that year. 
There was no Montello here then. There were four 
families of us together. We pitched our tente at 
the junction of the Fox and INIontello Rivers. 
liOomis had a log house there, and we got permis- 
sion for the women and children to sleep on the 
floor at night, while the men lay out doors under 
logs, and on the ground. We prospected through 
the country two days for claims. Everything 
looked desolate and wild. There were no roads, 
bridges, or school-houses, and no dwelling houses, 



with the exception of a few huts along the hanks 
of Buffalo Lake; there never had been any crops 
raised here north of the Fox River. The third 
morning we held a council, and all present voted 
to hire teams and go back to Milwaukee, except 
myself. I voted to remain; and when they found I 
would not go, they all concluded to stay. 

''We had a hard time the first year. All the set- 
tlers that were here were poor, and no work to be 
had. I bought potatoes to plant, paying $1.25 per 
bushel for them, and backed them seven miles. On 
the 14th of July, 1850, I with three others, started 
for Madison to find work. AVe had to travel fifty 
miles on foot. The first day we passed through 
what is now Portage City. The onl^r buildings I 
noticed, were a hotel and store, on the flats east of 
Portage. The hotel was kept by Henry Carpenter. 
We stopped the first night at a little village south- 
east of Portage. I slept in a new building partly 
finished. I had but two shillings in money, and 
that slipped out of my pocket vvhile lying upon the 
floor. I did not miss it until I went to pay for 
my breakfast in the morning, five miles away; but 
I got my breakfast anyway. The next night we 
stopped at a place called Cottage Grove, consisting 
of a tavern and a barn. Having no money, I slept 
upon the barn floor, with neither hay, straw or 
blankets, and was nearly chilled. In the morning 
a man said he would hire one of us, at $1 per day, 
to rake and bind. I went with him, and during the 
time I worked for him, I learned his name was Will- 
iam R. Taylor. I found him to be a gentleman, 
and a firist rate cradler. I bound for him four 
days. That William R. Taylor was Governor of 
this State for the past two years, and a good one 
too. I work fifteen days and earned $15, traveling 
over 100 miles to earn it. I did it to get some- 
thing to eat for my little family. 

"But things are changed now. All through here 
we see fine farms and farm houses, fine barns, fine 
roads and bridges, fine school-houses and fine 
churches, and a refined set of people, the picture 
of health, and all prospering. We have no jails 
or poorhouses; we have no need for them. I will 
here venture to assert that nowhere else on God's 
earth can you find 9,000 people in one county th.at 
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quette County. I will also assert that nowhere 
can you find so few paupers, according to the pop- 
ulation, as here; and wliat we have, liave been re- 
cently imported from other States. Our soil is 
not the best in the world, but we are able to com- 
plete with almost any other county in the State for 
fine horses; we turn out annually a vast amount of 
pork, beef, butter, wool, and mutton; we have the 
finest grazing land in the State, with a great extent 
of natural meadows, besides, our wheat is as good 
as any raised in the United States; our corn crop 
never fails us, and for potatoes, we can't be beat 
this side of California; we have fine timber, good 
water, and the healthiest locality in the world. 

"I have traveled through Missouri, Kansas, 
Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota, with the express 
purpose of ascertaining their advantages and dis- 
advantages. They have very good soil but they 
also have a thousand drawbacks that we know 
nothing about. 1 am satisfied that a man can do 
better in this county, with a capital of from 
$1,000 to $10,000, than in any other part of the 
United States I have ever seen. If there are any 
here who intend to leave this country expecting to 
improve liieir condition, they had better give up 
the idea and remain iiere; because if they do go 
tlicy will be sure to return, as hundreds have done 
before. I claim we are a favored people and in a 
favored location. We who have lived here for 
twenty-five years have never seen a failure in a 
crop, a pestilence or famine, riot, murder or 
robbery. And during my residence here, I have 
always met witii the kindest treatment bf all the 
citizens of the county. I have no reason to com- 
plain of any one, and will here assert that I have 
not now, and never did have, an animosity against 
any man, woman or child in the county." 

" May you all live long to enjoy the fruits of 
your labors, and meet here annually for many 
years to come at the re-union of the Old Settlers' 
Club of Marquette County." 

The reunion of 1878 was a successful and enjoy- 
able one. Opera Mali, Montello, was comfortably 
filled at an early hour by members of the Old 
Settlers' Club and friends who had assembled to 
l)irticipate in or witness the fourth annual festival 
of the Society, Dr. Kussell. of Weslfield, presi- 



dent of the club, called the meeting to order and 
the programme of the evening was announced by 
Dr. S. A. Pease, the secretary. After music by 
the string and cornet band of Montello, Mr. Pease 
read the following address, entitled. " Spring, 
Summer, Autumn and Winter,'' which was well 
received. 

" In what harmony and how illustrative are the 
times and things of nature. The spring buds are 
developed into the cradle by the home fireside. 
They open into summer blossoms under the warm- 
ing and cheering ways of the parental sun. They 
ripen into autumn fruit under the combined 
influences of education, ex[)erience and observa- 
tion, and fin,ally drop from the limbs and branches 
of the old tree and hie away into winter quarters 
in obedience to the inevitable law of succession 
which rules and governs the animate and inanimate 
world. Generation succeeds generation and the 
seasons roll round and roll on without any appar- 
ent interruption in their progress and without any 
apparent falling off in numbers, because when one 
stops by the wayside another comes aboard, and 
thus trains of human freight are always loaded and 
borne on to their final destination. 

"One or two first-class trains with first-class 
passengers have run into Montello, not, however, 
because it is the end of the track, nor because the 
road is out of repair, but as a place of rendez- 
vous for a brief consultation over the question 
whether it is not possible, after all, to transform 
the whole sjstem and turn winter into spring or 
summer and ramble awhile among the rich and 
graceful blossoms and perhaps enjoy the privilege 
of another autumn season. 

" To-night we are to settle the question whether 
we cannot turn our faces from the north, and with 
tlie heat of a little youthful enthusiasm melt down 
the icebergs of the frigid zones of old age, throw 
away the gray hairs of the frost}' period and engage 
once more and for a season in the laugh of a young 
child. The joys of early life are not far away — 
they are onl}' laid iii) in the open storeroom of 
recollection, and the door is not locked. We have 
only to knock at its jiortals. raise the latch and 
walk in. We need not t-arry long enough to get 
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honeymoon and driuk again from the waters of 
primitive enjoyment and thus add one more inter- 
esting vohime to life's lilstory. We all have the 
ability and it is but right and proper to vindicate 
a determination to play off once a year and go back 
to the spring and summer of life. The laugh is 
not all out of us, and we have come here to prove 
it, and if the memory is a little at fault and we 
make some mistakes because we have forgotten the 
precise rule, we will charge it over to a long 
experience on the Indian Land to be settled when 
our children shall prove to the world that this 
countrj' of sand and good health will at a time 
not far distant become the wealthiest of the whole 
northwestern portion of this large continent. 

" Whilst age with a good conscience has its 
pleasures and enjoyments — else nature has made 
some fatal mistake — oft it is better to have bread 
with faith, as a mixed diet makes a better feast. 
Thus, to-night, let us hash it up and turn all the 
seasons and all the stages of life into one pool and 
distribute dividends and perhaps exhaust the entire 
capital before morning. Let every individual 
member of this audience assume the position of a 
a special committee to solicit contributions to the 
stock of fun and mirth, not even refusing small 
gifts, nor stop to criticise the form in which they 
are bestowed." 

" The past twenty-seven years' histor}' of Mar- 
quette County was full of intense interest then, as 
its many pages were written and volumes made up 
and bound. It will be replete with interest now, 
in its repetition before those wiio know of its 
truthfulness and even to those who do not. The 
time has been when county lines formed no limits 
to the zealous labors of some of onr office-seeking 
politicians. The unsuspecting voters of Adams 
and Waushara Counties have often been set upon 
by the candidate for office in this connty. P^lec- 
tioneering was not circumscribed by geographical 
lines when this country was new. Local town offi- 
cers have been quite as much at fault in not know- 
ing a section corner or a section line. Many a poor 
fellow over in Adams County has been made to 
contribute money to the border tax gatherers. In 
fact it is but a few years ago that a load of candi- 
dates, with more zeal than geography in their pos- 



session, spent one whole day up in Waushara County 
and counted up votes enough to make success a 
certainty in advance, but after election the returned 
poll-lists were short and the candidates were sick 
for two years thereafter. I recollect well the large 
political meetings and the eloquent and stirring 
speeches made by Mark Derham and Steve Fallis 
up at Roxo and Forrestville to the Winnebagoes and 
down in Mecan to the German voters — and they 
always made it count, because the3' were never 
beaten. While upon this range of thought, I am 
reminded of the ten thousand political snarls in 
this county where the biggest dog was not always 
on top. You know the battle is not always to the 
strong, and the adage has been many times verified 
in Marquette County, but in that respect it is now 
all quiet on the Potomac, and the Turks have been 

badly cleaned out and Chi-istianity vindicated 

over the left. 

"Twenty-seven years ago the country was new. 
As the politicians would say, it was a howling wil- 
derness, and many of the old settlers are mighty 
sorry they didn't let it howl. Then it was that tlic 
Indian dug his hole in the ground, and the wolf 
built his log hut, and the fox, the bear and wild 
cat played the fiddle and banjo; and it is said by 
the Christian fathers who survived the Black Hawk 
War that they had a good time generally, and 
judging from the early camp-meetings and claim 
fights in times gone by I should say that religion 
was one thing very much needed and that the sup- 
ply was not equal to the demand. Twenty. seven 
years ago we had cold potatoes and cold prayer 
meetings; we had plenty of pumpkins the first 
year, and the same kind of orthodox preaching ; 
we had a small crop of beans and a few substantial 
church deacons ; we had screech owls and singino- 
schools to (.orrespond ; we had flat turnips and 
many other things that were flat, too, and we 
haven't gotten entirely over it yet. Yet, after all, 
we had some good times and sometimes it was hard 
getting up a good time. Perseverance, however, 
ami faith in Uncle Sam and the prophets have kept 
the machine in running order. And finally here we 
are to-night; perhaps a little worse for wear in some 
respects, and in behalf of the old people generall3' 
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welcome you to this hall, hoping that this social 
occasion will arapl^- compensate j'Oii for the trouble 
you liave taken. Let us talk, sing, play, eat and 
be merry. (We belong to the Mendotas and don't 
drink any more.) Wliile we have no banks or bags 
of gold, we are rich in contentment and good health, 
witii pleasant homes and loving children — but none 
too many of them — large churches and intelligent 
ministers with a common sense Christian religion, 
flourishing schools under experienced teachers, good 
and instructive newspapers and nearly every town 
with its temperance organization. 

" Marquette County is really a good place to 
live. As the world moves on, the people of this 
county move with it, and as the future opens yearly 
its rich storeiiouses of good things our people are 
determined to get their sliare, and this yearly gath- 
ering is one of the appropriate ways of acknowl- 
edging and cementing a community and brother- 
hood. The canvas of life is checkered and mixed; 
but we soon learn to distinguish the dark spots by 
the few that sometimes go it blind and get stuck 
in the black pool, where is only heard the moans 
and cries of desponding and deluded victims. 
Others take warning and escape by going round 
upon the other side. We have ten thousand rea- 
sons to be thankful that so many have escaped and 
so few have got caught in the trap set by the 
enemy. Again I welcome yon to an intellectual 
and social feast." 

At the conclusion of this address of welcome 
there was music by the orchestra, and then the 
audience arose and sang " Auld Lang .Syne." Our 
informant says : " Dr. Pease led off and Dr. Rus- 
sel dropped in — or perhaps it was iu'ri> rersa — the 
orchestra essayed an accompaniment ; then some- 
body else chimed in, then another and another, until 
every key in the scale was appropriated a^d ren- 
dered according to individual idea of time. One 
by one the singers discovered the discord and let 
up until there were but two left in the choir and 
these tlie honorable president and secretary. "A'ho ' 
were energetically beating time, one in long meter I 
and the other in double time, but neither of whom 
was uttering a .note. The situation was produc- 
tive of a huge smile, in which all united with the 
utmost harmony. Rev. K. G. L'i)dyke was then ] 



introduced and addressed the audience upon the 
subject of •' Home." Heart}- applause w.as accord- 
1 cd the speaker and during the remainder of tlie 
evening iiis remarks were frequently alluded to in 
terms of warmest praise. Another attempt was 
made to sing — " Home. Sweet Home," this time — 
but the result was mucli as before, the success being 
attained in the hearty laugh created. The sjieaking 
being at an end, formality was dispensed with, and 
a pleasant season of visiting and social enjo3'ment 
followed. At about ten o'clock the company ad- 
journed to the hotels, where oyster suppers were 
served. Soon after returning to the hall, the floor 
was cleared, the band took their station and those 
of the settlers, old and young, who were so inclined 
danced to their souls' delight. Many of the older 
people retired shortly- after midnight, but not a few 
staid to the end, or about three in the morning. The 
officers elected for the ensuing year were : S. A. 
Pease, President ; S. Crockett, Vice President ; 
Philo Lockey, Secretarj\ It was decided to hold 
the next annual re-union at Westfield. 

The old settlers' meeting of 1879 was a very en- 
joyable affair. The meeting was called to order by 
President Pease. H. H. Taylor, of Oxford, read a 
paper and was followed by Frank Abbott, of West- 
field, and James Whitehead, of Buffalo. Mr. White- 
head's paper was a masterlj' effort and was well re- 
ceived by th3 old settlers. The paper prepared by 
Mr. Abbott, "Between Cathartics and Emetics," was 
very able and carried his audience back to the time 
when Uncle .Sam was young. Mr. Taylor took them 
back to the times of the patriarchs, so far indeed 
that the years that most of them had spent in Mar- 
quette County seemed onl^- a very short time. The 
" old uns " then related reminiscences of the early 
days of the county. Mr. F. D. Forbes then sang a 
song entitled " Wax Work," and ever}' one, young 
and old, joined in the heart}- "side shaking" that 
followed. Refreshments were served at about eleven 
o'clock and a dance followed. Among those who 
had more or less to tell of the early days were 
Robert Cochran, A. H. German. C. Houslett, John 
Coon, Frank Russell, Thomas Tibbits, Mrs. Rund- 
lett and others equally well known. The officers 
elected for the ensuing year were : President, S. A. 
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meeting of the club was announced to be held at 
Montello in February, 1880. 

Tlie following report of tlie meeting of 1880 was 
made by Secretary Ellison : 

"The annual i-e-union of the old settlers of Mar- 
quette County was held at Opera Hall, Montello, 
on the 29th of January. The meeting was called 
to order by the President, S. A. Pease, who then 
read a salutatarv address, congratulating the old 
settlers on the return of the anniversary of their 
social gatherings. Tlie address was followed by 
music by the Euterpeans. 

" A paper written by David Taylor was then read 
by James Whitehead, Mr. Taylor being unable to 
attend on account of illness. Following this, Mr. 
Milo Gibbs sang " Grandfather's Clock," accom- 
panied on the organ by Miss Josie Crouch. Re- 
marks by C. Tagats showed the manner in former 
times in which people in his' part of the counti-y 
used to surmount or rather wade and pull through 
diflficulties. 

'• Music by the band was next in order. Re- 
marks were then made by Dominick Devaney, who 
in a smiling manner gave a ludicrous description of 
a scene in the first Justice's Court held in Mar- 
quette County, ending with a beautiful quotation 
from one of his favorite poets, Thomas Moore, 
' Oft in the Stilly Night,' after which tlie band 
played again. Next a paper was read by James 
Whitehead, very ably composed and well read, 
carrying us away back, but very pleasant to be re- 
membered. The choir, which I desire to say is one 
of the best in this part of tlie State, then sung a de- 
lightful piece of music, but its title I did not learn. 
A paper was then read by the President, written by 
John Ellis, of Mound ville, Mr. Ellis not being pres- 
ent. Music by the band. 

" Mr. Ilouslett, of Oxford, being called upon to 
say something, made a few remarks, comparing the 
economical habits of the young ladies of the past 
with the extravagant habits of the young ladies of 
to-day, the contrast being very forcible. They to 
whom it was addressed ought to profit thereby. 
Then followed a splendid character song by the 
the choir, ' We'll have a Mortgage on the Farm,' a 
very appropriate piece, and performed in a perfect 
manner, adding as mucli to the general entertain- 



ment of the occasion as anything advanced or 
brought forward during the evening. Tiien fol- 
lowed remarks by the lion. Frank Russell, couched 
in his own terse, pointed way, which never fails to 
draw attention and carry conviction. Again fol- 
lowed music by the band. 

'•Supper was then announced, when we all re- 
paired to either hotel and partook of the bountiful 
repast set before us, and to judge from the manner 
in which the huge slices of meat and great slices 
of bread disappeared, one could but think that the 
'old 'uns'must in their earlier days have been 
just the material for ' pie-on-heres.' After supper 
the hall was put in order for a dance, when the 
young settlers mixed with the old and kept up the 
sport until a late hour. It was indeed a glorious 
gathering." 

In accordance with notice previously given the 
old settlers of Marquette County held their next 
annual reunion at Sim's Hotel, AVestBeld, Jan. 19, 
1881. The favorable weather and good sleighing, 
together with a growing interest in the old folks' 
festival, combined in drawing out an attendance 
larger than at any previous gathering. The meet- 
ing was called to order by the President, Hon. S. 
A. Pease, and the names of the committee were an- 
nounced, who were to elect officers and appoint the 
place of next meeting, followed by music by the 
band. A salutatory address was then made by the 
President, succeeded by the singing of " Old Hun- 
dred " by the audience, after which the reading of 
an address by the Secretary; next music by the 
band. An ably prepared and highly interesting 
paper was nest read by Frank Abbott. Called 
upon by the President and importuned by the 
audience, S. D. Forbes sang his popular song, 
"Regular Wax Work," to the great amusement of 
all present. The Misses Abbott sang " When the 
Mists have Cleared Away." In the unavoidable 
absence of the author, a paper by David Taylor of 
Buffalo, was read by the Secretary, which in con- 
ception, poetic sentiment and language bespoke the 
writer's originality and high rank as a logical reas- 
oner and word-painter. There was more music. 
Then came a speech by Robert McMillen, of Doug- 
las, full of interesting reminiscences of the early 
times. Mr. John Gaiighran, of Springfield, fol- 



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lowed Willi a speech in which he dwelt upon the 
past, touclied upon the present and character- 
ized the railroad in the count}', as the •' mill- 
stone upon the top of us instead of around 
our necks." Lulu O'Neil, a little girl, sang " I'm 
a Drunkard's Child" with touching effect, after 
which Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Ennis entertained the 
audience with a song. Mrs. Rundlett. Mr. Pond 
and William Page, of Douglas, made appropriate 
remarks. Mrs. Dr. Stoddard sang •' The Old Hick- 
ory Cane;" Miss Waldruflf sang '• The Old Arm 
Chair," and the audience sang •• In the Sweet Bye- 
and-Bye." After this the young people spent the 
remaining hours far into the dim twilight in amuse- 
ments congenial to their tastes, and the old settlers 
enjoyed a social visit not soon to be forgotten. An 
old-fashioned supper was one of the things enjoyed 
bv old and young. The following reminiscence of 
the first day in a strange school b\- a boy settler of 
twenty-six years before is extracted from a paper 
by .lonas Whitehead: 

•• Those of you who have gone from Packwau- 
kec or Montello to Portage, on what is known as 
the River Road, will remember an old red school 
house about a mile north of what in early times 
was known as the Oak Grove House. Passing it a 
few days ago, my thoughts naturally reverted to 
the times and days passed within its now decayed 
and crumbling walls. Amosig its associations no 
event ma<le sa deep and lasting an impression upon 
my mind as my first day's attendance there. Per- 
sonal rei*nisceuces being the order of the hour, let 
us imagine that time not only pauses in her resist- 
less flight, but rolls back at our command her pon- 
derous wheels, and again I see myself a boy of 

eiglit barefooted, sunburned, with dinner pail in 

hand, and a younger sister by my side, on my way 
to school. On coming in sight we observed it was 
called; and. standing in the path which led from 
the road to the door, we held a council as to how 
we should proceed. It was. of course, decided 
that I, as a primitive specimen of manhood, should 
lead the way. Pushing forward. I boldly opened 
the door and took the hindmost seat I could find, 
hoping thus to escape the observation of the schol- 
ars, not one of whom I hai ever seen before. Tlie 
bovs, of course, acted with proper decorum, but 



the girls opposite, not satisfi«id with a shy, oblique 
glance, but with a curiosity that has ever charac- 
terized the fair daugliters of Eve. turned boldly 

j round in their seats, which caused my cheeks to 
burn with shame, noticing which they looked know- 

i ingly at one another and smiled, which increased 

t for the moment my confusion and embarr.issment, 
For the moment. I sa\', for here mj' feelings un- 

! derwent a change, which I have since discovered 
is common to mankind, and a peculiar phase of our 
organization and nature. All my feelings rose in 
revolt against such treatment. With no feelings of 
superiority, 1 was reasoning in my mind that I was 
entitled and deserved to be treated with civility as 
their equal till, by my actions and deportment, I 
was proved unworthy. Amid this suppressed tu- 
mult of thought and passion, the teacher called on 
me to read. The piece selected was entitled " A 
Mother's Influence." and may be found in Mc- 
Guflfy's Fourth Reader. As my trembling voice 
broke the silence, I seemed endowed with more than 
ordinary strength. In the transformation I seem- 
ingly experienced in all their power the feelings of 
the mother depicted by the writer as she hopelessly 
abandoned the task of preparing her son for the 
exhibition — the grief, the shame, the mortification 
she experienced seemed but a reflection of my 
own wounded feelings, and when witnessing the 
anguish and unutterable despair of his mother, the 
light of reason dawned upon the intellect of her 
lieart's fond idol, and he repeated with energy the 
lesson she had vainly tried to teach him. I exper- 
ienced feelings and emotions which in a lifetime 
arc seldom repeated. Never have I. since attain- 
ing the years of manhood, though I have fre- 
quently tried, been .able to read that piece with 
anything like the satisfaction to myself as upon 
the occasion referred to." 



TOWNS AND VILLAGES 

OF 
MAIJQIKTTE COUNTY. 

Biittalo. 

Buffiilo is the southwest corner town of the 
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east by Green Lake County, on the South by Colum- 
bia County and on the west by the Town of Mound- 
ville. The surface is generally level. Ball's Lake 
is a small sheet of water in the western part. 

The pioneer settlers of this town were James Gra- 
ham, James Mair, David Taylor, David Eggleston, 
John Annis, Neil Dimond. Stephen Maywood, 
William Maj'nard, William Morgan, George Reed, 
Robert Lytle, John Madden, James O'Blainess, 
John Campion, James Foley, John Bremner and 
George. Robert and William McKay. 

The officers of this town for 1889 were Daniel 
Brown, Chairman; George Reid, Town Clerk, Wil- 
liam Morgan, Treasurer: Patrick Dnff3% Assessor. 
The town has a commodious and convenient town 
hall near the center. 

Jeddo. 

Jeddo is a post-office in this town, near the cen- 
ter, eight miles south of Montello, the nearest rail- 
road station and banking point. Daniel J. Dixon 
is postmaster. Mails are received tri-weekl3^ The 
population in this vicinity is about sevent3'-five. 
Midland. 

Midland is four miles south of Jeddo, twelve 
miles south of Montello and eight miles north of 
Pardeeville, on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. 
Paul Railway, the nearest railroad station. It con- 
tains the general store of Levi Reeves, two 
churches, a blacksmith shop and school house. 
Montello and Portage are the nearest banking 
points. D. W. Brown is postmaster. Population 
about 200. 

Kosliu. 

This is a recently established post-office eight 
miles from Montello and twelve miles from Por- 
tage, the nearest shipping point. It contains a 
general store, flouring mills and other interests. J. 
Graham is postmaster. 

Grover. 
This is a newly established post-office in the 
Town of Buffalo. 

Dousla.s. 

Douglas is the southwest corner town of the 
county-, and is bounded as follows: North by Ox- 
ford, east by Moundville, soulli by Columbia 



County and west by Adams County. Neenah 
Creek flows south through the center of the town. 

William Murphy, II. S. Thomas, Patrick Clark, 
P. Mason, John Cleary, James Slowey, W'illiam 
McGinnis, James Briggs and H. H. Parrott were 
among the early settlers here. 

The town officers for 1889 were W. W. Page, 
Chairman; Eben Mills, Clerk; Fred Brangil, As- 
sessor; Robert Heberline, Treasurer. 

The surface of this town is generally level 
though slightiy irregular in places, and the soil is 
well adopted to grazing and general farming. 
BriggsviUe. 

Briggsville is a post-village in this town twenty 
miles southwest of Montello and eleven miles 
northwest of Portage, the usual shipping point and 
banking town. It was settled in 1849 and has a 
population of about 150. It contains two clmrches, 
flour and carding mills, a district school and several 
stores. William Murphy is postmaster. The other 
principal business men are F. J. & W. C.Kimball, 
P. E. Peterson and Charles Waldo, proprietors of 
general stores; Joseph Champney & fSon, propri- 
etors of flouring mills, A. O. Dean, dealer in pianos 
and organs; H. T. Dean, harness-maker; H. H. 
Dyer, hotel-keeper; J. H. Dyer, carding-mill 
owner; E. C. Gra}-, millwright.; Evan Hanson, 
dealer in boots and shoes; W. C. Kimball, dealer 
in sewing-machines; and Thomas O'Connor, wagon- 
maker. Briggsville was platted in 1854 by E. A. 
Briggs. 

Douglas Ceuter. 

This is a small village with a population of about 
50, near the center of Douglas. It is eighteen 
miles southwest of Montello, seven miles southwest 
of Merritt's landing, on the Wisconsin Central 
line, its nearest railroad station, and fourteen miles 
northeast of Kilbourn City, the nearest banking 
point. The principal business interests are the 
general store and post-office, York & Moore ( W. H. 
iloore, postmaster) ; the blacksmith shop of J. 
Blume; the flouring mill of I. W. & G. E. York; 
and the wagon shop of Andrew. Swemlive. Among 
ihe leading business and professional men are Dr. 
H. H. Parrott; J.ames Starkey, miller; and P. H. 
McMahon, railroad contractor. 



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Crystal Lake. 

distal Lake is one of the northern tier of towns, 
east of the center of the county north and south. It 
is bounded on the north by Waushara County, on 
the e.vst by Nishkoro, and on the south by Shields, 
and on the west by Newton. Luncli Creek flows 
through the northeast corner and the Mecan River 
centrally from the northwest to the soutlieast cor- 
ner. Turth Lake is a small bod^- of water a little 
southeast of the center of the town. Mount t'izgah 
is a piominent elevation north of the center. One 
of the most prominent early settlers of this town 
was Christian Tagats who has long been one of the 
best known men of the county. The town has no 
postofflce within its limits and its inhabitants de- 
pend on Neshkoro. Germania. Harrisville and 
other post olHces beyond its borders for their mail 
facilties. The town has two churches and an ade- 
quate number of school houses. 

The present town officers are .1. A. Wegenke. 
Chairman; August Schauer; Town Clerk; William 
Zabel. Assessor; Ernest Kreager, Treasurer. 

Harris. 

The town of Harris is siluatod norlli and west of 
the geographical center of the county. l)ounded on 
the north by Newton, on the east by Shields, on the 
south by Packwiiukee and on the west by West- 
field. Monlelio and Duck creeks flow through 
and have their junction in this town. The surface 
is generally level and the soil is adapted to all the 
crops common to this climate and latitude. Tlie 
Wisconsin Central Railroad crosses the southwest 
corner of this town and Hank's Station is a con- 
venience to the residents round about. 

Among the early settlers of the town were .lames 
Harris in honor of whose family the town was 
named, Alexander Ports, James Dyas, Michael 
Barry, F. M. Wilkes, John Barry, William A. Steb. 
bins, Joseph Farrington, W. H. Peters and George 
Berry. 

The present town officers are Charles E. King, 
Chairman; Herman Schmitz, Town Clerk; Henry 
Thalacher, Treasurer; S. A. Laing, Assessor. 
Harrisville. 

Harrisville is a village of about 100 population 



on Montello Creek, in the northeast part of the 
town. It is eight miles northwest of Montello 
and five miles east of Westfield. It w.is settled in 
1850, and contains a church, and water power 
gristmill and saw-mill. It was platted in 1856 by 
Joseph Farrington, C. L. Farrington and William 
Stebbins. Its list of le.iding business interests is 
as follows: cooper shop by William Dee; flouring 
mill by S. B. Delert & Co.; general store by M. J. 
Farrington; sawmill and furniture shop by Her- 
man Schmitz; hotel by John Kilbride; blacksmith 
shops by Theodore Schmitz and August Frank. 

Mccaii. 
Mecan is an irregularly outlined town on the 
eastern border of the county, containing no vil- 
lage or post office and having a distinctively rural 
[)opulation. The Mecan River flows through it 
from the northwest to the southeast. Among the 
e.arly comers to this town were the Fallises, Slophen 
and William, who have since been well known 
thi'oughout the county, the former hobling numer- 
ous town and county oflices. The town officers 
are: Frank Crown. Chairman; Fred Breise, Town 
Clerk; Gottlieb Schultze, Assessor: August Bethke. 
Treasurer. 

Montello. 

This town, in which is included the village of 
Montello, the seat of justice of Marquette County, 
is in the east part of the county and |)artially on 
the eastern county line. It is bounded by Shields 
on the north. Mecan and Green Lake County on 
the cast. Buffalo on the south and Packwaukee on 
the west. This town is well watered, having White 
Lake at its northeast corner and the east end of 
Buffalo Lake northwest of the center. Fox River 
and branches including Grand River extend across 
most of the town, and Peters Lake, Birch Lake 
and Kilby Lake, in the northwest corner are 
drained into Buffalo Lake through the expansion 
of Montello creek north of the village of Montello. 
The Packwaukee and Montello branch of the Wis- 
consin Central Railroad penetrates the town as far 
as Montello. The soil is sandy but productive 
and yields all the common farm products and some 
sorghum. The Montello granite quarries mark 
what was formerly the most picturesque feature 
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Among the names of settlers of this town may 
he mentioned those of George Dartt, J. N. Dartt, 
Riley Dartt, Jason Daniels, Patrick McDonald, 
James Barry, L. O. Evans, Richard Giddings, 
Richard Williams, Bonaparte Baker, Joseph Lake, 
Elkanah Smith, Solon Davis, AVilliam Cogan, John 
Cogan, John Stinson, Timothy Hayes and P^dward 
Murray. Some of them and otheis will be found 
mentioned in the sketch of Montello village, where 
is located the only post-oHice in the town. 

Montello's officers in 1879 were 8. Fallis, Chair- 
man; John Barry, Town Clerk; L. Holraan, Treas- 
urer; John Collins and T. Vaughan, Assessors. 

ThP YiUage of Montello. 

Montello, the seat of justice of Marquette 
County-, is located on the Wisconsin Central Line, 
on both sides of Montello River or creek, which 
furnishes good waterpower, and at tiie foot of 
Buffalo Lake, a beautiful sheet of water extending 
nine miles west from the village and affording the 
town one of the most delightful locations in Cen- 
tral Wisconsin. 

The village contains a population of nearly ^ 
800 people, who are supported by manufacturing 
industries and by the various trades and commer- 
cial pursuits required to supply' the demands of a 
fast growing, thriving, and enterprising town. 

It is the terminus of a "spur" of the Wisconsin 
Central Railroad, a Grand Trunk Line running 
through the center of the State, north and south, 
to its metropolis, the city of Milwaukee, which has 
extended its track to Chicago, making the Central 
a through route from Chicago to St. Paul. 

The country surrounding Montello is of sandy 
loam soil, well covered with timber and dotted 
with numerous lakes of clear, cold water, where 
wild fowl and flsh abound in countless numbers. 
The country is fast settling up with an enterprising 
and industrious people. Montello (it is expected) 
will have at no distant day, the benefit of the 
western extension of the Chicago & Northwestern 
Railroad, a survey of which was made some time 
ago. This road would open up a A'ast country- 
west and would be of immense value to the place. 
Thus it will be seen at a glance that Alontello is 
located in the right place, a natural center for an 



immense trade and commerce, possessing one of 
the best water powers in the State, sufficient to run 
miles of machinery, and having the advantage of 
steamboats and railways to carr}' off the products 
of the factories. 

Montello aspires to become a leading trade and 
manufacturing center. The country tributary is 
rich but as yet undeveloped, and it ought easily to 
support and maintain a large city. Montello has 
every advantage that nature, in her magnificent 
bounty, could well give it, and already has a good 
start towards its manifest destiny. The position of 
Montello is such that manufactured articles can be 
shipped east, west, north or south, by rail or by 
water, thus securing the cheapest transportation 
rates possible, for material, or manufactured goods. 

Montello has an extensive brick j'ard, a planing 
mill and sash and door factory, two large lumber 
yards, one grist mill and one feed mill, an immense 
granite quarry where stone for monuments, build- 
ing purposes, paving and macadam is quarried in 
great quantities, four dry goods and general stores, 
two wagon and carriage shops, blacksmith shops, 
tailor shops shoe shops, bakerj', meat-market,aud a 
large list in the various lines of business and trade. 

The following paragraphs, laudatory of Montello 
as a resort for invalids and sportsmen are from the 
columns of the Montello Expi-ess: 

"It is admitted by the most intelligent people 
that Montello is most favorably situated to make 
it an attractive and delightful Summer Resort. 
100 miles from Milwaukee, and 185 miles from 
Chicago, it is the center of the finest brook-trout 
fishing in the Northwest, while lake bass, black 
bass, pickerel, perch and pike are found in abund- 
ance in the lakes, streams and ponds in its vicinity. 
The village is situated on high ground and in eve- 
ry direction are charming views. Buffalo Lake, at 
the foot of which the village is located, is a beau- 
tiful sheet of water, nearly land-locked by wooded 
shores. The atmosphere is very dry, and invalids 
can find no more healthful place of residence in 
America. 

"The climate of this part of Wisconsin is a sure 
relief for "Hay Fever," that scourge which afflicts 
so many people living in hot and dust}' cities and 
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have tried the White Mountains, the Pacilic Slope. 
and even a tour of the Eastern Continent, find 
Wisconsin far exceeds them all in curative powers. 
This is no idle tallc. for almost every year brings 
people who iiave heen sent here by others tliat have 
spent a summer in Montello. In ever^' case the 
distracted, worn-out invalid has found almost im- 
mediate relief. The jiure, bracing atmosphere, in- 
vigorates the system, gives the patient a good ap- 
petite, while the cool nights are conducive to 
sv/eet, healthful sleep, and hence the much required 
rest. 

•■Montello has her full complement of springs 
and fountains of mineral waters. Many of them 
are liighly charged with mineral ingredients, while 
others have only a small mineral constituent, but 
are not for that reason the less valuable. The car 
bonates of lime and magnesia, and the oxides of 
iron, are almost universally present. The Mon- 
tello fountains and springs are among those best 
known. These contain from twenty-five to twen- 
ty-eight grains of mineral substances per gallon. 
Alumina, several salts of sodium, and iron carbo- 
nate are among the constituents. Water from 
these is used in large quantities by our citizens and 
visitors to the place. 

'•The waters from these fountains and springs 
are recommended by persons competent to judge 
of their merits, and their use has often been at- 
tended with remarkably good results. The waters 
from these fountains carry a high percentage of 
mineral matter, and are as truly •mineral' as those 
of natural springs." 

Not only is Montello a iiealth resort of much 
merit, and a sportsman's paradise, but it is an anti- 
quarian's paradise as well. No one who looks 
with caic ai a map of this countrj' can fail to see 
tliat in an age wlieii traveling was chiefly by water, 
Wisconsin must have been the State through which 
the canoes of the primitive inhabitants were pro- 
pelled between the Great Lakes anfl the Gulf. 
History indeed tells us that much, for the Indians 
who met the .Jesuits and the fur traders of Canada 
knew of the route from Green Bay up the Fox and 
across the Portage, to the Wisconsin, and it was 
along this course that Marquette and Joliet pad- 
dled their bircli canoe. 



Such a country is peculiarly the home of early 
races and it is not strange that the valley of the 
Fox should be rich in antiquities of the Indian 
and of his obscure predecessor— the Mound Buil- 
der. From the copper mines of Lake Superior, the 
latter fashioned his implements of war and of the 
chase; the furs, tlie game, and' fish of the winding 
Fox were to him a veritable hunter's paradise. 
The rolling banks of Buffalo Lake through which 
this river runs had the precise characteristics which 
he chose for the site of his habitations and are 
therefore rich in groups of burial tumuli, and 
mounds fashioned in the shape of bird, lizard, tur- 
tle, and unknown forms, accompanied by long 
lines of embankment that seem to have been erec- 
ted for defense. 

While both sides of the lake contain these 
mounds, probabl}' the richest group is one contain- 
ing thirty mounds of various kinds, situated on 
the farm of J. Kratz, on the soutii shore, about 
three miles above Montello. Occasional!}' anarch- 
eologist or curious layman opens up these hillocks, 
whose antiquity is attested by the large trees of- 
ten found upon them, and as the result of his dig- 
ging, there comes to the sunliglit of this modern 
world the moulded bones of men who walked be- 
neath the primal forests of this continent when the 
Indian was not, — in a past so far awaj' and so un- 
knowable that the mind is filled with awe at the 
sight of these ruins of an extinct race. 

A mound opened in July, 1886, was a ty|)ical 
burial mound, thirty feet in diameter, four feet in 
height !it the summit, and containing a human 
skeleton in the center on a level with the surround- 
ing ground, closely imbedded in dark earth, that 
seemed to have baked above the remains. The 
skeleton, together with the bit of potter^' found 
with it. has been sent by the finders to the State 
Historical Society. 

In the future, some penetrating mind may solve 
the problem of tlie Mound Builders: they may 
prove to be the ancestors of the race that degener- 
ated into the less advanced Indians; they may be 
connected with the comparatively civilized people 
whom the .Spani^h conquest of Mexico and Peru 
exlinguished, and whose temples yet remain to 
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status in history, certain it is that the vicinity of 
Montello will offer one of the most fruitful pages 
to the student of American antiquities. 

When this primitive people passed away the In- 
dian came into possession of these hunting grounds. 
Hardly a stream or lake about Montello baton the 
sandy hills along its banks are to be found arrow- 
heads, spears, hatchets, and other flint implements, 
stone mortars for grinding corn, and occasionally 
copper ornaments and weapons. So rich in arrow 
and spear heads are some of the sand drifts near 
the village that they seem to have been the loca- 
tion of some fierce battle for the possession of the 
region. A skull was not long ago exhumed in 
which was imbedded an arrow-head of flint. That 
the remains were those of an Indian seems probable 
from the state of preservation and because below 
this skeleton and tiie two others found with it, 
there was found a still older one that crumbled 
on exposure, and was doubtless the remains of a 
Mound Builder. Such "infringements" by the 
Indians are not unknown to archeologists. 

When it is remembered that within the memory 
of men, the country adjacent to Montello was one 
of the places most frequented by the Indians of 
this state, it is not remarkable that abundant evi- 
dences should remain of the regard in which they 
held this country. Some one has said that the 
antiquarian and the angler have much in common 
— both find fascination in what may be discovered 
beneath the surface. Certain it is that Montello 
offers to both an exceptionally fertile field for the 
exercise of their activities. 

This flourishing little town in the historic high- 
way of the Fox River Valley was at one time the 
site of an Indian village. Being so near "the por- 
tage," Father Marquette is said to have done much 
missionary work at this point, when he landed from 
his canoe, preparatory to making his vo3^■lge to the 
Mississippi via the Wisconsin River. Missionary 
work by tiie Catholics was also continued wlien the 
first white settlers came in 1849. 

Jason Daniels was tiie first white settler on the 
site of the village, locating in June, 184'.). About 
the same time the Dartts. J. N. and Joseph R., 
located at Montello. which h;id been named "Ser- 
alyo" by Mr, Daniels, hi the fall of 1841), a meet- 



ing of half a dozen settlers was held at the house 
of J. N. Dartt, to give the settlement a name, as a 
post-office was soon to be established there. Five 
or six propositions were made, but Joseph R. Dartt, 
who had read of "Montello" in a novel, carried the 
day for his favorite name. 

Between 1850 and 1852 came John Lewis, Dr. 
H. J. Pratt, the Kelseys and others. Phillips & 
Giddings erected a store and E K. Smith opened a 
hotel. 

July 3, 1851, the first plat of the village wag 
made b}' Henry Menton, surveyor, for G. H. Bar- 
stow, E. B. Kelsey and Henry S. Crandall, pro- 
prietors. This plat was filed for record Aug. 22, 
1851. The village, however, as now located, covers 
the plat made Dec. 31. 1855, by W. H. Gleason, 
surveyor, for E. B. Kelsey and George H. Dartt, 
proprietors. This was filed for record, under the 
name of North Montello, in 1856. 

Montello was incorporated as a village by Act of 
Legislature in 1868. Some years ago its corporate 
powers were abrogated in favor of a popular de- 
mand, and Montello is a distinct municipality in 
name only. One of the early names of this place 
was Hill River, derived probably from the juxta- 
position of the high granite outcropping the river 
at this point. 

During its brief history, the people of Marquette 
County have been called upon to vote seven times 
on the question of changing the county seat. The 
coveted prize was hotl3' contested for, and for years 
it was the main issue in local elections. The ill 
passions engendered have given place to an era of 
good feeling, and the county seat rests at Montello. 
The court house is a plain, substantial building of 
Stone and brick, erected in 1864. 

Early in the business history of the village, there 
was something of a "boom," as it would now be 
calle<l, in real estate, and speculation was pushed to 
the utmost possible limit. During 1856-57, the 
following plats were filed for record: Rose & 
Kellogg's addition to Montello; Kelsey & Hard- 
wick's addition to North Montello; Smith's addition 
to North Montello: John Lewis' addition to Mon- 
tello; and Dawes' addition. 

The first hotel in the place has been referred to. 
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he b5' John Stemsson, he by James Stafford, and he 
by E. McCaffrej-, the present proprietor. It is 
known as the American House. The first i)roprietor 
of the Fountain House was A. P. Clayton, the 
second was Thomas Eubanks, the third was William 
Ennis. of whom John Ennis was at one time a 
partner. The Ennises were sueoeeded by the 
present proprietor, P. Croarken. S. 1). Perkins 
was the first landlord of the Perkins House. His 
successors were Dolese & .Shepherd, who changed the 
name to the Montello House, as it is now known. 
Their successor and the present manager is L. N. 
Stevens. The Eagle Hotel was opened bj' Mr. 
Loorais, who gave place to John Lewis. 

The Bank of Montello was organized in 1854, Iw 
E. B. & C. S. Kelsey. It long since went out of 
existence. The present Bank of Montello was 
opened in 1880, with E. G. Newhall as president, 
and A. E. Moore .as cashier. They were succeeded 
by the pi'esent owners. .John & A. J. Barr^', father 
and son. This bank has an adequate capital, and 
does a conservative business. It is an institution 
helpful to the business interests of Montello and its 
surrounding country. 

Among Montello's business interests of all kinds 
at the present time, may be mentioned the following: 
Barry Brothers it Pratt, M. Henr}', druggists; 
Andrew Burns, marble and granite works; Campion 
& Campion, J. Lyman Cook. C. F. Ri-skie and 
Austin Wilkins. proprietors of general stores; 
Lawrence S. Chittenden, farm implement dealers; 
M. G. Ellison and Samuel Erb, hardware merchants; 
Axel Kehlet, dry goods merchant; Theodore H. Lee, 
harnessmakcr; Martin D. Leonard, grocer; James 
MeDon.ald, lumber dealer; Norcross Brothers, 
proprietors of planing mill; Ira Ward, jeweler; 
Evan K. Williams, furniture dealer and undertaker ; 
Montello Milling Company, proprietors flouring 
mills, L. N. Stevens, manager. A large woolen 
mill was formerly in operation liere. 

riie Marquette E^-press wjis removed from 
Oxford to Montello in the spring of 1862, and its 
name was changed to the Montello Exj)ress. Its 
e<li or and proprietor was Dr. S. A. Pease, who at 
111 it time became a resident of the village, where 
for > ears he had been well known. Dr. Pease 
conducted the i):\per until February, 1874. when it 



was sold to Goodell <fe Cogan. In March, 1 877, the 
firm became Cogan A- Bissell. the partners being 
J. T. Cogan and C. H. Bissell. In 1879, C. H. 
Bissell and J. T. Cogan assumed control of the 
Express. Mr. Bissell has succeeded Mr. Cogan, 
and has made a success of the paper. It is his 
boast, in this day of "patent outside." and "patent 
inside" country newspapers, that the Exjiress is 
printed entirely at home, and when the extent and 
population of his field are considered, he may well 
be proud of this fact. He has a well equipped 
office with steam power. The paper is bright, well 
written .and printed, independent politically, and 
devoted at .all times to the upbuilding of Montello 
and the development of all the county interests of 
Marquette County. The Marquette Young Ameri- 
can was started by F. A. Hoffman in 1 855. and 
suspended in 1862. 
I The interests here of the Berlin and Montello 
! Granite Company are so extensive as to furnish 
I employment to a large number of men, and so im- 
' portant as to make the name of Montello known in 
I all parts of the west. The site of the Montello 
quarries was earl^- known as "the hill," but it w,as 
I not until 1879 that the possibilities of the unsightly 
I pile of granite were realized. It remained for Mr. 
I Claude B. King, a Chicago newspaper man, to make 
! the discover}- which led to Montello's present fame 
as a granite producing point. He w.as a brotlier- 
in-law of Mr. L. A. Perkins of Montello. and while 
I visiting him in the year mentioned, conceived the 
' idea which has since t.aken form in the great quar- 
j rics. I'pon his return to Chicago, he unfolded his 
I idea to J. H. Anderson, a dealer in granite and 
stone, and manufacturer of monuments. Mr. 
Anderson saw that Mr. King's idea had much in it. 
' and he joined Mr. King in forming the Montello 
' Granite Company. About six months later a stocK 
\ company was formed, of which Messrs. King and 
' Anderson, and John and Hugh O'Neil were active 
) members. In the fall of 1883, Anderson bought 
• the interest of the O'Neils, and soon afterward he 
j and King became involved in litigation, which was 
' ended only by the death of the latter, whose interest 
passed to Mr. Anderson. Meantime, in 1883 the 
I name of the concern had been changed to the Wis- 
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Mr. McGinnis had become partners. In 1884, 
Anderson acquired the interest of Pike and McGin- 
nis. Previous to this (in 1883) Anderson, Pike it 
McGinnis had acquired title to the quarry propertj- 
at Berlin. Tlie name of the concern was now 
changed to tlie Berlin and Montello Granite Com- 
pan3'. Of tiiis Company, Jason H. Sliepard is 
president; J. H. Anderson is vice-president and 
general manager; C. B. Beach is secretary and 
treasurer; and William H. Bairstow superintendent 
of the Berlin quarries, and .John Dolese are the re- 
maining members. William McBain became super- 
intendent of the Montello quarries in 1879, and was 
succeeded by E. Burns, the present superintendent, 
in 1884. The office of the Berlin and Montello 
Granite Company is at 162 Washington St., Chicago. 
The plant at Montello for quarrying, manufacturing 
and handling stone cost about $12,500. Improve- 
ments put in within the year just closed cost up- 
wards of $10,000. From eighty to one hundred men 
are employed, and an annual business of $85,000 to 
$100,000 is done. The fact that tlie stone at Mon- 
tello is so little affected by frost that it splits in cold 
weather about as easily as in warm, is greatly in 
favor of the i)]ace, as operations can be carried on ! 
here through the winter months. A visit to the ! 
quarries is not the least of many inducements to 
people from abroad to tarry awhile in Montello. 

The church history of Montello began with the 
missionary labors of the Catholic priests. Then i 
came the foundation of St. John's (Catholic) society 
in 1856, when the first church was built. While [ 
the improvement of the Fox-Wisconsin River was 
going on, in 1848-49. which was virtually the | 
origin of Montello, a priest traveled on foot among i 
the workmen, engaged in religious labors. Until 
he declared his identity, his occupation was not 
suspected. The first resident priest w.as Father A. 
Pagan. The house of worship was completed in 
August, 1876. The pastor at that time was Rev. 
John Larmer. The church and priest's house stand 
on an eminence overlooking the village and the | 
Fox River. From this point may be obtained as 
charming a view as may be found in any part of 
the State. The present pastor is Rev. P. M. Honey- 
man. The Methodist Episcopal society was or- 
ganized in 1869, and the church was built in 1873. [ 



All Protestant denominations worship in the Metho- 
dist church. 

W. 8. Walker Post, No. 64, G. A. R. was mus- 
tered Tuesday evening, Feb. 23, 1883, by chief 
mustering officer. Col. O. L. Holmes, assisted by D. 
A. Hanks, both of Baraboo. The officers elected 
and installed were: John Lewis, C; J. Daniels, S. 
V. C. ; C. V. Roskie, Chai).; M. G. Ellison, Qm'r.; 
P. Croaken. 0. D. ; William Ilartwig, O. G.; V. H. 
Couse, Adjt.; S. Eastman, Sergt. Maj.; John Gra- 
ham, Qm'r. S. John Lewis was re-elected Com- 
mander, Dec. 21, 1883. His successors have been: 
Jason Daniels, elected Dec. 6, 1884; F. A. Hotch- 
kiss, elected Dec. 11, 1885; John Lewis, elected 
Dec. 10, 1886. and re-elected Dec. 9, 1887; M. G. 
Ellison, elected Dec. 14, 1888, and re-elected Dec. 
13, 1889, and now serving. Tlie other officers now 
serving are: Austin Wilkins, S. Y. C; Simeon 
Eastman, J. V. C; James Kelly, Qm'r.; J. H. Val- 
entine, Adjt.; L. S. Wilkins, Surgeon; Samuel Far- 
rington, Chap.; Gordon Reynolds, O. D.; William 
Hartwick, O. D.; C. F. Roskie, Serg't. Maj.; C. B. 
A^'ers, Qm'r. Sergt. 

The Montello branch of the Wisconsin Central 
Line, from Packwaukee, was completed and put in 
operation in January, 1882. Below is given an 
editorial from the Montello E.qrress, which voiced 
the general sentiment of satisfaction and hopeful- 
ness prevalent at the time. Not even railroads 
are always satisfying. There are people in Mon- 
tello at this time who think the local railway service 
could be improved greatly, and then not be any 
too good: Let us rejoicel 'J'he railroad is built, 
and trains are running. 

'■Very few men get ready to live, before they are 
called upon to die and go hence. Expectation is 
food, meat and diink. without which, very few 
could stand up under the load of disappointment 
and procrastination. But the longer and hotter the 
battle, the greater and more satisfactory is the vic- 
tory. Ever since 1866, Montello has had lively 
aspirations, and from time to time, what seemed to 
be well-grounded hopes of a railroad. Then in the 
vascillating and fluctuating combination, it would 
unexpectedly disappear, and hope would languish 
and slumber for a season. Other influences and 
other combinations would present and again dig. 



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appear, leaving scarcely a shadow behind. Finall}', 
a providential event (no doubt it was) peered 
througii tlie clouds. A magnet was quickly ap- 
plied, whicii became strong in its attractions, with 
no breaking or letting up, until just the amount of 
force nceessar\' for the purpose was brought into 
requisition, and the result has brought into Mon- 
tello for tlie first time, the terrible, the awful, the 
snorting locomotive, the live iron horse! 

"The Railroad! Yes, Monlello has got a railroad I 
The culmination of fluctuating hopes — tlie thing 
coveted for so many long years, and tlie reward of 
a sleepless anxiety. Do you iiear.' We liave a 
railroad! Now don't get drunk, but let us have a 
sober jubilee. It is a thing of life, of beauty, of 
interest, not to be worshipped, but to be admired. 
Do not stop now to inquire about the mysteries or 
the influences which brought it. We have got it, 
and like a new-born babe, it h.as come to sta3^; so 
now let the people settle down and enjoy the fruits 
and proceeds of a long warfare. We are now open 
to the rest of the world; let us all rejoice and be 
glad. Now to business. 

•'If anybody doubts the great benefit toMontello, 
the}' have only to wait a very short time to have 
their doubts removed. When tlie elements of 
prosperity are put together, utilized and developed 
bj- the transparent and enlivening influences of a 
railroad, Montello will begin to take a stride up- 
ward and onward, as certain as that effect will fol- 
low a natural cause. Montello has now reached a 
point when every man will have enough to do to 
tend to his own business, only departing from that 
rule in matters common to the welfare of the whole 
community. Of course there will be some, and a 
few such can be found in every town, who are spe- 
cially given to small personal bickering; but men 
of business should let tliein alone and pass them by 
with indifference, if not contempt. It now requires 
a general, uniform and harmonious combination of 
all business men, of all good men, and of all honest 
mm. to properly and effectively improve and take 
advaniase of the opportunities and advantages pre- 
pared and presented for our use. Selfish men, and 
men indifferent to their own and the public interests, 
neel to be cured if possible; if not cured, to be 
left behind. The people in Montello have only to 



work together, act in accord, be agreed in every 
public enterprise, to m.ake a large, prosperous busi- 
ness town. Very mucli depends upon harmonj', 
good order, civility, and promptness on the pari of 
• officials and the people in the discbarge of their re- 
spective duties." 

Newton. 
I Newton is on the northern border of the county, 
1 in the second tier of towns from the west, and is 
bounded thus: North by Waushara County, east 
by Crystal Lake, south Iiy Harris and west by 
.Springfield. Crystal Lake encroaches a little in 
its territory near the northeast corner, and a 
short distance west of this another small body of 
water. Near its southern border Montello Creek 
is formed by the junction of Bart's Creek and 
Worton's Creek, both of which flow through the 
western parts. 

This town is agricultural in the strictest sense. 
It contains neither village, hamlet nor post-office, 
although there was formerly a post-office named 
Ordino in the northern part. The soil is sandy, 
but productive, and yields fair crops in good sea- 
sons. 

Among the pioneers in Newton |rere the Slades 
and William Boyden. Its history in detail is 
much the same as that of similar townships in this 
section of countr3^ Its religious and educational 
interests are well developed and supported. 

The following were the town oflicers of Newton 
in 1889: Julius .Schaur, Chairman; August Krentz, 
Town Clerk; William Weishaar. Treasurer; Fred 
Krentz, Assessor. 

MoinulviUc. 

This town is so named from the numerous re- 
mains of a prehistoric age found here, which are 
elsewhere referred to. It is situated on the south- 
ern border of the county, and bounded north 
bj' Oxford and Packwaukee, east by Buffalo, 
south b}' Columbia Count}- and west by Douglas. 
The Fox River flows through this town circuit- 
ously although in a generally northerly ami 
southerly direction, and Buffalo Lake, an expan- 
sion of this stream, pushes its southern extremity 
far down into its territory. Jones Creek .and 
other small streams are tributar}'. 

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first comers were Isaac Brown. W. L. Gay lord, 
H. Brown. L. Felton, R. Wells and D. Coon. Soon 
afterward came some men sent out by the Potters' 
Society, of England. The association paid the ex- 
penses of emigration to this countrj- of a cort;iin 
number of potters, in order that tliose who re- 
remained in England might derive benefit from in- 
creased wages incident to the decrease in skilled 
labor. Among other early settlers were Robert 
Hume, M. G. Ellison, Rev. Isaac Smith, Thomas 
Mills, George SIvinner. AVilliam Watson, George 
Denby and George Baiu. 

The town oHicers of Mouiidville for 1889 were: 
Isaac Smith, Chairman; B. H. Ciiapuian, Town 
Clerk; Matthew Mason, Treasurer; S. D. Townley, 
Assessor. 

MoiiutUille Station. 

This is a post village on the Wisconsin Central 
line, which runs north and south through this town. 
It was settled in 1848, and now has a popula- 
ticm of about 400. This place is foui-teen miles 
southwest of Montello, and ten miles north of 
Portage, the nearest banking point. It contains a 
church and a school. Following is a summary 
of its principal business interests: C. A. Merritt, 
lumber ilealer and proprietor of a general store; 
H. Ennis, merchant; J. Smith, blacksmith; C. Elli- 
son is Postmaster. 

Merritt's Landing-. 

This is a hamlet of twenty-five inhabitants in 
the town of Moundville, twelve miles southwest of 
Montello, and on the line of the Wisconsin Cen- 
tral Railroiid. C. A. Merritt, dealer in lumber 
and proprietor of the only general store, is tlie 
Assessor. 

Nesbkoro. 

Neshkoro.thc -smallest town in Marquette County, 
is situated at the extreme northeast corner of the 
county, and is bounded on tlic north by Waushara 
County, on the east by Green Lake County, on the 
south by the town of Mecan, and on the west by 
the town of Crystal Lake. It contains no streams 
or bodies of water of importance, except White 
River, and is strictly agricultural in its character, 
having within its borders no villages but Xeshkoro, 
and no other postollice than tlie one there located. 



Prominent among the early settlers of this town 
were Michael Powers, Nicholas Gernon, L. D. 
Ralph, Benjamin Hayes, William Clay, Andrew 
Scobey and .1. A. Weils. 

The officers of the Town of Neshkoro for 1889 
were: N. Gernon, Chairman; James Sexton, Town 
Clerk; C. Dahlke, Treasurer; J. K. Balderson, As- 
sessor. 

Tlie Village of Neslilioro. 

The village of Neshkoro, on the White River, 
sixteen miles northeast of Montello and ten miles 
northwest of Princeton, the nearest railway point, 
was settled in 1848, and has a population of about 
300. It contains three churches, flouring and saw- 
mills, a foundr}^ and a woolen factory, and is a 
good local market for farmers. The village was 
platted in 185"2 by Helen M. Wliite. Dakin's two 
additions to the town plat were platted three years 
later. The Postmaster is James Sexton. 

The following list of names and occupations 
will give a fair idea of the present business inter- 
ests of the village: Thomas Wells, woolen mills; 
Thomas Wells, James Sexton and J. W. Johnson, 
general stores; Christopher Dahlke & Son, flouring 
mill; I. H. Scibey <fe Son, foundry; James Knowl- 
ton and Fred Abendt, shoemakers; J. Tagatz and 
John Black, carpenters; J. Tagatz, liotel. 

In the spring of 1874 the Catholics in and 
around Neshkoro planned the building of a church 
proportionate to their number and their means. In 
the year 1875 they erected the frame of the pres- 
ent building, which w.as finished a few years later. 
This was done under the direction of the Rev. 
John Larmer, who took charge of the mission in 
1876. Before this time they had services in pri- 
vate houses. Under Father James O'Malley the 
church was begun. Rev. Eleazer De Nilt followed 
and attended the mission for a year and a half 
until 1876. In tiie summer of 1884 Father Larmer 
had a small vestry built to the church for the con- 
venience of the pastor when he came from Montello 
(eighteen miles) as well as for the proper trans- 
action of affairs. 

The members of Neshkoro Church up to 1884 
were comprised of Catholics from Marquette, Green 
Lake and Waushara Counties, some coming as far 
as fifteen miles. General peace reigned in the mis- 



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sion during the time of Father Larmer's adminis- 
tration. He was loved and esteemed by all, and 
no eye was without a tear at his departure. The 
priests who allended before Father O'Malley are: 
Rev. Fa^an, now deceased; and Rev. I. Monaghan. 
who died in a convent in Detroit, Mich., when 
over eighty years of age. It is a frame church. 
The meml)ership is about twenty-five families, Irish 
and German. Wautoma Church was begun in 
1885 and completed in 1888. It is the best and 
largest of tiie mission churches, and tiie congrega- 
galion comprises about twenty families. Three 
other stations in Waushara County are attended 
from Neshkoro — one near Hancock, one near Oasis 
and one near Wild Rose. The Princeton Church 
was formerly the St. Marie Church. 
Oxford. 

The town of ( )xford is on the western border of 
the county, bounded on the north by Westfield, on 
the east by Packwaukee, on the south by Mound- 
ville and Douglas, and on the west by Adams 
County. The surface is generally level and it is a 
good agricultural town. The head waters of Nee- 
nah Cieek How through the western part of the 
town, and in the eastern part several small tribu- 
taries to Buffalo Lake have their sources. On the 
southern border there is a small marshy lake, ex- 
tending into Douglas. There is another in the east 
part and still another in the northwest part, the 
latter crossed by the road. 

William Axford, the Ormsbys. H. 11. Taylor, 
William Johnson and Eli McNutt were among the 
early comers to tliis town. 

The town officers of Oxford for 1889 were: B. K. 
Johnston, chairman: W. J. Ogle, town clerk; S. W. 
Strouse, treasurer; .V. Franklin, assessor. 
Oxford Village. 

Oxford village is on Xeenah Creek, fifteen miles 
wes^t of Montello. and seven miles west of Pack- 
waukee, on the Wisconsin Central Line, the nearest 
railroad station. The nearest banking point is 
Montello. The village contains a water-power 
flouring mill, two churches and a public school. 
The population is about 400. Jason Daniels is 
|M>.s'. master. 

Oxford was settle<l about forty years ago and 



the village plat was filed in 1854 by C. J. Pette- 
bone, David Ormsby, W. V. Miller, P. B. Hillyer, 
Cornelia Smith, Fr.anklin Abbott, V. G. McCul- 
loch, and J. B. Sanderson. Robert and David 
Baker's addition was plaited in 1857. 

The present business interests may be thus sum- 
marized: General stores. Mr. S. J. Fish, A. F. My- 
ers, R. L. Nickerson ; hardware stores, Jason Daniels, 
Alonzo Roberts; boots and shoes. E. Hall, (stjre,) 
Chai-les Nickerson, (shoemaker) ; drug store, Ben- 
jamin Chilson; sorghum mill, A. Houghtaling; 
farm implements. W. N. Johnson; blacksmith shop, 
C. Lloyd; harness shop, Alonzo Roberts; hotel, 
Samuel .Stowe; flouring mill. James Summerton; 
wagon maker. H. II. Ward. 

Packwaukee. 

The town of P.ackwankee is so located tliat the 
geographical center of Marquette County falls 
within its borders. It is bounded on the north by 
Harris, on the east by Montello, on the south by 
Moundvilic, and on the west by Oxford. Most of 
Buffalo Lake lies in this town and Ox Creek dis- 
charges its waters into it near the center. Birch 
Lake is partially in the northeast corner, extending 
into Montello and there is a sra.all marshy lake near 
the east town line nearly a mile south of Buffalo 
Lake. The surface of the town is level and well 
adapted to farming, though in some parts quite 
marshy. Tlie Wisconsin Central Line runs through 
this town from north to south, on and along its 
western border, and at Packwaukee is intersected 
by a branch from P.ackwaukce to Montello. 

Packwaukee was the scene of speculative trans- 
.actions in real estate long before actual settlement 
began. As early as 1837 a town named Buffalo 
was platted by John Noyes and James Lyman on 
section 29, township 15. range 9, on the south 
shore of Buffalo Lake, opposite the site of Pjick- 
waukee. It was laid out on a liberal scale that 
made the plat resemble that of a town of 3,000 to 
5,000 inhabitants; but, as a matter of fact, there 
was never really any town there. The land U|x>n 
which these operations were b.ased was entered b3- 
Noyes in 183C and this was the first land entry in 
the county. "Roxo" was platted in 1850 on 
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The title of immigi-ation in I80O flowed mainly j and another small body of wate 
to Packwankec. which was named after a friendly 
chief of the Winnebagos, and for several years it 
was liic leading business center of the county. The 
Fourth of .luly was appropriately celebrated here, 
on the shore of Buffalo Lake, in 1850. James 
Cook, the first lawyer of the county delivered the 
oration and a prayer was offered up by Rev. Jona- 
than Port, a resident of the county, who with his 
wife was afterward murdered and mutilated by an 
insane son. Amongthose who came in 1849 and '50 
were E. Pettingill, E. T. Older, C. G. Barker, Jesse 
Older, William Ewen, David Phelps, .S. A. Pease, 
John Chapman, E. King and Samuel Wayman. 
Among later comers were E. McCaffrey, Robert 
Page, William Peet, Charles Metcalf, Chester Frink, 
and Town Wliitson. 

The town officers of Packwaukee for 1889 were: 
C. L. Kendall, chairman; C. H. Chapman, town 
clerk; W. H. Neale, tieasurer; J. H. Clark. 



The Village of Packwaukee. 

Packwaukee is a i)rosperous incorporated village 
of about 200 population, located in this town on 
Buffalo Lake and on the Wisconsin Central Line. 
It is eight miles southwest of Montello. It con- 
tains a church, a school and a water power flouring 
and saw mill. Its business interests may he thus 
enumerated: general stores, by .Samuel A. Phoenix 
and Wilber Brothers; a furniture store by William 
Ilaynes; a hardware store and harness shop. b3' C. 
L. Kendall; hotels, by Abram Collins and Thomas 
Leahy; m\lliner3- stores, by Mrs. M. Montgomery 
and Mrs. A. E. Reeves; a flour and saw mill, by 
Charles E. Richards ; a jewelry store, by E. Rosen- 
grant; a boot and slioe store, by William Smith. 
Mrs. L. F. Seaman is postmistress. The village 
was platted in 1853 by Ira B. Reed and Samuel 
McCracken. 

Shields. 

Shields is just north of the center of the county 
and is separated from its eastern boundary only hy 
the narrow town of Milan, which forms its eastern 
boundary, while it is bounded south by Montello, 
west by Harris and north bj^ Crystal Lake. The 
surface of the town is generally level. Mecan 
River crosses the northeast corner and Mud Lake 



are in the north- 
west corner. Corastock Lake is in section 1 1 , 
southwest from Germania. Montello Lake crosses 
the extreme southwest corner. On an island in 
Spring Lake a Catholic society existed as early as 
1849. 

Among the early settlers in Shiel.is were K. D. 
Devaney, James Calvin, P. Curley and James 
Croarken. The town officers in 1889 were William 
Warmbier, chairman: Peter Dunn, town clerk; 
Rudolph Fenske. treasurer; Julius Hebbe, assessor. 

Germania. 



This is a village of about 250 inhabitants, situa- 
ted on the Mecan River, in the northeast corner of 
the town of Shields, eight miles northeast of 
Montello and eight miles north-west of Prince- 
ton, the nearest railway point. It was settled in 
1859 and contains two churches, a water-power 
flouring-mill and a school. The following-named 
persons are engaged here in the lines of business 
mentioned: Henry Cook, harness making; the Ger- 
mania Companj', general store and stock farming; 
R. W. Parker, land agent; E. J. Phillips, hard- 
ware; Herman Teske, blacksmithing; Warnke 
Brothers, flour and saw mills; William Thomas, 
shoe maker. 

.Si)rin<'tiel<l. 

Springfield is on the northwest corner of the 
county. Its boundaries are as follows: north, 
Waushara County; east, Newton; south, Westfield; 
west, Adams County. Wood and Pine lakes and 
some other small bodies of water lie within this 
town. Bart's Creek rises west of the center and 
Worton's Creek in the northern part. The Wis- 
consin Central line traverses the town north and 
south in the eastern part. 

Among the prominent settlers were Oliver P. 
Warden and Lurenus Luse. Among those who 
came a little later were David Sands and William 
Stiles. A town named Forrestville was platted on 
section 32 of this town in 1855 by Oliver P. 
Warden and Lurenus and Rachel Luse, although 
no town marks its site now. 

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line in the north-east corner of the town of 
Springfield, eighteen miles northwest of Montello. 
The business of the place begins and ends with tlie 
lime kiln of J. A. Glover an<i the general store 
of William Guderjohn. Etta Smith is postmistrpss. 
There is no otiier village or postofflce within the 
bounds of the town whii-h is almost entirely given 
over to agriculture. 

Springfield's town officers in 1889 were: Julius 
Berndt, chairman: .1. A. Glover, town clerk; Henry 
Alexander, assessor: Wm. Guderjohn, treasurer. 
We.stfield. 

Woslfield is located on the we.slern border of the 
county just north of the center. It is a level tract 
adapted and devoted to agriculture and is bounded 
on the nortli by tlie town of Springfield, on the 
east by the town of Harris, on the south by the 
town of Oxford and on llie west by Adams 
County. A small stream flows eastwardly through 
the northern part of this town and Duck Creek has 
its source near the center. On tlie western border, 
extending into Adams County, is a small body of 
water. Northeast of it, in sections 17 and 18. is 
another of about the same size. The Wisconsin 
Central line passes through the northeast part of 
this town with a station at Westfield village. 

Among the early settlers in different parts of 
this town were Robert Cochrane, H. B. Cochrane, 
Samuel Crockett, Frank and Samuel Russell, 
Thomas Hamilton, Thomas Black, Charles Krantz 
and Philo Lockey. 

The town officers of Westfield in 1889 were: J. 
N. Lnwton, chairman; George B. Crockett, town 
clerk; W. G. Scott, treasurer; J. B. Campbell, 
assessor. 

WestfleUl ViUasrt'. 

Westfield village is located in tiio northeast part 
of the town on Duck Creek and on the Wisconsin 
Central line, twelve miles northwest of Montello. 
It is the center of a large agricultural district and 
is comparatively a large shipping point for produce 
and stock. Its general trade is good for a village 
of its size and it has some small manufacturing 
industries. 

The village was platted in 18,')() l>y Pickens 
Buvnton for Robert Cochrane, who with his 



brother H. B. Cochrane, located before any one 
else within the limits of this town. They came in 
1849 and located on the site of the present village. 
When the town was organized, in 1854, H. B. 
Cochrane became one of the supervisors. After 
the Cochranes came Samuel Crockett, Austin 
Stone, William Phillips and others to settle in the 
village. The Cochranes built a house on the bank 
of Duck Creek, just south of the saw mill in the 
village. It was a log structure 16x24 feet with an 
addition in which the proprietors lived. They 
boarded fifteen mill hands and kept hotel. This 
was the first house erected in town. In 1850 the 
saw mill was built. The postoffice was also estab- 
lished this year and Robert Cochrane was ap- 
pointed postmaster. He brought the first mail bag, 
containing one letter, on his back from Packwau- 
kee. There were no wagon roads in those d-aj's. 
In 1853 Joseph Wood built the first hotel in the 
village. Among the earliest general merchants 
were AIneck & Older. 

The business houses of to-da\' may be thus 
briefly mentioned: General stores — Breltenfelt <fc 
Just, .Samuel Crockett, Carl L. Krentz, Ferdinand 
W. Meinke, Julius Waruke, Andrew Waterson; 
druggists— Frank Abbot, Dr. Herbert D. Hill; 
blacksmitlis — Walter W. BIssell, Kalmnete (fe 
Hallender. Meneke & Spriiigborn; miller — Robert 
Cochrane; lumber dealer — Rol)ert Cochrane: 
produce dealers — Robert Cochrane, H. B. Deneby ; 
furniture dealer and undertaker — Robert II. Duff; 
photographer — John Fenner; livery — William Me- 
gill, A. C. Fuller; stationer — Caleb F. Fuller; 
tanner and glove manufacturer — William Fuller; 
shoemaker — Charles W. Gay; hardware and imple- 
ment dealers — Hamilton Brothers, Roberts & 
Brown; jeweler — Frederick W. Kline; milliners — 
Miss L. J. Peck, Mrs. Julius Warlike; dentists — 
Melvin O. Straight, K. L. Perry; real estate agent 
William Phillips; butcher — William Quinii: insur- 
ance agent — Harvey R. Rawson; hotels — A. T. 
Wooster. William L. Sims; harness ni.aker — George 
A. AValdo. 

The Central Union a republican paper devoted 
largely to local interests, is in its fifteenth volume 
and is published by S. D. Forbes. This paper has 
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The high school house at Westdeld was erected a 
few years ago at a cost of $8,000. There are three 
cliurches — the Congregational, the German Metho- 
dist Episcopal and the Methodist Episcopal. The 
latter was organized in 1S67 and the house of wor- 
ship was erected in 1863. 

Tliomas B. Crawford Post, Grand Army of the 
Republic, of Westfleld was mustered March 5, 
1883, by Col. O. L. Holmes, chief mustering ofHcer 
and D. O. Hanks, both of Baraboo. The ofHcers 
chosen and installed were the following: S. D. 



Forbes, Commander: P. Lockey. S. V. C; J. 
Waldo, J. V. C; R. D. Malloy, Qmr. ; J. Craw- 
ford, Serg.; L. M. Preston, Chaplain; J. Perkins, 
O. D.; H. M. Oimsby, O. G.; H. S. Ball, Adjt.; C. 
A. Parker, S. M.; W. Fuller, (^lar. Serg.; W. Ful- 
ler, J. Crawford and W. Pond, trustees. 

Lawrence. 

This is a small hamlet, formerly a post-offlce, 
which was laid out on section 9 in tliis town in 
1857, by Aaron Chesbro and Joseph Bell. 



kmi^ of Wamsljara CoEijtj^ |||* 




HI first settlement witliin 
the present limits of AVau- 
bhara County was made 
Sept. 24, 1848. At this time 
Isaic and William Warwick, 
brothers, who had just been 
1st barged from the Mexican 
A\ at, made a claim to a piece 
of land, now section 2 in the 
tortn of Marion. They built an 
8x10 log shanty, and in the fall 
Isaac went, with two yoke of oxen, 
to .Steven's Point, and secured 
mber for the erection of a larger 
and more convenient house. This 
settlement was made on the Indian lands, and 
although the Warwicks were repeatedly' ordered to 
vacate their claim by both the Indians and the 
Indian agent, they managed by hook or by crook 
to appease their wrath, and became permanent set- 
tlers. In 1849 a new road was opened from Berlin 
to what is now Wautoma. At the latter place, 
Phillip Green had built a shant}' during the winter 
of 1848 and 1849. This claim was later (in 1849) 
sold to Mr. Atkins, who kept a tavern during the 



winter season for the accommodation of the lum- 
bermen going into the woods above. 

During 1849 and 1850, settlers began to gather 
in and make settlements in many parts of the pres- 
ent county. In the first mentioned year, John C. 
Williams, William F. Chipman and family, and 
John H. Detrick and family, arrived, followed 
soon by Lewis H. Bagg and Mr. Shep.ard. These 
all settled in the southeast part in the present town 
of Morrow. A school, the first in the county, was 
started in this town in 1849, the teacher having 
been Mrs. Diana Carr, who lived in Mr. Bagg's 
family, and the tuition having been paid by sub- 
scription. 

The first claim made in the town of Leon, in the 
eastern part of the count}', was in 1849, by a bee- 
hunter by the name of Worden. He came from 
Neenah, and went back there after a short time. 
His claim was made on what is now V'an Aernam's 
prairie. In the same year E. W. Alverd and Will- 
iam Tibbett settled in Mount Morris, in the central 
part of the county. The first settlement in the 
west end of the county was made in 1849 by 
Tliomas Kelley and his son, William N. Kelley, who 
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and Leonard Wilcox followed liim in the same 
year, locating in the second tier of towns from the 
western end of the county. William Lord came j 
about the same time and settled in the same i)art 
of the county. He keiit a tavern in the town , 
of Oasis. The Shaws came about the same time. 
C. E. Waterman and Charles Hamilton came in the 
winter of 1849 and 1850, and located at the site of 
the present village of I'lainfield. 

All these early comers began farming, and most 
of them brought with them their families. So, at the 
beginning of 1850, several settlements had been , 
started at different points. During this year 
numerous others joined the new settlement, a few of 
such being Rev. William Bassenger, who was the 
first preacher; John and Charles Shumway; Dr. 
Moses Barrett, the first physician in the county ; 
Martin Becker, John Howell, .Solomon Mundinger, 
Joel Howard and M. Aman. Cartwright, Firman 
and many otl)ers came within the next two or three 
years, so that neighbors were not far removed from 
each other. Many of the original settlers are still 
living and occupying the places upon which tliey lo- ] 
cated on their arrival. Such as have remained are | 
well-lo-do or possessed of more than a comfortable 
competence of this world's goods. 

Pioneer Tragedies. 

The Cartwright-Firman tragedy — killing of Fir- 
man by Cnrtwright at Wautoma. and the lynching 
of Cartwright at Princeton — is elsewhere related in 
detail. Another tragedy of the pioneer days oc- ' 
curred in the town of Aurora. John Shontz had 
pre-empted a quarter-section of land and built a 
shanty on it, and then gone back to Illinois to get 
some money due him there. Li Illinois he was 
taken with fever and ague, and was prevented 
from returning in time to "prove up" on his claim. 
In the meantime John Leahy, with his wife, had 
taken possession of the property and moved into 
Shontz's house. When he came back Shontz ex- [ 
plained the circumstances of his detention to Leahy, ■ 
and asked him to resign the claim to him. Leahy j 
sought advice, and it seems to have been bad 
a<lvice that he found, for he refused to comply 
with Shontz's request. Shontz, with some sympa- 
thizing neighbors, went to the claim in Leahy's : 



absence, and upon Mrs. Leahy's refusing to vacate 
the house, they took it down, leaving her and her 
belongings on the bit of ground which had been its 
floor, but offered her no other molestation. Having 
completed the work of demolition, they went to 
dinner. When they came back the^- saw that 
Leahy had returned also, and was awaiting their 
coming gun in hand. As they approached, Leahy 
call out to Shontz, "If you come, I'll shoot youl" 
Shontz dropped on one knee and brought a shot- 
gun which he carried to his shoulder, and fired 
with fatal effect, killing Leahy almost instantly. 
Shontz was arrested and tried for murder, but was 
cleared, self-defense being claimed, through the 
influence and good management of his attorneys, 
Ezra Wheeler and J. V. Swetting. of Berlin. 

Old .Settler's Union. 

In pursuance of a previous call, a meeting of the 
old settlers of Waushara County, of the year 1850, 
was held in the Congregational Church at Pine 
River, Jan. 28, 1871. The meeting was called to 
order by George Hawlej', of Poysippi. Dr. J. S. 
Ewing was made Chairman, and Dr. I). B. Jewell, 
Secretary. A prayer w.as ofi'ered by the Rev. 1). 
Cami)bell; George Hawley presented the draft of 
the constitution, which was adopted. George Haw- 
ley. E. W. Daniels, J. A. Williams, F. E. Noyes and 
F. Dewey, were appointed a committee to nominate 
officers for the union for the ensuing year, and re- 
ported the following: President, J. S. Ewing; Vice 
Presidents — E. W. D.aniels, Aurora; George Haw- 
ley, Poysippi; Joel Howard, Bloomfield; Oliver 
Pierce, .Saxville; B. F. Frisbie, Leon; T. S. Chip- 
mnn, Warren; T. F. Metcalf. Marion; George Mar- 
shall, Mt. Morris; J. A. Williams, Springwater. 
Secretary, J. J. Hawley ; Treasurer, B. D. Jewell. 
The President gave some interesting reminiscences 
of early settlement, and closed with a feeling eulogy 
of some early settlers whose lives had been sacri- 
ficed in the late war — Capt. Edward .Sax, Cooley 
Smith and Nathan K. Barker. The meeting ad- 
journed to Marshall's hotel for supper. The fol- 
lowing gave in their names .as members of the 
union: S. A. Kimball. Anna M. Kimball, B F. Fris- 
bie, P. C. Frisbie, E. W. Daniels. Elizabeth Dan- 
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Betsy Ewing, Silvia Cole, Ella Maisliall, B. D. Jew- 
ell, Olive Jewell, Eva Jewell, Jacob Van Aernam, 
Mary Van Aernam, J. J. Ilavvlcy, Helen M. Haw- 
ley, R. F. Sax. Alice Dewey, J. A. Williams, Laura 
Williams, Fred Dewey, Lucy Dewe}-. F. E. Noyes, 
Hannah Noyes D. A. White and F. C. Clark. It was 
voted that all settlers of 1851 be invited to become 
honorary members of the union. At the third an- 
nual meeting at Pine River, Jan. 28, 1873, the fol- 
lowing additional names were signed to the constitu- 
tion : J. H. Carter, Nelson Nelson, D. C. Perkins, 
W. Williams, T. S. Chipman, H. Lang, J. Howard, 
H. E. Frisbie,T. F. Metcalf. F. D. Broce,N. L.Gill, 
T. S. Case, B. Sears, O. Peirce (with those of tlieir 
wives) A. J. McGowan, S. Westoner, Isabel Mc- 
Millan and Susan Skiff. The following new mem- 
bers were admitted at the fourth annual meeting, 
held at Auroraville, Jan. 27, 1874: Rev. D. Hale, 
D. Willman, A. A. Daniels. D. W. Gate, F. Cham- 
berlain, S. Ward, S. Culver, William Covill, G. W. 
Mclntyre, H. W. Berray, M. Carter, G. Spoor, A. 
Prutsman, N. Harrington, F. Terrill, J. J. Wood, 
L. C. Jordan, A. Strang, H. .Stowers, William C. 
Wait, C. H. Gill, M. Ream, N. W. Milllken, L. J. 
Shumway, M. Hallowell and their wives, Mrs. E. 
Sax, J. B. Jordan, Nancy Howard, Mrs. W. Gallo- 
way, Mrs. Shumway, W. F. Chipman, T. Sears, 
George B. McMillan, A. W. Davenport, Mrs. M. 
Russell, E. A. Jordan. At the fifth annual meeting 
held Jan. 28, 1875, the following members wei-e 
admitted: John Maitland, S. S. Brown, William 
Warwick, A. A. Cole, William Stratton, Emma 
Stratton, Betsy Lamphenr, Albro Parker, Sarah Par- 
ker, Charles Russell, Nellie Russell, I. R. Lathrop, 
E.J. Da vies, Anna Davies, I. L. Parker, Harriet Par- 
ker, John Leach. Betsy Le.ach, Venlora Cole, E. W. 
Alvord, Mary Alvord, Hiram B. Terrill, Joseph 
Matthews, Lydia Matthews, R. H. Graves, D. H. 
Davis, C. W. Virgen, B. A. Cady, T. L. Hall, 
Henry Hitchcock, Julia Hitchcock, N. B. Holeomb, 
Emeline Holeomb, Sam Havener, Alvina B. Cole, 
Mis. a. C. Berray, Mrs. J. F. Millken, Amanda 
Clark, Harriet Waite, M. L. Gary, William Murphy, 
Yorty Burtzell, Robert A. Havener, Rosa Havener, 
Barbara Norris, Lester Stevens, Jacob Cady. At 
the sixth annual meeting, held at Poysippi, Jan. 
28, 1876, the following named persons were admit- 



ted to membership: William A. Hamlin, Mary J. 
Hamlin, J. M. Cover, Mary Cover, Martha Brown, 
Sumner Brown, Alida Vanlind}', Elihu F. Corse, 
Betsy Corsp, John Mott, Frances Mott, John Palen, 
Charles Hawley, Bertie Ilawley, May Hawley, Se- 
lira S. Putam, Susan Putnam, Eugene Le.ach, 
Thomas Farran. 

The following new members were admitted at the 
seventh annual meeting, at Willow Creek, Jan. 27, 
1877: Charles W. Smith, John D. Williams, Mary 
Ann Williams, Henry Jockling, E. J. Stewart, J. C. 
Stewart, L. H. Covill, Sarah Covill,L. S.Parker, S. L. 
Briggs, Mrs. S. L. Briggs, J. M. Whitman and wife, 

A. S. Rogers and wife. A. S. Barnes and wife, Phil 
Walker and wife, I. C. Herriek and wife. At the 
eighth annual meeting, Jan. 28, 1 878, at Aurora- 
ville, Charles J. and Hattie L. Davis, DeWitt L. 
and Louisa M. Davenport, Bennett T. Davenport, 
Charles F. Jewell, A. H. and Melissa AVheaton, 
F. Livermore, John R. and Mary Heffernon and 
Clark Daniels were admitted to membership. The 
following, among others, were sul)sequently admit- 
ted : Abbie L. Jewell, John Griffin and wife, Jane 
Allen, Frank D. Pierce, Mark H. Pierce, Mrs. Polly 
Clark, T. Jewell, R. Blanchard, F. Blanehard, Han- 
niih Davis, A. Kittenger, J. Walters. J. W. Carpen- 
ter, G. W. Baxter. John P. Perkins, Dan Borst, 
Lavina Borst, T. H. Patterson, Belle Patterson, 
George Stetson and wife. Minor C. Wilson and wife, 

B. .S. Williams and wife, Mrs. T. L. Hall, W. S. Skeel, 
Hattie E. Kimball Mrs. Nathan Kimball, John D. 
Jones, W. T. Williams, P. B. Membran and wife. 
John C. and Isabel Rice, William Pierce and wife, 
Joseph and Flora Brighani, A. W. Heavely, James 
Bolton and wife, J. W. Coon, Marie Warren, E. M. 
Owens. Nettie Graves, Mrs. L. B. A'osburg, Cora M. 
Prutsman, Willard E. Carpenter. 

Early Experieuces. 
The exercises at the annual meetings of the soci- 
ety have been varied and interesting. From time 
to time members have read papers or delivered ad- 
dresses replete with historical interest. Without 
giving dates and names of places at which they 
were read or delivered, as such information is of 
but secondary importance, we give in the following 
pages such extr.acts as it is deemed will add to the 
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Hoi). George Hawley said that he visited what is 
now Wiuishaia County in 1850 and made his claim, 
putting, as the custom was, a blaze on a tree. He 
reviewed at length the condition of the east half of 
Waushara County, in an earl^- day, with no roads, 
no bridges, no schools, no homes, etc., and the cir- 
cumstances of the first settlers. They were all 
poor; the most favored had but scanty means. He 
remembered how the old settlers watched the first 
potato patch for the first potatoes, and the little 
cornfield for the first ear of corn, and the wheat 
field for the appearance of the first head of wheat. 
He thought the old settlers had realized their most 
sanguine expectations and might well feel proud 
of their work. He mentioned at some length the 
present products of Waushara County that are an- 
nually shipped to other pl.ace — her thousands of 
cords of wood, of hewed lumber, of oak, pine, 
tamarack, etc.; her w.igon timber, including boxes, 
felloes, spokes, etc., ••quantities of which are made 
into wagons at Racine to be shipped to Japan;" her 
basswood, sent in large quantities to Vermont, 
manufactured into articles and sent hack within a 
dozen miles of home; her farm products of all kinds, 
especially her buckwiieat, s.aying that he thought 
his friend, .lohn A. Williams had "made buckwheat 
flour enough to make a slap-jack that would reach 
round the world;" her maple sugar; her cranberries, 
saying that he believed all the Berlin cranberries 
excepting a very few bushels, were raised in Wau- 
shara County, making a total of production more 
than equal that of the same number of towns in 
adjoining counties. 

Dr. I). B. .lewell spoke of the death of one of the 
old settlers, referred to the little band of heroic 
men who made the early settlements, and whose 
garden patches had grown to large fields, saying 
that what was once a wilderness had now six thriv- 
ing villages, with churches, schools, houses, stores, 
and ••too many doctors," but wanted to see railways 
and river improvements. 

W. F. Chipman said he ra.ade the first settlement 
in the county north of Willow Creek; Isaac and 
William Warwick. John C. AVIllianis, and one other 
were elsewhere in the count}'. He moved his family 
from Milwaukee with an ox-team, but on account 
of the mud made only fourteen miles a day. He 



made his claim the 9th of May, 1849, and helped 
to cut out the Berlin and Wautoma road. He be- 
lieved the first two children born in the county 
were George Williams and Amelia Chipman. 

Dr. Ewing said, "You remember, old settlers, 
the condition of things in 1848-49. People in the 
State turned north because the land had all been 
taken up in the southern part of the State. Fox 
River was a barrier thiit could not be crossed be- 
cause the laud was j'et owned by the Indians. At 
that time there was a great desire to see the coun- 
try north and west of Fox River; was one of a 
party who went out to explore the country; found 
one or two houses across the river from .Sacra- 
mento, one house in Wautoma and one or two 
others elsewhere. Many people h.ad collected at 
and near the towns along the Fox River, and had 
often expended their all before getting there and in 
waiting for the Government to extinguish the title 
to Indian lands. .Some of the settlers were comfort- 
ably well off, but most of them were miserably 
poor. One man earned three shillings b}' a day's 
work, and in the night walked to Berlin from Poy- 
siiipi to expend the amount for food for his family, 
and returned in time to begin another day's work. 
Claims were made to lands by the first settlers, and 
when the land came into market they did so so 
suddenly and unexpectedly that people were not 
prepared. Fillmore was then Presitlent, and he 
appointeil a man some of you probably remember 
registrar of the land office at Menasha. This man 
was a particular pet of the President. Some thought 
the land had been brought into market for the sake 
of this pet, others that the pet was here for the sake 
of the land. Around the land-office were man}' 
Shylocks, land-grabbers who would take eight acres 
for laying a land warrant on 160 acres, or else take 
^25 or more per forty acres, besides the Govern- 
ment price of $1.25 per acre, giving the settlers a 
bond for a deed in case of p.ayment. The speaker had 
known much about this as he was Xotarj- Public at 
this time and was often called ui)on to put his official 
seal to the papers. When he had entered his land 
and was on his way home on the boat among many 
settlers were only two who had paid for land with 
their own money. Some of tliem were not able to 
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and left them and went awaj% while others sold out 
and it took others years to finally settle up. 

According to promise, wrote Mrs. J. S. Ewing, I 
will tell this audience about the first settlement of 
the Indian laud. I am the oldest surviving female 
now (ISTS^l resident in tiie Towns of Leon, Poy- 
sippi, Saxville and Bloomfield. The first settle- 
ment of Leon and Poysippi was commenced Jan. 
28, 1850, by Mr. Hawley, Mr. Becker. Mr. Evans 
and J. S. Ewing. The autumn preceding a com- 
pany of five men left Waukau for the purpose of 
exploring the Indian land. The Doctor and Mr. 
Eckiey were of that number. They crossed Fox 
River at Berlin — then called Strong's Landing — 
took a northwesterly direction until reaching the 
place now called Wautoma, where thej' found one 
solitary log house, and a sawmill in contemplation. 
They went east until they came to the headwaters 
of Willow Creek, where they camped the third 
night after leaving home. Their next camp was 
near a lake which they called Lone Pine, from the 
circumstance of there being a solitary pine beside 
it. Here they remained awhile, killing ducks, 
hunting bees and deer, and examining for a suffi- 
cient inducement to form a settlement. Not find- 
ing anything satisfactory and their searcii being con- 
tinued with much difficult}', being obliged to wade 
the marshes and ford the streams, they concluded 
to return. The Doctor and Eckiey determined to 
see more, not being satisfied with what they had seen. 
They sliouldered guns and packs and kept still 
east, following the trail that crosses Van Aer- 
nam's prairie until they came to a black ash swamp 
near Mr. Cady's, when night overtook them. This 
was the most unpleasant night since they left home, 
and they were least prepared for it It had been 
one of our glorious Indian summers, with a full 
moon to add to its splendors, and they had often 
continued their hunt until midnight. They kindled 
a fire, spread their couch and watched alternately. 
In the night Eckiey awakened the Doctor, assuring 
him tiiey were near some settlement, as he had 
heard some one calling. They came to the conclu- 
sion that it was a lynx near them instead of a set- 
tlement, but he did not molest tiiem. The next 
day the}' came to Willow Creek, which had swollen 
to quite a stream since the}- left it. Here they !iad 



the good fortune to find an Indian with a canoe to 
carry them over. .Soon they came to another 
stream — what is now called Pumpkin-seed Creek — 
and a little Indian girl undertook to bring them a 
canoe. In recrossing, Eckiey, in adjusting his 
gun, upset the canoe and alarmed the poor girl, but 
they succeeded in bringing her safe on shore. So 
much for a savage ferry; when they reached home 
they looked more like savage than civilized men. 
The Doctor, after making the above observations, 
concluded there must be a stream not far from 
Van Aernam's prairie that would make it a desir- 
able place to settle. Accordingly he pictured in 
glowing colors the beauty of the Indian land, in 

I order to beat up a new recruit, as his fall compa- 
triots were too well settled in winter quarters to 
venture out. Mr. Hawley was the first volunteer. 
Being at his house. I remarked, "It's hard to get up 
another expedition to the Indian land, but it must 
be done before it thaws out." "Why don't the Doctor 
ask me to go .'"' "You wouldn't go." " Yes, I would," 
said he. There was a starter. Others fell in and they 
were soon on their way. The second night they 
camped on the north bank of the Pine River, near 
a mile west of where we live. Here they found 
some one had preceded them, for "c-1-a-m-e-d" was 
written several times in the space of a mile. Near 

I the present site of the school house were a few logs 
thrown together — an attem pt to build a shanty — but 
nothing fearing the men proceeded to write under 
the above "c-1-a-i-m-e-d," and concluded those who 
worked fastest would win, and accordingly hastened 
home for lumber, and the next day but one, sev- 
eral loads of lumber were on the ground and sev- 
eral shanties were soon built. The men occupied 
them three weeks before moving their families, ex- 
amining all the resources of the newly acquired 
territory, and entertaining travelers who now began 
to come with a rush to see the " promised land." 
Twenty slept in our shanty, which was only 12x14. 
February 20, the Doctor and Mr. Hawley brought 
their families. It was a cold day and it was a tedi- 
ous ride, seated high on wheels, for there was no 
sleighing at that time. AVe passed but one place 
that was inhabited and that was soon after leav- 
ing the Fox River. There was a log house at 
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twice as long as now, winding along among the 
trees, and happy were we to reach our rude shanty 
on tlie banits of Pine River. Mr. Hawley had 
preceded us, and also all the teams. I shall never 
forget the cheerful look that lighted up a shanty, 
filled to overflowing, all in the height of enjoyment. 
1 was nigh frozen and had not seen a lire since morn- 
ing. Mrs. Hawley (deceased) was very enthusi- 
astic in our new beginning. She had the teakettle 
boiling and the board spread with luxuries such as 
the wilderness had never seen. When morning 
came, and she took a view of the surroundings, her 
exclamation was "Beautiful :" I had nearly forgot- 
ten. There was one unhappy poor "pHSs" we had 
brought in a sack, for we would not desert him, 
that was put upon a shelf the men had secured to 
the side of the shanty. Then he watched the peo- 
ple, thinking his time had come. Fred begged to 
take him down, but no one was allowed to touch that 
poor disconsolate, mourning the loss of his quiet 
home. That night be made his escape anrl did not 
return until the second night, when he came to the 
door and scratched and we bade him to come in 
and be welcome. 

The first settlement made within the limits of 
Waushara County, (quoting from an historical ad- 
dress) so far as we have been able to learn, was 
made Sept. 24, 1848, by Isaac and William War- 
wick, two brothers who had just been discharged 
from the United States service (4th Regiment In- 
diana Infantry ^■olunteers) in the Mexican War. 
Their claim was made to a piece of land now on 
section 2, in the town of Marion, and in making it 
out by marking a line around it, they tried to go 
round so large a piece, that they could not find the 
point started from until they had followed the 
glaize back. They first built a shanty 8x10 feet 
on the ground, and gabled to a point at the top, 
leaving out a few of the under logs on one side for 
a door, and covered it with sods. ]>ater in the fall 
Isaac went to Stevens Point with two yoke of 
oxen, and brought back a load of lumber with 
which they covered the shanty. As soldiers with 
the army blue on were not verv common then, 
these men were known in the settlement on the 
otlicr side of the Fox as "the Soldiers," and their 
claim, which was near to the Territorial road from 



Strong's Landing, on the Fox River, to Stevens 
Point, as the "Soldier's Claim." The brothers lived 
in tiie shant}- during the winter on rather rough 
fare, but toward spring found a bee-tree, from 

' which they took a large amount of honey, left the 
tree standing, and took it up tlie next fall, and the 
next spring commenced to open up a farm. Wiien 
their claim was made, the Jlenomonee tribe of In- 
dians owned what is now Waushara County, and 
other lands on the west side of the Fox River, aud 
some negotiations had been made looking to the 
purchase of the same, but the contract was not com- 
pleted until the spring of 1849. At one time the 
brothers were ordered to leave, by an Indian agent 
stationed somewliere on the Fox, and all whites for- 
bidden to enter upon these lands of the Indians as 
settlers. They were also ordered to leave by the 
chief of the Menoraonees. who was known since 
among the whites as "'Menomonee John," but com- 
promised with him by breaking some land for a 
cornfield near what is known as John's Lake — sorae- 

I times called Jo's Lake — in the town of Mt. Morris. 

In the spring of 1849, settlers began going west 

of the Fox. A new road was cut out, about the first 

of .ALiy, from Strong's Landing to what is now 

Wautoma, where Philip Green had built a shanty 

[ during the previous winter, where he staid a part of 
the time, and a part of the time at his father's, two 

I and a half miles beyond Strong's Landing (Berlin). 

I This claim was later sold to a Mr. Atkins, who kept 
a tavern on it in the winter, but not in the summer 
(living on his farm south of "the Landing" then) 
to accommodate lumbermen w'.k^ were going to 
and returning from the Little Piner}-, leaving the 
old Territorial military w.igon road in many places, 
but especially that part of it which went by way of 
Willow Creek, the new one, which is now known 
as the south road, going from three to five miles 
south of it. 

At the bend in Willow Creek — now near Rich- 
ardson's Corners, and not far from the "Sol- 

I dier's Claim" — had been a great camping ground 
on llie old road, on account of water and feed, and 
a claim was made here in Ma3'. It had been the 
custom of the Indians to live during the winter 
and spring in the "Big Timber," or timber lands in 

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there along Willow Creek, Pine River, and the 
other small streams, and the custom was continued 
for many years after the land had come into posses- 
sion of the whites. In the fall, hundreds of In- 
dians were to be seen winding their way along to 
the woods, their ponies loaded with a few cooking 
utensils, their flag tents, squaws, pappooses and old 
Indiars, followed by some of the squaws carrying 
part of the baggage, and by a large number of 
dogs. Their trails or paths were sometimes deeply 
worn, as they often went the same route, following 
one another in Indian file. During tlie winter, 
hunting parties went out in the openings or in the 
timber to hunt, as occasion required. The princi- 
pal game was deer, of which there was an abundance, 
droves of fifteen or twenty often being seen to- 
gether in the deer season. There were also some 
wolves, the gra3' and the black, though not many 
as compared to other localities at that time, and a 
good many bears, coming principally from the re- 
gion of the pines for "shack" or acorns in the fall, 
many partridges, some grouse, a few prairie chick- 
ens, badger, otter, muskrats, marten, mink, etc. 
There was an abundance of wild rice growing about 
Poygan Lake, and in and along the lower waters of 
Willow Creek and Pine River, which the Inrlians, 
or rather the squaws, as thej' alwaj'S did the work, 
gathered for food. Great quantities of huckleber- 
ries grew in many of the openings, both the blue 
and the black, which were gathered in their season 
by the squaws and dried. 

Menomonee John lived to be quite an old man. 
Among the Menoraonees were a great many 
Pottowatomies and some Chippewas, scattering 
members of the old Chippewa tribe, of Mich- 
igan. Nearly all the lakes and streams had 
names by which they were known to the Indians. 
Willow Creek was called by the Menomonees "Kee- 
tah Shawagun Sapa or Sippi," the latter term hav- 
ing been used by many tribes to designate a river. 
Fox River was called "Noiiaccogun Sippi;" Pine 
River, '-Poygan Sippi," from Poygan Lake, Poygan 
meaning pipe, from the shape of the lake, and Wolf 
Rirer running into it, which bore in form a re- 
mote resemblance to an Indian pipe. In the spring 
the Indians made maple sugar, catching the sap 
from the maple trees in little birch bark troughs 



that held from two to twelve quarts each. Troughs 
were sometimes made of elm bark. Fish — suckers, 
pickerel and red horse, were then plenty in all the 
streams, coming up every spring to spawn. They 
were often caught by putting across the stream a 
rack or dam of timl)er and stakes so close together 
that the fish could not pass through, so that it was 
an easy matter to spear them. After the building 
of mill dams by the whites, large quantities of flsh 
were caught every spring for a number of years. It 
is related that they were so thick at one time below 
the dam at Poysippi, that people caught them in 
their bare hands, and carried them away by the 
wagon-load. The first roads were built on the 
routes which could be made with least labor. 
Among the first were the ones already mentioned, 
leading from Strong's Landing to Wautoma, one 
was cut out from Poysippi westward, around the 
timber land, and also one from Pine River south- 
ward, the two uniting at Willow Creek; also one 
from the Soldier's mill to Saxville; also one to Mt. 
Morris. The streams were forded before bridges 
were built. There was a ford on Willow Creek, 
near the "Soldier's Claim." 

Pioneer Wonien. 

Much may be said (to quote from a paper by J. 
Mathews on "The Pioneer Women of Waushara 
County"), in praise of the fortitude of our pioneer 
women, who were willing to leave comfortable and 
pleasant associations, and come with their families 
to build up homes in this, then, wilderness, trod 
only b\' savage beasts, and still more savage men. 
Among the earliest inhabitants of this county, were 
representatives of about every Northern State, and 
every civilized nation. These settlers were not of 
the lowest, and perhaps not of the very highest, 
but of the middle class that make up the bone and 
sinew of our country. Many of tliem were well 
educated, intelligent and refined, and I think I am 
justified in saying that Waushara County's first 
women were, as a class, well fitted for laying the 
foundation of a new society, in a new countr3'. I 
believe thej' were led by a holy ambition to come 
here to build up homes for themselves and their 
children. How often we have heard the mother 
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come here, If it had not been to get land for the 
boj's." For this they willingly endured the hard- 
ships and privations of pioneer life. Many had to 
go without suitable clothing to protect them from 
the severity of this Northern climate, and often 
with insufficient food. Some were obliged to cross 
the Fox and help carry provisions home on their 
backs to their families, and often they were found 
doing the work on the little patches of land cleared, 
and in many eases their own hands helped to chop 
and burn the timber from the land. Once accus- 
tomed to comfortable, well-furnished houses, they 
here found that rude log cabins or board slianties 
were the best that could be afforded, and in place 
of horses and carriages and sleighs, the ox lumber- 
wagon and log sleds were substituted. Hut while 
suffering so many privations, toils and hardships, 
that strength and endurance sometimes failed, and 
death was a welcome relief from the weary struggle 
of life, there was a brighter side to this picture. 
Hope and courage were theirs, for were they not 
toiling for a spot of earth they could call their 
own .' And when the land comes into market, and the 
father or eldest son starts for Menasha with the care- 
fully hoarded money for which they toiled so long, 
with wliat anxiety the mother awaits the return, 
and when the paper which secures to them their 
home is placed in her hand for safe keeping, what 
a thanksgiving goes up from that family circle. 
The best supper for the happy family is prei)ared 
by the tired but willing hands of the mother. The 
next day everything looks brighter, the birds sing 
sweeter, the hills and valleys look more dear. The 
home is secured 1 All honor to tlie brave hearts and 
willing hands of our pioneer women. Yours was 
the hardest t.ask. your sacrifices, trials and hard- 
ships were the greatest, but you bore them with 
true Spartan courage. Many of your number have 
passed over the mystic river, but their names are 
cherished as holy household wonls, and their mem- 
ories treasured among things immortal. Many of 
you are enjoying the fruita of your labors in good, 
pleasant homes, your children grown up to honor 
and bless you. I think you can look back with 
satisfaction on the past, and feel a consciousness 
that you have acted well your part, and that you 
have merited the approbation of all who are inter- 



ested in the advancement of civilization in our 
land. 

.\urora. 

Aurora is the southeastern town of the County 
of Waushara, and the only one of the eighteen 
towns of the county that deviates any from a uni- 
form size, shape and area, the southeast corner, 
south of the Fox Hiver, having been attached to 
Berlin, in Green Lake County. Willow Creek 
crosses the northwest corner with a broadening at 
Auroraville on its waj' to Lake Poygan. There is 
much swampland in this town, in which are located 
wholly the immense Sacket and Carey cranberrj' 
marshes, owned in Berlin and mentioned in the 
history of that cit}'. Aurora is bounded on the 
north by Poysippi, on the east by Winnebago 
Countj-. on the south by Green Lake County, and 
on the west by Warren. 

Prominent among the early settlers of tiiis town 
were: Henry R. Floyd, who came in 1849; E. W. 
Daniels, in 1850; N. W. Harrington, in 1851; A. 
A. Daniels, in 1852; W. F. Williams, in 1854: B. 
F. and D. L. Davenport, in 1859. 

Auroraville. 

The only postoffice in this town is at Auroraville, 
a village of 300 population, on Willow Creek, 
eighteen miles east of Wautoma, and seven miles 
north of Berlin. Settlement began here in 1848 
or 1849. The village contains two churches, the 
general stores of F. P. Corrill and Strang A Wells, 
the sawmill of .1. Montgomery, the nursery of E. 
W. Daniels and the hotel of .1. W. Ilollenbeck. T. 
M. Harvey, Charles Fero and James Brown are 
carpenters. 

Blooiiifield. 

This is the northeastern town of the county, 
bounded north by Waup.aca County, east by Win- 
nebago County, soutli by the town of Wausippi. 
and west by the town of Saxville. It is swampy 
in most parts, in large tracts, but the intervening 
land is productive. Some small streams which flow 
eastward and southward have their sources in this 
tf)wn. Lake Po3'gan cuts into its southeast corner. 

Among the early settlers of Bloomfield were: 
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Kimball, Metoalf. J. B. Woodwarrl and Cyrus B. 
Barnes, who came also in 1850 and 1856, respect- 
ively. 

West BlooinfleUl. 

West Bloomfleld is a village of about 300 inhab- 
itants, twenty -six miles northeast of Wautoma and 
seven and one-halt miles south of Weyauwega, 
on the Wisconsin Central line, the nearest railway 
station. It was settled in 1855, and contains a 
Lutheran church, schools, the general stores of II. 
Koehler and A. Bast, the blacksmith shops of W. 
Loose, William Timm aud R. Wendt. and other 
interests. This Is the home office of the Bloom- 
field Insurance Company, of which G. Bachman 
is President; F. Kopiske, Secretary, and William 
Kerist Treasurer. 

Tiistiii. 

Tustin is a village of about 250 population, on 
Lake Poygan, twent3'-six miles northeast of Wau- 
toma, twelve miles from Winneconne, the nearest 
railroad station, and seventeen miles from Berlin, 
the nearest banking point. It contains a feed mill 
owned by the Leverson Brothers, a saw mill, owned 
by the same parties ; a saw and heading mill, owned 
by Clark & Nelson; the hotel of O. C. Jenks; the 
boat-building establishment of F. La Borde <fe Son ; 
the cheese factory of John Lind; the hotel of AVil- 
liam Richards; the cheese factory of John Schinde- 
holtz; the general stores of Gottlieb Velte and John 
Boyson and other business interests. 
Brushvillf 

is a hamlet of about seventy-five inhabitants, on 
Spring Creek, twenty miles northeast of Wautoma, 
and sixteen miles north of Berlin, the nearest rail- 
road station. It contains a steam saw mill, the 
property of S. R. Clark & Son, two cliurches, a 
creamery, and other business interests. 

Early Eveiit.s. 

The first child born was Kellogg's, in 1851. The 
first marriage was Stephen King and Miss Kel- 
logg's, in 1852, by Dr. J. S. 'Ewing, a Justice of 
the Peace. The first death was Calvin Swift's, 
in 1853. Mr. Swift kept the first public house in 
a log and board shanty on section 8. The first re- 
ligious meeting was held in 1850 by the Ilowells, 



Kelloggs and Wilsons. The first school was taught 
by Miss Wilson in 1856; the first school house was 
built the same year. Justin Noble and Charles 
Stowers built the first sawmill on section 2 in 1857. 
The only house on the Berlin road from Little 
River to Cady's. north of Auroraville, was Joel 
Howard's. 

Coloma. 

This is the western of the southern tier of towns 
of Waushara County, and is considered a good ag- 
ricultural town. In common with Hancock and 
Plainfield, its companion towns in the western tier 
of towns, it enjoys the advantages of railway facil- 
ities, the Wisconsin Central crossing east of the cen- 
ter in a north and south direction, with a station 
named for the town, Coloma. Hancock is the 
town lying north of Coloma; Rickford is to the 
east, Marquette County is to the south, and Adams 
County is to the west. There are no streams wor- 
thy of note in this town, and only one small body 
of water, lying mostly in section 33, on its south- 
ern boundary. The Mecan River may be said to 
have its source in the northeast section of Coloma. 
Coloma. 

Coloma is a hamlet of about fifty people, in this 
town, seventeen miles west of Wautoma, twelve 
miles south of Plainfield and a little less than four 
miles west of Coloma Station. It was settled in 
1850. Here are the steam, feed and saw-mills of J. 
W. Smith, the hotel of T. B. Smith, and the gen- 
eral stores of J. F. Spaulding, W. T. Bishop and 
Elias Follett. 

Coloma Station; 

Nearly four miles east of Coloma, has a population 
of 150. It was settled in 1858, after the coming of 
the railroad, and contains a church and a district 
school, besides the general stores of S. Dulin, E. 
Exner, Smith Brothers, and Mrs. J. A. Smith, the 
hardware store of C. P. Schmudlock, the harness 
shop of H. W. Gibbs, and blacksmiths, wheel- 
wrights, and other small mechanics' shops. 

Dakota. 

Dakota is of the middle tier of towns of Wau- 
shara County, and lies just west of the line divid- 
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the northern part of this town White River is 
formed b3' the junction of several small streams. 
Pine creek and anotlier stream of equal size have 
their courses through and their sources partly in, 
the western parts. Bass Lake and three other 
smaller bodies of water lie within this town. There 
is considerable swamp land in the western and cen- 
tral portions, but good farms are found in nearly all 
parts of the town. Dakota's boundaries are these: 
north, the town of Wautoma; east tlie town of 
Marion ; south, Marquette County; west, the town 
of Richford. 

Dakota, 

Is a small village of seventj^-five inhabitants, the 
only post-office in this town. It is eight miles 
southwest of Wautoma, and ten miles southeast 
of Coloma Station, the nearest railroad point. It 
was settled in 1851. Here are the sawmills of 
Julius Granise and Herman Testlauf. the general 
store of W. L. Roberts, the hotel and grocery of 
Mrs. L. J. Crandall, and some small mechanics' 
shops. 

Among the early settlers and prominent men of 
Dakota were: G. W. Wilter, D. R. Coon, F. E. 
Wandrey, H. J. Peep, B. S. Crandall, Gottfried 
Stenzel, William Diggles, Peter Ilamel, H. Har- 
rington, .John Wandrey, II. W. Rood and Allen 
Dewell. 

neerfielrt. 

The town of Deerfield is the second town from 
the western border of the county in the middle 
tier of towns. It is bounded north by the town of 
Oasis, east by the town of Wautoma, south by the 
town of Dakota and west bj^ the town of Hancock. 
It is a level, agricultural town and has no streams 
of importance. Fish Lake extends over its west- 
ern boundary from the town of Hancock and a 
little east of the eastern extremity of this lake is a 
smaller body of water, mostly in section 17. In 
section 2.j, in the southeast part of the town is an- 
other small body of water which discharges through 
the White River. This town contains neither vil- 
Isgo. hamlet nor post-office. 

Among the early settlers and prominent citizens 
of this town we may mention P. S. Thui-ston, 
.lanns Crowl, Levi Bovee, J. M. Harford. Charles 



J. Marshall, S. 8. Mills, G. W. Perry, Richard 

Searles, Ira Wood and Lewis Marshall. 

Hancock. 

Hancock is the western of the middle tier of 
towns of Waushara Countj-, It is bounded on 
the north by the town of Plainfield, on the east by 
the town of Deerfield, on the south by the town of 
Coloraa, and on the west by Adams County. No 
streams worthy of note have their courses within 
its borders. Pine and Fish Lakes, in the north- 
east part are bodies of water which have attracted 
some attention. The Wisconsin Central Line crosses 
the eastern part of this town, near the center with 
a station at Hancock. The soil is sandy and adapted 
to general farming. 

Hancock was organized in 1856 by the legally 
qualified voters of the territorj' comprising the 
town, by electing Sylvester Richmond, Jefferson 
Abbott and II. B. Lewis Supervisors; Hiram 
Barnes, Town Clerk; L. A. Babcock, Assessor; and 
Benjamin Chamberlain and H. B. Lewis. Justices of 
the Peace. Among the earl}' settlers were William 
Sylvester. H. Barnes. L. A. Babcock, Storj- Ab- 
bott, J. F. Wiley, Chauncey Riley, John Rawson, 
S. R. Dunham, J. E. Tilton, C. E. Manger, John 
LaSelle, Samuel Hutchinson, Stillnian Ordway, 
Isaiah Moor, William and Thomas O'Connor and 
Walter Ware. 

Hancock. 

Hancock is a village in this town, on the AVis- 
consin Central Line, fifteen miles northwest of 
Wautoma and five and three-fourths miles south 
of Plainfield. It contains a steam feed mill, a 
church and a district school and has a population of 
about 150. The business of this village twenty 
years ago may be thus stated: A. R. Edwards, 
dry goods and groceries;!). S. Kiugsley, black- 
smith; Isaiah Moor, meat market; S. Miner, physi- 
cian; Horace Jlerriman. proprietor of hotel; Mrs. 
O. J. Wiley, millinery; .F. F. Wiley, general mer- 
chant. The princi|)al business interests of the 
present day are the general store of Fred F. Goss; 
the drugstore of B. L. Hales: the feed mill of G. 
E. Moor; the harness shop of J. Ordway. and the 
store of J. F. Wiley. Although settlement began 
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lage has occurred since the railroad was put 
through it. A Mr. Sylvester was the first settler 
and erected a small house, called a "liotel," in IS.'iO. 
About 1855 quite a number came — J. F. Wiley, 
Levi Babcock, G. and C. Hutchinson, J. B. and L. 
Rawson and G. T. Youts. Mr. Wiley opened a 
store, and is now a leading merchant of the place, 
owning also an elevator and warehouse. The Moor 
brothers, pioneers, also became substantial busi- 
ness men. 

Hancock is not incorporated as a village. It 
was surveyed and platted by C. F. Atwood, in 
1877, for its proprietor, .1. F. Wiley. The Congre- 
gational Church was organized about twenty years 
ago. Several congregations worship in its neat 
edifice. 

Thomas Eubank Post, No. 150, Grand Army of 
the Republic was organized at Hancock, March 26, 

1884, with the following charter members: J. E. 
Tilton, B. L. Hales, F. B. Hamilton, W. I). Weld, 
Thos. Beal, W. S. Curtis, W. J. Moore, J. A. Ro- 
zell, John K. Worthing, Henry Edson, Geo. C. 
Guest, J. A. Schofield, Peter J. Johnson, Wm. 
Jump, L. D. Marshall, S. Ferguson, C. W. Bab- 
cock, F. R. Jones, C. W. Moors, Jas. Ordway, O. 
Hepburn, D. N. Green, Geo. Hutchinson, D. W. 
Booth. J. R. Barker, Wm. H. Welcome, A. D. 
Hamilton, J. W. Greenfield, M. \. Ferdon, G. P. 
Bushey, John H. Ostrum and K. B. Wilkinson. M. 
D. 

Tiie following were the officers for 1884: Com.. 
John E. Tilton; S. V. C, F. B. Hamilton; J. V. C, 
B. L. Hales; Adj., C. W. Moors; Q. M., F. R. 
Jones; Surg.. K. B. Wilkinson; Chap., W. S. Cur- 
tis;©. D., Thos. Beal;0. G., C. W. Babcock; Q. 
M. S., Heary Edson; S. Maj., W. D. Weld. 

John E. Tilton was re-elected Commander in 

1885. F. B. Hamilton was Commander in 1886 .and 
and 1887; Thomas Beal in 1888: F. B. Hamilton 
again in 1889 and C. A. Green is serving in 1890. 
This post holds its regular meetings at Hancock 
on the second and fourth Saturdays of each 
month. It has had a membership of over one hun- 
dred, but by transfers and dropped members it now 
has eighty members in good standing. It has lost 
only two members by death — George C. Guest, 
late Corp. Co. G., 29th Ohio Infantry, and J. L. 



Wing, late Corp. Co. A., 2nd Wisconsin Infantry. 
It has a Relief Corps just organized with thirty- 
two Charter Members, with Mrs. W. D. Weld, 
President and Mrs. Lucy Barton, Secretary". 
Leon. 

Leon is the second of the middle tier of towns 
from the east line of the county, bounded north bv 
Saxville, east by Poysippe, south by Warren and 
west by Mount Morris. Pine River and some of 
its tributaries flow through the northern part. Jack- 
ling's Lake is a small body of water in section 30 
in the southwest part. The surface is uneven to a 
degree and there is considerable swamp land in the 
southern part. Most of the town is well adapted 
to agriculture. 

The first claim made in the town of Leon was by 
a bee-hunter named Worden in 1849. He remained 
only a short time and returned to Neenah, whence 
he had come. His claim was made on what is now 
Van Aernam's prairie. Other early comers were : 
Henry Lang and Mr. Buck, in 1850; Edson Terrill, 
in 1851 ; Baldwin Sears, in 1852 ; Joseph Mat. 
thews, in 1853; George Frogin and Leicester 
Stephens, 1856. 

Piue River. 

Pine River is a postvillage on the river of the 
same name in this town, twelve miles northeast of 
Wautoma and sixteen miles northwest of Berlin, 
the nearest railroad station. R. F. Frisbie arrived 
in tin's place m April, 1850. made his claim and 
buih a shanty, and the next fall put up a frame 
house. With John A. Williams and Mr. Ream, he 
built a sawmill in 1856. The first tavern was 
opened in 1851. The village was platted in 1856. 
The first store was built in 1855 and has been oc- 
cupied by A. M. Kimball and A. M. Kimball & 
Son to the present time. The postoflice w.as estab- 
lished about 1856, with A. P. Noyes as postmas- 
ter. B. D. Jewell is the present postmaster. A Con- 
gregational Church edifice was begun in 1866 and 
finished in 1867. Elder D. A. Campbell, who came 
in 1857, was the first preacher. The present pas- 
tor is Rev. Mr. Oreutt. Another church (Method- 
ist) has been built since this one, making two in 
the villag;e at this time. 

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years ago would have read thus: Blythe & Berton. 

blacksmiths and painters ; Doolittle & Poll, flour- 
ing mill ; Silas Duncan, cabinet-maker ; Frisbie 6: 
Westover, saw and planingmill, door, sash and 
blind factory ; B. D. Jewell, physician, druggist 
and general merchant ; A. M. Kimball, postmaster 
and general merchant; George Marshall, Pine River 
Hotel ; William R. Mills, grocery and confection- 
ery ; Thomas Roche, tailor ; AV. it G. Skeel. 
wagon-makers ; William Trever, boot and shoe- 
maker ; White it Faucher, blacksmiths ; G. AV. 
White, harness-maker and carpenter. The chief 
bnsiness interests at this time are the general stores 
of A. M. Kimball <fe Son and B. A. Barr ; the cran- 
berry business of William Carpenter; the furniture 
!ind implement trade of H. K. Frisbie; the drug 
store of Dr. D. B. Jewell ; the hotel of Nathan 
Kimball ; the flour mill of T. H. Patterson ; the 
wagon shop of George Skeels and the saw and 
planing mill of S. Wcstover & Sou. The WausJiara 
Argus was published at Pine River from March to 
May, 185',). l)y Pulsifer it Barker, tlien removed 
to Wautoma. 

TerriU. 

Known as " Terrill's Corners," has a population of 
50, a general store, a grist mill and other business 
interests. 

3Iarioii. 

Of the six towns of the southern tier in Wau- 
shara County, Marion is the fourth from the wes- 
tern border, lying immediately east of the line di- 
viding the county into its e.ist and west lialves. It 
is bounded on the north by the town of Mount 
Morris, on the east b3- tlie town of Warren, on tlie 
south by Green Lake and Marquette Counties, and 
on the west by the town of Dakota, Fish Lake 
lies mostly in sections 5 and 6 on the nortliern bor- 
der, extending a short distance into the town of 
Mount Morris. Just north of Fish Lake, in sec- 
tions 5, 6 and 8, is Wolf, or Silver, L.ake, which is 
attracting attention as a probable summer resort in 
the near future. A small lake lies in the contigu- 
ous corners of sections 16, 17, 20 and 21, just west 
of the center of the town. Spring Lake covers a 
small part of sections 23 and 26. Several other 
smill bodies are in the dififerent parts of the town. 
T!;v s;>uthwcstcrn part is swampy. Good farms 



abound in all directions. The Marion granite out- 
cropping is elsewhere referred to. 

September 24, 1848, Isaac and Willi.am Warwick, 
two brothers who had just been discharged from 
the Mexican War, made a claim to a piece of land 
now section 2 in the town of Marion. They built 
an 8x10 log shantj' and became the first settlers in 
Waushara Countj'. In the fall, taking two yokes 
of oxen, Isaac made a trip to Steven's Point and 
secured lumber for the erection of a more substan- 
tial house. 

Tliis settlement was made on the Indian lands, 
and though they were ordered to leave by both the 
Indians and the Indian agent, they in various ways 
appeased their wratii and remained and became the 
nucleus of the present settlement of Waushara. S. 
A. .and T. F. Metcalf came in 1819 and 1850 re- 
spectively. 

The first child born in the town was Emerson 
Leach ; and a child was born at D. C. Hills' about 
the same time. The first marriage was that of Jane 
Augusta Parker, of Marion, to E. C. Ilobart, of 
Oshkosh, by Bishop Kemper, of Milwaukee. The 
first death was that of old Mr. Hollister, who was 
killed by the caving in of a well in June, 1850. 
The first public house wps kept b}' A. P. Fuller, at 
Spring Lake. The first scliool w.as taught in a log 
school house on land now owned by John Leach, 
by Adelia Holcomb, in the winter of 1850-51. 
Elder Milliken. of Saxviile, was nn early exhorter 
.and preacher. 

Sarins Lake. 

Spring Lake is the onl}- post-ollico in this town. 
It is nine miles northwest of Wautoma and thirteen 
miles northwest of Berlin, tiie nearest railroad sta- 
tion. Here are the general store of Thomas H. 
Joslin and the hotel of A. P. Fuller. The poi)ula- 
tion is about 25. 

Mount Morris. 

Mount Morris is the third from the eastern limit 
of the county in the middle tier of towns. Its 
boundaries are as follows: On the north, the town 
of Spring Water; on the east, the town of Leon; on 
the south, the town of Marion; on the west, the 
town of Wautoma. Within these bounds are Hills' 
Lake, Sauk's Lake, Fairburn Lake, John's Lake, 
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small creeks have their course wholly or in part 
within this town. There is considerable swamp 
land in the western central part, but most of the 
soil in the town is measurably productive. Fish 
Lake encroaches a little upon sections 31 and 32 of 
this town, but most of it lies over the line in the 
town of Marion. 

The first settlement in this town was made in 

1849 by E. W. Alverd and William Tibbitt. Thomas 

E. Cope and Floyd E. Barker came in 1850, and 

Benjamin F. Raeppoll, in 18.56. 

Cok'brook. 

Colebrook is a post-ottice on Willow Creek, in this 
town, seven miles east of Wautoma and twice that 
distance northwest of Berlin, the nearest railroad 
station and banking point. There are a blacksmith 
shop, a feed mill and other industries here. The 
population is about 7.5. 

Mouut Morris. 

This is a hamlet of about 25 inhabitants, on Wil- 
low Creek, seven miles from Wautomiaand twenty 
miles from Berlin. It was settled in 1854, and 
contains a church, a school, two general stores and 
a water-power flouring mill. 

Early Events, 

A child of N. and Anna Nelson, born July 26, 
1850, was the first born in the town. The first 
marriage was that of Andrew Delseals and Cather- 
ine Campbell, in the fall of 1854, by Captain Sax. 
The first death was that of Margaret Nelson, Aug. 
11, 1850. The first religious meeting was held in 
N. Nelson's house. William Stewart preached. A 
Methodist "class" and Sunday-school was organ- 
ized in the same house in 1854. The first school was 
opened at "the mountain" in district No 1, Mary 
Morse, teacher. The first school house was erected 
in 1854. 

Oasis. 

Oasis is of the northern tier of towns and the 
second from the western border of the county. It 
is bounded on the north bj^ Portage CJount}', on 
the east by the town of Rose, on the south by 
the town of Deerfield, on the west by the 
town of Plainfield. Oasis is level and adapted to 
farming. There are no important streams in the 



town but there are within its limits several small 
bodies of water scarcely large enough to be digni- 
fied by the name of lakes. 

William Lord settled in this town about 1819, 
and kept a tavern. Other settlers and men of 
mark were N. K. Redlon, John Peevy, W. E. 
Crowe, E. F. Currier, I. C. Herrick, R. R. Crowe, 
Thomas Hyde. 

Oasis. 

This is a post hamlet of about fifty |)Oi)ulation, 
and the only post-office in this town. It is twelve 
miles northwest of Wautoma and six miles south- 
east of Plainfield, the nearest railway station. 
Plainfleld. 

Plainfield is the northwest town of the county. 
It is bounded on the north by Portage County, on 
the east the town of Oasis, on the south by the 
town of Hancock, and on the west by Adams 
County. This town is nearly level. It has no 
large streams. The Wisconsin Central line crosses 
it north anil south in the east part, with a station at 
Plainfield Village. Sand Lake is a small body of 
water in the southeast corner. 

The first settlement in the western part of the 
county, was made in this town, in 1849, bj' Thom- 
as and William N. Kelly, father and son. C. E. 
Waterman and Charles Hamilton came in the win- 
ter of 1849-50, and located at the site of the pres- 
ent of Plainfield. 

Tlie ViUage of Plainfield. 

Plainfield, seventeen miles northwest of Wauto- 
ma and twenty-two miles south of Stevens Point, 
is one of the wide-awake and progressive villages 
on the line of the Wisconsin Central Railroad. It 
is the center of a good country- trade and the ship- 
ping point of large quantities of grain and live- 
stock. 

In 1852 E. C. AVaterman settled on land now 
within the corporate limits of the village and erec- 
ted a shanty 12x16 feet which he used as a dwell- 
ing and hotel. It is left to the imagination of the 
traveler of to-day to picture such hotel accommo- 
dations as he must have had. This building was 
afterwards enlarged into the nucleus of the PlainJ 
field House, still standing on Main Street. 

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T. H. Walker, in 1850; Jesse Bentley anfl familj', 
in 1850; and Samuel "Westbrook in 1852. 

In March. 1855. W. W. Beach, who became one 
of Plainfield's most honored citizens, settled in the 
village and built the next house. Charles Hamil- 
ton was among the very earliest settlers of the town. 
He, with Messrs. Waterman and Beacb, built the 
first school house and Miss Mary Chester was the 
first school teacher. William Kelley, the very 
first settler in the town of I'lainfield, who came as 
early as 1848, located just south of, but not within 
the village limits. 

Earl}' in its history, the little settlement on the 
present site of I'lainfield was called Norwich; but 
when the post-office was established and it became 
necessary to choose a name for it, Plainfield was 
decided on at the suggestion of E. C. AVaterraan, 
the i)ostmaster, from I'lainfield, Vt., in honor of 
his earlier home. About this time (1855,) came 
G. W. Sheardowu and Charles Mann. The former 
erected the second house after Mr. Beach's and the 
latter the third. Having been named, the village 
was platteil the same year by .S. W. Hall, surveyor 
for E. C. Waterman, proprietor. Hamilton's and 
other less important additions to the village have 
been platted. 

The location of a postottice and the platting of a 
village is always the signal for fresh growth. This 
proved true in I'lainfield. The first gristmill and 
a sawmill run in cODncction with it were erected 
by Cady & Chamberlain in 1856. It was burned, 
however, in 1857, and rebuilt. Beach & Chester 
had opened the first general store in the place the 
year before (1855). Thus, by 1856, the ground- 
work had been laid for the present prosperous vil- 
lage. The building of the railroad gave it an ad- 
ded impetus, and it now ranks as one of the most 
thriving and promising villages in this section. 
An idea of its rapid growth during the past twenty 
years may be gained from a comparison of its bus- 
iness in 1869 and at the present time. Then the 
following names were those of all of its prominent 
business men in all lines: Sherman Bordwell, B. F. 
CrilHth, .1. B. Mitchell. F. B. Munson, J. A. Ko- 
zell, general merchants; J. F. Cannon, Hamilton iV 
Rist, blacksmiths; J. H. Millington, merchant tai- 
lor; H. R. Happ, wagon maker; G. W. Sheardown. 



druggist and postmaster. Of course grist and saw- 
mills were in operation at this lime. At the pres- 
ent time Plainfield has fifty or sixty business estab- 
lishments, including the Bank of Plainfield, H. N. 
Drake, proprietor; the general stores of Sherman 
Bard well, F. J. Luce & Co., and L. S. Walker; the 
planing mill of W. .1. Durham; the flouring mill of 
O'Cain it Bardwell: the marble works of Joseph T. 
Sherman; the Mitchell House, Coon & Perrins, 
proprietors and the Plainfield House, J. L. Shaw, 
proprietor: the drug store of Bishop B. Borden, 
and the farm implement warehouses of George B. 
Fox, Charles H. Millington and Albert J. Steele. 

J. T. Ellarson some years since published a pa- 
per here named the I'lainfield Tinics. It was local 
in character and Republican in politics. The Sun. 
published by L. W. Chapman, is in its seventh 
volume. It is a five-column, eight-page pai>er, de- 
voted to upbuilding the best interests of Plainfield 
and vicinit}', ably edited and with a large and 
growing circulation. A special feature is its large 
amount of local correspondence from towns around 
about, which makes it one of the newsiest sheets 
published in this section. 

Walter Waterman Post, No. 197, G. A. R., was 
organized Aug. 22, 1885, with the following char- 
ter members: J. B. Mitchell, Henry McCallin, 
H. B. Holmes. J. C. Rowsam, Peter Mitchell, 
Frank Rathermel, L. S. Walker, J. P. Lane, L. D. 
Stilwell, S. S. Mills, E. M. Pickering, A. M. Pierce, 
Geo. B. Fox, Henry Washburn, Frank Briggs, 
H. C. Wood. C. B. Foss, W. W. Gillett. G. D. Foss, 
John Metier, R. R. Crowe. B. F. Powell, Geo. D. 
Ball, Joseph Waters, B. B. Borden, Gideon Crowe, 
A. Allen, Andrew Lutz, Geo. Goult, Jas Rozell, 
A. D. Dewitt, Louis Thiele, JohnTibbetts, .S. Bent- 
ley, I. N. Copeland, E. G. Eaton, W. A. Rozell, 
A. Steven.s. W. W. Stilwell, D. B. Culbertson, 
R. H. Runcorn, B. R. Hutchinson. I. C. Herrick, 
John Townsend, R. D. Sparks, Joseph Sherman, 
Arad Lakin, .s. C. Waterman, John E. Wilson and 
John Peevy. The first officers were: Com. R. H. 
Runcorn; S. V.C. J. B. Mitchell; J. V. C, Peter 
Mitchell, Surg;, I. C. Herrick; 0. Day., H. B. 
Holmes; Q. M.. L. S. Walker; Adjt. R. B. Hutchin- 
son; O. G., Geo. Foss; Chap., R. D. .Sparks; .Ser. 
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The present officers are: Com., R. H. Runcorn; 
S. V. C, Geo. Foss; J. V. C, Arad Laken; Surg., 
I. C. Herrick; O. Day., J. T. Sherman; (J. M., H. F. 
Treadwell; Ajt., S. C. Waterman; O. G., B. A. El- 
liott; Chap., A. W. Alderman : S. M., L. H. Weldon; 
q. M. S., H. C. Wood. 

Plainfleld Lodge, F. A. M., No. 208, holds its 
regular meetings on the first and third Saturd.ays 
of each month, at Masonic Hall, over Sherman 
Bardwell's store. W. B. La Selle is Worshipful 
Master and George B. Fox is Secretary. 

The village officers of Plainfleld in .January, 1 890, 
were: President, B. B.Borden; Trustees, E. M. 
Pickering, H. E. Pratt, W. W. Runcorn, F. J. Luce, 
J. H. Mattice, W. T. Michi; Clerk, L. W. Chapman; 
Assessor, John A. Printup; Treasurer, L. S. Walker; 
Justioe of the Peace, George Spees; Police Justice, 
H. F. Treadwell: Marshal, George W. Goult. 

There are three churches in the village: Metho- 
dist Episcopal, Rev. A. W. Alderman, pastor; Bap- 
tist, Rev. J. U. R. Wolf, pastor; and Congregational, 
worshiping in the Baptist Church, Rev. E. A. 
Child, pastor. 

Early in its history Plainfleld was the scene of 
the dread culmination of a tragedy such as few 
towns in this part of the country have witnessed. 
Its story will be found interesting as a dramatic 
chapter of the history, not only of Plainfleld, but 
of the county. In 1853, there settled on a piece 
of land on Big Prairie, in Waushara County, a man 
named Firman. Some time thereafter being in 
Milwaukee, he fell in company with a man from 
Chenango County, New York, named Cartwright, 
who was looking for a place in which to settle. 
Firman induced him to come up to Big Prairie, 
oflfering him one "forty" of the land on which he 
had squatted. Cartwright came home with Firman, 
liked the appearance of the country, went to work 
and built a log house on the "forty" Firman had 
agreed to let him have; and, after staying about 
the place a few weeks, started back to New York to 
sell out, settle up his affairs and bring on his family 
to his new home. In due time he returned and 
went into his log house with his family. For a 
time all things went on harmoniously, until Firman, 
whose habits and disposition were of a somewhat 
lawless char.icter, got into some controversy with 



Cartwright, who was inclined to keep within and 
stand upon his legal rights, and a series of lawsuits 
arose between them for trespasses, assaults, and a 
variety of other contentions, which kept the justices 
of Berlin and Princeton (where the}' were obliged 
to seek law, Waushara County being then attached 
to Marquette Count}' for judicial purposes) com- 
paratively bus}' in adjudicating their disputes. 
This went on until all tiie means and credit of the 
parties were exhausted. In the meantime the "In- 
dian land," as all northwest of the Fox River was 
called, was taken upand pre-emptors were required to 
make "final proof." Firman had continued to assert a 
claim to the property he had given Cartwright dur- 
ing the period of their quarrel, and the rough and 
lawless elements in the community had sided with 
him in the controversy, while the law-abiding class 
were friendly with Cartwright. The day previous 
to that on which they were notified to appear at 
Menasha to " prove up" their claims, Firman had 
been arrested on a warrant for some offense, and 
his exarain.ation was fixed for the same day on 
which he wislied to get to the land office. As he 
could not be present to contest Cartwright's claim 
to the "forty," which the latter obtained a dupli- 
cate for, he started home immediately after his 
case was disposed of and in the bar-room of the 
hotel at Wautoma, where he stopped, ho met Cart- 
wright, whom he accused of "swearing to a lie." 
A quarrel ensued, and at length, angered by a bitter 
insult, Firman sprang upon Cartwright, struck him 
repeatedly and at length knocked him out of his 
chair (for he was sitting) against the stove, which 
tumbled over and scattered live coals over the floor. 
The bystanders pulled Firman off of Cartwright 
who immediately got up, and passing through the 
house went into a large frame building which had 
been lately constructed on the west end of the 
diningroom of the log building. After a few mo- 
ments. Firman went through into the kitchen and 
not seeing Cartwright enquired where he was, and 
being told by the serv.ant girls that he h.id gone 
into the frame building, started after him. When 
he entered the room where Cartwright was he sprang 
towards him. Cartwright ran out of a side door 
onto the platform in front of the building, Firman 
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ns he sprang from the platform at the southeast 
corner of the building, where a hitching-post had 
been erected, and twisting down Cartwright's head 
tried to gouge his eyes. Cartwright being unable to 
release himself put his hand in his back pocket, 
drew a pistol and began firing and at the second 
or third discharge Firman released his hold and 
dropped. He died in about an hour. Cartwright 
was at once arrested charged with murder. The 
next day he was held for trial. 

Mr. J. V. Swetting, of Berlin, (ireen Lake 
County, passing through Wautoma in company 
with the district attorney, learned tliat the friends 
of Firman intended to Ij'nch Cartwright, and 'witii 



then withdrew from the house, and on consultation 
concluded to burn the building and commenced 
kindling a fire at one corner where the logs came 
to the ground. Cartwright then poked his rifle 
through between the logs and firing, killed another 
of the party, whereupon the rest retreated from 
the house and after a second consultation sent a 
constable who was one of the party to the house of 
Judge Walker living near Plainfield and about 
four miles from Cartwright's, of whom he w.os a 
verj- warm friend. Walker was duped into going 
back with the constable and to assure Cartwright 
that the crowd of 13'nchers had dispersed and that 
if he would surrender himself to the constable lie 



the district attorney he went to the justice who had | (the constable) would protect him and return 



held Cartwright for trial and told him that he (the 
justice) would be held responsible for what might 
follow if he did not immediately make out a com- 
mitment and send the prisoner to jail. The justice 
pleaded that he had no form book and did not 
know how to write out a commitment. Mr. Swett- 
ing wrote the necessary document and the justice 
signed it; and in charge of a constable Cartwright 
was at once started for Oshkosh, where the nearest 
jail was located. They proceeded as far as Berlin 
that afternoon, and the next da3' Cartwright was 
lodged in jail to await his ti-ial for murder. There 
he quietly remained until after the passage of an 
act by the Legislature of Wisconsin abolishing the 
death penalty; and as by the statutes of the State, 
all offences except a capital offence, were bailable, 
shortly after the enactment became a law Cartwright 
obtained bail and returned to his home. On his 
way home in i)assing through Berlin he was warned 
that the friends of Firman threatened to lynch him 
if he ever again came to Big Prairie. He insisted 
on going home, taking the precaution of arming 



to Oshkosh jail until he could be tried. This 
Walker finally prevailed upon Cartwright, against 
his own judgment, to do, and he started from his 
house in companj' witli the constable and Walker. 
The}' had not proceeded twenty rods from the 
house when they were surrounded by the mob. 
Cartwright was taken from the constable, who 
made no resistance, put into a sleigh with the crowd 
and driven rapidly to Plainfield, where a pole was 
run out of the upper story of the hay barn belong- 
ing to the tavern. A rope w.ag attached thereto and 
several bunches of shingles were piled up for Cart- 
wright to stand on. Walker who had followed and 
was appealing to the mob to desist, was told that 
if he did not leave he would be hanged with Cart- 
wright. The rope was noosed about Cartwright's 
neck, the shingles were pushed from under him and 
he was left hanging until he w.as dead. Then the 
rope was untied from the polo and attached to the 
rear of the sleigh, and Cartwright's body was 
dragged behind the sleigh to his home and thrown 
into his house where his horror-stricken wife and 



himself with a i)istoI and having already a rifle at | children had been wondering at his fate. 



home. The second night after his arrival home, 
about 1 1 o'clock, P. M., the front door of his house 
was broken in and his son, who was sleeping on the 
lower floor seized in bed by about a dozen men and 
carried out of doors. On discovering their mistake 
the lynchers let the boy go and rushed again into 
the house and up the ladder which led to the upper 
floor. The first man whose head appeared aljove 
the floor was shot and killed instantly. The crowd 



To the shame of the good name of Waushara 
County, the human fiends who participated in 
this murderous outrage against law and right were 
never punished nor even prosecuted, though many 
if not all of them were known; but some of thera 
have met death by violence. 

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middle tier of towns of Waushara county. Lake 
Poygan takes up about three sections on the east 
border, nortli of the center and into it are emptied 
the waters of Pine River and Willow Creek and 
their tributuries. About two-thirds of the town is 
swamp land. This town is bounded on the north 
by the town of Bloomfield, on the east by Winne- 
bago County, on tlie south by the town of Aurora 
and on the west bj' the town of Leon. 

Among tlie early settlers of Poysippi were W. G. 
Strallon and Benjamin Cody, who came in 1850, 
and T. L. Hall wlio came in 1853. The very first 
was !\Lartin Becker, in 1850. 

Poysippi. 

Poysippi is a postoffiee village of about 200 
population on Pine River, eighteen miles north-east 
of Wautoma and thirteen miles north of Berlin. 
The latter is Po3'sippi's nearest railway town. Posippi 
derived its name from the Pine River, which was 
first called Poysippi b}' a Pottawottomie Indian. 
" Poy " from Poygan — "sippi" a river. The 
river ran into Poygan Lake, hence a " Poygan 
sippi," contracted to Poysippi. The village is 
located on a rise of ground four miles from Poy- 
gan Lake. 

Dr. Ewing, George Hawley, Jacob Cady and 
Nathan Barker were the first settlers. George 
Hawley, Mr. Becker and Vernon Evans were the 
first that made claims here in the winter of 1850. 
The post-office was established in 1851, with George 
Hawley as postmaster. The present postmaster is 
John Moffatt. Tlie village was platted by George 
Hawley in 1856. 

Twenty-five years ago the leading business men 
and citizens of Poysippi were the following: D. 
Baxter, boot and shoemaker; R. P. Colt, post- 
master, justice of the peace, and general merchant; 
J. S. Ewing, physician and surgeon; James W. 
Gardner, physician and dentist; George Hawley, 
manufacturer of lumber and wagon and sleigh 
stock; E. P. Knapp, blacksmith; R. D. Moore, wool 
carding: C. S. Spencer, cabinetmaker; John Vin- 
cent, carpenter; Levi Winchell, hotel keeper. A mile 
northeast of Poysippi was Woolsey's sawmill. The 
leading business men of to-day are Becker & Han- 
son, pump makers; W. AV. Chase, grocer; Clarence 



Clark, blacksmith; John Moffatt & Co. and R. P. 
Colt, general merchants; George W. Contauch, 
grocer; Fred M. Hawley, hotel keeper; G. G. Mc- 
Cue and N. Matthieson, masons; Henry Moffatt, 
carpenter; George Soraers and John Montgomery, 
saw mill proprietors; Poysippi Cheese Company, 
cheese manufacturers; Dr. H. A. McWain is a resi- 
dent physician. The village contains two churciies, 
known as the Methodist and the Presbjterian. 

James S. Ewing Post, No. 231, Grand Army of 
the Republic, was organized in 1886, and has had 
F. E. Noyes and R. P. Colt as Commanders. Its 
present officers are R, P. Colt, Commander; F. 
Blaisdell, S. V. C. ; E. Taber, J. B. C. ; H. Lam ■ 
pbear, O. D.; J. McGregor, Adjt. ; C. Spencer, 
Qmr. Its membership comprises all of the veter- 
ans living in that part of the county. 

Early Events. 

The first child born in this town was Mr. Rich- 
ardson's, in July, 1850. Its death in September 
following was the first. The first marriage was that 
of Jacob Van Aernam to May Cady, b}' the Rev. Mr. 
House, in February, 1852. The first public house 
was kept bj' Martin Becker in a board shanty on 
the bank of what is now the mill pond at Poysippi. 
The first religious meeting was held in the chamber 
of the George Hawley residence. Rev. Mr. Hast- 
ings preaching the first sermon. The first " class " 
was organized in the winters of 1850-51 by Rev. 
Mr. Barringer. Miss V. G. Newcomb taught the 
flrsl school in a board shanty on section 7. The 

first regular school house — a frame building was 

built in the village in 1854. Catharine, Van- 
Aernam was the first teacher in it. 

Richford, 

The town of Richford is the second from the 
west border of the count}^ of the southern tier of 
towns. It is bounded on the north by the town of 
DcerQeld, on the east by the town of Dakota, on 
the south by Marquette County, and on the west 
by the town of Coloma. The Mecan River, which 
may be said to have its source in the north-east 
section of the town of Coloma, flows across Rich- 
ford in a south-easterh' direction. In the south 
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County become tributaries to the Mecan. Pine 
Creek and other small streams have their source in 
the northeast part of the town. There is some 
swamp land in the east part, but most of the town 
is fairly- good farming land. 

Among the early settlers in this town was AVill- 
iam S. Monroe, who came in 1857. Other earl}- 
and prominent citizens were William Durgin. F. 
B. Cogswell. L. M. FoUett, Elias Follett, Hiram 
Durgin and C. Tififany. 

Richford. 

Richford, on the Mecan River, in this town, nine 
miles south-west of Wantoma, fifteen miles south 
of Plalnfield and five miles southeast of C'oloma 
Station, the nearest railroad point, is the only post- 
office in this town. It contains two churches, a 
school, the water-power flouring mill of A. Weshner 
<fe Son, the general stores of G. A. Eichman, E. L. 
Tiffany and August Weshner, the hotel of L. D. 
Harris, a blacksmith and other shops. Population 
90 to 100. 

Rose. 

Rose is the third town in the northern tier from 
the western boundary of the county and the first 
one in that tier in the western half of the county. 
It is bounded on the north by Portage County, on 
the east by the town of Spring water, on the south 
by the town of Wautoma and on the west by 
Adams County. The surface is generally level, 
sloping gently toward the east. Pine River has 
its source near the center. On the southern and 
western boundaries and in the northern parts there 
are small ponds. 

Among the pioneer settlers in Rose were Elisha 
W. Stewart and Benjamin R. Evans, who came in 
1850 and 1853 respectively. Other early comers 
and prominent citizens were Robert IL Roberts, S. 
D. Love. Richard R. Davies, Andrew Wilson. 
Henry .Smith and T. Holland. 
Wild Rose 

is a small village on the border between this town 
and Springfield, mostly in the last mentioned town. 



The town of .^axville is the second of the north- 
ern tier from the east border of the countv. It is 



bounded on the north by Waupaca County; on the 
east by the town of Bloomfield ; on the south by 
the town of Leon ; and on the west by the town of 
Springwater. Long Lake extends into the town 
from .Springwater in the western part. There are 
two small lakes in the northeastern corner, and 
large swamps in the central and southern parts. 
The Pine River crosses the southwestern corner, 
and a tributary to that stream drains a largeswamp 
further east. Small streams rise in the northern 
part. 

Prominent among the earlv settlers of this town 
were the following: Oliver Pierce and Henrj" E. 
Van Aersdale, who came in 1850; Patrick Heaney, 
in 1851; Archie McMillan, in 1852; and A. W. 
Heaney and Patrick Cosgrove, in 1854. Other 
early and prominent residents were: John GritHn, 
S. T. Watson, B. M. Barnes, Andrus Allen, B. 
Cook. W. IL Williams, W. .Tames, .1. W. Warren, 
Charles Brooks. I. M. Cook and .lulius Dudley. 
SaxvUlc. 

Saxville, in this town, on Pine River, has a 
population of about fifty. It is fourteen miles 
noitheast of Wautoma, and thirteen miles south of 
Waupaca, the nearest railway station. 

J. Noble came to this pl.ace in 1849. Mr. Sax 
came soon after and built a sawmill the same jear. 
In 1850 he built a frame house and a hotel. He 
built a flouring-mill in 1853. The village was 
platted in 1854 by E. Sax. The first store was 
kept by .Sax it Bro. Capt. Sax, whose name is 
perpetuated in that of Ed. Sax Post, Grand Army 
of the Republic of Wautoma, was killed during the 
Rebellion at the battle of Shiloli. 

In 1869, the business of .Saxville was summa- 
rized thus: K. Bardwell, wagon-maker; Bates Cook, 
blacksmith ; John Coon, Postmaster and proprietor 
of the Cedar Lake House, Berlin and Waupaca 
road; Edward Ghoca. flouring-mill; William 
James, steam sawmill; Joseph Milliken, Postmaster 
and Notary Public; N. W. Milliken. general mer- 
chant; Mrs. L. B. Vosburg, hotel; John A. Will- 
iams, general merchant; V. Wilmer, sawmill. The 
place now contains the general store of H. C. Van 
Airsdalc and N. W. Milliken; the blacksmith-shops 
of J. S. Burson and John Crandall, and the shoe- 
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Cedar L>ake. 

Cedar Lake is another post-office in this town, 
twenty-two miles northeast of AVautoma, and nine 
miles south of Waupaca, the nearest I'ailroad sta- 
tion. It contains little of business importance, and 
only a small population. E. Emerson is Post- 
master, and William James deals in lumber. 

Spring- Water. 

This town derives its name from the number of 
lakes and springs within its borders. The larger 
of these are Pine Lake and another east of it in 
the north part; Gilbert Lake and Long Lake south 
of the two just mentioned, the latter extending 
into the town of Saxville; Silver Lake in the south- 
west part; and Lewis Lake, Rusk Lake and Round 
Lake in the southeast part. Between these lakes 
rise numerous small streams, which unite with 
Pine River and make the principal volume of that 
stream. The soil is marshy. The boundaries of 
the town are as follows: North, Portage and Wau- 
paca Counties: east, the town of Saxville; south, 
the town of Leon; west, the town of Rose. 

The first settlement in this town was made in 
1849 bj^ John Hughes. Richard Davis was one of 
the pioneers. Ebenezer I. Davis came in 18.52. 
George Stetson and John W. Lane came the same 
year. E. R. Humphrey came in 1854; M. C. 
Wilson in 18.55; Joseph Brigham, in 1856. 

Wild Rose, 

Wild Rose is a village of about eighty popula- 
tion, on a branch of the Pine River, on the line 
between the towns of Rose and Spring Water, nine 
miles northeast of Wautoma, and sixteen miles 
east of Plainfield. It was settled in 1874, and 
contains a water power, grist-mill, a church and a 
school. Charles A. Smart is postmaster and pro- 
prietor of the only general store. The mill is 
owned by James Larson. Mrs. Mary Gordon 
keeps a hotel. George A. Sage has a blacksmith 
and wagon shop. S. G. Abbott is a resident phys- 
ician and dentist. 

Spring Water. 

Spring Water is a village of about 150 inhab- 
itants in this town, eighteen miles northeast of 



Wautoma and twelve miles south of Waupaca, the 
nearest railway station. It was settled in 1852, 
and has two churches, a school, a sorghum manu- 
factory and other interests. M. C. Wilson is Post- 
master. 

Early Event.s. 

Robert Christie was the first child born in this 
town, Feb. 14, 1852. The first death was that of 
Morgan Davies, in March, 1852. The first school 
was taught in 1852, at the house of Owen Owens, 
bj' John E. Davies, afterward Professor of Chem- 
istry and Natural Philosophy in the State Uni- 
versity at Madison. The first schoolhouse was of 
logs. 

Warreu. 

The town of Warren is the second from the 
eastern border of the county of the southern tier 
of towns. It is bounded on the north by the town 
of Leon, on the east by the town of Aurora, on 
the south by Green Lake County, and on the west 
by the town of Marion. Willow Creek flows east- 
wardl^' across the northern half of the town. Jor- 
dan's Lake is a small body of water in section 24, 
near the eastern border. Much of the to^vn is 
swamp land, but good advance has been made in 
agriculture in some parts. 

The settlement of this town began in 1849, 
when John C. Williams, William F. Chipman and 
family, and John H. Dedrick and family arrived, 
followed soon by Lewis H. Bagg and Mr. Shepard. 
These all settled in the southeastern part of the 
town, as now bounded. A school, the first in the 
county, was started in this town in 1849. instruc- 
tion was given by Mrs. Diana Carr, who Jived in 
the family of Mr. Bagg. Tuition was paid by 
subscription. The first district school was opened in 
1851. Henry W. Berray came in 1850, and Will- 
iam O'D. Reilley in 1853. 

Haniiltou. 

This is a hamlet of about twenty population, 
sixteen miles southeast of Wautoma and nine miles 
northwest of Berlin. The principal interests here 
are the dairy, blacksmith shop and sawmill of 
Thomas E. Decker, and the cheese factory of J. R. 
Wilcox. 



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Wautoma. 

The Town of Wautoma, which is all that is left 
of the large original town of that name, lies in the 
center of the county noith and south and just west 
of the center east and west. The surface is uneven 
in most parts, and in the southern portion there is 
considerable swamp land. It is one of the best 
towns in the county for agricultural purix)ses. Sev- 
eral small streams in the south part unite be^-ond 
the town limits to form the White River. There 
is a small body of water in the north part, on sec- 
tions 10 and 11. This town is bounded on the 
north by the town of Rose, on the east by the 
town of Mount Morris, on the south by the town 
of Dakota, and on the west by the town of Deer- 
field. 

In 1849 a new road was opened from Berlin to 
what is now Wautoma. At the latter place, Phil- 
lip Green had built a shanty during the winter of 
lS4,S-49. This claim was afterward, in 1849, sold 
to Mr. Atkins, who kept a tavern during the win- 
ter season for the accomodation of the lumbermen 
going into the woods above. B. S. Williams came 
in 1854. Other early settlers are mentioned in the 
following sketch of the village of Wautoma. 
The VUlajje of Wautoma. 

Wautoma. the judicial seat of Waushara County, 
in the center of which it is situated, is a place of 
about 500 population, on the White River, thirteen 
miles east of Coloma, the nearest railway point, 
and twenty-two miles northwest of Berlin, the 
county seat of Green Lake County, on the Berlin 
and Stevens Point road. Its inhabitants are en- 
gaged in the various industries of an agricultural 
region. There is scarcely an element that marks a 
quiet, moral village that Wautoma does not possess, 
and at the same time it is the center of a good and 
increasing country trade. 

The original settler upon the site of the village 
of Wautoma was Phillip Green, in tiie winter of 
1848-49. He built a log house which was used as 
a tavern. Soon after Mr. Atkins purcliased his 
claim, and later the Shumway brothers, who set- 
tled in the early part of 1850. 

J'he country was then rich in pine, and the 
Shumw.i^'s improved the waterpower, built a saw- 



mill and a store bouse, and christened the place 
"Shumways' Mills." The next year John Bugh. 
who identified himself with the growth of the vil- 
lage, opened a farm a mile north. In 1852 F. 
Munsen brought a stock of goods from Ohio and 
opened the first general store in Shu mwa^'s store 
house. 

In 1853, from Dane County, came David L., 
now known as " Judge" Bunn, and established a 
general store. About the same time Levi L. Soule 
located with his family upon the land where his res- 
idence now stands, and as he expresses it, " built a 
house around them." His law office was over 
Judge Bunn's store. The first hotel was the AVau- 
toma House, N. W. Boynton, proprietor. 

Tlie original plat of the village of Wautoma was 
recorded Dec. 24, 1853. S. W. Hall was surveyor 
and William Everliard proprietor. The latter had 
purchased the Shumway claim, which included the 
land platted. G. W. Smith bought of him a half 
interest in the village property, and the two built 
a grist mill which was in running order in the 
winter of 1854. This year was an important one 
in the early history of Wautoma. The village re- 
ceived several important accessions to its popu- 
lation, among other arrivals being that of Dr. 
Moses Barrett, a physician, afterward County 
Treasurer, and the recipient of many public favors. 
Marble «fe Curtis estaUlished another general store. 

For three years — since the organization of the 
county — the county seat had been located at Sacra- 
mento, three miles from Berlin. In September, 
1854, by a vote of 740 to 397 it was removed to 
Wautoma, and there has been no reversal of the 
vote cast at that time. When the county business 
was first removed to Wautoma, the sessions of the 
courts were held over Marble & Curtis' store with- 
out cost to the county. The rooms of the Treas- 
urer and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors were 
furnished by C. M. Shumway; that for Register 
and Clerk of the court by Alvah Xash; that for 
the Sheriff's office by W. C. Webb; while the school 
house was used for a grand jury room; and with- 
in one month after the election all theoUicers were 
at the new county seat. The first building owned 
by the county for a court house was bought in 
1857 of G. W. Smith, for $1,237, and the deed was 



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given August 30. A fine, commodious brick 
court house has recently been erected at a cost of 
$10,000. It is beautifully situated on high ground 
in tiie southerly part of the town. 

The location of tlie countj' seat decided, the vil- 
lage grew as rapidly as others in its vicinity, at 
least up to the time when it l)ecame apparent that 
it would have to wait indefinitely for railroad con- 
nection. When the railroad from Milwaukee is ex- 
tended in that direction, as it must be eventually, 
Wautoma will certainly become one of the princi- 
pal points on this line and must gain a large in- 
crease of population and trade. At present it is 
the natural center and trading point for a consider- 
able area of country. The land in the town and 
vicinity is productive, though rather sandy. There 
is a good water power there, and in the neighbor- 
hood may be found some of the best pottery clay 
in the State. 

Tlie first scliool house was built by contributions, 
and a school was maintained and religious meet- 
ings were held in the summer of 1850. The first 
preacher liere was liev. J. Milliken. In early days 
the few settlers were exposed to great hardships, 
and labored under difficulties that would perplex 
and astonish us now. They had to go to Kingston 
and Ceresco for their grists and to Dartford for tlieir 
blacksmithing; and many strange adventures had 
they on the way, sometimes amusing only, but 
often perilous. 

Mr. Boynton had many successors in the pioneer 
hotel. We may mention E. Martin, Phineas 
Walker, S. M. Olds, James Pine, Alvah Nash, 
Alexander R. Potts. The latter had built another 
house on the other side of the river, and with the 
idea of wiping out opposition bought the old 
house, moved it across tlie river and attached it to 
his other. He was succeeded by James Lyman, 
Mr. Fluno, Levi Sharp, Mr. Creer, and Ira Coon. 
The house was burned and rebuilt in 1871, and re- 
opened by Mr. Coon's sons. Caleb Greenfield 
kept it later. It passed to the ownership of Alex- 
ander R. Potts, and from his to that of Bugh & 
Youngman, the present proprietors. The Lincoln 
House was built a few years ago. A. E. Bean is 
proprietor. 

Among tlie early and later merchants we may 



mention David L. Bunn, Francis B. Munson, 
David Lockerby (druggist), W. D. Marble. C. R. 
MoulLon, Benjamin Markwell, A. L. Trufant & 
Brother. Joini Slerm, A. D. Mclntyre, Walker & 
Sexton, Hawley & Berray, Trufant & Son, Sontag 
& Henkee, George P. Walker and L. Nickerson 
(druggists). 

Well known physicians of the past a.id present 
may be thus named: Moses Barrett, Dr. Lake, Dr. 
Wilter, Miles G. Myers, Richard Jones, J. M. Whit- 
man and A. D. Mclntyre. 

Resident lawyers have been : W. C, H. G., and 
C. M. Webb, Levi L. Soule, R. L. D. Porter, W. 
H. Mitchell, H. J. Curtice and Sheridan J. Ab- 
bott. 

The business, professional and other interests of 
Wautoma twenty years ago are given from an 
authentic source: Bean & Kingsley, carriage and 
wagon makers; Albert Bean, blacksmith; David 
L. Bunn, general merchant; J. S. Bugh, assessor of 
internal revenue; Miss Lottie Corrie, nulliner and 
dressmaker; Ira Coan, produce dealer, hotel keeper, 
liveryman and stage proprietor; John Dougherty, 
merchant tailor; J. N. Edwards, harnessmaker; 
William Foote, carpenter; G. H. Gile, county 
treasurer; George W. Gustin, caliinet maker; A.T. 
Hall, grocer; D. Lockerby, postmaster and drug- 
gist; William Lockerby, butcher; Mclntyre & 
Chaffer, druggists and general merchants; J. 
McKeague & Co., wagon makers; F. B. Munson, 
general merchant; Alvah Nash, sheriff, hotel keeper 
and liveryman; R. L. D. Potter, lawyer and pub- 
lisher of the Argus; T. D. Remington, jeweler; 
Rew & Co., furniture dealers; George W. Smith, 
owner of flouring mills; J. Sontag, boot and shoe 
maker; Levi L. Sonle, lawyer; C. E. Storm, hard- 
ware and implement dealer; C. II. Stowcrs, clerk of 
the Board of Supervisors and assistant assessor of 
internal revenue; A. Strang, circuit clerk; Gilbert 
Tenant, register of deeds; A. L. Trufant, general 
merchant; W. A. Warren, deputy collector of 
internal revenue; L. S. Walker, general merchant; 
J. M. Whitman, physician and surgeon. 

At the present time the village contains Metho- 
dist, Catholic and Congregational churches, a school, 
a weekly newspaper, a water-power roller flour mill 
of 100 barrels capacity, and a steam grist mill. 



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The following shows the names and oecupations of i 
the business and professional men of Wautoina at 
this time: A. K. Bean, liveryman and proprietor 
Lincoln House; David L. Bunn, stationer; O. C. ^ 
Davis, wagon maker; Jolin Js. Edwards, harness | 
maker; Ellarson & Bcrray, publishers Aj-gus; 
HoUender & Ilanke, millers; C. Kreuger. shoe- ; 
maker; J. & T. McKeague, wagon makers; L. 
P. Moulton, jeweler; L. Nickerson, grocer and 
druggist; S. L. Olds, stove manufacturer; Bugh <fe [ 
Youngman, hotel keepers; L. H. Ralph <k Sons, 
dry goods merchants; T. D. Remington, grist mill; 
H. C. Soule, physician; Levi L. Soule, lawyer; A. 
L. Trufant & Sons, grocers; George P. Walker, 
postmaster and hardware dealer; Walker & Sexton, 
general merchants: Frank W. Younglove, physician. 

Ed. Sax Post, No. 35, Grand Army of the Re- 
public, was organized at Wautoma, in INIareh, 1 883, 
with the following charter members: 

J. N. Bird, E. E. Terrill, Geo. Sexton, B. S. 
Williams, C. H. Taplin, Chas. Lcthart, Fred. Wan- 
dry. C. Davenport, C. P. Toplin and C. P. .Soule. 
The Post Commanders have been as follows: J. N. 
P. Bird, C. H. Taplin, A. S. Rogers. The first 
officers of the Post were as follows: P.C., J. N. P. 
Bird; S.V.C, J. B. Castertine; J.V.C., C. H. Tap- 
lin; Chaplain, Asa Cogswell; Adjutant. C. P. Soule; 
Q.M.,E. E. Terrill; Surgeon, H. C. Soule; O.D., 
B. 8. Williams; O.G., F. Wandry. The present 
officers arc: P.C, T. S. Chipman; S.V.C, D. H. 
Davics; J.V.C, R. M. Guslin; Q.M., J. S. Bugh; 
Adjt., A. S. Rogers: Surgeon, James Jameson: 
Chaplain, L. Clintsman; O.D., C. H. Taplin; O.G., 
D. W. Robinson; S.M., John Eagan : (i.M.S., Thos. 
McKeague; Trustees, B. S. Williams, R. M. Gustin, 
F. S. Berray. 



Wautoma Lodge No. 148, F. <feIA. M., is one of 
the institutions of the place.yi Its regular communi- 
cations are held on the first and third Tuesdays of 
each mcmth. Its officers are: AV.M.. H. G. Bridg- 
man: S.W.. A. R. Potls;':J.W., F. W. Younglove; 
Treas.. A. L. Trufant; Sec'y, A. H. Walker; S.D., 

< J. T. Ellarson ;"J.D., A. L. Trufant, Jr.; Tyler, F. 
L. Hubbard. 

The Waushara Argus was established as the 
Waushara Count;/ Argus, at Pine River, in ^larch, 

, 1859, by D. H. Pulcifer & Co.. who. in the follow- 
ing" May, removed if to Wautoma. J. W. Rist'<fe 
Co. became the proprietors in the fall of 1859. Up 

' to JIarch 1, 1863. when the name of the paper was 
changed to the Waushara Ai-gus, the different pro- 

' prietors h.ad been.^since'J.f^iW. Rist it Co.. W. C. 
Webb & Co., 1860; Hall & .Stowers, 1861; A. P. 
Lackerby & Stowers. 1862.rin 1865, W. S. Mun- 
roe succeeded Mr. Lackerby. and the control of the 
paper passed to R. L. D. Potter, in 1867. In 1872 
Mr. Munroe became sole proprietor again. J. T. 
Ellarson became editor and publisher August ■] 13. 
1880. The present proprietors are Ellarson & 
Berray. The Aiyus has been ably conducted from 
the first, and lias always been recognized as a help- 
ful influence upon the progress .and prosperity of 
the town. 

Wautoma has good schools, under competent 
management, and her people are well-read and well- 
informed generally. Her business men are enter- 
prising and liberal, and little, except the lack of 
railway facilities, stands in the way of her progress. 
Stages reach the village from all directions, and 
telephone x-onnection is perfect with all points 
reached by the Wisconsin Telephone Company. 



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jHE first call for troops was 
made in April, 18G1. Com- 
pany G, 5th Wisconsin In- 
f an try was organized in 
Green Lake County during 
that month, and was origin- 
ally known as the •' Berlin 
Light Guard." Its first captain 
was W. A. Bugh who ranked from 
April 30, 1861. He was wounded 
at Williamsburg, and September 6, 
1862, was promoted to Lieutenant 
Colonel of the 32d Wisconsin In- 
fantry. Louis G. Strong ranked 
as First Lieutenant from April 30, 
1861, and was promoted to Cap- 
tain Sept 6, 1862. He was 
killed in action May 3, 1863. at Fredericksburg, 
Va. George E. Hilton enlisted in April, 1861, as 
First Sergeant. He was made First Lieutenant 
Dec. 23, 1862, and promoted to Captain May 24, 

1863. He died May 18, 1864, of wounds received 
at Spottsylvania, Va. ; William H. Kees enlisted in 
April, 1861, as Sergeant; was promoted to Second 
Lieutenant May 4, 1863, and to Captain, June 17, 

1864, serving to the close of the war. Henry K. 
W. Ayres was mustered .as Second Lieutenant April 
30, 1861, and discharged Aug. 7, 1862. His dis 



charge was revoked by order of the War Depart- 
ment and lie was re-commissioned to date Aug. 7, 
1862. He was discharged Dee. 23, 1862, and pro- 
moted to First Lieutenant, V. R. C, March 18, 1864. 
Samuel Y. Naylor enlisted April, 1861, as Sergeant; 
was promoted to First Sergeant; and to Second 
Lieutenant May 4, 1863, serving to the end of the 
war. 

Company I, 1 1th Wisconsin Infantry was organ- 
ized in the fall of 1861, a Green Lake County 
company known as the "North Wisconsin Tigers." 
Allen J. Wiiittier, the first Captain, ranked from 
Oct. 8, 1861, and resigned Feb. 18, 1864. Nelson 
R. Doan, who succeeded Capt. Whittier March 22, 
1864, enlisted Oct. 18, 1861. From First Sergeant 
he was promoted to Second Lieutenant, March 8, 
1862; to First Lieutenant Nov. 12, 1863. He was 
wounded at Baj'ou Cache, and mustered out Sept. 
4, 1865. De Witt C. Benham enlisted Aug. 11, 
1861. and ranked as First Lieutenant from Oct. 
8, 1861, resigning March 7, 1862. Jerome Chcsbro 
ranked as Second Lieutenant from Oct. 8, 1861, 
was promoted to First Lieutenant March 8, 1862; 
and died May 3, 1863. Henr}' C. Welcome en- 
listed Sept. 20, 1861; was promoted from First 
Sergeant to First Lieutenant March 22, 1864, and 
was mustered out Sept. 4, 1865. Harvey H. Hop- 
kins enlisted Oct. 5, 1861, and was First Sergeant 



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and Second Sergeant; he wras promoted to Second 
Lieutenant Sept. 1, 1865. and w.is mustered out 
Sept. 4, 1865; lie was wounded at Bayou Cache. 

Compan\- A. 16lh Wisconsin Infantr\-. orginally 
known as the "Waushara and Green Lake Count}- 
Rangers," was mustered in the fall of 1861. Kd- 
ward Sax, the first Captain, enlisted Sept. 3, 1861, 
and ranked from November 8 following; killed 
atShiloh. April 6. 1862. (leorge A. Spurr enlisted 
Aug. 29. 1861; hecame Second Lieutenant Nov. 8. 

1861, and was promoted to Captain April 7, 1862. 
He resigned July 5, 1862. John W. Conlaueh en- 
listed Sept. 30, 1861; Sergeant; wounded at Cor- 
nith; was promoted lo Second Lieutenant A|)ril 7, 
1862; to First Lieutenaut a month later, and to 
Captain Sept. 4. 1862. He resigned March 24, 
1863. Anthony Gallagher enlisted Sept. 9, 1861 ; 
was Sergeant and First Sergeant ; became Second 
Lieutenant .Sept. 4. 1862, and First Lieutenant 
Nov. 24. 1862. He was promoted to be Captain 
March 24. 1863. aud resigned Jan. 22, 1864. James 
A. Biggert enlisted Aug. 30, 1861 ; was First Ser 
geant; was wounded at Corinth and Atlanta; was 
promoted to Second Lieutenant June 30, 1863, and 
to First Lieutenant Aug. 13. 1863. He was pro- 
moted to Captain Feb. 20, 1864, and served until 
mustered out July 12, 1865. Oscar F. Silver en- 
listed Aug. 22, 1861; was promoted to First Lieu- 
tenant Nov. 8, 1881, and resigned March 31. 1862. 
Colly Smith enlisted Sept. 9. 1861; wjis First Ser- 
geant; became First Lientenant April 7, 1862; was 
wounded at Shiloh, and died of his wounds May 6, 

1862, Austin C. Lathrop enlisted Oct. 25. 1861; 
was Sergeant; became Second Lieutenant May 7, 
1862; and First Lieutenant Sept. 4. 1862. He re- 
signed Nov. 24, 1862. George W. Graves enlisted 
Oct. 16, 1861; was Corporal, Sergeant and First 
Sergeant; became Second Lieutenant Aug. 13, 

1863, and First Lieutenant M.arch 4. 1864. He 
was mustered out at the expiration of his term 
Dec. 19, 1864. Jay Tower enlisted Sept. 6. 1861 ; 
was Corporal. Sergeant and First Sergeant; became 
First Lieutenant Jan. 19, 1865, and w.is mustered 
out July 12, 1865. Dennison 1). Labar enlisted 
Aug. 28, 1861; was First Sergeant; became .Second 
Lieutenant March 24. 1864; was mustered out at 
the expiration of his term Dec. 19, 1864. Edward 



G. Waring enlisted Oct. 16, 1861 ; was Corporal, 
Sergeant and .Sergeant Major; became Second 
Lieutenant April 18, 1865. and was mustered out 
July 12 following. 

The 3d Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery was 
also organized in Green Lake County in the fall of 

1861. Lee H. Drury enlisted Aug. 20. 1861; was 
wounded at Chickamauga. Me ranked as Captain 
from Sept. 6, 1861; was mustered out Oct. iO. 
1864; became major of the 1st Heavy Artillery. 
Courtland Livingston enlisted Sept. 6. 1861, and 
ranked as Senior First Lieutenant from that date. 
He resigned Feb. 26, 1864. Hiram F. Hubbard 
enlislcd Aug. 20. 1861; became Second Lieuten- 
ant Sept. 6. 1861; Junior First Lieutenant Aug. 
19, 1862; was mustered out Oct. 10. 1864. at 
the expiration of his term of service. James T. 
Purd}- enlisted Aug. 28, 1861; became Junior First 
Lieutenant Sept. 6, 1861 : resigned Aug. 18. 1862. 
Henry Courier enlisted Sept. 5. 1861 ; was Sergeant. 
First Sergeant; became Senior Second Lieutenant 
Jul}- 10, 1862; was promoted to Junior First Lieu- 
tenant March 8, 1864; and was mustered out at the 
expiration of his terra, Oct. 10, 1864. Albert Le- 
Brun enlisted Aug. 28, 1861 ; became Senior Second 
Lieutenant Sept. 6, 1861; and resigned Nov. 15' 

1862. Webster J. Colborn enlisted Sept. 4. 1861: 
was Sergeant and First Sergeant; became Junior 
Second Lieutenant Aug. 19, 1862, and Senior Sec- 
ond Lieutenaut March 8. 1864: was promoted to 
Captain arid A. Q. M., United States Volunteers,Sept. 
19, 1864; breveted Major March 13, 1865; mus- 
tered out June 5, 1866. Joseph W. Waite enlisted 
Aug. 26. 1861 ; was Corporal. Sergeant, First Ser- 
geant; became Junior Second Lieutenant March 8, 
1864; and Junior First Lieutenant Oct. 6. 1864; 
was mustered out July 3, 1865. 

Company H. 18tli Wisconsin Infantry w.as or- 
ganized in Green Lake County at the very begin- 
ning of the year 1862. David II. Saxton ranked 
as Captain from Jan. 4, 1862. He was taken pri- 
soner !\t Shiloh; resigned July 24, 1863. Riley P. 
Colt enlisted Nov. 5, 1861; Second Lieutenant 
June 10, 1862; First Lieuten.ant March 30, 1863; 
Captain July 26, 1863; mustered out July 18, 
1865. Sidney D. Woodworth ranked as First 
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at Sliilob; resigned Mr.ich 30, 1 803. Maurice Gay 
enlisted Jan. 15, 1862; was Corporal and Sergeant; 
First Lieutenant, March 30, 1863; First Lieuten- 
ant July 21, 1863; mustered out July 18, 1865. 
Thomas H. Wallace ranked as Second Lieutenant 
from Jan. 4, 1862; and died June 7, 1862. 

The 12th Wisconsin Light Artillery contained 
some members from this territory. 

Company C, 32d Wisconsin Infantry-, was or- 
ganized in (rreen Lake County in 1862. Jose[)h 
H. Caselton ranked as Captain from Sept 6, 1862; 
was promoted to Major June 6, 1864. Wiley B. 
Arnold enlisted Aug. 6, 1862; was First Sergeant; 
Second Lieutenant Jan. 28, 1863; First Lieutenant 
March 31, 1864; Captain Aug. 13, 1864; mustered 
out June 12, 1865. James H. Hubbard ranked as 
F^irst Lieutenant from Sept. 6, 1862; was discharged 
Nov. 2, 1863, for disability. Alfred L. Tucker 
was Sergeant in Company H, 18tli Wisconsin In- 
fantry; became Second Lieutenant Aug. 12, 1862; 
resigned Jan. 28, 1863, on account of disability; re- 
enlisted Nov. 18, 1863, in this company ; became 
Second Lieutenant May 24, 1864; First Lieuten- 
ant Aug. 13, 1864; wa? mustered out June 12, 
1865. JosiahBrown enlisted Aug. 13, 1862; was 
Sergeant and F'irst Sergeant; Second Lieutenant 
Aug. 13, 1864; resigned April 1, 1865. Loren- 
zo S. Knox enlisted Aug. 12, 1862; Sergeant 
and First Sergeant; Second Lieutenant April 20, 
1865; mustered out June 12, 1865. Sidney C. 
Woodworth ranked as Captain of Company C, 38th 
Wisconsin Infantry from April 15, 1864. (See 
Company H, 18th Wisconsin Infantry). Was trans- 
ferred to V. R. C, Oct. 13, 1864; mustered out 
Nov. 9, 1865. None of the other officers were 
from this territory, though the companj^ contained 
many enlisted men from Green Lake. Waushara, 
and adjoining counties. 

Albert G. Dinsuiore ranked as Captain of Com- 
pany C, 41st Wisconsin Infantry from June 9, 
1864. He enlisted May 7, 1864, and was mustered 
out Sept. 23, 1864, at the e.spiration of his term of 
service. The company contained many Green Lake 
men, but no other officers from the counties 
treated in this work. Capt. Dinsmore became Sec- 
ond Lieutenant of Comiiany B, 4iltli Wisconsin In- 
fantry, Jan. 27, 1865, and Captain. February 22, 



following. George H. Stansbury enlisted Feb. 6, 
1865; was First Sergeant; became Second Lieuten- 
ant July 29, 1865; and was mustered out Nov. 1, 
1865. David II. Saxton ranked as Captain of Com- 
pany I, 1st Heavy Artillery, from Oct. 20, 1864; 
mustered out June 26, 1865. 

Many Waushara County men were in some of the 
organizations above mentioned; some Marquette 
County men. Repeated applications to men in 
these two counties, who ought to be able to furnish 
much interesting data concerning the part played 
by their counties in the Civil War have to date, 
failed to receive any replies whatever. The sol- 
diers from Marquette and Waushara were brave 
and true, and it is with deep regret that the writer 
finds himself obliged thus to explain the absence of 
a more detailed account of their services. 

Many of the 'boys' who went out to battle for 
the Union, with only the benediction of a mother's 
tears and prayers, came back to that mother's arms 
shrined in glory. Many returned dismembered, 
maimed and scarred and still bear the marks re- 
ceived in that deadly i!i1erne::ine strife. But there 
were many who came not back. They fell by tlie 
wayside, or from the prison and battlefield crossed 
over and mingled with the ranks of the grand 
army -'beyond the river." Their memory is held 
in sacred keeping. Some sleep beside their ances- 
tors in the village church-yards, where the violets 
on their mounds speak not alone of womanly sweet- 
ness, but in tender accents of the devotion of those 
who sleep below. Their memory, too, is immortal; 
beautiful as the crown of gold the sunset lays upon 
the mountain tops in the far-off South — as the 
glowing sheen it casts over the bosoms of their be- 
loved prairies. Some sleep in unknown graves in 
the land of cotton and of cane. But the same 
trees which shade the sepulcher of their foeraen 
shade their tombs also; the same birds carol their 
matins to both ; the same flowers sweeten the air 
with their fragrance and the same daisies cover the 
graves of both, as the breezes toss them into rip. 
pling eddies. Neither is forgotten. Both are re- 
membered as they slumber there in peaceful, glori- 
fied rest. 

" Winds of summer, oh! whisper low 
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Blossoming flowers and songs of bees. 
Sweet ferns tossed on the summer's breeze — 
Floating shadows and golden lights, 
Dewy mornings and radiant nights — 
All the bright and beautiful things 
That gracious and bountiful summer brings. 
Fairest and sweetest that earth can bestow, 
Brighten the graves where the daisies grow." 

And the living — you know them, the veterans, 
members of the several Grand Army posts in 
Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara Counties — 



some of them scarred, some of them halt, some arm- 
less, some legless, a few hale and hearty ; all remem- 
bering the scenes of the war as most old men are 
prone to remember the scenes of their childhood ; all 
proud to don the army blue, to march under the old 
flag and to know in their innermost hearts that they 
and such as they, at liie sacrifice of life and health, 
preserved the integrity of our National Govern- 
ment and insured the perpetuitj^ of our national 
institutions. 




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INTRODUCTORY. 



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jHE time has arrived when it 
becomes the duty of the 
people of this county to per- 
petuate the names of their 
pioneers, to furnish a record 
of their early settlement, 
and relate the story of their 
progress. The civilization of our 
day, the enlightenment of the age 
and the duty that men of the pres- 
ent time owe to their ancestors, to 
themselves and to their posterity, 
demand that a record of their lives 
and deeds should be made. In bio- 
graphical history is found a power 
to instruct man by precedent, to 
enliven the mental faculties, and 
to waft down the river of time a 
safe vessel in which the names and actions of the 
people who contributed to raise this country from its 
primitive state may be preserved. Surely and rapidly 
the great and aged men, who in their jirime entered 
the wilderness and claimed tiie virgin soil as their 
heritage, are passing to their graves. The number re- 
maining wliocan relate the incidents of the first days 
if settlement is becoming small indeed, so that an 
actual necessity exists for the collection and preser- 
vation of events without delay, before all the early 
settlers are cut dow.i by the scytlie of Time. 

To be forgotten has been the great dread of mankind 
from remotest a,i;es. All will be tbrgotten soon enough, 
in spite of their best works and the most earnest 
efforts of their friends to perserve tlie memory of 
their live-:. The nie.ms employed to prevent oblivion 
and to perpetuate their memory has been in propor- 
tion to the amount of intelligence tliey possessed. 
ThT pyramids of Kgypt were built to perpetuate the 
names and deeds of their great rulers. The exhu- 
mations made by the archeologists of Egypt from 
buried Memphis indicate a desire of those people 



to perpetuate the memory of their achievements 
The erection of the great obelisks were for the same 
purpose. Coming down to a later period, we find the 
("ireeks and Romans erecting mausoleums and monu- 
ments, and carving out statues to chronicle their 
great achievements and carry them down the ages. 
It is also evident that the Mound-builders, in piling 
up their great mounds of eartii, had but this idea — 
to leave something to show that they had lived. All 
these works, though many of tiiem costly in the ex- 
treme, give but a faint idea of the lives and charac- 
ters of those whose memory they were intended to 
perpetuate, and scarcely anything of the masses of 
the people that then lived. The great pyramids and 
some of the obelisks remain objects only of curiosity ; 
the mausoleums, monuments and statues are crum- 
bling into dust. 

It was left to modern ages to establish an intelli- 
gent, undecaying, immutable method of perpetuating 
a full history — immutable in that it is almost un- 
limited in extent and perpetual in its action ; and 
this is through the art of printing. 

To the present generation, however, we are in- 
debted for the introduction of the admirable system 
of local biography. By this system every man, tiiough 
he has not achieved what the world calls greatness, 
has the means to perpetuate his life, his liistory, 
through the coming ages. 

The scythe of Time cuts down all ; nothing of the 
physical man is left. The monument which his chil- 
dren or friends may erect to his memory in the ceme- 
tery will crumble into dust and pass away; but his 
life, his achievements, the work he has accomplished, 
which otherwise would be forgotten, is perpetuated 
by a record of this kind. 

To preserve the lineaments of our companions we 
engrave their portraits, for the same reason we col- 
lect the attainable facts of their history. Nor do we 
think it necessary, as we speak only truth of them, to 
wait imtil they are dead, or until those who know 
them are gone: to do this we are ashamed only to 
publish to the world the history of those whose live? 
are unworthy of public record. 



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APT. DAVID EVANS, one 
of tbe United States Reve- 
nue Marines, and a pioneer 
of the city of Berlin, whose 
portrait appears on the op- 
posite page, was horn on 
11 the 4th of July, 1817, in 

Meiiouethshire, North Wales, and is 
a son of David and Ellen (Roberts) 
Evans, who were also natives of the 
^^^fe^ls same country, and were descended 
C&0''&^ from families of long established 
^^f^ worth and high respectability. Our 
-M^'i^'" subject attended school at Ilarlich, a 
^1?. ' seaport, town of his native county, 
and when fifteen years old, some time in the spring 
of 18.32, went to sea. He served the most of his ap- 
prenticeship on the "Swallow," of Carnarvon, sail- 
ing between Liverpool, Bangor, Carnarvon and New 
York in the emigrant trade. In 1837, when in his 
twenty-Drst year, he took command of a vessel 
sailing in the merchant service between Europe 
and America, and in 1840 built the "Gwen (or Win- 
nifred) Evans," which was the first three-masted 
ship built in the principality of Wales. It sailed 
principally between Europe and Boston during the 
summer, making a voyage in the winter to some 
port on the Mediterranean Sea. On the loth of 
December, 1844, that vessel was lost^ on Point 
Eunostus, 01' rather on an outline reef off that 
point, and just outside of the harbor of Alex- 
andria, Egypt. The lighthouse, which had stood 



there from time immemorial, had been removed 
a few weeks previous to the misfortune, and no 

; public statement made of it. 

On his return home, in 1845, Capt. Evans, at 

the owner's request; went to Holland to rescue a 

valuable ship which had been stranded near Texel. 

He succeeded admirably in his mission, rescuing 

the vessel, named the "Jane and Eliza," that for 

I fourteen years was classed A. 1 at Lloyd's. Next 
he commanded the ships "Northumberland" and 
"Oregon." In 1847 the latter took 4,000 bales of 
cotton from New Orleans, and drawing eighteen 
feet of water stuck on the bar in the Southwest 
Pass. After several days' detention she was extri- 
cated, and proceeded to Liverpool. This was said 
to have been the heaviest cargo of cotton ever 
taken from the Crescent City to Europe in those 
days. In the latter part of 1849 Capt. Evans, be- 

I coming tired of the "Oregon," negotiated for the 

; bark "Jane Tudor," which had been newly built in 
Bath, Me., and which was but a few hundred tons 
smaller than the "Oregon." He fitted her up in 
elegant style, with all modern improvements, and ' 
chartered her for San Francisco with a general 
cargo and passengers. He made a very successful 
vo3'age around Cape Horn, reaching San I^rancisco 
in the height of the gold excitement in 1850. 
While many vessels lay in that [port deserted by 
their crews, who had been lured from the fulfill- 
ment of their contracts with the masters by the glit- 
tering temptation of sudden riches, Capt. Evans' 
men remained true to him, and after discharging 



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cargo took the vessel on its way. The Captain re- 
turned by the way of the west coast of South 
Amerioa and Cape Horn to Europe, whence he 
continued on his way to Bombay, India, retain- 
ing almost the same crew which had gone witli 
him to San Francisco during the gold fever. After 
several long voj'ages he was induced to taiie com- 
mand of the steamship "Aruo," of Liverpool, the 
first steamer whicii sailed from that port to tiie 
Mediterranean Sea. 

Although in command of a beautiful ship and in 
a |)leasant line of trade, Capt. Evans felt that he 
would enjoy a change. He had made many long voy- 
ages, and found his health impaired from sojourns 
in unhealthy climates, so conceived tlie idea that 
he would go to the great West. In 1853, much 
against the remonstrances of the owners of his 
ship in Liverpool, he left her and his beautiful 
home in Carnarvon, North Wales, and came to 
Wisconsin, joining his relatives who had preceded 
him several years. He settled in Berlin, then 
Marquette County, in tlie summer of 1853, and 
has since made his home in that community. Not 
readily finding help to carry on a large farm, he 
bought a sawmill that had just been finished, and 
began the manufacture of lumber without delay. 
The great panic of 1857 made the business outlook 
discouraging, and the captain again longed for the 
sea. He went to Boston, where he bought and 
took command of the "Chesapeake," of that city, 
a fine large bark, with which he sailed in the trade 
of the West Lidies, the Gulf of Mexico and South 
America. I'ntil the breaking out of the War of 
the Rebellion, when tliat line of travel proved un- 
certain and unprofitable, he chartered for England 
and took a cargo from Philadelphia to Her Jla- 
jesly's Dock Yards, at Portsmouth, England. From 
there he sailed to Antiqua, West Indies, thence 
to the Bay of Homhiras, where he loaded for the 
(Queen's Dock Yards, at Chatham, England. Being 
in London d.aily, he there learned of the defeat of 
the Union troops at the battle of Bull Run, and 
string that the affairs of the country were get- 
ting worse daily, he concluded to return home and 
offer his services to the Government. Consequently 
he went bj' Newca-ille for coal to Boston, and im- 
ino'liatcly on arriving in tiiat city, s»»ld his ship 



and tendered his services to the navj' department 
of the United States. He had an opportunity, 
which he accepted, to go out to the San Francisco 
mint with a friend, in charge of some treasure. On 
arriving at San Francisco, he was appointed a mem- 
ber of the Naval Board, to examine some young 
officers at Port Townsend, and w.ts there ap- 
pointed a Third Lieutenant in the United States 
Revenue Marine Service, and remained on that 
side during the year. He then returned to the 
East for examination, and on his arrival at Wash- 
ington was promoted to the rank of Second Lieu- 
tenant, with the promise of further promotion if he 
could pass a higher examination. He then went on 
board the frigate '•Savannah," but liaving passed 
an examination for First Lieutenant, w.as ordered 
to the steam craft "Naugautuck," and thence to 
the command of the new revenue steam cutter 
I '-Kewaunee," built at Baltimore by Robb & Co. A 
few days after assuming command, a fear was ex- 
pressed by the citizens of Baltimore that a raid 
would be made b\' the rebel, Gilmore. and the 
authorities expected the Captain to place the ship 
in the best position to defend the cit^-. There 
were no commissioned officers on board except Mr. 
Evans, but he had a good set of warrant oflicers 
and a few good men were sent him from Washing- 
ton. He consulted Gen. Morris, In- whom he was 
supplied with fixed ammunition for his eight 24- 
pounders, '•Dahlgren."and some for the 30- pounder, 
"Parrot." He hauled the ship to the stream and 
put springs on his cable. Picking out an efficient 
crew in the custom house and around the streets, 
he drilled them until they were excellent gunners, 
and kept them under arms I'nree or four d.ays. In 
the meantime, all the banks in the city sent their 
treasure aboard, and the custom house placed 
$500,000 under the care of Capt. Evans. In all, 
the treasure of which he had charge amounted to 
$13,000,000, which w.as in strong casks that he 
stowed in the new magazine. They were now 
ready to receive Gilmore, but he did not make his 
appearance, so Capt. Evans disbanded his luistily- 
gathered crew, and returned to Gen. Morris his 
ammunition, and to the banks and custom house 
their moneys. Shortly afterward, he received on 
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as well as several commissioned officers, and was pre- 
pared for active duty. But a short time had elajjsed. 
when he was ordered to New Yorlv, where he was 
assigned to special duty and detached from the 
ship. After several months, he was ordered to the 
command of the "Verona," and later the '-Tiger," 
and was on the latter vessel when the news of the 
assassination of President Lincoln reached him. 
Some time later lie was assigned to the position of 
executive officer of the "Cuyahoga," with Capt. 
Faunce. About the same time the "Salmon P. 
Chase" was completed, it being one of six side- 
wheel steamers for tlie inland lakes, and this one 
was designed for Lalie Ontario. Capt. Cornell, 
who superintended their uuilding, made applicn- 
cation to the department for Capt. Evans to take 
iier up with him to Ogdensburg, N. Y., by way of 
Quebec and Montreal; which lie did, arriving late 
in the fall of 1865. He was then ordered bj' tele- 
graph to Baltimore. Md., to take the steamer "John 
A. Dix" thence to Key West, Fla. The following 
spring he was ordered to the "New Dix," at De- 
troit. While there, the revenue steamer "John- 
son," in command of Capt. Francis Martin, came 
there to take Gen. Sherman's statf to Lake Michi- 
gan, but by permission of the department, Capt. 
Evans made a change with the executive officer of 
the "Johnson." who paid all expenses, although 
Capt. Evans got the best of the bargain, as he, by 
this arrangement, went to his home port. In that 
way he first became placed on the station of Mil- 
waukee and Lake Michigan, where he served so 
many years afterward at different times. In tlie 
spring of 1867 he was promoted to a captaincy, 
and was ordered to the old cutter "Morris," in 
Mobile Bay. The "Morris" needed repairs, and 
the Captain was ordered to take her to Baltimore, 
where she was condemned and sold. In the sum- 
mer of 1869 he went to San Francisco, on his way 
to Alaska, in accordance with instructions, and 
after considerable detention in that city, obtained 
transportation for Sitka, Alaska, arriving at his 
destination fourteen days out. He then relieved 
Capt. Heuriques of command of the steamer "Lin- 
coln," and immediately prepared for a cruise in 
the Behring Sea. He visited all the Aleutian and 
Seal Islands. At St. Paul's, where most of the 



seals are caught, he remained several days, and 
during that time he had the misfortune to lose a 
boat's crew of five good men, by the capsizing of 
a gig in wiiicli they were going ashore for their 
captain. 

Capt. Evans cruised in that sea during the sea- 
son, visiting Onalaska several times, and in the 
fall went to Sitka, where he spent the winter. In 
the spring he was obliged to go to San Francisco 
for repairs, and in the summer of 1870 was or- 
dered to Milwaukee to command the "Johnson," 
of which he had charge several years. He rebuilt 
the ship in Milwaukee, and was relieved by Capt. 
Davis in 1882, at which time lie was sent to com- 
mand the "Commodore Perry," with headquarters 
at Erie, Pa. He held a survey on her the follow- 
ing winter, and reported advising a new iron cut- 
ter; and they now have on that station one of the 
finest cutters afloat. In 1883 he was ordered to 
Galveston, Tex., to command the steam cutler 
''McLean," and cruised from the Rio Grande to 
New Orleans. He was subsequently transferred to 
the steam cutter "W. H. Seward," on the same 
coast, where he continued until April 15, 1885, 
when, his health having become impaired from 
climatic causes, he was detached from the "Sew- 
ard" on waiting orders, since which time he has 
been at home. On leaving his ship, Capt. Evans 
was presented by his suliordinate officers with an 
elegant gold-htaded cane, bearing an appropriate 
inscription expressive of their warm regard. 

The parents of the Captain emigrated with their 
children from Wales to the United States, in 1846. 
and settled at Columbus, Wis., whence, in 1850, 
they removed to Berlin. There was a large fam- 
ily of children, seven sons and four daughters, of 
whom only four are now living — Capt. David and 
three brothers. Mr. Evans w.as a farmer by occu- 
pation, a Republican in politics, and a very worthv 
man. His death occurred in April, 1854, and his 
estimable wife survived her liusband but a few 
years. They are buried side by side in the Berlin 
Cemeteiy. 

Capt. Evans has been twice married, and both 
times in his native country. He was married, in 
1841, to Miss Catherine Morris, daughter of Will- 
iam Morris, and one child, Ellen, was born, but 



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the motlier and daughter both died in 1843. In 
February. 1845. the Captain wedded Miss Ellen 
Lloyd, daughter of Capt. Richard Lloyd, and four 
children were born of their union, two sons and 
two daugiiters. David, the eldest, wedded Miss 
Mary Thomas, and is farming near Berlin; Rich- 
ard L. is unmarried, and resides with his parents; 
Elizabeth is the wife of J. C. Fairwealher. of Min 
neapolis; Nettie A. married Charles B. Wadleigh, 
of Minneapolis. Capt. Evans and his family are 
members of the Presbyterian Cbureh, of Berlin. 
The Captain is a Republican in the broadest sense 
of the word, and is an earnest advocate of the 
broad principles of liuman libertj' on which the 
government and the institutions of the country 
are founded. During all the years in which 
he has served the Government he has proved 
a most competent and trusty officer, and has 
been so zealous and prudent in the discharge of 
duty that he h.as never through any fault of his 
caused the Government the loss of a dollar's 
worth of property; while iiis ability, fidelity and 
integrity have always commanded the confidence 
and respect of the department officers under whom 
he has served. He lias had a wide and varied ex- 
perience of the world, having visited in the course 
of his seafaring life many ports of civilized na- 
tions, and some countries of the uncivilized and 
barbarous. He is a man ripe in the experience of 
the sea, a skillful navigator and thorough seaman. 
His success in his clioscn vocation, wliich has been 
marked, lias been won by careful study, keen ob- 
servation and close application, together with an 
earnest and conscientious endeavor to do his whole 
dut}- under all circumstances, both by his em- 
ployers and his crew. Following the natural hu- 
mane impulses of his heart, he has seldom, if ever, 
failed to win the utmost confidence and respect of 
his officers and men, by showing due regard for 
their comfort and welfare, while treating all with 
justice, kindness and firmness. While in his sev- 
enty-third year, Capt. Evans is still hale and 
hearty, with mental faculties in full vigor, and to 
the casual observer would appear but little past his 
prime. .Shoulil his return to active service be re- 
quired, it is evident that he would again tread the 
quarter-deck with !»s firm a step as ever. The 



Captain has a fine farm of sixtj'-four acres, situ- 
ated within the city of Berlin, near the western 
limits, witli a tasty and commodious residence 
facing Broadway, which is situated in well-kept 
grounds, shaded by forest trees. In this pleasant 
home he is content to pass his well-earned hours 
of ease in the company of his f.amily and friends. 



J/EUFMIAII (). WILLIAMS, a progressive 
farmer residi- g on section 25, in tlie town 
of Leon, Waushara Count_v, is a native of 
the Green Mountain Stale. He was born in 
Chester, April 30, 1829, of Welsh parentage and is 
a son of Pardon Williams, whose birth occurred in 
the citj' of Providence. R. I., whence he removed 
during the early days of his manhood to Vermont, 
where he lived the life of a well-to-do- farmer until 
1832, when he removed to Jefferson County, N. Y., 
and .again embarked in agricultural pursuits. He 
remained a useful citizen of the county until his 
death, which occurred at the age of sixt^'-seven 
years. His wife, whose maiden name was Abigail 
Fox, was a native of Vermont, and they became 
acquainted after the removal of Mr. Williams to 
that State. She died in 1852, in the fifty-fourth 
year of her age. Both were members of the Uni- 
versalist Church. 

The subject of this sketch was the seventh in 
order of birth in a family* of ten children. His 
early life was spent under the parental roof, he re- 
maining at home on the farm until twenty years of 
age, and in the meantime obtaine 1 a good educa- 
tion in the common schools of .lefferson County. 
N. Y. Attracted by the discovery of gold in Cali- 
fornia, in 1849, he made his way to the Pacific 
Slope, where for a time he worked in the gold 
mines and at intervals did considerable prospecting. 
After two years he returned to the East, locating 
in Providence, R. I., but his sta3' in that citj' was 
of short duration, and he again started Westward, 
his journey being this time only as far as St. Louis, 
Mo., where he remained until 1856. (ioing to 
Jefferson County, Wis., at the expiration of that 
time, his residence in that community- covered a 
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to Montana and established himself in the overland 
freight business, his route at differ: nt times lying 
between various places. In tiiat pursuit he suc- 
cessfully engaged for five _years, after which he 
returned to Jefferson County, Wis., where the suc- 
ceeding five years of his life were passed. De- 
termining to make Waushara County his lionie, he 
purchased 120 acres of land on section 25, in the 
town of Leon, where he still resides. 

On the 4th of April, 1872, Mr. Williams was 
joined in wedlock with Mrs. Eliza M. (Christman) 
Williams, who was born in New York, Aug. 22, 
1833, and is a daughter of Jacob and Catherine 
(Swortfigure) Christman, who were also natives 
of the Empire State. They have no children; but 
by her first husband, Alden Williams, the wife of 
our subject had five children — Foster, Mary, Par- 
don, Adelaide and Lizzie. The second and third 
children are deceased, and the father died Aug. 7, 
1870. 

Politically, Mr. Williams is a Democrat of the 
Jacksonian type, and while a resident of Jefferson 
County became a member of the Masonic frater- 
nity. He is chiefly engaged in dairying and the 
raising of fine stock, his farm being especially 
adapted to that purpose. He is a valued and en- 
terprising citizen, and himself and family are lield 
in high regard throughout the community. 



.^^nOMAS HAMILTON is one of the pro- 
m^j, gressive citizens of Marquette, Wis., and the 
^^^^ history of liis life is as follows: he was 
born in Bishops Corner, Granville, Washington 
Co., N. Y., on the 8th of March, 1814, and is a son 
of Levi Hamilton, a native of Massachusetts, born 
in'1786. He participated in the war of 18.2, and 
took part in the battle of Plattsburg. He married 
Rachel Dewey, a native of Rutland Count}', Vt., 
and they settled in Granville, N. Y., where were 
born unto them seven children: John A., who be- 
came a resident of Clinton County, Mich., where 
his death occurred ; Sarah, who became the wife of 
Martin Wheeler, and died at her home in Cattar- 
augus County, N. Y.; Thomas, our subject; Har- 
vey, of Green Lake County; Mindwell became the 



wife of a Mr. Bullock, of Mich., where she passed 
away; William, one of the early settlers of this 
county, died In 1874; and Betsey E. became the 
wife of Joseph Eastland, and died in Cattaraugus 
County, N. Y. In 1820 Mr. Hamilton removed 
with his family to Queensbury, Warren Co., N. Y., 
where the death of his wife occurred in 1829. He 
then removed to the West and died in Michigan. 
Botii were members of the Congregational Church, 
in which he served as deacon for many years. They 
made friends wherever they went, and were highlj- 
respected people. 

Our subject acquired his education in the dis- 
trict schools of Queensl)ury and Glens Falls, and 
on arriving at man's estate was united in marriage, 
in Warren County, N. Y., in 1835, with Mary B. 
Harris, daughter of Willianj B. and Clara (Bates) 
Harris. They began their domestic life in the 
county where their marriage was solemnized, but 
afterward removed to Saratoga County, and subse- 
quently became residents of Troy, N. Y., where 
they made their home until 1855. which year wit- 
nessed their emigration to the West. They chose 
Green Lake County as the scene of their future 
operations, and settled on section 17, in the town 
of Green Lake, where Mr. Hamilton purcli.ased a 
partly improved farm. For a number of years he 
continued to make farming his principal occupa- 
tion, and on selling out in Green Lake Township, 
bought land in the town of Mackford, which he 
continued to cultivate until 1870, when be came to 
Marquette, where lie has since made his home. 

Three cliildren have been born to Mr. and Mrs. 
Hamilton, but two died in infancy, and in all prob- 
ability James, the tliird child, is also dead. He 
left home when seventeen years of .age and shipped 
on a whaling vessel. He wrote to his parents from 
Honolulu, but since that letter no word has ever 
l)een received; so it is not certainly known whether 
he is numbered among the living or the dead. They 
have also adopted three children, upon whom they 
bestowed all the care and attention of true parents, 
and have won the lasting gratitude and love of the 
son and daughters who would probably otherwise 
have been homeless. The adopted children are 
Alida C, Frederick, and Rettie K. The lives of 
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deeds of chaiit3- and benevolence which will cause 
them never to be forgotten while memory lasts. 
They stand high in the estimation of their fellow 
citizens and deserve the great respect tendered them. 
In 1840, as a supporter of the Whig party, Mr. 
Hamilton cast his ballot for William Henry Harri- 
son, antl in 1888, as a Republican, he voted for 
Hon. Benjamin Harrison, the illustrious grandson 
of the Tippecanoe hero. 



<^^HOMAS E. DECKP^R, one of the leading 
/^^^j citizens of Waushara County, and a proiu- 
^^^' inent business man of Hamilton, has been 
connected with the lumber interests of that village 
for twenty-eight years, and at the present time is 
engaged in various other linos, including merchan- 
dising and blacksmithing. He also deals in agri- 
cultural implements and has a w.agon shop in «on- 
nection with his blacksmith shop. 

Mr. Decker is a native of New York, having 
been born in Jefferson County, in the town of 
Cape Vincent, on the banks of the St. Lawrence 
River, on the 24th of April, 184(;. His ancestors 
were of Irish and Holland extraction. His great- 
grandfather, Michael Decker, was a native of Hol- 
land, and came to America before the War for In- 
dependence, locating on the Hudson River, not far 
from New York City, where he lived for a short 
time, when he removed to near Concord, Mass., 
and while the British were destroying the stores at 
that place which had been collected by the colon- 
ists, he received a gunshot wound which caused 
his death. His family afterward returned to New 
York. His son. Michael Decker, the grandfather 
of our subject, was born near New York City, and 
was a shoemaker by trade. He wedded Mary Scott 
and died at Cape Vincent, where he made his home 
for many years. During the war of 1812 he aided 
in the defense of Siickett's Harbor, while tlie Brit- 
ish were trying to destroy the stores at that point. 
At the time of the French Revolution in 1837, his 
brother, Peter Decker, joined a company of filli- 
busters, crossing the St. Lawrence River at Ogdens- 
burg to Trescott, Canada, where they joined a force 
of French rebels. They irere there besiegeil by the 



British forces, taking refuge in an old stone mill, 
where they were captured. Their leader was taken 
to Kingston and hanged, and the privates and non- 
commissioned officers were exiled to a penal colony 
on Van Dieman's land. There Peter Decker re- 
1 ceived a pardon, but never returned to this conn- 
I try. The maternal grandfather of our subject was 
a native of Ireland. With the intention of making 
his home in America, he embarked for Canada, but 
while crossing the ocean his death occurred. His 
family settled in the Province of tjuebee and spent 
the greater part of their lives in Prescott. 

James Decker, the father of our subject, was 
born in May, 1809, in Oneida County. N. Y., and 
made farming his principal occupation through life. 
He removed to Jefferson County, locating in Cape 
Vincent, where he was engaged in the butcher bus- 
iness for a short time, but subsequently farmed for 
some twelve years. In 1862 he came to Wiscon- 
sin and purchased 200 acres of land in Adams 
County, but after two years came to Waushara 
County, and settled on section 11, where he owns 
250 .acres of good farming land. He married 
Elizabeth Travis of Ireland, who during her infancy 
was taken by her parents to Brockville. Canada, 
where she made her home until her marriage. 

Thomas E. Decker is the oldest of a famiU 
twelve children, six sons and six daughters, ilis 
boyhood days were spent in the town of Cape Vin- 
cent, where he obtained a liberal education in the 
I English branches. In 18G0 he emigrated with his 
parents to Adams County. Wis., and assisted his 
father on the farm until 1862, when he came tn 
Waushara County, which has since been his home. 
He entered upon his business career as an em|)loye 
of Hamilton Bros. & Smith, lumber manufj'cturers 
at Hamilton's Mills, for whom he worked until 
1873. when Mr. Smith sold his property to his 
partners, Mr. Decker continuing with the Hamilton 
Bros, for twenty years, eighteen years of which 
time he was foreman of the establishment, having 
full charge of the business, which he finally pur- 
chased, and for twelve years has been successfully 
operating the mill in h' own interests. As before 
stated, he owns a wa^on and blacksmith shoj). deals 
in agricultural implements, and owns a general mer- 
chandise store. In 1882 he eslublished a cheese 







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factory in Hamilton, but after four years sold out. 
He now owns 246 acres of splendid grazing land. 

Mr. Decker married Eva Wilson, an estimable 
lady, born in Adams County, Dec. 18, 1852, where 
her parents settled two years previously. She was 
the only child born to William and Melinda (Sa- 
baw) Wilson of Pennsylvania. Her mother, who 
was a member of the Congregational Church, died 
in 1852. Her father lived in Adams County for 
ten years, and then moved to Outagamie County, 
but after a few years became a resident of Wau- 
shara County, settling on the farm where he still 
resides. His second wife was formerly Louisa Col- 
vill, and nine children were born of their union. 

Mr. and Mrs. Decker have one child, Jay, born 
Dec. 13, 1876. In politics Mr. Decker is a Denoo- 
crat of the Jeffersonian type, and manifests a lively 
interest in political affairs. He has been Postmas- 
ter of Hamilton for ten years, receiving the ap- 
pointment during Hayes' administration, was town- 
ship chairman for seven years, and was also a mem- 
ber of the County Board. He is a member of the 
Knights of Pythias Lodge of Berlin, has filled the 
chair of Chancellor, Commander and all the lower 
offices, was representative to the Grand Lodge at 
Milwaukee in 1887 and 1888, and was a delegate to 
the State Presidential Convention held in Madison 
in 1888. He is recognized as one of the leading 
and influential citizens of the community, untiring 
and energetic in his business pursuits and upright, 
ami honorable in all his transactions. He enjoys 
the confidence and high regard of many friends, 
both in tiie social and business world, and is es- 
teemed as a valued leader of society. 



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s.'^s^HOMAS H. PATTERSON, one of the en. 
ffn^^ ergotic and prosperous business men of Pine 
^^^y River, is the owner of one of the largest 
mills in Waushara County. As he is so widely and 
favorably known throughout the community we 
know that his biographical sketch will be of inter- 
est to the readers of this Aluum. The history of 
his life is as follows: 

He was born in the town of Jlilton, Saratoga 
County, N. Y., on the 5th of March, 1848. and is 



of Irish descent. His father, Thomas Patterson, 
was born near Belfast, Ireland, in the year 1800, 
and lived the life of a well-to-do farmer. He 
grew to manhood in his native country, coming to 
America at the age of twenty-five years. He first 
settled in Saratoga County, N. Y., where he be- 
came acquainted with and married Margaret Moore- 
head, who was born in Ireland in 1822. A family 
of six sons and four daughters was born of their 
union — Charlotte, who was united in marriage with 
Horace F. Skinner, a farmer of the town of Mt. 
Morris, Waushara County; Eliza, who became the 
wife of John Clark, a farmer, who for ten years 
was county clerk of Waushara County; James en- 
listed in Company A, 16th Wisconsin Infantry for 
the late war and was killed at the battle of Shiloh, 
the first engagement in which he participated ; 
Thomas H. is the next younger; Maggie married 
Amos Brownlow, a farmer of Mt. Morris Town- 
ship; Agnes is the wife of La Fayette Soule of 
Kirksville, Mo.; John died in infancy; William re- 
sides on the old homestead in Ml. Morris Town- 
ship; Charles married Lettie Wood and is living on 
a farm in the same town; George is an apprentice 
in the mill owned by our subject. 

Thomas Patterson was but two years of age 
when he was brought by his parents to Waushara 
County. His father purchased 160 acres of wild 
land previous to the government survey and upon 
the farm which he there developed he made his 
home until his death in November, 1S80. His 
wife survived him until Feb. 7, 1883, when she 
too passed away. Both were members of the 
Presbyterian Church. The mother of Mr. Patter- 
son also left her homo in Ireland, emigrating to 
America, and spent her last days with her son in 
the town of Mt. Morris. 

The boyhood and youth of our subject were 
spent on his father's farm. He received but limited 
educational advantages, having to assist his father 
in the cultivation of his land and aid in the sup- 
port of the family. While the black clouds of 
warfare were still overhanging the country, though 
only a youth of seventeen summers, Mr. Patterson 
volunteered his services and became a member of 
Company B, 49th Wisconsin Infantry, on the 30tli 
of January, 1865. flis company remained in 



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camp at Madison for four weeks and was then 
transferred to Benton Barracks, St. Louis, Mo. 
Durinij tiie latter part of March it was sent to Port 
Daily, Rolla, Mo., where for six months it did 
guard duty. While there Mr. Patterson was taken 
sick and confined in the hospital for a short time, 
being removed to a hospital in St. Louis, where he 
was honorably discharged September 27, 1865. 

Still in failing health he returned home and re- 
mained on the farm with his father for one j'ear. 
He made his first business venture b}' purchasing 
200 acres of uncultivated land upon which he re- 
sided for seven years and bv his industry and un- 
tiring efforts succeeded in placing fifty acres of that 
amount under cultivation. Disposing of that 
property he came to Pine River and purchased the 
flouring mill owned by McNeeley & Co., then in a 
very dilapidated condition. He has since added 
man}' improvements and has a fine mill, its capacity 
being the greatest of any in the county. By assidu- 
ity to his business and honorable dealings with 
his patrons his efforts have been rewarded with a 
marked degree of success and although several 
other parties had made efforts to establish the 
business on a paying basis he was the only success- 
ful one. 

Politically, Mr. Patterson is a stalwart Democrat 
and was an alternate delegate to the National 
Democratic Convention in Chicago that nominated 
p:;x-President Cleveland. He was appointed Post- 
master of Pine River but after holding the office 
for two years resigned. Socially, he is a member 
of Pine River Lodge, No. 207, A. F. & A. M. and 
has been representative to the Grand Lodge in 
Milwaukee. He also belongs to Ed. .Saxe Post, 
No. 135, G. A. R. of Wautoma. 

On the 10th of April, 1878, Mr. Patterson was 
united in marriage with Miss Belle Metcalf, an es- 
timable and cultured lady, who was born Feb. 25. 
1846, in Lake County, 111, and is a daughter of 
Theopholis F. and Sabra (Palmeter) Metcalf, her 
father a native of the Emerald Isle, the mother of 
Herkimer Count}-, N. Y. When her father was two 
years old he was brought to America bv his parents, 
who settled on a farm in the Province of Ontario, 
Canada, near .St. Thomas, and there Mr. Metcalf 
was reared to agricultural pursuits. At the .ige of 



nineteen, he went to Muskegon, Mich., and became 
a partner in the lumber business of that city. In 
1841, he removed to Lake Count}-, 111., and pur- 
chased the f.arm on which he lived until 1849. 
when he sold out and removed to Winnebago 
County, Wis., subsequently becoming a citizen of 
the town of Marion. Waushara County, where he 
and his wife still make their home. Thej' have a 
family of three children: Delia C, born April 29. 
1848, became the wife of T. W. Hamilton, a boot 
and shoe merchant of Berlin; Frank F., born Jlay 
22, 1855, wedded Mary Moriarty. Mrs. Patterson's 
education was completed in the IJerlin High School, 
wheie she pursued a four years' course, lacking 
only one year of graduation. .She taught her first 
school when sixteen j-oars of age and with the ex- 
ception of the four years spent in the High School 
taught for sixteen successive }'ears. In 1874 and 
1875 she was Princip.il of the Pine River School. 
As an instructor she has few equals in Waushara 
County and it was with sincere regret on the part 
of many that she left the ranks of its successful 
teachers. One child graces the union of Mr. and 
Mrs. Patterson — Fay M.. born Jan. 21, 1879. 

In the social world this worthy couple are held 
in the highest regard and in business circles few 
rank higher than our subject. He has made his 
own way in the world, working upwards step by 
step until lie is numbered among the prosperous 
citizens of the county and is ])roprietor of one of 
its leading industries. See portrait. 



ellASE L. SARGENT, one of the early set- 
tlers of Green L.ike County, Wis., is en- 
giiged in farming and stock raising in the 
town of Marquette, his farm comprising a part of 
section 1, township 14, range 11. His birth occur- 
red on the 1st of September, 1825, in Lincoln, 
Addison County, At. His father. Moses Sargent, 
was born in 1774 and married Miss Sally Durfej-. 
who was born In 1787. The former was a native 
of New Hampshire and the latter of Connecticut 
and both were re.ired in the faith of the Society of 
Friends. But two children were born unto them, 
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Vt. The parents are also now deceased, thoy too 
having passed away in the Green Mountain State. 
Mr. Sargent, whose name heads this sketch, 
received his primary education in the common 
schools and completed his studies in the high 
school of his native town. His early life was 
uneventful, his boyhood day.s being passed mid 
play and work greatly as that of other lads. At 
length he attained to manhood and on the 1st of 
November, 1846, was united in the holy bonds of 
matrimony with Miss Mary A. Brown, daughter of 
Lucius and Ann Brown, who emigrated to Green 
Lake Countj' in 1852. Mr. and Mrs. Sargent 
resided at Lincoln, Vt., until 1849. when in com- 
pany with David S. Green, who settled in this 
count}' at an early day, the^' emigrated to the new 
State of Wisconsin. They came with the intention 
of making this tlieir permanent home and they 
have here since continued to reside. Mr. Sargent 
located on section 1, township 14, in the town 
of Marquette, and the following year removed to 
the farm which has now been his home for forty 
years. He has been a witness of the growth and 
development which has taken place since that time, 
has aided in the upbuilding of town and county 
and has bore his share in the promotion of its 
public enterprises wliich were calculated to benefit 
the community. His farm, one of the best in the 
neighborhood, comprises 100 acres of arable land 
all under a high state of cultivation. There is 
found all the necessary improvements, the home is 
a pleasant and tasty dwelling and the entire sur- 
roundings indicate the owner to be a man of indus- 
trious and energetic habits. Although he has 
labored long and and earnestly to provide his 
family with a pleasant home and surround them 
with all which goes to make life worth the living, 
he has yet found time to serve his fellow citizens 
in official positions. He is a strong Democrat in 
politics anil in 1859 was elected by that party to the 
position of Clerk of the county board of supervisors, 
which office he held until 1871, covering a period 
of twelve years. For four years, he discharged the 
duties of Town Clerk and in 1871, was elected to 
the office of Justice of the Peace which he has since 
held with the exception of about one year. Faitii 
ful to every duty imposed upon him and true U 



the trust reposed in him, he has won the confidence 
of all. He was formerly a member of the Masonic 
fraternity, belonging to Marquette Lodge, No. 
102, but is now released from its charter. 

Mr. and Mrs. Sargent are the parents of nine 
children— Joel, who is now living in Plover, Por- 
tage County, Wis.; Luc}' A., wife of W. H. Bed- 
ford, a resident of Holt County, Neb.; Daniel, 
superintendent of Caw Caw Club, at Marquette; 
Edison W., whose home is in Holt County, Neb.; 
Clarissa, who was Postmistress under Cleveland in 
Marquette; Chase L., who is an engineer in the 
employ of the Milwaukee Northern Railroad ; 
Grant, Sewell and Lois. 



J-|OHN WILI 
I among the pi 
I County. He 
' 1794, and in t 



OHN WILLIAMS, now deceased, was 
)ioneer settlers of Green Lake 
was born in Wales, in April, 
(U^ll/ 1794, and in that community the days of his 
boyhood and youth were passed. On attaining his 
mnjority he married Guenn Griffiths, who was a 
native of the same count}' in which her husband 
was born. They were the parents of nine children, 
but several died previous to the emigration of the 
family to the new world. William died at the age 
of fourteen years ; Laurf died in infancy; the third 
child, also named Laura, became the wife of Will- 
iam Carter, one of the early settlers of this county 
and died in 1867; Hugh died in Wales when an 
infant; Hugh, the second of that name is now a 
contractor and builder in Chicago: Griffith J. 
makes his home in this count}' and is represented 
elsewhere in this volume; Richard is a resident of 
Green Lake County; William is now superinten- 
dent of a large mine owned by a New York com- 
pany and has his headquarters at Sunshine, Colo. ; 
Jane, tht youngest, is deceased. 

In the early spring of 1849, Mr. Williams, 
accompanied by his family left his native land 
sailed for America. On reaching New York, 
and he went by canal to Buffalo and thence by 
steamer to Milwaukee. Two months had elapsed 
from the time when he embarked until he reached 
his destination. He first located on section 28 in 



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the town of Manchester, wliere he purchased 221 
acres of wiUl land. Not a furrow had been turned 
or an improvement made. He at once erected a 
log caliin, which was known as "the castle" as it I 
was the highest building in the slate at that time. 
He then devoted his entire energies to the develop- 
ment of a farm and in the course of time the broad 
acres paid a golden tribute to his care and cultiva- 
tion. He made many excellent improvements, 
erected all the necessary buildings and in a few 
short ye.ars had a comfortable house for himself 
and family. He continued to engage in farming 
until his death, which occurred in 1874. He sur- 
vived his wife about fourteen years, she having 
been called home in 1860, aged 65 years. Mr. 
Williams was ever ready to support the interests of 
the community which tended to promote the gen- 
er.al welfare and the cause of education found in 
hira a warm friend. He was an earnest Christian 
gentleman, a member of the Calvanislic Church 
and was respected by all who know him. 



J LliERT 




W. PAGE is extensively en- 
n farming and stock-raising on 
section 36, in the town of IJerlin, Green 
Lake County, and also owns .and oper.ates 
a cheese factory. He noM| owns 210 acres of fine 
land, and the entire farm is under a high state of 
cultivation. It is furnished with good buildings, 
including a substantial residence and barns and 
outbuildings, which arc models of convenience, to- 
gether with the latest improved machinery-. He 
keeps abreast of the times, and is familiar with 
all interests calculated to advance farming enter- 
prises. He raises a high grade of cattle, sheep, 
horses and bogs, some being thorough-bred, and 
deserves no little credit for his efforts to advance 
the grade of stock in the county. In 1888 he and 
his brother built the iirst cheese factory of Berlin 
Township, outside of the city, and they now do a 
flourishing business in that line. 

Mr. Page was born in the town of Berlin, June 
26. 18.50, and is the son of Samuel V. and Susan 
(Fuller) Page. His father w.as born in Devonshire, 
En"land, Ain-il 20. 1816. and wlien sixteen years 



of age came with liis brother to America. Thej' 
landed in St. Johns, New Brunswick, and found, 
after paying the expenses of the trip, that thej' 
had only one shilling remaining. The}' walked 
from St. Johns to Bath. Me., where Samuel Page 
secured employment, but after working for."a time 
he went to Lowell, Mass. Shortly afterward, be 
obtained the position of watchman in the Merrlmac 
Cotton Factory, wliich position [he held for five 
>ears. In the latter part of May. 1816, he started 
for the Territory of Wisconsin, believing that he 
might better his condition in the new and growing 
West. He arrived in Green Lrke Count}- on the 
.oth of June, and shortly afterward entered a quar- 
ter-section of laiid on section 36, in the town of 
Berlin, where he has since m.ade his home. From 
a humble position he has risen, step by step, to one 
of wealth .ind affluence, and is now the owner of 
330 acres in this county and 740 acres in Jlissouri, 
the aggregate being 1.U70 acres. When we con- 
sider the obstacles and dis.advantages against which 
Mr. Page had to contend we cannot but marvel at 
his success. He never attended school until after 
coming to this county, and then went to the dis- 
trict school only two winters, feeding forty head 
of cattle and splitting wood for three fires during 
that time for his board. He desired to learn, how- 
ever, and became a good reader and writer, and 
observation and experience added much to his store 
of knowledge. He was crippled in his early man- 
hood by an accident, but notwithstanding that dis- 
advantage, he worked harder than many able-bodied 
men. He was killed by a runawa}' team Nov. 11, 
1874. His wife, who still survives him, is a mem- 
ber of the Free-Will Baptist Church. He supported 
the Whig party and afterward became a Repub- 
lican, and was one of the leading men of the com- 
munity. He was the father of throe child i en — 
Albert W., Cl.ark and Lucy. 

Our subject received liis primary education in 
the district schools, and afterward attended the 
Berlin High School for one j-ear. He left the par- 
ental roof in 1873, and went to Dade Countj-, 
Mo., where he spent three years, when he returned 
to take charge of his father's estate. He and his 
brother operated tlio farm in partnership, and, as 
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men of the community. He possesses much me- 
chanical genius, and set up the first binder in tlie 
town of Berlin. He has been a resident of the 
town for thirtj--six years, and is accounted one of 
its valued citizens, highly esteemed by all who 
know him. He served for four years as Side Su- 
l)ervi3or, and casts his ballot with the Republican 
party. 

On the 26th of October, 1877, Mr. Page led to 
the marriage altar Miss Eliza Payn, daughter of 
Alonzo and Mary J. (McClintock) Payn. She was 
born in the town of Berlin, on the 16th of April, 
1854, and their union has been blessed with one 
child, a son, Roy A. 



^ R. .JOSEPH 

I neer of Wl 

\^ a resident i 



^ R. .JOSEPH H. TURNER, an honored pio- 
Isconsiu, of 1840, who has been 
of Berlin since 1853, deserves 
special mention in this volume, not alone 
on account of his long residence in the State, but 
in (jonsideration of the high position which he holds 
in the esteem of his fellow men, and the part which 
he has borne in the upbuilding of the community. 
The Doctor was born in the town of Scriba, Os- 
wego Co., N. Y., on the 19th of April. 1819, and 
is a son of Joseph and Marj' (Griswold) Turner, 
v.ho were descended from Puritan ancestors, of 
English descent. In 1840, accompanied by his 
family, Joseph Turner, Sr., emigrated to the Terri- 
tory of Wisconsin, and settled in Waukesha, where 
he resided until 1855, when he removed to Men- 
asha, Winnebago County, of the same State. Mr. 
Turner was active and influential in public affairs, 
and was a warm personal friend of Henry Dodge, 
the first Governor of the Territory. Gov. Dodge 
frequently visited at Mr. Turner's home, and to- 
gether they would sally forth on horseback on 
some political mission. While a resident of Wau- 
kesha, Mr. Turner represented that county in the 
Territorial Council for two years, and later served 
for two years in the State Senate. He was a Demo- 
crat in early days, but later in life afflliated with 
the Republican party. By his union with Mary 
(iriswold, five children, four sons and a daughter, 
were born; Joseph H.. of this sketch, is the eldest; 



Harvey G., is an attornej', who settled in Port 
Washington, now Ozaukee County, Wis. He was 
the first Judge of that county, was a member of 
the Wi^ronsiii Senate, and ran on an independent 
ticket for ('oimi<'ss against James B. Mac_y, but was 
defeated. He Is now living in Milwaukee, and is 
senior member of the well-known law firm of Turner, 
Timlin & Turner, his son, William J., being the 
junior member of the firm: Eugene S., the third 
child of Joseph and Mary Turner, is now a promi- 
nent lawyer of Ozaukee County, and has served as 
County Attorney and member of the General As- 
sembly. He was candidate for District Attorney, 
his opponent being the present United States Sena- 
tor and millionaire, Stanford, of California. When 
the returns were brought in, it was found that Eu- 
gene was elected, which so incensed and annoyed 
Stanford that he soon afterward left for California. 
Charles B., the youngest son, died in Florida in his 
youth. The only daughter of the famil}-, Ann L., 
became the wife of Hon. Harrison Reed, Governor 
of Florida, and died in Washington in 1861. 

Mr. Turner, father of the above named children, 
was a man of great energy and force of character, 
and his public and private life were alike above re- 
proach. He served as a member of the County 
Board of Supervisors of Winnebago County for 
many years, and was Superintendent of the poor 
for the North District several years. He was re- 
markably vigorous, both mentally and physically, 
up to a week of his death, which occurred at his 
home in Menasha on the 1st of February, 1874, at 
the age of eighty years. His wife survived him, 
and died in Berlin, Aug. 1, 1884, at the age of 
eighty-nine years. 

Dr. Turner, our subject, attended the public 
schools until about fourteen years of age, when he 
obtained a position in a store in Oswego, at a salary 
of $4 per month. When fifteen years old, he went 
to Hamilton, Canada, where he engaged as clerk in 
a general store for an uncle for three years, except 
a short time which he spent in a store among the 
Quakers. At the age of nineteen, he began pack 
peddling among the Indians of Michigan. That 
was in 1837. After a time he secured a horse and 
wagon, and in that wa3' conveyed his goods from 
place to place until 1838, when he went to Ohio. 



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The following j'ear we find him in Iowa, and in a 
canoe he made liis way down the Mississippi to the 
mouth of the Ohio, where he disposed of his canoe 
and took a steamboat np the Ohio, spending one 
year in C'ohimhus. He then made his way to 
Michigan, and opened a store in Clinton County. 
He had pursued his studies as chance permitted, 
and was careful to keep good tompany, also to 
avoid intemperance and everything tli.it would in- 
jure his character or lower his self-esteem. The 
good habits of his youth laid the foundation of a 
character that has marked his after life and made 
him respected wherever he has been. He deter- 
mined to qualify himself for one of the learned 
professions, and believing the business of a suc- 
cessful lawyer necessitated more or less sharp prac- 
tice that was not consistent with the high standard 
of moralit}^ he had set up, he chose the profession 
of medicine in preference, and began reading with 
the intention of becoming a physician. Shortly 
after beginning his studies, he left Michigan and 
■went to Wisconsin, reaching Waukesha in 1840. 
He read medicine one j-ear in that i)lace. and then 
returned to Oswego, N. Y., where he studied three 
years, and subsequently took a regular course of 
lectures in the Albany Medical College, from which 
lie received his diploma in 1845. He then re- 
turned to Waukesha, and entered upon the prac- 
tice of his chosen work. 

In M.ay, 1847, Dr. Turner was iiiiite<l in m:ir- 
riage, in Waukesha, wiili Miss Adelaide .laekson. 
daughter of David Jackson, one of the early pio- 
neers of tiiat place. Mrs. Turner was born in 
Chenango County. N. Y., and is a descendant of 
Gov. Lewis, of Rhode Island. Two sons and a 
daughter were born of their union: David J., the 
eldest, married Miss Monemia J. McCallum. of 
Beaver Dam, and engaged in the banking business 
in Winneconne, Wis., for several years; his death 
occurred in Sioux Falls, S. ]>., Feb. 18, 1885. at 
the age of thirty-seven year.i, leaving one child, 
James H., who is now nineteen ye.irs of age. and is 
a student in the State University of Wisconsin. 
David J. or D. J., as he was familiarly called, was 
a bright, active business man. true to his friends, 
and comm.anded the confidence and respect of all 
who knew him; Joseph, the second child of Dr. 



Turner, died in childhood. The"daughter is the 
youngest of the family. To her was given the 
name of Mary L.. and she is now the wife of A. L. 
Buell. a merchant of Berlin. 

Dr. Turner belonged to the Milwaukeo^Medical 
Society, the first society of the profession organ- 
ized in the State, and was associated with Drs. Wol- 
cott, Dousman and others of the eminent pioneer 
physicians and surgeons of Wisconsin Territory. 
He;first visitcdJStrong's [Landing, now Berlin, in 
1848. when Nathan H. Strong, the founder, had 
but just settled there. He was i)resent on the old 
Indian Payment Ground on the south shore of 
Lake Poj'gan in 1848, when the treaty was signed 
by the Winnebago Indians ceding their lands west 
of the Fox River. In 1850, he located in Poy- 
sippi, Waushara County, where he practiced his 
profession until 1853, when he came to Berlin. 
The opening of a newcoiintr}' offered better advan- 
tages for money making in the line of real estate, 
than in the practice of medicine, and Dr. Turner, 
after locating in Berlin, virtually abandoned the 
practice of medicine, and engaged in real estate 
business. He entered thousands of acres of land 
for himself and others, and bought and sold as op- 
portiinit}' offered. He purchased a tr.ict of land 
adjacent to the plat of Berlin, which he laid out in 
lots under the title of Turner's Addition to Berlin, 
and which he sold out by lots and blocks. In the 
summer of 1863, he was commissioned assist;int 
surgeon of the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, and went to 
the front with his regiment. The change of climate 
and water prostrated him while at Nashville. Tenn., 
and his health became so seriously impaired that 
he was forced to resign and return to his home. 
On recovering his health, he resumed business in 
real estate and insurance, which he has continued 
to the present time. 

Dr. Turner is a Republican in politics, and has 
served eight years as Alderman in the City Council 
of Berlin. Socially, he is a member of Berlin 
Lodge, No. 38. A. V. & A. M.. and although not 
iictive in attendance at the meetings of the order, 
takes a warm interest in its prosperity. He was a 
menober of the I. O. O. F. for nearly forty years. 
The Doctor's wife is an active and consist(;nt mem- 
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she has been associated since a child of tiilrteen 
years. Dr. Turner has led an active life, and has 
had a varied experience, but through all the 
changes of fortune, he has preserved a consistentl}' 
upright course, and has always aimed to so live 
as to maintain his honor and dignity, and deserve 
the respect and esteem of his fellowmen. 

jl^ EL^'IN F. WOOD, a leading and cnter- 
11 ll\ P'''*'"= farmer and stock raiser of the 
J IK town of Leon. Waushara County, residing 
*' on section 7, is descended from Revolu- 

tionary stock. His paternal grandfather, Frederick 
Wood, who was a native of New York, served in 
the Colonial Army, and became one of the earliest 
settlers of Delaware County. Ohio, where he was 
long a resident, dying at the age of fifty years. 
His wife, whose maiden name was Electa Russell, 
was also born in the Empire State, and after the 
death of her husband came to Green Lake County, 
Wis., where she died at the age of eighty years. 
His maternal grandparents, Samu*^! Monroe and his 
wife were also pioneers of Delaware County, Ohio, 
where the}' spent their last days. 

Frederick Wood, father of our subject, was horn 
in New York, July 16, 1809, and when a youth 
accompanied his parents to Marietta County, Ohio, 
whence he removed to Delaware County, and 
entered a claim situated on the United States Mili- 
tary Reserve. He there continued to reside until 
his death, which occurred Jan. 14, 1870. In his 
younger days he worked in the fanning mill manu- 
factory of Adam Wolfe, who was one of the first 
settlers of Ohio, but as soon as he had obtained 
sufficient means he purchased land and followed 
farming during the remainder of his life. He 
married Sophia Monroe, a distant relative of Presi- 
dent Monroe. She was born in Pennsylvania, Nov. 
8, 1814. and her parents, Samuel and Hannah 
Monroe, were of Scottish descent. They had a 
family of six children — our subject being the eldest; 
Melvina died at the age of three years; Isaac Mon- 
roe is a blacksmith and wagon maker of Hopkins, 
Mo.; Samuel Jasper is a wealthy farmer of Noda- 
wiiy County, Mo.; Francis Marion is a farmer and 



school teacher of Molino. Escambia Co., Fla.; John 
died in infancy. In politics Mr. Wood was inde- 
pendent, and in religious faith was a Universalist 
although he never united with any church. 

Melvin F. Wood was born Oct. 26, 1834, on the 
present site of Ashley-, Morrow Co., Ohio, and 
there remained until the spring of 1854, working 
upon his father's farm. In the meantime he 
obtained a common school education, but his ad- 
vantages in that direction were not of the most 
complete character. Emigrating to Waushara 
County, in 1854, he made his home with his uncle, 
T. J. Cross, for a few weeks and then went to 
Fond du Lac County, where he obtained a 
position as a farm hand with Warren Reed at $14 
per month and board and washing. The following 
winter was spent in Waupaca as an employe of 
Miller & Chandler, manufacturers, and in the 
spring he went to lola, an isolated village, where 
he erected a saw mill for his employers and oper- 
ated the same until the following spring, when he 
returned to Mr. Reed, who increased his wages to 
$16 per month. He next made his home in AYey- 
auvvega, Waupaca County, where for nine years he 
was engaged in rafting lumber from thence to 
Gills Landing, on the Wolf River, at which place 
it was placed on flatboats, floated down to the 
mouth of the Fox River, towed up that stream by 
tugs to Portage City, then by canal to the Wis- 
consin and Mississippi Rivers, where it was floated 
down to St. Louis or other cities. 

During that period Mr. Wood was united in 
marriage with Miss Louisa Olive Funk, the wed- 
ding taking place Nov. 28, 1860. The lady was 
born in Licking County, Ohio, Nov. 9, 1838, and 
is a daughter of Thomas and Patsey ( McNeely ) 
Funk, who were natives of Mrginia. but at an early 
day removed to Ohio. The husband followed 
teaming for a number of years and afterward 
engaged in farming in Delaware County for six- 
teen years, but in 1854 he settled on a farm in the 
town of Mt. Morris, Waushara County, procuring his 
land from the government. He died Nov. 4, 1874, 
at the age of sixty-six years, and his wife died 
April 8, 1874. in the seventy-second year of her 
age. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Wood have been born 
four children — Frank Melvin, born Sept. 5, 1861, 



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married Gusta Josephine Jolinson, of Minnesota, 
and tiiey have two children Harry and Ga3-. Lettie 
Sophia, horn Aug. 16, 18G3, became the wife of 
Charles Patterson, a farmer of the town of Mt. 1 
Morris; Blanche Etliel, who was born May 31, 
1871. Wilbertwas born on the 1st of April, 1778. 

Mr. Wood is now operating his fine farm of 208 | 
acres of land, upon which he has made his home 
since March 21, 18C6. It is under a high state of 
cultivation and he also raises considerable fine 
stock, including merino and Lincolnshire sheep, ! 
Holstein and short-horn Durham cattle and the 
best grades of Poland China-hogs. Politically, 
Mr. Wood is an enthusiastic Republican and is 
justly recognized as one of Waushara's worthy 
citizens. 

Jn OSEPII A. KIMBLE, who is engaged in 
general farming and stock raising on sec- 
I tion 9, town of Green Lake, Green Lake 
' Count}-, is a rejjresentative of one of the 
pioneer families of this comnuinity. He is a native 
of the Keystone State, having been born in Craw- 
ford County, July 2, 1844. The family is of 
Scottish origin, having been established in AmericH 
by three brothers who emigrated with their father 
Jacob Kimble from their home in Scotland and 
first settled in Connecticut. One of them Ben- 
jamin Kimble, was the grandfather of our subject. 
He followed farming and lumbering in the com- 
munity where he located. He married Elizabeth 
Cole, by whom he had eight children and both he 
and his wife died in the Keystone State. Ira 
Kimble father of our subject was born in Pennsyl- 
vania, June 29, 1802, imd he also engaged in 
farming and lumbering while residing in the vicin- 
ity of his birth-place. He afterwards, however, 
removed to Holmes County, Ohio, and in 1836 
became a resident of St. Joseph County, Mich. 
He married Miss Charlotte Tucker, who was born 
ill Tompkins County, N. Y., Sept. 3, 1810, the 
wedding taking place May 29, 1830. They settled 
ill St. Joseph County in its pioneer days, but after 
a few years returned to Pennsylvania and located 
in Crawford County, whence they came to 
Green Lake in 1849. Mr. Kimble purchased lanu 



in the town of Green Lake and engaged In^farming 
until his death, which occurred Oct. 29, 1878. His 
wife still survives htm and he also left four chil- 
dren to mourn his loss — Joseph, of this sketch; 
Julia, widow of Gains Louden; Sarah, wife of 
Stephen Louden; and Harvey-. One child of the 
family is now deceased. 

Our subject is the youngest and under the 
parental roof he remained until Dec. 19. 1863, when 
he could no longer withstand his country's call for 
troops and though only nineteen ye.irs of age. 
enlisted in the service. He became a member of 
Comp.any C, 32nd Wisconsin Infantry, and with 
his i-egiment joined Gen. Sherman at Memphis, 
Tenn., remaining with him until the last gun was 
I fired and the shackles had fallen from thousands 
upon thousands of slaves. He participated in the 
1 battles of Meridian, Miss., Padueah, Ky., the siege 
I of Atlanta and supported the 2nd Indiana Battery 
at the battle of Jonesboro. He then was engaged in 
the biittle of Oakmulgee Mills. Salt Hatchie River 
and Bentonville. He took part in the celebrated 
march to the sea and the review at Washington — 
the grandest military pagaent ever seen on the 
j face of the globe. He was mustered out at Louis- 
ville, Ky., and discharged at Madison, Wis., in 
July, 1866. At J.ackson. Miss., he and five of his 
comrades were taken sick and their commanding 
officer relieved them from duty telling them to 
wash, which they did in an icy river. It was soon 
discovered that they were victims of the measles. 
Mr. Kimble was the only one of the six who lived, 
but he has never yet fully recovered his usual 
health. He receives a small pension on account of 
his disabilities but is deserving of a greater re- 
ward. 

AVhen hostilities had ceased, Mr. Kimble returned 
! to his home and resumed farming which he has 
made his life occupation. He is now the owner of 
100 acres of land, liigiily improved and cultivated as 
I the result of his industrj', good management and 
I fair dealing. On the 10th of Octol>er. 1867, he 
I was joined in wedlock with Emma Crook, who was 
! born in Buckinghamshire, Eng., Dec. 23, 184s. 
I Her father, William Crook, was born in October, 
I 1804. in the same county and there made his home 
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companion in life Anna Johnson, a native of 
Buckingliaroshire, born April 6, 1807. Kleven 
children, five sons and six daughters, were born to 
them in England and all grew to mature years, 
while ten became residents of this country. In his 
native land, Mr. Crook worked as a farm laborer. 
At length he determined to .try his fortune in this 
country, and in 1851. accompanied by liis eldest 
son, he landed in New York. After earning a 
sufficient sum, he sent for his wife and other 
children to join him, whicli they did in 1853, and 
in 1856, the family came to Green Lake County, 
where both parents passed the remainder of their 
days. They were members of the Episcopal 
Church while residents of England, but in this 
country held membership with the Methodist 
Church. Mr. Crook was the owner of a good farm 
of eighty-five acres at the time of his death and had 
surrounded his family with many of the comforts 
Of life. He died Feb. 27, 1887, his wife having 
been called home Feb. 10, 1885. They were 
worthy Christian people and won many friends in 
this community, who sincerely regretted their loss. 
To Mr. and Mrs. Kimble have been born four 
children — Howard, who died at the age of four 
years; Edward I., Eugene C. and Clayton AV. 
Politically Mr. Kimble is a Prohibitionist an<l 
socially is a member of the Ben Sheldon Post at 
Brandon. He and his wife are members of the 
Methodist Church and are active workers in the 
Master's vineyard. He holds the office of church 
steward and she is superintendent of the .Sunday- 
school. As citizens, they are loyal, as neighbors, 
kind and accommodating and as Christians, true 
and faithful. 

-^ *-# i- 

ILLIAM D. STRONG, a pioneer settler 
fl of Berlin of June, 1847, is the oldest sur- 
viving settler of that town. His brother, 
Nathan H. Jnow deceased) was the first settler and 
the only one that preceded him. On the 4th of 
July. 1847, our subject and his brother celebrated 
the Nation's birthday on the site of the present 
citj' and were the only while people present 
on the occasion. Indians were numerous in the 



vicinity but did not join in the festivities, which 
wore very simple, consisting principally of a primi- 
tive lunch and a swim in the river. Mr. Strong 
embarked in farming in this wild and unsettled 
country and has since here made his home. 

He was born in Grand Isle County, Vt., on Isle 
La Mott in Lake Champlain, his birth occurring 
Aug. 20, 1808. His p.arents were Nathan and 
Sally Strong. His father was born in Massachu- 
setts, May 2, 1782, and was of English descent. 
He settled on Isle La Mott,near tlie close of the eigh- 
teenth century and was married in Montreal, Canada, 
Aug. 7, 1S05, to Sally Westover, a native of that 
city. Fourteen children were born unto them, six 
sons and eight daughters, of whom six are now 
living. The parents came to Wisconsin in its ter- 
ritorial days and passed their declining years in 
Berlin, in the cemetery of which city they now lie 
quietly sleeping. The father passed away Aug. 4, 
1862, and the mother was called home Aug. 12, 
1852. They were worthy people and were greatly 
respected by all who knew them. 

In 1824, when our subject was a 3'outh of six- 
teen years, the family removed to Franklin County, 
N. Y., where he engaged in farming. In his twenty- 
first .year, he was united in marriage with Miss 
Eunice Bemis, celebrating Independence Day of 
1829 by that important event. The parents of 
Mrs. Strong were Timothy and Lois Bemis. Ten 
children graced the union of our subject and his 
worthy wife, and the record is as follows: Phcebe 
M., the eldest, died in infancy; Judson also died 
in infancy; Harriet married Peter Gore and de- 
parted this life in December, 1878; Angelina died 
at the age of five years; Henry V., who served his 
country as a member of the 5th Regiment Wis- 
consin Infantry, married Sabrina Bailey, and is 
now living in Emmett County, Iowa; John W. 
died of smallpox when an infant; Ann Eliza, wife 
of Henry Bates, is living in Cooper County, Mo.; 
Cynthia A. died at the age of five years; Alice A. 
married Edgar Loper and is living in Madelia, 
Minn.; William A. died in infancy. 

In the autumn of 1834. Mr. Strong first left the 
East and emigrated to Coldwater, Mich., but 
after two years went to La Grange County, Ind. 
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Terrilor3-, settling in Racine County, in tlmt section 
wliicti lias since been called Kenosha Countj-. He 
there resided until September, 1844. when he re- 
moved to Ceresco, Fond du Lac County, and in 
the summer of 1847. settled on the site of the pres- 
ent city of Berlin, where he has since made his 
home. Sorrow visited his household the following 
winter, occasioned by the death of his wife on the 
2d of December. Mr. Strong was in 1849 again 
married, the lady of his choice being Miss Tryphena 
Bignall. daughter of Henry and Aurelia (Bates) 
Hignall. Theirs was the first wedding celebrated 
in Berlin. Mrs. Strong was born in Trumbull 
County, Ohio, and taught the first school in Berlin. 
Mr. Strong's sister, Ehza, wife of Hiram Barnes, 
was the first white woman of that city, the date of 
her settlement being in tiie winter of 1847-8. An- 
other sister, Cynthia, wife of Oscar Wilson, was 
the first white woman to die in Berlin, her death 
occurring Feb. 15. 1848. 

One child was born of the second union of Mr. 
Strong, a daughter, Eunice C. who now resides 
with her father. He was one of the founders and 
is now a member of tiie Baptist Church of Berlin, 
being the only surviving one of the original mem- 
bei-s of that societj'. He was first made a Deacon 
in the Baptist Ciiurch in Kenosha County. March 
12, 1838, and has been a Deacon of the church in 
Berlin since 1856. His first wife was also a faith- 
ful member of the same church and his second wife 
was a consistent member of the Congregation.il 
Church. Her deatli occurred in Berlin. Dec. 18, 
1878. Her daughter, Eunice, is a member of the 
same church, ?ind various societies, and like her 
father delights in doing good, in lifting up the 
fallen, in relieving the wants of the poor and needy 
and speaking a word of kindness and sympathy to 
the distressed. 

In early life, Mr. Strong was a Whig in political 
sentiment but as he resided upon the frontier from 
1834 until AViseonsin's admission as a State, he had 
no opportunity for voting for a candidate of that 
parly and his first vote for President was cast for 
Gen. John C. Fremont, in 1856, since which time 
he has been a Republican. Mr. .Strong was one of 
the many who, in their zeal and public spirit, 
risked the mortgage on their farms to encourage 



the building of a railroad into the county and like 
others lost his (jroperty for his pains. The road 
was built and the county has prospered by the ad- 
vantages it has brought, but the individuals who 
suffered through tlie process find but little con- 
solation in the general prosperity. Mr. Strong has 
lived an honorable life and is entitled to and en- 
joys the respect of all who know him. 

R. SOLOMON R. HOLLY has been con- 
nected not only with the professional inter- 
ests of Green Lake County for many years, 

but since 1855 ha.s been prominently identi- 
fied with the growth, development and progress of 
Princeton and the surrounding country. He is 
widely known throughout this communitj-, and to 
those who are familiar with his life, it is needless to 
say, is respected and honored by alt. When any 
enterprise for public improvement is agitated he 
gives to it his support, and endeavors in all possi- 
ble ways to aid in its promotion. His reputation 
as an early settler is only equalled by tliat of the 
physician, for he occupies a prominent place among 
his professional brethren. 

Dr. Holly was born in Erie County. N. Y., Dec. 
l.'i. 1822. and is of English descent, the ancestry 
being traced back through many generations to the 
origin.il founders of the family in America. His 
parents. .Solomon and Lucia (Tousey) Holly, were 
both natives of Connecticut, but for many years 
resided in the Empire State, where the father en- 
gaged in farming. His death occurred in the year 
1833, and his remains were interred in the ceme- 
tery at Boston Corners, Erie County, where by his 
side, in 1851. was laid his loved wife, who had sur- 
vived him eighteen years. They were the parents 
of eight children, but four of that number are now 
dcce.ised. John, the ohlest surviving one, makes 
his home in Villard, Pope Co., Minn.; Susan is the 
wife of Nelson Nichols, a resident of Erie County. 
N. Y.; the Doctor is the next younger, .and Myron 
is a resident of Berlin, Green Lake County. Mr. 
Holly was very liberal in his religious opinions, 
and his wife was a follower of Wesley. They reared 
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uprightness, and they are now respected citizens of 
the several communities in which they reside. 

When a young lad our subject was placed in the 
district school of the neighborhood that he might 
fit himself b^' education for some useful calling in 
life, and after there pursuing the elementary stud- 
ies, attended different select schools. He was but 
eleven years of age at the death of his father at 
which time he went to live with an uncle, John 
Tousey, with whom he resided until reaching man- 
hood. He then started in life for himself. That 
he might earn a livelihood he worked on a. farm 
during the summer months, and in the winter sea- 
son engaged in teaching school. He had, however, 
conceived the idea of following the medical pro- 
fession, |and in his leisure hours devoted himself to 
the study of medical works. As he became more 
familiar with the different diseases and the methods 
of treating them as taught by some of the most 
reliable physicians, he engaged to some extent in 
practice. in connection with his school duties, until 
at length, in 1850, he abandoned all other pursuits 
that he might devote his whole attention to the life 
work which he had chosen. For five years he en- 
gaged in practice in his native county, when he de- 
termined to try his fortune in the West. Leaving 
his old home he located in the village of St. Maria, 
Green Lake Co., Wis., where he opened an office, 
requesting the patronage of the public. For two 
years he there made his home, and at the end of 
that time came to Princeton, which was then a 
mere hamlet. The county then gave but little in- 
dication of the great progress and growth which 
has since taken place; and in 1861 he leturned 
with his family to the home of his childhood, where 
he remained for two years. In the meantime the 
development of this part of the country had been 
carried forward verj' rapidly, and by again coming 
to Princeton the doctor believed that he would be 
more prosperous. Since reaching that city in 1863, 
his residence there has been continuous, and his 
histor3' is inseparably connected with lliat of the 
city. 

Dr. IIoll^' has been thrice married, having twice 
by the hand of death been deprived of a loving 
wife. In 1845 lie was joined in wedlock with Ruth 
L. Bebee, but in 1847 that most estimable lady was 



called to her final rest. His second union was cel- 
ebrated in 1849, when Bethany Pierce became his 
wife. Three children graced their marriage, but 
the first born died in infancy. Clarence L., the 
second, is now a resident of Minneapolis, Minn., 
and Florence, the youngest, is now deceased. The 
mother's death occurred in Princeton in 1868, and 
for seven years Dr. Holly was not blessed with the 
companionship of a wife. He was then, in 1875, 
united in marriage with Gertrude Wilcox. This 
worthy couple now reside in Princeton, where they 
have a pleasant home and many warm friends. 
The Doctor is a Republican in politics, and feels a 
deep interest in the success and welfare of that 
party. 



I^^.ELSON SEELY, one of the prominent and 
I jj enterprising merchants of Marquette, Wis., 
!k\Mi and the senior member of the firm of N. 
Seely & Co., has been a resident of Green Lake 
County since 1857, during which time he has been 
connected with the commercial interests of the 
community. He was born in Bainbridge, Che- 
nango Co., N. Y., Feb. 29, 1816, and is a son of 
Isaac and Permelia (Banks) Seely, both of whom 
were natives of Westchester, N. Y„ born of English 
ancestry. The father was a farmer by occupation 
and engaged in that business throughout his entire 
life. By his marriage with Miss Banks four children 
were born, three of whom are yet living — Banks, 
a resident of Hammonton, N. .T. ; Zipporah, wife of 
Horatio N. Andrews, of Hammonton, N. J.; and 
Nelson of this sketch. Polly, the other member 
of the family, became tiie wife of Uriah Yale, but 
both are now deceased. The parents have also 
passed away. 

Our subject acquired his education in the schools 
of his native city, and under the parental roof 
passed the days of his boyhood. He was in 
the tin business one season, but when twenty-two 
years of age he left home and went to Queens 
County, N. Y. Afterward Mr. Seely was em- 
ployed as traveling salesman for six years \5y a 
tobacco house, and during that time was also cap- 
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and went to work upon the old farm, continuing ' 
to assist in its cultivation until 1846, when he be- 
came proprietor of a hotel in Bainbridge. Follow- 
ing that pursuit until 1850, he then engaged in a 
patent-right business for a year, when he returned 
to the hotel of which he had charge until 1833, 
when he sold out. His next venture was as a 
manufacturer of sash, doors and cabinet ware, in 
which line he carried on operations for four years. 
At the end of that time he had determined to try ' 
his fortune in the AVest. and acting upon his re- j 
solve located in Marquette, where he has resided I 
continuously since. Soon after his arrival, he 
erected a building for the purpose of engaging in 
the same business which he had quitted prior to his ! 
emigration. That was the first manufacturing es- 
tablishment in Marquette and until 1874. Mr. 
Seely did a flourishing business. From the begin- 
ning hi? trade constantly increased until he netted 
a handsome income, but at length he sold out and 
embarked in the mercantile business. .Some years 
previous to that time, in ) 863, he was appointeil 
Postmaster of Marquette, which position he held 
until 1887. For about two years the office was 
then occupied by another, but in .Tul3-, 1889, he 
was again appointed to the position, and is the 
present incumbent. For about a quarter of a cen- 
tury he has now served as Postmaster of Marquette, 
and it is needless to speak of the prompt and able | 
manner in which he has discharged his duties as 
his long continued service plainly indicates that | 
fact. A more popular officer could not have been } 
chosen, anil his fidelity to duty is rewarded bj' the 
high regard and confidence in which he is held. 

Mr. Seely was united in marriage with Miss Har- 
riet A. Fairchild, who was also a native of Bain- 
bridge, N. Y.. and a daughter of Winthrop and 
Margaret (Allison) Fairchild, who were .also born 
in the Empire State. L'nto Mr. and Mrs. Seely 
have been born two children, daughters: Helen 
M., who is still living with her parents; and Emma, 
wife of .). A. Inglis, junior member of the firm of 
Seely & Co. 

When Mr. Seely disposed of his manufactory, 
he embarked in the mercantile business as a grocer, 
at the same time having charge of the postoffice. 
The same success with which he had met in other 



lines of business now crowned his eflforts. owing to 
his earnest desire to please his customers, prompt 
attention to their wants, his fair and lionest deal- 
ing and unfailing courtesy. In August, 1889, he 
admitted to partnership .). A. Inglis, his son-in-law, 
they doing business under the firm name of N. 
.Seely it Co With the experience and excellent 
judgment of the senior partner is now combined the 
activity and energy of youth, and we feel no hesi- 
tancy- in saying the new firm will receive a liberal 
share of the i)ublic patronage which it so well 
deserves. Politicalh', Mr. .Seely is a Republican. 
He has held various township offices, and is every 
where recognized .as one of the leading and influ- 
ental citizens of Marquette, in whose advancement 
and upbuilding he has borne so prominent a part. 
As citizens, none stand higher than he and his es- 
timable famih'. Their rank in the soeia' world is 
also of the highest, and it is with pleasure that we 
thus represent them in the history of the county 
which has SO long been their home. 



ILj. OKACE GOODELL, one of the enterpris- 
|i/j|! ing and progressive farmers of Manchester 
jW^ Townsliip, Green Lake County, residing on 
(^) section 3, has been a resident of the com- 
munity since 1851. He has therefore witnessed 
much of the growth and prosperity and in the 
work of upbuilding and development has borne 
no inconsiderable part. His duties of citizenship 
have ever been discharged in a faithful manner and 
he is one of the highly respected men of the town 
of Manchester. His birth place was in Seneca 
County, N. Y., he having been born on the Gth 
day of July, 1816. His father. James (ioodell, 
was born in Washington County of the same State 
and married Jliss Catherine Uiley, also born in that 
community. 

Our subject w.as the eldest of seven children and 
the care of the farm to a great extent devolved 
upon him. He attended the district school, where 
he became familiar with the three Ks and remained 
under the parental roof until within a few weeks 
of his twenty-first birthday, when he went to 
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charge of a farm of his grandfather who was then 
quite aged and in failing health. Under the di- 
rection of the old gentleman he managed the en- 
tire business, making his home with Mr. Goodell 
until his death in October, 1839. The farm was 
left to Horace and his brother Ezekiel, but Horace 
soon became entire owner, having purchased his 
brother's interest and there continued operations 
until 1847. It comprised 196 acres and bounteous 
harvests rewarded the care and labor which he be- 
stowed upon it. At length he sold out, returning 
to his native county in 1847, where he purchased a 
small farm and made his home for four years. At- 
tracted by the opportunities and advantages of the 
West, he tlien came to AVisconsin, making his first 
location in Green Lake County, where he has since 
continued to reside. Immediately after his arrival 
he resumed his old occupation, but in the jear 
of 1852, disposed of his property and removed 
to Kingston, where he embarked as a real estate 
and loan .agent iind broker. During the succeeding 
ten years ho did a lucrative business, but at the 
end of that time removed to a farm on section 10, 
Manchester Township, there operating 160 acres 
until 1865, when he bought eighty .acres of his 
present home, at once taking possession of the same, 
carrying on 200 acres in Marquette Township, and 
sixty acres in Randolph Township, CJolumbia 
County. Mr. Goodell is a man of ceaseless ac- 
tivitjf and by his industry was soon enabled to pur- 
chase other lands, adding to the original amount 
until he now owns 270 acres, thiit}' of which is 
timber land, the remainder being arable. 

Notwithstanding his efforts to procure a com- 
fortable home for his family, Mr. Goodell has yet 
found time to serve his fellow citizens in official 
positions. He is an ardent friend of the cause of 
education and for many years was a member of the 
school board ; for four years he acted as Chairman of 
the town board and has also served as Treasurer of 
the town, having held that important office during 
the exciting times of the great Rebellion. He has 
been a useful member of society and a valued citi- 
zen and when any movement for the benefit of the 
public is placed before the people for support, he 
never fails to respond liberall}' to the calls ni.ade 
upon him. He performs many acts of charity and 



kindness though it is done in such an unostentatious 
manner that few are aware of the source. He does 
not seek for the praise of men but receives his re- 
ward in the consciousness of well-doing which is 
far better than the idle applause of the populace. 

Socially, ke is a member of the Masonic fra- 
ternity and politically is a Democrat, having sup- 
ported that party during his entire years of citizen- 
ship. He well remembers the Jackson campaign, 
but was not then old enough to vote, having cast 
his first ballot for Martin Van Buren. 

Mr. Goodell has been twice married. In 1842, 
he wedded Miss Ann Brown, a native of Washing- 
ton County, N. Y., and by her had a family of two 
children — Vincent, who was a successful teacher 
and one of the prominent young men of the 
county ."died at his home in Manchester Township, 
in 1884; George, a resident of Ripon, Wis., mar- 
ried Emma Davidson, and they have three children, 
Eddie, Ilattie and Katie. The death of the mother 
occurred at her home in the town of Manchester, 
Sept. 20, 1876, and about five years afterward, on 
the 9th of January, 1881, Mr. Goodell was united 
in marriage with Miss Martha Kaminska, a native 
of Germany, by whom he has two children, Lilli 
and Benjamin. 



^AMES HENRY CASTOR, a leading farmer 
I and apiarist of Leon Township, Waushara 
I County, residing on section 26, is a native 
_^' of New York. He was born in the town of 
Florence, Oneida Countj', on the 15th of October, 
1823, of English and French extraction and is de- 
scended from good old Revolutionary stock. His 
paternal grandfather, John Castor, served in the 
Colonial army during the struggle for Independ- 
ence. He made his home in Redfield, Oswego 
County, N. Y. Joseph Wilson, the maternal 
grandfather, was a Mass.achusetts farmer who spent 
his entire life in the Bay State. 

The Lather of our subject, Rodolphus Castor, 
was born near Alban}', N. Y., about 1783. He 
was a mechanic in early life but later followed 
agricultural pursuits. In 1813 he was united in 
marriage with Amanda Wilson, who was born in 



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Berkshire County, Mass., in 1797. Unto them 
were born the following children: — Nancy Janet, 
Alva Hull, Alinira Ameli.a, Melvina, .Tames Henry, 
Achsah, Theodore Wilson and Cleanllia. But 
three of the family are now living — Theodore 
W., who is engaged in farming in Underwood, 
Pottawatomie CountJ^ Iowa; Cleantha, wife of 
William Purdy, a mechanic of Richland, .leflferson 
Co., N. Y. ; and our subject. Tlie father died 
in .Jefferson County, N. Y., in 1863, at the .age of 
eighty years. He was a believer in tiie Presby- 
terian doctrines and a consistent member of that 
church. His wife, who was also a member of tlie 
same church died in 1865. 

The first twenty-one years of tlie life of our 
subject were spent upon liis f.ather's farm in Oneida 
County, N. Y. During that time he received a 
common school education and in a degree was fitted 
to battle with tlie world. On arriving at mature 
years, in 1844, he left home and went to St. Law- 
rence County, N. Y., where for five years he worked 
as a day laborer. He came to Wisconsin in the 
spring of 1849 and spent the greater part of that 
year as a laborer in the vicinity of Berlin, Green 
Lake County, but on tlie 20th of Msft-ch, 1850. 
made a claim of 160 acres of land on section 26 
in the town of Leon, which has since been his 
home. The prairies were all then wild land, un- 
broken b}' the plow, over which the deer roamed 
at will, while the Indians still had possession of a 
great amount of it. No roads had been made at 
that time but an Indian trail, often very obscure, 
was the pathway from place to place. Mr. Castor 
made his way to his claim by following blazed 
trees. He returned to the East in April, 1850, and 
in .St. Lawrence County found a helpmate to share 
with him the wild life of the frontier. 

Mrs. Castor was formerly Aliss Lucretia Willard. 
She was born in Permelia, .lefferson Co., N. Y., 
Aug. 31, 1825, and is a daughter of Micah Willard, 
a native of Worcester County, Mass., born in 1791. 
His father. Solomon Willard, was born on Man- 
hattan Island, but afterwards engaged in the tan- 
ning business in Berkshire County, Mass., where he 
married Catherine .Johnson, and spent the remainder 
of his life. Micah Wilh.rd served in the War of 
1812 and married Margaret A'ebber, who was ))orn 



in the town of Buckland, Brasher Co., Mass., in 
1791. He then embarked in farming, which he 
followed until Iris death in 1860. His wife de- 
parted this life .July 10. 1858. She was a great- 
granddaughter of .John Vebber, who was born at 
Franklin on the Main, Germany, and accompanied 
by two brothers crossed the Atlantic, landing at 
Manhattan Island. He settled in the German col- 
ony on Manhattan Island and at one time owned 
nearly the whole of the Island. He married Mar- 
garet Fox. a native of England. He served in 
the Revolutionary War under Gen. Warren and 
was wounded at the battle of Bunker Hill. 

Forty years iiave passed since Mr. Castor and 
his estimable wife took up their residence in Leon 
Township and thej- are numbered not only among 
its honored pioneers, but are also held in the highest 
regard for the upright lives which they have led. 
On his arrival in this county- Mr. Castor had but 
*200. With that sum he paid for his land and 
then h.ad to work as a day laborer in order to se- 
cure means to carry on the work of improvement. 
He first worked for William Lucky, for forty da3-s, 
receiving ^1 per day for his services, with which 
he bought a pair of three year old steers. During 
the first year he managed to clear and develop 
five .acres of his land and little by little that tract 
was extended until the whole farm was placed under 
cultivation. It was no eas^- task, but a resolute 
will, energy and perseverance overcame all obsta- 
cles and his efforts were at length crowned with 
success. Man J- were the toils and hardships to be 
endured but everything has succumbed to the pro- 
gress and advancement which have been carried 
forward so rapidly' by the pioneers who certainly 
deserve all honor for their noble and self-s.acrificing 
labors. Mr. Castor h.as not devoted himself ex- 
clusivel}' to farming, but h.as given consider.able 
attention to the culture of bees. He first intro- 
duced that industry as a business into the county, 
beginning with a single colony-. He has for up- 
wards of thirty j-ears kept from fifty to 100 colon- 
ies, which yield him an income of I^IOO per year, 
while the |)ublie receive an excellent quality of 
honey. 

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resided thereon, but it was also the birth place of 
their children and under its slieltering roof their 
sons were reared to manhood. James Edwin, the 
eldest, who was born April 13, 1853, m:irried Ellen 
Terrill and thej' have three children — Herman A., 
Katie and Winnie L. Henry D. O., who was born 
June 27, 1854, followed the profession of teacliing. 
He was educated in the schools of Oshkosh and 
Ripon and held the highest certificate in the county. 
He married Lulu O. White, by whom he had two 
cliildren, Estella. who died when three years of age, 
and one who died in infancy. The mother died 
Aug. 29, 1885, and her husband's death occurred 
May 8, 1887, and was n^ourned by many friends. 
The entire family now sleep side by side in Auro- 
raville Cemetery. Jaynes Herbert, born July 10, 
1858, was educated in the schools of Berlin and 
Ripon, after which he studied law for two }'ears 
witli L. M. Kimball and is now engaged in the 
practice of the legal profession. Both Mr. Castor 
and his wife are members of the Congregational 
Church and are active worliers in the [temperance 
cause. They belong to tlie Independent Order of 
Good Templars, while the husband was also a c,har- 
ter member of the Temple of Honor of Aurora- 
ville. In political sentiment he is a stanch Re- 
publican and has held the office of Township 
Supervisor. 



J~OIIN NICHOLS, a farmer of Green Lake 
i Township, Green Lake County, residing on 
( section 8, was born in Wyoming County, 
' N. Y., in the village of Arcade, June 28, 
1832, his parents being John and Sarah (Smith) 
Nichols. The family is of Irisii origin. The pa- 
ternal great-grandfather was born in Ireland, where 
he was married and reared several children. He 
emigrated to this countr}- at a very early day, set- 
tling in New Hampshire, where John, grandfather 
of our subject, was born. The latter served as a 
Revolutionary soldier and afterwards received a 
pension, lie married Sarah Steel and had nine 
children. With his family lie removed to Wyoming 
County, N. Y., making the journey in a wagon 



boarded up, they calling it " Noah's Ark ;" it was 
drawn by oxen. There were but six families living 
in the township where tliey settled. Mr. Nichols 
there engaged in farming until his death, which 
occurred at the ripe old age of ninety years. 

The maternal grandfather, Moses Smith, was a 
millwriglit by trade and became owner of a grist 
and saw mill. He married a Miss Shepherd, and 
unto them were born seven children. In an early 
day they removed to Wyoming County, N. Y., 
where he worked at his trade. He was a good 
mechanic and made the first coffin in his township. 

John Nichols was born in New Hampshire in 
1793, and was eighteen years of age at the time of 
the removal of the family to Wyoming Count}', 
N. Y. He afterwards returned to his native State 
and brought liis parents to his new home. He was 
a soldier of tlie War of 1812 and participated in 
the battle of Erie when Buffalo was burned. He 
belonged to a militia company which was defeated 
in an engagement and as most of the under officers 
were killed the commanding general told the forces 
that they must surrender to the enemy or try to 
escape. They choose the latter resort and Mr. 
Nichols succeeded in getting aw.ay though most of 
his comrades were killed. He married Miss Smith, 
a native of Vermont and having lived in W3roming 
County until about 1840, they settled in Allegany 
County, and thence, in September, 1848, they 
came to this county. Mr. Nichols was once owner 
of some valuable property but misfortune overtook 
him and he was complctel}' ruined financially. He 
supported the Democratic party and was called 
upon to serve in various offici.al positions. Both 
he and his wife were members of the Congregational 
Church and were greatly respected by all who 
knew them. He died at the age of seventy-seven 
years, and Mrs. Nichols iu the seventy-sixth year of 
her age. Their family numbered six children, 
three sons .md three daughters : Florilla and Lucre- 
tia live with our subject; Dr. James makes his 
home in Pennsylvania; Sarah is the wife of Joseph 
Baker of New York; Lucius is a resident of Min- 
nesota. 

The subject of this sketch is the youngest of the 
family. He was reared to manhood on his father's 
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schools. When twenty-one years of age. he and 
his brother Lucius bought an ox te.im on credit, 
hired four others and broke sod for the incoming 
settlers. In the f.all. he purchased his brother's 
interest and thus became the happy possessor of 
his first team. His first real estate was a 50-acre 
tract for which he was to pay *150. After clearing 
the land and raising two crops of wheat thereon, 
he sold out for 1.1000. That proved a profitable 
investment and from that time forward. Mr. Nichols 
has been very prosperous in his business transac- 
tions. Like every one. he has met with some re- 
verses but has been generally successful and is now 
the owner of a fine farm of 230 acres which pays 
tribute to his care and cultivation. His first home 
was a one story frame house. 16x22 feet, but he 
has now a commodious residence, spacious out- 
buildings and all that pertains to a model farm. 

On the 28th of January. 1862. Mr. Nichols 
weddc«l Lola Parker who was born in Pennsylvania 
in 1843. and came with her parents to Wisconsin 
when a child, the family settling in Ripon. One 
son was born of their union. Edward, who died at 
the age of eleven years. In 1871 the mother's 
death occurred, and on the 9th of October. 1872. 
Mr. Nichols was united in marriage with Emma 
Fortnum, who was born in Birmingham. England. 
Dec. 6. 1853. Her parents. John and Caroline 
(Gilletl) Fortnum were born in Oxfordshire and 
came to America in 1858. but returned to their 
native land in 1864. The following year, however, 
they again came to America, settling in the town 
of Green Lake. Green Lake County, where the 
father is still living. His wife died in 1875. at the 
age of forty-two years. They were the parents of 
nine children, eight of whom are yet living. 

To. Mr. and Mrs. Nichols have been born five 
children— Minnie B., John E.. Jennie A.. May M. 
and Myrtle E. Mr. Nichols is a Democrat in poli- 
tics and his wife is a member of the Methodist 
Church. He has served as assessor of his town- 
ship for seven years and is numbered among the 
representative and prominent citizens of the com- 
munity. He never inherited wealth, but possessed 
the energy and ability to so conduct his business 
th.1t lie has accumulated considerable property. 
For forty -one years lie ha^s been a resident of the 



county, has seen its growth and progress, has aided 
in its development and has identified himself with 
its leading interests. He is certainly deserving of 
a representation in this volume and it is with great 
pleasure that we record his sketch. 



ILLIAM E. WILLIAM.s. editor and pro- 
prietor of the Kingston &/<;/, was bom in 
W^ North Wales on the 12th of March, 1839, 
and is a son of John and Elizabeth (Pierce) Wil- 
liams, who were also natives of the same country. 
He was but eight j-ears of age when the family bade 
goodby to their old home and embarked on a sail- 
ing vessel for America. After a voyage of several 
weeks, they safely reached the shores of the new 
world, and came direct to Wisconsin, locating in 
Racine, where they made their home for about two 
years. They then came to Kingston. Green Lake 
CountN', Mr. Williams having purch.ased land the 
I year previous, in 1846. Turning his attention to 
I farming, he devoted his energies to that pursuit 
' until his death, which occurred in this county in 
1866. His wife still survives him. and is living in 
I Kingston. They were parents of thirteen children, 
I twelve of whom are yet living: William E.. Jane, 
Ellen, Mary, Edward. Elizabeth. David, .lohn, Ann, 
Winnie. Owen and Martha. 

Since his tenth year William E. Williams has 
resided in Kingston, and is prominently identified 
with much of its upbuilding and progress. He 
I acquired his education in its public schools, and in 
i this city was united in marriage with Miss Charlotte 
; Jones, daughter of John O. .Jones, one of the early 
. settlers of Green Lake County. Their union was 
' celebrated in 1861. and unto them have been born 
I six children, four sons and two daughters: George. 

Maggie. .John, Willie. David and Mary. 

I Mr. Williams enlisted in the 2nd Wisconsin 

I Cavalry in 1865, joined his regiment at Memphis. 

I Tenn., and served until the close of the war. He 

I is now a member of the G. A. R. Post of Kingston, 

I and holds the office of .Senior Vice-Commander. 

He established the first pajier in Kingston, and in 

1881, became editor and jiropriotor of the Kingston 

Spy. which he has since published. It is a bright 



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journal, full of home and foreign news, and devoted 
to the interests of the Democratic party, of which, 
unlike his father, Mr. Williams is a stanch su|)- 
porter. The subscription list is gradually increas- 
ing. The paper well merits a liberal patronage. 



JAMES PATTERSON, who is engaged in 
farming in Brooklyn Township, Green Lake 
County, upon section 8, is a native of New 
York. He was born in Schoharie County, 
April 9, 1819, and is a son of John and Gusta 
(Howe) Patterson. His father was born in 
Schenectady, N. Y., in the year 1788, and chose 
milling as the pursuit which he wished to make his 
life work. He followed the business for some 
twenty years, but though naturally a strong man, 
it completely wrecked his constitution and he was 
forced to abandon it. He was twice married and 
by his first union nine children, si.K sons and three 
daughters, were born. His first wife passed to her 
final rest in New Y'ork in 1823, after which he 
married a widow with a family of children. In 
1845, they accompanied our suliject to Walworth 
County, Wis., where his death occurred the follow- 
ing year. Politically, he was a Democrat and re- 
ligiously a Lutheran, as was also the mother of our 
subject. 

James Patterson, whose name heads this sketch 
was the eighth child of his father's family. He 
received but limited educational advantages and 
when about fourteen years of age began life for 
himself, going to live with a farmer with whom he 
remained until twenty-one years of age, receiving 
as a compensation for his services his board, cloth- 
ing ami llOO in money. With that sum he made 
his first purchase of land, it being situated in Wal- 
worth County, Wis. Not long afterward he chose 
for himself a helpmate in the person of Miss Maria 
Fryer, who was born Oct. 4, 1817, in Schenectady 
County, N. Y. Her parents, Reuben and Catherine 
(Van Dyke) Fryer, were also natives of the Em- 
pire State, the former born June 20, 1795. the latter 
Aug. 20, 1796. They were married in New Y'ork 
where a family of fourteen children was born unto 
Ihem. In 1847, they emiorated to Walworth 



County, Wis., where Mr. Fryer died at the ripe 
old age of eighty-three years, his wife dying at 
the age of fifty-eight years. He was a Democrat 
in politics, a farmer by occupation, and had served 
his countr}' in the War of 1812. 

Mr. and Mrs. Patterson have been residents of 
Green Lake County since 1849, at which time he 
entered eighty acres of land on section 9 in the 
town of Brooklyn. The changes which have taken 
place since that time are very great. He had no 
neighbors within a distance of several miles and 
the entire county was almost an unbroken prairie. 
He has, however, nobly borne his share in its de- 
velopment and has made one of the best farms in 
the town, he now owning 170 acres of highly im- 
proved land. His home with its entire surround- 
ings indicates the thrift and industry of the owner, 
the stock which he raises is of the best grades and his 
many improvemenls, including one of the finest 
and largest barns in the county, are all that are 
necessary to a model farm. During the forty years 
of their residence in this community, Mr. and Mrs. 
Patterson, by their upright lives, have won the 
etmfidence and high regard of all with whom they 
have come in contact, and it is with great pleasure 
that we record the sketch of those worthy people 
in the history of their adopted county. They 
hold membership in the Congregational Church 
and Mr. Patterson is a supporter of the Prohibition 
party. In early life, he affiliated with the Democ- 
racy, but when slavery became the leading issue 
bafore the people he joined the political organiza- 
tion which pronounced itself for freedom, continu- 
ing to cast his ballot in its support until within 
the past few years, when he has been identified with 
the Prohibition party. 

Mr. and Mrs. Patterson have but one child now 
living. A daughter, Catherine, died at the age of 
twenty years. 

. Lorenzo D., their son, was born on the old 
homestead farm, April 13, 1852, and in the town 
of Brooklyn was reared to manhood. On the 20th 
day of January, 1 880, he led to the marriage altar 
Miss Clara M. Van Wagenen, who was born in 
Green Lake County, April 18, 1858. They have 
an interesting family of three children, one son 
and two daughters, as follows: Emeline M., Willie 



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D. and Katie I. Lorenzo Patlerson, liko his father, 
is one of the prominent farmers of the town of 
Brooklyn, anri is one of its large land owners, his 
possessions aggregating 512 acres. He was edu- 
cated in the common schools and at Ripon College, 
and since leaving the school room has given his 
entire attenti(m to agricultural pursuits. He has 
never sought or desired public office, but much 
against his will and without his knowledge was 
twice nominated Chairman of the lown board, on 
the Prohibition ticket. On another page will be 
seen the portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Patterson. 

ILTON I. BYINGTON is one of the oldest 
settlers of Marquette, where he has been 
engaged in the harness business since 1849. 
He is not only one of the pioneers of the 
county, but also in that work, and it is with pleasure 
that we present this sketch of one so widely known 
to the readers of the Album. He was born in Cairo, 
Green County, N. Y., Sept. 20, 1820, and was one 
of a family of eight children, four sons and four 
daughters, born to Kufus and Cynthia (King) 
Byington. The father was a native of Connecticut, 
the mother of Massachusetts, and the record of the 
family is as follows: Caroline, the eldest child, died 
unmarried in Cairo, at the age of forty-one years; 
Charlotte married M. W. Seeley, an attorney at law, 
and died in Peru, Ind.; Sarah died in Cairo, N. Y., 
at the age of twenty years; Lucius is now living in 
Cairo: Milton is the next younger; Mary is the 
wife of Lysander Lcnnan, of New York; James is 
living in tiie Empire State; and Levi is a resident 
of Cairo, N. Y. Mr. Byington supported the Whig 
party until its dissolution, when he allied himself | 
with the Republican party. Both he and his wife I 
were reared in the faith of the Episcopal Church. 
The former died in 1852, and the latter in 1858. 

At the age of seventeen years, our subject began 
life for himself. He chose the harness-making 
trade as the one which he wished to learn, and has 
made that occupation his life work. He served iin 
api)renticeship of four years, receiving in connec- 
tion with his board and clothing, only twenty dol- 
lars per year. Believing that the West would fur- 



nish a better opening than he could find in the East, 
he started for Green Lake County in 1849. and set- 
tled in Marquette, where he has since made his 
home. He immediately opened a harness sho|>. 
and from that time until about 1880, without 
interruption, was engaged in the prosecution of his 
business. His long continued service in that line 
indicates a successful career, and he is numbered 
among the leading men of the village. He casts 
his ballot with the Democratic party, and has fre- 
quently been called upon to serve in official posi- 
tions. He was the third assessor of Marquette 
County, has held the office of town clerk, and was 
postm.ister of Marquette during Buchanan's ad- 
ministration. He is well versed on the leading 
issues of the day, both State and National, and his 
upright life, sterling qualities and progressive spirit, 
make him a valued citizen. 

In December, 1845, Mr. Byington was united in 
marriage with Miss Laura Bowman, daughter of 
Joseph H. and Sally (Beckwith) Bowman. The 
father was born in Green County, N. Y.. in 1802. 
and the mother in Farmington, Conn., in 1807. 
Their family numbered ten children, five of whom 
are yet living — Laura, wife of our subject; Lorenda. 
wife of John AV. Mattice of Albany. N. Y.; Sarah, 
wife of Jermi.ah Overbough; Harriet, wife of 
William Clarke of Des Moines, Iowa; and Marj- 
wife of William B. Butler of Brooklyn, N. Y. Both 
parents were faithful Christian people, and died in 
Green County of the Empire State. 

To Mr. and Mrs. Byington, two children were 
born — Cynthia .S., who is now the wife of William 
Cauley of Carthage. Miner Co.. S. D. ; and Lillie, 
wife of Frank Mennie. a farmer of Marble, Lincoln 
Co., Minn. Mrs. Byington is a member of the 
Episcopal Church. 



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J ~ AMES W. DUFFIES who is engaged in gen- 
I eral farming on section 35 in the town of 
I Green Lake, Green Lake Count3-, is a native 
' of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, where his par- 
ents, John and Elsie (Waite) Duffies, were also 
born and reared. His father was a shoemaker by 
trade and followed that occupation in his native 



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land until 1837, when with his fainih- he emigratcrl 
to Canada. On his arrival he again resumed his 
old trade, hut not liking the British rule in Canada, 
he removed from thence to Illinois, where he en- 
gaged in the manufacture of shoes for the labor- 
ers on the Illinois Canal. The sickliness of tliat 
eountrj', however, caused his removal to Racine, 
Wis., where he and his wife both died at an ad- 
vanced age. They were parents of nine children, 
three sons and six daughters. He took an active 
part in political affairs, and was a stalwart sup- 
porter of the Democratic party. He held the 
offices of Chairman, Side Supervisor of the town- 
ship. Justice of the Peace and Commissioner of the 
Poor. Both he and his wife were members of the 
Baptist Church and were highly respected citizens. 

Our subject received very limited educational 
advantages in his youth, but has greatly supple- 
mented his knowledge then gained by reading and 
observation and is now an intelligent and valued 
citizen of the comraunitj'. At the age of fifteen 
years, he began life for himself, entering the shops 
of the Illinois Central Railroad Company, where he 
fitted himself for the position of engineer. After 
serving for a time, he was offered an engine but 
declined to take charge until he felt himself per- 
fectly competent to fill a position of such great im- 
portance, where the lives of many were in his 
hands. Having run a switch engine for about six 
months, he was then given a passenger engine, of 
which lie had charge three years. In 1849, at- 
tracted by the gold discoveries of California, he 
made his way to the Pacific Slope, but engaged in 
mining onlj' three da}'s. He determined to let 
otliers dig the gold and he would try his fortune in 
some other way. He spent two years working in a 
meat market, cooking in a hotel and for about two 
months engaged in hunting, killing bear, elk, deer, 
etc. From California, he traveled south through 
Mexico to Central America and spent a year at 
Granada, whence he returned to his home in 
Racine County, Wis. 

Not long after his arrival, Mr. Duffies was joined 
in wedlock with Miss Sarah Smith, a native of 
Yorksinre, England, who came with her parents 
to America, settling first in Massachusetts, 
whence she removed to Racine County. Their 



union was blessed with three children — ^Alfred S., 
a rising young farmer of the town of Green L.ake; 
Ada, wife of Silas B. Piielps and Edward J., a suc- 
cessful civil engineer. In 1889, the death of the 
wife and mother occurred. Her loss was deeply 
mourned by many friends as well as her immediate 
family, for she w.as loved and respected by all for 
her many excellencies of character. 

The succeeding nine years after his marriage, 
Mr. Duffies spent in Oshkosh, where he was en- 
gaged in milling. He came to this county in 1870, 
locating upon the farm of 240 acres which still 
continues to be his home. He deserves much credit 
for the success to which he has attained as he never 
inherited a dollar or received an}' financial aid. It 
is only by industry and close attention to business 
that he has become the prosperous farmer which 
we uow find him, and his success is certainl}' well 
merited. He is a Republican in politics and so- 
cially is a member of the Masonic order, with 
which he united while in Canada. 



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^^BRAHAM ACKERMAN, of Kingston, 
v@/lJI | Green Lake County, traces his ancestr}' 

m Is back to three brothers of that name, 
^ Ralph, James and Abraham Ackerman, 

who at a very early day crossed the Atlantic and 
settled in New Brunswick, N. J. In that city our 
subject was born on the 25th day of September, 
1808. and he distinctly remembers the troops of 
the War of 1812 passing along the streets of the 
city. His parents, Ralph and JIary (Bo\'ce) Ack- 
erman, accompanied b}' their familj' removed to 
Western New York in 1820, settling in Allegany 
County, when it was a part of the western frontier. 
They had a family of ten children, six sons and 
four daughters, but only three are now living — 
Abraham, of this sketch; Ira C, of Pike, Wyoming 
County, N. Y.; and Maria, wife of Rev. Rufus 
Fancher, a Metliodist minister, now in Dakota 
City, Iowa. The mother died in Allegany County, 
N. Y.. in 18,51, and four years later, Mr. Ackerman 
came to Green Lake County, where his death oc- 
curred in 1865. They were members of the Meth- 
odist Church and were earnest Christian people. 



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Our subject is truly a self-made man. He at- 
tended school but a short time in his native citj' 
and at tiie age of fourteen _vears began life for him- 
self, from which time he has been dependent upon 
his own resources. Going to Bath, N. Y., he en- 
tered a hotel and for twent\--five years was em- 
ployed in the hotels of Western New York, having 
been connected with some of the leading establish- 
ments of that kind in the country. The most im- 
portant event of his life occurred at Union Corners, 
Livingston Co., N. Y., Jan. 31, 1850. when he was 
united in marriage with Miss Ageline Voorheis. 
daughter of .Tohn and K.itie (Schenck) Voorheis, 
whose family consisted of three children — Ange- 
line, wife of our subject; Sarah, wife of Benjamin 
Munger. of Allegany County, N. Y.; and Helen, 
wife of DeWitt Ackcrman, of Marshall. Minn. Mr. 
and Mrs. Voorheis were life -long members of the 
Presbyterian Church and died at their home in 
New York. John Voorheis. the father of Mrs. 
Ackermau, was a native of New Brunswick, N. J., 
and Katie Schenck, a native of the Kmpirc State. 
Her father, Ralph Schenck. was a soldier in the 
Revolutionary War. Mrs. Ackerman's grandmother 
on the matern.al side was a relative of President 
Zachary Taylor. 

Upon their marriage, Mr. Ackerraan aii<l his 
wife settled in Angelica, Allegany Co.. N. Y.. 
where they made their home until 1853, when they 
came to Green Lake County, Wis. For a short 
lime they remained in Kingston, when he pur- 
chased a farm and engaged in its cultivation for 
four years. lie then removed to Waupaca, where 
the two succeeding years of his life were passed, 
when he purchased a farm one mile from Kings- 
ton. He h.as been very successful in his business 
transactions and though he has had to make his own 
way in the world has acquired a competency which 
places him among the substantial citizens of the 
countj'. Fair and honest in all his dealings, cour- 
teous in manner, gentlemanly in deportment and 
ix)ssessing qualities of sterling worth, he has made 
many warm friends and gained their confidence 
and well wishes. He supports the Republican 
party, and his wife isa member of the Presbyterian 
Church. The Ackermau household is noted for its 
huspitnlity ;ind the members of the family hold a 



high position in the social world, where intelligence 
and upright lives are the pass words"to the best so- 
ciety. 

Three children, daughters, grace the union of 
Mr. and Mrs. Ackernian, but two have left the pa- 
rental roof for homes of their own and the young- 
est, Estella, was called to her final rest at the age 
of thirty-one years ;;]\Iary K. is the wife of Will- 
iam R.Sims, a merchant of / Kingston; and Belle is 
the wife of Charles B. Thayer, a farmer of the 
town of Kingston, this county. 



KNJAMIN A. BARR. 



)rainent business 



j|^\v "^'*" *^^ ^''"^ River, Waushara County, is a 
1^)11' native of Ohio. He was born in Mt. (Jil- 
^^=x^'^ ead, the present county seat of Morrow 
County, on the 14th of Januarj', 1835. and is of 
Holland and Irish extraction. His father. Michael 
D. Barr, was born ne.«ir MlUersburg in Holmes 
County. Ohio. Nov. 17, 1809, and throughout his 
entire life followed the wagon maker's trade. His 
original ancestors came to this countr}' from Hol- 
land, and Avere among the early settlers of Pennsyl- 
vania. Mr. Barr married Sarah E. Thornburg. 
who was born in Ohio, in 1812, and is a daughter 
of William Thornburg. Both her parents were na- 
tives of Ireland. .Seven children, four sons and 
three daughters, were born of their union: Susan, 
Alfred, Benjamin A., Nancj- Ann. William, Bar- 
bara, and Henry Harrison. Mr. Barr died April 
22. 1845. In political sentiment he was a Whig. 
The subject of this sketch remained in Morrow 
County, Ohio, with his parents until he had almost 
attained his majority. He remained at home with 
his mother, mostly working as a farm hand, until 
seventeen years of age. when he began learning the 
cabinet maker's tr.ade with Clinton Peck, of West- 
field, Ohio, serving .an apprenticeship of two years. 
He then engaged in job work for about six months, 
after which he came to Pine River, the date of his 
arrival being May 17, 1855. The whole country 
round was but sparsely settled, and but a few 
buildings marked the site of the present village. 
During the first summer succeeding his arrival. Mr. 
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the following autuinn was etnploj'ed by the da}' as 
;i car[jenter for two or three months. 

One of the most important events of his life oc- 
curred about tills time. On Christmas Day of that 
year, he wedded Miss Caroline McClead, who was 
horn near Westfield, Ohio, Sept. 4, 1837, and there 
resided until she grew to womanhood, when with 
iier parents, she settled on a farm three-quarters of 
a mile southwest of Pine River. .She was one of 
nine children, and the daughter of Ira and Louisa 
( Wood) McClead, natives of Morrow County, Ohio. 
Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Barr: 
Ellsworth, born Nov. 22, 1856, in the village of 
Pine River, married Maggie Dudley, and resides on 
a farm two miles west of the village; Charles, born 
in Pine River, June 25, 1858, wedded Ella Bartram, 
and was killed while at work in a sawmill, March 
i), 1888. His wife, who survives him, resides with 
her parents in Waupaca County. Four children 
were born of their union, but one died in infancy. 
Carrie B., the next of the family, who was born 
Nov. 2, 1863, is a teacher in the High School of 
Berlin; Nettie, born Jan. 8, 1865, is teaching school 
in Saxville; Benjamin A., Jr., is still at home; 
Frankie, born Oct. 12, 1880, died Feb. 20, 1886. 

Immediatel}' after his marriage Mr. Barr re- 
moved to the village of Auroraville and engaged 
in cabinet making, working for a short time for 
Matthew Bros. His next employer was George 
Heald, with whom he remained until May 21, 185t'. 
making bedsteads and doing general cabinet work. 
In May, 1856, he removed to Centerville, and 
worked for Mr. Barnard for a short tinne, after 
which he entered the employ of Aaron Kelly, work- 
ing as a carpenter and joiner during the remainder 
of the summer. In the following fall he purchased 
a house and lot in Pine River, where he has since 
made his home. During the summer he was era- 
ployed by various persons at carpentering and 
cabinet making until 1873, when he purchased the 
Doolittle House, formerly known as the Frisbie 
House, which he carried on for a period of ten 
years. In 1880, he built the Barr & Frisbie Hall, 
which is used as a place of public entertainment. 
In 1883, he built the store room which he now oc- 
cupies, since which time he has been engaged in the 
general merchandise business, and has been quite 



successful in that line. It will have been seen that 
Sir. Barr has been prominently connected with the 
upbuilding of Pine River and the promotion of 
the public interests, and is now one of the leading 
merchants of the village. He also owns a good 
farm of seventy acres adjoining the corporation 
limits. He is truly a self-made man. Starting in 
life a poor boy with only a common-school educa- 
tion, during his first year of apprenticeship he re- 
ceived only the meager sura of 15 per month, and 
the next year his wages were increased $1. Later 
he accumulated $84 as the result of his industry 
and perseverance, and with that amount started for 
the AVest with a party of fifty-three persons. They 
journeyed across a wild country in wagons, sleep- 
ing twenty-four nights on the ground. He made 
his first purchase of land, a tract of eighty acres 
situated five miles north of Pine River, in 1855, at 
a cost of 1199, but several years later sold for 
1540. Mr. Barr was a Republican until 1884, since 
which time he has voted with the Democratic party. 
He was a member of tiie Board of Supervisors for 
two years, and socially- is a member of the I. O. G. 
T., of which he has been Chief Templar for several 
years. His wife has long oeen a member of the 
Congregational Church, and both are held in high 
regard throughout the community, being numbered 
among the best citizens of Waushara County. 



,^1' UGl'ST F. KINO, one of the wide-awake 
(©jUlj and enterprising young citizens of Green 
jl 1* Lake County, who is now engaged in farra- 
@( ing on section 9. in the town of Green 

Lake, was born on an ocean steamer, July 29, 1857, 
while his parents were en route for America. Will- 
iam F. and Caroline (Wendt) King, were both bom 
in Prussia, Germany, were there married and had 
one child, there being but two children in the fam- 
ily. Mr. King engaged in butchering in Germany, 
but in 1857 he disposeil of his business interests in 
that land and crossed the Atlantic to America, his 
destination being Princeton, Wis. He there re- 
sumed his old trade, which he followed until 1862, 
when he offered his services to his adopted coun- 
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Wisconsin Infantry, in which he served for three 
years. His health, iiowever. was ruined and he was 
never again able to engage in business. Tlie Gov- 
ernment partly repaid him for iiis loss of health by 
giving him a large pension. He was in feeble 
health for more than fourteen years, but at length 
death ended his sufferings at the :ige of fifty. His 
wife died a short time afterward, at the age of 
fifty-two years, having broken down her own con- 
stitution in caring fo*- her husbund. Both were 
members of the Lutheran Church, and in political 
sentiment Mr. King was a Rei)ublican. He was 
elected by th.at partj- as Constable and Treasurer 
of the town of Princeton, and proved an able offi- 
cer in both positions. 

As before stated, there were but two children in 
the family. Amelia, the daughter, became the wife 
of Herman Stater, and is now living in IJerlin. 
The history of the other child is as folllows. He 
was brought 1)3' his parents to Princeton, Wis., and 
attended the schools of that city until eleven j-ears 
of age. He then began the battle of life for him- 
self and has since made his own way in the world. 
He first worked for three years as a farm hand, and 
at the age of fourteen went to Ripon, where he 
obtained a position as clerk in the store of Oliver 
Anstead, in whose employ he remained for seven 
years. His faithfulness to duty made liim a trusted 
and respected employe, and his connection was 
only severed when he wishe(J to embark in business 
for himself. In 1878 he purchaseil a store at the 
Center House and followed merchandising until 
1885, when he abandoned that pursuit and turned 
his attention to farming. He purchased 230 acres 
of land on section 9. in the town of Green Lake, 
and is now doing a good business as an agricultur- 
alist. He possesses the qualities essential to success, 
industry, energy and good business ability, and 
will no doubt become one of the substantial farm- 
ers of the community. He is independent in poli- 
tics, but on account of his sterling worth, his 
friends, both Republican and Democratic, joined 
in electing him to the office of Town Treasurer, 
which he held two years. 

On the 8th of June. 1880, Mr. King was united 
in marriage with Anna, daughter of John T. and 
Lydia (Pratt) Cornwell. She was born in the town 



of Green Lake. May 9. 1849. but her parents were 
natives of the Empire State. They came to the 
county in 1846, and arc numbered among its hon- 
ored pioneers. They continued to reside in this 
community until called home. Mr. Cornwell died 
in the prime of life, when Mrs. King was a small 
child, but his wife survived until fifty -six years of 
age. By her first marriage she had four children, 
onl}' one of whom is now living; she afteiward be- 
came the wife of William Matthews, and had five 
children, all of whom are now deceased, viz: Aurelia, 
Helen, Worman, and two who died in infancy. 



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ILLTAM F. SCOVKL. who is engaged in 
general farming and stock-raising, resides 
V5^ on section 7, St. Marie Township, Green 
Lake County. He was born in Cornwall, Vt., Oct. 
28, 1815. and is the oldest living child of Ezekiel 
and Rachel (Wright) Scovel, who were also natives 
of the Green Mountain State. Tradition traces the 
ancestrj- of the Scovel famil}- back to Irish origin, 
and on the maternal side our suliject is of English 
descent. Engaged in the occupation of farming, 
E/ekiel Scovel resided in Vermont until 1816. when 
he determined to remove to the West, choosing 
Ohio as the scene of his future labors. With his 
family he then settled in that State, where he car- 
ried on agricultural pursuits until his death in 1836. 
His wife survived him man\- years, dying at the 
home of her son William in Wisconsin in 1872, at 
the ripe old age of eighty. That worthj' couple 
were parents of six children, four of whom yet sur- 
vive: William, of this sketch; Ezra, who is living 
in Dakota; Simeon W., whose home is in Iowa, and 
ISIaria, widow of John Shipley, also of Dakota. 

When a lad our subject attended the common 

schools of his native State, completing his education 

j in the college at Granville, Ohio. He was just cn- 

I tering manhood when the death of his father oc- 

' curred and from that time the care of the family 

devolved upon his young shoulders. Nobly did 

lie perform the task, keeping the children together 

until all had attained to maturity, while his wid- 

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from this life. He was reared as a farmer and has 
made agriculture his principal occupation. Until 
1859, be operated the homestead farm in Ohio, but 
in that year came to Wisconsin, where he pur- 
chased 192 acres of land on section 7, St. Marie 
Township. Of that amount about ninety acres had 
been broken. A little log cabin constituted the 
improvements and for four years furnished the 
home of the family, when it was replaced by a com- 
modious and tasteful two-story residence. Other 
improvements have also been made, and the farm 
is now one of the best in the township. Its barns 
and outbuildings, well tilled fields, fine gradss of 
stock and pleasant home all indicate the thrift and 
enterprise of the owner and testify to his industry 
and perseverance. 

Mr. Scovel has been three times married. In 
1847, while residing in Ohio, ho led to the mar- 
riage altar Miss Margaret J. Fulton, and unto them 
wore born six children, as follows: Jennie, who is 
now the wife of Charles Curtis of California; Eze- 
kiel, deceased; Mary, wife of Henry Gibbon, whose 
home is near Pittsburg. Pa. ; Keziah and Harriet, 
deceased; and Franklin H., who is now clerk of St. 
Marie Township. He resides with his father and is 
now operating the farm. On the 6lh of November, 
1886. he was joined in wedlock with Laura Law- 
rence, by whom he has two children, Blanche and 
Thomas L. After the death of his first wife, which 
occurred in 1868, Mr. Scovel married Abigail 
Foster, who died in 1871. He then wedded Mary 
M. Russell, but was deprived of her companionship 
by death in July, 1887. 

Mr. Scovel deserves no little credit for his success 
in life. He not only had to make his own way in 
the world but had to provide for the family. From 
the lowest round of the ladder he has worked his 
way up step by step, until at length his efforts have 
been crowned with success and his labors have re- 
ceived their just reward. In addition to his farm 
he now operates a sorghum factory which j'ields a 
good income, he manufacturing about 1,.000 gallons 
a year. He has served his fellow-citizens as chair- 
man of the Town Board of Supervisors for two 
terms; was Treasurer, Assessor and School Direc- 
tor. In former years he was a supporter of the 
(ireenback party, but is now a warm advocate of 



Republican principles. He keeps himself wel! in- 
formed on all the leading issues of the day, both 
political and otherwise, and is a valued citizen, 
having ever exerted his influence for the advance- 
ment of public enterprises and the promotion of 
social, educational and moral interests. He and 
his family are held in high esteem by all, and it is 
with pleasure that we present this brief sketch of 
his life to the readers of the Alisum. 



(|^AHAM H. LEONARD, who resides on 
III ))' section 28, in the town of Mackford, 
iVy^ki Green Lake County, was born in Orford, 
N. H., April 2, 1810, and was one of a large fam- 
ily of children, whose [)arents were David and 
Azuba (Fairbanks) Leonard. Jonathan, the eldest, 
died in the old Granite State; Lucy married Samuel 
Ames of New Hampshire, who entered the service 
of h's country in the War of 1812 and was killed; 
Hannah married Phineas Ames, and both died in 
New Hampshire; David settled near Burlington, 
Vt., but died in Canada; Azuba became the wife of 
Samuel Phelps and both died in New Hampshire; 
Moses also died in his native State; Reuben re- 
mained in New Hampshire until 1848, when be 
came to the West and died at Fox Lake; James de- 
parted this life in Michigan; Naham is the next in 
order of birth; Mar}' A. became the wife of John 
McGill, and settled in Canada, where her death oc- 
curred; William died in New Hampshire, and Asel 
is now a resident of Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. 
Leonard were both descended from old New Eng- 
land stock. They were faithful members of the 
Methodist Church and stood high in the estimn- 
tion of their many friends on account of their up- 
right lives. 

Nabam H. Leonard, whose name heads this 
sketch, passed his life in the usual manner of farmer 
lads. His education was acquired in a log school 
house, where he attended during the winter season 
and as soon as he was old enough, he was put to 
work upon the farm, lentil twenty years of age 
his time was thus spent, but in 1830, he left the 
parental roof and started out in life for himself. 
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quainterl with Miss Catherine Spencer. The friend- 
ship ripened into love and they were united In 
marriage. Beginning tlieir domestic life in that 
country, they there remained until 1848, when 
they came to Wisconsin, settling in Waupun in the 
month of October. He entered land near Prince- 
ton, but in 1855 purchased a farm in Mackford 
Township, where he has since resided. His first 
purchase consisted of a tract of forty acres but to 
that he has since added, until he now owns 160 
acres of beautiful prairie land, highly cultivated 
and improved. lie was ambitious and desired to 
make a comfortable home for himself and family. 
With that end in view he never tired of his labors, 
but worked on day after day until able to surround 
them with all that makes life worth the living. When 
his home was plentifully supplied with luxuiies 
and he had acquired a comfortable competence, he 
was called upon to mourn the loss of his wife who 
died on the 7th day of July, 1887. She had 
proved herself a true helpmate to him, had aiiled 
him in all his eflforts. had encouraged him through 
the darkest liours of pioneer life and nobly dis- 
charged her duties as the head of the household. 
Her Christian virtues and manj' acts of kindness to 
the poor and need^- had endeared her to the hearts 
of all and her loss was deeply mourned through- 
out the community. 

Ten children hnve been born to Mr. and Mrs. 
Leonard as follows: John M., who was born Oct. 28, 
1837, died in childhood; Oscar D.. born May 19, 
1839, enlisted in the late war and gave his life for 
his country's cause; Alma, born March 6. 1841. is 
the wife of ('yrus Buxzell, a prominent farmer of 
the town of Mackford; Azuba. born Dec. 5, 1842, 
is the wife of Walter C'ha|)el of Eau Claire, Wis.; 
Daniel C, born Oct. 20. 1845, wedded Mary Burns 
and resides in this county; Clark K., born Jan. 4, 
1848, married Lucy Wliitmore and also makes his 
home in this county; Matilda, born April 16, 1851. 
died in infancy; Hosella was born Oct. 1, 1855; 
George A., born May 4, 1858, died in infancy, and 
Jnmes K., born Jan. 17, 1860, also died in infancy. 
Mr. Leonard is one of the truly self-made men 
of Green Lake County. He began life without 
capital, but has pressed steadily forward, over- 
coining all difficulties, until he is now one of the 



substantial farmers of the community. He has 
never by trickery or scheming added to his financial 
resources, but by fair and honest dealing has made 
all he possesses-. His upright life, his gentlemanlj' 
and courteous manner has made him many friends 
and he is widely and favorably- known throughout 
the count}-. The Leonard household is the abode 
of hospitality and the family holds a high position 
in the social world. 



HARLES HEWETT was the first settler of 
Kingston, Green Lake County, and it would 
be injustice to his familj- and friends if we 
should omit from this histor\- a sketch of the life of 
that worthy pioneer. He was born near Boston, 
Mass.. Jlay 4, 1794. and is descended from ol<l New 
Engl.nnd parentage. On attaining his majority, he 
was united in marriage on the 22nd of March, 
1818, with Miss Philoxanna Parker, who was born 
Feb. 16, 1799. and had settled near Batavia. N. Y. 
A family of seven children came to bless that union, 
the record being as follows: Sally J., the eldest, 
born March 25, 1819, became the wife of Ambrose 
McFarland, and after his death wedded Earl Net- 
tlelon. her own death occurring in M.adi.son. Wis.; 
Ira C, who was born Oct. 30, 1820, was married 
and came witli his family to this count}^ where he 
made his home until called to his final rest; Charles 
C, born May 21, 1824, is now a resident of Lime 
Springs, Iowa; C. P.. whose sketch appears else- 
where in this work, is nest in order of birth; 
Alonzo P., born Nov. 7, 1830. served his country 
in the 3d Wisconsin Infantry and now makes his 
home in Louisiana; Clarissa married Caleb Kendall 
and died in Minnesota; William H. II.. born Dec. 
14. 1838, enlisted in the 2ud Wisconsin Infantry, 
but was discharged on account of disability; Alfred 
enlisted in the 3d Wisconsin Cavalry and was pro- 
moted from Sergeant to Adjutant of the regiment: 
he died at Sedalia. Missouri, where he was one of 
the prominent citizens, having served ;is County 
Surveyor and also as Clerk of the Court. 

In an early d&y Mr. and Mrs. Hewett left their 
home in the East and emigrated to the Buckeye 
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were pioneers. After residing there for some years, 
they continuerl tlieir western journey until reacli- 
ing Green Lalie County and in 1846 located upon 
the site of the present village of Kingston. Ho 
platted the original town and called it Hewotts- 
ville, but as Josiah Drunimond became his partner, 
the name was changed to Kingston, by whicli the 
village has since been known. He built the first 
frame liouse and it is still standing as a monument 
to his enterprise and industry. He also made the 
first dam across Grand River, built the first saw- 
mill and in company with his partner erected the 
first gristmill. In early life he was a strong sup- 
porter of the Whig partj-jbut when the Republican 
party was formed he joined its ranks, but did not 
live to see the great work which it accomplislied — 
tlie restoration of the Union and tlie freeing of the 
slaves. In company with five others, among whom 
were his son Corydon and Frank Goss, he organ- 
ized the first Republican caucns. He cast his bal- 
lot for the State Constitution, held the office of 
Justice of the Peace for several years and was Pro- 
bate Judge of Marquette County before Green 
Lake County was separated. He was a man of 
more than ordinary ability and his intellectual su- 
periority, togetlier with his just and upright] life, 
made him one of' the prominent citizens of the 
community. He died in 1857, respected by all 
who knew him. Mrs. Hewett survived her husband 
a number of years, dying in Minnesota in 1874. 

W. SHERWOOD, who is engaged 
leral farming on section 29, in the 
Mackford, Green Lake County, is 
numbered among the prosperous citizens of the 
community. He owns 308 acres of valuable land, 
on which is situated a fine residence, barns and 
outbuildings which are models of convenience, and 
all necessary improvements. The tasty surround- 
ings and the well-tilled fields all indicate thrift and 
industry, whicli are prominent characteristics of 
Mr. Sherwood. 

He is a native of the Empire State, having been 
born in Onondaga County, on the Gth day of Jan- 
uary, 1833. His father, Daniel Sherwood, was born 



in Connecticut in 1797, but when a young man re- 
moved to New York, locating in Ballston, whence 
he removed to Onondaga County. He mar- 
ried Diantha Dyer, a native of Vermont, descended 
from New England ancestry. Unto them were born 
a familj' of nine children, seven sons and two 
daughters: — Somers is now living in Fond du Lac 
County, Wis. ; Harriet resides in Onondaga County, 
N. Y.; Charles H. is a fruit grower of St. Josepii, 
Mich.; Matthew died in Illinois; Frances is the wife 
of George Spaulding of Onondaga County; George 
W. is next in order of birth; Joseph is engaged in 
farming in Trempe.aleau County, Wis. ; Dyer is also 
a resident of the same county; and John, who com- 
pletes the family, died from the effects of exposure 
near Harper's Ferry, during the late war. The 
death of Mr. Sherwood, father of this family, oc- 
curred in 1871, at the age of seventy-three }'ears, 
his wife having passed away in 1844. 

The early life of our subject was spent in assist- 
ing his father with the labors of the farm in sum- 
mer and in attendance at the district schools in 
winter time. He remained under the parental roof 
until twenty one years of age. when, bidding good- 
by to his old home, he started for the then far West, 
locating in Ripon, Wis., but after a short time pur- 
chased his present farm in the town of Mackford. 
He did not, however, purchase the entire farm at 
that time, but has added to it until now 308 acres 
pay tribute to his care and cultivation. 

In 1859 Mr. Sherwood married Miss Lorinda 
Zhe, a native of New York. The family circle has 
been completed by the birth of four children — 
Mj'ra, who is now the wife of Adelbert Ferine, of 
Green Lake County; Katie, wife of Byron Gilmore, 
of Brownsville, Minnesota; Libbie, who is engaged 
in teaching; and Abbie, who is still with her par- 
ents. Three cliihlren died in childhood. As a cit- 
izen, Mr. Sherwood is public spirited and progres- 
sive and manifests a deep interest in all that per- 
tains to the welfare of the county. He has held 
various local offices of trust, lias served as a mem- 
ber of the County Board of Supervisors and for 
one year was ciiairnian. He has ever identified 
himself with the cause of temperance, doing all in 
his power to promote its interest and allies himself 
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are meniliere of the Freo Will Baptist Church, in 
wliicb he hoUls the office of deacon. He is a man 
of sterling worth, whose upright life has made him 
many friends. 



^ ftlLLIAM O. D. REILLY. who resides, on 
\/\//l section 20, in the town of Warren, is a 
^^ representati ve farmer of "Waushara County. 
He W.1S horn in Huntingdon County, Pa.. May 6, 
18.?7, and is of Irish descent, both his paternal and 
maternal grandparents having been natives of the 
Green Isle of Erin. His paternal grtindfather. 
Thomas Reilly, was born in County Cavan and 
came to America shortly after the Revolutionary 
War. settling in Franklin County, Pa., where he 
lived the quiet life of a farmer. His death oc- 
curred in 1817. His maternal grandfather, Con- 
stantine O'Donnell, was born in Londonderry, and 
was a Colonel in the British Army. He emigrated 
to America soon after the War of Independence on 
account of political persecution. 

Edmond M. Heilly, father of William, was born 
in Franklin County, Pa., ]\Iay 10, 1800, and by oc- 
cupation was a machinist and moulder and builder 
of stationary engines. He followed his trade for 
man}' years in Duncanville. Red Bank and Pitts- 
burg, Pa. Emigrating to Wisconsin in Jul}', 1850, 
he purchased 160 acres of virgin soil, located on 
section 20, Warren Township, whic h was then in- 
habited by the Indians. He w.as one of the earliest 
settlers of that section and became one of its well- 
known and influential citizens. Disposing of his 
property, he purchased another claim of 160 acres 
of Samuel .Shepherd on the same section, and there 
erected a small cabin, which continued to be his 
home for several years. For more than twelve 
years he kept a hotel for the accommodation of 
these who were settling up the country. Until the 
Civil War he was a Democrat in politics, but from 
that time forward supported the Republican party. 
He was a delegate to .Sacramento, the former seat 
of justice, at the time of the organization of Wau- 
shara County. For twelve years he was the Chair- 
man of the town of Warren, and for sixteen years 
was a member of the town board. His death oc- 
curred on the old homestead, April 24, 1879. His 



wife still survives him. They belonged to no church 
but were alwaj's cheerful supporters of the cause 
of Christianity. His wife's maiden name was 
Rosanna O'Donnell and she was born in Franklin 
Count\-, Pa. 

Mr. Reill}' and his wife became the parents of 
fourteen children: William O. D.. Mary C. Rosa A., 
Daniel F., Emma J., James E., Martha A.. Harriett 
E. and Alice J. are still living, while those de- 
ceased are Julia A., Constantine, John D., Margaret 
and Thomas J. In April, 1864, John enlisted in 
Company I, 7th Wisconsin Infantry, and on the 
18th of June following, was killed at the siege of 
Petersburg. Daniel F, enlisted in Company I, of 
the 11th Regiment in July, 1861, and served three 
years. James E. enlisted in the fall of 1864 as a 
member of Company H, 5th Wisconsin Infantry 
and served until the close of the war. 

The education of the subject of this sketch was 
obtained in the villages of St. Charles. Duncanville 
and Red Bank, Pa. At the age of thirteen he came 
with his parents to Waushara County, and with 
them ma<le his home, sharing equally their pros- 
perity and adversities, until the breaking out of the 
Civil War. For seven years previous to that 
struggle he spent the winter seasons in the pineries 
of Wisconsin and during the summer was a pilot 
<»n the Wisconsin River, having charge of large 
rafts of logs and lumber fleets. At the beginning 
of the conflict between the North and South, in- 
spired with the purit}' of patriotic principle which 
impels ever}' loyal man to do duty for his 
country, he marched to the front with the 8th Wis- 
consin Baitery. He enlisted Oct. 24, 1861, and was 
appointed duty sergeant. When the company was 
reorganized, after the battle of Chiekamanga, he 
was appointed or<lerly sergeant. Mr. Heilly par- 
ticipated in the battles of luka. Miss., on the 19lh 
and 20th of September, 1862, and on the 4th of 
October, during the battle of Corinth, was severely 
wounded in the left knee and confined in the hos- 
pital at luka for two months. In June he w.is 
attacked with typhoid fever and was .again sent to 
the same hospital, where he remained until the 1st 
of September. Later he was removed to the field 
hospital in Corinth and the night before the siege 
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wounded condition joined his battery about twelve 
o'clock at night and took part in the engagement 
the next day. At that time he temporarily joined 
Company F, 2nd United States Artillery, and went 
into camp at Corinth, where he remained until 
March 1, 1864, when he joined his former battery 
in Murfreesboro, Tcnn. After the battle of Stone 
River in July, 1865, lie was commissioned Second 
Lieutenant of his Ijattery, which position he held 
until the close of the war. At the battles of Look- 
out Mountain and Mission Ridge, he did noble 
service as the commanding officer of his troops. In 
December, his command was transferred to Nash- 
ville, where in January, 1864, he with eighty-three 
others re-enlisted as veterans to remain in the ser- 
vice until the close of the war. After a thirty 
days' furlough, which he spent at home, he joined 
his company at Murfreesboro and took command 
of Fortress Rosencrans. which contained thirty-two 
guns, there remaining until the surrender of Lee. 
During the engagement at Nashville, he was sur- 
rounded by the forces of the rebel general. Forest, 
by whom he was besieged for nearlj' two weeks. He 
was honorably discharged in Milwaukee, Aug. 10, 
1865, having made a brilliant war record. He has 
in his possession a sword which he captured at the 
battle of luka. 

Returning to his old home in the town of War- 
ren. Waushara County, Mr. Reilly engaged in the 
lumber business for two years, when he embarked 
as a hardware dealer in Fall River, Columbia 
Count3-, and after one year of success in that enter- 
prise sold and again engaged in the lumber busi- 
ness, to which he devoted his energies for ten 
years. Since 1878, he lias given his entire attention 
to agricultural pursuits, owning 160 acres of land, 
one-half of which is under a liigh st.ate of cultiva- 
tion. 

In 1867, Mr. Reilly led to the marriage altar 
Miss Melissa C. Benham, a native of Vermont, and 
unto them was born one son, Edmond B. The wife 
and mother died Aug. 31, 1870, in the faith of the 
Congregationalist Church, of which she was a de- 
voted member. The husband again married Dee. 
24, 1879, his second union being with Frances 
C. Allen, of Kalamazoo County, Mich. Socially, 
Mr. Reilly is a member of Berlin Lodge, No. 38, 



A. F. & A. M., and of J. H. Williams Post, No. 4, 
G. A. R., of Berlin. In politics he is a Republican 
and has been Town Chairman for three years and 
a member of the Town Board for four years. In 
January, 1889, he was appointed Under Sheriff of 
Waushara County, and has been Secretary of the 
Soldiers' Relief Commission of his county since its 
formation. A worthy and respected gentleman, a 
tried and faithful defender of his country and an 
honored and respected citizen, he well deserves a 
representation in this volume. 

^>?^EORGE P. SORENSEN, a widely known 
f[ Q^ farmer and representative citizen of the 
^^^M town of Leon, Waushara County, resides on 
section 6. He is a native of Denmark, having been 
born on the Island of Zealand, Aug. 24, 1848. His 
ancestors for many generations back were natives 
of the same country. His patemal grandfather, 
Svend Nelson, was born in Denmark and there 
lived a long and useful life. By trade he was a cab- 
inet maker and joiner. The father of our subject, 
.Soren .Svendsen, was born in Denmark, Oct. 18, 
1818, and followed farming in that country. He 
married Anna M. Hansen, who was born in 1821, 
and was a daughter of Hans Sorensen. B}' their 
uniou were born eight children, namely: James 
C, Hans P., George P., Eliza M., Tina C, Anna 
M., Nels C, and Ida A. Mr. Svendsen came to 
America in 1866, and made his first settlement in 
Fairwater, Fond du Lac County, Wis., where he 
purchased seventy acres of good farming land, up- 
on which he has since resided. Previous to his em- 
igration he followed the stone-maker's trade for a 
number of years. In politics, he was a Republi- 
can, and religiously a member of the Lutheran 
Church. 

Our subject accompanied his p.nrcnts to this 
country when a young man of eighteen years and 
earned his first money in his new home as a farm 
hand, working for Frank Robinson, of Fond du 
Lac County, with whom he remained during the 
summer. The following winter he attended school 
and thus spent his time alternately between work 
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tered Ripon College, taking a brief course in Ger- 
man and Knglisii. He then removed to Pine 
River and entered the employ of A. M. Kimball as 
clerk and book-keeper, continuing to serve in that 
capai'ity for five years, during which time he mar- 
ried Annie Larsen, the wedding taking place Feb. 
7, 1871. She was born in Denmark, Dec. 25, 1852, 
and is a daughter of Lars and Karon (Hansen) 
Christensen, who were also natives of the same 
country. Their family numbered ten children, as 
follows: Karen M., Sophia, Sidse, Nels, Christina, 
Hans P., INIaria. Anna M., Maren .-vud Caroline. 
To Mr. and Mrs. Sorenson have been born nine 
children— Albert W., born May 7, 1872; Alexan- 
der, born Sept. 9, 1874; Wademar, born Dec. 28, 
1876; Bernard, born July 18, 1878; Myrtle S., born 
July 22. 1880; Serena M., born Aug. 3, 1882; 
George L., born June 16, 188-1; Myron, born 
Aug. 17, 1886: and Mabel, born June 28, 1888. 

In 1875, Mr. Sorensen left the employ of Mr. 
Kimball ami removed to Waupaca, Wis., where he 
edited the i*"/! /('/>/•'«/, tiie first Danish Republican pa- 
per published in tiie United States. After three 
months he removed to Racine and in less than a year 
and a half had secured more than twelve hundred 
subscribers. Selling out he returned to Pine River 
and again entered the enqiloy of Mr. Kimball, 
with whom he rern:vincd three years and in 1879, 
worked for R. P. Colt of Poysippi. In the mean- 
lime he purchased the farm on which he now re- 
sides, containing 120 acres of land and for two 
years gave his attention to its cultivation, hoping 
thereby to restore his health, which had been in- 
jured by close confinement. Later he again entered 
tlie employ of Mr. Kimball, who found him one of 
his most efficient and trusted hands and sustained 
his former relations with him until October. 1889, 
when he once more resumed the care and cultiva- 
tion of his land. In polities, Mr. Sorensen is a Re- 
publican and has served in various township of- 
fices. He was town clerk for six years and in 1889 
was elected chairman of the town board, which po- 
sition he now holds. For two years he has been 
clerk of the district composed of the towns of Leon 
and Mt. Morris and for six years previous was a 
director of that district. He has proved himself 
an able and faithful oUicer in tlie discharge of his 



public duties and as a citizen ranks among the 
best. He is agent for the European Exchange 
Passage .\genc3- and sells tickets to all parts of 
P^nrope, also foreign drafts and money orders. He 
is a member and corresponding secretary of the 
Dannebrog Society, and is secretary and business 
manager of the Pine River Br.ass Band. For four 
years he held the ofBce of deputy postmaster of 
Pine River under A. M. Kimball. He and his 
wife are consistent members of the Lutheran 
Church. 



^^ ARCHIE M.MILLAN. a representative 
^/L-i| farmer residing on section 31 in the town 
/// ™ of Saxevillc, Waushara County, is a native 
^ff of Manchester. England. He was born on 

the 8th of April, 1839, and is a son of Daniel Mc- 
Millen. who was born on the Isle of Bute, Scotland, 
about twenty-eight miles from Glasgow, Oct. 22, 
1809. Deserved a four years' apprenticeship to 
the bl-.cksmith's trade, which he followed during the 
greater part of his life. On attaining his majority 
he left his native isle and went to Liverpool, where 
he worked for a short time, after which he spent 
thirteen j-ears in the emplo3- of William Fairhairn, 
in Manchester, England, as a machinist and black- 
smith. He then engaged in business for himself 
for two j'cars, repairing machinery in various fac- 
tories in ^lancliester. On the 6th of May, 1838, 
he married Isabella Beard, who was born in Ber- 
wick, Scotland, on the Tweed. Aug. 3, 1813, and 
was a daughter of George and Margaret (Wood) 
Beard, who were also natives of Scotland. They 
lived ui)on one farm for twenty-four years and Mr. 
Beard was a deacon in the Presbyterian Church for 
the long period of fortj'-four years. 

The mother of our subject was born near Mel- 
rose Abbey, the birth place of Sir Walter Scott, 
and by her union with Daniel JIcMillan became 
the mother t.f four children — Archie; George B.. 
mentioned later on; Margaret .\., wife of Thomas 
H. Dredge, a native of England; and Daniel D„ 
whose residence is at present not known to the 
family. In April, 1850, the family emigr.ated to 
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worked for the Hudson River Railroad Company 
for two years but on account of failing healtii was 
forced to seelt new employment and came to Pine 
River, Wis., May 12, 1852. He purchased 160 
acres of wild land in the town of Saxeville, which 
he operated for four years, when he was called 
home. He died Feb. 12, 1856, of consumption. 
He was a member of the Scotch Presbyterian 
Church, politically was a Republican and was one 
of the strongest supporters of abolition principles. 

The subject of this sketch acquired his education 
in England and the schools of New York City. He 
selected for a life companion Miss Maggie Moore, 
who w.as born in Walworth County, Wis., Oct. 16, 
1846. Unto them have been born two children — 
Mary B., born Dec. 2, 1876; and Anna, born Feb. 
21, 1881. Since 1859 Mr. McMillan has resided 
upon the farm which is now his home. He is an 
excellent farmer, thoroughlj' understands his busi- 
ness and is therefore quite successful in his opera- 
tions. He also devotes considerable attention to 
stock raising, making a specialty of Short-horn cat- 
tle and Merino sheep. 

Mr. McMillan has long been numbered among 
the prominent and influential citizens of Waushara 
County and has taken a leading part in public affairs. 
Heisastaunch ad vocateof Republican principles and 
has held various official positions. He was town- 
ship Chairman for six successive terms, from 1861 
to 1870, was town Clerk, was town Treasurer in 
1871, in 1876 was Clerk of the court and held that 
office six years and in 1883 was made town Chair- 
man, which position he still holds. In 1887 he 
served as Assistant Engrossing Clerk in the State 
Legislature; in 1888 was Chairman of the delega- 
tion from Waushara County to the State Conven- 
tion and in Seiitember, 1886, was a Delegate to the 
Congressional Convention that nominated C. B. 
Clark for Member of Congress. Promptness and 
fidelity have ever marked his course under his of- 
ficial career and the many offices which he has held 
indicate his popularity. Socially he is a member 
of Pine River Lodge, No. 207, A. F. & A. M., in 
which he holds the office of Secretary and in 1884 
and 1885 represented the auxiliary m tlie Grand 
Loilge at Milwaukee. 

George McMillan, brother of .'Archie, also de- 



serves special mention in this volume as one of the 
valued citizens of Waushara County. He was born 
Dec. 13, 1 840, in Manchester, England, and after ac- 
quiring a good common school education engaged in 
teaching for two years in the town of Saxeville and 
for three years in the village of that name. A loyal 
and patriotic citizen, in 1861 he enlisted as a mem- 
ber of Com pan}' A, 16th Wisconsin Infantry, com- 
manded by Capt. Edward Saxe. He was first under 
fire at the battle of Shiloh, after which he was of- 
fered the rank of Orderly Sergeant but refused the 
commission. His first engagement was followed by 
the hard fought battle of Corinth, another at luka, 
the second battle of Corinth, after which with his 
command he marched down the Mississippi Valley 
and participated in the capture of Holly Springs. 
In 1863 he marched from Memphis, Tenn., down 
the Mississippi River to Vicksburg and until after 
the fall of that city was stationed at Lake Provi- 
dence. He was there taken sick and sent home on 
a ninety days' furlough. He rejoined his command 
while the army was encamped at Red Bone, Miss- 
issippi, in 1863. His term of three years expired 
in January, 1864, but he immediately re-enlisted 
and served until the close of tiie war. He received 
a second furlough after his enlistment and on his 
return joined Sherman's army, particpating in the 
seige of Atlanta, the celebrated March to the Sea. 
then on through tiie Carolir.as and the grand re- 
view at Washington. 

Returning to his home when the war was over, 
Mr. McMillan clerked in the store of John A. Wil- 
liams, of Saxeville, until the following spring, when 
he purchased a sawmill in the northeastern part of 
the town of Saxeville and for two years engaged 
in the lumber trade. He then made a tour of Kan- 
sas, Missouri, Iowa and Minnesota and at length 
purchased 160 acres of land on Willow Creek in 
Blue Earth County, Minn., where he engaged in 
farming for about two years but retained possession 
of the same for fifteen ^-ears. He now owns 1,120 
acres of land situated in different parts of the coun- 
try. For some time he has been successfully en- 

I gaged in the culture of cranberries, his marsh in 

this county yielding him 1500 above all expenses. 

Socially, Mr. McMillan is a Mason. He was W. 

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years has been a representative to the Grand Lodge, 
in which he served as marshal in 1888. He has 
been a member of the Clranrt Lodge for fifteen years 
and also belongs to Berlin Chapter. No. 18, R. A. M. 
and Berlin Commandery. No. 10, K. T. In politics 
he is a Republican and for two years served as 
Town Clerk. 



eHUISTIAN UMBREIT, who is engaged in 
general farming and stock raising on section 
' 32, Manchester township, is a representative 
of one of the pioneer families of Green Lake 
County, where he has made his home since 1853. 
He was born in Germany, April 26, 1842, and is 
one of a family of seven children, who accompan- 
ied their father, John Umbreit, to America in tlie 
year above mentioned. Mr. Umbreit located on a 
farm which is now the home of our subject and is 
slill there living, at the ripe old age of seventy- 
eight years. He is one of the prominent and re- 
spected citizens of the place who has many friends 
but no enemies. He is one of the leading members 
of the Evangelical Methodist Cliureh, and aided in 
the organization of the first society of that kind in 
the county. From the beginning he has served as 
Class Leader and to the support of the ministry he 
has given liberally and freely, increasing his dona- 
tions as success attended his efforts. He was in 
limited circumstances on his arrival, but by indus- 
try and perseverance became one of the wealth}' 
citizens of the community. Of the children of the 
family, Traugott is a minister of Waukesha, Wis.; 
Henrietta is the wife of William Soure, a farmer of 
Columbia County, Wis.; Henry is engaged in farm- 
ing in the town of Manchester; Christian is the 
nest younger; William is an extensive farmer and 
stock-raiser of Wright County, Iowa; Caroline 
is the wife of Andrew Bates, a butcher of Pipe- 
stone. Minn.; Phili|). the youngest, is a druggist of 
Liberty, Missouri. The mother of this family, a 
noble Christian woman, died in 1881. aged 72 
years. 

Our subject was reared lo farm life and his man- 
hood days have been spent in like manner. On 



the 6lh of February, 1865. he was united in mar- 
riage with Eliza Blochwitz, who was born in New 
York in 1846. Their union has "teen blessed with 
four children — Katie, Frank, Edward and Lydia. 
Since coming to Wisconsin, Mr. I'mbreit has spent 
fourteen years in Columbia Count}- and the re- 
mainder of the time in this county. In 1878. he 
purchased 136 acres of thr; old homestead farm, to 
which he has since added 80 acres, the entire amount 
consisting of 216 acres whicii pay tribute to his care 
and cultivation. It is one of the finest farms in 
the commuuit}', being furnished with good build- 
ings and all the necess-ar}- improvements. A fine 
stone fence has been built, forty feet long and four 
feet high, the width of the base being four feet and 
at the top eighteen inches. The home and its entire 
surroundings indicate thrift and industry, taste and 
refinement. Mr. Umbreit is eug.agcd extensivelv in 
the raising of fine slock, giving special attention to 
the breeding of Durham cattle, Clydesdale horses 
and Poland-China hogs. He has done much to 
advance the grade of stock in the county and is 
I accounted one of the leading farmers. As a citi- 
zen, he is public spirited and progressive and does 
all in his power to promote the best interests of the 
communitj'. Socially, he is a member of the United 
Workmen, and politically he is a Republican. He 
cast his first ballot for Abraham Lincoln and from 
j that time to the present has been an inflexible ad- 
I herent of the party. He and his wife belong to the 
Evangelical Church and no belter citizens can be 
found in the community than that worthy cou|)le. 

^_^ENHY K. PRIEST, the popular landlord 

f)W of the American House, the leading hotel 

Sf^ of Princeton, has been engaged in the same 

(^ line of business for almost fifteen years and 

his long experience, together with his natural 

adaptability h.is made him a general favorite with 

' the traveling public. Mr. Priest was born in Me- 

nasha, Winnebago County, Wis., on the 1 9th day 

of May, 1850, and is consequentl}' numbered 

among the early settlers of the State. His birth 

occurred in an old log cabin, such as furnished 

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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 



was passed amid the wild scenes and undeveloped 
surroundings of the frontier. His parents were 
Daniel and Ann Frances (Barker) Priest, the for- 
mer a native of Massachusetts, born of Scotch pra- 
entage, while the latter was a native of Leeds, Eng- 
land. 

Daniel Priest was a manufacturer of woolen 
goods and in the .State of Ohio, where he removed 
at an early day, he did an extensive business in 
that line. After carrying on operations in the 
Buckeye State for a number of years, he then came 
to Wisconsin, locating in Menasha, in 1847. He 
there resumed his old occupation and met with 
splendid success in his undertaking. The year 
1870, however, witnessed his removal to Henrietta, 
Wis., where in connection with his labors as a man- 
ufacturer he devoted himself to farming, making 
his home in that community until his death, which 
occurred in 1S85. Only two or three months pre- 
vious his loved wife had been called home, and 
they who had so long traveled life's journey to- 
gether were laid side by side in the city of the 
dead. A family of eight children were born unto 
them, four sons and four daughters: Martha and 
William, the two eldest, are now deceased. They 
were followed by Henry K., Lucretia, Emil^^ Ed- 
ward C, Dolly and Benjamin. The last two are 
twins, but the sister is not now living. 

Having passed his entire life in this State, Henry 
K. Priest, our subject, has witnessed the greater 
part of its growth and development and has shared 
in the hardships and difficulties of the early settlers. 
He was educated in the common schools of Me- 
nasiia, and was reared under the parental roof until 
seventeen years of age, when he left home to earn 
his own livelihood, securing a position with the 
Green Bay and Mississippi Canal Company. Dur- 
ing that time he was engaged in dredging, and by 
his faithful discharge of duty won the confidence 
and respect of his employers. The succeeding 
three years of his life were spent in the govern- 
ment employ, after which he turned his attention 
to the business with which he is still connected. 
He embarked as a hotel keeper in Appleton, Wis., 
where he remained for one year, when in 1876, he 
purchased a hotel in Eureka, of which he was pro- 
prietor for nine 3'ears. Prosperitj' attended his 



efforts during that period and he purchased a half 
interest in the steamer "Weston" and barge, which 
for three or four years had been making trips on 
the Fox River. He afterward built the steamer. 
"C. S. Morris," which was engaged in transportation 
between Portage, Oshkosh and Green Bay. When 
almost a decade had passed he sold his property in 
Eureka, immediately afterward purchasing a hotel 
in Berlin, but there misfortune overtook him. 
Only nine months had been passed in the latter 
place when his hotel was burned down. Tliis 
caused his removal to Princeton, where he also 
met with a similar accident. With characteristic 
energy, he at once replaced the hotel in Princeton 
by a larger and more commodious brick structure, 
in which he now carries on operations. 

In 1875, Mr. Priest was united in marriage with 
Mrs. Sarah A. (Johnson) Holliday, widow of Na- 
than Holliday, by whom she had three children, 
George, Belle and Mamie. Tlie death of Mr. Hol- 
liday occurred in 1872. Two children have been 
born to Mr. and Mrs. Priest, but their first born, 
Lucy, is now deceased. Sadie, the younger, is yet 
with her parents. 

In political sentiment, our subject is a Republican, 
having advocated the principles of that part^^ since 
attaining his majority, and socially is a member of 
Princeton Lodge, No. 52, I. O. O. F. The Amer- 
ican House is fitted up with all the appointments of 
a first-class hotel, and its genial host and amiable 
hostess have the happy faculty of making their 
guests feel at ease, at the same time providing 
them with all the comforts and conveniences pos- 
sible. The family holds a high social position and 
is well known throughout the community. 



Sij RAM II. WOOD is a respected farmer of the 
town of Green Lake, residing on section 5, he 
having made his home in Green Lake County 
since 1850, covering a period of almost forty 
years. He was born in Berkshire County, Mass., 
Sept. 3, 1824, and is descended from good old Rev- 
olutionary stock. His paternal grandfather, Lem- 
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State, serve<l in the Colonial Army for seven years. 
He married Nabby Blaisdell, and on the farm where 
they began their domestic life, they passed their 
declining years, dying at an advanced age. The 
maternal grandfather, Isaac Horton, followed agri- 
cultural pursuits, ill the same community in which 
Mr. Wood lived, and he, too. served throughout 
the entire Revolutionary War. 

The parents of our subject were both natives of 
Berkshire County, and were acquaintances from 
childhood up. On reaching years of maturity 
their friendship ripened into love and they were 
joined in wedlock, beginning their domestic life on 
a farm near the homes of their childhood. In 
1826 they started for Lewis County, N. Y., but on 
the way Mr. Wood was taken sick and died in 
Montgomery County. The mother with her only 
child, Iram, who was then, about eighteen months 
old, went to Oneida County. N. Y., where she liad 
relatives living. She kept her boy witii her until 
he was able to do for himself, and gave him the 
best opportunities for education that she could af- 
ford. After living a widow for many years she 
married Edmund Clark, by whom she had two 
daughters. Her last days were spent in the home 
of lier son, she dying in 1888, at the ripe old age 
of eighty-seven years. She was a member of the 
Baptist Church and the father of our subject was 
an Episcopalian. 

Iram H. Wood spent iiis early life in his molli- 
er's home, but after attaining his majority, in the 
spring of 1816, we find him en route for Wiscon- 
sin, where he hoped to carve out a fortune for him- 
self. His first employment was at wood-chopping, 
for which he received twenty-five cents per cord. 
The first season he was afflicted with chills and ague 
and was forced to return to New Y'ork to regain 
his health, but in 1848 he again came to the West, 
and on the 6th day of November procured for him- 
self a helpmate in the person of Miss Nancy Cul- 
lings, a n.ativc of Albany County, N. Y., born 
March 10, 1827. Their marriage was celebrated 
in Mcllenry County. 111. Her parents, Hugli and 
Mary (Ten Eyck) CuUings, were also born near 
Albany, N. Y., from whence they removed to Mil- 
waukee in 1«47, settling in this county the fol- 
lowing year, where the husband died at the age of 



seventy-eight years, his wife at the age of seventy- 
seven. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Wood has 
been blessed with two children — Frances E. and 
George E. The former became the wife of Z. D. 
Hollenbeck. now a resident of Sioux County, Iowa. 
She died in 1885, leaving a family of four chil- 
dren: George, John, ¥Ahe\ and Guy. The latter 
married Hannah Hazeley and has two children now 
living, Agnes M. and Margie A. Jlyron the second 
child, died in infancy. The father of these chil- 
dren died Nov. 29. 1889. 

Mr. and Mrs. Wood began their domestic life in 
Rock County, Wis., but in 1850 came to Green 
Lake County. The first year he spent as a farm 
hand and then purchased forty acres of timber 
land, the purchase price being *200. He constructed 
his own furniture, and though crude it served the 
purpose. He lived in true pioneer style, but says 
those are among the happiest days of his life. Al- 
Uiough Mr. Wood has never accumulated great 
wealtli, he has acquired a comfortable competency, 
and now owns and ojierates a good farm of eighty- 
three acres. At one time it comprised 133 acres 
but he gave fiftj- acres to his son. He cast his first 
Presidential vote for Cass, and since that time has 
been an ardent supporter of the Democratic party. 
He has held the oflSce of Side Supervisor for two 
t€rins, and is accounted one of the worthy citizens 
of the town. His wife, who is a most estimable 
lady, holds membership in the Methodist Church. 
During the long years of their residence in this 
county they have won many friends who hold them 
in liigh regard. Their home is the abode of hos- 
pitality and sociability, and their numerous ac- 
quaintances are sure of a warm welcome. 



iOBERT BOYLE has for many years been 
numbered among the leading business men 
\\ of Berlin, where he is now engaged in deal- 
in oils as a partner of HoUis Stedman. He 
was born in St. Andrews. New Brunswick, on the 
1 1th of June, 1826, and is of Irish descent, his par- 
ents, Thomas and Catharine (Clark) Boyle, having 




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both been natives of Ireland. His father was born 
in Londonderry, in March, 1796, and came to 
America in the early days of iiis manhood. His 
mother was born in Belfast, in June, 1796, and em- 
igrntcd to New Brunswick at tiic age of eighteen 
years. Tliey became acquainted and were married 
in New Brunswick and for some years Mr. Boyle 
was engaged as express messenger in transporting 
goods from Boston to 8t. Andrews and the sur- 
rounding towns. Later, he opened a general store 
and engaged in merchandising for about eight 
years. The last days of himself and wife were 
spent in the home of his son Robert in Berlin. 

Our subject is one of a famil}' of five children, 
four of whom, two sons and two daughters, are now 
living. He attended the public schools when a 
young lad, but at the age of fourteen began learn- 
ing the blacksmith's trade, which he followed for 
thirty-flve years. In 1849, having a short time 
previous to this married Rebecca Murphy, of New 
Brunswick, Mr. Boyle removed with his bride to 
Manitowoc, Wis., where he engnged in blacksmith- 
ing until 1852, wiiich year witnessed his arrival in 
Berlin. He first built a small shop and in connec- 
tion with blacksraithing engaged in the manufac- 
ture of plows, cultivators and seed sowers, and so 
rapidly did his business increase that it was not 
long before he was compelled to build a larger [ 
shop, in which he also had a planing mill to dress 
lumber for doors, sash and blinds, which he manu- 
factured quite extensively, lie did a very flour- 
ishing business in that line until ready-made goods 
became so cheap that he could not compete with ] 
them and so turned his attention to the manufac- 
ture of windmills and stump pullers. Again pros- 
perity attended his efforts until 187.'5, when the : 
lirni of which he bought his supplies failed and ■ 
caused iiim to lose heavily. His next venture was 
as a dealer in produce, in which business lie em- 
barked in 1876, as a partner of Hollis Stedman, 
with whom he has since carried on operations. For I 
the past two years thej- have been dealing in oil, 
Mr. Boyle giving the greater part of his time to | 
that branch. They handle all the oils sold in Ber- 
lin. Two very energetic and capable business men 
comprise the firm of Boyle & Stedman and in con- 
sequence their business yields them a good income, i 



They also own considerable property, including 
four business houses on block 16. on the south side 
of Huron Street, and one on block 14 at the corner of 
Huron and Capron Streets, besides residence prop- 
erty. 

Mr. Boyle deserves no little credit for the suc- 
cess to which he has attained and may truly be 
called a self-made man. He is numbered among 
the leading citizens of Berlin, and for eight years 
occupied the position of alderman of the city. He 
supports the Republican party and is a member of 
the Baptist Church. In 1875 he was called upon 
to mourn the loss of his estimable wife, who died 
in full fellowship with the same church in the 
mouth of December, leaving three children: Filura; 
Hannah L., wife of James Brown; and Fred. 

—4 — «^-£*« SM- 



ILES MIX, M.D., the oldest practitioner 
of Berlin Township, Green Lake County, 
now residing on section 14, was born in 
Chautauqua County, N. Y., Oct. 17, 1S19, 
and is one of a family of twelve children born to 
Stephen and Patience (Risdon) Mix. His grand- 
father, Joel Mix. was of German descent, and mar- 
ried a Mrs. Sales. He was a manufacturer of edged 
tools and was a most excellent workman. The 
maternal grandfather of our subject, Josiah Risdon, 
was born of Scotch parentage, and followed black- 
smithing for a livelihood. He married a lady who 
came to this country from the North of Ireland. 
Both died in the Empire State. Mr. Risdon served 
his country in the War of 1812, and lived to the 
ripe old age of eiglity-six j-ears. 

Stephen Mix was also a native of the Empire 
State, and in his youth learned his father's trade, 
though he worked at it but a short time. After 
his marriage, he removed to Chautauqua County, 
being among the early' settlers of that section. 
During the early days of his residence in that com- 
munity, he carried upon his back a sack of corn to 
Erie, Pa., a distance of twenty-two miles, a,nd after 
it was ground, brought the meal home in the same 
way. He cleared and developed a farm of 120 
acres in that heavy timbered country, and acquired 
a comfortable comijctence. Both he and his wife 



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were members of the Baptist Church, and were i 
held in iiigh regard by all who knew them. The 
mother died when .Miles wa.s about thirteen years , 
old, and the father departed this life in La Porte, 
Ind., several years later. Of their family of twelve i 
children, ten lived to mature years, but only four 
yet survive. With the excei)tion of our subject, 
they are residents of Minnesota. David is engaged ! 
in farming; Melissa is now Mrs. Evans; andSaraii 
A. is Mrs. Ring. 

Our subject was reared to farm life, and in the 
district schools acquired his primary education, 
which was supplemented by a persual of certain 
studies in a select school after his emigration to the 
West. In 1836, in company with his father and 
other members of the family, he left home and 
settled in La Porte, Ind., where he learned the 
carpenter's trade, which he followed after his re- 
moval to Wisconsin in 1842, engaging in that busi- 
ness in Beloit and Whitewater. Subsequently he 
was employed in a threshing machine factory of 
Racine, and when the river was dredged at that 
place to make a harbor, he was appointed superin- 
tendent of a gang of thirty men, obtaining the posi- 
tion under the influence of Warren Cole. The 
Doctor, who was an expert with tools, during that 
lime was frequently' called upon to execute some 
work in drafting or constructing that the parties to 
whom it was intrusted could not perform. About 
this time, he began devoting his leisure hours to 
the reading of medical works, and in 1845, having 
determined to follow that profession, he entered 
the oHke of Dr. O. W. Blanchard of Racine, with 
whom he continued his studies for two and a haU 
years, lie assisted the Doctor in his practice during 
the latter part of that time, and then returned to 
La Porte, Ind., where he studied with Prof. Meeker, 
Dean of the Indiana Medical College of La Porte, 
from which he was graduated in the class of 1850. 
In that city, on the Kith of January, 1848, Dr. 
Mix led to the marriage altar Miss Louisa E.. 
daughter of Preserved and .lane (F'armer) Wheeler. 
She was born in \'ermont. -hine 12. 1828, and in 
childhood removed with her parents to Indiana. 
After his graduation in 1850. the Doctor came to 
Green Lake County, locating in Berlin, where he 
was successfully engaged in practice until IW2. 



when he removed to his farm on section 14 in the 
town of Berlin. .\s much as possible, he has re- 
tired from .'iclive life, but many of his old patrons 
do not wish to employ another physician, and still 
solicit his services. When he entered upon his 
professional career, he would walk through the 
rain and storm to see his patients, but finally became 
able to purchase a horse and buggy which made his 
labors much lighter. Step by step he worked his 
w.ay upwar<l, until he occupied a foremost place in 
tiie ranks of his professional brethren. His finan- 
cial resources also increased, aud he is now the 
owner of a fine farm of 227 acres. He is one of the 
prominent and influential citizens of the county, 
and for two or three terms served as alderman of 
Berlin. He was also a member of the Board of 
Health and City Physician of Berlin, and for several 
years has been employed in the same capacity in 
Berlin Township. He affiliated with the Whig 
party until the formation of the Republican party, 
with which he has since cast his ballot. His first 
vote was for William Henry Harrison. He is now 
in hearty sympathy with the temperance movement, 
and does all in his power to advance the cause. 
For thirty-nine years he has been a resident of this 
county, and is one of its most highly respected 
citizens. 

In 1877, Dr. Mix was called upon to mourn the 
loss of his wife, who died on the 4th of ^L•^rch. 
She was a member of the Baptist Church, to which 
he also belongs. Their family numbered seven 
children — Edwin S., who married Martha \. Gard- 
ner, and has four children; .lane A., wife of Almon 
Otterburn, b}' whom she has three children ; Sarah 
J., deceased wife of Amos .1. Skillens; Kittie C, 
wife of Clark Page and the mother of three children ; 
Miles T., who married Millie C. Radke; Horace P., 
who wedded Lena M. Collier and has one child; 
and Wlieeler W. A fine portrait of Dr. Mix is 
found uiiou another page. 



6 HANDLER B. WHEELOCK, a retired mer- 
chant of Marquette, who for thirty-two 
years was one of the leading business men 

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385 



1816, ia Cavendiab, Windsor Co., Vt., and is of 
English origin. Two brothers of the name of 
Wheeloek ciime to America during the early Col- 
onial days and settled in Massachusetts. From 
them the family sprung. The father of our sub- 
ject, Amariah Wheeloek, was born in the Bay State 
in 1780, and married Betsy Olds, a native of New 
llunipshire, born in 1781. They became parents 
of twelve children, of whom these lived to ra.ature 
years — Betsy became the wife of Silas Walker and 
settled on Honey Creek, Jirie Co., Pa.; Ruth be- 
came the wife of Lyman Anjer, who opened the 
first hotel in Marquette County; Jesse, who was 
born in Windsor County, Vt., in 1800, is thought to 
be living, yet it is not certainly known that he still 
survives; Lydia married Benjamin Tracy and set- 
tled in Erie County where both died; Chandler B., 
completes the family. 

In 1816, when our subject was but a babe, his 
parents removed to Genesee County, N. Y., where 
they resided for six years. They then became 
residents of Erie County, Pa., where Mr. Wheeloek 
died in 1849. His wife afterward became a res- 
ident of Ashtabula County, Ohio, where she passed 
away in 1852. She was a faithful member of the 
Baptist Church. The husband supported the Whig 
party and served his country in the AVar of 1812. 

Chandler Wheeloek of whom we write in his 
youth received liberal educational advantages sup- 
plementing the knowledge acquired in the common 
schools by a course in Waterford Academy in Erie 
County, Pa. He was first married in 1837, when 
Miss Lydia Lawrence became his wife. Unto them 
were born eight children, five of whom are j'et liv- 
ing — Orin N., who offered his services to his coun- 
try during the late war but was refused on account 
of his health, is now living in Beatrice, Neb.; Am- 
ariah B.. makes his home in the same city; Al- 
den E., enlisted in the 31st Wisconsin Infantry and 
was killed at the Battle of Gettysburg; Lyman li., 
a soldier of the 31si Wisconsin Regiment is living 
in Minneapolis, Minn.; Frank is located at Stevens 
Point, Mo.; Elton D., is in Beatrice, Neb. The 
death of the mother occurred in 1864, and Mr. 
Wheeloek married for his second wife Mrs. Harris, 
whose maiden name was Eliza .T. Wilson. She 
died on the 1st day of January, 1875. He was 



a third time married, his union being with Mrs. 
Cahoon .widow of Joel K. Cahoon. Her maiden name 
was Jdary Randall, and by her former marriage 
she had four children — James, who is now living 
in Minnesota; Mary, wife of Amos Bosley of 
Green Lake County; Caroline, wife of Lewis Bos- 
ley of this county; and Herbert, who is living in 
the same county. 

With the hope of bettering his financial condition 
Mr. Wheeloek came to Green L.ake County, and 
immediately thereafter embarked in the mercantile 
business in Marquette, which then consisted of 
only a few buildings. He met with splendid suc- 
cess in his undertaking and building up a good 
trade became one of the prosperous merchants 
of the county. Earnest in trying to please his 
customers he won their patronage and good 
will. Ever courteous and treating all alike he 
made his store one of the most popular in this sec- 
tion and it was with deep regret that many saw 
him retire to private life. He was thrown upon 
his own resources when a young man and having 
acquired, without assistance, a handsome compe- 
tency, he determined to la}' aside all business cares 
and spend the remainder of his life in the enjoy- 
ment of the possessions which he had acquired. 
He is spoken of bj' all as one of the most promi- 
nent and valued citizens of Marquette. He casts 
his ballot with the Republican party and has held 
the office of Justice of the Peace but prefers to de- 
vote his attention to the pleasures of home rather 
than spend his time amid the tumultuous scenes of 
political life. 



^m LEXANDER PATERICK established the 
*^Oj first blacksmith shop in the town of Mar- 
M l!\ quette. Green Lake County, and has been 
'^ prominently identified with the history of 

that town since the days of its early infancy. This 
family is of Scottish origin, the parents of our sub- 
ject, John and Jane (Young) Paterick, having both 
been natives of Scotland. In that country the}' 
were married and shortly afterward emigrated to 
America, settling in Schuylkill Co., Pa., where the 
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sons and four daughters, the oldest of whom is our 
subject: Robert, died in Clinton County, Iow:i; 
Jane is the wife of Tiinmas Ernst, of Schu^'lkill 
County, Pa.; .John is living in Grand Rapids. Wis.; 
Janet is the wife of a Mr. Morton, and resides in 
the Keystone State; Margaret married Thomas 
Carter, of Williamsport. Pa.; Mary became the 
wife of Dr. Winerick. and after his death wedded 
K. A. Taylor, of Leadvillc, Colo.; David, who 
served in tiie late war and participated in the battle 
of Gettysburg, is now living in Grand Rapids. 
Wis. The parents, both of whom were communi- 
cants of the Presbyterian Church, passed away in 
the Keystone State. 

Alexander Paterick, the subject of this notice, 
was born Dec. 1, 1829, in Schuylkill County, where 
he received his education. At the age of seven- 
teen years he began learning the trade of a ma- 
chinist at Port Carbon, serving an apprenticeship 
of three years. The first year his wages consisted 
of board, clothing and $25, but at the expiration 
of Ills term, he had so tlioroughly mastered ihe 
trade that he was able to command excellent wages, 
lie remained in the Kast until 1849, wiien he came 
to the new State of Wisconsin, which had only the 
year previous been admitted to the Union. He 
settled in the town of Marquette, Green Lake 
County, and as before stated, opened the fust bhack- 
smith shop. 'Ihe liljeral patronage which he re- 
ceived testified to his ability as a workman and 
made him one of the well-to-do citizens of the 
community. The wild unsetttled condition of the 
country brouglit many for miles around to his 
place of business, and he is widely known through- 
out the surrounding country. Little could the 
most far-sighted at that lime have dreamed of the 
great changes which were so soon to take place. 
There were between three and four Indians living 
within sight of Mr. I'aterick's home at the time of 
his arrival; wild animals were still seen near the 
settlement and all kinds of game, including deer, 
was plentiful. Most of the homes were log cabins, 
much of the land was still undeveloped and matiy 
of the now thriving villages and cities had not yet 
sprung into existence. Many were the hardships 
and trials endured by the pioneers, but their pain 
was not unmixed with pleasure for greater so- 



ciability abounded then than is found anywhere ex- 
cept on the frontier. 

To Mr. and Mrs. P.iterick have been born five 
children, two sons an<l three daughters — Hattie.wlio 
is the wife of Gardnier Miller of this county ; Jennie, 
wife of C. S. Criftitl). a lumber dealer of Marquette; 
Frank, Scott and Jessie are at home. At local elec- 
tions, Mr. Paterick supports the man and not the 
party, but on questions of National importance he 
casts his ballot with the Democracy'. He is a repres- 
entative citizen, public spirited and progressive, and 
himself and family are higlilj- esteemed. 



NSKL SHALER, deceased, was for many 
years a prominent citizen of Green Lake 
County. He was born in Connecticut in 
the month of March, 181 3, and died at his 
home in the town of Mackford. Jan. 27, 1881, 
respected by all who knew him. In his native 
.State he grew to manhood, receiving a common- 
school education. His early life was passed un- 
eventfully, but when a young man he started for 
the West with the hope of accumulating a fortune 
on its broad prairies. He chose Michigan as his 
home and in that State saw his wishes fulfilled. 
He accumulated considerable propert}- but misfor- 
tune overtook him. he losing it all in the financial 
panic which swept over the country in 1837. Al- 
though he felt his loss, undaunted he set to work 
to retrieve his possessions. He continued his la- 
bois in Michigan for some time, but in 1845, de- 
cided to journey further West, and located in Rock 
County. Wis., where he engaged in teaching school 
for two winters. With the money thus earned, he 
came to Green Lake County and entered a claim of 
eight}' acres in the town of Mackford. Again he 
was prosperous in his business transactions, and 
ere his death he was owner of 500 acres of valua- 
ble land, which left his family in comfortable cir- 
cumstances. Diligence and jierseverance were 
among his most prominent characteristics, and com- 
bined with good business ability, led to his success. 
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raoi'e arduous duties wliicli had formerly devolved 
upon him. 

In 18;)9. Mr. Slialer was joine(1 in wedlock with 
Miss Sally Steward, who still survives him. Slie is 
a daughter of Abijah and Lydia (Davis) Steward, 
of Delaware County, N. Y., where her father died. 
Her mother lived in Michigan, but she too has now 
passed away. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Shaler there 
were born two children, twins, one of whom is liv- 
ing, Clarence. Clara, the sister, died Feb. 8, 1878. 
Clarence and his mother are living on the old 
homestead farm in the town of Mackford. Mrs. 
Shaler was previously married to Benjamin Gra- 
ham, and by their union were two children born — 
Henry A., who married Mrs. Julia Price, and Helen 
E., who married Walter A. Finney. 

Mr. .Shaler was liberal in his views of public 
policy and did all in his power to advance the best 
interests of the community. The cause of educa- 
tion found in him a true friend, and he served his 
township as School Superintendent, acceptably dis- 
charging the duties of that olHce. His life was 
such as to win the confidence of all with whom 
business or pleasure brought him in contact, and 
he was held in high regard throughout the com- 
munity. Many warm friends mourned his death 
and the county deplored the loss of a good citizen. 

1^^ KLIM S. PUTNAM, a practical and pro- 
^^^ gressive farmer of the town of "Warren, 
(ll/^ Waushara County, lesiding on section 10, 
was born on the 17tli of November, IStO, 
in Brooklyn, Lake County, 111., and is the only 
child of S. S. and Joanna (Hamilton) Putnam. His 
father wiis born in New Hampshire, May 30, 1813, 
and followed farming throughout his entire life. 
His father was also a native of the Granite St.ate 
and became one of the pioneer settlers of Lake 
County, HI. He earned his livelihood by .agricul- 
tural pursuits, which business he followed until his 
death in 1879. His wife, also a native of New 
Hampshire, is still living and resides on the old 
homestead in Lake County. 

The father of our subject was reared to man- 
hood in his native State, but at an early day came 



West and took up his abode in Lake County, set- 
tling on 160 acres of wild prairie land. He passed 
through the toils and privations of pioneer life, 
but succeeded in developing a good farm on which 
he made his home until his death, Dec. 7, 1841. 
The greater part of his life was spent in the ser- 
vice of his Master, as a member of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church. He married Joanna Hamilton, 
a daughter of Harry and Asenath (Warren) Ham- 
ilton, of Vermont. Her father removed with his 
family to Brooklyn, Lake County, III., in 1839, 
and until about the year 18.56. there engaged in 
farming. He then removed to Berlin and estab- 
lished himself in the mercantile business, which he 
followed for ten years, when he retired to private 
life. His death occurred the latter part of October, 
1888, at the ripe old age of ninety-two years. 
Mrs. Putnam was born in Sheldon, Wyoming Co., 
N. Y., Dec. 30, 1819, and as before stated, our sub- 
ject was the only child born of her union with Mr. 
Putnam. After the death of her first husband, she 
became the wife of Hanson S. Carrier on the 1st 
of April. 1845, and for a brief period continued 
to live in Brooklyn. They removed to Dodge 
Count}-, Wis., where was born unto them, June 14, 
1840, a daughter, Francelia. The mother who was 
a consistent member of the Episcopal Church for 
many years died Nov. 1, 187.5, and Mr. Carrier de- 
parted this life Dec. 1, 1884. During the late 
Civil War he proved his loy.alty to the Union by 
shouldering a musket and marching to the front. 

At the age of four years, Selim S. Putnam came 
to the town of Ashippun, Dodge Co., Wis., with 
his step-father, where the only advantages he re- 
ceived for securing an education were such as the 
district schools of that day afforded. Devoting 
the most of his time to farm work he remained at 
home until the fall of 1861, when he enrolled his 
name as a private of the 7th Wisconsin Light 
Artillery, which was formed in Milwaukee. He was 
assigned to the company commanded by Captain 
Griffith and was first under fire at the battle of 
Island No. 10, on the Mississipi)i River. His com- 
pany then went up the river and proceeded by the 
way of the Columluis and Mobile Railroad to 
Humboldt, where the}' were stationed for[a lime, 
going thence to Jack.son, Teun., by way of Tren- 



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ton. In the engagement at Parker's Cross Roads 
tliey were repulsed by Gen. Forest with the loss of 
.Second Lieutenant Hayes Wheelock, and several 
privates. Thej' were then transferred to Corinth, 
Miss., and took part in the siege against t!iat city. 
About thirty miles from Memphis, Tenn., they 
were overtaken by Gen. Forest and again repulsed, 
retreating back to Memphis, where thej- were placed 
under the command of Oen. Sturgis. At that 
place on a fogg}' Sunday morning, they were again 
attacked b^- Gen. Forest's troops and suffered a 
third defeat. Mr. Putnam's three years' term of 
service then expired, but he re-enlisted to serve 
until the close of the war, when he was honorably 
discharged at Milwaukee, July 20, 186.5, having 
seen four 3ears of active military service. 

Returning to the North. Mr. Putnam went to 
Walertown, .Jefferson Co., Wis., where for eighteen 
months he was enn)loyed in a saw mill, when in 
1867. he came to Waushara County, and for three 
years was in the employ of Hamilton Bros., man- 
ufacturers of lumber. In 1870 he purchased 
eighty acres of almost unimproved land on section 
10 in the town of Warren and in connection with 
his stepson, Edwin Sprague, has added eighty 
acres to the original purchase. 

On the 21st of .\pril, 1870, .Mr. Putnam was 
united in marriage with Mrs. Susan (Wheeler) 
Sprague, a native of Erie County, X. Y., born 
June 19, 1834. Her father, Paul Wheeler, who 
was a native of Massachusetts of English origin, 
was born Feb. 18, 1811, and made farming his life 
work. He married Hannah IJriggs, who was born 
in Rhode Island, Oct. 29, 1809, and when an infant 
was taken to Erie County, N. Y., where she lived 
until her marriage. She was a 6rm believer in the 
faith of the Society of Friends and died Sept. o, 
1866. ller grandfather Briggs, was born in Rhode 
Island and gave his life for American Indepen- 
dence. Mrs. Putnam was fifst married June 6, 
1858 to Seth Sprague of Rhode Island, by whom 
she had one child, Edwin, born July 28, 1 859. On 
the 22nd of Sei)lember. 1886. he married Charlotte 
Cloiigh. by whom he has one child, Ilalsey Paul, 
born Feb. 2. 1887. .Seth Sprague first came to Wis- 
consin in 1855, but after a short time returned to 
the East and married Miss Wheeler, again coming 



to Wisconsin in 1858, and for eight years lived on 
a farm south of Berlin, known as the Seven Day 
Settlement. He then removed to a farm on section 
10 in the town of Warren, Waushara County, 
where he spent the remainder of his life, passing 
away April 5, 1868. 

Politically. Mr. Putnam is a Republican and one 
of the stanchest supporters of that party and its 
principles; he has been a director in the Aurora 
Fire Insurance Company and is a member of Ed. 
Saxe Post, No. 135. G. A. R., of Wautoma, his 
wife belonging to the AVoman's Relief Corps, an 
auxiliary of the lodge. 



ERRY NISKERX. junior member of the 

law firm of W.aring it Niskern, was born 

J^ in Darien. Walworth County. Wis., on the 

]1\ 14th of M.ay, 1854, and is a son of John 
and Eliza Jane (Wilsey) Niskern. His father was 
born in Schoharie County, N. Y., and is descended 
from original Knickerbocker Holland ancestors. The 
family was founded in America by two brothers. 
Peter and Jolin, who emigrated from Holland to 
America in 1680, and settled in the Mohawk Valley. 
They spelled the name Kniskern. but by the later 
generations it has been changed to tiie present mode 
of spelling. The mother of our subject was also 
born in Schoharie County, of Holland parentage, 
and the name of her family was originally Wiltse. 

In 1846, John Niskern. accompanied by his fam- 
ily, emigrated from New York to Wisconsin and 
settled on a farm in the town of Darien. Walworth 
County, where he and his wife still reside. He is 
one of the prominent farmers of that region, and 
is numbered among the best citizens. There were 
three children in the family, all sons. Charles 
married Adeline Westing house, and is a farmer of 
Story County, Iowa; Frank married Jennie Stew- 
art and operates the old home farm. 

Perrj-, the second, is the subject of this sketch. 
Ho was reared to manhood upon his father's farm, 
and received liberal educational advant.ages. com- 
pleting his literary studies in Ripon College, from 
which he was graduated in the class of 1877. He 
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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 



Carpenter, of .Tancsville, for one year, and then 
took a two years' course in the Columbia Law 
School, but completed the studies assigned for two 
years within one year. He then returned to Janes- 
ville to his old preceptors and there continued his 
studies until February, 1880, when he was admitted 
to the bar both in the circuit and supreme courts. 
Mr. Niskern then visited Kansas and Minnesota, 
with the intention of selecting a location but did 
not find a suitable one in eitlier State, so in No- 
vember, 1881. he returned to Wisconsin and 
opened an office in Princeton, Green Lake County, 
where he pursued the practice of his profession un- 
til 1885, when he came to Berlin, and the follow- 
ing year became a member of the law firm of War- 
ing, Eichstadt & Niskern. In February, 1889, af- 
ter the death of Mr. Eichstadt, the firm became 
Waring & Niskern and has so remained to the 
present writing, December, 1889. 

In 1881, Mr. Niskern chose for liimself a com- 
panion, and on the 24th of August of that year, 
in Ripon. was united in marriage with Miss Jen- 
nie M. Atwood, who was born in the village of 
Lake Mills, Wis., and is a daughter of Kelley and 
Mary L. Atwood. She is a member of the Con- 
gregational Church, and a most estimable lady. 
Mr. Niskern is a Democrat in political sentiment, 
and notwithstanding the large Republican majority 
of Green Lake County, has twice been elected to 
the office of district attorney. The firm of War- 
ing &. Niskern is one of the leading law firms in 
Green Lake Countj' and enjoys an extensive and 
lucrative practice. The senior partner is the pio- 
neer lawj'er of the county, and enjoys the distinc- 
tion of being a leader of the bar. The junior, 
while comparatively a young man, is fast "earning 
his spurs" in the camp of the legal fraternity. 



HARLES S. MORRIS, proprietor of the 
Fourth Ward Flouring Mills, is one of the 
leading business men of Berlin. In con- 
nection with his milling business lie deals in all 
kinds of flour and feed, together wiih wood, coal, 
lime, stucco, etc., and is engaged in the manufac- 
ture of brick i*nd drain Ule, He established his 



e; 



present business in the fall of 1870, and has car- 
ried it on continuously since with marked success. 
Mr. Morris was born on a farm in the town of 
Berlin, Marquette County, Aug. 9, 1849, and is a 
son of Isaac H. Morris, whose biography will be 
found in this volume. The Morris family, of 
which Charles S. is a member is descended from 
one of the most honored in the history of the 
American Republic. Among the names of the 
most illustrious are those of the patriotic Robert 
Morris and Gouvernenr Morris, of the State of 
New York. 

Our subject was reared on his father's farm until 
fourteen years of age and in his .youth received 
liberal educational advantages, attending the 
schools of Berlin, while his education was complet- 
ed by a 3'ear's course in Ripon College. He was 
an excellent student in mathematics, and when 
only fourteen years of age obtained a position as 
book-keeper in a store at Berlin. Subsequently, 
he served two years as assistant postmaster under 
Col. Bugh. of Berlin, and was next employed on 
the home farm during the summer months, while 
in the winter he engaged in teaching school, until 
twenty-one years of age. He attained his major- 
ity in 1870, and then formed a partnership with 
James McNish, under the name of McNisli & Mor- 
ris, proprietors of the Fourth Ward Flouring and 
Feed Mill, but after eighteen months the partner- 
ship was dissolved, Mr. Morris becoming sole pro- 
prietor. Since that time he has done business 
alone and his efforts have been crowned with a high 
degree of success. His annual business aggregates 
from $60,000 to *7.'-).00() and is steadily increas- 
ing. 
I Mr. Morris was married in the town of Green 
I Lake, Green Lake County, May 17, 1876, when 
his destiny was united with that of jNIiss Lucy E. 
Smith, daughter of Samuel and Almena(Connable) 
! Smith. She was born in the town where her wed- 
; ding was celebrated and where her parents wore 
early settlers. Her father is one of the best known 
and most prominent farmers of the country. 

In politics, Mr. Morris is a Republican and has 
taken a warm interest in the success of his part}-. 
He is a member of the Republican County Com- 
luittee and has served two years as its chairman, 



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doing good work in promoting the success of liis 
part3\ He has served nine years as alderman in 
the Berlin City Council ani would doubtless have 
been re-elected if he would have accepted tlie nom- 
ination. He is a member of Berlin Lodge, No. 56, 
I. O. O. F., in which lie has filled all the chairs, 
and at one time was a member of the Encampment 
of tiiat order. He an<l his wife attend the Union 
Church of Berlin. Altliough comparatively a 
young man, Mr. Morris has been prominently 
identified with the manufacturing and commercial 
interests of Berlin for nineteen years, and with the 
municipal government of that city for nine j-ears. 
He is an active enterprising business man and has 
by energy and industry succeeded in building up 
a large and prosperous trade. As a citizen ar.d 
neighbor he is known as an upright man of un- 
questioned integrity, genial and affable in his 
intercourse with the world. His fellow townsmen 
have recognized his public spirit and enterprise by 
electing him president of the Business Men's Asso- 
ciation of Berlin, which position he has held since 
the association was formed. 



ELISIIA (iRANT WOODWORTII. a pioneer 
of Marquette of 1846. now living in Berlin 
was born in the town of Madison. Ceauga 
Co., Ohio, April 13. 1823. and is a son of Rowland 
and Ruth (Stevens) Wood worth. His father was 
born in 1798 in New England, and died in Berlin, 
Aug. 9, 1881, at the age of eighty-two j'ears; but 
the mother, who was born in Kennebec County, 
M.ainc. Nov. 17, 1788. is still living, at the ad- 
vanced age of one hundred and one years. She 
resides with her son Elisha, and the history of her 
life is given elsewhere in this work. 

Our subject was reared on his father's farm, but 
at the age of twenty years left the parental roof 
and started out to seek his fortune in the West. 
He went by way of the t J real Lakes to Milwaukee, 
from tlioru to Chicago, and then on to Galesburg, 
and finrilly settled near Knoxville, HI., but being a 
single man, he wandered about from place to place 
until Sept. 17. 1844. when he was married at what 
was then the town of Henderson, Knos Co., III. 



Miss Susan Burner, the lady of his choice, was a 
daughter of John and Bertha (Witt) Burner, and 
was born in Overton Countj", Tenn.. Jan. 25, 1821. 
Her p.irents were natives of the same State, and re- 
moved from there to Sangamon County, III., in 
1824. 

Soon after his marriage, ilr. Woodworth re- 
turned with his young wife to the Buckeye State, 
making his home in Cleveland until the spring of 
1840. when he came to Wisconsin, then a Territory, 
and entered land near Lake Marie, in the town of 
Manchester. Green Lake County. He then turned 
his attention to farming, which he followed until 
1856, when he omijarked in mercantile business in 
Mackford. to which he devoted his energies for 
four or five years, when he resumed farming. He 
again changed his place of residence in 1866, be- 
coming a farmer near Davenport, Iowa, where ho 
made his home until 1869. when he sold out with 
the intention of going to California. Changing his 
mind, he returned to Green Lake County. Wis., and 
located in Berlin, at the same time purchasing the 
Berlin City Flouring Mills, in company with Mr. 
Forbes. He also bought a mill in Eureka, which 
he subsequently traded to Mr. Dunham for the 
hotel in Berlin now known as the Woodworth. 
For the succeeding three years he w.as then engaged 
in the hotel business, when he sold out to F. A. 
Clark <t Co. His health having become impaired, 
he has not since been actively eng.aged in business, 
but still resides in Berlin at his fine residence on 
the west side of the river. 

Mr. and Mrs. Woodworth have had eight children, 
four sons and four daughters, of whom si.x are liv- 
ing: Josephine is the wife of Alverton Pierce of 
Oshkosh; Le Roy married Melissa Pendel, and is 
engaged in farming near Randolph, Columbia 
County; Warren is living in Berlin; Frank died at 
the age of eleven years; Alice is the wife of Frank 
Aplin of Berlin; Theresa died at the age of four 
years; Monroe resides in Berlin; Theresa, the 
second of that name, is the wife of Horace Wines, 
of Denver, Col. 

In politics. Mr. Woodworlh was a Wliig in early 

life and on the breaking up of that party, joined 

the new Republican party, with which be continued 

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when be voted the Democratic ticket, believing tiuit 
tlie time liad come for a change in party control of 
the government. He was so well pleased with the 
Cleveland administration that he voted for his re- 
election in 1888, and continues to act with the 
Democracy. Mr. Woodworth was for many years 
a member of the M. E. Church, but is not now con- 
nected with any denomination, though he is a pro- 
fessing Christian. His wife has been a life long 
Methodist and belongs to tlie Church in Berlin. 
He has led an active and useful life, and has carried 
on some extensive business operations and aceunui- 
lated a large propert3-. His course has been marked 
by uprightness and correct business principles, anrj 
he has always commanded the respect of his fellow 
men. 



STr^.RIGGS SHEAD, who resides on>ection 10 
Jl^V\ in the town of Aurora, is a representative of 
/j^jlj! one of the pioneer families of Waushara 
^&y County, of which he became a resident in 
the spring of 1852. He was born in Onondaga 
County, N. Y., June 23, 1839, and is a son of 
AVilliam and Abigail ( Estabrook ) Shead, the for- 
mer born in Vermont, in 1801 and the latter in the 
same State in 1802. Their marriage was celebrated 
in 1822, and for a number of years Mr. Shead en- 
gaged in farming in the Elmpire State, but at 
length he determined to see what benefit it would 
be to him if he settled on the prairies of the West 
and there made a home, so we find him in 1850 en- 
route for Wisconsin, whicti but a short time pre- 
vious had been admitted to the Union. He first 
settled in the town of Rushford, Winnebago 
County, but in the spring of 1852, changed his 
place of residence to a farm on section 10, in the 
town of Aurora, Waushara County, where ho made 
his home until his death on the 10th of June, 1877. 
His wife still survives him and makes her home 
with her daughter. Mrs. Lorain Bliss, but our sub- 
ject provides for all her wants and needs. That 
worth}' couple were the parents of five children, all 
of whom are yet living — Elisha E., who is engaged 
in farming on section 11, in the town of Aurora; 
Lorain M., widow of L. 1'. Bliss; Charles, who is 
engaged in farming and carpentering in Clark 



County, S. D.; William, also a resident farmer of 
the same state; and Briggs of this notice. 

The early opportunities which our subject had 
for acquiring an education were quite limited, he 
being but a lad of eleven years when the family 
came to Wisconsin and the schools of the pioneer 
country did not afford very extensive advantages 
in that direction. He is one of the early settlers 
of Waushara County and has shared in the hard- 
ships and difficulties incident to life on the fron- 
tier. On the arrival of the family they settled on 
what is now known as Shead's Island, named in 
honor of the father of our subject, who there built 
a log house and established his family. The cabin 
was covered with shakes and had a puncheon floor. 
When the expenses of the emigration were paid, 
Mr. Shead found that he had but money enough left 
to buy two or three hundred feet of lumber and a 
sack of flour. As they arrived in the fall and 
no crops could be planted until the following 
spring the family subsisted on provisions bought 
from the sale of butter tubs and barrels which the 
father and sons hewed from timber standing near 
the cabin door, their home being situated in the 
midst of a forest. They hauled the tubs to P^ureka 
on hand sleds, the distance being three miles, and in 
that way obtained the money which bought them 
food and clothing during their first winter in Win- 
nebago County. Thej' could have but little inter- 
course with the outside world at that time for 
means of travel were very imperfect and postage 
on a letter was twenty-five cents. 

Amid such surroundings our subject was reared 
to manhood. In his younger days, for a period of 
about twelve years, he devoted the greater part of 
his time to coopering but when his father became 
disabled lor work by rheumatism he took charge of 
the home farm and provided and cared for his 
parents. He chose for himself a helpmate in 1860, 
being joined in wedlock with Miss Mar}' M. Bills, 
on the 1st of December of that j^ear. Her parents 
were Jason and Susan (Cork) Bills. Her father 
was born in Vermont in 1820, became one of the 
early settlers of the town of Aurora and is still 
living at this writing. The mother who was born 
in England in 1821, died on the 28th of June, 
1884, at the age of sixty-three years. Tbcy were 



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parents of six children and the family circle still 
remains unbroken. Lucy .1.. is now the wife of 
Charles .Shcad. of Clark County. S. D. : Julia is the 
wife of Robert Tennant, a miller of Waupaca 
County; Dulcina is the wife of George Tarrant, a 
shoemaker of Berlin, Wis.; Edward C. is enga<<cd 
in farming on section 12, in the town of Aurora; 
and Josephine is the wife of George Mclntyre. a 
commercial traveler in the employ of Campbell & 
Co., owners of the Marble Works of Berlin. Mrs. 
Shead is the third in order of birth, having been 
born in Oswego County, N. Y., Feb. 21, 1844. 
She came to this county when six years of age and 
remained at home until 1860, when at the age of 
seventeen years she became the wife of Mr. 
Shead, by whom she has three children — Jason W., 
wiio was born Jan. 27. 1863, and is now engaged 
in farming in Clark County, S. D.; Agnes L.. who 
was born Doe. 28, 1870. and died in 1877; .and 
.Storr B., born April 6, 1879. He is now attending 
school and still makes his home with his parents. 

In political sentiment Mr. .Shead is a Republican 
and takes an active interest in the success and wel- 
fare of that party. He is now serving as Side 
Supervisor of his town and is one of its representa- 
tive citizens. Socially he is a member of John H. 
Williams Post, J\'o. 4, O. A. R. of Berlin, having 
served his country as a member of Company B, 
of the 49th Regiment Wisconsin Infantry. Res- 
pected by all who know him and regarded as one 
of the prominent citizens of the community he well 
deserves a representation in this volume and it is 
with ple.asure we record his sketch. 



R.S. KATE A'OSBURG .SAXE is numbered 
among the pioneer settlers of Waushara 
County, and well deserves mention in this 
volume. She was born on the 8th of Au- 
gust, 1829, in Sardinia, Erie Co., N. Y., and is of 
Holland and English extraction. Her father, John 
L. Vosburg, was born in ShetBeld, Mass., May 30, 
1804, and made milling his life occupation. When 
about twenty years of age. he went to Buffalo. N. 
Y.. and while in that city became acquainted with 
Jliss Louisa B. Landon. Tliis lady is a native of 



New York, born in Batavia, Genesee County, on 

the 23d of June, 1809. Her parents were Seth .and 
Jemima (Hedger) Landon. both of whom were 
born in Salisbury, Conn. Her father was a black- 
smith by trade, but followed farming for many 
years. Emigrating to Milwaukee, Wis., he settled 
near the outskirts of that city, where he engaged 
in agricultural pursuits until the winter of 184.5. 
when his death occurred. He was a member of the 
Baptist Church, and a sincere Christian gentleman, 
who won friends wherever he went. The marriage 
of John L. Vosburg and Louisa B. Landon was 
celebrated in the city of Buffalo, Feb. 8. 1827. the 
ceremony being performed by John L. Clarj-, J. P. 
In the fall of 1828, they removed to Sardinia, 
where they made their home ten years, during 
which time Ave children were born unto them, 
namely: Charles N.; Mrs. Saxe; Martin L.. born 
May 29, 1831. died in Milwaukee, Sept. 11, 1812; 
Seth L., born Aug. 11, 1833. died Jan. 7, 1835; 
George W., born Dec. 23, 1835. died in Nevada, 
Dec. 27. 1879. After the emigration of the family 
to the West, four other children were born: Maria, 
born Aug. 30. 1839; Jasper W.. Dec. 30. 1842; 
Clara W., April 25, 1844; and Curtis J., March 12, 
1848. From Sardinia the familj- removed to l)u- 
Page County. III., and after a year came to Mil- 
waukee, where eighteen years were spent. About 
1857, Mr. Vosburg became a resident of Saxeville, 
where he made his home until his death, Feb. 28. 
1865. He was engaged in the milling business, 
and was one of the leading citizens of the commu- 
nity. 

It was a very important day in the life of Kale 
Vosburg when she became a resident of Milwaukee, 
for in that city she became acquainted with Ed- 
ward J. Saxe, a native of Plattsburg, N. Y.. born 
in 1819. The acquaintance of the young couple 
ri|M}ned into love, and on the 7th of September,1849. 
they were united in the holy bonds of matrimony. 
In February, 1850. they removed to Ontario Town- 
ship, Waushara County. The following year the 
name of the town was changed to Saxeville. and 
the same name was given to the vill.age. Mr. Saxe 
purchased 160 acres of wild land which he devel- 
0|)ed, but his first busincs.s enterprise in the county 
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engaged in store keeping, being tlie first mercliant 
in the place, anrl in many ways was closely identi- 
fied with the business interests of the cominunity. 
He owned and conducted the first hotel in Saxeville 
and for a number of years also engaged in black- 
smithing, but when the war broke out, he laid aside 
all his home duties and responded to the country's 
call for troops. He gave his life a martyr to the 
cause, dying long before the war was brought to a 
successful close. He enlisted in the 16th Wiscon- 
sin Infantry, and was made captain of Company A. 
He was ever found at his post of duty, leading his 
men in the hottest of the strife, but at length at 
the battle of Pittsburg Landing, he was killed. 
Those who knew Mr. Saxe, felt a deep sorrow at 
his loss. He was a kind and accommodating friend 
and neighbor, a true and loyal citizen, and a de- 
voted husband and father. In political sentiment 
he was a Douglas Democrat, and socially was a 
member of the Masonic fraternity'. He served his 
town as its Chairman, and took an active part in all 
public affairs, doing all in his power to advance the 
interests and promote the welfare of the commu- 
nity. He was a member of the Methodist Episco- 
pal Church, and his earnest, consistent Christian 
life won him the respe. t and confidence of all with 
whom he came in contact. The G. A. R. Post of 
Wautoma was named in his honor, and his memory 
will ever be cherished by his comrades. 

Mr. and Mrs. Saxe were the parents of four chil- 
dren: Rowena Frances, born in 1850, became the wife 
of Henry Libby, a furniture dealer of Slaughter, 
Wash., which is situated about thirty miles from 
Seattle, and their union has been blessed with two 
children, Kittie Lou, and Chaddie H. ; Louisa M., 
born Oct. 2, 1854, married Heury Stedson, a mer- 
chant of AVaupaca, and they have one son, Saxe Sid- 
ney; Edward J., born June 11, 1857, wedded Mary 
Goodwin, of Aurora, III., and is employed as an 
engineer on the Chicago, Burlington & Quiucv 
Railroad. He makes his home on Franklin Street, 
Chicago, and by his marriage has a little son, Ed- 
win Goorlwin; Alfred J., born Jan. 14, 1860, mar- 
ried Effie Moore, of Aurora, 111., by whom he has 
one child, Albert Clark, and is employed as engi- 
neer in the American Express building on Mon- 
roe Street, Chicago, 



For the long period of forty years, Mrs. Saxe Las 
been a resident of Waushara County, and has a 
wide circle of friends and acquaintances. She is an 
estimable lady, one who wins the respect of tliose 
who know her. She holds membership in the Epis- 
copal Church, and makes her religion a part of her 
every -day life, doing good as she finds opportu- 
nity. 



OSEPH FITCH HAMILTON, a pioneer mer- 
chant of Berlin, Green Lake County, who 
., for many years has been prominently iden- 
(^^' tified with the leading business interests of 
that city, was born in Sheldon, Genesee Co., N. Y., 
on the 28th of April, 1830, and is the son of Harrv 
and Asenatb Hamilton. His father, who was de- 
scended from an old New England family of 
Colonial days, was born in Tinmouth, Rutland Co., 
Yt., Feb. 19, 1797. He was a son of Dr. Ziba 
Hamilton, a pioneer physician of Wallingford, 
Conn., and the Doctor's father w.as Ziba Hamilton, 
a native of Nantucket, Mass., who settled in Tin- 
month, Rutland, Co., Yt., in an early day. Three 
Hamilton brothers of English birth emigrated to 
this country during its early history and estab- 
lished the family in America. 

The father of our subject removed with his 
parents to Sheldon, N. Y., in his boyhood and 
in the common schools acquired his education. 
Refusing his father's offer to fit him for the medi- 
cal profession, he turned his attention to farming, 
which he followed during the greater part of his 
life. He married Miss Asenath Warren, who was 
born in Gorham, near Rochester, N. Y., July 29, 
1799, and died in Berlin, Wis., in October, 1869. 
at the age of seventy years. She was of French 
and English descent, her great grand-parents, who 
were natives of those countries, having emigrated 
to America in 1709, and settled in Nantucket, 
Mass. Five children constituted the farailv of 
Harry and Asenath Hamilton, as follows: Alta, 
wife of T. D. Gale, died in tiie summer of 1886; 
Joanna, wife of H. S. Carrier, died in 1879; Silas 
wedded Andena Ferr^-, and is living in Oregon ; 
Joseph F. is the next 3'ounger and Thomas, who 
completes the family, is a merchant of Berlin, 



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Mr. Hamilton, father of the above iiienliorerl 
chilflren, was numbered among tlie leading citizens 
of Berlin for almost half a century. His death oc- 
cured in that city on the 28lh of October, 1888, at 
the very advanced age of ninety-two years. The 
loss of few men has been more deeply deplored, for 
in every walk of life he so conducted himself as to 
win the high regard of all. He was broad and lib- 
eral in his religious views, supporting no established 
creed, though he had been reared in the faith of the 
Baptist Church. He gave his support and influence 
to the Republican party after its organization, but 
prior to that time was a Whig. 

Joseph V. Hamilton, whose name heads this 
sketch, was born and reared on a farm. With his 
parents he bade good-bye to the Empire .State in 
1840 and emigrated to Lake County, 111., where he 
became .acquainted with and married, in IS.il. Miss 
Chloe A. Baker, daughter of Nathaniel and Chloe 
Baker and a native of Fredonia. ^hautauqua Co., 
X. Y. Two children were born of their union, 
sons: Charles M.,died at the age of nineteen years; 
and Harry B. is associated with his father in busi- 
ness. He was born in Berlin, M.ay 21. 18.iH. and 
married Miss Ella O'Hearn. 

Soon after his marriage, in 1855. Mr. Hamilton 
of our sketch came to Berlin, and for one year was 
employed as a clerk in the general store of S. F. 
Baker. At the expiration of that time, in rompan3' 
with A. C. Rogers, he bought out Mr. Baker and 
continued the business a j'ear or so, when he him- 
self sold out and in 1859 formed a partnership with 
his brother, T. W., under the firm name of J. F. & 
T. W. Hamilton, doing a general merchandise bus- 
iness. In 1864, they became proprietors of a saw- 
mill on Willow Creek, Waushara County, and also 
purchased extensive tr.acts of cranberry marsh and 
other lands. Tntil 1880, their partnership con- 
tinued, when it was dissolved, our subject retaining 
the dry goods and grocery departments while his 
brother became sole proprietor of the boot and shoe 
stock and the mill business. They each owned a 
quarter Interest in a tract of land of 960 acres in 
Juneau Countj', a large portion of which is cran- 
berry marsh. About $12,000 has been expended 
on Its improvement and 100 .acres is now under 
i-uliivation. I'lic crop for the year 1889 is esti- 



mated from 800 to 1,000 barrels. Mr. Hamilton 
also has two small cranberry marshes near Berlin, 
his individual property, the vines on which are 
just beginning to bear. Those tracts comprise 140 
acres, forty of which are under cultivation and will 
probably yield 800 bushels for the season of 1889. 
Mr. Hamilton, who is one of the very oldest 
merchants in Berlin, is still numbered among its 
le.iding liusiness men. He carries a large stock of 
general dry goods, notions and groceries and en- 
joys an extensive and prosperous trade. Ills course 
during the thirty-four years that he has there been 
in business has been that of an upright, honorable 
man, and as such he is esteemed by a large circle 
of customers. He is a Republican in politics, with 
strong prohibition sympathies, and while not am- 
bitious of the honors of public ofhce has served 
two years as Alderman in the City Council of 
Berlin and two years as a member of the Board of 
Education. On the subject of religion he is an 
original thinker and does not subseiibe to the 
tenets of any particular creed or belong to any de- 
nomination. He is In sympathy with liberal and 
advanced thought and all that is calculated to 
elevate men to mental independence, self-reliance 
and purity of character, believing that man's future 
depends more on what he does and makes of him- 
self than what he believes or professes to believe. 



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Jl'OlIN H. NOBLE, who resides on section 
;^;! In the town uf Kingston, is numbered 
I among the honored pioneer settlers of 1847. 
' He reached the county in the month of Jan- 
uary of that year, .and has been identified with 
Its develoiiment and progress since that time. He 
knows what it is to undergo the hardships and 
trials of frontier life and belongs to that great band 
of men and women to whom the highest praise is 
due. for it w.as they who laid the foundation of 
the county and paved the way for its present pros- 
perity and advanced position. 

On the 15th of May, 1831. Mr. Noble was born 
in the village of Leroy, Genesee Co., N. Y.. his 
parents being Hezekiah and Electa (Richmond) 
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setts. With their parents they removed to the 
Empire State, when children, and in Lewis County, 
N. Y., were united in marriage. Mrs. Noble was 
a daughter of one of the soldiers of the War of 
1812, belonging to the Silver Gray Regiment, and 
the father of our subject also defended tlio stars 
and stripes during that contest, receiving a land 
warrant for his services. Ten children were born 
of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Noble, but only four 
grew to manhood and womanhood, namely: Rich- 
mond, who is engaged in farming in the town of 
Marquette, Green Lake County ; John II., whose 
name heads this sketch ; Ph<fibe M., deceased wife 
of John D. Lesher, a farmer of Green Lake Town- 
ship; and Carleton V., who gave his life for his 
country. He enlisted as a member of Company' C, 
32nd Wisconsin Infantry and died in the exchange 
hospital at Memphis. He now sleeps in one of the 
unmarked graves in the cemetery of that city. 

Our subject continued to reside in his native 
State until fifteen j'ears of age, when in tlie month 
of November, 1846, he accompanied his father 
to Wisconsin. John stopjied at Watertown, but 
Mr. Noble continued on to Pucka wa, then Au- 
pucqua, near wliere he entered 120 acres of land, 
it being situated on section 36, townslup lo, range 
11, where his son Richmond now resides. In 
January our subject came to his new home and the 
following spring the mother, accompanied by her 
two sons and daughter, who had remained in tiie 
East, reached Green Lake County, and was duly 
installed in the little log cabin, 12x16 feet, which 
continued to be their home for a number of years. 
An addition was afterwards made to it, the dimen- 
sions being the same as those of the main building, 
and later another addition of 12x12 feet was added 
and the residence was considered quite a large one 
for those days. Mr. and Mr. Noble continued to 
reside upon the old homestead until 1858, when 
they removed to the village of Marquette, wliere 
they passed the remainder of their days, the hus- 
band dying at the age of seventy-four years, after 
which his wife lived with our subject until her 
death, which occurred at the advanced age of 
eighty-seven years. 

For forty-three years Jolni II. INcjble had made 
his home in Green Lake County. lie passed the 



days of his boyhood and youth at his home but on 
attaining his majority left the parental roof and, in 
1853, was united in marriage with Miss Emma 
Lyon, of the Empire State, by whom he had five 
cliildren — Harriet L., who is now deceased ; Thomas 
E. L., who wedded Miss Dora Chamberlain, of Al- 
bert Lea, Minn., and is now engaged in farming 
near that city ; Josephine, who for twenty years has 
followed the profession of teaching and is now em- 
ployed for the eighth time as a teacher in Iowa 
Falls Township, Hardin Co., Iowa; Judson L., who 
is engaged in the same profession, and Lucy E. 
The mother of these children died in 1863, and the 
same year Mr. Nobles was again married, his 
second union being with Miss Roana Richmond, of 
Beaver Dam, Wis. By their union were born two 
children— Samuel A., who is now a resident of 
California; and Carleton Y., who makes bis home 
in the town of Fox Lake, Dodge Co., Wis. On 
the 22nd of January, 1883, his third marri&ge was 
celebrated, Eunice Gardner, of Iowa Falls, Iowa, 
becoming his wife. 

Mr. Noble made his home in the town of Mar- 
quette until Felu'uary, 1870, when he purchased 
164 acres of land on sections 28 and 33, Kin,"-ston 
Township. There he has one of the best homes in 
the county. He erected a splendid residence upon 
the farm, raises a high grade of stock, has the latest 
impi-oved machinery and has done everything neces- 
sary to make it a mode! farm. Great indeed is 
the difference between his present dwelling and the 
one which sheltered him in the few years after his 
arrival. When he came to the county there were 
but three log cabins in tlie village of Marquette 
and the Indians were far more numerous in the 
settlement than the white men. Their trail ran 
past the door of the cabin and they often occa- 
sioned mucli trouble by stealing the stores of the 
pioneers. The father h,ad but $5 in money on his 
family's arrival and that he expended for a barrel 
of flour. When that was exhausted they ground 
eight bushels of wheat in a coffee mill; corn w;is 
usually grated on an old tin pan but as it had be- 
come dry it was also ground in the coffee mill. 
Money was very .scarce at that time and on one 
occasion Mr. Nol)le purcliHseil only three-fourths of 
I a iiound of salt. In addition to their other hardships 



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the family was afflicted with chills and fever so 
common in new settlements. As time passed, how- 
ever, the tin.incial resources were increased, com- 
forts were procured and the ditflculties incident to 
frontier life became a thing of the past. In politi- 
cal sentiment. Mr. Xoble was formerly a supporter 
of the Wliig party, but for many years has been a 
warm advocate of Republican principles. He 
has held various township offices, discharging his 
duties with great credit to himself and constituents. 
Socially, he is a member of the organization of 
Good Templars, having since his boyhood taken 
an active part in the promotion of tiie temperance 
cause. He is one of the representative and re- 
spected citizens of the community and we know 
that in thus representing him in the Portrait axd 
BiOGRAPHiCAi. Alium, we afford pleasure to all of 
his friends. 



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^|;AMES II. CARTER, proprietor of a livery, 
III sale and boarding stable and 'bus line of Ber- 
II lin, was born in Geauga County, Ohio, April 
^/, 4, 1838, and is a son of Joseph T. and Sarah 
(Fuller) Carter, who were natives of Essex County, 
Vt.. and descended from old New England families 
of English origin. 

Our subject came to Wisconsin with his parents 
in 1849, the year following its admission to the 
Union. The family dwelt a year in Kenosha, when 
they removed to the town of Warren, Waushara 
County. James was reared on his father's farm 
and like farmer lads in general acquired his educa- 
tion in the common schools. When he had at- 
tained to man's estate, he united his destiny with 
that of Miss Emma Uildine. the wedding taking 
place in October, 18.i8. The lady, a daughter of 
William Dildine, was born in Hillsdale. Mich, and is 
a faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church. Their union was blessed with two chil- 
dren, sons — Frank L.. who was born in April, 1862. 
married Miss Mary Parker, and is engaged in busi- 
ness with his father in Berlin; James Bird, the 
younger, was born March 11, 1880, being eighteen 
years younger than Frank. 



In October, 1864, Mr. Carter left his wife and 
little son and enlisted in Coropanj- K, oth Regiment 
Wisconsin, in which he served until the close of the 
war. He participated in the battles of Hatchies 
Run and Ft. Fisher, the surrender of Petersburg, 
the battle of Sailor's Creek and w.as present at the 
surrender of Lee's army at Appomattox and took 
part in the grand review at Washington that fol- 
lowed that importiint event. He was mustered out 
in Madison in June, 1865. 

Mr. Carter sold his farm in the fall of that year, 
after his return from the war and went to Mitchell, 
Iowa, where he spent one year, at the end of which 
time he returned to Wisconsin. For the six suc- 
ceeding years he devoted his energies to farming 
and at the end of that time engaged in mercantile 
pursuits in Waukau. Wis. where he carried on 
operations two years. His next home was in West- 
ern Kansas, where he entered a claim, residing 
thereon for one year, when he returned to Wiscon- 
sin and then continued on his way to Ispheming, 
Mich. In that city he was proprietor of the Com- 
mercial House for a year, but on the expiration of 
that time came to Berlin and engaged in the com- 
mission business until 1885, when he embarked in 
his present business. He keeps a well appointed 
stable with good horses and carriages and is always 
prompt and attentive to his customers. More than 
that, he is a man whom one can trust, and place 
dependence upon his word as on his bond. In pol- 
itics. Mr. Carter is a Republican and socially is a 
member of John H. Williams Post, No. 4. G. A .R. 
of Berlin, which is said to be the oldest post in the 
country. He is also a member of the A. O. U. W. 
lodge of Berlin. 



R.JAMES LAWN, a practicing physician 
of Kingston, Wis., was born in Oneida 
County, N. Y., Oct. 27, 1850, .ind is of 
Irish descent. His parents, Hugh and 
Jane (Duncan) Lawn, were born in the north of Ire- 
land but they were descended from Scottish parents 
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land, and in 1849 they crossed the Atlantic to I 
America, settling in Oneida Countj'. In 18;);'), 
when our subject was a lad of five years, they came 
to Green Lake County, and located on a farm on 
section 32 in the town of Kingston, where they 
made their home for many years. They were 
parents of three children — James of this sketch; 
Jane, wife of Daj-ton A. Sweasy, who is living on 
the old homestead ; Annie, wife of E. Englehart, of 
Columbia County-, Wis. The deatli of Mr. Lawn | 
occurred in April, 1886, and was deeply deplored 
by ills many friends as he was held in high regard 
by all and was one of the leading citizens of the i 
communit}'. He was reared in the faith of the Pres- 
byterian Church, but afterward joined the Methodist 
Church and in politics supported the Republican j 
part3', having united with that partj' on its organi- 
zation, though previous to that time he had been 
a Democrat. 

On the completion of his literary studies, our 
subject determined to devote his time and atten- 
tion to the study of medicine, that he might make 
that profession his life work. He was reared to 
farm life, but tiring of the monotonj- inei<lent to 
that calling, he resolved to engage in some other 
occupation or profession. He bjgan reading under 
the direction of Dr. Meacher of Portage, Wis., and 
afterward attended lectures at the Bennett Jledical ' 
College of Chicago, from which he was graduated 
with high lienors in the class of 1873. He then I 
embarked upon his professional career in Kingston, 
where he remained until 1876. when he removed to 
W3-ocena, Columbia County, where the succeeding 
ten years of his life were passed. At the expira- 
tion of that time, he again returned to Kingston, 
where he is devoting his entire time to the duties 
of his profession. He possesses studious habits and 
takes a just pride in keeping abreast of the times, j 
From the beginning his practice has steadily in- 
creased and his patrons place great confidence in 
his skill and ability. He is a member of the Co- 
lumbia County Medical Society, in which he held 
the oflSce of Censor for three years. He is not only 
well informed on matters pertaining to his business 
but is well versed on the leading issues of the dav 
and is a valued citizen. 

The Doctor was married in Kingston in 187.5, 



the lady of his choice being Miss Isabella Peters. 
Unto them have been born two children, Lillith and 
Ella May. The family hold a high position in the 
social world and is widely known throughout the 
community. 



JjOHN HOLT, one of the leading and pro- 
I gressive farmers of Green Lake County, now 
makes his home on section 12, in the town 
of Berlin. He is a native of the Empire 
State, having been born in Columbus Township, 
Chenango County, Nov. 28, 1816. The family is 
of Irish descent, but the parents of our subject, 
Elijah and Anna (Dickey) Holt, were natives of 
New Hampshire, the former born in 1772, the lat- 
ter in 1777. Soon after their marriage they re- 
moved to Chenango County, N. Y., being among 
its early settlers. There Mr. Holt cleared a tract 
of land from the heavy timber with which it was 
covered, plowed the ground, planted crops and 
soon had a fine farm. He was one of the leading 
and influential citizens of that community, where 
both he and his wife passed the remainder of their 
lives. They lived to an advanced .age and died in 
the faith of the Presbyterian Ciuirch, of which they 
were members. 

Our subject is one of a family of four children, 
but the other members do not reside in Wisconsin. 
The family originally numbered eleven children, 
but seven are now deceased. As his father was in 
limited circumstances, as soon as he was old enough, 
John h.ad to begin life for himself, having since the 
age of twelve years been dependent upon his own 
resources. He received but limited educational 
advantages, but observation and experience have 
made him a well-informed man and acquainted him 
with valuable knowledge which he could never 
have learned from text books. As before stated, 
at the age of twelve years he began working as a 
farm hand, and to his father gave his earnings. He 
also purchased the first piece of land for Mr. Holt 
that he ever owned, and faithfully performed the 
duties of a son. He came to the West in 1844, 
with a view of bettering his financial condition and 
for about three years made Belvidere, 111., the scene 



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of his la'iors. He was t'lere engnged in carpenter- 
ing, but at tlie end of that time came to Wisconsin 
and in the fall of 1846 settled in Beloit, Rock 
County, where he w.is employed in the m.ichine 
shops until 1849. In tliat 3ear he came to Green 
Lake Couvity and turned his attention to farming, 
puiehasing eighty acres of wild land in the town of 
Berlin. He had but little money and had to give 
his note for the greater part of the amount, but 
when the crops yielded a return for his labor, he 
made payments upon his place until the whole 
indebtedness was cleared aw.ay. He has added to 
the original amount until it now comprises 155 
acres, all of which is under a high state of cultiva- 
tion. He has made many excellent improvements, 
erected good buildings and stocked his farm wiih 
the bust grades of horses, cattle and hogs. Neat- 
ness and regularity everywhere abound and indi- 
cate the supervision of a careful and painstaking 
owner who thoroughly understands his business 
and has the energy and detcrmin.ition to put into 
execution his practical and progressive ideas. 

The same year in which Mr. Holt settled in Rock 
County he was united in marriage with Miss Ann 
M. Foster, the wedding taking place on the ;^lst of 
May, 1846. The lady was born in Ware Townshi|), 
Hampshire Co., Mass., July 23, 1823, and is a 
daughter of Asahel and Avis (Toi)liff) Foster, 
who were also natives of Massachusetts. After 
their marriage they removed to New York, 
thence to Pennsylvania and subsequently to Boone 
County, 111., but after a short time settled in Ke- 
nosha County, Wis., where they made their home 
until 1846, when tbey became residents of Winne- 
bago County. The death of tlie father there oc- 
curred at the age of sixty-three years and his wife 
departed this life in the eighty-fourth year of her 
age. He took an active part in public affairs, was 
a prominent and inlluential citizen and held several 
local offices. In religious faith he and his wife 
were Presbyterians. Their family numbered four 
chihlren, of whom two are now living. 

For the long period of forty years Mr. Holt has 
made his home in this community, and wherever 
known is held in high regard. On attaining his 
majority he identified himself with the Whig party ; 
later he joined the Free Soil party and on its organ- 



ization allied himself with tbe Republican party, 
which he supported until a few years past, since 
j which time he has been a Prohibitionist. The cause 
i of temperance hfis ever found a warm advocate in 
him and for twenty-eight years he has been a lead- 
ing member of the Good Templars Society. He 
held the office of .Siile .Supervisor in his town for 
five years and faithfully discharged the duties de- 
volving upon him. By the union of John Holt 
and Ann Foster five children have been born — 
Mary F., wife of James Brewer, who died leaving 
one child; Adda M., wife of William Fridd ; Avis, 
wife of Arthur Foote, by whom she has one child; 
Lillian S., wife of Charles Foote; and William N.. 
who is operating the home farm, thus relieving his 
father from all care. 



YMAN AISTIN maj- be enrolled among 
the pioneer settlers of Green Lake Count}', 
he having made his home in this county 
since 1845. He resides on section 9 in the town 
of Mackford, and is one of its progressive and 
public-spirited citizens. He was born in Oswego 
County, N. Y., Oct. 26, 1821, and is a son of Ly- 
man L. and Paulina (Reed) Austin. His father 

j was born in Connecticut in 1799, and his mother 

j in Madison County, N. Y., 1801. Their marriage 
took place in Oswego Count}', and unto them were 
born ten children; the family circle remained un- 
broken until all h.id reached matured years: An- 
geline became the wife of Henry Crouch, and to- 
gether they emigrated to Wisconsin, in 1845, set- 
tling in this county, but they now reside in Dodge 
County, Minn.; Lyman, of this sketch, is the next 
younger; Amanda M. is the wife of Alanson Mar- 
tin, a resident of Ripon, Fond du Lac County; 
Minerva is the widow of Peleg I'eckham, who died 
in Columbi.'i County, Wis.. in 1887; Theron .S. wed- 

I ded Lorilla Mashora, and after her death was again 
married in Pennsylvania He enlisted in one of 
the Keystone regiments and was killed near Peters- 
burg, Va.; Andrew J. married Edna Brown, and is 
living in Monroe County. Wis.; Melinda is the 
wife of Benjamin Baker of Winona, Minn.; Eliza- 

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Matilda became the wife of Tliomas I'liillips, but 
died in Dodge County, Minn.; William II., who 
was joined in wedlock with Miss Hannah CoLiiier, 
makes his home in Missouri. The mother of tiiis 
family died in 1845, and Mr. Austin was a second 
time married, Cornelia Cooper becoming his wife. 
Unto them were born two cliildren— Merritt D. 
and Nelson, both of whom were residents of Col- 
umbia County, Wis. The family came to the 
West in 1845, and located in the Lake Marie 
settlement in Maclcford Township, where Mr. 
Austin and his wife spent their declining years. 
In the earl}' days, be supported the Whig party, 
but in later life became a Republican. He died in 
the faith of the Methodist Church, of which he was 
for some lime Class-Leader, in 1877. 

Our subject remained in his native State until 
fourteeen years of age when he went to Erie 
County, Pa., where he spent the succeeding nine 
years of his life. On leaving that community he 
continued his journey westward until reaching 
Green Lake County. That was his first introduc- 
tion to Wisconsin, but its wild and unsettled con- 
dition at that time bears little resemblance to the 
thriving and progressive commonwealth which 
today occupies a front rank in the sisterhood of 
States. One year Mr. Austin remained in the 
West and during that time he entered IGO acres of 
land on section 12, in the town of Mackford. He 
then returned to Pennsylvania where the most 
important event of his life was solemnized. On the 
18th of September, 1845, he led to the marriage 
altar Miss Lou Emma, daughter of Joshua and So- 
phronia (Sliertleff) Church. 

With his young bride, Mr. Austin returned to 
the home which he had prepared in the West and 
upon the land which he had entered they began 
their domestic life. For a few years it continued 
to be their home, but in 1854, he sold out and the 
following year purchased his present farm on sec- 
tion 9, in the town of Mackford. From time to time 
he has added to his landed possessions which at one 
time aggregated more than 1,200 acres, being situ- 
ated in Eau Claire, Buffalo and Green Lake Coun- 
ties, Wis., and a 165-acre tract in Faribault County, 
Minn. But a few years more, and a half century 
will have passed since Mr. Austin came to this 



county. But few of his neighbors are non' remain 
iiig. Many have moved to other States and some 
have been called to their final home, until now 
there are scarcely any left to record the history of 
that community when the county was situated on 
the western frontier. It thus becomes the duty, as 
well as the pleasure of the historian to present to 
the readers of The Albu.v the sketch of our sub- 
ject who has been so prominently connected with 
the growth and progress, the advancement and de- 
velopment which have wrought such wonderful 
transformation. The noble band of men and 
women that bore the trials and hardships of pio- 
neer life deserve a debt of gratitude which can 
never be repaid, but the coming generations will 
reverence them for their grand work and speak of 
them in words of remembrance. Mrs. Austin is 
a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. 

JHACOB HENRY VAN WAGENEN, now 
I deceased, was numbered among the honored 
I pioneers of Green Lake County. He was 
' for many years a resident of the town of 
Brooklyn, where he settled in 1850. He was a de- 
scendent of the Huguenots, who emigrated to New 
England in the early colonial days of this country. 
On the father's side he was from Holland Dutch, 
and on the mother's from German ancestry. His 
parents were John and Elizabeth (Snyder) Van 
Wagcnen, who were both natives of the Empire 
State. Our subject was born in Sullivan Count}', 
N. Y., on the 4th of July, 1821. He was reared 
to farm life, and in his native county received Luch 
educational advantages as the common schools of 
his time afforded. He was third in order of birth 
in a family of seven children. As his father 
died before Jacob H. had arrived at manhood, 
the responsibility of cultivating and improving 
the farm, and providing for his mother and the 
3'ounger members of the family devolved upon 
him and his older brother. He remained on the 
old homestead until about 1847, and then worked 
for an uncle for three }'ears. In 1850 he concluded 
to try his fortunes in the then " far West," and 
with the tide of emigration that was then flowing 



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Westward he drifted into Wisconsin. He located 
in Brookl^-n Township, and soon after his arrival 
bouglit eighty acres of land in section 2. on which 
his widow now resides. Tiie land consisted of oak 
openings and prairie, and was in a wild and uncul- 
tivated condition. With that energy and industry 
that were characteristics of his nature, he set to 
work to clear, improve, and cultivate his land, and 
make for himself a home. On the 31st of 
Decemtier, 1851, he was united in marriage with 
Miss Nancy E. Sleeper, a daughter of Hiram and 
Nancy (Davis) Sleeper. Mrs. Van Wagenen was 
born at Stanstead in the Province of Quebec, (then 
called Lower Canada) and when four years of age 
removed with her parents to Erie County. N. Y. 
Mr. Van Wagenen was an intelligent, public spirited, 
enterprising man, and an ardent supporter of the 
Re|)uhlican party. He felt a lively- interest in pub- 
lic affairs, both local and national, and kept himself 
well versed upon the current topics of the day. 
He was a friend of education, and took especial 
pride in assisting to advance the best interests of 
the public schools, serving several years on the 
school board. Tliough at all times patriotic, he 
was not a seeker after political preferment. He 
never sought nor desired public ofKce, choosing to 
devote liis entire time and energies to the more 
congenial pursuits of farm life. As an agriculturist 
he w.as methodical, painstaking, and successful. He 
added by purchase to his original possessions until 
he was the owner of 271 acres of fine land. He 
erected good buildings, and made other substantial 
and useful improvements that attest thrift and enter- 
prise. Assisted by an industrious, intelligent and 
frugal wife, who has ever been a true helpmate he 
succeeded in acquiring a competence, leaving his 
family a good home provided with all the comforts 
of life. After a busy and useful life he passed to 
his final rest in March. 1884. For upwards of a third 
of a century he had been a respected citizen of 
Brooklyn, and by his honest, upright life had en- 
deared himself to a host of friends. 

Mr. and Mrs. Van Wagenen were the parents of 
three daughters. Elizabeth Nanc3-, the eldest, was 
born Nov. 3. 1852, is now the wife of Gustave H_ 
Leudke, and living on the home farm. They have 
one child, a son, Hei.ryB., born Oct. 30, 1888. Clara 



Mabel, born April 18, 1858, wedded L. D. Patter- 
son, a prominent farmer of Brooklyn, and has 
three children, one son and two daughters, viz: 
Emelino M., Willie D., and Katie I; and Jane 
Amelia, born Dec. 4, 1862, who is the wife of 
Warren A. Balson, a farmer of Green Lake Town- 
ship. They have two children, Neva Jane, and 
Marion Aralitlla. 

Jli OHN LO^'EJ()V, who is numbered among 
the pioneer settlers of Green Lake County, 
Wis., was born in Orford, N. H.. on the 19th 
!/ of December, 1802, and in that city grew to 
manhood, accquring such education as the common 
schools of that day afforded. He chose for a help- 
mate through life Miss Ruth Leonard, a native of 
the same count3-, where they resided until 1835, 
when they removed to Whitby, about thirty miles 
from Toronto. Canada, where they continued to 
make their liorae until the autumn of 1848; at that 
time they came to Green Lake County, and settled 
on section 29, in the town of Mackford. but after 
residing there for seven years, they became resi- 
dents of Dodge County, in 1865. 

To Mr. and Mrs. Lovejoj- were born four chil- 
dren who grew to mature years — John M. is now- 
engaged in fariiiinjT and merchandising in Redfield, 
.Spink County, .S. D. ; Luther Naham, who enlisted 
in a Minnesota regiment and served with honor 
throughout the war is now living in Aurora. Brook- 
ings Co., S. D.; Augusta is the wife of Putnam 
Ferrington of Buffalo County, Wis.; and Edwin 
8. completes the family. In the month of Au- 
gust, 1854, Mrs. Lovejoy was called to her final 
home. She was a member of the Methodist Church, 
a consistent Christian and a kind and loving wife and 
mother. Mr. Lovejoy was again married in 1857. 
when Caroline M. Peck became his wife. B^- their 
union one child was born, a son, Frank W. 

Mr, Lovejoy was a leading citizen of this county 
during its pioneer days and his history is largely 
identified with the upbuilding, progress and de- 
velopment of the community. He was one of 
nature's noble men and was a faithful member of 
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the Whig party, but at its dissolution became a 
warm advocate of the Republican principles. 

Edwin .S. Lovejoj', youngest child of John and 
Ruth Lovejoy, was born in Canada on the 23d 
of December, 1837, but has been a resident of 
of Wisconsin during its entire existence as a State. 
In a log school house lie became familiar with the 
rudiments of education, but outside of that his ad- 
vantages were limited. He was reared to man- 
hood under the parental roof but in 1863 began 
making a home for himself. On the 5th of April, 
1863, he was united in the holy bonds of matrimony 
with Miss Mary Wilson, who was born in York- 
shire, England, May 16, 1842. Her parents, 
Peter and Tabitha (Steel) Wilson crossed the At- 
lantic to America in 18.50, and settled in Green 
Lake County. Five daughters completed the 
family circle of Mr. and Mrs. Lovejoy — Adella is 
now the wife of J. W. Currier of Woodville, 
Piatt Co., Neb.; Emily is the wife of M. L. Hub- 
bard of Mondova, Buffalo Co., Wis.; Jennie M. is 
a teacher of recognized ability in the schools of 
this county; Matilda and Irene are yet at home. 

Mr. Lovejoy is accounted one of the leading 
farmers of the town of Mackford and is numbered 
among the valued citizens of the county. He has 
held various local offices, the duties of which he dis- 
charged with credit to himself and to the satisfac- 
tion of his constituents. No trust has ever been 
reposed in him that has not received his careful and 
faithful attention, whether it was of a public or 
private nature. In political sentiment he is a 
Republican. 



e 



ORYDON P. HEWETT. son of Charles 
Hewett, one of the honored iiionecrs of 
Green Lake County, was born in Geauga 
County, Ohio, Nov. 23, 1828, and at the age of 
seventeen years came to Kingston, Wis., where he 
has since resided. He received his education in 
the district schools of Ohio and Wisconsin and 
was reared to manhood amid the wild scenes of 
frontier life. After attaining his majority he wed 
ded Miss Sarah Graham, the wedding being cele- 
br:lt^■d on the 4lh of January, 1852. The parents 



of Mrs. Hewett were Fiber and Betsy (Bancroft) 
Graham, both of whom were natives of New York. 
In an early d.ay they came to Kingston, where they 
spent their declining years. 

In 1852, Mr. Hewett received tlie appointment 
as foreman of a construction company on the 
Cnicago & Galena Union Railroad, now the Ga- 
lena Division of the Chicago & Northwestern. 
Shortly afterward, however, he was employed 
in the same capacity on the Illinois Central Rail- 
road between Freeport and Galena. He retained 
that position until 1859 and was one of the trusted 
emplo3'es of the road. When the late war broke 
out, he bade good-by to his little family and on 
the 30th of September, 1861, offered his services 
to the Government, becoming a member of the 3d 
Wisconsin Cavalry. He was mustered in at Janes- 
ville and was engaged in border warfare until the 
following February, when he was injured by a 
runaway team. He then went to Leavenworth and 
declining to go into a hospital, he secured board 
and treatment at a private boarding-house, defray- 
ing his own expenses. When he had sufficiently 
recovered he was detailed as a private detective 
by the provost-marshal, for some months. As he 
did not regain his health and was unfit for duty, he 
was discharged from the service at Leavenworth, 
Nov. 27, 1862. His injuries have made him a crii)- 
ple for life and for sometime his health was so 
badly shattered that he could not engage in any 
business. He receives a pension, which is a meager 
compensation for the injuries received while in the 
service. He helped to enlist the first colored regi- 
ment that was put in the service. 

In 1865 Mr. Hewett rendered valuable services 
to the community in being instrumental in breaking 
up a gang of counterfeiters, thieves and robbers, 
who at that time made this place their headquarters 
and scenes of their principal operations. Knowing 
the existence of such a gang, he determined to break 
up. Acting under Government authority and as- 
sisted by Mr. F. G. Knight he succcerled in bring- 
ing to justice one of the leaders, and putting the 
rest to flight. This circumstance is too well known 
to many of our citizens to need more than the 
passing notice that our limited space will allow. 
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dren who are yet living — Darius L., the eldest son, 
is now engaged in carpentering in Des Moines, 
Iowa; Coryrton I), is employed as an engineer 
on the Chicago. Builington & (Juincy Railroad, 
with headquarters at Burlington. Iowa; and Jessie 
M. is a teacher and yet makes her lionie with her 
parents. 

For the past thirteen years Mr. Hewett has been 
engaged in the culture of bees and lias been very 
successful in that line of business. He keeps on 
hand from seventy-five to 150 colonies and is con- 
stantly adding to the number ns the demand for 
the honey increases. He has one of the most ex- 
tensive apiaries in the State. In political sentiment, 
Mr. Hewett was formerly a Republican. He cast 
his first ballot for Fremont and supported that 
party for a number of years until joining the 
Greenback party. He is now liberal in ijolitlcal 
affairs, supporting the man whom he thinks will 
best fill the office. He is a representative of one 
of the pioneer families of the county and none 
stand higher in the estim.ation of the people of the 
community tban he and his excellent wife. 

T ENRY HIBBARI) EATON, who resides on 
Kji section 1 1. St. Marie Township, Green Lake 
iV^ County, is one of the largest laml owners in 
(^j this communitj', yet he has made his own 
way in the world and has earned his livelihood since 
six years of age. To him all honor is due. Few 
could have contended with such difficulties and 
trials as he has undergone and arrive at the posi- 
tion of affluence which he now occupies. His suc- 
cess is due to his industry, economy, perseverance 
and natural ability, combined with fair and honest 
dealings in every transaction. 

Mr. Eaton was born in Erie County. N. Y.. .May 
14, 1833, and on the i)aternal side is of .Scotch de- 
scent. His father, Hamilton Eaton, was also a na- 
tive of the Empire Stale and married Ruth Spooner, 
who was born in Massachusetts. He made farming 
his life occupation and was thus engaged at the 
time of his death, which occurred about the year 
1844. Five children were left to share the loss of 
a widowed mother, as follows: Henry of this sketch ; 



Mary J., who has since died ; Albert, who offered 
up his life on the altar of his country during the 
late war; and William and Ilarvej-, who are resi- 
dents of Iowa. The mother was a second time 
married, becoming the wife of W. Gordon, but 
has again been left a widow. She makes her home 
in Iowa with her youngest son. 

As will have been seen, our subject is the eldest 
of the family. His father was in very limited cir- 
-umstances and it became necessary' that he should 
provide for his otvn maintenance. He was but six 
years of age when he began life for himself, work- 
ing on a farm for tiu'ee years. He then returned 
home on a visit and while there was taken sick. 
Remaining until the following winter, at that time 
he secured a position where he did chores for his 
board and attended the district school. His edu- 
cational advantages were very limited but he Ims 
largely overcome the earlj- lack of opportunity by 
subsequent study and observation. When about 
ten years of age he worked one year for his board 
and clothing and the following year obtained a po- 
sition .at $3 per month, working seven months. He 
was next employed in cutting underbrush and real- 
ized good wages from that labor. The following 
season he received $4.oO per month as a corai)ensa- 
tion for his services and that year ended his life in 
the East. His father had now died and an uncle 
from Wisconsin coming to New York, took his 
young nephew home with him to Rock Count}'. 
During the years he resided with that gentleman, 
he was engaged in driving a yoke of oxen used in 
breaking prairie, receiving $13 per month and 
until 1851 continued that labor. He then returned 
to the Empire State, where for two years he worked 
as a farm hand, until the fall of 1853, when he 
started for California. He w.as then but twenty 
years of age. but his early hardships had devcloi)ed 
a self-reliance and manliness not usually found in 
one much his senior. The discovery of gold on 
the Pacific slope attracted him and he determined 
to Ihpre try his fortune. 

The journey to California w.as made in safety by 
Mr. Eaton, but on his arrival he found he had but 
^6 in money. He worked for his passage on a boat 
and then paid his ^6 for transportation to Sacra- 
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of seventy-five miles. Employes were greatly needed 
and on the night of hie arrival he secured a posi- 
tion at $3.25 i)er day but was to pay liis own 
board. That amounted to $S a week, but before 
he left his first employer he had saved $300, which 
sum lie invested in a fourth interest in a claim, 
giving his note for the remaining $300. Tiie owners 
of the land worked the mine until they struck what 
was called rim rock, which had to be blasted througli. 
Every man was assessed so much each week to pay 
the necessary expense, but before tiie blasting was 
completed tlie expenses became so great that Mr. 
Eaton could not pay the amount and iiad to seek 
work elsewhere. The other parties, however, finally 
completed tlie task and made a fortune from their 
investment. Mr. Eaton, on leaving the claim, se- 
cured a position at $75 per month and board and 
worked two montlis, when he was taken sick. His 
resources were again exhausted and he had to begin 
anew. After working at various places, he finally 
purchased a claim, which he operated for nine 
months, realizing a handsome sum. That was his 
last year in California. He had spent six years in 
the mines of that Stale, enduring many hardships, 
and hs now wished to return to civilization. 

In the autumn of 18,i9 Mr. Iiiaton reached Erie 
County, N. Y., where he spent the winter, coming 
on to Green Lake County in the spring of 1860. 
He then purchased 1 20 acres of land in St. Marie 
Township, but the first year rented it to his brother. 
He tlien kept bachelor's hall through the following 
winter and himself attended to tlie cultivation of 
his land. Eight years later he sold out and pur- 
chased a tract of seventy acres on which he made liis 
home one summer, when he again sold out and 
bought 120 acres in Brooklyn Township, there 
making his home until 1876, at which time he sold 
and purchased a farm of 120 acres, the same con- 
stituting a part of his present home. To that he 
has since added until his landed possessions now 
aggregate 540 acres, he having also given eighty 
acres to his son. The farm on which he resides is 
one of the best in the county; its fields are well- 
tillcd, the dwelling is neat and substantial, the 
stock raised is of tlie best grades and everything 
necessary to a m^del farm is there found. Mr. 
Eaton has ever borne his part in the support of 



public enterprises, but has never sought or desired 
public office, preferring to give his entire attention 
to his home and business interests. In political 
sentiment he is a Republican, having advocated the 
principles of that party since its birth. 

'J'lie most important event in the life of our sub- 
ject occurred on the 31st of May, 1863, when he 
was joined in wedlock with Mrs. Emma Baker, 
widow of Charles Baker. By iier former marriage 
she had one son, Charles E., who now resides with 
Mr. Eaton. Five children grace her second union, 
namely : Ernest, who is residing in St. Marie Town- 
ship; Cass, Heniy E., Gertrude and Frederick. 
Tlie home life of this family is of the most pleas- 
ant. Mr. Eaton is devoted to the interests of his 
wife and children, and is ever watchful of their 
comfort and happiness, considering no sacrifice too 
great if it will but promote the welfare of his loved 
ones. 

^^EORGE B. SACKET, senior member of 
((( ^ *''^ '^"^ *^^ Sacket & Fitch, bankers of Ber- 
^^4) lin, was born at Sackett's Harbor, N. Y., 
June 7, 1849, and is the son of lidward and 
Cornelia Sacket, who were also natives of the 
Empire State. The Sacket family was founded 
in America in 1685, by two brothers, Huguenots, 
who, on the revoking of the Edict of Nantes went 
into exile and settled in North Carolina. The 
name which was written b^' those emigrants 
"Sackette" has since been contracted to the present 
form of spelling. The paternal grandfather of our 
subject emigrated to Northern New York, in an 
early day, and founded the city which now bears 
the name of Sackett's Harbor. He was an enter- 
prising, energetic man and became the historic 
character of that place. 

Edward Sacket, his son, and father of our sub- 
ject, was born in Sackett's Harbor in 1806, and was 
married in his native town to Miss Cornelia Beck- 
with, who was also a native of Northern New York. 
Jlenrbers of her father's family were well-known 
capitalists in the city of Cleveland, Ohio, while on 
her mother's side she was related to the Sterlings, a 
wealthy and influential family of the Empire State. 
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When five years of age, George B. went with 
his father to Cleveland, Ohio, and the following 
year removed to Cliicago. He acquired his edu- 
cation in the Military School of Fulton, 111., and 
at the AVcstern Reserve College of Hudson, Ohio. 
He entered upon his business career as a salesman 
in the store of Reese & Whiting of Berlin, in 1867, 
anil the following year went to Cleveland Ohio, 
where he engaged in clerking for the Cleveland 
White Lead Works for two years. At the expira- 
tion of that time he returned to Chicago, where he 
was employed as book-keeper by J. F. Warren & 
Co., manufacturers of white lead, paints and oils, 
and one year later, in the spring of 1871, became a 
partner in the business. .Several months of pros- 
perity followed, but in tlie fall of that year he wit- 
nessed the destruction of tlie city by the great 
conflagration of that memorable October. His 
house lost their sales rooms and the large 
stock, but saved their well-filled factory on the 
west side. Mr. Sacket continued his connec- 
tion with that house and in the summer of 1872, 
they incorporated the Chicago White Lead and 
Oil Company, now the largest concern of its kind 
in that great city. His health becoming impaired 
he sold out in the f.sll of 1873 and spent three 
years in traveling. In September, 1876, in com- 
pany with George Fitch he established tlie banking 
house of Berlin, of whicli he is a senior partner. He 
was also interested with his fatlier and brothers in 
an extensive cranberry marsh but in 1880 bought 
out his brother's interest in the part which was 
known as the Sacket Marsh. He now has a part- 
ner in the business — F. W. Stanley of Chicago — 
but all affaiis connected with it are conducted 
under the name of George B. Sacket, who is the 
general manager. The Sacket Marsii comprises 720 
acres of land, all in one body, situated in eastern 
Waushara County, .')00 acres of whicli arc improved 
and planted. The improvement of the property 
cost more than $30,000. A ditch three-quarters of a 
mile long and fifty-five feet wide connects it with 
the Fox River and furnishes an inexhaustible sup- 
ply of water, an essential element in the culture of 
cranberries. The so-called ditch was made by Mr. 
Sacket with a government dredge, in 188;'). Water 
is raised to flood the niarsii by two powerful cen- 



trifugal pumps, which have a capacity of throw- 
ing .50,000 gallons each per minute. These pumps 
are operated I)^' two engines of 150-horse power 
each, and when working to their full capacity will 
cover the entire surface of the marsh from six to 
eight hours, while the drainage facilities are so per- 
fect that the water can be drawn oflf in two hours. 
The largest crop grown on the Sacket Marsh was 
11,000 barrels, while an ordinary crop is usually 
from 3.000 to 4.000 barrels. 

On the 1st of December, 1880, in Berlin. Mr. 
.Sacket led to the mariage altar Miss Alma C, 
daughter of C. H. and Annie Dunham. She 
was born in Berlin, where her parents still 
reside and was reared in the faith of the Episcopal 
Church, of which she is now a member. Mr. 
Sacket is a Knight Templar Mason, belonging 
to Berlin Lodge, No. 38, A. F. & A. M.; Berlin 
Chapter, Xo. 18, R. A. M.; and Berlin Ccmmand- 
ery, No. 10, K. T. In politics he is a Republican, 
but has never sought or desired public otlice. He 
has preferred to devote his undivided attention to 
business pursuits in which he has been eminently 
successful. His property interests are large, and 
the banking house of which he is a senior member 
and which is based upon the personal responsibil- 
ity of its proprietors, is classed as one of the 
soundest financial institutions of the upper Fox 
Kiver valle\ . 



^^ SA S. HOLMES, deceased. Too great honor 
^/u[ cannot be paid to the noble l)and of men 
I 1* and women who left comfortable homos in 
^ the East, and settle<l upon the wild prai- 

ries of the frontier, giving their time and attention 
to its development, and carrying on the work of 
progress, advancement and civilization until all tiie 
citizens speak with a just pride of Green Lake 
County. Mr. Holmes is numbered among that hon- 
ored class, and it gives us great pleasure to present 
to the readers of this Albu.m the history of his life 
work. He was born in Connecticut on the 23d of 
November, 1808, and w.is the son of Nathan and 
Gratia (Woodard) Holmes. His father died when 
he was but five years of age, and he then went to 




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live with his grandparents, who werii residents of 
Connecticut. With them he remained until four- 
teen years of age, at which time he made his way 
to Genesee County, N. Y., and obtained employ- 
ment with a. farmer by tlie name of Marsh, in 
whose family he continued to make his home until 
after attaining his majority. His nest place of 
residence was Erie Count3', X. Y., where he pur- 
chased a farm on the Indian reservation. Having 
now made some preparation for securing a home, 
he completed his arrangements by his marriage with 
Miss Sophia, daughter of Rodney and Polly (Wing) 
Day, the wedding taking place on the 14th of Oc- 
tober, 1832. 

The young couple began tlieir domestic life in 
Erie County, but in 1844, emigrated i.o the West, 
and settled in Green Lake County, Wis., then a 
Territory. Mr. Holmes' first purchase of land con- 
sisted of a 40-acre tract. He had made the jour- 
ney on foot from Green Baj' to tliis county, aucl 
having worn a pair of light boots, the stones and 
sticks in his path cut the thin leather, and he ar- 
rived at his destination witti bruised and bleeding 
feet. He endured all tlie trials and hardships in- 
cident to pioneer life, and for a lime dark days 
overshadowed them, but industry and perseverance 
at length pierced the gloom, and the sun of pros- 
perity began to shine upc>n them. As there was no 
house upon the land wliicli he purchased, Mr. 
Holmes and his wife passed the nights with a 
brother, and in the meantime he hauled lumlier 
from Mackford, and built a little iiome 12x16 feet. 
There they began life in earnest. With character- 
istic energy, he began tlie development of his farm 
and after the forty acres had been broken and 
placed under cultivation, he added to the land 
from time to time until he had a fine farm of 200 
acres, .ill under the highest cultivation. He took 
his grist to mill in Whitewater, and obtained pro- 
visions from Milwaukee, where he also sold the 
products of the farm. He lived to see the great 
changes wiiich placed the county in its present ad- 
vanced position, and none more willingly did bis 
share than Mr. Holmes. At the time of his arrival 
there were no public roads, few school-liouses, and 
these of the most primitive character, and tlie work 
of improving had been scarcely begun, l)ul he entered 



lieart and soul into the arduous task of transform- 
ation aud development, bearing no inconsiderable 
part in the great progress that has been made. His 
death occurred on the 27th of May, 1885, after a 
long life of usefulness. He was an upright, honor- 
able citizen, fair and just in all his dealings, and 
was highly respected by those who knew him. 

Mr. and Mrs. Holmes were the parents of but 
one child, a daughter, Julia A., who became the 
wife of N. B. Millard, and died in 18.58. The par- 
ents of Mrs. Holmes were both of old New Eng- 
land families, and unto them were born seven 
children, Sophia being the eldest. The other mem- 
bers of the family are: Steplien P.. Horace S., Ly- 
dia A., Yalentia E., Annette L., and (ieorge W. 



RA E. SMITH, who is engaged in farming on 
on section 22 in the town of Brooklyn, is a 
il native of the Empire State. He wa^ born in 
Orleans County, on the 14th day of October, 1839, 
and is a son of Clesson and Fannie (Shoemaker) 
Smith. His grandfather, Elisha Smith, was a native 
of Hadley, Mass., and in his native city was reared 
to manhood and married a Miss Harden, by whom 
he had a large family of children. Soon after his 
marriage he moved to Orleans County, N. Y. After 
her death he wedded Mrs. Post. He had nothing but 
a bundle of clothes and an ax with which to begin 
life in iiis new home, but bj' industry and economy 
he became one of the well-to-do citizens of the 
community. However, misfortune overtook him 
and he lost nearly everything. In order to assist 
a friend in a banking enterprise, lie mortgaged his 
property, but his friend was unable to pay him 
and he lost all with the exception of about 1800. 
He then determined, if possible, to retrieve his 
fortunes in the West, and at an early day settled 
in Green Lake County, where he somewhat re- 
stored his lost possessions. He died at the age of 
eighty-four j'ears. 

Clesson Smith was born in the Em|)ire State in 
1810, i>nd was four times married, his second wife 
being the mother of our subject. She was de- 
scended from an old family of the Mohawk Valley. 
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1842, Mr. Smith became jwssessed of the desire to 
make tiie West the scene of his future operations 
and disposing of his propertj' in the Empire State 
emigrated to Miciiiofan, and later to Eric County, 
Oliio, where he resided until 1857, when he came to 
Green Lake County. He died in Ripon in Janu- 
ary, 1885. In early life he supported the Demo- ' 
cratic party, later became a Freesoiler and after 
wards joined the ranks of the Republican party. { 

The subject of this sketch is the oldest of four 
children. His mother died when he was about six 
years of age and he was then cared for by a step- 
sister until his fatlier was again married, when he 
came under the rule of a stern and unloving step- 
mother. He was permitted to attend school verj- 
little after twelve years of age and was forced to 
engage in plowing when so small that the plow- 
handles had to be cut off in order that he might 
reach them. His early life seemed a hard one, but 
it probably developed that self-reliance and force 
of character which have been important factors in 
his later years. At the age of seventeen, he started 
out for himself. His 6rst investment was in an 
old worn-out threshing machine which he repaired j 
and for some tliirteen years engaged in threshing | 
for the farmers of the neighborhood. When the 
war broke out he was no longer content to follow 
the peaceful career of a farmer, but was filled witii 
the desire to aid his country to preserve the Union. 
On the 13th day of August, 1861, he enlisted in 
Company 15, of the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, but on 
examination was rejected on account of lack of 
size and muscular power. His efforts frustrated 
in that direction, he then sought elsewhere for a 
chance to don the blue. On the 23d day of 
Septeniler, he joined the 3d Wisconsin Battery, 
Light Artillery, and with the command formed 
part of the Army of the Cumberland. He partici- 
pated in the battles of Corinth, Perryville, Crab 
Orcliard, .Stone River and Chickamaugua. At 
Stone River his battery was sent across the stream 
as a decoy. On the approach of the rebels, tlie 
command was hurried across the river, Mr. Smith 
wading in up to his neck. During tlie battle of 
Chickamauga, owing to the giving way of a part 
of the Union line, his battery was flanked, horses 
.^nd gunners being slaughtered like shee|). An 



Enfield rifle ball struck the joint of Mr. Smith's 
right shoulder, ])assed through the chest and came 
out under the left collar bone. 

Unable longer to hold their position, two com- 
rades seized him and ran with him until the blood 
so choked him that he lost all strength, and then 
left him. Another comrade, L. D. Masseure. com- 
ing along, caught Mr. Smith by the heels, threw 
him across his shoulder and ran as fast as he could. 
Just then a loose horse dashed by; Masseure seized 
it by the bridle, putting our subject across its back 
like a sack of meal and hurried away for some two 
miles. This thorough shaking relieved his lungs 
and was probably the means of saving his life. He 
was placed in a hospital where he remained thir- 
teen weeks and at the end of th.at time was told he 
must either go to the invalid corps or to the front. 
Though his wounds were still bleeding and he was 
scai-ceiy able to stand, he decided to go to the front 
rather than bear the odium attached to going in 
the invalid corps. For some nine months he did 
guard duty on the steamer, " Lookout "; then had 
charge of the lumber camp for about eight months, 
after which he was mustered out at M.idison, Wis., 
July 20. 1865. He has been a constant sufferer 
since he was wounded and deserves a liberal reward 
from the government, but receives a pension of 
only $8 per month. Mr. Smith says that he owes 
his life to Mr. Masseure and the friendship which 
feels for him amounts almost to brotherly love. 
Masseure showed a m.agnaminity which his com- 
rades thought him incapable of, and not a half 
hour before the ranks gave w.ay Mr. Smith refused 
him when he offered his services to supply a va- 
cancy at the gun, because, like others, he believed 
that Masseure did not possess the courage and 
fortitude for the place. 

At the close of the war. ^Ir. Smith returned to 
his home a shattered man, but proud of his record 
and his country. He leached home in July, 1865, 
and on the 12th d.ay of December following was 
united in marriage with Miss Emma Kutchin. 
daughter of Rev. T. T. and Amanda (Thomas) 
Kutchin, both of whom are natives of Pennsyl- 
vania, and who came to Wisconsin in K55. The 
ladj' is a native of Pennsylvania, having been 
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has been blessed with four children, one son niid 
three daughters, namely: Mabel, Madge, Arthur 
and Ethel. Both parents are members of the 
Methodist Church and do all in their power to ad- 
vance its interests. In political sentiment, j\lr. 
Smith cast his first Presidential vote forStepiien A. 
Douglas, after which he was a Republican until 
about eight years since, when he joined liie raniis 
of the Prohibition party and is now one of its 
most ardent advocates. He is commander of 
Harry Randall Post. No. 202, G. A. R., and is held 
in high respect by his comrades and many friends 
throughout the county. He has followed farming 
throughout his entire life and is now tlie owner of 
a farm of fifty acres, pleasantly situated in the 
vicinity of Dartford. 



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<|||OSHUA E. THOMAS, who is engaged in 
|! general farming and stock-raising, on src- 
j, tion 27, Aurora Township, Waushara Coun- 
1^^ ty, has passed his entire life in Wisconsin. 
He was born on the 6th of .June, 18.56, and is the 
youngest of a family of nine ciiildren, whose pa- 
rents were Thomas and Martha Thomas. Both 
his father and mother were natives of Wales, and 
are more fully mentioned in the sketch of .loiin H. 
Thomas on another page of tiiis work. The sub- 
ject of this sketch began his education in the dis- 
trictschools, and completed his course in the Berlin 
High School, from which he graduated in the class 
of 1875. When his school-life was over he en- 
tered upon his business career as a teacher, follow- 
ing that profession for four years. At the end of 
that time he turned his attention to farming, and 
now owns and operates a farm of ninety-five acres, 
a part of tlie old homestead, which is under a high 
state of cultivation and furnished with all the nec- 
essary buildings, together witii many improve- 
ments of an ornamental character. In connection 
witli the cultivation of his land he devotes consid- 
erable time to stock-raising and is constantly im- 
proving the grade of the horses and cattle which 
he owns. lie is a stockholder of the Waushara 
Dairy Association, in which he has held otiice at 
dififerent times. He has also lilled many positions 



of public trust, including that of Town Treasurer, 
in which he served three years. He takes an active 
interest in political affairs, and casts his ballot witli 
the Republican party. 

On Christmas Day of 1878 Mr. Thom.as was 
united in marri.age with Miss Candace Davis, a n;i- 
tive of Wisconsin, and a daughter of Elliot and 
Cordelia Davis. Her father was a native of New 
York and her mother of Vermont, and they be- 
came residents of Waushara County in the early 
days of its history. The union of Mr. and Mrs. 
Thomas has been blessed with three children: 
Marj' E., aged nine years; ICrnest R., aged seven 
years; and Myrvin, who is four years of age. This 
worthy couple have a pleasant home on section 27, 
in the town of Aurora, and with them resides the 
mother of our subject. Both he and his wife are 
members of the Baijtist Church, and are faithful 
Christian people, liberal with their means in sup- 
port of the Gospel, while their lives are character- 
ized by charity and benevolence. The poor and 
needy find in them true friends, for they are ever 
ready to extend a helping hand to those less for- 
tunate than themselves. They have many warm 
friends in the community, and richly deserve the 
high regard in which they are held. 



\|u^ ENHY \'INZ is a prominent merchant of 
Yfj'\ Kingston, and is numbered among the early 
i4^^ settlers of Green Lake County. The his- 
(^; tory of life on the frontier is both thrilling 
and interesting, but it was connected with m.any 
hardships, and the noble band of men and women 
who i)atiently bore those trials deserve the highest 
words of pi-aise for their self-sacrifice and efforts. 
To them the county owes her present prosperity, 
and it would be injustice on our part to omit the 
sketch of one who has been so prominently identi- 
fied with the progress and advancement of the 
community as he whose name heads this sketch. 

Mr. Vinz was born in the Kingdom of Prussia, 
on the 21st of March, 1832, and is a son of -lohn W. 
Vinz, who died when our subject was but four 



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years old. The days of liis boybood aud youth 
were spent in his native land, in much the usual 
manner in which bojs occupy their time. Liberal 
educational advantages were afforded liim and he 
profited by his opportunities. It was in the eight- 
eenth year of his age that he crossed the Atlantic 
to America to seek his fortune. He liad heard 
much of the splendid .advantages offered to_ young 
men, and he resolved to see for himself if it were 
possible to more readilj- gain a competency in tlie 
new world than in the old. He has never yet had 
occasion to regret the step taken. Though he be- 
gan life with nothing, he is now or.e of the wealtiiy 
citizens of the community, and in connection with 
his business interests owns between 500 and 600 
acres of land as the result of judicious manage- 
ment, untiring labor, and tlie able assistance of 
his wife, who has proved herself a true helpmate 
to him. 

On the 20tli of August, 1854, Mr. Yinz led to 
the marriage altar Jliss Margaret Weisel, who came 
to this county in 1850. Nine children c.anic to 
gladden the home by their presence, but only two 
remain under the parental roof. Mary C, the 
eldest, died at the age of^nineteen years ; Jlargaret G. 
is the wife of Henry Schmidt, of S.alem, McCook 
Co. S. D.; John H. is living: in Salem, S. D.. and is 
the husband of Amelia Vinz ; Eliza is the wife of 
Joiin Luecke, of McCook County, S. 1). ; Pklward 
William married Lizzie Fretzke, and makes his 
home in Markesan; Frederick G. is living on the 
farm ; Adam E. has been admitted to partnership 
with his father; Eva T. resides with her brother 
on the old homestead; and John Frank is still with 
his parents. Mr. Vinz is a member of the I,utheran 
Church, and Mrs. Vinz is a member of the Con- 
gregational Church, and both are highl3' respected 
citizens of the community in which the}' make 
their home. 

.Since 1866 Mr. Vinz has been engaged in the 
mercantile business in Kingston, carrying a full 
stock of general merchandise. He has a good 
trade, and is one of the enterprising and successful 
busin( .ss men of the town, who finds time to de- 
vote to the interests of the community as well as 
to his own affairs. He possesses excellent judg- 
ment. :uid his 1' ng years of experience have made 



him familiar with the wants and desires of his cus- 
tomers. 

Mrs. Mnz is a native of Grossherzoglhum, Hesse- 
Darmstadt, at Mushenheira, where she was born 
May 13, 1837, and crime to America in 1850, 
with her parents. Conrad and Anna M. Weisel, 
who settled in the town of Manchester. Green Lake 
County, the same year of their arrival. Mr. Weisel 
died in November, 1866, and his wife is still living 
at the age of eighty years. They had a family of 
one son and three daughter.^, all of whom are 
living. 



APT. ED80N E. TEURILL, an honored 
pioneer citizen of Waushara County, resid- 
on section 32, in the town of Leon, is 



a native of Chittenden Count}-, Vt. He was born 
June 16, 1829, and is of English descent. His 
grandfather, Jonathan Terrill, was also born in the 
Green Mountain State, where he lived the peaceful 
life of a farmer. He was a soldier of the war of 
1812, and served in the battle of Plattsburg. 
Enoch E. Terrill, father of the Captain, w.as born 
in Chittenden County, in 1807, and throughout 
his entire life followed agricultural pursuits. He 
came to AVaushara County in 1850 and settled on 
whiit is now section 3, in the town of Leon, where 
he developed a good farm. At the time of his ar- 
rival the county was in a wild and unsettled condi- 
tion, the work of progress and development hav- 
ing been scarcely begun. He was the first white 
seltler in the immediate locality in wliich he set- 
tled, but he lived to see many great changes, aud 
took an active part in the upbuilding of the county. 
He wedded Mary Weatherby, a native of Massa- 
chusetts, born near the city of Boston, June 16. 
1811. Her parents were Edward and Cynthia 
(Barrington) Weatherby. They were natives of 
Massachusetts but removed to Vermont at an early 
d.ty, and in that State spent the remainder of their 
lives. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Terrill were born nine 
children, six sons and three daughters, our subject 
being the eldest of the number. Mr. Terrill de- 
parted this life in 1875. In politics he was an un- 
comprcimising Whig, and an able defender of the 
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of Justice of the Peace fluring the greater part of 
his residence in AVaushara Count}-, and was num- 
bered among the worthy and vaUied citizens of tlie 
community. 

Until fourteen years of age Ca[)t. Terrill re- 
mained at lionie on his father's farm, Init desiring 
to follow some other pursuit than that of agricul- 
ture, he went to Manchester, N. H., where he was 
employed in a cotton factory until he had attained 
to mature years. One of the most important events 
of his life occurred while in that city, [his marriage 
with Hannali H. Richardson, a native of tlie Gran- 
ite State. Their union was blessed with a familj' 
of nine children, all of whom are living, with the 
exception of Henry, the second son, who dicil 
Oct. 17, 1886. The other children are as follows: 
Warren, Alonzo, Charles, Jay, Clyde, Viola, Anna, 
and Kittie Belle. 

In 1850 Capt. Terrill emigrated to Wisconsin, 
believing it for the best interests of himself and 
famil3\ After traveling some days he at length 
reached Strong's Landing, Green Lake County, 
with only $1.65 in his pocket. He settled in On- 
tario Township, now the town of Leon, where he 
made a claim of eight}^ acres of the wild and un- 
improved land, upon which he built a one-roomed 
log cabin. He there began life in true pioneer 
style, and has become one of tlie leading farmers 
of Waushara County. The following year after 
his arrival he entered the employ^of Samuel Per- 
rin, who had a contract with the Surveyor General 
of Wisconsin to make the government surveys of 
Northern Wisconsin from township 14 to Shawno. 
After following that business for four months the 
Captain returned to the farm and gave his undi- 
vided attention to its cultivation until, believing 
that duty called him elsewhere, he responded to his 
country's call for troops. 

He enlisted as a private of Company L Tth Wis- 
consin Infantry, in June 1861. The company first 
went to Washington, D. C, and during the suc- 
ceeding winter was encamped at Arlington 
Heights, the headquarters of the army being at the 
residence of Gen. Robert E. Lee. Conii)any I 
formed a part of the 1st Army Corps, commanded 
by Gen. McDowell. It participated in the battles of 
Rappahannock, Sulphur S|irings, Gainesville, and 



the second battle of Bull Run. where Capt. Terrill 
was twice slightly wounded and afterward taken 
prisoner. All of the slightly wounded prisoners 
were permitted to go to Harper's Ferry or Richmond 
after signing a parole. Our subject walked eighty- 
four miles on his crutches to Harper's'Ferry, from 
whence he was sent to Columbus, Ohio, and after 
three months went home on a sick furlough. Regain- 
ing his health he rejoined his command at Belles 
Plaines, Va., in March," 1863. That winter he par- 
ticipated in the battles of Pittsburg and Chancel- 
lorsville, which was followed by the engagement at 
Beverly Ford on the 9th of Jum.-. No important 
battle then occurred until the hotly contested <.ne 
at Gettysburg. The brigade to which he belonged 
was the first to strike the rebel infantry and Gen. 
Reynolds, who commanded the corps, was killed. 
Allliough many of his comrades there laid down 
their lives on the altar of their country, the Cap- 
tain escaped uninjured. After the battle many of 
the different corps were disbanded and re-organ- 
ized, and Company I was assigned to the 5th Corps, 
commanded by Gen. Warren. In the fall of 1863, 
the battle of Wine Run was fought, after which 
the army went into [winter quarters. Several im- 
portant engagements occurred the following spring, 
including the battles of the Wilderness, Laurel 
Hill, White Oak Church, Spottsylvania Court 
House, and the following year the siege of Peters- 
burg. His faithful service and valiant conduct on 
the battle field won promotion for Mr. Terrill, and 
he was made captain of his comiiany, in which po- 
sition he served until the close of the war. After 
more than four years spent on Southern battle- 
fields, during which he shared in the man}' hard- 
ships and privations incident to army life, he was 
honorably discharged at Jeffersonville, Ind., on the 
3d of July,'1865. 

AVhile in the service Capt. Terrill was called 
upon to mourn the loss of his wife, who died very 
suddenly on the 16th of January, 1863. He was 
again married Jan. [28. 1864, his second;union be- 
ing with P^liza J. Morson. His wife is a member 
of the Congregational Church, and a most estima- 
ble lady. The captain still continues his farming 
operations, and is the owner of 205 acres of arable 
land, all of wliicli is under a high state of cultiva- 



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tion and well iruprovrd. Stock-raising also occu- 
pies considerable of his attention, lie making a 
specially of tlie breeding of Jersey- cattle. In po- 
litical sentiment he is a stanch Republican, having 
supported that part}- since its organization. For 
six years he held the Chairmanship of the Town 
Board of Leon Township, and served as the first 
postmaster of Terrill. In 1882 he was elected 
Treasurer of Waushara County for a term of two 
years, and the prompt and able manner with which 
he discharged his duties led to his re-election in 
1884. Socially the Captain is a member of Kdwin 
Saxe Post, No. 135, O. A. R. 



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SAMUEL F. MrCAULKY. one of the ear- 
liest living settlers of Green Lake County, 
now residing on section 1 in the town of 
Brooklyn, is truly a self made man. We 
are pleased to record his sketch in the permanent 
record of his county's history as his example is 
well worthy of emulation. It shows what can be 
accomplished by industry and perseverance and 
may cause others to take renewed courage and 
press forward. 

The family from which he is descended was estab- 
lished in America during the early Colonial days. 
His paternal grandfather was a New Hampshire 
farmer and served his country iu the Revolution- 
!iry War. He married a Miss Jamieson, who long 
survived him. living to a very .advanced age, and 
unto them were born eight children. The maternal 
grandfather also followed the occupation of farm- 
ing in the old Granite State. He was married 
prior to the breaking out of the Revolution, but 
when the call to arms resounded over the country, 
he left his team in the field where he was working, 
hurriedly biide good-b^e to his wife and little son 
and left for the scene of battle. He was the father 
of a family of seven children. 

Thomas McCauley was born near Concord, N. M., 
on the 29th of .luly. 1780. and on reaching man- 
h<i<iil wedded Miss .Susan Baile}', who was born 
Ajirii 15. 1780. Following the occupation of farm- 
ing, he accumulated considerable capital, but by 
goin:; security for a friend lost all lie had. After 



losing his property he went to Lowell, Mass.. and 
worked at the carpenter's trade, for a short time, 
when he cut his knee, and was laid up for three 
years, and was crippled for life. About two years 
after he had recovered sufHciently to get tfi work. 
He hail a wife and seven small children depending 
upon him for susten.ance and was now disabled. 
The future indeed looked dark. The children 
were all forced to go to work as soon as thej- were 
old enough and thus relieve the family of their 
support. Mr. McCauley did not live to see his 
wife and children again surrounded by the com- 
forts of life, he dying In Gloucester, Mass., May 
12, 1839. His wife was called home .Sept. 18, 1840. 
dying in F.ayston. Vt. 

During the dark days which followed the loss of 
Mr. McCauley's property and his disablement for 
all work, the oldest sou of the family became com- 
pletely discouraged and went to sea. Upon the 
nest son, our subject, then devolved the manage- 
ment of all affairs and nobly did he perform the 
task imposed upon him. His mother and the 
younger children were looking to him for support, 
so without delay he sought work that he might 
provide them with the necessaries of life. In the 
early morning he would ride six miles, labor all 
d.ay long and then return to his home to sit up with 
his sick mother for three nights in the week. Like 
a dutiful son, he cared for the family until thirty- 
two years of age, when the other members had 
grown until they were able to provide for them- 
selves. During a part of the time, his wages were 
but a peck of rye per day. To obtain sugar, dur- 
ing the night time he would collect sap which w.as 
then boiled down by his mother during the day, 
while he was busy among the farmers of the neigli- 
borhocd. Thinking to better his condition by a 
removal to the West, we find him, in 1843, in 
Milwaukee, AVis., with only $1 in his pocket. Hav- 
ing wandered about for some time looking for em- 
ployment, he found his way to Geneva, III., where 
he worked a short time for his board. As he was 
an adept with tools, his services were soon required 
as a mecliunic. He ran threshing machines, worked 
in a brick yard and abo in a blacksmith shop until 
through over exertion he was taken sick. 

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joined in wedlock with Mary, daughter of Ebene- 
zer and Clarissa (Sweet) Utley. She was born in 
Oneida County, N. Y., Sept. 9, 1826. Her parents 
were also natives of the Empire State, where they 
made their home until 1838, when they removed to 
Crawford County, Pa., continuin;); to reside in that 
community until 1844. at wiiich time they emi- 
grated to the West. Tliey first settled in McHenry 
County, 111., but spent their last days in Ripon, 
Fond du Lac Co., Wis. Tlie husband died at the 
age of sixty-nine years, his wife when seventy-six 
years of age. She was a member of the Methodist 
Chnrt'h and both were highly respected citizens. 
They were parents of thirteen children, eleven of 
whom, five sons and six daughters, lived to mature 
years; four of the sons offered their services to the 
Government during ti;e late war and three gave 
their lives in defense of the Union. 

In the spring of 1846, Mr. McCauley and his 
young wife came to this county, where he entered 
eighty acres of land in Berlin Township. His fir.st 
home was a rude log cabin with loose boards laid 
across the top for a roof. Provisions had to be 
brought from Illinois till something could be raised 
upon the farm. Many were the hardships and 
privations which the}' endured, but tliey pressed 
on until brighter daj'S dawned upon tliem and 
prosperity crowned their efforts. Several times, 
however, they were reduced to desper.ate straits. 
While waiting for Mr. Utley to bring them sui)plies 
from Illinois, their provisions gave out, he being 
delayed by sickiiess. IMr. McCauley became de- 
spondent and decided to kill one of his ox-team 
to keep them from starving, but while sharpening' 
his butcher knife for that purpose his wife per- 
suaded him to wait and trust. Ere long tlie pro- 
visions arrived and their store house was again 
filled. At another time, the only thing left in the 
house to eat was a small piece of bread, and fre- 
quently cracked corn or hominy furnished their 
entire meal. It took eight bushels of wheat to 
buy a barrel of salt or of flour. Such was pioneer 
life in Green Lake County, and to tliafnoble band 
of men and women who bore the hardships of 
frontier life and laid the foundation for the pros- 
perity of the county we certainly owe a debt of 
gratitude, and one that can never be fully repaid. 



To. Mr. and Mrs. McCauley have been horn six 
children, two sons and four daughters: Hiram, the 
eldest, died at the .ige of thirty-two years, leaving 
a wife and three children; Winfield died when five 
years old; Harriet became the wife of Homer Hodg- 
son and has twin daughters: Clarissa E. is the wife 
of Lucius Curtis, by whom she has two sons; Mary 
A. died at the age of twenty-one years; and Addie 
J. completes the family. 

By the united efforts of Mr. and Mrs. McCauley 
who struggled on through adversities and trials, 
the}' increased their possessions until they are now 
numbered among the wealthy citizens of the county. 
Surely their wealth is but a just reward for their 
honest efforts and long suffering. Without an in- 
heritance and with little education, our subject has 
certainly fought the battle of life nobly. In earlier 
years, he cast his ballot with the Democratic party, 
but is now a stanch supporter of the Republican 
party. Mrs. McCauley is a member of the Metho- 
dist Episcopal Church. 

J^OSEPH MATHEWS, proprietor of the Leon 
j Valley Stock P'arm, resides on section 
I 36. in the town of Leon. He was born in 
' Trumbull County, Ohio, Sept. 18, 1832, and 

on the paternal side is of English descent, while on 
his mother's side he is of Scotch extraction. His 
grandfather Mathews was a native of Pennsylvania, 
as was also his father, Henry Mathews, whose birth 
occurred in 1782. When about twenty years of 
age, he removed to Trumbull County, Ohio, where 
lie remained until about 1842, when he became a 
resident of Hancock County, that State, where in 
connection with his oldest son, James J., he pur- 
chased 160 acres of land which he cleared, devel- 
oped and improved, residing thereon until his 
death in 184;). The family resided upon the farm 
for a few years and then separated, the rr.other 
living with her children until her death. Mr. 
Mathews had served in the war of 1812, under the 
immediate command of Gen. William Henry Harri- 
son, for whom he cast his first Whig vote. At the 
battle of Tippecanoe, becoming exhausted he fell 
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with leaves and snow saved his life although he 
was badly frozen. The government granted his 
widow a small pension until she too was called 
home. Her maiden name was Mary Mclntyre and 
she was born in the north of Ireland in 1786. prob- 
ably of Scotch parentage. She died Aug. 30. 
1873, in full fellowship with the Congregational 
Church of which her husband was also a member. 
Their family numbered nine children — James .1.. 
William, John Kimball, Nalli.in Harnard, Joseph. 
Elizabeth, Mary Jane, Sarah Thorn and IMaria. 
With the exception of James J. and Elizabeth all 
are still living. 

Since the age ot thirteen years our subject has 
been dependent upon his own resources and may 
truly be called a self-made man. He embarked 
upon his business career as a day laborer and at 
the age of fifteen worked for a Mr. Chambers of 
Gilboa, Ohio, for one year, receiving his board, 
clothing and three months' school. Going to West 
Liberty, Ohio, he served an appenticeship of three 
years at the cabinet-makers' trade under Joseph 
Williamson and in return for his services received 
only his board, clothing and necessary expenses. 
In connection with his brother Nathan he then 
purchased the establishment of his employer but 
after six months they removed to Delphos, Allen 
County, where they carried on the same line of 
business for a year. After selling out they re- 
lumed to the old homestead but at length, in 1853. 
came to Wisconsin. In company with Nathan he 
purcha.sed 160 acres of timber land known as the 
Andrew Beda! claim, which he operated for nine 
years, clearing and improving fifty acres, upon 
which he built a small house and barn. He also spent 
five years in the employ of E. W. Daniels, of 
Auroraville as foreman, but afterwards became a 
partner in the business. 

At the age of twenty-two Mr. Mathews was 
joined in wedlock with Martha Ann Cate, who was 
born in Maine. Their wedding was celebrated 
Dec. 17, 18.14, but the loved wife was called home 
July :), 1867. 

Feeling that the country needed his services. Mr. 
Mathews enlisted August 15. 1862, as a member of 
Company H. 30th Wisconsin Infantry and was com- 
missioned Second Lieutenant, .\fler three months 



be was promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant. 
For a time the regiment was principally engaged 
In enforcing the enrollment and draft. It left 
Milwaukee, April 17.1864, for Ft. Rice, Dakota, 
where Mr. Mathews was detailed to take charge of 
300 men engaged in the construction of the fort. 
Later he was ordered to report to Sherman and 
was engaged in building flatbi.ats. On the 28th 
of October, 1864, he left Ft. Rice for Louisville, 
Ky., where he remained during four or five weeks. 
During the battle of Franklin he w.is ordered to 
report to Gen. Thomas whom he expected to meet 
at Nashville but was cut off by Gen. Hood. 
During the following winter he was detailed to 
bring rebel prisoners to the northern forts and 
in the spring of 1865 was engaged on detached ser- 
vice. He was in Louisville, K_v., at the lime of the 
hanging of some of the more notorious guerrilla 
chiefs and remained in that cit3" until receiving his 
disch.arge, Sept. 20, 1865. 

Returning to his home at the close of the war, 
Mr. Mathews and his wife together purchased 100 
acres of land but since that time he has added to 
his original possessions until he now has a fine 
stock farm of 400 acres. His wife died about two 
years after his return and he afterwards married 
Lydia T. Cate, by whom he has four children — 
Earnest M., born Aug. 18, 1869; Theodore F., born 
.Sept. 1, 1S72. died Aug. 31, 1873; Mary J., born 
Dec. 16, 1877, died Nov. 23, 1880; and Joseph 
H., uorn Oct. 15, 1881, completes the family. 

Mr. Mathews received but one dollar from his 
father's estate but is now one of the substantial 
citizens of Waushara County. He is president of 
the Auroraville Cheese and Butter Company, 
which does a larger business than any other in- 
dustry of the kind in the State and is its largest 
stockholder, ht>lding fifteen of the thirty shares. 
The company was incorporated in 1884 with four- 
teen members. He owns thirty head of registered 
Holstein cattle, and sixty head of other cattle; 
milking about sixty cows. Mr. Mathews also 
devotes some attention to the raising of fine hogs 
and owns one of the most complete stock farms in 
the State. It is furnished with five living springs 
and has everv convenience and improvement 
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publican, but is now a Prohibitionist. Both he and 
his wife are members of the Congregational 
Church, and lie is a member of the G. A. R. of 
Wisconsin. He has been President of the Old 
Settlers' Society for about eight j'ears, is a promi- 
nent temperance worker and aided in the organiza- 
tion of the first Good Templars lodge of Waushara 
County. Few men are more widely or more 
favorably known than Joseph Mathews. 



SjSAAC H. MORRIS, an honored pioneer of 
I Green Lake County, was born in the town of 
lis Depuyster, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y.. in 1827. 
His father, Tiraotliy Waltham Morris, was also 
a native of the Empire State, and was a member of 
the same family to which Robert Morris, the first 
Secretary of tlie United States Treasury, belonged, 
and also Gouverncur Morris of New York. 

Our subject was reared to manhood on a farm 
in the woods of Northern New York, and was early 
trained to habits of industry and economy. He 
came to the Territory of Wisconsin in 1845, and set- 
tled in Racine, where he formed the acquaintance 
of Miss Jane Secor, whose hand he sought in mar- 
riage. Their wedding was celebrated in 1847, and 
shortly afterward they removed to Marquette 
County, locating on a farm on what is now section 
26 of the town of Berlin, Green Lake Count3', 
where they reared a family of six children, four 
sons and two daughters: Cliarlcs S., the eldest, is 
proprietor of the Fourth Ward Flouring Mills, and 
is represented upon another page of this work. 
Delos, who married Tillie McLaughlin, and is liv- 
ing in Berlin, is now Deputy Sheriff of Green Lake 
County, and formerly held the Superior Office. 
Bert, the next younger, married Carrie Simpson, 
and is a farmer of the town of Berlin. Julia died 
at the age of seventeen years. Minnie is the wife 
of John Murphy and they make their home in Ber- 
lin. Ford W. is the present clerk of the Berlin 
& Montello Granite Co.. of Berlin. 

Mr. Morris was a Republican in politics, and 
held various official positions. He was for many 
years Chairman of the town of Berlin, when the 
village and town were under one government, hut 



was so bitterly opposed to bonding the town for 
the purpose of building a railroad into it, that 
finding himself in a minority, he would not remain 
longer with the Board when the measure was car- 
ried. He served two years as Deputy Sheriff and 
one term as Sheriff, and was a faithful and com- 
petent officer. He died on the 7th of July. 1870, 
at his home in Berlin, at the age of forty-three 
yeai-s. He was a quiet, unassuming man, whose 
word was as good as his bond, and whose integrity 
and honest manliness commanded respect and con- 
fidence wherever he was known. His widow sur- 
vives him and has again been married, becoming 
the wife of Melvin Childs, of the town of Berlin. 

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&0N. LORENTUS J. BRAYTON, one of the 
) prominent and enterprising citizens of 
Green Lake County, residing in iNIarquctte, 
is a native of the Empire State, having 
been born in Kingsbury, Washington County, April 
27, 1846. His parents. William and Aurelia 
(Kingsley) Brayton, were also born in AVasliington 
County, and unto them were born eight children 
who lived to mature years. Anzoletta married 
Charles Adams, and died in Troy, N. Y.. but was 
buried in her native county; Jane is also deceased; 
Augusta J. is living in Green Lake Count}% Wis.; 
Cornelia married Charles Harris, now deceased, and 
is living in Washington Count3-, N. Y.; George F.. 
who served as Sergeant In the 44th New York Reg- 
iment, died in this county in 1888; William T., 
who served for tiiree years with honor In the 3d 
Wisconsin Cavalry, is now a clerk in the Pension 
Office at Washington, D. C; Lorentus J. is the 
next younger; and Erastus C, who was Sergeant 
In the 44th New York Regiment, is living In Mar- 
quette. 

William Brayton, the father, served his country 
in the War of 1812, and his sons, following his ex- 
ample of loyalty, defended the Union cause in the 
late war. He was a strong supporter of the Wiiig 
party and entertained strong abolition principles. 
He held various offices; was Commissioner of 
Loans, and for several terms was Supervisor. He 
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inemoiy. l)ecame a man of miuli more than aver- 
age intellii^eiice, and was a valued citizen of the 
community in wliich be made his home. He died 
in Grand Isle County. A^t.,in 1854, and was buried 
in his native county, as was also his wife. Both 
were consistent meml)ers of the Baptist Church, in 
which he served for many years as Deacon. 

Our subject passed his youthful days in his na- 
tive county, and remained under the parental roof 
until 1858, when he left home and came direct to 
Wisconsin. Me first located in Columbia County, 
where he obtained a position as teacher in the pub- 
lic schools. In the spring of 1859 he came to Mar- 
quette, where he has since made his home. He 
here became acquainted with Miss Helen A. Potter, 
daughter of Judge Daniel Potter, and in 1861 they 
were united in marriage. Tlie lady is a native of 
Genesee County, X. Y.. and their union has been 
blessed with three children: James E.. who mar- 
ried Nellie Skeels, and is now engaged in the drug 
business in Ripon. Wis.; Helen A., who married 
Charles H. Smith, son of Samuel Smith, one of the 
prominent citizens of Markesan, and Mary D., 
who is still at home. 

Mr. Brayton is one of the firm supporters of the 
Republican party, and a warm advocate of its prin- 
ciples. His fellow-citizens have honored him with 
various official positions, including several local 
offices, and in the sessions of 1865 and 1866 lie 
represented his district in the Legislature. Twenty 
years later he was again elected to the same office 
and during his term served as chairman of the com- 
mittee on State Affairs and other important com- 
mittees. Few, if any, have lalwred more effect- 
ively for the best interests of the community than 
Mr. Brayton. He used his legislative powers for 
the benefit of the public, and as a member of the 
School Board, which position he has occupied for 
many years, he has greatly promoted the educa- 
tional interests. He believes in providing the best 
scliool privileges for the ciiildren, and thus fitting 
them for the duties of life and citizenship. So- 
cially he is a member of the M.asonic order, be- 
longing formerly to Marquette Lodge, No. 102. of 
which he was Master for a number of years, and 
its representative to the Grand Lodge. He and 
liis family are members of the Protestant Episcopal 



Church, and stand high in the social world. He is 
also a member of Ripon Chapter, R. A. M. Both 
in his public and private life Mr. Brayton is above 
reproach. His honorable career, and his uniform 
courtesy, have won him the confidence and high 
regard of all. 



J'RANK ALKXANDKR C LARK, proprietor 

P^ of tlie Woodworth House of Berlin, Green 
Lake County, was born near Niagara Falls, 
in Ontario, Canada. Sept. 26. 1850, and is a son of 
John and Kate (McDonald) Clark. His parents 
were born in Scotland, the father in Aberdeenshire, 
the mother in Perthshire. They were married in 
Edinbifrgh, and came to Canada in 1837, passing 
the balance of their lives here. 

Our subject was educated in De Veaux College, 
at Niagara Falls. He also attendc.l B^rant <fe 
Stratton's Business College at Buffalo, graduating 
from that institution in the class of 1872. He be- 
gan life for himself as an insurance agent but soon 
accepted a clerkship in a dry -goods hou^c of Buf- 
falo, and subsequently was employed as a hotel 
clerk. In 1874, he went to Oskosh, Wis., where 
he was employed as salesman in a mercantile estab- 
lishment until 1878, when he embarked in business 
in the same line in Ripon, in company with his 
brother Robert. In 1879, they established a sim- 
ilar store at Berlin, dealing in diy goods, notions, 
cloaks, carpets, etc. In the fall of 1878, their 
store in Ripon was destro3ed by fire and they 
then concentrated their business in Berlin. Later 
they re-opened their business in Ripon and together 
operated two stores until 1885, when the partner- 

j ship was dissolved. Robert, becoming sole owner of 
the Ripon store while our subject was made pro- 

I prietor of the Berlin establishment. In January. 

j 1886, Mr. Clark sold an interest in his business to 
W. W. Collins, and the house was known as F. A. 
Clark Co , until July of the same j'ear when it 
was incorporated under the title of the Clark Com- 
pany (limited), of which Mr. Clark was president 

I and Mr. Collins secretary and treasurer. Under 








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that arrangement an extensive business was carried 
on until July, 1888, when Mr. Clark withdrew, sel- 
ling his interest to his partner, and retired from 
mercantile life. In the month of March previous, 
in company with Mr. Collins and Franlv Rice, he 
had purchased the Woodworth House and incor- 
porated the Woodworth House Company, of which 
he was made President. The hotel was conducted 
under that management until .Tul}', 1888, when on 
selling his dry goods business he purchased the in- 
terest of the other stockholders and became sole 
proprietor, since which time he has operated the 
house alone. The Woodworth is a first-class house 
in all its appointments, and under its present man- 
agement has rapidly grown in popularity. It has 
a capacity for entertaining from sixty to seventy- 
five persons, and is well furnished and managed 
with a view to giving the best possible satisfaction 
to its guests. Mr. Clark is an energetic, active 
business man, and whatever he undertakes he car- 
ries forward to a successful completion. While in 
the dry-goods trade, as every one knows, he did 
the largest business ever carried on in Berlin, and 
in the best season employed as many as forty-live 
clerks, while his annual sales amounted to *90,000. 
Mr. Clark was married in Berlin on the 16th of 
January, 1882, to Miss Belle Perry, a daughter of 
Ambrose Perrj-. Siie was born in Madison, Branch 
Co., Mich., and came to Berlin with h(;r parents in 
1866. By the union of Mr. and Mrs. Clark two 
children have been born, a son and daughter — 
Perry Alexander and Jennie Berenice, both born 
in Berlin. In politics, Mr. Clark is a Republican, 
and socially belongs to the A. O. U. W.and Modern 
Woodmen of America. 

\lpjy~)ENJAMIN HAIOH, one of the prosperous 
11^^ farmers, and an induential citizen of the 
(i^)J)/ ^°^^° °^ Brooklyn, now i-esiding on section 
^&^' 25, has made his home in this community 
since 1857. He is now the owner of a fine farm of 
163 acres of land, which he keeps under a high state 
of cultivr.tion. He also raises a good grade of 
stock, the barns and outbuildings are all that are 
necessary to a model farm, and the many improve- 



ments which he has made, both u.seful and orna- 
mental, have made his home one of the finest in 
the county. 

The main events wiiich liave taken place in the 
life of our subject are as follows : He was born near 
the city of Wheeling, W. Va., Dec. 6, 1819, of 
English parentage. His father was Richard Haigh, 
a native of Yorkshire, England, who engaged in 
the manufacture of woolen goods both in his na- 
tive land and after his emigration to America. He 
married Miss Ann Booth, who was born in the 
same count3', and was a daughter of one of the ex- 
tensive manufacturers of tliat section. In 1816, 
they determined to try their fortune in America, 
but there were some dilliculties attending the carry- 
ing out of their resolve. According to a law en- 
forced at that time, no manufacturer was allowed 
to remove from the country, so in order to leave 
that land, he must resort to strategj'. He and two 
cousins, who were also anxious to come to Amer- 
ica, had three Irish laborers to secure passage at the 
custom house, which they gave to Mr. Haigh and 
his relatives; the}- then arrived safely in America, 
and the following year Mr. Haigh was joined by 
his family, consisting of wife and three children, 
who weie born across the ocean. 

For a short time, he was engaged in operating a 
woolen factory near Wheeling, but afterward re- 
moved to Steuben ville, Ohio, being employed for 
five years in a factory in that city. His next place 
of residence was in Germantown, Pa., whence he re- 
moved with his family to Dutchess County, N. Y., 
and afterward, in company with a brother-in-law, 
built and operated a woolen factory in Montgom- 
ery, N. Y. He was an excellent workman, thor- 
oughly understanding tlie business in ever}- depart- 
ment, and could therefore command excellent 
wages. His death occurred in Montgomery County, 
at the age of fifty-five years, and his wife passed to 
her final rest in Seneca County, N. Y., at the ad- 
vanced age of eighty years. They were parents of 
six children, two sons and four daughters, but onlj' 
three survive. Both parents were believers in the 
faith of the Episcopal Church, and the father was 
a Whig in p(>litical sentiment. 

Our subject is the oldest living child of the fam- 
ily. The opportunities which he received for acquir- 



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ing an education, were such as the common schools 
aflfoided, and at the age of twelve years, he began 
working in the factory at Ilagerman's Mills, N. Y. 
After he had become thoroughly acquainted with 
the business of manufacturing cloth, the firm by 
which he was employed turned its attention to the 
manufacture of ingrain carpets. The partners were 
a brother-in-law of our subject and the Green 
brothers, the former furnishing the capital, the 
others managing the business. After they had 
made considerable money in their new enterprise, 
and the Green brothers had iiecomc possessors of 
considerable capital, tlie^v withdrew from the firm 
and started in business for themselves on a more 
extended scale, fitting up a large factor}' for the 
purpose. They thought thus to ruin Jlr. Ilaigh's 
brother-in-law, who was totally unacquainted with 
the work, but our subject understood the business, 
and was made superintendent of the establishment, 
a iJosition which he retained four years. Seeing 
that they had not succeeded in their efforts to 
break down the business of their old employer, the}' 
made an offer to Mr. Haigh to become their super- 
intendent, offering him greatly increased wages, 
but he would not then desert his brother-in-law, 
though he afterward accepted the position of super- 
intendent, serving in that capacity for seven years. 

The marriage of Benjamin Haigh and Miss Helen 
M. Morrison, of New York, was celebrated on the 
6th of June. 1844. Tlie lady was born near Hud- 
son, in the Km|)ire State, Feb. 20, 1H24. and their 
union was blessed with three childreu, two of whom 
are yet living: Ann E., the first l)orn, died in in- 
fancy; Maria K. is the wife of Theodore J. Clute, 
by whom she has two children. Charles B. and 
Edith P.; Willis S. married Fanny M. Dike, and 
they have one child living. Frank L. Mrs. Haigh 
departed this life Oct. 6, 1887. 

In 1850, Mr. Haigh severed his connection with 
the manufacturing firm by which he was employed 
as superintendent, and came to Wisconsin, where he 
has since made his home. He first located on the 
Indian land, in what is now the town of St. Marie. 
Green Lake County, but he was an inexperienced 
farmer, having never before engaged in agricul- 
tural pursuits. The first fe.v years he experienced 
great hardships, a?ad encountered many obstacles. 



The soil of this first farm was sandy, so he deter- 
mined to seek land elsewhere, and in 1857 settled 
upon his present farm on section 25. in the town of 
Brooklyn. With what success his eflforts have been 
crowned we have previously seen. Mr. Haigh is a 
man of more than ordinary ability, and is one of 
the most prominent citizens of the county. He has 
taken especial interest in educational and church 
enterprises, but has never refused his support when 
called upon to aid in the promotion of any matter 
calculated to benefit the community. He has sup- 
ported the Whig party, but is now an advocate of 
Republican principles, and was elected by that 
party as Supervisor of the town of St. Marie for 
one term, and of the town of Brooklyn for two 
terms. See portrait. 



^^^^J^EORCiK AMES, one of the prominent and 
11 (=, influential young farmers of Mackford 
^^^11 township, Green Lake County, residing on 
section 29. was born in Orford, N. H., on the 2d 
day of January, 1824, and in that community the 
days of his boyhood and youth were passed. He 
received his education in the district schools of the 
neighborhood and on leaving the parental roof 
came to the West, where he believed he might 
sooner accumulate a competency. He has never 
yet had occasion to regret the step he then took, 
for prosperity has attended his footsteps and he is 
numbered among the substantial farmers of the 
community. 

The year 1849 witnessed the arrival of Jlr. 
Ames in this county and in 1851 he w.as joined in 
wedlock with Miss Nancy Kelley. a native of Can- 
ada. Their children are all yet living — Ella, wife of 
Albert Mather, of Brown County, S. D.; Jennie, 
wife of Joshua Carter, of Green Lake County; Will- 
iam H., who married Miss Clara Buzzell and makes 
his home in this county; George A., wed'led Nettie 
Calder; Carrie is the wife of Joseph Freem.'in; and 
Eddie lives in this county. 

Mr. Ames has spent almost his entire married 
life in Green Luke County. With the hope of 
making a comfortable home for himself and fam- 
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his wishes have been fulfilled. He is now the 
owner of a beautiful farm of 300 acres, whose well- 
tilled fields, good buildings and neat and orderly 
surroundings plainly indicate the thrift and in- 
dustry of the owner. Diligence and enterprise 
are numbered among his chief characteristics, 
whether in regard to business transactions or public 
duties. He is a loyal citizen, who takes an active 
interest in the upbuilding and progress of the com- 
munity, or in anything which pertains to the pub- 
lic welfare. In politics he is a Republican. He 
represents one of the honored pioneer families of 
the county, and it would be an inju.sticc to his 
family as well as a matter of deep regret on the 
part of his friends if we did not append a sketch 
of his worthy parents. 

Phineas Ames, his father, was born in New 
Hampshire in 1790 and there grew to maturity. 
When he had obtained his majority, he led to tlie 
marriage altar Miss Hannah Leonard, of Orford, 
N. H., and eight children came to gladden the 
home by their presence. The family circle re- 
mained unbroken until all bad attained to mature 
years. The record is as follows: Elizabeth be- 
came the wife of G. A. Galloway and is living in 
Great Bend, Kansas; Phoebe married James 
Davenport and removed to Upper Canada, where 
her death occurred ; Lucy A. is the wife of Benja- 
min Rogers, who came to Green Lake County in 
1849; George is next in order of birth; Hannah, 
widow of Robert Currie, came to the West in 
1849, but subsequently removed to Solomon City, 
Kan.; Rosella became the wife of Sampson Rob- 
erts, now deceased, and with her husband settled 
in LTpper Canada; Mary is the wife of William 
Magrage, of Alto, Wis.; iidward, who completes 
the family, resides in this county. 

In 1849 we find the Ames family on route for 
Wisconsin, and at length they reached Green Lake 
County, where the husband and father located a 
claim on Section 29 in the town of Mackford. He 
first purchased 1 20 acres, which was but pariially 
improved, the buildings consisting only of a little 
log cabin, but ere his death, he had one of the 
finest farms in the county. In early life he was a 
stanch supporter of the Whig party and a great 
admirer of Henry Clay and William Henry Harri- 



son, but he afterwards joined the forces of the Re- 
publican party. Both Mr. and Mrs. Ames were 
members of the Methodist Church and were earn- 
est, consistent Christian people, who did what they 
could to promote the Master's cause on earth. 
They were among the first to unite with the Lake 
Marie congregation, and died in full fellowship 
with that society, Mr. Ames' death occurring in 
1878 in the eighty-eighth year of his age and his wife 
being called home in 1870, when seventy-five years 
of age. Although their many friends will see them 
no more on earth, they will never be forgotten 
while time lasts, for their lives of uprightness and 
their many acts of kindness and charity endeared 
them to the hearts of all. 



^/^ LARK PAGE is engaged in farming and 
[/[^ stock-raising in the town of Berlin, Green 
^^' Lake County, his home being on section 23, 
in the house where he was born some thirty-three 
years ago. His birth occurred on the 30th of Jan- 
uary, 1856, and he is of English descent. He is a 
son of Samuel F'. and Susan A. (Fuller) Page, a 
short historj' of whom is given in the sketch of 
Albert Page. The days of his boyhood and youth 
were spent in much the usual manner of farmer 
lads, he assisting in the labors incident to that life 
in the summer months, while in the winter season 
he attended the district school. He afterward en- 
tered the Berlin High School, but was deterred from 
comi)leling the course by the death of his father, 
who was killed by a runaway team. His duty was 
then at home. The management of a large farm 
devolved upon him and his brother Albert and 
they operate it conjointly still. 

On Christmas Day of 1883, Mr. Page united his 
destinj' with that of Miss Kittie M., the accom- 
plished daughter of Dr. Miles Mix, whose sketch 
appears elsewhere in this volume. She was born 
in Green Lake County, Feb. 5. 1859, and three 
children grace their union — Guy. Claude F. and 
Ethel. 

Mrs. Page is a member of the Baptist Church, to 
the support of which Mr. Page contributes liberally 
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jority lie identified liimself witli the Reijublican 
party, but now casts his ballot with the Prohibi- 
tion party. He is the owner of •225 acres of land 
and in the management of his farm displays much 
ability. He is engaged in raising cattle, Shropshire 
sheep and a fine grade of horsetf, and In connection 
with his other business interests he and his brother 
own and operate a dairy and cheese factory, which 
has a capacity of about 9.000 pounds annually. As 
a representative of one of the pioneer families of 
the county, and as one of its leading farmers, we 
gladly represent Mr. Page in this volume. 



lk\\^ County, whc 
\Si, the town of 



EV. HP:NRY E. UMBREIT, one of the hon- 
ored and respected citizens of Green Lake 
vho now resides on section 32 in 
_ Manchester, was born in Sax- 

ony, Germany, Jan. 14, 1840. and is a son of John 
and Rosanna (Wagner) Imbreit. He began his 
school life in nis native country, and completed 
his education in the common schools of this com- 
munity. He is one of tlie self-made men of the 
county. In his youth he determined tliat his life 
should be one of uprightness, such as he need 
never feel ashamed of. He has largely supple- 
mented his educational advantages by subsequent 
study, reading and observation, and thereby fitted 
himself for almost any profession or calling in 
life. At the age of twenty-two he was converted, 
and resolved to devote his remaining years to the 
service of the Master. He has, however, never been 
engaged as a salaried minister, but has given his 
time and labors where he believed they were most 
needed, and h.as been a power for good in the 
world. He has made farming his principal occu- 
pation, aside from the discharge of his Christian 
duties, and has been quite successful in his uuder- 
taiiings. 

Wlien a lail of thirteen years. Mr. Umbreit 
crossed the Atlantic, and. with his parents, located 
in Green Lake County. At the time of his arrival 
the country was in a wild and unimproved con- 
dition. The homes of the settlers were rude log 
cabins, and they were widely scattered. The first 
purchase of land which our subject made consistid 



of an 80acre tract on section 3 in the town of 
Randolph, Columbia County, becoming its owner 
in 1860. The same year he was united in the holy 
bonds of matrimony with Miss Sophia Forcy, who 
was born in Rochester County, N. Y., Nov. 28. 
1844, and is a daughter of Conrad and Regina 
(Blochwitz) Forcy, who were natives of Germany. 
They emigrated to America in 1843, and became 
residents of this county in 1845. The mother's 

j death occurred in Wausau. Wis., in 1854. and the 
father died in New York Cit3" in 1856. 

Unto Mr. and Mrs. Umbreit there have been 
born thirteen ohilrlren, but a part of that number 
died in infancy. Margaret is the wife of William 
Fathcliild.a merchant tailor of Chicago; Caroline is 
the wife of Rudolph IJetert. a wagon-maker of 

I Markesan; William, Samuel, Edwin, George. Emma. 
Henry and Lillie are all at home. 

In 1860 Mr. Umbreit located upon the land 
which he first purchased, but in 1865 sold that 
farm and removed to the old homestead of Peter 
Blochwitz, who was one of the honored pioneers of 
the county. He first bought 110 acres, but the 
farm now comprises 190 acres of valuable land, 
and under the able management of the owner it 
has become one of tlie most proiUictive farms in 
town of Manchester. As he found an opportunit}-. 
he continued his labors of , charity, benevolence 
.and Christian kindness, but in 1867 he began to 
minister to the spiritual needs of the people in the 
community where he made his home. He became 
a local minister of the Evangelical Association, and 
by his logical and plain arguments many have 
been brought to see the error of their ways and 
enter upon a Christian life. In 1885 he had charge 
of the circuit, and the following year took charge 
of the church at Bellefontaine, of which he has 
since had the control. As before stated, he has 
never preached for a fixed salary, but has labored 
for the redemption of his fellow-men. The tem- 
perance cause has also found in hira an able advo- 
cate, and he never grows weary in his efforts to 
promote a good work. He has also filled several 
local oflSces at the call of his fellow-citizens, and 
for twelve years served as Postmaster of .Salem- 
ville. 

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ing never wavered in bis allegiance to that party 
since its organization. We are pleased to pres- 
ent to the patrons of the Album the sketch of 
the Rev. Urabreit, knowing tliat it will be read 
with interest by all. Mr. Umbreit studied music 
extensively in Germany, under leading professors, 
from iiis sixth to his thirteentli year. Inthiscoun- 
tr}' he lias taught music many years. 



^p^EORGE W. LEATHART, who is engaged 
fl| (=- in genera! farming on section 35, in the 
^'^Ji town of Berlin, Green Lake County, was 
born in Canada near the village of Granby, Aug. 
16, 1844, and is a son of John and Caroline (Whe- 
dan) Leathart, both of whom were born in Fin- 
gland but came to America prior to their marriage. 
For some years Mr. Leathart served as cabin boy 
on the high seas, and after his emigration to this 
country was for three years in her Majesty's army. 
Upon his marriage he turned his attention to farm- 
ing and in 1856 resumed that occupation in the 
town of Manchester, Green Lake County, where his 
wife died, leaving a family of six children, five 
sons and one daughter. Mr. Leathart then married 
Sarah Matthews, and they are now living in Monroe 
County, Wis. Five daughters were born of the 
second union. He casts his ballot with the Repub- 
lican party and is a highly respected citizens. 

Our subject was the second in order of birth in his 
father's family-, and was reared to farm life. Being 
among the older children, he was forced to begin 
life early, and had little opportunity to attend 
school. He looked with interest upon the progress 
of the war trouble and resolved to strike a blow 
for his country's cause if need be, so when the war 
broke out, though only seventeen years of age, he 
enlisted in Company L 3d Wisconsin Cavalry for 
three j-ears' service, hut about three months later 
his father having learned what had become of liim 
went to the front and brought George home. His 
plans frustrated, he again engaged in farming, but 
on the 3d of October, 1864, having almost attained 
his majoritj', he again enlisted and served until the 
close of the war. He was assigned to Company 1, 
1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery, and shortly aftci- 



ward the command was ordered to Lyon, Va., 
where he remained on duty until his discharge 
June 26, 1865. He was mustered out with the rank 
of Sergeant and then returned home. 

When he again reached Green Lake County, Mr. 
Leatliart resumed work as a farm hand, whicli he 
continued until his marriage, which occurred Nov. 
25, 1!S68, when Miss Eva E., daughter of John and 
Catherine (Miller) ChafHn, became his Vv-ife. Her 
father was born in Berkeley County, Ya., in 1816, 
and his wife was born in Frederick County, Md., 
in 1820. When children, both removed with their 
parents to Champaign County, Ohio, where they 
were married in 1847. Until 1851 Mr. ChafHn en- 
gaged in farming "in the Buckej'c State, when he 
came to this county, locating in the town of Berlin. 
He advocated the Democracy until 1856, when he 
joined the new Republican party. He died in Ber- 
lin in 1882, and his wife passed away in Milwaukee 
in 1888. Their family numbered three children, 
two sons, who died in childhood, and Mrs. Leathart, 
who was born near Urbana. in Champaign County, 
Ohio, Aug. 22, 1848, and came to this county with 
her parents. 

The union of our subject and his worthy wife 
has been blessed with three sons — Amos J., Aaron 
C. and Henry L. The eldest possesses great genius 
as an artist, and though having had but little in- 
struction has done some very fine work both in 
landscape and portrait painting. 

The fine farm of Mr. Leathart with its neat and 
tasty furnishings indicates tlie owner to be a man 
of enterprise and progressive spirit. He raises a 
good grade of stock, and 160 acres of highly im- 
proved lanl j)ay triI)uto to his care and cultivati- 
tion. 



1 )>ILLIAM 
Ul 35,inth. 



•d )>ILLIAM SHAW, who resides on section 
the town of Kingston. Green Lake 
County, dates his residence in this com- 
munity from 1847. He is therefore one of the 
earliest settlers. To such men the county owes 
much of its present prosperity and progress for 
they were the originators of that great forward 
movement which has placed it in the position 
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to perpetuate tbe lives of those men and women 
who braved the hardships and trials of the frontier 
to make homes in tiie West, and as sucli an one we 
are glad to represent Mr. Sliaw. He is of English 
birth, born in Chester County, llis parents were 
Josepii and Elizabeth (Whitehead) Shaw, unto 
whom were born four children, but our subject is 
tiie only one now living. The father died when 
AVilliam was but throe years of age, after which. 
Mrs. Shaw, accompanied bj- her biolher, William 
Wliiteliead, came to America. The destination of 
tlie party was the State of New York, and they lo- 
cated in Oneida County. Mrs. .Shaw was there 
married to James Ta^'lor. who was also from Eng- 
land. In the fall of 1848 they "came on to Green 
Lake County, where Mr. Taylor and our subject 
had taken up land tlie previous j-ear. Mr. T.iylor 
died in this county in 1872. and Mrs. Taylor in 
1875. 

William Shaw, of this sketch, was born Feb. 12, 
1837, and in 1847, when ten years of age reached 
the State which has ever since been his home. He 
.acquired iiis education in a log school house, such 
as was common at tiiat eari\' day, its rude seats 
made of slabs, its windows were small aper- 
tures made in the logs and one end of the building 
was occupied by an immense fire-place. There Mr. 
Shaw became familiar with the common branches. 
His life occupation has been that of farming. He 
made his first purchase of land in 1865, when he 
became owner of eighty acres of land on section 
35. in the town of Kingston, wliere lie h.as since 
continuously resided, covering a period of almost 
a quarter of a century. The land was then In a 
partly cultivated condition, but much time and 
labor have been expended upon it before it was 
transformed into the rich and fertile fields whose 
wealtli of green delights the p.isser-by. The stone 
fence surrounding a portion of the land indicates 
much hard labor, but possessing an energetic and 
industrious nature Mr. Shaw has continued his 
labors until a high degree of success has crowned 
his efforts. Allliough he has met with reverses and 
discourairemenls. he has labored on undaunted by 
such difficulties until of him it is now said that he 
is one of the well-to-do farmers of the community. 
Great indeed have been the changes which have 



taken place since bis arrival in tbe county. A vast 
prairie stretched out before him, covered with long 
grasses and beautiful flowers and no fences ob- 
structed travel, but for miles one could ride in an}' 
direction. Few roads had been made, the work of 
development and progress at that time having been 
scarcely begun. Indian wigwams were still seen 
scattered over the country. Wild animals were 
j'et to be seen and wild game was found 
in abnndance. The nearest market was at Mil- 
waukee and the long trips to and from that 
city were made with ox teams, but as time 
moved onward the raw land was converted into 
beautiful homes and farms, villages assumed the 
proportions of cities, large business establishments 
were constructed, the tide of immigration kept 
pouring in from all parts of the country, and 
railroads were constructed, tlierebj- providing the 
settlers with all the comforts and luxuries known 
to the East. But while this change so beneficial 
to the county was going on the pioneers who laid 

\ the foundation were rapidly passing away. .Some 
have sought homes in the farther West, some have 
been called to their final home, until but few of 
those who hiid settled in the county at tlie arrival 
of Mr. .Shaw are now living. 

In political .sentiment, our subject is a stanch 
Republican, having been identified with that party 
since attaining his majority. He has taken an ac- 
tive part in all social and moral reforms, and the 
cause of education finds in him a true friend, who is 

, ever read}' to give of his means to the upbuilding 
of schools. No enterprise which is for the benefit 
of the community has solicited his aid in vain, for 
he takes great pride in the county which has so long 
been his home and desires its advancement in every 
particular. 

Mr. Shaw has been three times married. On the 
1st of January, 1862, he wedded Miss Mary A. 
Vaughan, by whom he has four children — Lizzie, 
wife of Alfred Miller, a farmer of Columbia Count}-, 
Wis ; Joseph, William F. and Harley. The death 
of the mother, who was a faithful and earnest mem- 
ber of the Baptist Church, occurred April 11. 
1873. Mr. .Shaw then married Roana Noble who 
died in January. 1885. On the 15th day of No- 
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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 



Adelia Smith, a native of Lewis County, N. Y., 
and a daughter of Samuel A. Richmond, she hav- 
ing been a widow at the time of her maiiiage to 
Mr. Sliaw. 



MONROE DODSON, M.D., who for 
thirt3r-eight years hns successfully pursued 
the practice of his profession in Wisconsin, 
was born in the town of Huntingdon, Luzerne Co., 
Pa., on the 26th day of June. 1826, a.id is a son 
of John and Sophronia (Monroe) Dodson. Ilis 
father, who was a farmer in easj' circumstances, 
was born in Northampton County, Pa., and was of 
English descent. He passed his life in his native 
State and was highly respected in the community 
where he resided. 

Our subject was reared on his father's farm, re- 
ceiving his earl}' education in the public seliools. 
When eighteen years of age he entered Berwick 
Academy as a student, where lie pursued his studies 
a few terms, teaching school during the winter 
months. He began the study of medicine in his 
native State, but before completing his studies 
moved to Iowa. The following year, 1849, he 
went to Madison, Wis., where he further fitted 
himself for his chosen profession and then attended 
lectures in the medical department of the Iowa 
State Universit}', then located at Davenport, and 
was graduated in the class of 1850. Returning 
to Madison, he embarked upon his professional 
career, (continuing practice in that city until Feb- 
ruar3', 18.51, when he settled permanently at Berlin, 
where he has since resided. From the time of his 
coming until the present. Dr. Dodson has enjoyed 
a large and lucrative practice and has won a repu- 
tation timt entitles him to rank among the leading 
physicians and surgeons of the State. He is a 
member of the Rock River Medical Society, also 
the State Medical Association, and in each organi- 
zation has borne an active part, having served as 
President of tiie last named. He is also a member 
of the American Medical Association. Appre- 
ciating tlie necessity of keeping abreast of the 
times in the progress of medical science, he has on 
two occasions absented liimself from liome and 
attended lectures at the Cincinnati Medical College 



and the Bellevue Hospital College of New York 
City, and has been a liberal patron of the best 
medical journals of the country. 

In 1862, Dr. Dodson opened a drug store at 
Berlin, which he carried for twenty years, doing an 
extensive business in that line, in addition to the 
regular practice of his profession. Since 1882, he 
has devoted his attention exclusively to his pro- 
fession, and to his official duties as Superintendent 
of the city schools. The Doctor has always taken 
a warm interest in educational matters; for twenty- 
live years he has been a member of the Berlin 
School Board, and for twelve years has held the 
office of Superintendent. During this time the 
schools of the city have rapidly improved and the 
high standard of perfection to which they have 
now attained, reflects great credit upon those who 
have had charge of their management and especi- 
ally upon the Superintendent. Dr. Dodson pos- 
sesses studious habits and is a thorough scholar. 
His interest in mental culture and scientific research 
has led him to take a leading part in securing the 
services of lecturers on literary and scientific sub- 
jects, thus affording superior opportunities for 
mental improvement for all who are disposed to 
benefit by them. 

On the 1st of Septemlier, 1857, Dr. Dodson was 
married in Cayuga County, N. Y., to Miss Eliza- 
beth O. Abbott, daughter of John and Mary 
(Osborne) Abbott, and a native of the county in 
which her marriage was celebrated. Two children, 
sons, were born of their union: John M., the elder, 
was born in Berlin, Jan. 20, 18.59. was educated 
for the medical profession in the Rush Medical 
College of Chicago and the Jefferson Medical Col- 
lege of Philadelphia, graduating from the former 
in the class of 1882, and from the latter in 1883. 
He is now successfully engaged in practice in 
Chicago. Charles Millard, the younger son, was 
born in Berlin, Sept. 20, 1860, educated in the city 
schools, graduating from the High School, after 
which he studied pharmacy and for several years 
was engaged in the drug business at Milwaukee 
and at Hayward, Wis. He now resides in Berlin. 
Dr. Dodson is a Royal Arch Mason, a member 
of Berlin Lodge, No. 38, A. F. & A. M.; Berlin 
Chapter, No. 13, R. A, M,, .also of Berlin Lodge, 



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No. 56, I. O. O. F. lie has passed all the chairs 
in the last named order but is not now an active 
member in either order. In political sentiment he 
is a Republican, but has never been a politician in 
the ordinary sense of the word. The only official 
positions he has ever been induced to accept are 
those of School Commissioner and Superintendent. 
In the practice of his profession the Doctor has 
been eminently successful, and his services have 
been in demand over a wide range of territory, 
where confidence in his skill, both as a physician 
and surgeon, is firmly established. As a druggist 
he was recognized as an enterprising and successful 
business man, and a competent i)harmacist, who 
employed none but careful and skilled assistants. 
As a school officer he has been indefatigable in bis 
efforts to promote the educational interests of the 
city, in which he has succeeded in a marked de- 
gree. As a cili/en he deserves and enjoys the 
highest esteem and respect of a wide circle of ac- 
quaintances among whom he has passed the main re 
years of his life. 



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il(_ IRAM II. HARMON, one of the leading 
jifj, furniture dealers and undertakers of (irecn 
^/^ Lake County, and a respected citizen of 
(^) Princeton, is a native of Massachusetts, 
having been born in Hampshire County. .Ian. i. 
1837. The family was of English origin, and was 
founded in America during the early days of the 
history of this country. The parents of our sub- 
ject, Oliver and Amanda (Parker) Harmon, were 
natives of Massachusetts and in the old Bay State 
the father followed the occupation of carpentering 
and joining. In early life he had served an ap- 
prenticeship to the hatter's trade, but finding that 
the close confinement was injurious to his heallh 
he abandoned that pursuit and learned the carpen- 
ter's ir.ade, which he followed in the East with 
good success until 1854. That year witnessed his 
arrival in Wisconsin. He believed that he might 
belter his condition and that of his family by a 
removal to the West, and in accordance wilii that 
belief emigrated to this county, locating in St. 
JIarie township, where he purchased 120 acres of 



land. From that time until his death, which oc- 
curred on the 10th day of May, 1858, at the old 
homestead, he devoted his attention to farming. 
He was a man of sterling worth and won the con- 
fidence and high regard of those with whom busi- 
ness or pleasure brought him in contact. He was 
called home at the age of sixty-one 3'ears and his 
remains were interred in the cemeterj' at Princeton, 
where some seventeen years later his wife was laid 
liy his side. She survived her husband until Jan. 
14, 1875, dj'ing on the old home farm, at the age 
of seventy-five years. She w.as a lady of many 
excellencies of character and like Mr. Harmon had 
many warm friends. 

The famil}- circle of that worthy- couple was 
completed by the birth of eight children, four of 
whom are j'et living— William H. who is residing 
in Waseca, Minn.; Oliver N., whose home is in 
Princeton; lliram II., of this sketch, and Charles 
B.. who is located in Alexandria, S. D. 

Hiram H. Harmon was a 3'oung man of seven- 
teen j-ears at the time of the emigration of the 
family to W^isconsin. He received his education 
in the common schools of his native State and re- 
mained under the parental roof until after attain- 
ing his majority, when he began life's battle for 
himself. He entered upon his business career as a 
farmer, purchasing 80 acres of land adjoining the 
old homestead which he operated for five years. In 
the meantime he was united in marriage with Miss 
Liianna Phelps, the wedding being celebrated 
March 20, 1862. The lady w.as a daughter of 
Chauncey and Alma (Heaton) Phelps, natives of 
New York, who came to Wisconsin and were resi- 
dents of Green Lake County at the time of their 
death. 

The young couple began their domestic life 
upon the farm which Mr. Harmon first purchased, 
but in 1864, selling that land, he removed to Mark- 
esan, where the husband operated a farm for two 
years. He then purchased a 40-acre tract of land, 
but after cultivating it for one year again sold and 
returned to the old homestead, residing in the 
family for the succeeding two years. It was his 
intention to remove to the West and there make 
his home, but in the spring of 1868 the death of 
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changed his plans, continuing his residence In Green 
Lake County. Mrs. Harmon, who died on the 9th 
day of Marcli, was a lady greatly beloved through- 
out the eoramunity, and her loss was deeply 
mourned. She left three children, two of whom 
are yet living — Ella M., who is residing in Mil- 
waukee, and Willie P., who is engaged as a printer 
in Minneapolis. Minn.; Mabel I., is deceased. 

Mr. Harmon was again married Sept. 1, 1870, 
when Samantha J. Woodruff became his wife. Her 
parents, Nathaniel and Auril (Sykes) Woodruff, 
were natives of Vermont, but during the early 
history of Wisconsin settled in Kenosha, whence, 
after a few years, they removed to Wau- 
shara County, where they passed the remainder of 
their lives. They won the respect of all who knew 
them and ranked among the valued citizens of the 
community in which they made their home. 

About the time of his second marriage Mr. 
Harmon removed to Piinceton, where for four 
years he engaged in carpentering with good suc- 
cess. He then decided to devote lii.s attention to 
some ujercantile pursuit and in 1873 established 
the furniture store of which he is still proprietor. 
He carries a first-class stock of goods and his es- 
tablishment has gained a wide reputation. His 
long experience in that line Las made him familiar 
with the wants and desires of the public and his 
affable and courteous manner and endeavor to 
please all have secured him a liberal patronage, of 
which he is well deserving. In connection with 
the furniture department he carries on an under- 
taking establishment. His success is due to his 
practicability, enterprise and perseverance, without 
which characteristics success is very uncertain. His 
fellow-citizens have shown their appreciation of 
his ability and the excellent manner in which he 
lias discharged his duties of citizenship by electing 
him to several official positions. He gives his sup- 
port and influence to the advancement of the Re- 
publican party, and takes a deep interest in 
political affairs, as well as in all the leading issues 
of the day. The cause of education finds in hirn 
a warm friend and he intends to provide his child- 
ren with the liest advantages in this direction that 
they may thereby be fitted for life's duties. 

The children born of his second marriage are 



five in number, four sons and a daughter, namely: 
Albert H., Royal W.. Emma F,, George H. and 
Frederick. As a representative citizen of the 
county and one of the leading business men of 
Princeton, Mr. Harmon is justly entitled to a rep- 
resentation in this volume and it therefore becomes 
the duty as well as the pleasure of the historian to 
present this sketch to the readers of the Album. 

\T^^ENJAMIN R. SAXTON, who is engaged 
j.^»> '" farming on section ■22, in the town of 
^)Jli Berlin, is numbered among the early settlers 
^i=^ of Greeu Lake County, dating his residence 
from 1853. He was born in New Hartford, Oneida 
Co., N. Y., .Ian. 17, 1810, and is descended 
from good old Revolutionary stock. His maternal 
grandfather, Ezekiel Pierce, aided his countiy in 
her struggle for independence and in recognition 
of his services his wife was awarded a pension until 
her death. She was a woman of great strength and 
it is said that she could pick up a barrel of cider 
with ease. They had a family of seven children, 
one of whom lived to be ninety-two years of age, 
another eighty-four, while two of the s-.^rviving 
ones have now attained their ninetieth year and 
another is eighty years of age. The father of our 
subject, James Saxton, was born in Connecticut, 
on the 30lh of May, 1780, and when a lad was 
bound out to a man as a farm band. One Sunda}' 
morning while hitching up the old gentleman's 
horse that he migiit drive to church, .James un- 
thoughtedly whistled a strain, which so incensed 
his employer's Presbyterian ideas that he gave the 
boy a gentle "limbing;" the boy in turn, was so an- 
gered at what he deemed an unmerited punishment 
that he ran awa}', going to Oneida County, N. Y., 
where he was reared to manhood and there became 
acquainted with Miss Saloma Pierce, who was born 
in Connecticut, Maj' 11, 1777, but had removed to 
the Empire State with her parents. Mr. Saxton 
learned the trade of a brick mason and in an early 
da}' removed to Cleveland, Ohio, where he built 
the first brick building in that city. Believing that 
he could there procure steady employment he re- 
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County, where be rleparted this life Aug. 13, 1848. 
His wife survived him until 1867, dj-ing on the 
7th of February. In tiieir family were nine chil- 
dren, but only two are now living — Benjamin and 
Ray. The latter resides in Minnesota. 

The educational advantages of our subject were 
limited to those afforded by the primitive schools. 
He conned the rudiments of knowledge in a log 
school house but when eleven years of age laid 
aside his books, and began learning the bricklayer's 
trade, working for his father until attaining his 
majority-. He then began business for himself, 
carrying on operations in the same line until 1850. 
when he removed to the West. Ten years prior to 
that time, on the 5th of January, 1840. he wedded 
Sarah A. Mattison, who was born in Greenwich, 
N. J., Jul}- 7, 1817, and is a daughter of Joseph 
and Phoebe vSirapkins) Mattison, who were torn, 
reared, married and died in New York. H?r father 
was a weaver by trade and was one of the promi- 
nent citizens of the community in which he made 
his home. He took an active part in public affairs, 
served as Sheriff of the count}' and held other im- 
portant offices. He had nine children, three of 
whom are yet living. 

Mrs. Saxton was one of twin sisters and when 
three years old was taken to raise by a cousin who 
moved to Madison County, N. Y., where she re- 
mained until after her marriage. She is the second 
wife of Mr. Saxton, who had previously wedded 
Ruby Witter, by whom lie bad two cliildren who 
are now decc.ised. In 1850, Mr. Saxton and his 
family left their old home in the Empire State and 
removed to Pickaway County, Ohio, whence they 
came to Green Lake Count}- in 1853. He has here 
since made his home and is one of the leading 
fanners of the town of Berlin. He owns 160 acres 
of highly improved land and his home with its en- 
lire surroundings indicates thrift and enterprise. 
Whatever he undertakes he carries to a successful 
completion and has thus become one of the well-to- 
do farmers of the community. He now supports 
the Republican party, having joined its ranks on 
the dissolution of the Whig party. Mrs. Saxton. 
a most estimable lady, is a member of the Seventh 
Day Baptist Church. 

B} the marriage of this worthy couple seven 



children have been born: Lizzie S., who is now 
the wife of Morris B. Coon and has two children; 
Cornelia P., wife of Oscar D. Gilbert, by whom 
she h.as three children: Mary N. wedded John .Ser- 
gent and they have one child; Willard P. married 
Mary Childs and three children have been born 
unto them; Emma M. is the wife of T. A. Sergent, 
by whom she has two children; George B. married 
Retta Bedal and has two sons; Etta, the youngest, 
is the wife of L. D. Smith. 

(ieorge B. Saxton is one of the energetic and 
progressive young farmers of the county. He was 
born in the house which still shelters him on the 
19lb of July, 1854, and w.as there reared to man- 
hood. Since attaining his majority, he has cast his 
ballot with the Republican, party and has twice 
served as Side Supervisor. As before stated, he 
was joined in wedlock with Miss Bedal, the union 
beins: celebrated Nov. 18, 1880. Their children 
are W. Roy and Lorenzo G. Like their grand- 
father, they display much musical talent. He is 
an expert with the fife which he has played since 
sixteen years of age. and for many years was leader 
of the Berlin jMartial Band. Roy. though only 
eight years old, plays nicely on the same instru- 
ment, and Lorenzo displays much ability in that 
direction. 



J^ILLIAM M. Bl'TLER, deceased, w.as born 
in 1812, but when a lad removed with his 
*J?^ parents to Indiana, the family locating 
in .Shelby County, where he was reared to manhood. 
In that county he .also became .acquainted with 
and married Miss Eunice Stone, they making it 
their home until the spring of 1846, when we find 
them en route to Green Lake County. On their 
arrival, Mr. Butler purchased 240 acres of land in 
the town of Mackford. constituting the farm on 
which his son Ira now resides. Under his able 
management antl liy his untiring labor, the wild 
(irairie was transformed into one of the best farms 
of the county and Mr. Butler was numbered among 
the leading citizens of the community. In the 
sijring of 1846, he purchased the first herd of cattle 
ever brought to the county and did much toward 
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he hauled his grain to Milwaukee and his grist to 
mill at Watertown. He shnred in all the trials and 
hardships of pioneer life, but uncomplainingly 
bore all such difficulties until at length prosperity 
crowned Ids efforts and he becinie a well-to-do 
farmer. 

Mr. Butler was twice married and by his first 
union there were born in Indiana three children, 
one of whom is yet living, Ira, whose sketch ap- 
pears elsewhere in this volume. Only a few years 
had passed after the arrival of the family in Wis- 
consin, when the mother was called to her final rest. 
She was a faithful member of the Christian Church 
and was beloved by all who knew her, for her many 
excellent qualities of head and heart. The second 
union of Mr. Butler was with Miss Mary Soule. 
To them were born the following children : William, 
now of Kansas; Addie, wife of James Llewellyn 
of Oshkosh; CLiauncey, whose home is in Kansas; 
Ovid, who is living in the same State; Josepli, 
Benjamin F. and Charles, all of Green Lake 
County; Annie, wife of Uriah Johnson, and Lewis 
and Eleanor, both residents of Green Lake County. 

Mr. Butler was a firm supporter of the Republican 
party and a warm advocate of its princij)les. He 
held several local offices of trust, including that of 
.Justice of the Peace and Chairman of the Town 
Board. In all affairs pertaining to the upbuilding 
and advancement of the county he was liberal and 
did all in his power to promote the eilucational, 
social and religious interests of the community. 
He made friends wherever he went and had but few 
if any enemies. He was a member of the Chris- 
tian Church and died in the faith of that organiza- 
tion in Kansas, in tlie spring of I.S,S(l. His wife 
survived uniil the following fall, when she too 
passed away. 



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c^^IMOTHY BEDELL, deceased. Among the 
'Wl^i- ["'ominent early settlers of Gi'een Lake 
^^^ Countj', who labored with untiring zeal for 
the upbuildirg and advancement of the com- 
munity, none deserve more praise or credit than 
our subject. He was born in Grafton. N. H., 
Feb. I), 1812, and is the son of Timothy Bedell, a 



soldier of the War of 1812. His grandfather was 
Gen. Moody Bedell, who served his country dur- 
ing the struggle for independence and won his title. 
Timcthy Bedell married Sybil Lund. He was 
killed in the war and upon his wife then devolved 
the care of their two little children. At the age 
of nine years, our subject was thrown upon his 
own resources and from that time forward made 
his own way in the world. He was bound out to a 
wheelwright with whom he remained until fourteen 
years of age, receiving as a compensation for his 
services his board and clothing, the latter being 
made from the cast-off gaiinents of the older 
members of the family. 

After attaining his majority, Mr. Bedell in 1836, 
was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth Barring- 
ton, a native of Canada, born Nov. 15, 1818. Her 
mother died when she was a babe of a year, after 
which she was taken to the home of her grand- 
mother with whom she remained until her mar- 
riage. The young couple began their domestic 
life in Grafton, N. II., where they remained until 
the spring of 1851, when ihey started for Green 
Lake County, Wis. On the 8th of May, they 
reached their destination, and located on a farm 
near the Union Church, where a small house had 
been built and thirty acres of land cleared. AVith 
characteristic energy he began the development of 
the home and made one of the best farms in the 
community-. He was truly a self-made man, his 
success being due entirely to his own efforts. He 
passed away May 17, 1885, a respected and honored 
citizen, and his loss was deeply mourned. In po- 
litical sentiment Mr. Bedell was a stanch supporter 
of the Democratic party, but was never a politician 
in the sense of office seeking. He had come to 
the county' when it was almost an unbroken wilder- 
ness but lived to see the great transformation and 
progress which placed it in its present advanced 
position. He was not only a witness but was one 
of the active participants in the development, 
growth and upbuilding which led to its present 
prosperitj- and he certainly deserves to be enrolled 
among its honored pioneers. 

Mrs. Bedell still survives her husband and is now 
1 ving in Markesan, where she has many friends. 
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one is now living: Elizabeth J., the eldest, died at 
the age of twenty-six years; she was the wife of 
Natlianiel Dudley and had three children — Addie 
M., Edwin L. and Solon E. Evan R., who married 
Miss Minnie Wadleigh died at tlie age of thirty- 
two, leaving two children, Timothy II. and Eva, 
who sliare the loss of their mother; Esther A., the 
only living child, is now tiic wife of J. W. Flack 
of Milwaukee, and unto them have been born 
three children. Edwin R.. Bertie B. and Nellie N. 



HIBEL D. OWEN, one of the early sel- 
lers of Green Lake County, and one of its 
largest land owners, now resides on section 
18, in the town of Brooklyn. He has wit- 
nessed the many great changes which have taken 
place in this community since the early days, has 
seen its wild and uncultivated prairies transformed 
into beautiful homes and farms and its little cabins 
replaced by commodious and elegant residences. 
Cities and villages have sprung u)), and progress 
has been canied forward at such a rale that we can 
hardly realize the unsettled condition of the 
ci;unt3- but a few years since. Our subject has 
borne his siiare in tlie work of upbuilding and ad- 
vnncement and lliu.s deserves a representation in 
this volume. 

The origin of tiie Owen family in America is not 
certainly known but it was established prior to the 
Revolutionary War. The grandfather of our subject 
removed from his old home to the " far west." as it 
was tlien considered, the place of his settlement 
being Orange County, N. Y. William Owen, 
father of Shubel, was there born and reared. He 
received what was tiien considered a liberal educa- 
tion, after whicii he worked at the trade of a tanner 
anil currier. In those early times, he belonged to 
a company of Ligiit Horse and to his death never 
forgot the training received, but was an excellent 
horseman up to the last. In his native county he 
became acquainted with and wedded Mrs. Jane 
( Ware ) McConnt;!! wiio was a native thereof. 
About 1819 tliey movr.d to Luzerne County, Pa., 
where our subject was born unto them. Both of 
liis parents had been previously married ; by his 



former union Mr. Owen was the father of four 
children, and Mrs. Owen had two children by her 
first marriage. Their union was blessed with a 
family of four, all sons — Daniel, Jonathan. Shu- 
bel and Boyd. .Mr. Owen abandoned his old trade 
at the time of his removal to Luzerne County, 
Pa., and there followed farming. He died at the 
age of eighty-four years, and his wife departed this 
life when sixty-three years of age. They were 
both members of the Presbj terian Church, and in 
politics he was a Jackson Democrat. 

The early life of our subject was passed in the 
uneventful routine of farm labor. He has probably 
never attended school for six months throughout 
his entire life, but he has made the most of his op- 
portunities and deserves no little credit for his 
success. At the age of eighteen he procured a 
position as driver on the Susquehanna Canal and 
after the first trip was promoted to master of the 
same boat, remaining in charge for about seven 
j-ears. Believing he might better his financial 
condition bj' a removal to the West, in the month 
of June. 1847, he landed in Green Lake County, 
where he entered eighty acres of land, which he 
still owns. To that amount, however, he has since 
added until 360 broad acres p.ay tribute to his care 
and cultivation. His first iiome was a log shanty, 
which was utilized until a more comfortable cabin 
could be built. It was in turn replaced, in 1868. 
by his present commodious brick veneered dwell- 
ing, one of the nicest homes in tiie community. 

On the 2d of M.iy, 1847, while residing in the 
the Keystone State, Mr. Owen wedded Mary Brun- 
ges, who was born upon the farm adjoining his 
father's. Oct. 19, 1822. They lived together .as 
man and wife for more than thirty-four years, 
when they were separated by the hand of death, 
Mrs. Owen jiassing away Nov. 9. 1881. She was a 
member of the Baptist Church, and a lady bighlj- 
esteemed for her many excellent qualities. They 
were parents of six children, namely: Alonzo, who 
wedded Mary Boyle, but is now deceased; Charles, 
who married Anna Parker and h.as one child; 
Frances is the wife of Charles Parker, by whom 
she has five children; Mary J. is the wife of Alonzo 
Jackson and the nvjlher of two children; Emma is 
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at Osseo, Minn. He married Miss Stella Smith, 
and they have one child. He is the station agent 
of tiie St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railroad 
(,'ompany. 

Mr. Owen is truly a self-made man and is now 
numbered among the substantial farmers of the 
county. He cast his first Presidential vote for 
Henry Clay, supporting the Whig party until the 
formation of the Republican party, witii which he 
has since affiliated. He feels an interest in political 
affairs but has never sought public office. He has 
ever faithfully discharged his duties of citizenship 
and during the late war sent a soldier to the Union 
Armv, paying him $600, though he was under no 
necessity of doing so as he was not drafted. 



^^ 



OilL^ ON. SAMUEL W. MATHER, deceased. It 
\] is the intention of the historian to repre- 
sent in this volume by written record, all 
(^ who have been connected with the history 
of the couniy and are numbered among its hon- 
ored pioneers or prominent citizens. With this 
end in view, in justice to his many friends and 
relatives, we could not omit the sketch of Mr. 
Mather. Indeed, it gives us great pleasure to re- 
cord it, for the example furnished by such a life 
of uprightness may inspire others to an ambition 
to become like him. 

Our subject was born on the 25th of M.ay, 1819, 
in the town of Claremont, Sullivan Co., N. H. The 
name of Mather is familiar to ever3' student of 
history in our land. Our suliject was a descendant 
of Cotton Mather, and a grandson of Richard 
Mather, an English Non-Conformist minister, who 
removed to New England in 1636. The race is 
characterized by its great intellectuality, vigor and 
and courage, which traits were predominant in him 
of whom we write. Many noted physicians and 
surgeons were members of the family and in other 
professions the Mathers were men of note. 

In the common schools of his native State, Sam- 
uel Mather acquired his education, but on leaving 
the schoolroom ho did not lay aside his studies, 
but by reading and observation added to his store 
of knowledge year by year. He could converse 



well on almost any subject, and was well versed 
on all the current topics of the day. He grew to 
manhood in his native county, and after at- 
taining his majority was united in the holy bonds 
of matrimony with Miss Fannie Jones, on the 5th 
of February, 1850. Five years previous he had 
come to the Territory of Wisconsin and located 
land in what is now the town of Manchester, Green 
Lake County. For a few years he engaged in its 
cultivation, making preparations for a home, and 
then returned to the East for his bride, who for 
thirty-flve years shed sunshine around his path and 
was his counselor in matters which engaged his se- 
rious reflection. Five children graced their union, 
three sons and two daughters, who are left to mourn 
the loss of a beloved f.ather. Albert D., the eldest, 
is now a prominent farmer of Douglas County, 
S. D. ; Fannie and Edward J. are living with their 
mother in Brown County, S. D.; Alonzo R. is a 
prominent citizen and cashier of the bank in Gro- 
ton. Brown County; and Mary is the wife of Will- 
iam W. Green, of Waupun, Wis. 

Mr. Mather labored hard in the years that suc- 
ceeded his removal to this county, for it was no 
easy task to transform the raw land into a farm, 
the income from which would enable him to sup- 
port his family with any degree of comfort, so he 
labored diligently in their behalf until his efforts 
were rewarded with prosperity. As before stated, 
he first came to the county in 1845, bringing with 
him his father, mother and sister, who is now Mrs. 
Holbrook, that they might care for his home while 
he provided for their support and attended to his 
duties as a farmer. After his marriage, his wife 
proved a true helpmate to him, and by their joint 
efforts the}' acquired a competency, which enaliled 
them to live in comfort without worry for the 
morrow, knovring that they had laid aside enough 
to keep them through old age. Mr. Mather was a 
man of marked characteristics; he was scrupulously 
upright in his dealings with his fellow-men, and 
his inborn honesty would not permit him to wrong 
a neighbor out of a penn}'. Such great confidence 
was placed in his integrity^ that his word was as 
willingly received as his bond. Neither fear of 
pu.Tishment nor desire for popularity could make 
him for one instant waver in his allegiance to the 



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cause of trutli. He did not practice such honest}' 
because it was "the best policy," but because it was 
right. He loved the whole human family, was 
ready to forgive and forget, nor was he ever known 
to speak ill of any one without great provocation. 
He portrayed in his life and character the distin- 
guished peculiarities of a consistent and dignified 
manhood. His kind antl genial nature diff\ised 
cheerfulness and sunshine wherever he went, and 
the grasp of his friendly hand encouraged and 
sustained many in their iiours of darkness and 
need. His generosity always prompted him to ac- 
knowledge and reciprocate any favor bestowed 
upon him. Wlien specially pleased, he would make 
it known by a peculiar expression wholly his own. 
No matter what the occasion, he would say : '-It 
fills the bill." The poor and needy found in him 
a true friend. He did not express his sympathy 
with them in wonl alone, but more substantial aid 
was given, and it is no wonder that the}' felt their 
loss to be irreparable wiicn he passed away. 

In political sentiment Mr. Mather was a strong 
advocate of Democracy, of the Jackson type, and 
although his county and district were strongly Re- 
publican, he was man}- times elected to positions 
of honor anil trust in both county and State. He 
held many local offices, and several times repre- 
sented his district in the General Assembly. When 
first acting as a member of that august body, 
he had been elected by the people of Marquette 
County, which then comprised Green Lake County, 
but during its term it was separated, and he had 
the honor of naming the new count}. In re- 
ligious matters he was a firm believer in immortal- 
ity and the future life of the soul; a Christian 
more than a sectarian, showing forth the blessing 
of a moral and temperate life both by precept and 
example, and by exercising a spirit of benevolence 
toward all. The prosperity which attended me- 
thodical liusiness habits and energy of purpose 
attended Mr. Mather and his family without inter- 
ruption after the first privations of pioneer life harl 
been overcome. By virtue of a strong mind and 
thorough training in early life, he became, and was 
early recognized, .as an accurate business man, and 
in complicated matters his advice and counsel were 
often sought. Vm- fi>ii\ veurs he resided in Green 



Lake County, and in whatever pertained to its im- 
I provement. advancement and upbuilding, he mani- 
fested great interest. He retained his mental 
faculties until the last, and on his death l)ed made 
: a disposition of his property, arranged for the fu- 
I neral and chose the minister whom he wished to 
take charge of the services. He was a great ad- 
j mirer of flowers and tri es, and loved to transform 
I the bare and naked prairies by planting orchards 
and gardens, and beautified the home with blos- 
soming plants. As he lay on his death bed, he 
looked from the window and saw the trees, re- 
splendent in their autumn dress, and said: "Oh, 
how beautiful.' It takes a life to grow them, but 
how soon they fade and die." Like the trees he 
so loved was Mr. Mather, his character growing 
lovelier every day. but the frosts of old age at 
length withered its beauty, day by day he grew 
weaker until at hist his spirit returned to Him who 
gave it. :iiid his body was consigTied to the cold 
grave. 



;-ILLIAM HARE iias ma 



home upon 
lis farm on sections 10 and 1.5. Mackford 
Township, Green Lake County, since 1854, 
covering a period of almost forty-five years. He is 
of English birth, his parents being Christopher and 
Jane (Hayes) Hare, who were natives of Lincoln- 
siiire, Kugland. James, their eldest child, married 
a Miss(iall, and died in London, Englan<l.iii 1877; 
William is the next younger; George is living in 
Lincolnshire; Ann was twice married, but is now a 
widow and resides in her native lanil. Mr. and 
Mrs. Hare were members of the Church of England, 
(the Episcopal) and both died in their nativecounty. 
the father in 1879, the mother in 18G5. 

Our subject was born on the 19th of October, 
1812, in Lincolnshire, and was reared to manhood 
under the parental roof. His father »vas a warm 
friend of education and he therefore received ex- 
cellent school privileges. When twenty-four years 
of age he bade good-by to home and friends and 
with the intention of making America the scene of 
his future operations, embarked on a sailing vessel 
bound for Now York. He made his first location 
ill Uuliwav, N. .1.. wliere he remained for several 




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_years. He there became acquainted with Miss 
Charlotte Johnson, a native of tliat State, and their 
friendship ripening into love, they were united in 
marriage in 1845. Shortly after w.qrds tliey removed 
to Pennsylvania, but they did not long remain in 
the Keystone State, going thence to Mount Vernon, 
Ohio. Seven weeks comprised the length of their 
stay in the Buckeye State. Many people of that 1 
community were selling their lands with the inten- 
tion of emigrating to Wisconsin, and following their 
lead Mr. Hare continued his journey until reaching 
Green Lake County, where he has resided contin- 
uously since. In the month of July he entered a i 
claim of eighty acres, situated on section 10 and 
15, Mackford Township, but by subsequent pur- 
chase he has added to that amount until now 217 
acres pay to him a golden tribute. After paying 
for his farm he had but money enough to pay for 
a yoke of oxen and with these he began the devel- 
opment of his land. Acre by acre the furrows 
were upturned until the whole amount was broken 
and placed under cultivation. His home is now 
one of the best in the town — the result of the inde- 
fatigable labors of Mr. Hare. He also, immedi- 
ately after his arrival, built a log cabin and in trne 
pioneer style tlie family began life in their new 
home. Their table consisted of a dry-goods box 
and rude stools took the place of chairs. The bed 
was made from poles procured in the forest and 
the room was lighted by small windows mere aper- 
atures in the logs. Truly necessity is the mother 
of invention. A year previous Mr. Hare would 
hardly have accredited t!ie statement that he would 
be living in that manner upon one of the wild 
prairies of the new world. Prosperity has attended 
his efforts, however, and he now has a comfortable 
home and is surrounded by all that goes to make 
life worth living. 

A family of eight children, four sons and four 
daughters, have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Hare: 
John C, the eldest, is now living in Rochester, 
Minn.; Jennie is the wife of Edwin Robinson, of 
the town of Mackford; AVilliam Jr. is living near 
Rochester; Mary, who became the wife of William 
H. Sherwood, died in 1888; George W. is now 
living in Green Lake County; Cordelia is the 
wife of John McKee, of this county; Charlotte is 



the wife of William Hall, who resides on the old 
homestead; and Albert M., who makes his home 
with his father. 

Mrs, Hare was called to her final rest on the 2nd 
day of August, 1878. She was a loving and tender 
wife and mother, a kind and accommodating friend 
and neighbor and a faithful member of the Meth 
odist Episcopal Church. Mr. Hare is also a mem- 
ber of that Church, in which he holds the otHce of 
steward and trustee and is one of its active workers. 
He supported the Republican part}- for man}' years, 
but now cists his ballot with the Prohibition party, 
believing the question of the suppression of the 
liquor traftic to be the most important issue now 
before the people. 



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ODGE P. BLACKSTONE, Clerk of the 
Circuit Court and Surveyor of '.Treen Lake 
County, is a resident of Berlin, Wis. The 
branch of the Blackstone family to which 
he belongs, traces its origin b.aek to a brother of 
Sir William Blackstone, the great legal commenta- 
tor. The first member of the family to come to the 
American colonies was an Episcopal minister, who 
is said to have been the first white person that ever 
set foot ui)on the site of the present city of Boston. 
From Massachusetts the family branched to differ- 
ent States, until its members are now widely scat- 
tered throughout the Union. Edward Blackstone. 
the grandfather of our subject, was a native of 
Connecticut, but in an earlj' day removed to New 
York, settling in Oneida County, where he was 
numbered among the first settlers. He afterward, 
however, returned to his native State, where he 
was married to Elizabeth Wood. He then took 
her to his new home in Oneida County, where thej' 
spent the remainder of their lives. Mr. Blackstone 
followed the occupation of farming, and upon the 
old homestead farm were born unto them nine chil- 
dren. Of the Dodge family comparatively little is 
known, save that the grandfather, Laban Dodge, 
was a New York farmer, and the father of a famil}' 
of eight children. 

Russell Blackstone was born in Oneida County, 
N. Y., in the year 1799, and there grew to manhood. 



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lie never scuglil or desired political preferment, 
but was an active, wide awake business man, who 
carried on varied lines of work, such as farming, 
milling, etc. For a companion in life he chose 
Miss Sarah Dodge, a native of Dutchess County, 
N. Y., born in 1801. When she was abput fifteen 
years old, her parents removed to Oneida Countj\ 
where she and Mr. Blackstone were married and 
ever made their home. To them were born nine 
children, four sons and five daughters, of whom 
eight are still living. Both parents have passed 
away, the father dying at the advanced age of sev- 
enty-eight yeirs, the mother at the age of seventy. 

Dodge V. Blackstone was the sixth child and the 
fourth son in that family of nine and his birth oc- 
curred in I'tica, N. Y., on the 3d of February, 1 833. 
lie received most liberal educational advantages 
and improved every opportunity. He desired to 
become a man of knowledge and knew that if he 
accomplished that end he must thoroughly master 
each branch of learning which he undertook. He 
received his elementary education in the common 
schools, after which he was a student in Sauquoit 
Academy and then fitted himself for college in the 
preparatory department of Uberlin (Ohio) Univer- 
sity. In 1878, he was graduated from Union 
College, Schenectady, N. Y., having taken a clas- 
sical course, giving special attention to mathemat- 
ics. After graduation, he w.as offered and .accepted 
the chair of mathcm.atics in Brownwood I'niver- 
sity of La (irange, Ga., where he remained a year, 
after which he was for an equal time emploj-ed as 
principal of the ^lale Academj- at Enon, Ala. Re- 
turning to New York, he then served for two years 
as jjrincipal of Sauquoit Academy, of which he 
had formerly been a student, and for eight years 
had charge of the West Winfield Seminary in Her- 
kimer County, N. Y. 

On the 25tli of August, 18t!:5. Mr. lihickstone 
was joined in wedlock with Miss Frank II. Howard, 
a native of Dutchess County, N. Y., born Jan. 1, 
1832. Three children have come to make bright 
their home by their presence, namely: Howard R.. 
Libbie and Ilattie. 

In 1871, accompanied by his family, Mr. Bl.ick- 
stone emigrated to the West, locating in Berlin, 
Green Lake County, where he has since continued 



to reside. On his arrival, he purchased the Berlin 
Covri'er, a leading newspaper of the connty, of 
which he was editor for two years. For six years 
he held the position of Superintendent of the public 
schools, since which time he has been engaged in 
merchandising, civil engineering and as a dealer in 
real estate. He has taken quite an active part in 
city and county affairs and was chosen b3' the 
people of the community to serve as Assessor and 
Supervisor of Berlin, and for several terras has been 
elected to the position of County Surveyor, which 
he still occupies. In 1888. he was elected Clerk of 
the Circuit Court. He displays much ability in the 
discharge of his public duties, .acting with credit to 
himself and to the .satisfaction of his constituents. 
Few men are more widely known and none are held 
in higher regard. His ancestors on both sides were 
supiwrters of the Whig party, and Mr. Bl.ackstone 
labors for the interests of the Republican part}'. 
He has identified himself with but one secret organ- 
ization, the Masonic fraternity, being a Ro^-al Arch 
Mason. He is a member of the Academ}' of 
Science, Arts and Letters of the State of Wiscon- 
sin, and takes great interest in scientific researches, 
especially' in the line of mathematical astrcnomy. 
Public spirited and progressive, he is a man of 
more than ordinary- abilitj' and is a valued citizen. 



EU(iENE F. YAIIR, the popular and efli- 
ciant Cashier of the Banking House of F. T. 
Yahr of Princeton, Wis., was born in the 
city where he still makes his home, Sept. 8, 1863, 
and has there passed Ids entire life. His parents. 
Ferdinand and Amelia C. (Schaal) Yahr, were both 
of German birth and their history is given on 
another Jpage of this volume. Our subject passed 
his early life raid play and work in much the usual 
manner of lads, and in the common schools of his 
native town began his school life. He there pur- 
sued his studies until twelve years of age, when he 
entered the German-English Academy of Milwau- 
kee, but completed his education in the Spencerian 
Business College of the same city. He w.as now 
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return bome he entered his father's hardware store, 
where for some time he discharged the duties of 
salesman. In the month of April, 1882, how- 
ever, he entered the bank with which he has since 
been connected. Becoming familiar with the busi- 
ness and in the manner in which affairs were con- 
ducted, on attaining his majority he was appointed 
to the position of Cashier, the duties of which he 
has since faithfully discharged. He is ayoung man 
of no ordinary abilicy. His talents as a financier 
are of a high order, and hisconrse has been marked 
with the utmost integrity and upriglitness. Ever 
faithful to the trust reposed in him, he has won 
many friends and is very papular in the social 
circles of Princeton. Since arriving at mature age 
he has cast his ballot with the Democratic party, 
and takes an active interest in the welfare of that 
organization. Frequently he lias attended the 
countj' and State conventions as a delegate, and 
in those assemblies was recognized as a leading 
member. He belongs to the Masonic fraternity 
and also to tiie Turners' Society of Princeton, and 
is a young man of public spirit and progressive 
ideas who is ever ready to forward the best inter- 
ests of the city, county and Slate. 



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^ HARLES E. RUSSELL, a practical and 
'l( enterprising farmer of the town of Green 

^?^^ Lake, Green Lake County, who now resides 
on section 32, is a native of Connecticut. He was 
born in Litchfield County, Oct. 25, 1808, and is a 
son of John and Charity (Everetts) Russell. His 
father was a native of New Bedford, N. Y., and in 
tlie early days of his manhood he entered the army 
and served throughout the entire Revolutionary 
^War. For some time he acted in the capacity of 
hostler to Gen. Washington and afterwards entered 
the ranks and rose to sergeant. Toward the close 
of his life, he drew a pension in recognition of 
his services. When tlie war was over, he went to 
Litchfield County, Conn., where he became ac- 
quainted with and married Miss Everetts, a native 
of that county. He was a prominent and re- 
spected citizen and served as a selectman of his 
town in connection with other local offices. He 



followed the occupation of farming throughout his 
entire life and was an excellent business man. In 
political sentiment,he was a supporter of the Demo- 
cracy. Neither Mr. Russell or his wife ever united 
with any church, though they were of the Episco- 
pal faith. Both died in Litchfield, Conn., where 
their remains now rest in peace, the death of the 
husband occuring at the .idvanccd age of eighty- 
three years, the wife dying when sixty years of age. 

Our subject is the only living representative of 
a family of eleven children, six sons and five 
daughters, and thus to his lot it falls to perpetuate 
the Russell history. He was reared to manhood 
on the old homestead and received a good common- 
school education, attending the district school and 
the Quaker schools, where he paid $23 per quarter 
for board and tuition. The boys and girls were 
kept in separate enclosures, surrounded by board 
fences twelve feet high. Mr. Russell says it was 
an excellent place for bad boj's. After leaving 
school he locked about for some profession or 
occupation at which he might earn a liveliliood, 
and chose mercantile pursuits. He obtaimd a po- 
sition as salesman in a store, but after a time aban- 
doned it and devoted his time to farming. 

On the 2d of May, 1828, Mr. Russell married 
Catherine C. Deming, a native of Columbia County, 
N. Y., born April 17, 1809, who with her parents 
removed to Litchfield County, Conn., when a little 
child. Four children have been born of this union : 
John wedded Mary Warren and has two chil- 
dren; Everett C. married Susan Nelson and has 
three children; Catherine H. M., widow of Dr. C. 
E. Evans has one child; and Mary, the youngest, 
is tlie widow of George Russell. 

In 1844, Mr. Russell, of whom we write, came 
to Wisconsin with a view of selecting a location, 
and in his travels found no section which so well 
suited him as that of Green Lake County. Here he 
entered a tract of land of 240 acres, situated on 
section 25 in the town of Green Lake, it extend- 
ing, however, across the boundary line into Fond 
du Lac County. There were then so few settlers 
in the community that he resolved to wait for a 
sh(n-t time before bringing his family to the West, 
and in the interval made further preparations for a 
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come to Green Lake Township and of him Mr. 
Russell bought tlie tract of land on which he now 
lives. The month of June. 1847, witnessed tlie 
arrival of the family and from thiit time forward 
the3- have since made their home. Great success 
has attended the efforts of our subject and lie is 
now tiie owner of 493 acres of arable land, highi}' 
improved and cultivated. It is considered one of 
the best farms in t!ie town and its broad and well 
tille<1 fields yield a golden tribute to the care which 
the owner bestows upon lliem. His prosperity is 
due almost entirely to his own efforts, being the 
result of industry, good business ability and fair 
and honest dealing. Politically, Mr. Russell is a 
Democrat, having supported that party since at- 
taining his majority. He cist his first Presiilential 
vote for Jackson and has served as Side-Supervisor 
of his town for three terms. He is one of the oldest 
settlers now living in this section of the countj-, 
and is numbered among its most highly esteemed 
citizens. His upright life through all these years 
has won him many warm friends who will be glad 
to see him represented in the permanent history of 
his adopted county. See portraits of Mr. and 
Mrs. Russell on anf>thcr page. 



\IL^ OLLIS STKADMAN. one of llie loyal de- 
iTjli fenders of our country during the late war, 
%^ is engaged in the oil and produce business 
(i^ as a partner of Robert Boyle. He is a son 
of Harvey and Mary L. (Warren) Stcadman, and 
was born in Niagara Count}-, N. Y., March 30, 
1843. He has resided in Green Lake County 
since six years of age, and in the schools of Berlin 
acquired his education. He began life for himself 
at the age of eighteen years, and the first work 
which he did was in the harvest field, where he 
received ji2 per day for his services. Ho watched 
with interest the progress of events in the Soutli 
during the years preceding the war and when 
Lincoln issued his call for troops for three years 
he at once responded, enlisting .as a member of 
Company I, Uth Wisconsin Infantry in t)ctober, 
1M61. His service called him to Missouri. Ark.ui- 



sas, Mississippi and Louisiana, and the principal 
battles in which he engaged were Buj-ou Cache, Ft. 
Gibson. Raymond, Jackson, Champion Hills, 
Black River Bridge and Vicksburg. where he was 
wounded, M.ay 22, 1863. a ball passing through 
his right foot. The following year he was mustered 
out of the volnnteer service and appointed Hospi- 
tal Steward in the regular army, in which capacity 
he served fifteen months. He then received 
the appointment of Commissary of .'^ubsistence of 
volunteers, discharging the duties of that position 
until mustered out as Brevet-.Major, July 1, 1866. 
His services continued for four years and nine 
months, during which time he was never off dut}' 
except when in the hospital after being wounded. 

When mustered out, Mr. Steadman took chaige 
of a cotton plantation near Helena, Ark., which lie 
operated for a year. He then returned to the 
North and in Portage Countj-, Wis., had charge of 
a sawmill for a year and spent the same length of 
time in operating a mill in Waupaca County. He 
rcturne<l to his old home in Berlin in 1869, and 
turned his attention to farming, which he carried on 
in connection with other interests until a few years 
since. From 1870 to 187.5, he Sfild patent rights, 
but in the latter year formed a partnersliip with 
Robert Boyle and engaged in the produce business, 
the partnership continuing till the present. Leaving 
the business to the care of his partner in 1885, he 
went upon the road as a traveling salesman for the 
Berlin Machine Works and the succeeding three 
years engaged in buying produce, furs and hides. 
In 1888, the firm of Steadman & Boyle began deal- 
ing in oils in conjunction with their other lines of 
business, and the following year, our subject and 
bis brother, Hiram, built the steamer, "City of 
Berlin," which is used in shipping merchandise on 
Fox River from Portage City to Green Baj-. 

The most important event in the life of Mr. 
Steadman occurred on the 9th of August. 1866, 
when he was joined in wedlock with Maggie A. 
Boyle, a native of Maine, born June 9, 1843. Her 
parents were Thomas and Catherine (Clark) Boyle. 
Six children grace the union of this worthy couple 
— Horace K., S. Bert. Clara A., Maud .'^.. Madge 
and Calvin. 

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of the G, A. R. Post of Berlin, of which he now 
holds the otficeof Senior Vice-Commander. Politi- 
cally, he is a Republican, and religiously' ills in- 
clination is to the Congregational Church. He 
has met with the most splendid success in liis busi- 
ness transactions. The firm of Slcadraan eV Boyle 
is widely known and its reputation for fair detiliug, 
courtesy and obligingness migiit well lie a matter 
of envv. 



GEORGE H. JAMES, a prominent young 
citizen residing on section 4. in the town of 
Saxeville, is a native of Waushara County, 
born Nov. 19, 1858, of English and Welsh descent. 
His father, William James, was born in Blackwood, 
Wales, Jan. 2, 1820, and his paternal grandfather 
was also a native of the same countr}'. Crossing 
the Atlantic to America in 1833, David James set- 
tled in Carbondale, Pa., where lie lived forty years, 
engaged in mining. His early life was that of a 
farmer. He married Hannah .lenkenson of Wales, 
and unto them were born five children. The father 
died in August, 1874, and the mother in August, 
1883. Both were earnest Chiistian people, and 
members of the Baptist Church. 

The father of our subject was a young man of 
twenty-three j-ears when he bade good-by to his 
old home and became an American citizen. For 
nine years he followed blacksmithing in Carbondale, 
Pa., when he removed to Trenton, N. J., aiid for 
several years worked at his trade and also as a ma- 
chinist. Coming to Wisconsin in 1855, he spent 
one year in Eureka, Winnebago County, and then 
removed to Pine River, where he engaged in mer- 
chandising and blacksmithing until 1864, when he 
removed to a farm of sixty acres on section 4 in the 
town of Saxeville, and there established himself in 
the manufacture of lumber, to which he continued 
to devote liis attention until his death, whicli 
occurred in 188.0. In polities he was a Republican 
and a prominent and influential citizen. He mani- 
fested a profound interest in all religious mailers, 
and was a Deacon in the Baptist Church for man^' 
years. He gave liberally to the cause of Christ, 
and especially to the foreign mission work. His 
wife, Martha James, was born in Shields Vohenuch, 



Wales, Oct. 29, 1823. Their family numbered 
seven children — Sarah, Abraham, David. John, 
George H., Mary and Hannah. 

The early life of our subject was si)ent in the 
usual manner in which boys pass their time. Play 
and work occupied his attention, and he also at- 
tended the common schools. At the age of twenty- 
one years, he entered the Waupaca High School, 
from which he was graduated in the winter of 1882, 
and then taught for one term in Marion. During 
the summer of 1883, he was in the employ of the 
Greenwood Park Association, composed of several 
gentlemen who were proprietors of a summer resort 
at Greenwood. He acted in the capacitj' of book- 
keeper, and in the winter of 1883-4, entered the 
planing mill of Hamilton & Shear of Waupaca, 
with whom he remained until the following October, 
when be entered the clothing establishment of A. 
R. Lee, in the above named city. On the death of 
his father, he returned home and took charge of the 
farm and sawmill. Mr. James is a young man of 
excellent ability, possessing splendid business quali- 
fications, and already ranks high in business ciicles. 
He has ablj^ managed both the interests of the saw- 
mill and farm, and has won the confidence and well 
wishes of ail with whom he has come in contact. 

Mr. James generally supports the Republican 
party in politics, but is liberal in his views. He is 
an intelligent citizen and always keeps himself well 
informed on the leading issues of the day. Socially, 
he belongs to Waupaca Lodge, No. 123, A. F. & 
A. M., and to Wauiiaca Chapter, No. 39, R. A. M. 



eHAUNCEY GRIFFITH, deceased, was born 
in Columbia County, N. Y.. Dec. 24, 1809, 
and died at his home in Marquette, Green 
Lake County, on the 17th of February, 1886. 
Probably the loss of no man of the community has 
been more deeply deplored by his friends than that 
of our subject, who was a valued citizen and one 
of the most proniinent men of the village. He was 
reared to manhood in Columbia and Rensselaer 
Counties, N. V., and in the public schools received 
a liberal education. He first came to the West in 
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The six succeeding j'ears of his life were passed 
amid the pioneer scenes of Wisconsin, but in 1850, 
he returned to the East, and on the 9th of January. 
1851, was united in marriage with Miss Gertrude 
Siiarp of Columbia County. 

With his young bride Mr. Griffith again came to 
Green Lake County, where he entered land and 
l)ranciied out as a real estate speculator. He re- 
moved to Marquette in 1856, purchasing a house 
and lot, and continued operations as a real estate 
dealer. He was very successful in his business 
enterprises, and at the lime of his death owned 400 
acres of fine farming land, besides town property in 
Marquette. Sagacious and far-sighted, his judg- 
ment of business principles was generally correct, 
and his knowledge of men and their characters 
formed an important factor in his prosperity. He 
possessed more than ordinary ability, and was a 
man of scholarly tastes and studious habits. He 
always kept himself well informed on the leading 
issues of the day, and as every true American citizen 
should do, felt a deep interest in political affairs. 
He cast his ballot with the Republican party. His 
death occurred Feb. 17, 1886, and his wife, a roost 
estimable lady, departed this life on the 4tli of 
August, 1882. 

The only chihi born to that woithy couple is 
Chauncey S. Griffith, a prominent lumber dealer of 
Marquette. He w:is born in Green Lake Count}-, 
Jan. 6, 1853, and has here passed almost his entire 
life. He received his primary education in the 
common schools of Marquette and continued his 
studies by a partial course at Hipon College. When 
his school life was ended, he looked about for some 
trade or profession, by which he might earn a livli 
hood, and chose teaching, in which capacity ho 
served for about eight years, two years of which 
time were spent in Appleton. He was very suc- 
cessful in that vocation, but at length determined 
to devote his attention to some other pursuit, and 
embarked as a lumber dealer in Marquette, where 
he is still doing business. Like his father, he [los- 
sesses good business principles and is accounted 
one of the enterprising and progressive merchants 
of the village. 

Mr. Griffith was married in Marquette, on the 
20th of February, 1884, the lady of his choice be- 



ing Miss Jennie Paterick, who was born April 2, 
1853. Their union has been blessed with one cliild. 
a little son, Freddie, born March 20, 1886. Mr. 
and Mrs. Griffith are people of refinement and in- 
telligence, and hold a high position in the social 
world. He li.is supported the Republican party 
since attaining his majority, and has held several 
local offices, including that of Township Clerk, 
Notary Public and Chairsnan of the Town Boird. 
of which latter position he is the present incumbent. 

'j^^ ATIIAX II. STEVENS, a well-to-do farmer 
I J/J "^ Berlin Township, (ireen Lake County. 
/i\/Xfe residing on section 2. was born in Knox 
County, Ohio, Sept. 17, 1819, ami is a son of Wil- 
liam and Miranda (Hall) Stevens. His father was 
a native of Pennsylvania, but in liis j'outh removed 
to Knox County, Ohio,where he became acquainted 
with and married Miss Hall, a lady of English de- 
scent. After residing in Knox County awhile, they 
removed to Seneca County, N. Y., where Mr. .Stevens 
cleared and developed a farm in the midst of 
the wild forests. He was a shoemaker by trade 
and followed that business conjointly with farming. 
In 1830, he emigrated to the West, locating in 
Michigan, where he again opened up a farm. From 
Michigan he went to La Porte Count}'. Ind.. and 
in 1846 came to Green Lake County, Wis., locat- 
ing on a part of the farm where our subject now 
resides, having entered the land from the govern- 
ment. He lived to the advanced age of eightj-- 
four years and his wife died at the extreme old age 
of ninety-three. Politically, he was a Whig in 
early life but subsequently became a Republican, 
and his wife was a. member of the Baptist Church. 
Our subject was the second of a family of eight 
children, six sons and two daughters, of whom 
seven are yet living. He received his education in 
the district school* of the neighborhood, and upon 
his father's farm w.as reared to manhood, remain- 
ing at home until attaining his majority, when he 
started out in life for himself. He first ran a 
threshing m.achinc, andon the removal of the fam- 
ily to this county entered 60 acres of land from 
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Wliile in Indiana, lie had become acquainted with 
Miss Elizabetli Slye, who removed from that Stale 
to Michigan. Tlic friendship of the young couple 
ripened into love and in 1848, Mr. Stevens went 
to the latter State, returning to Wisconsin with her 
as a bride. Their union was celebrated October 11, 
and seven children came to gladden the pioneer 
home by their presence: Alice, the eldest, is now 
the wife of H. G. Pierce and has three children; 
Wintield S., died at the age of thirty-two years; 
Elverleene G., is the wife of .J. Camiihell, by whom 
she has one daugher; Clark M. and Elizabeth M. 
are still at home and two children died in infancy. 
The mother was born Sept. 17, 1828, and died on 
the 11th of May, 1860. 

Mr. Stevens is numbered among the early settlers 
of the county, having made his home in the town of 
Berlin. He has made farming his occupation and 
by industry, judicious management and persever- 
ance has accumulated considerable property, his 
landeil possessions aggregating 690 acres, 230 of 
which are situated in this county, and 460 in ad- 
joining counties. His life has ever been such as to 
command the respect and confidence of those with 
whom he has come in contact. His record as a 
temperance man is one of whicli he ma}' well be 
l)roud, he having never used tobacco or whiskey 
and but very little tea or coffee. Politically, he 
was a Whig in former years but since the rise of 
tlie Republican party has attiiliated with that or- 
ganization. He has never aspired to official posi- 
tions, and is one of the valued citizens of the com- 
munity, universally esteemed. 



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LIJaH JANES, the oldest living settler of 
Berlin Township, Green Lake County, 
liL=^ whose home is now on section 21, was born 
on Grand Isle in Lake Champlain, April 17, 1811, 
and is descended from an illustrious line of ances- 
tors. His iiarents were Humphrey and Thankful 
(Campbell) Janes. The Janes family is of Norman 
or French descent and the name was originally 
spelled de Jeanne, but it has assumed probably 
half a dozen different forms until at length it has 
become Janes. Members of the family figured 



prominently in English affairs, and in this country 
also, they have become prominent citizens. William 
Janes is the progenitor of the American branch, 
and in company with John Davenport he crossed 
the Atlantic and settled in the New Haven Colony 
in the early days of the seventeenth century. From 
him the line of descent is traced through Benjamin. 
William, William, Benjamin, Seth, Elijah and 
Humphrey to our subject. The grandfather, 
Elijah Janes, served his country during the Revo- 
lutionary War and rose to the rank of Lieutenant 
of a regiment of Dragoons. He married Anna 
Hawkins, and had eight children. 

The father of our subject was born Dec. 19, 
1769, and a short time before reaching his majority 
married Thankful Campbell, the wedding taking 
place on the 23d of July, 1790. They were the par- 
ents of thirteen children, but there is only one 
now remaining to perpetuate the history of the 
family. The mother died on Grand Isle, and the 
father, who was a farmer and shoemaker by trade, 
subsequently removed to Rock County, Wis., 
where he, too, passed away. 

As before stated, Jllijah Janes is the only one of 
the family who still survives. He received scarcely 
any opportunities for securing an education and is 
almost entirely a self-made man. When six years 
of age, he was taken by his parents to Erie County, 
Pa., where he grew to manhood and on the 13th 
of October, 1836, was joined in wedlock with 
Sarah M. Burwell, who was born in Montgomery 
County, N. Y., Oct. b, 1819. Her parents. William 
and Almyra (Atkins) Burwell, were natives of 
Connecticut and in that State were married, but at an 
earh'day removed to New YorK. They were intelli- 
gent and highly respected citizens and when called 
home their loss was deeply deplored. They were the 
parents of eleven children, but only two daughters 
are now living. Mr. Burwell was a cooper by 
trade, but in later life he engaged in hotel keeping. 

In 1837. Mr. Janes, accompanied by his young 
bride, emigrated to La Porte County, Ind., but 
sickness in that communit}' compelled him to seek 
a home elsewhere and he became a resident of 
Rock County, Wis. The date of his arrival in 
Green Lake County is 1846, he locating in the 
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time forward he has been a resident of that cora- 
munity and is as widely known as almost any citi- 
zen of tiie count)'. He erected the first house built 
by a white man in what is now Berlin Township, it 
being a log cabin, 16x20 feet, covered with boards. 
He settled upon a 160 acre tract of land and as 
soon as it came into market purchased it from the 
Government. He now lias a fine farm of 200 acres, 
well furnished with good buildings, stockeil with a 
fine grade of cattle and horses and furnished with 
all the necessar)^ improvements. Perseverance and 
industry' characterize all his efforts and his life has 
been well spent. 

To Mr. and Mrs. .Janes has been l)orn a fine fam- 
ily of children: Mary died in early life: Myra B. is 
at home; Homer married Arniiiida McConnell and 
has five children; Eleanor is the wife of Daniel 
P'enland; Alice and Frances are at home, and Seth 
A., married Hugh ]McCleIland's daughter. 

Mr. Janes is a supporter of the Democratic 
party and cast his first Iwllot for Andrew Jackson. 
He has never united with any church, but has led 
a life of strict honesty and to his children he 
transmits a name worthy to be preserved. 

— "V .e^~(^y^,\^.a4o- •<»— 

^^ YRUS BROWN, owner of a fine farm of 300 
lii P acres on section 13, Mackford Township, 
^^' Green Lake County, is a native of New 
Hampshire. He was born in Orford, Grafton 
County, Ajjril 4, 1819, and is a son of Samuel and 
Betsy (Abbott) Brown, whose family numbered 
seven children, part of whom lived to mature years. 
Sabrina, the first born, married Clark Lovejoy and 
settled in Orford, N. H., where she died in 1887; 
William is living on the old homestead; Cyrus is 
the next younger; Irene died at the age of two 
years; Richard died at the age of ten years; John 
died when six years of age; and Irene, the second 
of tliat name, completes the family. Mr. Brown, 
the father of the above named children, died in the 
prime of manhood, passing away in 1835, at the 
age of thirty-nine. His wife survived him many 
years, dying in New Hampshire in 1878, at the age 
of seventy-nine years. 

Cyrus Brown, whose name heads this sketch. 



grew to manhood in his native county, and such 
educational advantages as he received were afforded 
by the district schools. As his father was in limited 
circumstances, he did not get to remain in school 
but a few terms, having at the age of sixteen 
years to begin life for himself. He began work- 
ing upon a farm, and not only earned his own liv- 
iihood but also contributed to the support of the 
f.amily. We find him in 18.i0 en route to the West 
with the intention of making a location somewhere 
upon its broad prairies. He traveled extensively 
over Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin and in the course 
of his rambles, he and his brother, who accom- 
panied him, crossed the Mississippi River at Mc- 
Gregor, and thence made their way to Rock Island, 
and striking the Rock River follo.ved along that 
stream until reaching Mackford Prairie. They 
maile the journey on foot and were thus enabled to 
I sec the country in all its beauty, but no place 
] pleased Mr. Brown's fancy as much as Green Lake 
I County, and he here determined to make his future 
I home. Without delay he purchased a farm which 
j has been his home from that time until the present. 
He began life a poor boy with nothing to depen<l 
upon except his own resources. His capital con- 
sisted only of a determined will, a resolve to suc- 
ceed and a young man's liright hope for the future. 
It is due only to his industry, economy, judicious 
management and fair dealing that he has accumu- 
lated the comfortable property which makes him 
one of the substantial farmers of Mackford Town- 
ship. A fine farm of 300 hundred acres p.ays trib- 
ute to his care and cultivation. Mr. Brown in 
politics is a stanch supporter of the Democratic 
party. He wiis elected Supervisor of the town, but 
has always preferred to have nothing but his own 
business affairs to attend to. He is a consistent 
Christian, being a comumnicant of the I'niversa- 
list Church. 

AVID PRICK, of Manchester, is a native 
of Wales, having been born in that coun- 
try on the 20th of January, 1827. His 
boyhood days were spent in his native 
land, but at the age of seventeen years he ojinie to 





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America, where lie supplemented the education 
acquired in tlie schools of Wales by an attendance 
of two terms in the schools of this country. Tlie 
family located in Green Lake County, but after 
.assisting his father to build a log cabin and aiding 
him in opening up a farm, our subject left home 
and went to Racine, wiiere he obtained a position 
with a telegraph company, his duty being to put 
up the poles from Racine to Chicago. In the lat- 
ter cit}' he remained for two years, aftei' which he 
was employed for ten years on the packet line from 
Chicago to Buffalo. His next venture was as dis- 
patcher in the Tremont House in Chicago, but in 
1860 he returned to Green Lake County, where he 
has since continued to make his home. 

In 1862 Mr. Price was joined in wedlock with 
Miss Margarec Davis, a daughter of William and 
Ellen Davis, who were residents of Columbia 



White, and died in the parish where she was born; 
William N., of this sketch, is the third in order of 
birth ; Thomas was a sailor in the tjueen's service, 
and died in the navy; Mary, widow of a Mr. .Tanes, 
is living in Cornwall, England; George was mar- 
ried in England, and died in the county of his 
birth ; .Joseph, a farmer, died in the same country; 
Henry also entered her Majesty's service and died 
in the war. Mr. and Mrs. Matthews were members 
of the Episcopal Church, and died in full fellow- 
ship with that organization in Cornwall. Their fam- 
ilies were of great respectability, and they held a 
high position in the social world. 

Our subject passed the days of his boyhood and 
j"outh in his native country, making his home in 
E7igland until about forty-two years of age. He 
acquired a good education, and in London learned 
the trade of a carpenter and joiner with his uncle. 



County, Wis. Their union has been blessed with j He possessed a considerable talent as a mechanical 

genius, and it was not long before he thoroughly 
mastered the business in all its details and became 
an expert workman. For thirty-two years he re- 
mained in London, working at the vocation which 
he had chosen, and was verv successful in his un- 
dertaking. At length, however, he severed his 
connection with the old woild, and in 1849 em- 
barked for America, which he determined to make 
the scene of his future operations. In the fall of 
that year we tind him in Milwaukee, where for six 
months he worked as a carpenter and builder, 
coming to Markesan in April, 1850. From that 
time until the present he has there continued to 
reside, being engaged at his trade for many years. 
He built some of the most important build-'ngs of' 
the town and surrounding country, including two 
churches, a hotel and a mill, and his services gave 
the best satisfaction. He is conscientious in the 
discharge of every duty, and always fulfills to the 
letter every contract which he makes. Probably 
no one has done more for the advancement of Mar- 
kesan than he. Not only in his business connec- 
tion has he been identified with the upbuilding of 
the community, but as a promoter of public enter- 
prises he has taken an active part. In politics he 
has never identified himself with any party, pre- 
fering to cast his ballot for the best candidate, of 
whiitever party he may be, 



a family of four children — three sons and one 
daughter — namely: David, Ellen, .Tohn and Ken- 
nolt. 

Mr. Price is liberal in his views of public policy, 
and gives his support and influence to all that 
tends to advance the best interests of the com- 
munity. He is also independent in politics, be- 
lieving that the American voters should cast their 
ballois for the best men, regardless of party. Ho 
has liecn engaged in various business pursuits, and 
in the different enterprises has been quite success- 
ful, being now numbered among the well-to-do 
citizens of the community. His wife, a most esti- 
malile ladj-, is a member of the Methodist Church. 



sILLIAM NICHOLAS MATTHEWS, who 
is now living a retired life in Markesan, 
Green Lake County, is one of the oldest 
settlers of the county. He was born in Cornwall 
County, England, on the 22d of .January, 1807, 
and was one of eight children born of George and 
Ann (Morish) Matthews. His parents were mar- 
ried in Cornwall, and of the six sons and two 
daughters born to them all lived to maturity. 
.John emigrated to Canada, where his death oc- 
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On the 2f1 of January, 1831. a number of jears 
previous to liis emigration to America. Mr." Mat- 
thews was unit«d in marriage willi Miss Elizaljeth 
Baker, who was born in Surrey. E;ngland, in .lanu- 
ary, 1813. A little incident connettetl with their 
marriage is worthy of note. The pastor, being in 
a hurry at the time, did not give them a certificate, 
and they never asked for one. After fifty-four 
3ears had passed, Mr. Matthews returned to his 
native land, where he met the minister who had 
lierformed the ceremonj-, an " he spoke of the 
omission on the part of the reverend gentleman, 
and on his return home he received by mail the 
certificate of liis marria<j:e. performed more than a 
half century before. Two children have been born 
of their union who lived to mature years: Will- 
iam J., of Markesan. and Elizabeth, wife of John 
Cragie. of Markesao. Mr. and Mrs. Matthews 
have traveled life's journey together for nearly 
fifty-nine years, and are probably the oldest couple 
in the county. Their lives have been checkered 
with joys and pleasures, sorrows and pain, but the 
jeare have been well spent, a .d they can look 
back over the p.ist with no regret. They are now 
living a retired life, honored and respected by all 
who know them. 



^^LMON .]. BRADBURY, one of the enter- 
(^O prising young farmers of the town of 
H Is Green Lake, residing on section 3.5. w.as 
^ born in Green Lake Count}-, on the 11th 

of March, 1853, his parents being William H. and 
Julia A. (Stables) Bradbury. His paternal grand- 
father, Abner Bradbury, w.as born in Limerick, 
Me., where he engaged in farming and surveying. 
He married Eunice Hall and had a family of nine 
children. Abner. was Captain of a company of 
militia. Late in life, accompanied by his wife, he 
removed to this count}-, where he spent the re- 
mainder of his days. He was born Dec. 27, 1787, 
and died Nov. 3. 1866. His wife, who was born 
in Augusta. Me., Jan. 16. 1796, died in October. 
1880. 

William H. Bradbury, father of our subject, was 
born near Athens, Me., April 30, 1815, there re- 



ceiving a common-school education. After reach- 
ing manhood, he worked for the monej- which paid 
his way in an academic school, as he w-as not con- 
tent with the knowledge acquired in the common 
schools. He subsequently engaged in teaching 
and afterwards learned surve3-ing which he fol- 
lowed in his native Slate and in Wisconsin. In 
1814. we find him en route for Green Lake County, 
with the intention of making his future home in the 
West. He settled in the town of Marquette, a 
hilly and rock}- region much like his old home, but 
after a while he learned that prairie land was much 
better for farming purposes and entered a claim in 
the town of Green Lake. 

On the 4th of July, 1850. Mr. Bradbury married 
Miss Stables, who was born in Piscataquis County, 
Me.. Aug. 10, 1822. and came with her parents to 
Green Lake County in 1849. To them have been 
born five children — Sarah M.: Almon J., who be- 
came the husband of Martha E. Burnett, a native of 
Kipon, Wis., and a daughter of Hugh and Mary 
(Gibson) Burnett, the former a n.itive of New 
York, and the latter of Ireland ; Laura E.. wife of 
E. W. Knight; Albert L.. who married Nora 
Cooper, and Eliza J., wife of William 'Iwaddell. 

For some years after his arrival in this county, 
Mr. Bradbury assisted settlers in procuring claims, 
and while traveling over the country for that pur- 
pose made some fine selections of land and became 
an extensive land owner. He never sought public 
office but has been elected Chairman of the town 
and to other local positions, but has always refused 
to serve except in the capacity of town School Su- 
perintendent. He is still the owner of a fine farm 
in Green Lake County and also has property in 
California and Buffalo County, this State. 

Almon J. Bradbury was reared to manhood upon 
his father's farm, having passed his entire life 
in this county. His primary education, received 
in the district schools, was supplemented by an at- 
tendance of several terms at Ripon College, where 
he pursued such studies as he deemed to be of the 
greatest benefit to him in after life. When he left 
the school-room, he returned to the farm, and has 
since engaged in its cultivation. He is now operat- 
ing 290 acres of fine laud and displays much busi- 
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fields and raany excellent improvements indicate a 
careful and painstaking supervision and testify to 
the thrift and industry of the owner. In connec- 
tion with the development of his farm, Mr. Brad- 
bury also devotes considerable attention to the 
raising of fine stock, making a specialty of horses 
and sheej). He has frequentl^^ been called upon to 
serve in positions of honor and trust but has never 
sought public preferment. He held the otfice of 
District Clerk for eight years and was elected Jus- 
tice of the Peace, but would not accept. He is a 
strong friend of the temperance cause, is an active 
worker in the Good Templars society and votes the 
Prohibition ticket. A man of sterling worth, he has 
many warm friends and has won tlie confidence and 
regard of all willi whom he has come in contact. 



eHARLES L. IvENDALL, a hardware mer- 
chant and harness dealer of Packwaukee, has 
been a resident of Marquette County for 
raany years, and is a member of one of its old and 
distinguished families. His father, Charles Lewis 
Kendall, was one of the earlj' settlers of Montello. 
He was born in Massachusetts in 1829, and on at- 
taining his majorit}- there married Ann Carter. 
Tiie year 1851 witnessed his emigration to Wiscon- 
sin in company with his wife and two children, 
Emma and our subject. The former died on the 
30th of October, 1886, leaving one daughter — Lulu 
Chapel. She was three times married, her first 
husband having been Frank Stimpson, her second, 
E. A. Chapel, while her third union was with James 
Waterman. Mr. Kendall, Sr., married for his sec- 
ond wife Mary Jane Hyde, the wedding taking 
place in September, 1857. He was one of the well- 
known citizens of Montello, and for a number of 
years engaged in the hardware business in that 
village. He died in Montello, May 24, 1869, leav- 
ing two children by his second wife: Neenali, who 
died at the age of thirteen years, and Frederick 
Grant, who survived his sister only four weeks, dying 
at the age of nine years. From an obituary notice 
published of Mr. Kendall at the time of his deaths 
we take the following: 

"He was one of the most iudustrious men of the 



town, a good calculator in business and of a gener- 
ous nature. No man has done more in proportion 
to his ability to build up and improve the village 
than he. Mr. Kendall was scrupulously honest in 
all his relations in life. Strict integrity marked 
his intercourse with his fellow-men, securing for 
him the confidence of the communitj-. In trade 
and business he was a model man; he was promi- 
nent in the support of those enterprises that tend 
to the best interests of the eommunit}^ where he 
lived, and his death was sincerely mourned by all. 
He was was a prominent member of the Masonic 
Lodge, the principles of which were his guide 
through life." 

Charles L. Kendall, Jr,, whose name heads this 
sketch, was born in the old Bucke3'e State, on the 
17th of September, 1853, during a temporary so- 
journ of the family there. He was reared to man- 
hood in Montello, and in his 3'outh engaged with 
his father in the hardware business, learning the 
trade of a tinner. He conducted the business sev- 
eral j'ears after his father's death, and afterward 
learned the trade of harness -making with his 
brother-in-law in Plainfield. When he had thor- 
oughly mastered the business he returned to Mon- 
tello and I)ought out the store formerl}- owned by 
his father, where he carried on operations for sev- 
eral years. 

On the 17th of July, 1875, Mr. Kendall was 
united in marriage with Miss Mary L. Wessing, the 
ceremony bemg performed by the Rev. J. T. Mar- 
tell. The lad}- was a daughter of Edward Wessing, 
one of the early settlers of Packwaukee, where she 
was born P'eb. 2, 1856. They have three children, 
one son and two daughters — Lewis E., Maude E. 
and Frank W. 

Disposing of his business interests in IMontello, 
Mr. Kendall removed to Packwaukee on the 11th of 
November, 1877, and has been engaged in business 
there continuously- since, carrj'ing a full line of 
hardware, together with harness and saddlery sup- 
plies. His success is due to his enterprising and 
progressive spirit, which characterizes all his un- 
dertakings whether for the advancement of his own 
interests or the upbuilding of the community. He 
has filled various official positions of honor and 
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and for four successive terms lias been Cbairman 
of the Town Board. He supports the Republican 
part3'. and is an iutelligent citizen. 



I^EV. .JANUARY CZARNOWSKI. resident 
im^ Priest in charge of two Catholic Churches 
(li tt\ in Berlin, .St. Stanislaus and St. Michaels, 
^P; was born in West Prussia. April 30, 184.5, 
and is a son of Andreas and Ilellwig (Shebilskv) 
Czarnowski. The subject of this sketch was edu- 
cated in the Gj ninasiuin of Culm and was gradu- 
ated in the class of 1869. He was then ordained 
on the 2 1st of September. 1H73. and served in his 
holy calling in his native country until August, 
1875, when he emigrated from Poland to America. 
His first charge in this country was the Church of 
St. Stanislaus in Princeton, Wi.<.. and in 188G. re- 
moving to Berlin, he also became Pastor of St. 
Michael's Church. He was instrumental in build- 
ing the large and elegant church edifice of St. 
Stanislaus, in Berlin, and has done effective work 
for his people. Father Czarnowski was for a time 
in charge of, and caused to be built, a church in 
Portage County, Wis., called St. Cazimer. He has 
now been located in Berlin four jears, and has won 
the love of his entire congregation. 



J~iOSEPH THIMBELL, deceased, formerly a 
I resident of Kingston, was born in the North 
j of Ireland, where he spent the days of his 
boyhood and youth. In early manhood, 
however, he bade good-by to the Emerald Isle, 
and sailed for America with the hope of making a 
fortune in the New World. He first settled in 
Vermont, where he married Miss Frances Fllliott, 
also a native of Ireland. They began their domes- 
tic life in New York, and subsequently removed to 
Indiana, whence they went to Clinton County, 
Iowa, being among the early settlers of that county. 
The year 1847 witnessed their arrival in Green 
Lake County, and llie town of Marquette was 
chosen as the scene of their future labors. Mr. 



Trimbell turned his attention to agricultural pur- 
suits, and engaged in that business until after the 
death of his wife, when he removed to Kansas, 
where he spent his last da3S. Unlike most of the 
people of Ireland, the^y were strong believers in the 
Protestant faith, and opposed with all their power 
the Catholic Church. 

Unto Mr. and Mrs. Trimbell was born a family 
of eight children: .Jane, the ehlest. became the wife 
of William Price, and arc both now deceased ; Eliza- 
beth became the wife of Henrj- Stevens, and died 
at her home in Rock Island, 111.; Cyrus is living in 
Kingston, Green Lake Co., Wis.: Joseph is in Pea- 
bod^-, Kan.; Thomas died in Illinois; Eleanor died 
in Wisconsin ; .James is living in Marquette County. 
Wis.; and Charlotte is the wife of Albert Howard, 
of Mason City, Kan. C>rus Trimbell. son of the 
gentleman whose name heads this sketch, was born 
in Livingston County, N. Y.. April 12. 1832. and 
remained with his parents until he attained his ma- 
jority. .Since 1847, he has made his home in 
Green Lake County, and is accounted one of its 

I leading citizens. He acquired a common-school 
education, and assisted his father in the cultivation 

i of the home farm, until his marriage. He has en- 

I gaged in agricultural pursuits throughout his entire 
life. He made his first purchase of land in the 

I town of Marquette, Green Lake County, but sub- 

I sequently sold that, and in 1 860. bought 1 20 acres 
on sections 35 and 26, in the town of Kings- 
ton, where he now resides. He still continues its 
cultivation, and is one of the successful f.irmers of 

I the community. His comfortable home with its 
pleasant surroundings, is an indication of thrift and 
enterprise. He has ever manifested an interest in 
public affairs, but has never sought or desired offi- 
cial honors. He formerly cast his ballot with the 
Democratic party, but is now liberal in his views, 

I supporting the best candidate placed before the 
people. 

Mr. Trimbell has been twice married. On the 
29th of March, 1853, he was joined in wedlock 
with Miss Eleanor Carson, and unto them were born 
two children: Frances Eleanor, who was born .Jan. 

^ 1, 1856, and is now the wife of Joseph Dunson, of 
Puget Sound, Port Townsend. W.ash.; and Edgar 

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occurred Nov. 17, 1857, ami on the 13th of Feb- 
ruary, 1861, Mr. Trimbell led to tlie marriage altar 
Miss Cornelia Beers, a native of the Empire State, 
and a daughter of George W. and Maria Beers. 
Tlieir family consists of the following cliiUlren: 
Derwood. who was born Oct. 19, 1861, and is liv- 
ing in Green Lalie County; George, born Dec. 12, 
1862, is a resident of Raymond, Clark County, S. D., 
and the husband of Jennie Saunders; Bertha C, 
born July 25, 1869, is a teacher of music; Luella, 
born Oct. 26, 1874; Ernest, born Jan. 1, 1875; and 
Byron, born Jan. 21, 1880. 

During his long residence in this count}-, Mr. 
Trimbell has made many warm friends, by whom 
lie is held in higii I'etrard. 



SAAC II. COM.srOCK. deceased, was promi- 
nently identified with the early historj' of Green 
Lake Co., and bore no inconsiderable part in its 
upbuilding and development. He was a native of 
Monroe County, N. Y., born near Rochester, on 
the I'Jth day of November, 1818. His parents 
were Joseph and Sally (Hathaway) Corastock, both 
of whom were natives of the Bay .State, the former 
born in March. 1780, the latter on the 7th of Au- 
gust, 1781. When a lad he accompanied his parents 
to Michigan, in which State he received a liberal 
education. Financially he was a self-made man. He 
had no capital with which to begin life, and strug- 
gled on against poverty until finally he acquired a 
comfortable competence. 

In 1847, in Shebo3'gan, Wis., Mr. Comstock was 
united in marriage with Miss Susan Rankin, and 
unto them were born throe children. Henry S., 
the first born, studied law under the direction of 
Fish & Thompson of Princeton, and after being 
admitted to the bar became a member of the firm. 
He was twice elected County Clerk of Green Lake 
County, and for two terms was Prosecuting Attor- 
ney. He was a young man full of life and energy, 
and possessing much natural ability, won a promi- 
nent place in the ranks of his professional brethren. 
He died at Princeton Dec. 2, 1882. Mary, who 
was one of the most successful teachers of the 
county, having taught for nineteen terms, died in 



1880. William R.. the youngest, holds a position 
as clerk in the Pension Office at Washington, D. C. 
The death of Mr. Comstock occurred on the 
27th of December, 1860. He was a man of marked 
individuality, upright and honorable in all his 
dealings, and won the high regard of all. His wife 
still survives him and is living in Kingston. 



ARLES W. PERRY, deceased, was for 
any years a leading merchant of Marke- 
san, and one of the prominent citizens of 
Green Lake County. He was born in Charleston, 
N. H.,Oct. 14, 1814, and died in California in May, 
1885. His parents, Samuel and Phoebe (Wescutt) 
Perry, had a fine family of children, as follows: 
Charles W., Roswell, Samuel, Jane (widow of 
Charles Howard, of Tomales. Cal.), George and 
Henry. Both Mr. and Mrs. Perry were members 
of the Methodist Church, and in the community 
where they resided they were widely and favora- 
bly known. They came to Green Lake County in 
1852, where both passed to their final rest. 

Our subject was fitted for the duties of life by 
a liberal education acquired in his native State, and 
that advantage, combined with natural business 
ability, perseverance and energy, made his career 
a successful one. He first embarked in business in 
Bloom field, N. Y., where he engaged in general 
merchandising. Aside from the fact that it wit- 
nessed his first venture into commercial circles, it 
was also connected with his life from the fact that 
he there became acquainted with and married Miss 
Harriet Chamberlain, a most estimable and accom- 
plished lady, who proved herself a true helpmate 
to him. Her parents, M. and Clarissa (Puffer) 
Chamberlain, were married in Albany, N. Y., but 
shortly afterward removed to Livingston Count}-, 
where five children, two sons and three daughters, 
blessed their union. Alvin, the oldest, a man of 
marked ability and fine oratorical powers, was hon- 
ored by his district with an election to the General 
Assembly of New York; in 1887 he removed to 
Los Angeles, Cal., where he died two years later. 
Elsie lieeame the wife of Hazzard Webster, and 
died in California in 1877; Clarissa married Jacob 



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Kelsey, wLo died in 1877, and now makes lier home 
in Los Angeles, Cal.; Harriet is the widow of our 
subject; and Lauren, who completes the family, is 
deceased. The father died in Livingston County, 
after which the mother came to Green Lake 
County, where her death occurred. 

Mr. and Mrs. Perrj- began their domestic life in 
her native county, he continuing in the mercantile 
business until 1854, when he emigrated to the West 
and located in Slarkesan. Immediately after his 
arrival he again engaged in that line of business, 
which he followed until 1865, when he removed to 
Dodge County, Minn., where he did business as a 
general merchant for a year and a half. At the 
expiration of that time he returned to this county, 
and. laying aside all commercial pursuits, turned 
his attention to farming. He purciiased hand in 
the town of Green Lake, the farm now owned by 
Mr. Fridaj', and for a number of ^-ears devoted his 
energies to its cultivation, but in 1879 he went to 
California, where his death occurred as above 
sttited, in May, 1885. He wsis a man of strict in- 
tegrity and great uprigiitness of character, and on 
.account of his sterling worth, affable manners and 
gentlemanly de|)0rtment, made friends wherever 
he went. His loss was deeply mourned by all who 
knew him, especially in Green Lake C^ount}', where 
he had endeared himself to many. 

Mrs. Perry is still living in Markesan and three 
children share in her deep loss. Frank W., the 
only son, is now in Spink County, .S. I).; Hattie is 
the wife of Prof. Eugene Little, of Pomona, Cal., 
who graduated from the State University of Wis- 
consin, and now holds the position of Assistant Su- 
perintendent of schools of Los Angeles, Cal.; and 
Clara is the wife of Kzra Frank Kyser, one of the 
prominent business men of Pomona, Cal. 



x^\> L. KRF.XTZ has been engaged in business 
I ^li '" ^VestBeld for a number of years, and his 
^^Jl' name is insei)arably connected with the 
mercantile interests of Marquette Countj-. The 
family is of German origin. His father, (Gottfried 
Kr. ntz. was born in Germany. April 7, 1811, and 
Willi his family, emigrated to America in the year 



1 857. Landing in New York, he at once continued 
his journey until reaching Marquette Count}', 
where he secured a farm situated in the town of 
Newton. The land was comparative!}' new; few 
improvements had been made thereon, and the 
work of cultivation had scarcely commencefl, but 
during the thirty-two 3-ears in which Mr. Krentz 
resided there, great changes took pl.ace, and at the 
time of his death, which occurred on the 22nd of 
September, 1889, he was the owner of one of the 
most valuable farms in Marquette Count}'. It com- 
prised 300 acres, and the entire amount was brought 
to a high state of civilization. Its owner was one 
of the best known citizens of his town, and from 
the beginning he had the reputation for uprigiitness 
and fair dealing, which won him the confidence and 
high regard of all. In disposition he w.as retiring, 
and much preferred the quiet of home life to the 
turmoil of politics. He never sought or caied for 
public ottice, but was a willing and liberal supporter 
of all worthy enterprises. Both he and his wife 
were faithful members of the Lutheran Church. 
Their family numbered sis chihlren, but three died 
prior to their emigration to America — two sons, aged 
nine and eleven years, and the only daughter of the 
family, who died at the age of seven years. Three 
Lotis survive their father — Frederick, who is now 
living in the town of Newton; August, who is liv- 
ing on llie old homestead; and C. L. 

Our subject is the youngest of the family. He 
was born March 14, 1843, and was about fourteen 
years of age, when, with his parents, he crossed the 
broad Atlantic and became a resident of Wisconsin. 
He remained on the old home farm, assisting his 
father in its cultivation until he h.ad attained to 
mature years, when he engaged in various occupa- 
tions for some time, being enqiloyed for several 
seasons in the pineries of Wisconsin. His healtli 
failing him, he was finally forced to abandon such 
labors and embarked in the mercantile business in 
Westfield, where he has since carried on operations 
in the same line. He first erected a small building 
on Second Street, and began business on a limited 
scale. The village was then quite small, and had 
attained to little importance as a trading post, but 
the building of llie railroad gave a decided impetus 
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cilities. so it was not long before Mr. Krentz had 
to seek larger quarters. In 1877, he erected a 
frame structure on the site of his present store, but 
about a year and a half later it was destroyed by 
fire. With characteristic energy, however, lie be- 
gan the erection of his present fine brick store 
building, which is 26 x 90 feet, and as soon as it 
was completed, stocked it with a full line of dry 
goods, clothing, boots and shoes, and almost every- 
tiiing in the mercantile line with the exception of 
hardware. At times he has carried a stock valued 
at «20,000, but on an average it is much less, though 
at all times hi.s stock is much larger than that car- 
ried by any other mercantile house in Marquette 
C!ounty. Enterprising and progressive, he is num- 
bered among the leading business men of the com- 
munity, and by honesty, fair dealing and courteous 
treatment, has built up a large and lucrative trade, j 
which is constantly increasing. As a result of his 
success, he is the owner of a fine lirick residence ! 
erected in 1882, prol>ably the finest in Marquette 
County. 

In 1866, Mr. Krentz was united in marriage with ', 
Miss Matilda Klampe, daughter of Frederick 
K'ampe. who died in Germany, but with her mother, 
who is now living with Mr. Krentz, his vvife c.ime 
to America in 18r)7. Of their eleven children, 
three sons and four daughters are living, namely: 
Jennie, Lydia, Lizetta, Elsie May, Carl, Irving 
Grover and Homer. The deceased — Edward A., ■ 
Maria M., Charlotta R., Minnie M. This family 
are held in the highest regard by all who know 
tliem. and hold an enviable position in the social 
world. 



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|li_^ ENRY MORMAN, Justice of the Peace of 
i|f)li Berlin, Green Lake County, is of German 
l^^' birth. He first opened his eyes to the light 
(^ of day in Hanover, Nov. 13, 1839. His 
mother died when he was an infant, and 'n\ 1841 he 
was brought by his father, Frederick H. Morman, 
to America. Mr. Morman, Sr., settled in Milwau- 
kee County, Wis., where he resided until about 
1845, when he removed to Cedarburg, Ozaukee 
County. 

Our subject was educated in the [Hiblic schools 



of the community in which his early life was 
passed, and when fifteen years of age he entered 
upon his business career as a merchant's clerk in a 
store in Cedarburg, in which position he contin- 
ued until 1858. He there became familiar with 
the methods .ind customs of conducting business, 
and probably laid the foundation for his future 
success. He was nineteen years of age at the time 
of leaving his first employer. Becoming ambitious 
to see the world, he set out for California, going 
by way of the Isthmus of Panama. On reaching 
his destination he engaged in gold mining near Fol- 
som and at Placerville, continuing in that line for 
three 3'ears, when he went to .San Francisco, where 
he spent two years as a merchant's clerk. In the 
spring of 1864 we find him prospecting in Idaho. 
In the course of his travels became to the Mis- 
souri River, and from Ft. Benton proceeded down 
that stream and the Mississippi to New Orleans by 
steamboat, while the Civil War was in full prog- 
ress. Not being especially attracted by the Cres- 
cent City, he retraced his course as far as Ft. 
Leavenworth, Kansas, where Le offered his services 
to the Government, enlisting as a member of Com- 
pany G, 2d United States Dragoons, in February, 
1865. He was with his regiment on duty at Ft. 
Laramie and on the frontier, guarding stage lines 
and railway engineers from Indian attacks. He 
was promoted to Quartermaster .Sergeant, and after 
serving three years was mustered out at Ft. Mc- 
Pherson. Neb. He then returned to his old home 
in Cedarburg, Wis., but after a short time spent 
in that quiet town, again sought relief and excite- 
ment in travel. He returned to California, but in 
the Golden State did not find any occupation which 
he wished to follow, and he again returned home 
after a sojourn of a few months on the Pacific 
Slope. 

On Oct. 4. 1869, Mr. Morman was joined in wed- 
lock with Miss Matilda Kahndis, of Cedarburg. the 
union being celebrated in Milwaukee. The lady 
was born in the town of Liebau, Russia, on the 
Baltic, and came to America in 1852. One child 
Eda, graces their union, who was born in Berlin, 
Sept. 29, 1870. 

Immediately after his marriage Mr. Morman set- 
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which he carried on until elected to the office he 
now holds, in April. 1889. On the 2d of that 
month he became Justice of the Peace, and on the 
20th he was appointed Notary Public. Politically, 
he is a Democrat, and socially a member of Ber- 
lin Lodge, Xo. 56. I. O. O. F.. and of John II. 
Williams Post, No. 4. G. A. R. He has proved him- 
self .-in efficient officer and enjoys the respect of his 
fellow-citizens. His life has been an eventful one 
in a private way, and the adventures with which he 
has met, and the hardships endured in his Western 
experience would, if well written, niuke an inter- 
esting storv. 



ON. GKORGK FITCH, the present Senator 

Ij for the 9lh Wisconsin Senatorial District, 

and the junior member of the firm of S.acket 



Glens Falls, Warren Co., N. Y., on Nov. 3, 1846. 
and is the son of Edward and Sarah (Roberts) 
Fitch. His f.ither was born in Norwalk, Fairfield 
Co., Conn., and was of English Puritan descent. 
The Fitch family is one of the old historic families 
of America, and boasts among its members and 
connections many men and women whose names 
bear honorable mention in the annals of their re- 
spective Slates. The name is of German origin, 
and the family history shows that Bocking, a vil- 
lage of Baintree, Er-sex Co., England, which is sit- 
uated about forty miles northeast of London, and 
which was originally peopled by Flemish emigrants, 
was the home of Thomas Fitch, the progenitor of 
the American family. He had, if tradition is cor- 
rect, five sons, three of whom are supposed to 
have died in their native land, while two, Thomas 
and Joseph, accompanied their mother to America 
after her husband's decease. 

Thomas and Joseph F"itch settled in Norwalk, 
Conn., about the year 1635. The former remained 
in that city, but Joseph removed to Norwich. 
Thomas Fitch was one of the forefathers of Nor- 
walk and lived to extreme ohl age. His eldest 
son, Thomas, died in 1690. Thomas Fitch, the 
third of that name, son of Thomas Fitch, Jr., as 
he was designated in Ihe old town records, but 



Capt. Thomas Fitch, as the court at the capital de- 
nominated him. was born in 1671. He was the 
King's Commissioner in Norwalk from 1691 to 
1694. and the honored father, in 1699, of a son 
whose destin}' it was to draft a new constitution 
for Yale College, and to frame laws which his Sov- 
ereign pronounced superior and to attain to the 
highest office in the colony. He had four chil- 
dren — Samuel, the Crown's Justice; Thomas, who 
became Governor of the Colony of Connecticut; 
James. Deputy to the General Assembly; and 
Elizabeth. 

Gov. Thomas Fitch was married in 1724 to Han- 
nah Hall, and ten children were born to them — 
Col. Thomas Fitch. Jr.; Jonathan. Ebenezer. Han- 
nah. Mary. Timothy. Hezekiah. Elizabeth. Esther 
and Giles. Col. Thomas Fitch w.as born in 1725. 
and w.as an important personage in the Colony. 
He wjis Lord George's Justice from 1761 to 1772, 
and in May. 1768, was m.ade Lieutentant-Colonel 
of the 9th Regiment, and later was the senior Col- 
onel, commanding sixteen Colonial regiments. 
Gov. Fitch was twenty j^ears Chief Justice of the 
Connecticut Colony, and author of the best code 
of laws published in his day. 

Samuel M. Fitch, the maternal gr.and father of 
George Fitch, whose name he.ads this sketch, mar- 
ried Esther Fitch, daughter of Timothy .and grand- 
d.aughter of Gov. Fitch, she being the second 
cousin of her husband. Their children were Betsy, 
who became Mrs. David Roberts; Edward, of 
Glens Falls. N. Y., and .Samuel ilarviu. of Nor- 
walk. Samuel M. Fitch, Sr., died at the age of 
eightj'-seven j-ears and his wife when seventy-four 
j-ears of age. Their son, Edward, was born in 
Norwalk, Conn., and married Sarah Roberts of the 
same State. .She was born of Welsh parentage, 
and was reared under the auspices of the .Societ}' 
of Friends or (Juakers. She was a woman of su- 
perior intellectual attainments, and possessed great 
energy and ambition, and her influence in her fam- 
ily for their good was felt and appreciated by 
husband and children, whose confidence and love 
she enjo3'cd to the daj' of her death. Edward 
Fitch removed in early life to Glens Falls. N. Y.. 
where he w.is engaged in the lumber trade. 
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in the United States, and numbers among its mem- 
bers citizens of bigli repute, among whom svc may 
mention the lion. Graham M. Fitch, M. D., of In- 
diana; Congressman Thomas Fitch, of Nevada; 
Lieut. Gen. Jaliez, and Judge John Fitch, of Ohio; 
Lieut. Col. Fitch, of California; President Fitch, 
of Williams College; Judge Filz-Gaines, and Drs. 
S. S. and Alnieron Fitch, of New York; Col. Asa 
Fitch, of Connecticut; Major William Fitch, of 
New Haven, Conn., the Fitches of Fitch ville; and 
the Norwich and WiUimantic Fitches. In Colo- 
nial days they were classed among the most promi- 
nent families in New Kngland. Major James 
Filch contributed the nails and glass for the 
original Yale College; John Fitch was the in- 
ventor of the first steamboat, but Gov. Thomas 
Fitch was the most distinguished member of the 
family. 

George Fitch the subject of this sketch, received 
a common-school education, and when eighteen 
years of age went to New York Cit}', where he was 
engaged in the fruit business. In 1871 he came to 
Berlin, Wis., and engaged in the lumber luisiness 
with De Witt Palmeter, continuing in that line un- 
til September, 1876, when he sold out and formed 
the existing partnership with George B. Sacket in 
the banking bi^siness. (A history of the bank ap- 
pears elsewhere.) He also became interested in 
cranberry culture on a large scale in partnership 
with De Witt Palmeter and Fruik Stanley. They 
have 2,500 acres devoted to that use. partly in 
Winnebago and parti)- in Waushara counties. The 
company has invested more than 1100,000 in im- 
provements on tLeir marsh, and have 400 acres of 
bearing vines. They have gathered as high as six 
thousand barrels of fruit of one crop, which was 
not more than two-thirds of the berries grown that 
season, one third being lost. While the crop has 
never been an entire failure, there are seasons when 
the insects and early frosts greatly reduce the 
yield. With long experience Mr. Fitch thinks it is 
now certain that with their superior advantages for 
flooding the vines, that they can be very sure of a 
pa3'ing crop every season. He is interested in buy- 
ing and selling pine lands, of which he and his 
partner handle large tracts. 

Mr. Fitch was married in Oshkosh, Wis., Feb. 1."), 



1 882, the lady of his choice being Miss Helen P. 
Porter, daughter of Hon. Joseph Porter, an early 
settler and extensive lumber manufacturer of 
Wisconsin. The Porter family, of which Mrs. 
Fitch is a descendant, is one of the oldest and most 
distinguished in the country. Her ancestors joined 
the Massachusetts Colony in 1628, and were of the 
English Puritans. The name of Porter has always 
been conspicuous in the civil and military annals 
of America since that earl^- day. 

Mr. and Mrs. Fitch have one child living, a son, 
Joseph Porter, aged five years. Two daughters 
died in infancy. Mrs. Fitch was born in Oshkosh, 
and reared in the faith of the Episcopal Church, 
of which she is now a member. 

Mr. Fitch is a Republican in politics, and has 
taken an active interest in the success of that party. 
He was elected Ma3^or of Berlin in 1885, serving 
one term, and in 1886, w,as elected State Senator to 
represent the 9tli District, which comprises the 
counties of Green Lake, Portage, Waushara, and 
all of Marathon situated west of the Wisconsin 
River, except tlie part of the city of Wausaw that 
lies on the western bank. He wjis ap|)ointed and 
served as Chairman of the Committee on Railroads, 
one of the most important committees of the Sen- 
ate, and won the approv.al of his constituents by 
the able manner in which he defended the rights of 
the people against the unjust demands of powerful 
corporations. Mr. Fitch enjoys an extensive ac- 
quaintance throughout the State, and is highly re- 
spected and esteemed for his ability, integrity and 
social qualities. He has been successful in his bus- 
iness enterprises, and is of well-known personal re- 
sponsibility as are his partners. The banking 
house of Sacket & Fitch is held to be one of the 
solid financial institutions of the Fox River valley. 



THOMAS D. ROBERTS, deceased, is insup- 
erably identified with the history of Green 
Lake County, having been prominently 
connected with iis growth and progress from the 
days of its early infancy. He was born in Hamp- 
shire County, England, Oct. 25, 1789, and was 
educated in the common schools. When seventeen 



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years of age lie started out in life for himself as 
a sailor, and followed the ocean for a number of 
years. Subsequently, he went to Siianish River. 
Xova Scotia, where the most important event of 
his life occurred. He became acquainted with 
Miss Sophia (iould. and on the 2d of November. 
1820, they were united in the holy bands of matri- 
mony. Shortly afterward they removed to Haver- 
hill, N. II., where a family of ten children was 
born unto them : Stephen L., the eldest, born Sept. 
7, 1821, is now a resident of Claremont. N. H.: 
George D.. born June 14. 1823, died in Fox Lake. 
Wis., in 1887; Charlotte, born June 7, 1825, is the 
wife of Hillard Ruwe, of Claremont, N. H.; VVill- 
iiim G., born Aug. 27, 1827, when last heard of 
was running on a steamer on the ^lississippi River, 
but is now supposed to be de.id; Sarah D., born 
July 14, 1829, is the wife of Nathan Brj-ant. of 
Dodge County, Wis.; Eliza, born June 7, 1831, 
died in infancy: Thomas D., born Aug. 4, 1833, 
and Harriet L., born Nov. 6, 1838, also died in 
infancy; Diana, born May 11, 1840, is the wife of 
Hiram Pratt, a resident farmer of the town of 
Mackford; Thomas S., born M.iy 4, 1842, is also a 
farmer of Mackford township. 

When .Mr. Roberts arrived in Green Lake Coun- 
ty-, in 1844, the country was almost an uninhabited 
wilderness. Indeed, in all directions there were but 
few settlers; the now flourishing city of Milwaukee 
contained but one building, a hotel, the old Plank- 
ington House. Mr. Roberts there left his family 
and started out on foot to seek a location. At last 
he chose Dodge County as the scene of his future 
labors, making a claim on Lake Emily, but shortly 
afterward he came to Green Lake County, settling 
on section 32 in the town of Mackford. where he 
continued to make his home until his death. The 
nearest market in those early days was at Milwau- 
kee. He would haul his wheat to that place with 
a team of oxen, fourteen days being required to 
make the trip, and after selling for the low price 
which it brought would frequently not have money 
enough to pay the expenses of the journey. The 
first six months the family lived almost entirely 
on bread and water. The first grist Mr. Robert.* 
took to mill he carried upon his back to Beaver 
Dam, a distance of eighteen miles. On the way 



he had to ford streams, the water being waist deep. 
These are but a few of the hardships which were 
endured by the early settlers, and they certainly 
deserve great credit for the part which they bore 
in placing the. county in ifs present advanced 
position. They laid the foundation for its pros- 
perity and development, and to them is due a debt 
of gratitude which can never be repaid. Among 
those who bore the heavy burdens Mr. Roberts 
deserves especial mention. He had chosen this 
count}- for his home, and he took great pride in its 
upbuilding and advancement. He lived to see its 
wild prairie lands transformed into beautiful homes 
and farms, the rude log cabins and Indian wigwams 
replaced by substantial and elegant residences, 
villages have grown into cities, many important 
business industries have been introduced and school 
houses and churches built, until all the citizens 
maj' be proud of the rank which their county 
occupies. 

In early life Mr. Roberts was a Whig, but later 
supported the Republican part}', and was honored 
with several local offices of trust. He was reared 
an Episcopalian, and adhered to that faith through 
life, but Mrs. Roberts was a life-long member of 
the Methodist Church. His death occurred Sept. 
23, 1886, at the very advanced age of ninety- 
seven years, and his wife died Jan. 16, 1876, when 
seventy -six years of age. 



WILLIA.M H. BORST. who is eng.aged in 
general farming in Burr Oak A'alley on 
section 20 in the town of Leon. Waushara 
County, was born in McHenry County, III., near 
the town of Harvard. Sept. 13, 1855, and is of Ger- 
man descent. He was the fourth in a famil}' of 
eight children, consisting of three sons and five 
daughters. His father, Daniel Borst, a native of 
Schoharie County. N. Y., born Dec. 6, 1823, is 
numbered among the early settlers of Wisconsin 
of 1854. He first located in Walworth County, 
but after following farming in that communit}' for 
a year removed with his family to McHenry 
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the same puisuit. His next home was on section 
30 in the townof Leon, Waushara County, where he 
purchased eighty acres of wihl l:uii) tlial he placed 
in a condition for agricultural purposes, when lie 
sold and removed to tiie farm on wiiich our sub- 
ject now resides. He first purchased forty acres 
but in 1864 added eighty acres to that amount. 
In the spring of the same year, he responded to his 
country's call for troops, enrolling his name with 
the boys in blue in Company I, 7th Wisconsin In- 
fantry, commanded by Capt. E. E. Terrill. He 
participated in'the seven days battle of the Wil- 
derness and the siege before Petersburg. Remain- 
ing with the regiment until the close of the war, 
he was then honorably discharged. 

Mr. Burst married Miss Lovina Bice, a native of 
Schohr.rie County, N. Y., and a daughter of Joshua 
Bice, who was born and lived in the same State. 
Both Mr. Borst and his wife are members of the 
United Brethren Church and he belongs to the 
G.A. R. 

The subject of this sketch received his education 
in the common schools of the town of Leon and 
remained under the parental roof until twenty-two 
years of age, when he started out in life for him- 
self. Entering the employ of his brother-in-law, 
T. S. Chipman. he worked as a farm hand by the 
month for a brief period when having accumulated 
some capital he purchased eighty acres of land on 
section 18 in the town of Leon, where he resided 
for six years. Selling out ho then bought 141 
acres where he now resides. He is engaged in 
general farming and is accounted one of the lead- 
ing young farmers and representative citizens of 
Waushara County. Neatness and regularity every- 
where abound, and his home, with its entire sur- 
roundings, indicates the thrift and enterprise of 
the owner. In politics Mr. Borst has supported 
the Republican party since attaining his majority. 
An ardent advocate of the cause of temperance, 
he is the present Chief Templar of Pine River 
Lodge. No. 291, I. O. G. T., to which his wife also 
belongs. 

On the 14th of December, 1877, Mr. Borst led 
to the marriage altar Miss Maggie Pollock, an 
estimable lady of Ford County. III., born Aug. 
18, 1861, of Scotch parentage. Their union has 



been blessed with the birth of one daughter, Gertie 
E., who was bin'n Dec. 27, 1878. Mrs. Borst 
became a meuilier (if the MethoiHst Episcojial 
Church in her childh<iod, and since that time has 
lived a consistent, Cliiistian life. She is a daughter 
of William and INLary (Patlon) Pollock, who were 
the parents of twelve children. Mr. Pollock's occu- 
pation is that of a ranchman and he resides in Col- 
orado, where he is extensively engaged in stock 
raising. Her paternal grandfather was William 
Pollock and her maternal grandfather was David 
Patton. The latter was an early settler of Foi'd 
County, 111., and was a lawyer by profession and 
served as Judge of the Circuit Court of that county 
for many years. He married Cynthia Busch, who 
is long since dead, but he is still a resident of Pax- 
ton, Ford Co., 111., and has reached the remarkable 
age of ninety-eight 3'ears. 



(^^ AMUEL CROCKETT, of Westfield, has the 
^^^ honor of being the oldest established mer- 
[ll/_Jl) chant of Marquette County, having been 
engaged in business since 185'J. He has 
been a resident of the village since 1856, and is 
numbered among the most prominent citizens of 
the community. He is a native of Manchester, 
England, his birth having occurred in that city on 
the 10th of May, 1821. His parents were Thomas 
and Sarah (Goodall) Crockett, who continued to 
reside in England until death. They were the par- 
ents of thirteen children, eight of whom grew to 
mature years, while several of the family are still 
living in England. 

Our subject is the only one who ever came to 
America. At the age of thirteen years he began 
working in a hospital which was an auxiliary to 
the Manchester Royal Hospital, and when sixteen 
j-ears of age was apprenticed to the trade of a tailor, 
scrying a full term, during which time he thor- 
oughly mastered the business. In June, 1843, we 
find him upon the bosom of the Atlantic en route 
for America. He landed in New York City, where 
he secured work at his trade, but afterward was em- 
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the States of New York, Pennsylvania, and New 
Jersey. He finally located in Stewartsville, War- 
ren Counly, of the last named Slate, where he en- 
gaged in business for himself. In that city Mr. 
Crockett was married in September, 18.i2, to Miss 
Kliza Snyder, who was born in Stewartsville, and 
is a daughter of Frederick Snyder, who was one of 
the early sulllers of that city, an<l a descendant of 
one of the early Dutch families of this country. 

Believing that the West furnished belter oppor- 
tunities than were afforded by the older States of 
the East, in the month of April. 1856, Mr. Crock- 
ett accompanied by his family, consisting of wife 
and one child, started for Wisconsin, and in the 
early part of May following, arrived in Weslfield, 
Marquette County. Resuming work at his trade 
as a merchant tailor, he continued operations in 
that line until 1859, when .is before slated, he em- 
barked in merchandising, and has since been en- 
gaged in that business. Probably no man is more 
widely or favorably known in Marquette Count}' 
than our subject. As a business man he has been 
unusually successful. His public career has been 
characterized by careful management and honor- 
able, uprightdealing with all, and his absolute integ- 
rity and honesty of purpose have never been ques- 
tioned. Tlie esteem and confidence in wiiich he is 
held, are illustrated by the frequent and continuous 
calls which he has received to till important ofli- 
cial positions. He has almost constantly occupied 
some office, and it is needless to say has ever dis- 
charged his duties wiiii great promptness and fidel- 
ity. He was Coroner of Marquette County for 
eight terms, from 1856 to 1874, and has held tiie 
office of Justice of the Peace for almost a quarter 
of a century, and is the present encumbent. In 
1876, he was elected to the State Legislature, and 
has also held many school offices. The cause of 
education has ever found in him a true friend, and 
every worthy enterprise calculated to benefit the 
communit}', has received his hearty support and 
influence. 

Since coming to Marquette County, the family 
circle of Mr. and Mrs. Crockett has been increased 
by the birth of three children, but only one son, 
George B., is now living. He was born in \\ cst- 
field, Oct. 9, 1858, and received a good Knglisli 



education, which was supplemented by a course in 
the Oshkosh Commercial College, from which he 
graduated in the Class of 1881. He has received 
his practical business education under the instruc- 
tion of his father, of wiiose business he now has 
charge. He w.as married in August, 188."!, to Miss 
Elizabeth Roberts, daughter of Edward and Mary 
Boberts, who were formerly residents of Adams 
Counly, Wis , but are now deeease(i. Two chil- 
dren have been born to George and Elizabeth 
Crockett, Ethel L. and Samuel E. 

Our subject. Samuel Crockett, is a supporter of 
! the Democratic party, politically, but is liberal in 
Ills religious views. He was reared in the faith of 
the Episcopal Church; he does not now affiliate with 
any denomination, but gives liberally of his means 
in support of all. His wife is a member of the 
Presbyterian Church. He is ripe in years of ex- 
perience in meicantile life, and has made himself a 
place among the substantial and wealthy citizens of 
Marquette County. In that w.iy he has also learned 
much concerning the character and motives of men 
and is generally correct in his judgment of his fel- 
low-citizens and their enterprises. Mi. Crockett 
was present, and was a witness of the opening of 
the Manchester & Liverpool Rallrosid in August, 
1830. That was the first locomotive railway oper- 
ated by steam in the world. Stephenson, the famous 
inventor, was present on the occasion, as was also 
the Duke of Wellington, both of whom Mr. Crock- 
ell well remembers. 

In 1874, more than thirty years after leaving 
England, Mr. Crockett visited his native land, 
leaving home in April, and returning in August. 
He found that the place of his birth and early life 
h.id undergone many changes, yet many of the old 
landmarks were still remaining. He spent a few 
weeks in a very enjoyable manner with old friends 
and acquainLinces, and at length returned home. 
Though his visit was a pleasant one, and he still 
feels an abiding love for England !»s the land of his 
birth, he realizes that America is his home, and has 
no wish that it should be otherwise. His many rel- 
atives and friends showed their high appreciation of 
him during his visit, by presenting him with a con- 
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in which he is hold by those who knew him in early 
life. The address is made witli a pen. and is a tine 
specimen of artistic skill. 

It is with pleasure liiat we are able to present t(; 
the readers of the Album this sketch, though im 
perfect it may be, of one of Marquette County's 
most esteemed and wortiiy citizens, who deserves a 
place in tlie permanent records of the representa- 
tive men of Marquette County. Mr. Crockett is a 
charter member of the A. F. & A. M.. Wcstfield 
Lodge No. 227. His son George B., is a charter 
member of the same lodge. Ft. Winnebago Chap- 
ter No. 14, and Fc. Winnebago Coranandery No. 
4, both located at Portage Citj'. See portrait. 

\l^ ON. SHERMAN BARDWELL, of Plain- 
|r)V field, is one of the leading merchants of 
A^ Waushara County, and is numbered among 
'^ its well-known and prominent citizens. He 
was born in Allegany County, N. Y., Aug. 17, 
1828, and is of English descent. His parents were 
Joel and Hannah (Hammond) Bardwell. His 
father was born in the city of Alban3-, N. Y., and 
became one of the pioneers of Allegany County. 
The mother of our subject was an invalid from his 
early infancy, and at her death left two little chil- 
dren — Willard, who died at the age of nineteen 
years, and Sherman, of this sketch. Joel Bardwell 
was again married, and by his second wife had sev- 
eral children. He was a highly educated man, 
an<l followed the profession of teaching for a 
livelihood. In 1834, when Sherman was but a 
child of six years, he removed to Michigan, where 
lie remained until 18G7, at which time he came to 
Plainfield, but after a residence of twelve j'ears in 
that city, he returned to Michigan, where he spent 
the last 3'ears of his life. His death occurred some 
years ago. 

Sherman Bardwell, whose name heads this notice, 
was educated principally by his father, who was an 
excellent instructor. When fourteen years of age 
he was apprenticed to the trade of a carpenter, re- 
ceiving as his compensation So per month. Three 
years later he engaged in teaching, and at the age 
of twenty years reluinod to his native State, where 



he resumed work as a carpenter. A short time 
afterward, on the 25th of February, 1852, he was 
united in marriage with Miss Roxanna Swift, a 
native of Geneseo, N. Y. She was a highly ac- 
complished lady, well educated, and taught school 
prior to her marriage. Only three years of happy 
wedded life were passed, when on the 22d of May, 
1855, Mrs. Bardwell was called home, leaving a 
daughter, Charlotte M., who is the wife of George 
B. Fox, of Plainfield. Mr. Bardwell was united in 
marriage. May 7, 1856, with Miss Esther Sherman, 
and immediately thereafter came to Plainfield. 
Their union was blessed with a family of four 
children: Mary A. became the wife of George 
H. White, and died at the home of her father in 
Plainfield, Jan. 31, 1883; Frank D. died in Mar- 
shalltown, Iowa, on the 29th of August, 1881, 
when visiting his sister, Mrs. White. He was 
born in September, 1860, and had he been spared 
eighteen days longer, would have attained his 
majority. He was a promising young man, and his 
death, which occurred very suddenly, was a sad 
loss to bis father and friends. Jay, born Aug. 20, 
1865; and Grace, who completes the family, are 
still at home. The mother of these children died 
July 16, 1875, and in March, 1876, Mr. Bardwell 
was again married, his union being with Alice H. 
LaSalle, who was born in Swanton, Vt., Feb. 5, 
1850, and was a successful teacher for a number of 
years. They have one son. Worth, born Sept. 23, 
1882. 

The date of Mr. Bardwell's arrival in Plainfield, 
was May 22, 1856, since which time he has been 
one of the prominent business men of the village. 
For some years he engaged in carpentering, the 
first building on which he was employed being the 
Plainfield Hotel, in 1856. He was the principal 
carpenter of this section for a number of years, but 
at length turned his attention to other pursuits. 
He embarked in merchandising in 1862, and has 
made that his chief occupation since, but has been 
connected with various enterprises of a business 
character. In 1876 he erected the first grain 
elevator in the place, and also established the first 
industrial interests of the village. He was also 
connected with the milling interests of Plainfield, 
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extensively engaged in merchandising. Beside bis 
fine store in Plainfleld, lie owns branch stores in 
Chelsea and Minocqiia, and also has sawmills at 
those points. He owns a fine farm of 272 acres, 
ninety of which lie within the corporation limits of 
Plainfleld. He has the honor of being the first 
newspaper man of the town. 

The success to wlilch Mr. Bardwell has attained 
in life has been due to his own efforts. He began 
life without capital, but with a determination to 
succeed, supplemented by good judgment, energy 
and perseverance, he has attained that object. He 
has ever been identified with the growth and prog- 
ress of his town and county, and is liberal in the 
support of good works. All enterprises that tend 
to promote the best interests of his fellow-citizens, 
have also met with his hearty co-operation and cor- 
dial support, and no more worthy or valueil citizen 
can be found in the community. He served in the 
legislative session of 1872-'73, having been elected 
on the Democratic ticket, lie being a warm sup- 
porter of the principles of that party. 



\1l-^ ON. .JOHN H. THOMA-S is one of the 
'ifj; prominent citizens and early settlers of 
J^^' Waushara County, his home being on sec- 
(^ tion 33 in the town of Aurora. He is a 
native of Wales, having been born in that country 
on the 12th of November, 1834, and a son of 
Thomas and Martha (Evans) Thomas. His father 
was born in Wales in 1811, and his mother in the 
same land in 1813. Arriving at years of maturity, 
they were married in 1834, and for fourteen years 
of their wedded life continued to make their home 
in AVales, but .at length determined to seek their 
fortune in the new world. They sailed for America 
in 1848, and after five weeks spent upon the broad 
Atlantic, landed in New York City, on the 10th of 
October. Without delay they, continued their 
journey to Milwaukee, going by way of the (Jie.it 
Lakes, and eight weeks liad elapseil before they 
reached their destination after their arrival in this 
country. They first located in the town of 
Pewaukee, AVaukesha County, where tiiev remained 



ly W., who makes his 
.losliua K.. who is liv- 
iid cares foi' his aged 



until April, 1850, when they settled upon a farm 
on section 27, in the "town of Aurora, '^Waushara 
County. The family is still living there, though 
I the father was called to his final rest in April. 1882. 
There were nine children, seven sons and two 
daughters, born to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas— John. 
j whose name heads this sketch; ^Esther, wife] of 
! Henry Thomas, now deceased ; S. J., who is mar- 
' ried and living in Aurora Township; Mary, "wife 
1 of David Evans, of Berlin; David C.,;who is living 
1 in Waterlown, .S.[D. ; William R., who is also liv- 
ing in Watertown; Daniel J., a'resident farmer of 
j the town of Aurora; Hen 
! home in the same town, and 
! ing on the old homestead a 
I mother. 

1 The subject of this sketch came with his'parents 
to Waushara County when a lad of fifteen years. 
He acquired the greater part of his 'education in 
the schools of W.ales, and after coming to this 
\ country aided his father in the cultivation of the 
farm until 1858, when he was joined in]]wedlock 
with Miss Mary Thomas, who was also a native of 
Wales. Her parents were verj- early settlers of 
Winnebago County. The young couple, in 1859, 
took]]up their abode on section 33, in the town of 
Aurora, and since that time have there made their 
home. The farm at first comprised but sixty 
acres. ' With a resolute will and great energy, how- 
ever. Mr. Thomas begai> the development of his 
land with the hope of adding to his possessions in 
the course of time and as his financial resources 
have increased he has made other purchases until 
he now owns 170 acres of valuable land under a 
high state of cultivation. His possessions have 
been acquired bj' his own efforts and he may trulj' 
be called a self-made man. His transactions have 
been marked with the strictest honesty and fidelity, 
and by his upright life he has gained the confi- 
dence and good will of those witli whom he has 
come in contact. 

The political friends of Mr. Thomas have recog- 
nized his worth and ability and in 1875 he repre- 
sented them in the Legislature of the .State. He 
hiis also held various minor offices and when called 
to serve in public capacities his career has been 
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has marked his business life. He displa^'ed his 
loyalt}' to the Government (luring the late war by 
aiding his country as a member of Ihe 1st Wiscon- 
sin Heavy Artillery and with his foniiiiand did 
garrison duty near Alexandria, Xa. He was oue 
of the instigators and prime movers of the Aurora 
P'ire Insurance Company, an organization formed 
for the protection of farmers, of which he lias been 
an officer continuously since it was established in 
1875. The company was organized with a capital 
of $30,000, but has now a stock of $1,000,000. 
Mr. Thomas is tlie present elticient president; A. 8. 
Rogers, the secretar}'. and G. W. Johnson, treas- 
urer. 

The family of Mr. Thomas and wife comprises 
five children: Martiia, who became the wife of 
Thomas Parsons, a resident farmer of the town of 
Aurora, is now deceased; Grant and Sherman, 
twins, aged twent3' -three, are still at home; John 
is twenty-one years of age; Griflitli, aged fifteen, 
is attending school. The parents and ciiildren, 
with one exception, are all members of the First 
Baptist Church of Berlin, in which Mr. Thomas is 
Senior Deacon. He is one of the faithful and 
earnest workers of that church and gives liberally 
to the upbuilding of the cause and to all benevo- 
lent work. The Thomas household is the abode of 
hospitality and the members of the family hold a 
hign position in the social world, where they have 
so long been widely and favorablj' known. 

ROBERT COCHRANE of Westfield, 
jj is one of the well known pioneers of Mar- 
quette County, and the founder of the vil- 
lage, in which he now makes his home. In 
the month of September, 1849, he and his brother, 
H. B. Cochrane, landeil in Marquette County. 
There was then no residences between Westfield 
and Montello and between the former place and 
Packwaukee. Little or no evidence was given of 
the vast and rapid changes which were so soon to 
lake place, transforming the county from a wild 
and unsettled wilderness to its present advanced 
position. Tlie first house erected on tlie present 
plat of Westfield was built by the Cochrane broth- 



ers in the winter of 1849. It was a log structure 
and continued to be their home until 1850. They 
also erected tlie following summer the first saw 
mill in Marquette County. That building is still 
standing and has been in use until within a short 
time. After forty years the frame work and the 
shingles of the roof are still in a good state of pres- 
ervation, though otlier parts are fast giving way to 
decay. About 1853, one of the first gristmills of Mar- 
quette County was built by Robert and H. B. Coch- 
rane on the site of their present mill but was burned 
down four years ago and in 1886 was replaced by 
our subject with a fine roller mill which he still 
owns and operates. His brother left Westfield a 
number of years ago and is now residing on a farm 
near Beaver Dam, Wis. Believing that the vicini- 
ty in which he located would be an excellent place 
for a town, Robert Cochrane laid out the original 
[)lat to which he gave the name of Westfield in 
honor of his birthplace. Since then he has made 
an addition called the central addition to the vil- 
lage plat of Westfield. That village certainly owes 
its existence to our subject, for no man has so 
long and earnestly labored for its upbuilding and 
advancement. He has identified himself with all 
of its interests, including, social, moral, educational 
and business enterprises and has made it the thriv- 
ing little village which it to-day is. He was there 
engaged in merchandising for some time in the 
early days but has devoteil the greater part of his 
attention to milling and the lumber trade. 

We know the history of the life of this gentle- 
man will be of interest to the readers of this Al- 
m;M so we subjoin the following brief sketch. He 
was born in the town of Westfield, Chautauqua 
Co., N. Y., on April 22, 1822, and is a son of 
Robert and Jane (Law) Cochrane, who were early 
settlers of the Empire State and were both of 
Scotch-Irish descent. They continued to reside in 
the town of Westfield until their, death. Thej' 
were the parents of eleven ciiildren, six sons and 
five daughters, all of whom grew to mature years 
with the exce|)tion of one daughter. Eight mem- 
bers of that family are still living. The youngest 
son nowownsandoperates the old homestead in the 
State of New York. The two eldest sons, John and 
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third in order of birtii; James is living in the vil- 
lage of Waupun; and William is the youngest son. 
Two of the sisters are residents of Westfield, while 
the other is living in the town of Ripley. Mar- 
quette County. 

Thomas L. was the first of the family to leave 
the Empire State and emigrate to the West. H. B. 
settled temporarily in Joliet, 111., in 1842. In 
May, 1843, Robert followed his Inother, he also 
going to Joliet. He was then twenty-one 3'ears of 
age. He left home with but «3 in his pocket and 
worked his passage around the Great Lakes from 
Buffalo to Chicago. On his .arrival in the latter 
city he found that he had but 25 cents remaining 
but he continued on his way to Joliet, where he 
and his brother worked at whatever they could find 
to do. including the teaching of schools, which 
Robert followed during the winter season for sev- 
eral years. In 1845. they went to Waupun, Wis., 
and made a claim which now constitutes the farm 
of tlieir brother John. Building a house they 
made their home in that communit}- for some time 
but later came to Westfield but even after their ar- 
rival in this county, continued to work their land 
in Illinois for a considerable time. We have be- 
fore given an account of how they laid out the 
village'and established many of its leading indus- 
tries, and how after some jears H. B. removed to 
Beaver Dam, but our subject continued to make 
his home in that village. 

In Westfield. Robert Cochrane was united in 
marriage with Miss Lucy Enierton, a native of 
New Hampshire. Unto them have been horn five 
cliildren.four of whem are now living, namely: 
Jennie E.. wife of Leonard Hettinger; A. Lucy, 
Robert L. :ind T. Harry. A number of years ago. 
for the purpose of securing better opportunities for 
the education of his children, Mr. Cochrane pur- 
chased a fine home in Portage City to which his 
family removed. They there now reside but the 
husband and father spends the greater part of his 
time in Westfield, superintending his large business 
interests in that place. 

In his political aflSliations, Mr. Cochrane is a 
Democrat. He has served as a member of the 
County Board of .Supervisors and in 1864 was 
elected and served as a member of the General As- 



sembly of the State. He was also Director and the 
first President of the railroad built from Stevens 
Point to Portage. Truly Mr. Cochrane may be 
called a self-made man. We have previously 
mentioned the small capital with which he had 
to begin life, the sum of $3, yet he is now num- 
bered among the wealthy citizens of this com- 
munity. His success is due alone to his energy, 
industry and determination, and is the reward of 
perseverance. 



1^ ICHARD MUELLER, the enterprising drug- 
:|y^ gist of Princeton, like many of his leading 
^\v, fellow townsmen is of German birth. Of 
^^a family- of nine children born to Michael 
and Amalie Mueller, he was the eldest. His mother 
is a native of Poland, his father of France, who 
traces his ancestry bnck to the time of the Hugue- 
nots. By profession he was a teacher in the old 
country and continued to make his home in Ger- 
many until 1881, when he came to America, locat- 
ing in Princeton, that he might spend the remainder 
of his days near his children, all of whom, with 
one exception, are residents of this .State. Her- 
man, the second of the family makes his home in 
Ripon; Gustave is engaged in the practice of medi- 
cine in Menasha; Olga is the wife of Otto Rupp of 
Shebojgan, agent of the American Express Com- 
pany; Eugenie is the wife of Fritz Muehlbr.adt and 
is still living with her husband in Germany; Ar- 
thur resides in Princeton, as does also the next 
younger, Franz, who is a pharmacist; Fritz makes 
his home in Ripon: and Alma, who completes the 
family is yet with her parents. 

In his native land our subject was reared to man- 
hood, receiving a liberal education in the schools 
of that country, graduating from the Gymnasium 
at Bromberg, Prussia. When seventeen years of 
age, having completed his studies, he began pre- 
paring himself for a business career. He entered 
a lawyer's oHice with the intention of making the 
legal profession his life work, and shortly after- 
ward was appointed Register of the Common 
Court at Schubin. German}-, in which capacity he 
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reports wbich had reached him of this country and 
he then determined to try his fortune in the Ne.v 
AVorld. In the month of April, 1868, bidding; 
good-bye to home and friends, lie embarked upon 
the broad Atlantic and at length arrived safely in 
New York, whence he went direct to St. Louis, 
Mo., where for a short time he was engaged in 
drilling stone. In that way he earned his first 
mone}' in the New World. His next place of resi- 
dence was St. Paul. Minn., but after a short time 
he i-emoved from that city to Rum River Reserva- 
tion, Minn., where he was employed as a farm 
hand for some ten weeks, at the end of which time 
he again resumed his travels, continuing on until 
reaching Ripon, "Wis. His search for employment 
in that city was vain and he walked from there to 
Princeton, where he entered the emplo}' of a mer- 
chant, receiving 18 per month for his services as 
salesman. Four years were spent in that line in 
Princeton, after which he clerked for three years 
in Oshkosh and one year in Appleton, Wis. He 
then came again to the city where he now makes 
his home, entering the employ of August Swanke 
as book-keeper. He vvished to establisli in business 
for himself and in order to increase his financial 
resources during that time he engaged In teaching 
an evening school. At 'the expiration of a year 
he found that as a result of his industr3' lie had 
some little capital and on the 19th day of May, 
1875, in compan}' with Iiis brother Gustave, wlio 
is now engaged in the practice of medicine at Me- 
nasha. he opened a drug store. The firm w;is dis- 
solved in 1887, since which time our suliject has 
been sole proprietor, his brother Franz, however, 
assisting him. in his duties. From the estaliiish- 
ment of the store it has received a liberal patron- 
age and the trade is constantly increasing. It is 
one of the largest establishments of the kind in the 
county and it? owner has a wide reputation fo- 
fair and honest dealing, which any might envy. 
He devotes careful attention to all details. Is syste- 
matic and exact and his business is on a firm finan- 
cial basis. 

Mr. Mueller has lield the offices of County Treas- 
urer. Town Clerk and .Justice of the Peace, the 
duties of which he discharged to tlie satisfactior* 
of all concerned. He has also filled several school 



offices and has ever exerted bis influence for the 
advancement of the cause of education. Since 
1870, he has supported the Democratic party. So- 
cially, he is a member of the Princeton Turn Ve- 
rein, of which he has been Speaker for two terms 
and teacher of gymnastics and calisthenics for 
eight 3'ears. 

'^m^l- 

S^EV. ADOLPII G. HOYER. pastor of the 
'v^ Lutheran Church at Princeton, Green 
t4i\\\ Lake County, was born Ma3r 26, 1856, in 
^)' Hamburg, Ciermany, and is a son of Rev. 
John A. and Agnes (Moraht) Hoyer, both of whom 
were also natives of the same country. In 1865, 
the family crossed the broad Atlantic to America, 
and located in Richville, Monroe Co., Wis., where 
for two years the father was pastor of the Lutheran 
Church. He then received a call from the church 
at Eldorado, Fond du Lac County, where two 
years of his life were passed, when he removed to 
Princeton. The date of his removal was 1869, 
and for the long period of fifteen years he engaged 
in preaching the Gospel to the people of that 
place. It is needless to say that his services were 
appreciated and that he won many friends, for his 
long residence plainl}- indicates that fact. He 
next made his home in St. Paul, Minn., for two 
years, after which he was engaged in church du- 
ties at various places until called to Nicollet 
County. IMinn., where he still resides, having 
charge of the church in Nicollet. 

The family of the Rev. John Hoyer and wife 
numbered ten children, but three died previous to 
to the removal to this country. Elizabeth, the 
first-born is now deceased; Otto is Professor of the 
college at New I'lm; Minnie is the wife of C. C. 
Fricke, real-estate dealer of Chicago ; Edward has 
also followed the ministry and now has charge of 
the church at West Bend, Wis.; Mary is still at 
home; Adolph of this sketch is the next in order of 
birth; and Gustave is a prominent physician of 
Princeton. The good mother of these children was 
called to her final rest in 1876 and was interred in 
the cemetery of that city, where she and her hus- 
band vvere so widely' and favorably known. Their 
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of all, and deep regret and sorrow was felt tliroiigli- 
out the entire community when the estimable ladj' 
was called home. 

The early boyhood days of our suliject were 
spent under the parental roof, and when a young 
man he determined to devote his early life to the 
cause of the Master. He entered upon a prepara- 
tory course of studj^ at the College of Watertown 
iti 1 870, graduating from that institution at the 
close of seven j'er.rs. His education was very 
thorough, and without further preparation he be- 
gan the study of theology in Concordia Seminary 
under Prof. C. F. Walther. where he continued one 
year. Returning to Princeton at the expiration 
of that time, for the next twelve months he assisted 
his father in his arduous labors, and then completed 
his studies in the Lutheran Seminary in Milwaukee 
in 1880. His father then had charge of five con- 
gregations and Adolph resolved to ligliten the bur- 
den resting upon him. He took charge of tlie 
churches at Montello and Mecan, where for fouryears 
he performed the duties of pastor, until 1881, when 
he accepted a call of the St. .lohn's Lutheran 
Churcli at Princeton and the St. Stephen's Church 
in Princeton Township. The congregation of the 
former numbers 175 families and of tiie latter six- 
ty-five families. Some years previous. St. John's 
Church liad as tlieir p.astor the honored father of 
our subject, and on the son they Iiestow the same 
love and respect which was tendered to the elder 
gentleman. Since residing in Princeton he has 
been offered the p.istorate of St. John's C hurch of 
St. Paul. Minn., and of the Jerusalem Church at 
Milwaukee, but his people were so loath to pari 
with him that he df clined both positions. He has 
accomplished a good and grand work in Princeton. 
Both b}' precept and example he te.iches the people 
the way of life, and many have been brought into 
the church under his preaching. He is a member 
of the Lutheran .Synod of Wisconsin of which Rev. 
P. H. Rohr is President, the organization number- 
ing 150 ministers and having under its charge 250 
congregations and 170 schools. The St. John's 
Church of Princeton has connected with itascliool, 
the attendance numbering 140 pupils. 

.Mr. Hoyer was united in marriage with Miss 
Clara H. Thiel. on the I'Jthof May, 1881. She 



is a daughter of August and Henrietta (Luethe) 
'Ihiel, who for a number of years were residents 
of Princeton, the father's death there occurring. 
After her sad bereavement, the mother removed 
to ililwaukee. Later she was united in marriage 
with August Swanke, a citizen of Princeton. 

Mrs. Hoyer was born in the same city in 1863, 
and by her union with our subject has become the 
mother of four children. Hugo and Martha, the 
two elder, are now deceased. Oswahl was born 
Oct. 7. 1885; and Clara was born Jan. 7, 1887. 

In political sentiment. Mr. Hoyer is a Republican, 
having given his support to that party since becom- 
ing an American citizen. He believes in a policy 
that will support churches and schools, and has 
at all times identified himself with those interests 
which tend to promote the welfare of the commun- 
ity. His sterling worth and ability as indicated by 
the liigh regard in which he is held, not only by 
his own people but by all with whom he comes in 
contact, justly entitles liim to representation in this 
volume and we are glad to thus perpetuate his his- 
tory. 

.^^HOMAS RICHARDS, who is engaged in 
ftt^^i farming and stock raising in the town 
v\^^ of Mackford. Green Lake County, is thc^ 
owner of more than 500 acres of land in that vicin- 
ity, his home being situated on section 10. He is 
a native of Kngland, having been born in Lincoln- 
shire. June 28, 1818. His parents, (Gibson and .Sarah 
(Idle) Richards, were also Ijorn in the sailie county, 
where were born unto them five children: namely, 
Mary, wife of William Pearson, of England; Sarah, 
who died at the age of twenty-one 3ears; Thomas 
of this sketch; Elizabeth, who died in her native 
land in her fifteenth year; and Anthony Gibson, 
who also departed this life in England. Mr. Rich- 
ards was a land owner of that country and was in 
very comfortable circumstances. 

Our subject is the onl}' one of the family yet 

living and it thus falls to his lot to perpetuate their 

histor}^ by written record. He remained under the 

j parental roof until sixteen years of age, when he 

i left home and entered a mercantile establishment 

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for four years, when he turned his attention to 
farming, which he followed eight years. In 1850 
he determined to cast his lot with the American 
people, and, bidding good-by to home and native 
land, he sailed for this eountr}'. Immediately on 
landing he resumed his journey across the conti- 
nent, stopping only when he reached Green Lake 
County, where lie decided to make his future home. 
He first purchased 160 acres of land in the northeast- 
ern part of Mackford township, but Mn 1860 sold 
out and bouglit eighty acres of the farm on which 
he now resides. His landed possessions have since 
been increased to between 500 and 600 acres, though 
his path to wealth has not always been an easy one. 
He had S900 when he started for Americ.n, but when 
spring came he had only fifty cents remaining. 
That he expended for a half bushel of potatoes. 
Being in need of some nails, he went to the store 
and asked to be allowed to get some on credit, but 
was refused. He was then in limited circumstances, 
but no(v, when his efforts have been blessed with 
an abundance of this world's goods and he has the 
monc3' with which to pay for ever^^thing he cares 
to buy. the merchants are only too willing to give 
him credit. It was not long, however, before liis 
lands began yielding him a ready return for the 
care and cultivation which lie had bestowed upon 
them and the difficulties and obstacles which he 
had at first encountered grew less and less, until 
now all is smooth sailing. 

Previous to his emigration to America, Mr. 
Richards led to the marriage altar Miss Susannah 
Ellis, who was also born in Lincolnshire. Two 
children, yet living, were born to them— Thomas 
E., of Hutchinson, McLeod Co., Minn.; and Sarah 
A., wife of Adelbert Bemis, of Hector, Rsnville 
Co.. Minn. The mother departed this life Sept. 19, 
1855, and in 1856 Mr. Richards was again mar- 
ried, his second union being with Miss Ann King, 
who was born in Lincolnshire, England, Jan. 27, 
1833, and is a daughter of William and Lucy King. 
They have ten living children: — Anthony Gibson, 
who was born Jan. 16, 1857, and is now living in 
Renville Countj^ Minn.; William L., born Jan. 2, 
1859, still resides in Green Lake County; Mary E., 
born .Ian. 15, 1860, is the wife of Fred Bemis, of 
Green Lake County; John Lincoln, born M.ay 11, 



1861, is still in Green Lake County; George W., 
born August 10, 1862; Carrie, born July 9, 1864, 
is the wife of Ralph Whitney, of Moore County, 
Minn.; Lucy E., boin Dec. 30, 1865, died March 
9. 1868; Susie Electa, born Aug. 9, 1867; Henry 
Requa, born June 3o, 1869; General Grant, born 
July 4, 1871; and Charley M., born May 27, 
1875. 

Mr. Richards and liis wife are members of the 
Methodist Episcopal (Jhurch and arc highly re- 
spected citizens of the community in which they 
make their home. He is a warm friend of educa- 
tion and gives his support to any measure which 
is calculated to promote the general welfare. In 
political sentiment he is a Republican, but, though 
he feels a deep interest in political affairs, he has 
never been an office seeker, as his business fully 
occupies his time. For almost forty years he has 
made his home in this communitj- and is widely 
known. 



&IRAM MciS'UTT, who resides on section 28 
in the town of Oxford, is a representativo 
of one of the prominent and respected fam- 
_ ilies of Marquette County, who have been 
identified with its history from its earliest days. 
His father, Gideon McNutt, was born in Herkimer 
Connty, N. Y., in 1807, and when a lad removed 
with his parents to Lake Connty, Ohio; he after- 
ward became a resident of Portage County, and 
subsequently settled in Lorain County, where he 
was reared to manhood, and formed the acquaint- 
ance of Miss Betsy Winehell, with whom he was 
afterward united in marriage. Having resided for 
some time in the Buckeye State, in tlie fall of 1848, 
accompanied b\' his family, he emigrated to Wis- 
consin, becoming a resident of Dodge Countj% but 
the following year we find him in Marquette 
County, living upon a farm which he purchased in 
the town of Moundville. He there came into pos- 
session of about 1,000 acres of land, including the 
gianite quarry of that town, which is still in the 
possession of the family. His next removal was to 
the town of Oxford, where he purchased land of 
William Wadworth, the possessor of large tracts in 
that vicinity. That was in 1858, and until his 



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death, wliich occurred in 1873, he made his home 
upon his farm in the town of Oxford. His wife, 
a most estimable lad\'. was called to her final rest 
four years previously. Oideon McNutt was one of 
the well known pioneers of Marquette County, and 
a prominent and iufluential citizen whose memory 
is respected by all who had the pleasure of his .ic- 
quaintance. He was quite successful in a financial 
point of view, and was ever ready to lend a help- 
ing hand to those in need. As his own resources 
increased his charity broadened, and many were the 
recipients of his bounty who gave him their heart- 
felt thanks for his timely iissistance. At his death 
he left three children, namely: .\ngeline, Hir-am 
and Eli. The daughter became the wife of Asel 
Waldo and died in Missouri on the 21st of June, 
1884. Eli resides near his brother in the town of 
Oxford and is likewise engaged in the occupation 
of farming. He was born in Lorain County. Ohio, 
in 1843. and was therefore but six years of .age 
when he came with his parents to Wisconsin. He 
led to the marriage altar Miss Rlioda Conger, and 
their union has been blessed with four children: 
Angeline, Aleen CJ.. Hiram and Henry. 

Hiram McNutt, whose name heads this sketch, 
was born in the Buckeye State in 1829. and had al- 
most attained to 'mature years at the time of the 
emigration of the family to this State. The most 
important event of his life occurred in 1850, when 
he was united in m.arriage with Miss Minerva 
W:ild(i, daughter of Eber M. and Olive Waldo. 
This worthv couple are numbered among the highly 
respected cil zens of the town of Oxford, where 
they have lived so many years, and hold an en- 
viable position in the social world. They have a 
pleasant home on secticm 28 in (lie town of Oxford, 
and a fine farm yields a golden li ibute to the care 
and cultivation of the owner, who is a man of en- 
teri)rising and progressive ideas which have led to 
his success in liis business career. 

Asel Waldo, whose family is closely allied to 
that of Mr. McNutt, was also one of the pioneers 
of Marquette County, dating his residence from 
18^!). He was born in Lake County, Ohio, in 1822, 
and is a son of Kbcr M. Waldo, a native of 
New York, bum in Herkimer County, .lune \\K 
IT'.tl. Mr. Waldo. Si., married Miss Olive 



' Sprague, and with his young bride removed to 
what is now Lake County, Ohio, and afterward 
became a resident of Lorain County. He then set- 
tled in Kane County, HI., and afterward resided in 

\ Lake County, HI. The first of his family to come 
to Marquette County was Asel, who settled in the 
town of Douglas. He was followed by Joseph, 
and still later the parents settled in Marquette 
County, where they spent the'r last days. Their 
children were Asel, Clarissa, Minerva, and Joseph. 

! The oldest of that family. Asel Waldo, on the 8lh 
of February, 1847, in Ohio, wedded Angeline A. 
McNutt, and, as before stated, became a lesident 
of Marquette County in 1849. In 1869 he re- 
moved to RHssouri, settling in Caldwell County, 
where his wife died in June, 1884, leaving two 

! daughters — Louisa M., who is now the wife of Jo- 

' seph Chapman, and Lizzie O., wife of W. F. Blair. 
Both are residents of Caldwell County, Mo. 

Jl' AMKS DLFF, the present Uistricl Attorney 
I of Marquette County, has held that office 
' since 1880, with the exception of one term. 
' He makes his home in Packwaukee, and is 
numbered among its prominent citizens. His birth 
I occurred in the city of Philadelphia. Pa., on Janu- 
I ary 23, 1843, he being one of a family of eight 
1 children, five of whom are living at this writing in 
j 1889. His father, David Duff, died of cholera in 
1849, when our subject was but six years of age 
! but his mother still survives and is living in Phila- 
delphia. She w.as born in 1810. 

James DutT. whose name heads this notice, after 
the death of his father was reared in the home of 
his maternal uncle, Adrain Barber, with whom he 
came to Wisconsin in the fall of 1860. settling in 
the town of Oxford, RLirquette County. He was 
then in the eighteenth year of his age. He had 
acquired a liberal education in the schools of 
Wilkesbarre and Janesville, Pa., and on his arrival 
in Wisconsin t'lrned his attention to farming which 
he followed until about 1872, when he determined 
to abandon that occupation and began fitting hini- 
5;elf for the legal profession. For two or three 
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am] was adniitlefl to the bar of Columbia County 
in the spring of lH.sO. Ht- at onee established a 
prai tice in PaekwauUee. where he has since made his 
home and has secured a lai'ge and liberal patron- 
age. He possesses excellent judijuient and fore- 
sight and is a logical reasoner. He rapidly gained 
a foremost place in the ranks of his (irofes- 
sional brethren and in 1887 was admitted to the 
Supreme Court of the State. In political senti- 
ment. Mr. Duff is a stalwart Republican and an 
able defender of the principles of that party, to 
which he has given his isupiiort since attaining his 
majority. In 1880, he was its nominee for the 
ofHce of District Attorney of Marquette County, 
his opponent being W. H. Peters, one of the 
strongest Democrats of the community. Nt)twilh- 
standing the Democratic party at that time had a 
majority of 350, he was elected. In 1882 he was 
elected over Dr. S. A. Pease by a majority of 200 
votes. In the fall of 1884, he Was defeated by 
John Barry, but in 1886, was again elected over G. 
\V. Westfall. At the next election he had two op- 
ponents, John Barry and G. W. Westfall, but he 
won the race by eighty-seven votes above the com- 
bined ballots cast for the other two candidates. He 
was the only one elected on the county Republican 
ticket, a fact which testifies not only to his ability 
but also to his popubuity. For six years he has 
held the otFice ol County Commifsloner and is the 
present incumbent. 

In Packwaukee, Mr. Duff was united in the iioly 
bonds of matrimony with Miss Mary Miller, 
daughter of John K. Miller, who settled in that 
village in 1851, but is now a resident of Vinton, 
Iowa. Four children have been born unto them — 
Isnbella. Margaret. Mury and John. 

--I^I-H^—- 

F. ^^•ESKLOH, Register of Deeds for Mar- 
quette County, now living in Montello. was 
born in the Province of Hanover, Germany, 
Sept. 6. 1848, and is a son of Jochem and 
Anna (Bellman) Weseloh. Ine!irl3' life he showed 
a taste for study, and under the laws of his native 
land entered school at an early .age, acquiring a 
good education, equipped with which he embarked 



for America in April, 1870, his only other stock of 
trade being a bold determination to succeed in life. 
He landed in Xew York, and soon afterward se- 
cured emi)loyment in a store in that city, where he 
remaine<) until August, 1871, when he went to Ft. 
Wayne, Ind.. where he was sijjiilaily employed for 
about six months. His experience thus f.ar had ac- 
quainted him with the desirability of acquiring a 
practical English education if he would make his 
way among an English speaking people, so he ac- 
cordingly pl.aced himself un<ler the instruction of 
competent private tutors with whom he continued 
until the fall of 1873, when he entered Addison 
Seminary, of Addison, 111., a preparatory training 
school for teachers, in which the course of study 
was something similar to that pursued in the Nor- 
mal Schools, now so popular in nearly all of the 
older States of the I'nion. He remained in the 
seminary until July, 1875, when he was recom- 
mended by some of the faculty, to fill a vacant 
position as teacher in an English and German 
school in the town of Crystal Lake, Marquette 
County. The position was tendered him. and ac- 
cepting it, he at once entered upon the discharge 
of his duties which were so faithfully performed, 
that he won the high approval of all concerned. 
He resigned his position only when elected to the 
office of Register of Deeds of Marquette County, 
in 1883. By successive re-elections, he is the pre- 
sent incumbent, his term of service having covered 
more than six years. On his election he removed 
to Montello, where he has since made his home. 

Mr. Weseloh was married Oct. 20, 1876, to Miss 
Wilhelniina Just, a native of (iermany. who for 
some time previous to her marriage, was a resident 
of the town of Crystal Lake. They have one son, 
(Justave, who was born Aug. 14, 1878. A daugh- 
ter, Minna, who was born in 1877, died in infancy. 

Politically, Mr. Weseloh alliliates with the Demo- 
cratic party, believing that it advocates such meas- 
ures as are most surely conducive to the general 
welfare. He and his famil3- are members of the 
German Lutheran Church, of which he is a liberal 
supporter in all of its several interests. Since his 
residence in the United States, he has constantly 
striven to familiaiize himself with the spirit of the 
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Ihoiigli of foreign birth, is in every sense a true 
aiKl devoted citizen, lending his influence to the ad- 
vancement and development of the best local and 
National interests. As a citizen, he commands the 
highest esteem of all, and as .a public servant more 
than meets the most exacting demands, and lias a 
record which has scarcely been duplicated in the 
history of tlie county. 



WILLIAM WEHTII, one of the represenla 
tive and enterprising citizens of Mackford 
Townsiiip. Green Lake County, who owns 
400 acres of land on section 3, was born in the 
Kingdom of Prussia, Feb. 18, 1835, and in his na- 
tive laud the days of iiis boyhood and youth were 
passed. He was in limited circumstances, and be- 
lieving that better opportunities were afforded 
3'oung men in the New World, he bade good-by 
to his home and friends, and in 1846, crossed the 
broad Atlantic to America. After several weeks, 
the vessel reached the harbr)r of New York, and 
tiience he came directly to Wisconsin, locating first 
in Milwaukee. He had learned the trade of a shoe- 
maker in his native land, and again resumed work 
at tliat occupation, which he continued for three 
months, wiien he removed to Fair Water, Fond du 
Lac County, and again engaged in the same pur- 
suit. At tiie expiration of a year, having accumu- 
lated some cai)ital, he purchased 160 acres of land, 
sixt}- of which h.ad been broken, but not long af- 
terward lie sold out and removed to Brandon, 
where he again engaged in shoe-making. He pur- 
chased the farm on whicli he now resides, in 1872, 
since which time it has been his home. He has 
added many improvements, both useful and orna- 
mental, including a good brick house and excellent 
outbuildings. As before slated, liis farm comprises 
460 acres of land, the result of his diligence and 
indefatigable labor. 

Two years after reaching this country-, Mr. 
Werth. in 1858, was united in marriage with Jliss 
Fredcricka Bagler, who was born in Prussia, and 
their union has been blessed with four children, all 
but one yet living, namely: Augusta, who was 
born on the 20lli of November, 185'J, became the 



wife of August Linden, of this county; William, 
Jr.; born May 6, 1866, who also resides in Green 
Lake County ; and Emil^' jet at home, was born 
Sept. 4, 1870; and Emmo, born on the 12th of 
December, 1862, died Nov. 18, 1864. Mr. Werth 
and wife are earnest Christian people, and their 
lives are marked with many acts of kindness and 
charity to those in need of aid. For the past eight 
years he has been a member of the Township 
Board, and is also School Director. The cause of 
education finds in him a true friend, and he has 
ever exerted his influence for its promotion. In 
political sentiment, he is liberal, casting his ballot 
for the man whom he thinks will best (ill the oflBce 
regardless of parly. A loyal citizen, an honor- 
able man, courteous in manner, and gentlemanly in 
deportment, he has won the high regard and con- 
fidence of all. and is well deserving of a represen- 
tation in this volume. 



"^T USTIN WILKIN.S, who is engaged in gen- 
■ ©j/uj eral merchandising in Montello. Marquette 

III 111 County, was born in Vernon, .Sussex Co.. 
1^ N. J., Sept. 13, 1824, and is a son of James 

and Hannah (Ferguson) Wilkins. When five years 
of age he began attending school, but shortly after- 
ward his parents removed to another neighbor- 
hood and he was obliged to walk three miles to and 
from the school-house. When he was ten 3'cars of 
age the family removed to Woodhull, Steuben 
Co.. N. Y., where he again resumed his studies, 
working on the farm during vacations. Five years 
later, when fifteen years of age, the family removed 
to Athens, Bradford Co., Pa., and three years af- 
terward came to Wisconsin, settling in Darien, 
Walworth County. In 1845. James Wilkins pur- 
chased his present fine farm near. Fairfield, Uock 
County, but on retiring to private life fifteen j-ears 
iigo left that home and became a resident of Allen's 
(irove, in Darien. Walworth County, where his 
wife died in 1877. 

Our subject made his home with his father until 
attaining his majority, wiien as chance offered and 
the seasons favored he engaged in carpentering, 
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St. Louis and otiier markets. In 1847 he leased a 
farm in Walworth County and engaged in its culti- 
vation for two years, after which he removed to 
Packwaukee, Marquette County, where he bought 
a claim, entering tlie land as soon as it came into 
market. He again sold out in 1867, at which lime 
he purchased a half interest in the freight and pas- 
senger steamer "Verona," plying between Portage 
and Oshkosh, liut disposed of it after two years and 
went to Iowa, though his family remained in Mon- 
tello. In the Hawkeye State he entered a claim of 
160 acres and after making some improvements 
sold it at a bargain and returned to his home. His 
next place of residence was Westfield, where he en- 
gaged in hotel-keeping and dealt in hides, pelts 
and wool until after the memorable destruction of 
Peslitigo and Marinette by fire about twenty years 
years ago, when there being a great demand for 
carpenters, Mr. Wilkins went there to assist in the 
work of rebuilding those towns. In 1870, he took 
up his residence in Princeton, where he was engaged 
as a liquor dealer for six years, occupying a 
leased building for one j'ear, after wliicli lie erected 
a building. Later he kept the Hubbard House and 
ran the Montello stage. In 1876, we find him 
again in Montello, where in partnership with 
Michael McCudden, his son-in-law, he engaged in 
the furniture business. His efforts in that line were 
so successful that in 1881 he was enabled to pur- 
chase the large store which be now occupies as a 
dealer in general merchandise. Their connection 
was discontinued in 1883, after a partnership of 
four years. The store owned by Mr. Wilkins is 
one of the largest in the town and he is regarded as 
one of Montello's most popular and substantial 
merchants. 

In 1863, Mr. Wilkins was drafted for service in 
the army but procured a substitute. The man, 
however, was killed soon after going to the front 
and in September, 1864, he enlisted in Company 
F, of the 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artlller3-, with his 
command he was sent to Alexandria, Va.. where he 
did guard duty until the close of the war. He is 
now a member and Senior Yice-Coraraander of W. 
D. Walker Post, No. 64, G. A. R., of Montello. In 
politics he is a Democrat and thougli he feels an 
interest in the success and welfare of bis party, he 



has never been a politician in the sense of oflSce 
seeking. Through the solicitation oj friends, how- 
ever, he has served four years as Assessor of the 
the town of Packwaukee, was Treasurer of the 
same town, was Constable of Montello and De|nity 
Sheriff of Marquette County under Mr. Faliis and 
under Mr. Stimpson. 

Mr. Wilkins was first married in June, 1847, to 
Miss Phoebe Gifford, daughter of Stephen Gifford, 
of Darien, Walworth County, who died Nov. 7. 
1878, leaving two children — Laura Ann, who mar- 
ried Miciiael McCudden, of Montello. and has two 
children, Bertha and Frank; Albert De Loss, a 
farmer of the town of Packwaukee, who married 
Mary, a daughter of Samuel R. Rood and has three 
children, Rowley, Frank and Lotta. On the 14th 
of April, 1883, Mr. Wilkins married his present 
wife, who was Miss Sarali E. Dibell, daughter of 
Sylvester D. Dibell, of Montello. They have had 
two children — LTrsula, who died May 3, 1889, at the 
age of three \'ears; and Blossom, an infant. 

As a citizen Mr. Wilkins has alw.ays been enter- 
prising and progressive, never withholding his 
support from any worthy measure. Though not a 
churcli member he has made it a rule of his life to 
aid all denominations represented in the town 
wiiere he lived, impartially and to the extent of his 
ability. Education has also ever found in him a 
generous friend. He is a prominent menibor of 
the Odd Fellows. In manner, Mr. Wilkins is genial 
and courteous and has many warm friends among 
all classes of people. He has been usually success- 
ful in his business ventures and iiis home relations 
have been happy in the extreme. 



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STEPHEN VAUGHN, who resides on sec- 
tion 20 in the town of Harris, Marquette 
County, is engaged in farming and the cul- 
ture of bees. He is a native of the Empire 
State, having been born in Clinton County, 
Sept. 15, 1838. He is one of a family of seven 
children, whose parents were John and Almira 
(Hovey) Vaughn. The Vaughn family is of puri- 
tan stock from Rhode Island, and of English and 
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who emigrated to this country in the earl_v Colonial 
days. Six of that number are yet living — Adeline. 
Henry E., Stephen, Elizabeth, Albert C. ai.d Julia; 
a daugliter, Delia, is now deceased. 

The early life of our subject was passed in much 
the usual manner in wliicli boys spend their time. 
He received liis education in the schools of his na- 
tive county, and remained in Plattsburg, N. Y., 
until 1862, wiien pr<}inple(I by patriotic impulses 
he responded to iiis country's call for troops and 
was enrolled among the boys in blue of Company 1, 
118th New York Infantry. He was mustered into 
service at Plattsburg, and was then sent with his 
regiment to join the Army of the Potomac. With 
his command he did guard duty near the city of 
Wasiiiugton from that time until tlie close of the 
War, covering a period of nearly three years, with 
the exception of sixteen months when he lay sick , 
in the hospital. He was mustered out at Fortress 
Monroe on Chesapeake lloiglits. 

Immediately alter the close of the War, Mr. 
Vaughn returned to Plattsburg, N. Y., where 
on April 1, 1866, he was united in marriage with 
Miss Martha De Long, a daughter of James and 
(Exarenia) De Long, a native of tlie city 
in wliich her marri.age was celebrated. Her 
parents had a family of four children, all of 
whom are living, namely: Wealthy, Martha, Allen 
and Blanche. After the death of .Mr. De Long, 
Mrs. De Long became the wife of Mood^' Giles by 
whom she had two chihlren — Charles and James. 
Mr. Giles is also deceased but his widow is still liv- 
ing at Clinton, N. L.,at this writing (in 1890). The 
union of our subject and his wife has been blessed J 
with six children, and the family circle still remains 
unbroken. They are: Albert A., Melvin E., Louis 
E., Alice B., George and Pearl M. 

In 1867, Mr. Vaughn accompanied by his family ' 
came to Marquette County, Wis., believing that he 
could belter his financial comlition by removing 
to tlie West. He settled on his farm in the town of 
Harris, which comprises 186 acres of line land, and 
in addition to its cultivation engages in the culture 
of bees. That branch of his business yields him a 
good income, he owning fifty-nine colonies which 
produce 1,000 pounds of honey in a season anil he 
find* n ren<l\' market for it. In social relations. 



Mr. Vaughn is a member of the L. B. Crawford 
Post, No. 65. G. A. R..of Westfield,and politically 
is a Republican. He is a leading farmer and was 
a loyal citizen during the late War. and in recogni- 
tion of liis services receives a pension. 

J" 01 IN ADAM is the owner of a fine farm 
I situated on section 32, in the town of Green 
' Lake. Green Lake Count}'. He was born in 
London. England, on the 13th of November 
1834, being the son of Thomas W. and Ann (John- 
son) Adam. The family was originally of Scot- 
tish descent. The patern.al grandfather, Arthur 
Ad<im, a native of .\berdeen, Scotland, emigrated 
to Englan<l in early life, his location being Roches- 
ter, Kent, where lie worked at his trade of shoe 
making. He was seventy-seven years of age at the 
time of his death and had a family of nine chil- 
dren, of whom Thomas W.. was the second in or- 
der of birth. The maternal grandfather of our 
subject was a native of England where he followed 
the occupation of boat building. He too lived to a 
ripe old age and his wife died at the advanced age 
of ninety years. They were the parents of eight 
children, Ann being the eldest. 

Thomas W. Adam was born in Rochester. Kent, 
England, about 1800. and received a good educa- 
tion. In liis youth he learned the baker's trade 
which he followed during the greater part of his 
life with the exception of the last few years which 
he spent as a farmer. He married Ann Johnson in 
Cuilercoals, Northumberland, England, and they 
began their domestic life in London, wliere a fam- 
ily of ten children was born unto them. The 
father died at the age of sixty-three years, his wife 
in the 68th year of her age. 

There were but two of that family who ever be- 
came residents of America — John of this sketch, 
and Frances, who became the wife of Benjamin 
Bagnall, of Milwaukee, but is now deceased. Our 
subject received his education in the schools of his 
native city and at the age of fourteen years began 
learning the baker's trade which he followed until 
his emigration to America. In 1854. when a young 
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broad oceau and try his fortune in the New World. 
On landing on the shores of this country, he came 
direct to Green Lake County, wiiere he obtained a 
position as farm hand by tlie month, working in 
that capacity until 1861. when he went to Minne- 
sota and purchased a small tract of land, making 
his home thereon until the close of the war, when 
he returned to this county and soon afterwards 
bought the farm on which he yet makes his home. 

On the aeth of February, 1868, Mr. Adam led to 
the marriage altar Miss Anna Steers, daughter of 
George R. and Anne (Johnston) Steers. She was 
born in Long Cross, Surrey, England, July 22, 
1838, and in 1849, c.Tine with her parents to this 
countrj-. 

Mr. Adam is now the owner of 170 acres of fine 
land, his farm being splendidly located on the 
shore of Little Green Lake, alwut a mile and a 
quarter north of Markesan. His home is a commo- 
dious and substantial residence and the entire sur- 
roundings indicate the supervision of a careful and 
pains-taking owner, who by his friends is regarded 
as one of the leading farmers of the township. 
Politically, he is a Republican, and socially, is a 
member of the Masonic fraternity. He belongs to 
the Episcopal Church and is a man of sterling 
worth, held in iiigii regard by ail who know him. 



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Ji, OSEPH YATES, a pio 
I' Berlin and the present 
I. lin Machine Shops of 1 
},i New York, having be 



OSEPH YATES, a pioneer business man of 
secretar}^ of the Ber- 
Beloit, is a native of 
been born in Schenec- 
tady, on the 1.3th of October, 1821. His parents, 
Isaac I., and Rachael (Barhydt) Yates, were also 
natives of that city, and were descended from the 
Mohawk Dutch, the original Holland settlers of 
that section of New York. Their ancestors for 
several generations, were born in Schenectady and 
were among the most highly respected residents of 
that city. 

The subject of this sketch was the second of a 
familj' of seven children and was educated in Un- 
ion College, from which he was graduated in the class 
of 1844. Having fitte<l himself for the legal pro- 
fession, he was admitted to practice in the courts 



of New York in 1847, but not finding it agreeable 
to him, he never engaged in practice f(jr any great 
length of time. Having attained to man's estate, 
in Greenfield, Saratoga Co., N. Y., on the 23rd of 
October, 1848, he led to the m.arriage altar Miss 
Jane E. Porter, daughter of Thomas J. and Fannie 
(Barney) Porter. She was born in the county 
where her marriage occurred and belongs to one of 
the old and prominent families of Saratoga County. 
The family circle of Mr. and Mrs. Yates w.as com- 
pleted by the birth of two children, a son and 
daughter — Ella F., who is now the wife of L. D. 
Forbes of the Berlin Machine Works of Beloit; and 
Porter B., who is president of that company and 
resides in Beloit. Both children were born in 
Schenectady, N. Y., where the parents began their 
domestic life. 

From 1847 until 1850, inclusive, Mr. Yates 
served as a clerk in the office of the clerk of the 
court of appeals of New York, after which he en- 
gaged in the hardware business for a short time in 
Schenectad}'. His next venture was as a dealer in 
wood and coal, in which line he carried on operations 
until the spring of 18.55, when he decided to try 
his fortune in the AVest, and came to Berlin, Wis., 
where in company with his brother-in-law, John D. 
Porter, he opened the first hardware store in that 
village. He met with marked success in his enter- 
prise and continued owner of the establishment un- 
til the winter of 1883-4, when he sold out to H. S. 
Sacket. He also owned and operated a gristmill 
in Berlin for several years, and when selling out 
bought an interest in the Berlin Machine Works, 
which was afterward removed to Beloit. As be- 
fore stated, he is secretary of the company and 
proves an able officer and one who is untiring in 
his labors for its interest and welfare. He is a 
great admirer of horses and always keeps a few 
which he generally raises from colts and with which 
he amuses himself in breaking and driving. He is 
never without a well-matched and spirited team, 
the exercising of which contributes greati}- to his 
enjoyment in life. 

Mr. Yates is a Democrat in politics and has served 
for fourteen years as a member of the School Board 
and two years, 1887 and 1888, as Mayor of Berlin. 
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the duties of lliat otHce would have led to his re- 
election had he not declined the honor. lie is a 
Mason, belonging to Berlin Lodge, No. 38. A. F. 
<fe A. M.; Berlin Chapter, No. 18, R. A. M.: and 
Berlin Commnndery, No. 10. K. T. Of the two 
higher bodies, he is a charter member and has 
served as eliief officer in each. He has also served 
as G. H. P. of the Slate body. As a business man 
and citizen, Mr. Yates stands deservedly high in 
the community, where he has so long made his 
home. The writer of this sketch, while in conver- 
sation with a well-known and prominent citizen of 
Berlin, in answer to a point-blank question as to 
the standing of Mr. Yates, was answered in this 
wise: "You can say of Joe Yates that he Is an hon- 
orable, high-minded gentleman, whose integrity 
and superior ability is unquestioned; that he is one 
who has b(cn prominent in the commercial history 
of Berlin and is of high social standing," adding 
"and 1 assure you he is no friend of mine, but 
quite the contrary, but I have given you a candid 
opinion unbiased by any personal feeling." 

Mr. Yates is a man, who, having been gifted with 
superior mental force, has availed himself of good 
advantages and has attained to a high degree of 
intellectual culture. In conversation he is enter- 
taining and instructive, while a courteous and affa- 
ble manner always marks his intercourse with sti-m- 
ger or friend. 



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-^1^ W. SHARPE, deceased, sou of Solomon and 
jl^ Louisa Sliarpe, wns numbered among the 
/|L-^ prominent farmers of Marquette County, 
Wis., and was one of the luyal defenders of the 
Stars and Stripes' during the Late war, in which he 
lost his life. He was a native of the Bay State, 
having been born in Blackinton, in 1824. He 
grew to manhood in tliatcity and acquired a knowl- 
edge of the common branches in its public schools. 
Leaving his native Stale when a young man, he 
became a resident of Madison County, N. Y., and 
there formed the acquaintance of Miss Emily 
Knapp, daughter of Semour and Sallie (Stone) 
Knapp, of Massachusetts, whom lie afterward mar- 
ried. In 1856 they emigrated to Brandon. Fond 



du Lac Co.. Wis., but two years later came to Mar- 
quette County, where Mr Sharp entered land and 
turned his attention to fanning. He had succeeded 
very well in his business enter|)rises when the South 
rose in arms agaiiuit the government, and believing 
it his duty to go to the front in defense of the 
Union, he bade good-bye to liis family and enlisted 
in 1861. He was assigned to Company E of the 
7tli Regiment Wisconsin Infantry, which formed 
a part of the famous Iron Brigade, commanded b3' 
Gen. Bragg. After serving out his term he re- 
enlisted, and one morning while preparing his 
breakfast was killed by a sharp-shooter. 

Two children were left to share with the niollier 
her great loss. JIaria, the daughter, is now the wife 
of Monroe Cook, who resides near Wauconda, 111., 
and Solomon A., a prominent farmer of Marquette 
County. Mrs. Sliarpe had two children bj' a 
former marriage, one of whom enlisted in Cora- 
jiany I of the 7lh Wisconsin Infantry, and was 
killed in the battle of the Wilderness. Mr. Sharpe 
was a man widely known in Marquette County ,and 
was greatly resiiected for his many excellent quali- 
ties. His widow still survives him, and is living 
with her son. Solomon A. 

Solomon Sharpe, who is engaged in farming and 
stock-raising on section 16, in the town of Harris, 
Marquette County, was born in Brandon, P'ond dii 
Lac County, on the 20th of September. 1856, hut 
since his second year has resided in Marquette 
County. Li the district schools of the neighbor- 
hood he acquired his education, and when he had 
completed his studies turned his attention to farm- 
ing. He is now the owner of a good farm of 137 
acres of highly improved land, pleasantly situated 
near the village of Harrisville, and ranks among 
the well-to-do citizens of the communit3-. 

Since attaining his majority Mr. Sharpe has ta- 
ken an active part in political affairs, giving his sup- 
port to the Republican party. He has represented 
his township in the county conventions and h.is 
held the olBces of Justice of the Peace and Con- 
stable. Socially lie is a member of the Independent 
Order of Odd Fellows. He has been a correspond- 
ent of the Local Union since its organization, and 
was also a correspondent of the Daily JipjiKltlicaii 
of Milwaukee until it was merged into the Sentinel, 







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since which time he has reported for tliat paper. 
He is regarded as an enterprising farmer and wor- 
thy citizen hy those who know him best. 

In 1876 Mr. Sharpe was united in marriage with 
AHss Ida Blakeley, daughter of Caleb and Callierine 
Blalceley, who were natives of Vermont. A fam- 
ily of five children grace their union, namely : 
Walter, Hartie, Milton, Gertie and Pearl. 



WORTHY W. HANKS, a farmer residing on 
section 31, in the town of Harris, is num- 
W^ bered among the honored pioneers of the 
county, and is one of its most prominent citizens. 
He first visited this region in 1849, arriving on the 
25th of August of that year. From that time up 
to the present he has been known as one of the 
leading men of the community. He was born in 
the town of Greenwich, Washington Co., N. Y., on 
the 7th of April. 1814, and is a son of Enoch and 
Hannnah (Fisk) Hanks, who were natives of Con- 
necticut but removed to the Empire State at a very 
early day. 

In 1829, when a lad of fifteen years, our subject 
went with his family to Allegany County, N. Y., and 
there became acquainted with Miss Mary A. Post, 
a native of Vermont, with whom he was joined in 
wedlock in 1835. They began their domestic life 
in tiiat county, but in 1846 started for the West, 
their destination being Jo Daviess County, 111., 
where they remained until the following spring, 
wIk'11 lie removed to Heart Prairie, Walworth 
Co., Wis., where they resided until becoming resi- 
dents of Marquette County. On his arrival in this 
community Mr. Hanks entered 320 acres of land 
on sections 31 and 32 in the towu of Harris, and 
immediately thereafter built upon it a log cabin, 
which continued to be his home for twenty years. 
In tliat little dwelling his union with Miss Post was 
graced by a family of seven children, five of whom 
are yet living, namely: Mandaina A., who wedded 
J. M. White, of Packwaukee; Mrs. White taught 
the first public school in|the district, in the town of 
Harris. David, of Baraboo, Wis. ; George, a resident 
of Westfield; Esther, wife of George Worthington, 



of Poynelte, Wis.; Matilda, wife of Leonard Hub- 
bard; two others who died in infancy. David Hanks 
enlisted, in the fall of 1861, in Comp.any C, 3d Wis- 
consin Cavalry, and served until the close of the 
war. From exposure and hardships endured there 
his health was ultimateiy destroyed. Mandaina has 
three children — Mary A., Henry W. and Estella G. 
David Hanks has two children — David A. and John; 
George Hanks has two children living — Morris and 
Edith; Esther has two children — Effle B. and 
Gladys M.; Matilda has one son Ira 0. 

As soon as his cabin was completed, Mr. Hanks 
turned his attention to the development of his land 
and has ever since been enaged in farming, at which 
he has been very successful and still gives his per- 
sonal supervision to the management of his farm. 
As his financial resources increased he extended its 
boundaries until 700 acres yield to him a golden 
tribute. His pioneer dwelling has long since been 
replaced by a substantial lesidence. and other im- 
provements have been made until he is now owner of 
one of the finest farms of Central Wisconsin. After 
he liad replaced his old log cabin with a fine new 
concrete house, he lived in it about a j'ear and a 
half, when his new home, which he had nicely fur- 
nished, was destroyed by fire. As he had no insur- 
ance the loss ent.ailed amounted to several thousand 
dollais. Forty years have passed since he claimed 
that land. It was then in its primitive condition, 
not a fence having been built or even a furrow 
turned. He was the first white man who ever set 
foot upon the land. He brought with him to the 
county only a cash capital of $50, a:,d a span of 
old horses, which lie afterward traded for oxen. 
The beautiful oak groves which surround his home 
were then composed of mere saplings, and the 
county gave little promise of its present prosperity 
and its advanced position. Mr. Hanks gave to 
Pleasant Valley its name, and in many other ways 
has been prominently identified with the history of 
Marquette County. For five years after his arrival 
he engaged in breaking prairie, after which he de- 
voted his entire time to the improvement of his 
farm. He has borne his full share in the hardships 
and trials of pioneer life, and has met with many 
adversities and obstacles, but overcoming all such 
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until he has become one of tbe wealthy citizens of 
the community. 

Tiie business disasters of Mr. Hanks passed away 
and were soon foigotten, but in 188fi he was visited 
by a caliunity wliicii will ever be present with him 
in this life. In the month of January of tiiat year, 
his loved wife was called to her final rest. They 
had traveled life's journey together for fifty-one 
^■ears, and she had been a true helpmate to him 
during that long period. Throughout the com- 
munily she was recognize<l as a kind and loving 
wife and mother, whose presence was a blessing to 
her household and a friend to be relied upon in 
times of need. She was reared under the Christian 
influence of her father, the Rev. Jonathan Post, 
and was a life-long raembei of the Baptist Church. 

The acquaintance of Mr. Hanks is extensive, and 
no man in the community is held in higher regard. 
He has served as Chairman of the Town Board and 
has taken an active interest in jwlilieal affairs, 
though he has never sought public uHice. The 
Republican party has found him a faithful sup- 
porter since Its organization. He cast his last bal- 
lot up to this date for our present Executive, 
Benjamin Harrison, and almost half a century ago 
voted for his grandfather. Gen. William Henry 
Harrison, the hero of Tip|)ecanoe. See portraits of 
Mr. and Mrs. Hanks un anollier page. 



bOlTS K. DAVIS, editor and proprietor of 
the Berlin Courant,\f as born in Montpelier, 
Vt.. June 7, 1856, and is a son of Solon F. 
and Celia M. (Skinner) Davis, both of whom were 
also natives of the Green Mountain State. The fa- 
ther was born in Randolph County, and the mother 
in Waitsfield. In 1853, the family emigrated from 
Vermont to Wisconsin, and settled in Montello, 
and the parents of our subject were on a visit to 
their old home at the time of his birth. Conse- 
quently the young man w.as brought to Wisconsin 
in infancy. His fatlier was a mercliant of Mon- 
tello, and Louis E. passed his childhood in that 
town, removing thence with his parents in 1863, to 
Ripon, where his father again engaged in mer- 
chandising for three years. He then sj^ent one 



year engaged in that business in Princeton, and in 

I 1867, came to Berlin. 

Our subject was educated in the Ripon and Ber- 
lin schools and learned the printer's trade in the 
offices of the Berlin Journal and the Berlin Courant. 
Having thoroughly mastered the business, he took 
charge of the latter paper in January, 1888, and in 
April of that year bought the office, since which 
time he has been sole proprietor. The Berlin 
Coumnt is a six column quarto. Republican weekly. 
The regular edition is issued Thursd.ays and a 
second paper, called the Berliti Satunkii/ Courant 

1 is published .Saturdays as a separate issue from the 
same oMice. Since Mr. Davis has come into posses- 
sion of the office, he has put in steam power, with 
new machinery, and made other improvements, 

I adding to the jobbing outfit which forms an im- 
portant adjunct to the paper. Dr. Davis also 
prints two monthly papers for other parties. The 
Courant office is complete in its appointments and 
its enterprising proprietor is making the paper one 
of the leading journals of the interior of the State. 
The parents of our subject are still residents of 
Berlin, where they are highly respected. 



t-^EXRY R. GARDE^TER, who resides on 
fji section 22, in the town of Green Lake, 
K^' Green Lake Count}-, is numbered among 
! (^) the pioneer settlers, having lived in the 
community since the days when the greater part of 
I the land was still wild and uncultivated, when the 
! houses were little log cabins and when civilization 
i had but just begun to encroach upon the old hunt- 
ing grounds of the Indians. As he is a leading 
citizen, we know that his sketch will be received 
with pleasure by his many friends and are glad of 
having the opportunity to present it to them. The 
main f.-icts in his life are as follows: 
I He was born on the 18lh of January, 1824, in 
j Columbia County, Js. Y.. and is a son of John S. 
.and Jane (^'an Hoorenberg) Gardenier. Both fam- 
ilies were originally of Holland origin, but were 
founded in this country at an early day. .Samuel 
Gardenier, grandfather of our subject, resided in 
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horse drover. In bis boyhood he drove a team to 
furnish the British soldiers with supplies. He lived 
to an advanced age and became tiie father of a 
family of seven children, of whom John S. was 
the youngest. The malernal grandfather, Capt. 
Rodolph Van Hoorenberg, engaged in merchan- 
dising in the Empire State throughout his entire 
business career. When the War of the Revolution 
broke out, he laid aside all peaceful pursuits and 
donned his country's colors, serving throughout 
the entire war. For faithful and meritorious con- 
duct he was promoted to the rank of Captain and 
did effective service. He selected a New York 
lady for his wife and unto them were born eight 
children, of whom the mother of our subject was 
fifth in order of birth. 

John S. Gardenier was born in Coluralua County, 
where he grew to manhood and was liberally edu- 
cated. He attained great excellence in penmansliip 
in the old stj'le. His wife was a native of Dutcliess 
County, N.Y., and upon their marriage they located 
in Columbia County, where they remained until 
1844, when they emigrated to Walworth County, 
Wis.; thence, two years later tiiey came to Green 
Lake County, entering the southwest quarter of 
section 21 in the town of Green Lake, where they 
spent their declining years, respected by all who 
knew them. Their first home was a log cabin and 
they shared in all the hardships and privations of 
pioneer life, but bj' the united efforts of the entire 
family, they became well-to-do and in their old age 
were surrounded b3' all the comforts of life. In 
political sentiment Mr. Gardenier was a Whig. 
In religious connection, his wife was a Presbyte- 
rian, but had previously been a member of the 
Dutch Reform Church. Her death occurred on 
her seventy-fifth birthday and Mr. Gardenier dieil 
at the age of seventy-seven years. 

Our subject was one of a family of nine chil- 
dren, consisting of five sons and four daughters, but 
of that number only two sons and two daughters 
are now living. He was early inured to hard labor, 
having to assist in the cultivation of the farm as 
soon as he was old enough to handle the plow. He 
remained at home until twenty-one years of age, 
repaying in part by his timely assistance to his 
fatlier in the farm labor, some of the care and love 



lavished upon him in his earlier years. As before 
stated he left the parental roof on attaining his 
majority, but remained a single man until Oct. 17, 
1850, when a marriage ceremony united his destiny 
with that of Anna C. Cornwell. daughter of Morris 
and Anna (Devine) Cornwell, who came to Green 
Lake County among its early settlers. The lady is 
a native of Otsego County, N. Y., born March 7, 
1830. 

This worthy couple began their domestic life 
upon the farm which still continues to be tlieir 
home and their union has been blessed with nine 
children: William D., the eldest, married Carrie 
Filkins, who died in 1881 ; Ella is the no.xt in order 
of l)irth; Mary E. is the wife of James Hurlbut, 
and has one daughter ; Hettie V.is the next younger; 
Morris C. is a graduate from the Valparaiso Busi- 
ness Institute; Lydia married Albert Staples; Henry 
R. is a student of the A'alparaiso Institute; and A. 
Ray is yet at home; the third was Anna, and is the 
one deceased. 

Mr. Gardenier ranks high as a citizen and i.s 
numbered among the enterprising and progressive 
farmers of Green Lake Township, where lie has 
made his home for forty-three years. His farm 
comprises 400 acres with good buildings and well 
stocked. He cast his first Presidential vote for 
Zachary Taylor and supported the Whig party until 
his abolition views caused him to espouse the new 
Republican party, of which he has since been a 
warm advocate. He has taken an active part in 
local affairs, has identified himself with the promo- 
tion of those interests which are calculated to benefit 
the community and held various local offices, the 
duties of which he discharged in a manner satisfac- 
tory to all concerned. 

if_^ ARVEY STEDMAN, deceased, an honored 
||f)\|' pioneer and business man of Berlin, was 
A^' born in the town of Livonia, Livingston 
^P County, N. Y., in 1812. He was of En- 
glish descent and came of an old New York family 
that dated its settlement in that State several gen- 
erations prior to his birth. He was brought up to 
agricultural pursuits and in 1837 was married in 



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the town of Cambria, near Lockpoit to Miss Mary [ 
L. Warren, a daughter of Rev. Ezra Warren. She 
was born in Cambria, in 181.5. and now resides 
with her j'oungesl son, Herbert, in Lanark, Portage 
County, Wis. Four children were born to Mr. 
.'ind Mrs. Stednian, all sens — Hiram, the eldest, is ] 
a prominent business man of Berlin, whose biogra- 
phy appears in this work; Horace, the second son. 
was drowned in Berlin in 18.50, when ten years of 
age; IloUis. the third of the family, married Miss 
Maggie A. Boyle and is a well known produce 
merchant and steamboat owner of Berlin; Herbert, 
the youngest, was joined in wtdlock with Miss 
Mary Knight, and is a farmer of the town of 
Lanark, Portage County, Wis. 

Mr. Stedman was engaged in farming in the 
East until 184'J, when he emigrated to Wisconsin 
and settled at Strong's Landing, now the thriving , 
and beautiful little city of Berlin. He erected 
the wnreliouse now in use by his son .it that place. , 
and did an extensive warehouse business during i 
the early settlement of Marquette and Waushara i 
Counties. The emigration to this region came 
principally through the lake port of .Sheboygan 
over the i)lank road to P'ond du Lac, thence by 
steamboat through Lake Winneh.igo and up the 
Fox River to Berlin, where p.as.sengers and goods 
were unloaded. For several years after Mr. SteiU 
man built hia warehouse, the tratlie was immense. 
The village of .Strong's Landing, as it was then 
called, had but just been started, in fact 1848 was I 
the first year of its existence. Mr. Stedman was a ! 
man of means, and capiUal was not so common in 
the new Western towns as it now is. He took a 
prominent part in the business of the town, and by 
his liberality and generosity often aided the im- 
pecunious over financial straits by loans of 
money. He bought a farm situated south of the 
village and devoted a portion of his time to its 
care. He opened the first wagon shop here and 
also the first furniture factory, doing quite a husi 
ness in both these branches of trade. He was a 
Repblican in political sentiment but never a poli- 
tician in the ordinary sense of the word. In all his 
intercourse with the world, Mr. Stedman impressed 
those with whom he came in contact with his pu- 
rity of character and unquestionalde integrity. 



While he was disposed to insist on his rights and 
to exact his just dues, he was ever ready and more 
than willing to meet every obligation both legal 
and moral that might be held against him. His 
death occurred in August, 187.5. at his home in 
Lanark, where he removed in 186.3. In his death 
his friends and fellow-townsmen lost one of the 
most honorable and highly esteemed citizens and 
pioneers of Berlin. 

eHAHLFS G. STARKS, editor and proprie- 
, tor of the daily and weekly Berlin Journal, 
was born in Troy, N. Y., on the 9th of 

.July. 18.51, and is a son of David an<i Charlotte 
M. (Goodrich) Starks. His father was born in 
Connecticut, his mother in Columbia County, N.Y., 
and both families were of New England origin. 
Our subject came to Wisconsin with his parents, 
arriving in Columbia County on the ist of May, 
1854. He spent his boyho )d days in that county, 
attending the district schools, and began learning 
the printer's trade in the oflice of the Columbus 
Banner with D. H. Pulcifer. He wsis also an em- 
ploye m the office of the Columbus Weekl}' Hp- 
publican, and later in the Transcript oflice. In 
1868 be came to Berlin and worked in the Courant 
oflice until the Berlin JourH^/ was started by Ever- 
dell ii Williams, Aug. 30, 1870, when he w.is em- 
pljyed in that office. Two months later he became 
owner of the paper, and from that time Mr. Starks 
has been manager of the Journal, which was then 
published .as a weekly. He has been proprietor of the 
office since Oct. 28, 1870. Until 1881 he continued 
the publication of the Jour mil only as a weekly- 
paper, when he began a daily publication. Since 
1883 he has done no job work, but h.as devoted his 
entire attention to his paper, and has met with 
good success in his work. 

Mr. Starks brought the first telephone to Berlin, 
on the 4th of July, 1878, and in 1871) set up a 
telephone exchange, building thirty-five miles of 
line between Berlin, Aurora, Dartford, Eureka, 
Poysippi and Pine River, which were the first toll 
lines in the State. He operated those lines until 
the fall of 1882. when he sold out to the newly- 



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organized Wisconsin Telephone Company, since 
wliicli time he has been the company's manager in 
Berlin. 

On the 3(1 uf .laiiuary. LSTi), Mr. Slarks was 
uniteil iu marriage with Miss Ahbie. daughter of 
Thomas !S. Basselt, one of the early settlers of Ber- 
lin of 1854. By the union of this worthy couple 
two children have been born, a son and a daugli- 
ter — Marj- Abhie and Ray S. In political senti- 
ment Mr. Starks is a Republican, l)ut edits his paper 
in the interests of no party. A sketch of the Ber- 
lin Journal appears under the heading of ''The 
Press of Green Lake County," found elsewhere in 
this work. Socially, he is a member of the A.O.U. W. 



JOSEPH FARRINGTON, deceased. Prob- 
ably no man in Marquette County did more 
for its upbuilding and advancement during 
its early history, or was more widely and 
favorably known, than he whose name heads this 
sketch. The history of the establishment of the 
Farrington family in America dates back to 1620, 
when three brothers of that name embarked on the 
"Mayflower" for the New World. Though many 
were the misgivings of their friends and the fears of 
the crew, the vessel at length reached its deslina 
tion in safety. One of the brothers became a resi- 
dent of Lynn, Mass., and built the first gristmill in 
that cit}', it being the first gristmill in the United 
States. It was mentioned in his will. No. 1, that 
grists be given to Mr. Fuller, his father-in-law. 
William Farrington, the father of Joseph, was one 
of the first settlers of Madison County, N. Y., 
where he was employed to operate a sawmill for 
the Indians. 

The subject of this sketch was born in Madi- 
son County, N. Y., Aug. 7, 1814, and was one 
of a family of nine children. The record of his 
early years is similar to that of all boj'S. When he 
had arrived at man's estate, he was united in mar- 
riage in his native countj', on the 14th of Januar}', 
1835. with Miss Cornelia Smith, who was born 
Aug. 26, 1817. For nine years they resided in 
Madison County, but in 1845 started for the far 
West, their destiuatioii being the Territory of Wis- 



consin. The journey was made by water to Mil- 
waukee, and thence b}' teams to Ft. Atkinson, 
where they remained for two years, when they re- 
moved to Wyocena, Columbia County, where Mr. 
Farrington entered Government land. He was the 
fourth settler in his town, and there continued 
farming until 1854, when he became a resident of 
Harrisville. Marquette County was then but sparsely 
settled, and the most far-sighted could scarcely 
have imagined, much loss realized, the great 
ciianges which were so soon to take place. In com- 
pany with two cousins, E. W. and C. L. Farring- 
ton. he built a gristmill in Harrisville, which he 
operated for some years. In all possible ways he 
aided in the advancement and improvement of 
the county, and was one of its prominent citizens.. 
Few men witnessed the growth of the State from 
an earlier day than he. * While living in Ft. At- 
kinson, as one of a company of fourteen, he crossed 
the prairies to Oshkosh, and found there only an 
In<lian trading post. The whole population of the 
Slate did not exceed the number of inhabitants 
now found in nian\- of the counties, and the In- 
dians were far more numerous in some localities 
than the white settlers. Identifying himself witii 
all interests that tended to promote the general 
welfare, and occupying a prominent place in busi- 
ness circles, Mr. Farrington gained an extensive 
acquaintance, and was familiarly known through- 
out the surrounding country as " Uncle Joe." 
While in Columbia County he served as Justice of 
the Peace and Territorial Commissioner, and after 
coming to Marquette County served as Justice of 
the Peace and member of the Town Board, and at 
one time was candidate for the Legislature. 

The death of this noble pioneer occurred Fel). 
6, 1885, and sincere regret was felt by all who 
knew him. He had led a useful and consistent 
Christian life, and for many years was Deacon in 
the Baptist Churi;h, with which he was united 
when a young man. In politics he was a stanch 
Democrat, and never wavered in his allegiance to 
the principles of that party. He was a great ad- 
mirer of Andrew Jackson, and took an active 
part in the Presidential campaign succeeding his 
election, helping to plant a hickory tree in the 
city of Utica, j^. Y. Mrs. Farrington is still liy- 



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ing, at tlie age of seventy-two years. For half a 
century that wortlij' couple traveled life's journey 
together, but four years ago they were separated 
by the hand of death to be united again in that 
land prepared for the righteous. Mrs. Farrington 
is also a member of the Baptist Church, and takes 
great delight in serving her Master. 



|L ON. WILLIAM B. LA SELLE, of Plain- 
r/jlj field, Waushara Count}-, was born in Frank- 
^^ lin County, \'t.. Oct. 23, 18 4i5, and is a son 
^ of ,1. P. La .Selle. The family is of French 
origin, the original Auicrican ancestors having era- 
grated from France during tlie colonial daj's and 
settled in Massaeiiusetts, of which State the grand- 
father of our subject was a native. He was a ph}'- 
sician by profession and became one of the early 
settlers of Swanton, Vt. 

J. P. La .Selle was born in 1801, and in connec- 
tion witli the occupation of farming engaged as a 
lumberman. He married Eliza Flint, a native of 
New Hampshire, wiio attended school with Franklin 
Pierce. In 18.55 the family came to Wisconsin and 
settled in Oshkosh, removing thence to Waushara 
County in 1857. Mr. La Selle purchased a farm, 
hitherto uncultivated, in the town of Hancock, 
which he improved and still owns. His wife died 
Aug. 16, 1885, at the age of seventy-four years. 
The father, who is now living at the advanced age 
of eighty eight years, resides with his son William. 
He was twice married. Of the first family there 
are two surviving members: Charles, who resides 
in Commonwealth, Wis. ; and Jlrs. Frances Gumaer, 
of Wausau. Of the second marriage there are two 
sons and a daughter, of whom our subject is the 
eldest. Zachary Taylor, the second son, resides on 
the old homestead farm, and Mrs. Sherman Bard- 
well, of Plainfleld, completes tlie family. 

On the 23d of August, 1862, when in his seven- 
teenth year. William B. La Selle enlisted in Com- 
pany G. of the 30th Regiment. Wisconsin Volun- 
teers, and served until the close of tlie war. With 
his command lie did duty on the frontier for some 
time and later his service called him to Kentucky 
and Tennessee. During the last six months of the 



war he was chief clerk of the transportation office 
in Louisville. During his service, in 1864, although 
he had not yet .ittained his majority, he cast a vote 
for Abraliam Lincoln, since which time he has been 
one of the stanch supporters of the Republican 
party. 

In 1868 Mr. La Salle engaged as clerk in the 
store of .1. F. AViley, of Hancock, and continued 
with that gentleman as salesman until 1871, when 
he engaged in the liver}- business at Stevens' Point, 
where he remained until 1876. During the last 
year of his residence at that place he was engaged 
in the grocery business, and since residing at Plain- 
field he has devoted his attention to the real estate 
and insurance business and as book-keeper and 
clerk for S. Bard well. His fellow-citizens, appre- 
ciating his worth and ability, have called upon 
him to serve in various official positions. He was 
Town Clerk of Plainfleld from 1877 to 1881, .and 
served two j-ears as President of the Village Board. 
He was elected to the assembi}- branch of the Leg- 
islature in 1886 and re-elected in 1888, receiving 
2.922 votes against 151 for .John 1). Jones, the 
Prohibition candidate and 17 for 1). W. .loiies. who 
was nominated on an In<U'pen(lent ticket. He lias 
proved himself an able and efficient officer and is 
a highly esteemed and honored member of the 
Legislature. 

In 1871 Mr. La Selle was united in marriage 
with Miss Lanah B. Chafee, daughter of Lloyd 
Cliafee, an earl\- settler of Waushara County. Mrs. 
La Selle was born in Winnebago County, Nov. 9, 
1853, and three children have been born of their 
union: Anna R., Raymond J. and Ethel M. 

ijL^ERMAN W. TEMME, dealer in liarness and 
lljl! saddlery, of Berlin, is numbered among the 
^^ leading business men of that city, where he 
(^ lias been engaged in business since 1876. 
He w.as born in Waupaca, Wis., Oct. 31, 1860, and 
is a son of William and Rosetta (Zwetz) Temme, 
both of whom were natives of German}'. The 
father was born in the Kingdom of Hanover, in 
1821, and the mother near Ehrfort, in 1834. In 
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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 



trade, which he follower! until a few months prior 
to his death. He was reared in his native land and 
in 1850 emiojrated to the United States, making his 
Qrst location in Milwaukee, where he resumed work 
as a iiarness maker. Later he followed the same 
business in Madison, whence he removed to Wau- 
paca, where he opened a shop of his own, carry- 
ing on operations until 1875. which year witnessed 
his arrival in Berlin. He built up a good trade 
and became one of the leading business men of 
the city. His death occurred in 1888. In political 
sentiment Mr. Temme was a Democrat and socially 
was an Odd Fellow. His wife still survives him. 
They had three children — Millie; Otto, a boot and 
shoe dealer of Rhinelander, Wis.; and Herman W. 
Our subject received a good common-school ed- 
ucation in Waupaca, being tliereb}- fitted for the 
practical duties of life. He was reared to manhood 
under the parental roof and at the age of seventeen 
years entered his father's shop to learn tiie trade of 
harness-making. He continued to serve as an em- 
ploye until a short time after the removal of the 
family to Berlin, when lie was admitted to partner- 
ship, the firm becoming Temme & Son. In 1888 
he bought out his father's interest, thus becoming 
sole proprietor. He carries on operations in a two- 
story brick building, 22x90 feet, of wiiich he is 
owner, .and has secured a liberal patronage, having 
to employ three hands to assist liim. Although 
comparatively young, he is numbered among the 
most able business men of the city and his enter- 
prise and progressive s|)ii'it entitle him to rank 
among her valued citizens. Socially. Mr. Temme 
is a member of the Knights of Pythias. 



I ARK DERHAM, a resident of Montello, 
a native of the Emerald Isle, his birth 
iving occurred In County Sligo, where 
he was reared to manhood under the par- 
ental roof, his parents continuing residents of Ire- 
land until their death. The family numbered nine 
children, six sons and three daughters. At an 
early age our subject began life for himself and 
devoted his time to various enterprises, including 
merchandising. He wag twenty eight years of age 



I when he sought a home in America. Landing on 
the shores of the New World in 1847, he first went 
to New Jersey, whence he made his way to New 

j York, but after a short time came to Wisconsin, 
then a Territory. He had been married in the 
Empire State to Miss Catherine Hadden, and with 

j his young bride started for the far West, as Wis- 
consin was then considered. Indeed it might well 
be so termed when we take into consideration the 

; undeveloped condition of the country at that time 
and the incompetent means of travel, days and 
often weeks being required to make the journey. 
The beautiful village of Montello was then a 

j mere hamlet, and contained but one frame house. 
Nearly all of the houses in the county were built 
of logs, and the greater part of the land was still in 
the possession of the Government. To the pioneers 
who bore the hardships and trials of frontier life 
the county owes its present prospei'ity and advanced 
position, and .among that noble band is numbered 
Mark Derham. As farming was the principal 
occupation of the settlers at that time, he purchased 
land and engaged in agricultural pursuits for six 
years, after which he was proprietor of the Amer- 
ican House for about ten years. His business in 
that connection led to an extensive acquaintance 
not only in Marquette County but throughout the 
surrounding country. He still retains the high 
regard of the man}' friends whom he then made, 
his entire life having been such as to win their 
confidence and esteem. At one time he owned the 
mill and fine water power of Montello, and in other 
ways has been connected with the business interests 
of the county. Eight years he served his fellow- 
citizens as Treasurer of Marquette County, and was 
one of the most faithful and able offiL-ei'S occupying 
that position. 

On the 21st of March, 1877, Mr. Derham was 
called upon to mourn the loss of his wife, who 
passed away on that day. On the 26th of Novem- 
ber, 1878. he was again married, his second union 
being with Mrs. Jane Simonds, widow of Charles 
K. Simonds, a native of Lynn, Mass. The death of 
Mr. Simonds' father occurred when he was a child, 
and with his mother he afterward came to Montello. 
He was one of the representative citizens of the 
county, and for some time was editor of the Mon- 



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tello Ledger. During the late war lie enlisted in 
liis country's service as a member of the 32d Wis- 
consin Infantry, and was made Sergeant of bis 
company. His death occurred in Jackson, Tenn., 
near the close of the war, he leaving a wife and two 
daughters, namely: Lucy, who is now the wife of 
Daniel McNamara; and Charlena, who married 
William McLaughlin, and died in January, 1888. 
Mrs. Derliflm is a native of Lowell, Mass., and a 
daughter of John and Catherine (Brannon) Cogan. 
The family emigrated to Dodge County, Wis., in 
1841, where for some time Mr. Cogan was proprie- 
tor of the Clyman House. He afterward engaged 
in farming and later became a resident of Montello, 
being numbered among its well-known citizens. 
He filled the office of Town Treasurer, and after a 
long and well-spent life was called home in May, 
1889. His wife died in January, 1888, the day 
preceding the death of Mrs. Derham's youngest 
daughter. The}' were parents of three sons and 
three daughters, all of whom are living with the 
exception of William, the youngest son, who died 
in April, 1888. Henry is the oldest, and is fol- 
lowed by Mrs. Derham ; James, editor of a paper in 
Huron, S. D.; iMrs. Mary A. Wall; and Margaret, 
wife of Charles A. Burlew, a banker of Hemingford, 
Neb. 

Mr. and Mrs. Derham have three interesting 
daughters — Bessie. Kittie and Jennie. The family 
hold a high position in the social world, and are 
numbered among the respected citizens of Mar- 
quette County. 



kEONARD SHELDON, who resides on sec- 
tion 29, in the town of Harris, is numbered 
among the pioneers of Marquette County, 
of 1850, since which time he has been prominently 
connected with its agricultural interests. He has 
seen this section of the country transformed from 
a wild and unsettled wilderness to its present ad- 
vanced position. The Indian wigwams have been 
replaced by substantial residences, the wild land 
has been converted into rich and fertile farms; 
churches and school-houses have been built, and 
mere hamlets have become thriving little cities and 



villages. It was no easy task to work this wonder- 
ful change, and certainly the pioneers who have 
borne the greater part of the burden deserve a 
meed of gratitude. 

As one of the noble band of men and women 
who encountered the hardships and trials of frontier 
life we are pleased to record the sketch of Mr. 
Sheldon. He was born in Washington County, Vt., 
Dec. 28, 1816, and is a son of Caleb and Triphena 
(Towne) Sheldon, who were also natives of the 
same State, where they were married anil reared a 
family of seven children, our subject being the 
eldest; Eli, the second, is now living near Grand 
Haven, Mich.; Lucy married Benjamin R. Guptil, 
and died in Marquette County; Edward resides in 
Miner County, Dak.; Roena is deceased; Cornelius, 
a soldier of the late war, resides in Grand Haven, 
Mich.; and George is living in the town of Mack- 
ford, Green Lake County. Caleb Sheldon served 
his country in the War of 1812, and supported the 
Whig party in politics. His wife died in 1837, and 
he was again married, his second union being with 
JIary Johnson, by whom he had two daughters — 
Triphena and I'ersis — both of whom are living. 
His death occurred during the winter of 1863-'6t. 
The subject of this sketch acquired his educa- 
tion in the schools of his native State, and under 
the parental roof was reared to manhood. In 1839 
he united his destinj- with that of Miss Cynthia 
Sawyer, who was born in Vermont in 1820. Six 
years later, while Wisconsin was yet a territory, 
they bade good-bye to their old home, and travel- 
ing by way of the Erie Canal and the great lakes 
to Milwaukee, crossed the country with teams to 
Walworth County, where Ihej- located. That w.as 
in the spring of 1845, three years before the ad- 
mission of Wisconsin .as a State. In 1850 we find 
them residents of Marquette County, Mr. Sheldon 
having entered 160 acres of land on section 29, in 
the town of Harris. Not an improvement had 
been made upon the tract, but all was in its prim- 
itive condition. Erecting a log cabin, 12x14 feet, 
the famil}- moved in before the floor was laid. 
Later the floor was made of tamarack poles, pro- 
cured from the shores of L.ike Sheldon, which sheet 
of water was named in honor of our subject. The 
nearest mill at that time was Kingston, Green Lake 





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481 



County, and a few groceries were sold from a little 
whisky stand at Montello. Eacli spring and fall 
provisions were bought for several months' supply, 
and the journej^ to market was made no oftener 
than could be helped, on account of the unsettled 
condition of the country and the almost impassable 
roads. Laboring long and dilligently, Mr. Sliel- 
don converted his land into a rich and fertile tract, 
and as his financial resources increased he extended 
the boundaries of his farm until it comprised 240 
acres. He was in very limited circumstances on 
his arrival in the county, but ns the result of his 
industry, enterprise, perseverance and good man- 
agement he has accumulated a comfortable property, 
and is to-day numbered among the well-to-do farm- 
ers of the community. He gives his support and 
influence to the Republican party, and has twice 
served as Supervisor of his township. 

To Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon have been born four 
children: Henry L., who married Emma Eastman, 
and is residing in the town of Harris; Ann, wife 
of John Laing, a prominent farmer of Marquette 
County; Charles L.; Ella, wife of John Gipple, a 
painter and gilder, who resides in St. Paul, Minn. 

JAMES DUNN is a well-to-do farmer residing 
on section 9, in the town of Oxford, Mar- 
quette County. He was born in Ayreshire, 
Scotland, Sept. 20. 1823, and is a son of 
John and Jennie (Crawford) Dunn. His father was 
for twenty-four yeai-s a soldier in the British Army 
and fought under the Duke of Wellington at the 
battle of Waterloo, soon after whicii he left the 
army. Not long after receiving his discharge he 
was married and settled near Loudon Castle, in 
Ayreshire, where he and his wife passed the re- 
mainder of their days. They were parents of six 
children, three sons and three daughters, all of whom 
grew to maturity, liut the brothers of our subject 
are now deceased. Andrew died in Glasgow, Scot- 
land, in 1887, and George Hastings died at An- 
tigua, one of the AVest India Islands, many years 
ago. The sisters are Jane, Betsy and Janet, the 
first a resident of Scotland, the second of Phila- 
delphia, while the third is living in England. 



In his youth James Dunn became a butler and 
was thus employed by James Hope, of Edinburg, 
for a year, after which he engaged in the same ca- 
pacity with Warner Shand, whom he accompanied 
to the West Indies, remaining in those Islands 
three years. Having a desire to become his own 
master and secure a home for himself, he then re- 
solved to come to America and chose Dodge 
County, Wis., as the scene of his labors, having 
friends living in that community. In 1849, hear- 
ing that Marquette County had just been opened 
to settlement, Mr. Dunn located land on section i), 
in the town of Oxfoid. and for forty years has re- 
sided upon tliat farm. He developed it from a 
wild and unbroken prairie to a tract of ricli fer- 
tilitj-, very valuable and productive. Ho is now 
numbered among the well-known and substantial 
citizens of the town of Oxford, and is the owner of 
land to the amount of 600 acres, which pays tribute 
to his care and cultivation. 

While living in the West Indies, Mr. Dunn was 
joined in wedlock with Miss Sarah Tilstson, a na- 
tive of Wales, who was employed in the same 
family with her husband. Not long aftervvaids 
they settled on the farm in Oxford Township. His 
faithful wife who had accon)panied him for almost 
forty years on the journey of life, had shared with 
him the hardships and trials incident to the fron- 
tier and had proved a true helpmate to him in his 
hours of trouble, was called to her final rest on the 
24th of November, 1888. She was a consistent 
Christian woman, a kind and loving wife and 
mother, and died in the faith of the Presbyterian 
Church, of which she has long been a member. 
Two sons and four daughters were born of the 
union of this worthy couple, as follows: Joiin E., 
George H., Elizabeth, Mary, Jennett and INIarliia. 

Mr. Dunn has ever taken a deep interest in those 
enterprises which tend to upbuild the community 
in which he lives and has proven himself a loyal 
and worthy citizen. He served his country during 
the last eight months of the war as a member of the 
153d Regiment, Illinois Infantry and was stationed 
with his command at TuUahoma and Memphis, 
Tenn., doing garrison duty until the close of hos- 
tilities. Like his wife he is a member of the 
Presbyterian Church, and has been prominently 



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connected with the religious growth of the com- 
munity. He assisted in organizing the first church 
and estal)lished the first Sunday-school in the town 
of Oxford and was one of the first teachers in the 
school, with which lie ha sever been connected in 
some active cajjacity. He is now .Superintendent, 
which office lie li.is filled for a number of years. He 
has also been an Elder in the church for many 
years, and has labored long and zealously for the 
upbuilding of the Master's cause on earth. Thus 
have we given a brief sketch of one of Marquette 
County's oldest citizens who came here when the 
land was wild and uncultivated and has seen it 
transformed into rich and fertile fields and beauti- 
ful homes. His life h.as been one of great upright- 
ness, consistent with his professions, and has been 
such .as to win the confidence of all with whom he 
has come in contact. 



JOHN KRATZ is numbered among the early 
settlers of the town of Packwaukee, Mar- 
quette County, where he has made his home 
since the autumn of 1854. He was bom in 
Hesse-Uiirnist.ndl, Germany, in 1820, and is a son 
of Falden and Angle Kratz. With his parents he 
emigrated to America in 1842, crossing the Atlantic 
in a sailing vessel, and settled in Waukesha County, 
Wis., where they passed the remainder of their 
lives. 

Our subject w:is a lad of sixteen ycnrs at the 
time of the (migration, and he remained at home 
assisting his fiitlier until attaining his majority, 
when he started out to battle with the world. Dur- 
ing the summer he worked upon a farm and spent 
the winter seasons in the pineries of the North until 
thirty years of age, when he was married and be- 
gan farming for himself. His union was with Miss 
Wilhelmina Kerchner. daughter of Christian 
She came to the United States in com- 
liis lirotlior ami worked among the 
H'S until her niarriage. This worthy' 
their domestic life on a farm on see- 
the town of Packwaukee. Mr. Kratz 
claim of 140 acres, embr.aced within 



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the land of the Fox River Company, wliich he 
purchased when it came into market. To that 
amount he has since added, extending the bound- 
aries of his farm until it now comprises 230 acres 
under a high state of cultivation and well im- 
proved. 

He left his home on the Mtliof August. 1862, 
offered his services to the government, and was as- 
signed to Company G, of the 32d Wisconsin Regi- 
ment, with which he served three years. He took 
part in the Atlanta campaign, and participated in 
the celebrated March to the Sea under Gen. Sher- 
man. 

By the union of Mr. and .Mrs. Kr.alz a faniilv of 
six children were born, but with one exception all 
have been called home: Albert, the eldest, died in 
1S82, at the age of twentj^-two years; Mary died 
when twenty years of age; Wilhelmina's death 
occurred at the .age of twelve; Kmma died when a 
child of seven years, and Margaret died at the age 
of nine years. The surviving son is William, who 
was born in 18G2, and is still living on the old 
homestead farm, caring for his parents and manag- 
ing the business interests. He is a young man of 
excellent executive ability, and ranks among the 
enterprising young farmers of Marquette County. 
Mrs. Kratz has a son by a former marriage, Ferdi- 
nand Krauser, who is known as Ferdinand Kratz. 

In political sentiment .Mr. Kratz is a Republican, 
and not only votes with that party but exerts all 
his influence for its success. He and his wife are 
both members of the Methodist F^piscopal Church 
of Montello, and are earnest Christian people 
whose exemplary lives have niiide them many 
friends and won them the respect of the entire 
con)munity. He is an influential and worth3' 
citizen, and was a gallant soldier in the War of the 
Rebellion, fighting for three years to ii|)liold tiic 
honor of the old fl:>g. 



ALTER B. BOOTH, of Westfield, has re- 
sided in Wisconsin for three years under 
territorial government and during its en- 
tire existence as a State, lie has been identified 
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483 



1856, and is one of its hoiioreri and respected citi- 
zens. He was born in Delaware County. N. Y., 
Aug. 17, 1817. and is a son of .Tesse and Rosy 
'Francis) Booth. The family is of Englisli descent 
and is one of the early families of New England. 
Joseph Booth, the grandfather of our subject, 
served his country in the War of the Revolution 
and after that struggle removed to Delaware 
County, N. Y. 

Jesse Booth, who was born in Hartford, Conn., 
in 1790, was a lad of sixteen years when, v.'ith his 
parents, he became a resident of the Empire State. 
By occupation he was a farmer and followed that 
business tliroughout his entire life. He was a well 
known and influential citizen of Delaware County, 
and his friends as an appreciation of his ability and 
the confidence with which they regarded liim,ciiose 
him to represent tlieni one term in the (Tcneral 
Assembly of New York. His wife, the mother of 
our subject, was also a native of Connecticut, and 
belonged to an early New England family. When 
a child she was taken by her parents to the Empire 
Slate, and in Delaware County the young couple 
became acquainted anil were mariieil. A numlier 
of years later, in 1846, we find tliem en route for 
the Territory of Wisconsin with the view of seek- 
ing a home on its broad prairies. They first located 
ic Dodge County, where they remained for about 
nine years, when, in 185.5, they came to Marquette 
County, and spent their last days in Westficld and 
Packwaukee. Jesse Booth was twice married. He 
first wedded Miss Francis, by whom he had one 
child who died in early life. The mother of our 
subject was a sister of his former wife, and their 
union was blessed with ten children, nine of whom 
are yet living, three sons .and six daughters, Walter 
B., of this sketch, is the eldest. Since 1 859 the 
family has not been united at one time. In that 
year parents and children all assembled in West- 
field at a family reunion. With one exception all 
the daughters were married and sons-in-law and 
grandchildren were also present. The members of 
that household are now widely scattered through- 
out the various States of the ITnion, but the family 
circle has only once been broken, when a daughter 
died in childhood. 

Walter Booth, whose name heads this notice, 



■jvas rearefl to manhood in his native State, and in 
its common schools acquired his education. When 
he had attained to mature years he married Miss 
Ann Eliz'i Banner, a lady of German descent, tlie 
union being celebrated in 1844. The following 
year the young couple started for the West, believ- 
ing that here they could more easily secure a home 
than in the older and thickly populated States of 
the East. They traveled by way of the Erie Canal 
to Buffalo, and from thence by the lakes to Mil- 
waukee, where they procured teams and proceeded 
to their destination. For about eleven years Mr. 
Booth engaged in farming in Fond du Lac County, 
after which he located in the village of Westfield, 
where he has since made liis home, (;overing a period 
of almost a third of a century. Only a few houses 
constituted the little village at that time, the rail- 
road had not then been built through, and it had 
but little general trade. He has identified himself 
with the best interests of the community, has 
aided in the progress and advancement of West- 
field and has ever faithfully discharged his duties 
of citizenship. He is now practically living a re- 
tired life, but still owns considerable land, including 
a fine farm in Marquette County, together with 
many broad acres situated elsewhere. 

In 1888 Mr. Booth was called upon to mourn 
the loss of his wife, who died on the 10th day of 
May. Thej^ had traveled life's journey together 
for forty-four years, sharing with each other its 
J03'S and sorrows, and the loss of his loved compan- 
ion to Jlr. Booth is immeasurably great. Their 
family numbered five children, but one daughter 
died in infancy. The remaining four were two 
sons and two daughters; Flora L., became the 
wife of Rev. R. A. Fuller, and died many years 
ago, surviving her husband only one year. At her 
death she left a daughter, Lois Fuller, who lives 
with her grandfather. The second daughter, Ro- 
sella, became the wife of Randolph Norton and 
died about a year after the death of her sister. 
Charles Huron resides near Iroquois, S. D., and 
Alfred is living in the city of Escanaba, Mich., 
where he is chief manager in the Western Union 
Telegraph office. 

Mr. Booth has a pleasant home in Westfield and 
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village but of Marquette County. He lias a wide 
and extended acquaintance and by all who know 
liira he is held in the highest legaid. His life has 
been one of uprightness and honesty, whether in 
])ublic relations or in .social circles, and he has won 
the confidence and ro.s|)ect of young and ohl. rich 
and poor. Thus have we given a brief sketch of 
one of the worthy and eaily settlers of Marquette 
County', and in presenting this record to the read- 
ers of the Ai.HLM we feci assured that it will be read 
with much interest. Seely Francis, grandfather of 
oursubjeet, was a soldier in the War of 1812. com- 
manding a regiment, as Colonel. Joseph Booth, 
his paternal grandfather, was a soldier in the War 
of the Revolution. Our subject has been a Repub- 
lican since the organization of that party. 



j^ OMIMCK DKVANY. of Montello, served 
his country both in llic Mexican War and 
the War of the Rebellion. He w.is born 
in County Sligo, Ireland, and when a 
young man of nineteen years crossed the Atlantic 
to find a home in America, leaving kindred, friends 
and native land. His parents remained on the 
Kmerald Isle until called to their final resl. On 
arriving in America he went to Carbondale. Pa., 
where he made his home until the breaking out of 
the Mexican War, when he enlisted in the 1st 
Pennsylvania Regiment, in a company commanded 
by Capt. Wyncoo|), who was killed at the battle of 
Anlietam, in the War of the Rebellion. With his 
regiment Mr. Devany joined the command of Gen. 
Winfield Scott, and took part in the capture of 
\cra Cruz, the battle of Cerro Gordo, and the 
capture of the cit}' of Mexico. On the close of the 
war in 1848, he returned to the Keystone .State, 
and was mustered out of the service at Pittsburg. 
After another year spent in Carbondale he deter- 
mined to try his fortune in the West, and came to 
Montello, Wis., where he has since made his home. 
From the beginning he has been numbered among 
the piominent citizens of the tortn, and has been 
honored with various oflicial positions. In 1H.")1, 
he » as elected Clerk of the Court of Marquette 
C0U1.L3', when it also ineluiled Green Lake County. 



The able manner in which he discharged his duties 
led to his re-election in 1853, and in 1857 he was 
elected a member of the General Assembly. 

When the country- was again shroudeil in war, 
Mr. Devany a second time responded to the call 
for aiil. and in iHlil joined the boys in blue of 
Company I, 24th Wisconsin Infantry, comm.anded 
by Col. Larabee. On the organization of the com- 
pany he was made Sergeant and served about a 
year. At the battle of Perryville, Ky., he was 
placed in charge of the ammunition, acting as 
Orderly Sergeant until the overturning of a wagon 
loaded with ammunition, when he was so severely 
injured that he was further unfilled for service 
and received his discharge. 

When he had somewhat recovered his health, 
Mr. Devany engaged in the practice of law in 
Montello, and was a successful attorney of that 
city until forced to retire to private life on account 
of his health again failing him. 

Mr. Devany w.as married in Pennsylvania to 
Miss Mary Ilarte, a lady of Knglish birth, who 
died in Montello several years ago. They were 
the parents of seven children, five sons and two 
daughters, all of whom are now living. They are: 
Jlrs. John Barry and Mrs. Daniel Barry, both of 
MontelU); John is also a resident of Montello; 
Thomas is a farmer of Swift County, Minn.; Ed- 
mond is a resident farmer of Devil Lake, N. D.; 
William is also farming at the same place, as is 
also Mark. 



KLVIN J. FAUUINCiTON. who is engaged 
in general merchandising in the village of 
Ilarrisville. Marquette County, has passed 
his entire life in Wisconsin. He was born 
in Columbia County, on the 19th of July. 1849, 
and was one of a family of five children, whose 
parents were Joseph and Cornelia (Smith) Farring- 
lon : Mary, the eldest, became the wife of J. P. 
Luther, and died in 1885; William S. died in Co- 
lumbia County, Wis.; Melvin is the third in order 
of birth; Willard died in childhood; and Frances 
L. is the wife of J. W. Johnson, a resident of Mar- 
quette County. 

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usual lil;miU'r uf fni-,:u-|- hids. For some liuK^ lie 

fouiity, but coniplct.ed liis ('ducaliou iu Ihu llif^h 
School of Ik'iliii. On arriving at y<'ars of maturity, 
he was united in innrringe witii Miss .Tennii! A. 
Williams, dauglittM' of Myron C. and Amanda H. 
(Moad) Williams, the marriage bfing celeliratcd in 
Weslfield, on tiu; -i/itli of October, 1874. The par- 
ents of Mrs. Karrington are residents of Westlield, 
Wis., and natives of Vermont. Their union has 
been blessed with two interesting children, both 
sons: Kidney I)., born Aug. 29, 1870; Perry F., 
Feb. «, 1880. Uoth were boni in this county, and 
are now attending school. 

Mr. Fairington embarked upot; his business 
career as a farmer, and still follows that occupa- 
tion, and at length engaged in mercantile business, 
which he ha.s followed since I 881. covering a period 
of eight years. Me has been quite successful in 
that undertaking, and as he has become familiar 
with the wants and desires of his customers, and 
selected his stock with a view to pleasing them, he 
has secured a liberal patronage which is increasing 
from year to year. lie possesses good business 
ability, and is numbered among the enterprising 
citizens of Ilarrisville. lie has served in various 
otflcial positions, for a period of twelve years was 
Clerk of the Town, and since establishing mercan- 
tile i)usiness in Ilarrisville, has been Postmaster, 
which position he still occupies. lie has an exten- 
sive acquaintance, and by all with whom business 
or pleasure have brought him in contact, is re- 
garded as an honorable and prominent citizen. 
Mr. Farrington has always been engaged in farm- 
ing. 



/^^ YRIS K. HAWKS, who resides on section 
'|(^^ 20 in the town of Oxford, is a pioneer of 
^^f' Marquette (,'ounty and a naliveof theOreen 
Mountain State, of Fnglish and Scotch parentage. 
He was born in the town of Newark, Caledonia 
County, Feb. 14, 1815, and is a son of Luther and 
Sally (Gale) Ilawes, the former a native of Frank- 
lin, Ma.ss., the latter of New Hampshire. Jonathan 
Hawcs, the paternal grandfather of our subject, 
was born in Kngland, but came to America prior 



to the War of the' Revolution .and was engaged in 
furnishini.' supplies to Ww, Colonial Army during 
that struggle. 'I'he niateiiial giaiulfallior, Paul 
Gale, served as a body guard of Gen. Washington. 

When the father of our subject was but live years 
old he removed with his parents from Massachusetts 
to Newport, N. H., and in that State was married, 
but soon afterward went to Vermont. In later 
years he became a resident of Canada and jji IHI7 
we find him in Dodge County. Wis., whence he re- 
moved to Moundville. Marquette County, where 
his death occui'red in 180(1, His wife died in 
Dodge County, in 1851. They were iiareiiis of 
twelve children, nine f)f whom, four h(»iis and live 
daughters, attained to matui'e years. 

The subject of this sketch was a lad of fourteen 
years when the family luscame residents of Canada. 
He returned to the United States in 1830, settling 
iti Ohio, where he became acquainteil with Miss 
Martha Jane Raney, with whom Ik; was united in 
marriage Oct. 10, 1842. The lady was a native of 
the Buckeye State and a daughter of John A. 
Raney, who was a soldier in tin: War of I HI 2, as 
was also the father of our sulijeei. In Octubcr, 
1845, Mr, Ilawes emigrated with his family to 
Wisconsin, locating in tlu- town of Trenlnn, l)r,(|;.e 
County, but in March, 184!), became a ri>>ident (d' 
the town of Moundville, Marqiiettft County. He 
located upon land in that community and [jurchascd 
the claim when it came into market, making it his 
home until 1857, when he removed to his present 
farm on section 20 in the town of Oxford. 

Mr. Ilawes was bereft of his wife by doatli Sept. 
13, 1888, when that lady was in her seventieth 
year. They had travel(;d life's journey together 
for forty-four years, had laborefl for the interests 
of each other and their children, and wen? separ- 
ated only when the mother was called to her linal 
rest. Their family numbered eight children, one 
son and seven daughters, hut oidy four arc now 
living — Pernu'lia, Luther Jolin. Orphaand France.". 
Ursula, the eldest, was born (K-t. 2/), 1843, and died 
Feb. 5., 1887; Mary, born Oct. 4, 1S40. <licd April 
13, 1870; Sallie and Lydia died in childhood. 

The Indians still claimed this section of the 
country as their hunting grounds when Mr. Ilawes 
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settled condition at that lime and the unattractive 
appearance of the country was not conducive to 
rapid settlement, but after a few noble men and 
women had braved the trials and dangers of pio- 
neer life, immigration flowed rapidly in and the 
work of transformation i)laced the county in its 
present advanced position, but it is to the early 
settlers that the greatest credit is due, among whom 
may be mentioned Mr. Hawes. Public spirited and 
progressive, he has alw.ays given his support for the 
best interests and the upbuilding of the community. 
He aided in the organization of the town of Mound- 
ville and was instrumental in establishing the 6i-st 
school in the township. It is the duty as well as 
the pleasure of the historian to perpetuate the 
memory of the pioneers by written record and we 
are glad to insert the foregoing sketch. 



l^.OBERT LEWIS DORR POTTER, the sub- 
ps^ ject of this sketch, is of Dutch and Scotch 
iK\ descent. Mr. Potter w.is born in Ilills- 

%i, dale, Columbia Co., N. Y.. Feb. 5, 1833. 
At the age of about nine years he. with his i)ar- 
ents. removed to the town of Egremont. Berkshire 
Co.. Mass. He received a common school and aca- 
demic education. He resided in M.ass.achusetts un- 
till he was about twenty years old, when he w.is 
called to Easton, Pa., to take charge of the city 
schools. At the end of a year he was promoted lo 
the position of tutor of the Freshman and Soph- 
more classes in the High .School of that city. He 
occupied this position for about two years, when he 
resigned to enter the I'nion Law School, at Easton. 
Pa. He graduated from this law school in 18.i7. 
and received his diploma from the Faculty. Dur- 
ing the time he was in the law school he w.as in the 
law office of ex-Gov. Andrew H. Reeder, the first 
Governor of Kans.is. He came to Wisconsin in 
18i)7, and settled in Waulonia. Waushara Co., Wis. 
He was elected District Attorney for Waushara 
County in I860, .ind re-elected for three successive 
terms, and held the office for several terms after 
that by election. He also filled several local offices 
in his town. 

In 1872 Mr. PottiT wns iloctcd to th« Slate Son- 



ate for the 25th Senatorial District, comprising the 
counties of Green Lake. Marquette and Waushara. 
In politics Mr. Potter is a Republican. He voted 
for John C. Fremont for President in 1856. and 
has voted for every Republican candidate for the 
Presidency since. 

It was during the session of 1874 th.at Mr. Pot- 
ter introduced a bill in the Senate, entitled •■ An 
act relating to Railroads. Express and Telepraph 
companies in the .Slate of Wisconsin," which be- 
came a law. and was known as chapter 273, of the 
laws of 1874. This law was fiercely assailed by 
the railroad fom panics, their aiders and abettors, 
in this country and Europe. The constitutionality 
of the law was sustained by the Supreme Court of 
Wisconsin, and by the Supreme Court of the I'ni- 
ted States. This law, which reduced and regulated 
the charges for transportation of passengers and 
freight within the State of Wisconsin, made Mr. 
Potter well known throughout this country and Eu- 
rope. He was frequently called "Potter Law Pot- 
ter," and was, wherever he went, treated with great 
consideration and respect. 

While it is true that this law was repealed in 
1876, and the Uirifl of the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. 
Paul Railw.iy for the year 1872, was adopted b}" 
the pass.age of the bill known as the " Vance Bill," 
in which the said tariff was incorporated, yet the 
wholesome effect of the law were everywhere appar- 
ent. It reduced the charges for transportation of 
freight and passengers, and was the means of es- 
tablishing the principle of legislative control over 
railro.->ds. At the close of his legislative term in 
March. 1876, he was appoint<;d Special Assistant 
Attorney General of the United Stales, to represent 
the Government in a large number of cases com- 
menced against it for the overflowing of lands 
caused bj- the improvement of the Fox ami Wis- 
consin rivers, in the Stale of Wisconsin, for navi- 
gation purposes. This position he tilled with credit 
until M.ay, 1878, when he resigned the same on ac- 
count of ill health. He is at present a member of 
the Republican State Central Committee.and was for 
several years Chairman of the Republicin County 
Committee for Waushara County. He has been 
named on two or thee occasions for Congress from 
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any legislutive office since the close of his term as 
a raemher of the Wisconsin Senate. 

Mr. Potter was married at Wautoma, Wis., Feb. 
5, 18G1, to Miss Erueline Bingham, and they have 
ha<l seven ciuldrcn, four of whom are living. Tlie 
eldest, a daughter, is married to W. W. Marsh, 
Esq., of Kansas City, Kan., where they are now 
living, Mr. Marsh being engaged in the drug 
trade in that cit^*. The other children, two daugli- 
ters and a son, are living at home and are unmar- 
ried. The son, S. G. Potter, took a special course 
of study in the State Universit3' at Madison, Wis., 
and graduated from tlie law department of that in- 
stitution in the summer of 1889. He is now in the 
law practice with his father in the citj' of Berlin, 
Wis., under the firm name of Potter & Potter. 



^rr^lLES A. JOSLEN, a general farmer of 
i|( (=w7 '"'"' ''""^'^ °^ Kingston, Green Lake 
^^^4) County, residing on section 24, is a native 
of the Empire State. His father, Giles O. Joslen, 
was also born in New York, and in his earlier years 
learned the trade of a carriage-maker, which he 
followed for a livelihood throughout his entire 
life. On attaining to man's estate he was united in 
marriage vvith Miss Mary A. Andrews, and unto 
that worthy couple was born a family of three 
children, of wliom our subject was second in order 
of birtli; Adelaide, the eldest, is the wife of Hiram 
Howard, who is engaged in farming in the town of 
Kingston ; Brazilla, the youngest, is a resident of 
Rosevilie, Cal. The father of this family contin- 
ued to engage in the manufacture of carriages un- 
til his death, which occurred in Machias, Cattarau- 
gus County, N. Y., in 1857. The following year, 
after the death of her husband, Mrs. Joslen came 
with her children to Wisconsin, locating first at 
Waupuu, from whence she removed to the town of 
Kingston, Green Lake Couiity, in 186L She there 
passed the remainder of her life, dying on the 6th 
day of July, 1883. 

Giles A. Joslen, whose name heads this sketch, 
was born in Machias, N. Y., June 27, 1848, and 
consequently was but nine years of age at his 
father's death. His school life was begun in Cat- 



taraugus County, but he completed his education 
in Green Lake County, having accompanied his 
mother to this place when thirteen years of age. 
His early life was passed upon a farm, he remain- 
ing at home until the 19th day of July, 1864, when, 
though only sixteen years of age, he enlisted in his 
country's service as a member of Com|)any E, 3d 
Wisconsin Cavalry, and was placed in the Western 
Division. During his entire term of enlistment he 
was engaged in active service, participating in the 
Red River expedition and the battle of Dardanelle, 
on the Arkansas River. He served until the close 
of the war and was then mustered out at St. Louis, 
Mo.. June 19, 1865. 

When hostilities had ceased and peace was de- 
clared, Mr. Joslen returned to his home broken 
down in health. Being so young, he was unable 
to stand the long rides and the exposure and hard- 
ships. For some time he was in feeble health, 
wholly unable to perform his farm duties. When 
he had somewhat recovered, he secured a position 
as farm hand, working by the month. Through- 
out his entire life he has been engaged in agricul- 
tural pursuits and has been quite successful in his 
undertaking. He understands every detail of the 
business and knows how to use liis knowledge to 
the best advantage. He therefore plants such crops 
that will bring the biggest yield, and of him it is 
justly said that he is one of the best farmers of the 
community. 

On the 23d day of April, 1867, Mr. Joslen was 
joined in wedlock with Miss Alma Blatchley, who 
was born May 5, 1851, on the farm where she now 
resides, and is a daughter of Harlow and Phoebe 
(Woodruff) Blatchley. Her parents were natives 
of New York State and formerly residents of 
Broome County, N. Y., but at a very early day, 
about the year 1847, they came to Green Lake 
County, Wis., settling upon the farm which our 
suliject now owns. After some years, Mr. Blatch- 
ley left his family upon the farm and made a trip 
to California, remaining five years. He returned 
to his home in 1858, and from that time engaged 
in farming until his death, which occurred in 1885. 
In October of the sameyearhis wife was also called 
home. Both were members of the Methodist Epis- 
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peoplo. Their lives were in liannoiiy with their 
piofessiun aiul by their upright cliaracter and 
kindness of heart tiiey won the l<jve and confi- 
dence of all. Tiiey are numlicred among the pio- 
neer settlers of Green Lake County, having lo- 
cated in this community in its early days, their 
first home being in a log cabin. Though it was 
small, many happy d.iys were there passed, and 
often the very logs would ring with the merry 
shouts of the children. But one by one they left 
the parental roof and finally the day came when the 
entire household left the old home for a new. The 
children of the family were as follows: William, 
who is now deceased; Arad, who is living in 
Waseca, Minn.; Ashbel is a resident farmer of the 
town of Kingston; Nancy, wife of l-:dwin Vinuing, 
a farmer of Raymond, S.l).: John, who died in 
Leadville, Col.; Washburn, who served as a sol- 
dier in the late war for four years and was 
wounded in the battle of the Wilderness, is now a 
resident of Reedsburg, Wis.; Eunico, wife of Wil- 
liam Bradley, of Mondovi. Wis.; Harvey, deceased, 
and Alma, wife of our subject. 

With the exception of about two years, Mr. and 
Mrs. Joslcn, since their marriage, have resided upon 
the old homestead of her parents, who lived with 
the young couple during their declining years, re- 
ceiving from them the tendcrest love and care. 
Eight children have there been born unto them, 
all of whom are yet living, namely: Cora E., who 
was born Feb. 18. 1869, is now the wife of Charles 
Walker, a farmer of the town of Kingston; Frank 
was born 8ept. 24, 1870; Dill, Nov. 15, 1872; 
Orrie W.. June 26, 1875; Sherman, Dec. 8, 1876; 
Jennie, Nov. 15, 1879; Etliel, Dec. 10, 1881; and 
Vera Nett, Nov. 25, 1883. 

In 1888, Mr. Joslen purchased the farm upon 
which he now resides and has since given his entire 
attention to its cultivation and the raising of slock. 
It comprises 160 acres of arable land, and is under 
a high state of cultivation. Our subject is an en- 
terprising and progressive citizen and since loca- 
ting in the county has taken an active part in all 
matters pertaining to the best interests of the com- 
munit}-. In political sentiment, he is a Republican, 
but at local elections believes in casting his b.allot 
for the man best fitted for the position. He keeps 



himself well informed on all the leading issues of 
the da}', is well read on all matters pertaining both 
to the State and Nation, and is a valued citizen. 
He has filled many township offices and at the pres- 
ent time is acting as Justice of the Peace. Socially, 
be is a member of the Masonic fraternity, belong- 
ing; to Markesan Lodge. Wo. 59, A. F. & A. M.,and 
also to Newton Wilson Post, No. 28, G. A. R. of 
Kingston. Honest and upright in all his dealings, 
he and his family enjoy the confidence of the com- 
munity in which they reside and where they are so 
well known. 



J~OHN MEGRAN, a pioneer of Berlin, was 
I born near Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland, 
I March 11, 1818, and is a son of Thomas and 
' Mary (McBroom) Megran. He acquired an 
academic education in his native land, and when 
eighteen years of age began teaching, which pro- 
fession he followed in Ireland fur twelve years. 
On the 3d of March, 1840, be was united in mar- 
riage with Miss Elizal)eth Huston, daughter of 
John and .Sarah (Corey) Huston. She was burn in 
the Parish of Temple Patrick, which adjoins the 
Parish of Killead, where her husband was born. 
The family circle w.as completed by the birth of 
seven children, two sons and five daughters, four of 
whom were born on the Emerald Isle: Jane, wife 
of James A. Biggert, of Berlin, died in 1884; John, 
who married Maria McNish, daughter of Dr. James 
McNish, of Berlin, served his country as Captain 
of Company B, 46t,h Wisconsin Regiment, was 
.School Superintendent of Portage County, and died 
at the age of twenty-seven years; Letitia resides at 
home; Sarah, widow of James JIcNish, is living in 
Berlin; Elizabeth and Margaret were twins, and 
the former is now the wife of DeWitt C. Palmeter, 
of Chicago, but the latter died at the age of twenty- 
four years; Hugh II. married Miss Alice Brown, 
and is engaged in the grocery business in Harvard, 
111. 

In 1849. Mr. Megran left his old home .across the 
water, and with his family emigrated to America, 
settling near Carlton, Ohio, but after a year be 
came to Berlin, wliere he hiis sirice resided. He 




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first engaged in the lumber business, but is now 
living a retired life. He has witnessed almost tiie 
the entire growth and development of Green Lake 
County, and has participated in the upbuilding of 
Berlin since tiie days of its early infancy. He lias 
been a men^ber of the Masonic fraternity since 
1840, having joined that organization in Ireland. 
He has taken many degrees, and is a charter mem- 
ber of the Berlin Lodge, No. 38, A. F. & A. M.. 
being the only one left of the original seven mem- 
bers. The Lodge was organized in 1851, and for 
Ihirtj'-four years he has been its Secretary, cover- 
ing the entire time of its existence, with the ex- 
ception of four j'ears. Mr. Megran lias also served 
his city for four years as Treasurer, from 1875 un- 
til 1878, inclusive. In pohtics he supports the 
Democratic party, lie w.is reared in the faith of 
the Presbyterian Ciiurch, but is not now identified 
with any religious body. He was a member of the 
first School Board of Berlin, and has since served 
in that capacity several times. Mrs. Megran died 
on the 6th of June, 1889. It is with pleasure that 
we present the readers of this Album, the sketch 
of Mr. Megran, for he is numbered among the 
early settlers of the county, and has been accounted 
one of its leadins? citizens since 1850. 



,^^. LIVER PEIRCE, who resides on section 34 
I I in tiie town of Saxville, Waushara County, 
^^f is an honored pioneer and well deserves 
mention for the active part he has borne in the 
upbuilding and advancement of the county's best 
interests. The family was established in America 
during the latter part of the sixteenth century, and 
our subject is of the eighth generation from the 
original ancestor, who left his home in England and 
cast his lot with the brave men and women who 
laid the foundation for this country. His paternal 
grandfather, William Peiree, aided in the struggle 
for independence and was a faithful soldier of the 
Revolutionary War. He was born near AValtham, 
Mass., Dec. 6. 1760. in sight of the historical field 
of Bunker Hill. Though only fifteen years of age 
when tlie war broke out, he entered the ranks of 



the Colonial army, in which he remained until the 
American people had cast off the British >oke of 
tyranny. At the close of the war he was honorably 
discharged, and until his death was awarded a pen- 
sion in recognition of his services. He died in 
Waltham, Mass., Sept. 4, 1825. He was married. 
May 21, 1789, to Phcebe Manning, who was born 
in Massachusetts, Nov. 10, 1766, and died Oct. 13, 
1851. She was an eye witness of the burning of 
Chaileston by the British during the Revolution. 

Francis Peiree, father of our subject, was also a 
native of Waltham, born Feb. 15, 1798. He was 
educated in the common schools, learned the trade 
of a blacksmith of Daniel Emerson, of Waltham, 
and then embarked in his business career. He kept 
a market in Boston for a short time, later was pro- 
prietor of a store in Tiverton, R. I., for about a 
year, and was a machinist in Fall River. Mass., for 
several years. On the 30th of November, 1826, 
he married Betsy Boomer, daughter of Nathaniel 
and Sarah (Borden) Boomer, both of whom were 
natives of Bristol County, Mass., where Mrs. Peiree 
was born July 7, 1805. With his wife and two 
children Francis Peiree removed to Mina, Chautau- 
qua County. N. Y., going by way of New York 
City and u}) the Hudson to Albany, and thence by 
canal and team to his destination. He did not long 
remain tliere, however, but in 1832 removed to 
Elk Creek, Erie Co., Pa., where he made his home 
until 184(3, devoting his time to farming, black- 
smithing and school-teaching. He also engaged in 
merchandising to some extent, and traveled through 
th:it oommunitj- as a temperance lecturer. Remov- 
ing to Clarksville, Pa., he became a member of a 
firm engaged in general merchandising and mining 
coal. Accompanied by his son Oliver, in 1850, lie 
emigrated to Wisconsin and became one of the 
pioneers of AYasuhara C'ount3\ His name is insep- 
arably connected with the history of Pine River, as 
few men in that early d.ay labored more zealously 
for its interests or did more to make it a habitable 
abode for civilized man. 

Mr. Peiree died Feb. 24, 1877. and his last rest- 
ing place is markeil by a simple monument that 
stands on a beautiful ridge, which less than thirty 
years ago was a favorite point of observation for 
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years. Nature had wonderfully fitted him to enjoy 
this life and he i'nal)led many others to appreciate 
its beauties and pleasures as he did. He was <;en- 
ial in disposition, ardent in temperament, gifted in 
minil and in person, alive to friendship and to love, 
passionately fond of the best literature and a 
worshiper at the shrine of nature. Had his life 
been spent under different circumstances, he would 
probably have left a brilliant record and carved 
his name in indelible letters on the pages of Amer- 
ican history: as it was he exerted an influence for 
good, was alwaj-s striving to uplift the fallen and 
teach others to appreciate the hidden beauties of 
nature, which afforded him so much pleasure. He 
was a natural orator and his words of eloquence 
were heard in behalf of temperance even in the 
early part of this century, when it was so unpopu- 
lar to be an advocate of that cause. He felt that 
liberty was the birthright of the American citizen, 
and his loyalty to his country was almost ideal in 
character. In the home circle he was a loving and 
tender husband, a kind and indulgent parent, and 
his wise councils and protecting care threw around 
his children a safeguard separating them from the 
l)aser things of life and leaving them to enjoy the 
higher plane on which he lived. In political senti- 
ment he was a .lack.sonian Democrat and was thor- 
oughl}' versed on all public issues. He was the 
first Town Superintendent of the town of Sax- 
ville. a position which he ably filled. His wife, a 
most estimable lady, who was greatly beloved for 
her many excellencies of character, died on the 
18th of August, 1846, in tlie forty-first year of her 
age. 

Unto Mr. and Mrs. I'circe were born five sons 
and four daughters, Oliver being the eldest of the 
family: William, born Aug. 30, 1829, married 
Elizabeth V. Allen, and for thirty years was a 
wholesale merclumt of Boston; James, born Aug. 
11, 1831, died in 1838; Lydia, born .lune 25, 1833. 
became the wife of Grosvenor Allen, and met her 
death bj' drowning in the .St. Lawrence Rivei', .July 
55, 1872; Mary A., born Feb. 16, 1835, died Sept. 
8, 1866; George, born March 25, 1838. and died 
on the 31st of August, following; Caroline, born 
.lidy 14, 1839, was married. .Sept. 10. 1865, to Kzra 
F. Stuntz, a farmer of Erie, Pa. ; Edgar, horn May 



I 6, 1841. wedded Mary M. Wells, served his coun- 

j try three years in the Civil VV'ar, and is now a 
hardware merchant of Big Rapids. Mich.: Harriet, 
born Sept. 8. 1843, was married M.ay 14. 1868, to 
Alex McDowell, a flax manufacturer of Ashland, 
Ohio. • 

From 1832 until 1850. Oliver Peirce, whose 
name heads this sketch, resided in Elk Creek 
County, Pa., with the exception of a few months 
spent in Clarksville. He gathered together enough 
money, by working as a farm hand and at other 
pursuits, to enter the land upon which he nciw lives. 
Coming to this county in 1850. he made a claim of 
160 acres, upon which he built a log cabin that 
continued to be his home while he awaited the 
Govern~.ent surveys to obtain his title. He con- 
tinued to add to his first tract as his means would 
allow until he possessed 360 acres. 

On the nth of November, 1858, Mr. Peirce led 
to the marri.age altar Sarah E. Kimball, who was 
born in Buxton. Me.. Oct. 26, 1832, and was a 
daugliter of Daniel and Sarah (Lowell) Kimball, 
also natives of Buxton. The birth of three sons 
and one daughter blessed their union: Francis D., 
born Feb. 28. 1860, married Eliza Brown, of New 
York, and manages his father's farm ; Mary K., born 
.Sept. 26, 1863, teaches in the Kindergarten depart- 
ment of the Beilin High School; William D.. born 
Dec. 4, 1864. died March 20, 1877; and George J., 
born April 29, 1868, died on the 14lh of .luly. of 
the same year. 

In the spring of 1859 Mr. Peirce was employed 
by his brother-in-law, A. M. Kimball, as a confi- 
dential clerk, which position he maintained for ten 
years. Since that time he has devoted his atten- 
tion to his farm of 200 acres, and now has one of 
the most pleasant homes in the town of Sax- 
ville. He has been quite successful in his business 
operations and is reganled as one of the leading 
citizens of the community. In former years he was 
a supporter of the Republican party, but of late 
years has attiliated with the Prohibition party, and 

1 is an ardent advocate of the cause of temperance. 
He has been Township Chairman for several 3'ears, 
was Superintendent of the schools, served as Post- 
master of Pine River for ten years, was Town Su- 

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for nineteen successive years was District Treas- 
urer of the joint districts composed of Leon and 
Saxville Towiisliips. As a public official he has 
won the confidence and respect of all, as his long- 
continued service well indicates. On the 16th of 
May, 1869, Mr. Peirce became a member of the 
Pine River Congregational Church, and lias since 
filled the office of Deacon, and was one of the prime 
factors in tlie erection of that house of worship. 
His wife is also a consistent member of the same 
ciiurch. 

Mr. Peirce enjoys tlie just reputation of having 
been an honest, upright and honorable citizen ail 
his life. His magnanimity, fidelity and purity of 
principle, have elevated him far above the common 
level, and if all men were fortunately possessed of 
such characteristics as he. the '-judge and jury" 
would soon perish in the stieam of oblivion, and 
ere his evening sun shall have reached that horizon 
where the dusk is waiting for the night, he will 
have made foot-prints on the sands of time never 
to be effaced. See portrait. 



J i^ AVID GREEXWAY. In the way of pre- 
jV paring a summer resort for the pleasure 
f^ and rest of the overworked and pent up 
people the cities. Mr. Greenway stands as 
a i)ioneer, not only of Wisconsin but of the North- 
west. In 1866, he purchased thirty-five acres of 
land on section 21 , in the town of Brooklyn, hav- 
ing a lake front of some 2,000 feet. On the south 
stietehes the deep green waters of Green Lake; 
north, about a mile, lies the village of Dartford; 
the grounds have for some distance a gentle slope 
to the water's edge, majestic forest trees throw their 
delightful shade upon the green sward, and surely' 
a more beautiful site could not have been se- 
lected. Nature, long ago, did her part in preparing 
a delightful summer home for health seeking 
humanity, but not until 1866, did man add his 
efforts. The first house was boarded up and down 
and was capable of accommodating .about seventy- 
five guests. Great fears were entertained by the 
proprietor and his friends that the enterprise 
would be but a bubble soon to burst. These mis- 



givings were unfounded, however, for the first 
season the house was so full that had the people 
been as exacting as at the present d.aj', tliej- would 
probably have returned in disgust. But all were 
contented and happy, enjoying the pure air and 
delightful freedom of countrj' life. 

This now famous resort was christened Oakwood. 
To follow its progress from year to year would be 
too tedious; suffice it to say from that infantile 
beginning it has arisen to one of the first resorts east, 
west, north or south. There is one mammoth 
building surrounded by broad verandas, spacious 
walks furnishing ample opportumity for promen- 
ades, and numerous cottages are finely located 
along the Lake shore, so that more than 300 guests 
may be comfortably entertained at one time. 
Amusement halls, flower gardens and everything 
necessary to the comfort and entertainment of the 
guests is there found and the stables furnish excel- 
lent riding horses for those who prefer that recre- 
ation. 

In connection with the history of Oakwood, it 
would be interesting to know something of him 
who furnished the brains and money to establish 
that fine resort. 

David Greenway was born in Warwickshire, 
England, March 14, 1826, and is a son of Thomas 
and Hannah (Padbury) Greenw.iy who were also 
natives of the same county. In 1835 the family 
sailed for America and after residing a time in 
New Jersey removed to Syracuse, N. Y. While 
en route for that city the death of the mother oc- 
curred, the father p.assing his last days in Syra- 
cuse. Of their children our subject is the only one 
who found his way to the West. His education 
was limited to such .as could be obtained during a 
few terms attendance at the old log school house. 
The first business enterprise in which he embarked 
was brewing, his brother being his partner in that 
pursuit. After about three years he sold out and 
engaged in raising vegetables for the Sj'racuse 
market, continuing in that line of work until 1850, 
when he came to Wisconsin. He first settled in 
the city of Ripon, Fond ciu Lac County, where 
after a year spent in farming, he opened a variety 
store, which he afterward converteil into a drug 
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for tlie express company of Livingston, Fargo & 
Co. for nbout fifteen years, but since 186fi, bis 
chief business has been the superintending and 
improving of liis summer resort. 

On tlie 19th of Fel)ruary, 1849. Mr. Green wf\y 
was united in marriage with Caroline Cbadburn, 
daughter of John Cliadburn, an English optican. 
She wns born in Lancastersliirc. F^ngland, in 1827, 
and in girlliood came with iier parents to America, 
the family locating in New York. Their union 
was blessed with two children, William and 
George. The mother was called lionie on tlie 3d 
of .January, 1880. and her loss was a great sorrow 
not only to her immediate family, but to her many 
friends. After several years, on the 29th of Janu- 
ary, 1887, Mr. Greenway was again married, his 
union being with Mrs. Lydia Irving, whose maiden 
name was Capron. She died Aug. 21, 1889, leav- 
ing one child, Stewart. 

Mr. Greenway is conservative in politics and 
has never sought ot desired public office. .Socially 
he is a Royal Arch Mason. He has been very suc- 
cessful in his business transactions, and is num- 
bered among the wealthiest citizens in the town of 
Brooklyn. 



«^^MOMAS S. ROBERTS, who is engaged in 
,y^N general farming in Mackford Township. 
'^^^ Green Lake County. AVis., his home being 
on section 32, is a representative of one of the pio- 
neer families of the county. He was born in 
Haverhill, N. H., on the 4th of May, 1842, and is 
a son of Thomas D. and Sophia (Gould) Roberts, 
the former a native of Hampshire, England, the 
latter of Novia Scolia. Their sketch appears else- 
where in this volume. 

The subject of this notice when only two ye.ars 
old, came with his parents to this county, where 
he has since made his home, covering a period of 
more than forty-five years. He was reared to 
manhood among its wild scenes and in the log 
school house so common at that day acquired his 
education. On attaining his majority lie mar- 
ried Miss Elizabeth Wilson, a native of England, 
daughter of Matthew and Hannah (Hayes) Wilson. 
Their union was celebrated Dec. 10, 18Uj, and 



unto them have been born two children, a son and 
a daughter — Jennie C. who is now the wife of John 
Seward, of Fox Lake, and William. The Roberts 
household is noted for its hospitality and the family 
holds a high position in the social world. 

Mr. Roberts has been very successful as a farmer 
and is in comfortable circumstances. He passed 
through the hardships and trials incident to frontier 
life and has seen almost the entire growth of the 
county. He has ever manifested a deep interest 
in public enterprises and all that pertains to the 
welfare of the community and is a worthy and 
valued citizen. 



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^f? EWIS M. BAZELEY, who for f..rly-lhrce 
I (^ years has oeen a resident of (ireen Lake 
/'!' -% County, is now engaged in farming on the 
old homestead on section 4, Green Lake Township. 
He is also chairman of the Board of Supervisors of 
the town, and is one of the prominent .and influen- 
tial citizens of the community. He was born Nov. 
7, 1846, and is a son of William and Mary A. 
(Seaman) Bazeley, who are represented on another 
page of this work. He received his education in 
an old log school hou.'e with slab seats, an immense 
fireplace at one end and small apertures in the logs 
serving for windows. He was rcare<l to farm life, 
sharing in the hardships and trials of the frontier 
and like a dutiful son remaining at home, assisting 
his father, until twenty-five years of age. The last 
four years prior to his leaving the parental roof, 
he spent in the pineries of Northern Wisconsin, 
but during the summer months was always found 
at his post of duty on the old homestead. 

The most important event in the life of Mr. 
Bazeley occurred June 10, 1872, when he wiis 
united in marriage with Aroline A. Cahoon, 
who was born in Columbia City, Wis., Jan. 31, 
1853. Her parents, Joel B. and Mary (Randall) 
Cahoon, were natives of New York, the former 
born in 1827, the Latter Dec. G, 1830. Immedi- 
ately after their marriage they emigrated to this 
county, settling in the town of Green Lake, but 
six years afterward he removed to Columbia 
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again came to this community, from whence in 
1870, they moved to Minnesota, where they are 
still living. Thej' are members of the Methodist 
Church and in political sentiment Mr. Cahoon is a 
Republican. Me has served as supervisor and held 
some minor offices. In their family are four 
children, two sons and two daughters. The boys, 
James and Herbert, are farmers of Jlinnesota. 

Mr. and Mrs. Bazeley began their domestic life 
at the old Center House and three years later came 
to their present home. Two children have been 
born unto them —Irene L. and Marion. 

A farm of 120 acres, owned and operated by Mr. 
Bazeley, yields a golden tribute to his care and 
cultivation. He thoroughly understands his busi- 
ness in all its details and has been very successful. 
He is one of the representative citizens of the com- 
munity and has frequently been called upon to 
serve in official positions. He supported the 
Republican party until Grant's second administra- 
tion, since which time he has been a Democrat. 
Though a stanch advocate of the Democracy, he 
has been honored with responsible public positions 
in a Republican township, in 1878, was elected 
Siile-Supervisor, holding the office three years and 
is now serving his fourth term as chairman of the 
township. In 1886 he was nominated for the office 
of Sheriff and was only defeated by thirty-two votes 
though the county has a Republican majority of 
over 300. As soon as he had attained man's es- 
tate, he was chosen constable of the township and 
served two years, and also served a year as deputy- 
sheriff. He has been a resident of the county for 
forty-three years, indeed, has here passed his entire 
life and by those who have known him since his 
boyhood and witnessed his entire career, as well as 
his acquaintances of later years, ho is held in the 
highest regard. 



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•fJIOHN BENNETT, an enterprising and pro- 
gressive farmer of Marquette County, who 
|{ resides on section 27, in the town of West- 
field, has been a resident of tiiis community 
since 1852, and is therefore numbered among its 
early .settlers, He is a native of Ireland, his birth 



having occurred in County Down, near Belfast. 
His father, Samuel Bennett, accompanied by his 
family, crossed the broad Atlantic to America in 
1852, and almost immediately after landing in New 
York City, came to Wisconsin, having determined 
to make Marquette County the scene of his future 
operations. He was only permitted to enjoy his 
new home a short time, dying in 1857, about five 
years after his arrival. His wife, the mother of 
our subject, was called to her final rest before the 
family left their native isle. 

John Bennett, whose name heads this sketch, was 
reared to manhood under the parental roof, and 
acquired his education in the schools of Ireland. 
He accompanied his father at the time of his emi- 
gration to America, and for more than tliirly-seven 
years has now been a resident of Marquette County. 
He made his first location in the town of Harris, 
where he remained two years when he settled on 
section 27, in the town of Westfleld. Having ar- 
rived at years of matuiity, Mr. Bennett led to the 
marriage altar Miss Agnes Russell, a daughter of 
Hugh and Isabel (Johnson) Russeil. This worthy 
cou[)le are held in the highest regard throughout 
the community, their home is the abode of hospi- 
tality, and their ciicle of friends and acquaintances 
is quite extensive. 

Mr. Bennett is numbered among the most suc- 
cessful farmers of Marquette County, and is one of 
its well-known citizens. His fine farm comprises 
200 acres of land under a good state of cultivation, 
and he also owns considerable land elsewhere. His 
home with its entire surroundings, indicates the 
care and supervision of a man of enterprising and 
practical ideas, the fields are well tilled, good build- 
ings have been erected, and all the improvements 
necessary to a model farm are there found. Mr. 
Bennett is faithful in hif discharge of the duties of 
citizenship, and feels an interest and pride in the 
upbuilding and development of the county which 
has so long been his home. He has been a witness 
of much of its growth, for at the time of his arri- 
val the greater part of the land was still unclaimed. 
Indians were frequent visitors in the settlement, 
and wild game was found in abundance. The set- 
tlements were widely scattered, and the pioneer 
homes were built of logs, but they have long since 



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been replaced by commodious and elegant resi- 
dences, and the county is populated hj' a well-edu- 
cated and contented people, and ranks among the 
foremost in this great commonwealth. Mr. and 
]Mrs. Bennett are devoted Christian people, belong- 
ing to tiie Presbyterian Church. 



ION ATUS .STEWART, deceased, was born 
in Beekmantown. Clinton Co.. N. Y., on 

the loth of August. 1822, and w.is a son 

of George and Abigail (Cudworth) Stewart, who 
were natives of Northern New York. In Clin- 
ton County our subject was reared to manhood, 
attending the common schools, where he acquired 
his education. A marriage ceremony performed 
in Beekmantown on the 2d of June, 1847, united 
his destiny with that of Miss Antoinette Allen, 
who was one of a family of eleven children born to 
William and Martha (Marshall) Allen. Her father 
served his country in the War of 1812, being en- 
gaged in liauling provisions for the army from 
Plattsburg, to Sacketts Harlwr. He died in Beek- 
mantown many years ago. His wife survived him 
some years, being called to her final rest wiiile 
living in Marquette County, Wis. She united with 
the Methodist Ciiurcli in early life, and was ever a 
consistent member of tliat organization. Of their 
family of eleven children, only two are now living: 
Mrs. Exarenia Giles, of Beekmantown, N. Y. ; and 
the wife of our subject. 

Shortly after their marri.ige, Mr. Stewart and 
his wife removed to Stockholm, St. Lawrence Co., 
N. Y.. where they continued to reside until 1864, 
which year witnessed their arrival in Marquette 
County. In his youth he learned the trade of a 
wheelwright, which he followed for niany years, 
and being an expert workman, was always able to 
command good w.ages. In M.irquette County, he 
devoted his energies to his trade and farming. He 
had a reputation for honesty and fair dealing in all 
traiisaclion:! which made him a valuable citizen, 
and won him the confidence and high regard of all 
with whom ho came in cont.act. In his political 
vlfws he was a Republican, and kept himself well 
informed on all the leading issues of the day, Ac- 



I cepting the creed of the Baptist Church, he united 
I with that body, and was an earnest worker for its 
interests up to the time of his death. He was called 
to the better land on the 30th of March, 1885, in 
the sixty -third year of his age, and those who felt 
deep regret at his loss, were many. Mrs. Stewart 
still survives her husband, and is living on section 
17. in the town of Harris, being now sixty-two 
years of age. 

The children born of her marri.ige, are seven in 
number, all of whom are living: Allen W., who en- 
listed in the Rebellion, and served until the close 
of the war, is now living in Spencer, Marathon 
Co., Wis.; Sarah J. is the wife of James War- 
ren, of Richford, Waushara County: Cli.arles H. is 
farming in the town of Springfield; Thomas and 
Michael operate the old homestead farm ; Martha 
is the wife of Edwin Taylor, of Neenah, Wis.; 
' Mary, wife of Clinton Mallory, of Marquette 
County, completes the family. 



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YRUS N. HOLBROOK, a retired farmer 
now residing in Markesan, Wis., is num- 
if bered among the honored pioneers of 1844. 
His history is inseperably connected with that of 
the community and it is with great pleasure that 
we present to the readers of the Album this 
brief sketch of his life work. He is a native of the 
Empire State, having been born in Genesee 
County, on the 30th of August, 1823. 

The Holbrook family is of ancient origin and was 
established in America during Colonial da3-s. 

The grandfather of our sketch was a physician 
and surgeon and in tliat capacity served his 
country- during the Revolutionary War. Mr. Hol- 
brook has an oil portrait of him and liis estiraalile 
wife which he prizes very highly. 

Walter Holbrook, son of Silas, and father of 
Cyrus, born in 1795, and Emily Higloy, born in 
1802, were united in marriage J^ec. 30, 1819, in 
Genesee Count}-, N. Y. John Higley. the Ameri- 
can ancestor, born near London, Eng., settled in 
Wiiidsor, Conn., in 1666. 

The Higleys were numbered among those who 
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esee County. They went to that county when it was 
in such a wild and unsettled condition that the trees 
weie blazed so that travelers miglit find their way 
through the forest. Walter Hollirook was a tan- 
ner and currier liy trade and followed that occupa- 
tion until 1 833 when they removed to what was 
tlien considered the far West — Asiitabula County, 
Ohio. Their first meal in their new home was pre- 
pared in the primitive style of pioneers, being 
cooked over a fire in the open air. The region in 
which they settled was heavily timbered and before 
a house could be erected a place had to be cleared 
on which it could be built. Many hardships and 
difficulties were endured by the family in their new 
home, but in the course of time they were sur- 
rounded by all the necessaries and comforts of life, 
Both parents passed away in Ashtabula County, 
the mother aged sixty-six years and the father 
eighty-three years. Unto them was born a family 
of fifteen children, but only five are now living. 

When but nine years of age our subject went 
with the family to Ohio. The days of his boy- 
hood until manhood were passed under the paternal 
roof, acquiring in the meantime such an education 
as common schools and institutes afforded. On 
attaining his majorit}', he started out for himself 
and came direct to the territory of Wisconsin, 
believing that the farther West furnished better 
opportunities for advancement to j'oung men. 
Being well pleased with this locality he entered 
land. In order to obtain a title to the same be had 
to go to Green Bay where he remained during the 
summer of 1844, in the employ of Hamilton 
Stevens. His duty was to convey the mail from 
Green Bay to Fox Lake, a distance of seventy-five 
miles. 

All money sent between the two points was 
given into his immediate charge and faithfully 
delivered. In the autumn he returned to Ohio, 
where he engaged in teaching school until 1847, at 
which time he took posession of his [)resent farm 
in M.anchester and Mackford Townships. He at 
once built a little framed cabin, 12x16. and gave 
his attention to the development of the wild land 
which he has since transformed into a fine farm; 
erected numerous and substantial farm buildings 
which $t^ud now aiBong the best of the county. 



On the -iOth of December. 1849. Mr. Holbrook 
led to the marriage altar Miss Catherine Jane 
Mather, born in Claremont, N. H.. in 1823, only 
daughter of Samuel S. and Catherine Abbott 
Mather. The father was a native of Lyme, Conn., 
the mother of Concord, N. H., who was a daughter 
of Nathaniel Chandler Abbott. 

They each descended from Puritan ancestr}' of 
distinguished character. Their son Samuel W. had 
come to Wisconsin in 1844 and through his influ- 
ence the remainder of the family came to him in 
1847. The father of Mrs. Holbrook was born in 
1786 and passed to his final rest in Green 
Lake County in 1853, aged 67 years. The mother, 
born in 1786 entered into rest in 1868, aged 81 
years. The brother, of whom notice is given in the 
Album, and herself, were the only children. 

Mr. and Mrs. Holbrook i)egan their domestic 
life in the little cabin which he had previousl3' 
erected upon his farm and battled bravely together 
with the privations and difficulties of pioneer life, 
but being cheer'^uUy disposed, their trials were not 
unmixed with pleasure. Greater sociability than 
is today seen char.actcrized the frontier settlements 
and each took a kindly interest in the welfare 
and success of the others; still many obstacles 
were to be overcome, and it was no easy task to 
convert the wild land into fertile fields while the 
farming implements were very crude as compared 
with the improved ones of today. To illustrate 
the unsettled condition of the county at that time, 
one could ride for miles without having to take a 
circuitous route on account of fences. Indeed, few 
roads had yet been made and the traveler rode at 
will over the i)rairies. The thriving little village of 
Markesan, which is now the home of Mr. Holbrook, 
had not then been founded, and all supplies were 
hauled from Milwaukee by oxen, seven to ten days 
being required to make the trip if the roads and 
weather were favorable. If no bad luck attended 
the journey the price paid for the products would 
pay expenses but did not leave much remaining. 
Oxen were used almost entirely, both for traveling 
and farm labor and during the first summer after 
his arrival IMi'. Holbrook saw but one horse. 
Little communication was held with the outside 
world for the postage on a letter was twenty-five 



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cents and tbe nearest postofflce was at Fox Lake, 
ten miles avuy. Prospeiitj^ however, has attended 
the eflforts of Mr. ITolbrook. His diligence and 
perseverance have at length been rewarded by a 
handsome competence in the anqnisition of which 
liis wife has borne no little part. The little log 
cabin has long since b<!en replaced by a tasty and 
commodious residence. Tlie boundaries of the 
farm have been extended until it now comprises 680 
acres. They have two children — Walter S. and 
Mabel M. 

Mabel is with the parents and Walter occupies 
the homestead and manages the farm. He is a 
thorough, energetic farmer and a man of strict in- 
tegrity. He married Miss .'^arah A. Walden. of 
Hartford, Conn. Their union has been blessed 
with two children — David W. and Janie R. 

For about forty years the olil farm continued to 
be the home of our subject and his worthy wife, 
but in 1888 they removed to the pleasant home in 
Markesan, where they are now living in retirement. 
They have always enjoyed the highest respect of 
the people among whom they have resided and 
are ranked among the best citizens of the com- 
munity. 



1^^ AMUEL D. BODLK, deceased, was among 
^^^ the honored pioneers of Green Lake Counti', 
^^^J,' Wis., the date of his arrival being 1848. 
He was a native of the Empii-e .State, hav- 
ing been born in Orange County, of Scotch and 
Irish parentage on the Ifilh of Sci>lonibcr, 1H04. 
He grew to manhood in liis native county and on 
arriving at years of maturity was united in mar- 
riage with Miss Maria Roscncrantz, who was born 
in New Jersey-, just across the line from Oriinge 
County, N. Y., Oct. 14, 1809. She was of German 
descent. After their marriage, they began their 
domestic life in his native countj-, living upon a 
farm which Mr. Bodle continued to cultivate until 
atout 18.'i9. when he removed with his family to 
Luzirne County, Pa. The succeeding nine years 
of his life were there passed, he again carrying on 
agricultural ]iursuits until 1848, when with his wife 
and children he came to liie new State of Wisconsin, 
settling in what is now Green Lake County, where 



he entered eighty acres on section 13 in the town 
of Brooklyn, then a part of Pleasant Valley Town- 
ship. That farm is still owned by his sons, and is 
one of the best in the town. Mr. Bodle labored 
long and earnestly to make for himself and family 
a home and succeeded in surrounding them with all 
the comforts which go to make life worth the liv- 
ing. In early life he supported the M'hig party 
and pfterwards became a Republican, but never 
sought or desired official honors, preferring to de- 
vote his entire attention to his business interests. 
He was a respected citizen and he and his wife 
ranked high in the community where they made 
their home for so many 3-ears. Both were members 
of the Congregational Church. The deatii of Mr. 
Bodle occurred on the 28tli of Julv, 187,5. his wife 
surviving until Sept. 20, 1883, when she too |)assed 
away. Their loss was sincerely mourned for they 
ha<l been identified with the county's history since 
its early days and had many warm friends tlirough- 
out tlie community. 

I'nto that worthy couple was born a family of 
ten children: Solomon, who is married and is 
now engaged in farming in Kans.as; Hugh wedded 
^lartha Merrill, and is a farmer of South Dakota; 
Benjamin F,. unmarried, is living on the old home- 
stead; David wedded Ann Groff and is proprietor 
of a hotel at Rib Lake, Wis.; Foster is married 
and is now engaged in the practice of medicine at 
Oakland. Cal.; William, still unmarried, is living 
on the old homestead; .lonatiian was joined in wed- 
lock with ]Mariam Olin and is a carpenter bv trade; 
Hoyd. a lumberman of Michigan, chose for a com- 
panion Susie Baker, and after her death, married 
Blanche Benjamin; Jennie is keeping house for her 
brothers on the old home farm; Sarah became the 
wife of Henry Wilson, and after his death was led 
to the marriage altar by DeWitt Linch, a farmer of 
Fond du Lac County, Wis. 

Of that large family of children only two, Ben- 
jamin and Wiiliam.are now engaged in farming in 
Green Lake County. They are the owners of 480 
acres of arable land,highlv cultivated and improved, 
which they have .acquired by their own efforts. 
Both are supporters of the Republican party, and 
Benjamin has once held the office of Supervisor of 
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numbered among the successful farmers of the 
community and are accounted excellent business 
men. In connection with the cultivation of their 
lands they raise horses, cattle, hogs and sheep, 
making a specialty of the last named, and that line 
of their business yields them a good income. 



^ ILO W. BROOKS, the oldest merchant 
and one of the leading citizens of Dart- 
ford, was born in Winhail Township, Ben- 
nington Co.. Vt.. .Tan. 2 4, 1823, and 
was the flftii in order of birth in a family of eight 
children, whose parents were John and Lydia 
(Hale) Brooks. The Brooks family is of P^nglish 
descent and was established in America prior to 
the Revolutionary War. The grandfather of oui 
subject, John Brooks, was born in Massachusetts, 
but in an early day removed to Bennington 
County, Vt., being the second settler of Winhail 
Township. By occupation he was a farmer and 
while in the hay field the news reached him of the 
attack made by the British soldiers upon the Colon- 
ists. Leaving everything, he rushed to the scene, 
arriving just in time to participate in the battle of 
Bunker Hill. He then served throughout the en- 
tire war. He married Miss Rachel Taylor and 
unto them was born a famil}' of five children, of 
whom John Brooks, father of our subject, was the 
youngest. Both parents remained in Vermont 
until their death. The maternal grandfather, 
Jacob Hale, was a native of the Green Mountain 
State and a teacher by profession, but with his 
family he removed to New York, settling in Onon- 
daga County. Lydia was the eldest child. 

John Brooks, Jr. was born on the old homestead 
in Winhail Township, Bennington Countj', on the 
13th day of April 1792, and on attaining to 
maturity wedded Lj'dia Hale, who was born in the 
same place, Jan. 21, 1796. They became parents 
of eight children, but of that number onl}' four 
are now living, two sons and two daughters. Mr. 
Brooks was a tanner and a shoemaker by trade, 
but his health failing him, he abandoned that pur- 
suit and for twenty years kept an hotel. He was a 
man of prominence and influence in the commun- 



ity where he made his home and served both as 
constable and collector for a great many years. In 
earl}- life he supported the Whig party, but joined 
the Republican party on its organization. In 1856, 
accompanied by his wife, he came to Green Lake 
County, to make his home with our subject. His 
death occurred Jan. 30, 1877. and his wife died 
Sept. 22, 1878. Both were of the Universalist 
faith and were people of tiie highest respect- 
ability. 

Milo AV. Brooks, whose name heads this notice, 
received but limited educational advantages, being 
only permitted to attend the district schools for a 
few months during each year. He worked for his 
father until nineteen years of age, when he started 
out in life for himself and secured a position as 
superintendent of a large teaming business in 
which he was engaged for a year. By his industry 
and economy during that period he had accu- 
mulated some capital, aijd now turned his attention 
to the butchering business which he carried on for 
two years. His next venture was as a carpenter. 
He served an apprenticeship to that trade, which 
he then followed for fourteen years with good suc- 
cess. He began working for -$13 per month, but 
ere he abandoned the business he was owner of 
a shop and had succeeded in building up an ex- 
cellent trade. 

A marriage ceremony performed on the 13th 
day of August, 1846, united the destinies of Milo 
W. Brooks and Susan S. Aldredge, who was born 
Jan. 12, 1825, just across the line in Connecticut. 
They remained in the East for some years, living 
in Massachusetts, New York and Vermont, but in 
1854 they determined to follow the course of emi- 
gration which was steadily flowing Westward and 
landed in Green Lake County, where Mr. Brooks 
purchased 120 acres of land, situated a mile and a 
half north of Dartford. He brought with him 
about $600 in -'wild cat" money, but it was val- 
ued at only $375. Turning his attention to the 
cultivation of his farm, he also engaged to some 
extent in lumbering and worked at his trade. In 
1869, with H. G. Thomas as partner, he established 
a merchandise store in Dartford. They had not 
been long engaged in business when Mr. Thomas 
sold his interest to Lester C'lawson, the connection 



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continuing for some three jears. Mr. Bronks was 
then alone in business until 1877. when he admit- 
ted his son, John R., to partnership. Their store 
is one of lonfj standing and lias won the confidence 
of all its patrons, who can rel}' upon the goods 
which the\- there buy as being just as represented. 
From the first tlieir trade has constantly increased 
and thej' are now doing a good business. 

To Mr. and Mrs. Brooks have been born three 
children, but only one is now living, John R., the 
youngest, who married Lucretia Higby and has six 
children, four sons and two daughters. Lucina 
M. died at the age of twenty-two years and Hor.a- 
tio died when twenty -eight years of age, leaving a 
wife and one child. 

For thirty-live years Mr. Brooks has been a resi- 
lent of Green Lake County and is one of its 
most highly respected citizens. He has held the 
oflice of collector, assessor and chairman of Dart- 
ford, and in political sentiment is a Republican. 
Prior to the organization of that party he su im- 
ported the Whig party, having cast his first Presi- 
dential vote for Henry Clay. Socially, he is a 
member of the Masonic fraternity, and his wife 
belongs to the Congregational Church. Mr. Brooks 
has been very successful in his business transac- 
tions. He began life without capital, and has 
worked for only 75 cents per day. boarding him- 
self and keeping his team out of that amount. 
Step by step lie h.as worked his way upward, until 
he is now one of the prosperous citizens of the 
countv, owning in connection with his store 
in Darlford, 140 acres of land and a half interest 
in the Sheridan Mills, situated seven miles above 
Waupaca. 

OSKPH CLARK lURDICK. a farmer re- 
siding on section 17. in the town of Ber- 
lin, and the |)resent Chairman of the Green 
(^jjF/ Lake County Board, is one of the pioneer 
st'lUcrs of this community, dating his residence 
from 1848. He was born in the town of Berlin, 
Rensselaer Co., N. Y., Jan. 26, 1830. and is a son 
of Josiiih C. and Polly (Peckham) Burdick. His 
fathrr was born in the city of Westerly, R. I., in 
.Tun.' 1 7'.iO. Ill' was a farmer, and removed to 



(ireen Lake County in 1848, his death occurring 
in the town of Berlin, March 14, 1875. The Bur- 
j dick family was founded in Rhode Island, in 
i 1644. by Col. Cary Burdick. who emigrated from 
England. Prior to the marri.nge of Joseph Bur- 
dick. Sr., he engaged in mercantile pursuits, but 
i subsequent to that event devoted his energies 
I to farming. His family included the following 
children, the eldest of whom is Joseph C. the 
subject of this sketch; Lewis is unmarried: Mary 
L. wedded Wallace W. Wilcox, but is now de- 
: ceased; Cinderella I. is the wife of Dr. O. D. Har- 
I ran, of Beatrice, Neb.; George A. married Loretti 
I Payne, now dece.ased, and resides in Windermere, 
' Dak.; Fannie E. is the deceased wife of George I). 
I (^reen; Augusta, the youngest, died in infancy. 
The mother of this family was a daughter of Abel 
Peckham, and was bo.n in the town of Grafton, 
I Rensselaer Co.. N. Y.. in 1802. Her death oc- 
curred in Berlin, March 14. 1885. Her family was 
I of English origin, and first came to this country in 
1662, settling in Rhode Island. One of her an- 
1 cestors, Major Braddock Peckham, won distinction 
i in the Revolutionary War under Gen. Putnam. 
I Both Mr. and Mrs. Burdick were consistent mem- 
bers of the Baptist Church. 
I Our subject was reared to manhood upon the 
farm, and in the common schools of his native 
j St.ate acquired his education. In 1848 he accora- 
I jianied his parents to Berlin, and in that city be- 
I gan work as a joiner when twelve years of age. 
I On the first of J.anuaiy, 1854. he was married in 
the town of Berlin to Miss Justina C. Lewis, 
dangiitcr of D.atus E. and Tacy W. (Maxwell) 
1 Lewis, of Rhode Island. Her parents came to 
Wisconsin in 1846. settling in Rock County, whence 
thej' came to Green Lake County in the spring of 
1847. The Lather died in 1884, but the mother 
still survives. Mrs. Burdick was born in the town 
of .Scott, Cortland Co.. N. Y'.. and is the mother 
of four children, daughters, namely: Mary Agnes, 
Fannie Eveline. Tacy Lois and Hattie L.. all bi>rn 
I in the town of Berlin. Fannie is now the wife of 
' John L. Root, and is living in Nepuesken, Winne- 
bago Co., Wis. 
I Mr. Burdick is a Republican in politics, and h.as 
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served as Justice of the Peace several years; Chair- 
man of his town twenty-five years; Chairman of 
the County Board two years, and is the present 
incumbent. He was elected and served one term 
as a member of the Legislature, in 1870, and for 
the past eight years has served as a member of the 
Fox River Flowage Commission for the I'niled 
(States, which h.as adjusted damages for claimants 
between Appleton and Montello to the amount of 
$175,000. equal to about 12 per cent, of the amount 
of the claims. The total claims made amount to 
between $2,000,000 and $3,000,000. Between 
$500,000 and $600,000 still remain to be adjusted. 
5Ir. Burdick is an enterprising, public-spirited man, 
who possesses good executive ability, and makes 
an efficient and faithful public officer. He is not 
only one of the oldest settlers of Green Lake 
County, but is one of the leading farmers, as well 
as one of the most popular of her many prominent 
citizens. 

■1^^0BERT C. JOHNSON, who resides on sec- 
llWf tion 34, in the town of Berlin, has been 
tlim a resident of Green Lake County since 
^^ 1 849, covering a period of forty years, 
and is numbered among the honored pioneers. He 
has followed fanning and stock-raising for a live- 
lihood, and is accounted one of the well-to-do cit- 
izens of the communit}-. He first saw tlie light of 
day in Rose Township, Wayne County, N. Y., Jan. 
12, 1830, being a son of Samuel and Polly (Bed- 
ient) Johnson. Both were born on Grand Isle in 
Lake Champlain, the former March 24. 1787, the 
latter July 23, 1794. On their marriage they set- 
tled on Grand Isle, from whence they removed to 
Wayne County, in 1816. continuing. there to make 
their home until 1833, when they became residents 
of Niagara County. Leaving the latter in 1849, 
they came to Green Lake County, and in the town 
of Berlin Mr. Johnson engaged in farming during 
the remainder of his life. On the organization of 
the Republican party he allied himself with that 
body, but previously had supported the Democratic 
party. He was a loyal citizen, and in the War of 
1812 had taken his brother's place in the ranks. 
He died Feb, 14, 1865, ',h:s wife surviving until 



March 13, 1874, when she, too, passed away. They 
were parents of eight sons and five daughters, 
seven of whom are living, but onl}' two are resi- 
dents of Green Lake County. One of the broth- 
ers. Joshua, died in the Union army in 1862. 

Our subject was educated in the old time district 
schools, and when nineteen years of age went to 
live with a brother, with whom he engaged in farm- 
ing for about three years, when his brother went to 
California, lei) ving our subject to manage .all affairs. 
Having now arrived at mature years, Mr. Johnson, 
on the 15th of September, 1853, married Eunice 
H. Abbe\', a native of Cayuga County, N. Y., born 
Oct. 1 1 , 1 833. Her father, Shubel Abbey, was born 
May 8, 1788, at Chatham, N. Y., and in 1812 
wedded Miss Eunice W. Warren, who vvas born in 
Schoharie County, N. Y., Jan. 15. 1789. He then 
bade adieu to his young bride and enlisted in his 
country's service, his brother also acting as drum- 
mer boj'. When the war was over he returned to 
Cayuga County, where they made their home until 
1835, at which time they became residents of Or- 
leans County, whence they emigrated to Wis- 
consin in 1849. He was a butcher by trade, also 
engaged in hotel keeping, and during his later years 
followed the mason's trade. Both died in Jeffer- 
son County, Wis., Mr. Abliey on the 2d of Febru- 
ary, 1871, and his wife Jan. 2. 1856. They were 
highly respected citizens and had many friends in 
the communit3\ 

Mrs. Johnson was born on the William II. Sew- 
ard farm, and in her maidenhood prepared herself 
for teaching. In 1850 she came to this county, 
wiiere her sister had previously located, and after 
teaching for six terms she laid aside her profes- 
sional duties to assume those of the household. 
One child blesses the union, a daughter. Nina A. 
Previous to his marriage Mr. Johnson had entered 
160 acres of Government land in Waushara Couut3', 
and the young couple there began their domestic 
life. Five years later he came to Green Lake 
Count}', locating in Berlin, where he now owns 133 
acres of fine land. Enterprise and industry are 
numbered among his chief characteristics and have 
been important factors in his prosperity. Politi- 
cally he is a stanch Republican and feels a deep in- 
terest in the success of that party. He has taken 



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an active part in Ihe educational interests of the 
community, held the office of Town Superintend- 
ent, was Supervisor, has served as town Treasurer 
for two 3'ears, for eight years has been Assessor, 
and is the present incumbent. He has discharged 
his official duties with luomptness and fidelity and 
is a valued citizen. His life has ever been such as 
to win the high regard and good wishes of those 
with whom he has come in contact, and he is num- 
bered among the liighly respected men of the town 
of Berlin. 



eOLUMBUS COOK, who is engaged in farm- 
. ing on section 9, in the town of Packwau- 
___ ' kee, was born in the town of Pine Grove, 
Warren Co.. Pa., on the lotii of April, 1826, and 
is of Scottish descent. The branch of the family 
to wliich he belongs was establislied in America by 
two brothers, n.atives of Scotland, wlio emigrated 
to America during the early Colonial days. One of 
tiiem, Robert Cook, was the grandfather of our 
subject. The parents of Columbus were Asa and 
Fanny (Elmer) Cook, the former a native of Mass- 
achusetts and the latter of Vermont. They were 
married in Windham County of the Green Moun- 
tain State, whence they removed to Chautauqua 
County, N. Y. They did not long remain in the 
Empire State, however, but with a four ox team — 
being before the age of railroads — they started for 
Pennsylvania, settling in Warren County, where 
thej- made their iiome until death. Both lived to 
an advanced age. They were the parents of four 
cliildren. who grew to mature years and are yet 
living, namely: Lucinda, widow of Alden Marsh, 
of Wnrren County, Pa.; Robert E., who is now 
living in Colorado: Columbus, of this sketch; and 
Eveline G., wife of J.icob M. Frencii, of Plain view, 
Minn. 

The early life of our subject was passed in much 
the usual manner of farmer lads, and the occupa- 
tion to which he was reared he has made his life 
work. His education was such as the common 
sdiDuls of the county afforded fifty years ago, but 
by subsequent reading and observation he has 
gained a practical knowledge wliich has been of 



much use to him in business life and numbers him 
among the intelligent citizens of this community. 
He keeps himself well informed on the leading 
issues of the day. and is thus able to converse upon 
almost any topic. 

One of the most important events in the life of 
Mr. Cook occurred in Chautauqua County, N. Y., 
on the 12th of May, 1850, when he was united in 
marriage with Miss Emily H. Newton, who was 
born in Chittenden County, Vt., Dec. 25, 1828, and 
is a daughter of John and Eliza AV. (Bid well) New- 
ton. Her father was a native of Massachusetts 
and her mother of Franklin County, Vt. They 
were married in the latter State, and twelve years 
later settled in Peru, whence they removed to Port 
County, N. Y , and later became residents of Chau- 
tauqua County, settling in the town of Ellicott. 
Their next home was in Bradford Countj', Pa., 
but later the3' returned to Ellicott, N. Y., where 
Mr. Newton died in 1869. His wife now finds a 
pleasant home with the wife of our subject. Mr. 
and Mrs. Newton were the parents of nine chil- 
dren, but only three of that number are now 
living, namely: John W.. Mrs. Cook, and Alelia A., 
wife of Robert Brad}-, ot Jamestown, N. Y. 

On the 16th of August, 1856, Mr. Cook, accom- 
panied by his family, consisting of wife and one 
child, left his home in Warren Count}', Pa., for Pack- 
waukee. Wis. He had previously visited in this 
locality and selected a farm. The long journey 
was made in a wagon, and four weeks were con- 
sumed in making the trip. Hardly could the trav- 
eler of to-day realize the wild and unsettled con- 
dition of the country at the time of the arrival of 
our little party. The greater part of the land was 
still undeveloped, wild game of all kinds was found 
in abundance, and the Indians yet roamed over the 
country as their hunting ground. But little im- 
provement had been made on the farm purchased 
by Mr. Cook, but he at once began the cultivation 
and development of his land, and has now a valu- 
able farm, constituting the quarter-section which 
he located on his arrival. It is pleasantly situated, 
and there is found all the necessary improvements, 
together with many ornamental ones. The home 
is a neat and substantial dwelling, tastefully fur- 
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the luxuries which tend to make life worth the 
living. Three children came to gladden the home 
by their presence — Frank L., Asa J. and Nettie E. 
The eldest is now a resident of Forest County, 
Wis.; the younger son is living in Minor County, 
Dak., and Nettie is at home. 

Thus have we given a brief sketch of one of 
Marquette County's early and most highly esteemed 
citizens, who for the long period of thirty-three 
years has been prominently identified with the farm- 
ing interests of the town of Packwaukee. He has 
also served his fellow-citizens in ofHcial positions, 
was Justice of the Peace for two years, has been a 
member of the Board of Supervisors, and was Dis- 
trict Clerk. He has given his support to the Re- 
publican party since its organization, and is one of 
the stanch advocates of its principles. 



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EDWARD McCaffrey, of Montello, is 
numbered among the early settlers of Mar- 
quette County of 1850, since whicli time he 
has been prominently identified with the agricul- 
tural and commercial interests of the communiiy. 
He is still owner of considerable farming property, 
is the popular proprietor of the American House, 
and to some extent practices law. He is a native 
of the old Bay State, having been born in Lowell, 
March 9, 1833, of Irish parentage. His father, 
Terrence McCaffrey, died when Edward was a lad 
of eight years, so our subject was early thrown 
upon his own resources. In his early youth he was 
employed in the cotton and woolen mills of his 
native city, but in 1 850, when he had reached the age 
of seventeen years he determined to leave the East 
and seek a home in the West, where he believed 
better opportunities were afforded young men. 
At Boston he found a party whose destination was 
Marquette County, Wis., and having as yet no ob- 
jective point in the West, Mr. McCaffrey was easily 
induced to join the company and in that way Mar- 
quette County gained a valuable citizen. Forty 
years have passed since that time and few railroads 
had been built west of Buffalo. So the party at 
that point embarked on a vessel bound for Jlil- 
waukee and after traversing the Great Lakes 



reached their destination. They then proceeded 
overland to Packwaukee and on his arrival Mr. 
McCaffrey entered a claim of Government", land, 
which he purchased when it came into market. He 
there settled, turning his attention to agricultural 
pursuits and with the growth and development of 
the town of Packwaukee was identified for many 
years. He still owns large landed interests in that 
town, comprising 520 acres of land, while his 
entire possessions aggregate 840 acres. 

Mr. McCaffrey, however, has by no means con- 
fined his attention to agricultural pursuits alone. In 
18G1, in company with William C. Rood, he pur- 
chased the steamer, " Lady Jane," which they ran 
between Portage and Green Bay for a period of 
four years. It was then an important business in- 
dustry and the " Lady Jane," plying up and down 
the river between the two points mentioned, car- 
ried immense quantities of grain, lumber and gen- 
eral freight. On selling his interest in the vessel 
he engaged in the lumber and grain trade in Pack- 
waukee and Montello until 1870, and during that 
time was also engaged in building large barges at 
Eureka under contract with Nutall, Leonard & Co., 
of that place, for parties in St. Louis. In 1870 he 
returned to his farm, which he cultivated until the 
winter of 1875, when he purchased the American 
House at Montello, which he has since conducted. 
It is a leading hotel and his fifteen years of exper- 
ience have made him familiar with the wants and 
desires of the public patronage so that the comfort 
of his guests is always looked after. 

One of the most important events in the life of 
Mr. McCaffrey occurred in 1852. In that year he 

1 was united in marriage with Miss Sarah Wood, a 
native of Massachusetts, born in Berkshire County. 
This worthy couple have many friends in the com- 

I munity and are hold in high fegard In* all who 
know them. 

As stated, Mr. McCaffrey is one of the well 
known citizens of Marquette County, his long resi- 
dence and varied and extensive business relations 
having brought him an extensive acquaintance. 
He was one of the representative early citizens of 
Packwaukee and for fifteen years was Chairman of 
the Board of that town. Politically, he affiliates 

; with the Democratic party. Immediately on at- 



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laining liis majority he was elected Justice of the 
Peace and has since given considerable attention 
to thestudj' of law, wliich resulted in his adraission 
to the bar in 1 870. He practices some in the courts 
of llic county, but does not care to devote his entire 
time to that profession. 

1^, EV WILLIAM I'HILLll'.v. of Westficl<l,is 
jisr^ one of the early settlers of Marquette 
(ii% County, his residence in this community 
^P covering a period of more than a third of a 
century. He is a native of the Empire State, hav- 
ing been born in Cayuga Countj'. N. Y., M.ay 10, 
1827. His parents, Augustus and Asenath (Baker) 
Phillips, were natives of Rhode Island. The fam- 
ily' is of Scotch origin and our subject belongs to 
the seventh generation from the original progeni- 
tor in America, who founded the family in the 
Colony of Massachusetts. The l$akcr family was 
founded by a gentleman of that name who emi- 
grated from his home in England and settled in 
America. Our subject is also seven generations re- 
mote from him. 

We now return to the history of his Lmmediate 
family. He was one of eight children, six sons and 
two daughters, who were born to Augustus and 
Asenath I'hillips. All grew to man and woman- 
hood, but five have now passer! atvaj'. Those liv- 
ing are Augustus, who resides in Wrightstown. 
Wis.; William; and Stepiien C, who makes his 
home in Rhode Island. The three brothers are all 
ministers of the Free Will Baptist Church and still 
another brother, Mowry, who <lied July 4, 1881, 
followed the same calling. Daniel, the third son. 
went to Texas b-fore the war between the Inited 
States and Mexico,*in<l as he has never yet been 
heard from it is supposed that lie is dead. John 
C, the eldest of the family, was born in Rhode 
Island in 1817, but the other children were all na- 
tives of the Empire Slate. He died at his home in 
Jsew York, March 24, 1874. Nancy, who was born 
Jan. 30. 1830, died on the IDth of June, 1849, and 
Mary, who was born July 30. 1831, died Oct. 30, 
1855. 'I'he mother of this family died in Onon- 
daga County, N. Y., on the 21st of May, 1836, 



after which her husband remarried and 6nally re- 
moved to Michigan, where his death occurred July 
27, 1865, at the age of seventy years, having Vjecn 
born in 1795. 

From the tender age of eleven years the subject 
of this sketch has made his own way in the world. 
In 1844, he came to the Territory- of Wisconsin, 
landing in Milwaukee. He made his home in what 
is now Waukesha County, for some time, engaged 
in jobbing in the timber business. Going to Osh- 
kosh, he there followed the same pursuit for three 
years, after which he spent considerable time in 
traveling, especially in the .South. In 1853, we 
again find him in Wisconsin, making his home in 
Beloit. where he also engaged in jobbing. In that 
city he became acqu.iinted with and married M'ss 
Isabella Watson, the wedding taking place March 
15, 1855. Iramediatel3' thereafter he removed to 
Marquette County and engaged in jobbing for a 
number of j'ears until 1864, when he embarked in 
the mercantile business in Westfield, devoting his 
energies to that pursuit until April, 1872, when he 
suffered great loss by the destruction of his building 
and goods by fire. Since that time he has been en- 
gaged in the insurance business in addition to his 
ministerial duties. He was ordained as a minister 
of the gospel April 6, 1873, and labored zealously 
for the cause until 1883, when his health would no 
longer permit him to fill regular appointments. 

By the union of William Phillips and Isabella 
Watson, three children have been born: Frank W., 
born Aug. 12, 1856, is now an editor of the Detroit 
(Mich.) Neirs. Merritt W., born Aug. 13, 1858, is 
an architect of New York City; he was graduated in 
Ripon College and then \Yent to New York, where 
he learned his present business. The youngest son, 
George W., who was born Nov. 9. 1860, is a resi- 
dent of Tyndall. S. 1). 

Mr. Philli|)s is one of the well known and es- 
teemed citizens of Marquette County. Long a 
faithful minister of the gospel, he has l)oth by pre- 
cept and example ever labored to promote the 
moral and religious growth of the community in 
which he lives, and though he is not now engaged 
in pastoral work he i-* siill a zealous laborer in the 
Master's- vineyard. lie hns ever been a strong foe 
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liquor except as a medicine, but with nil his power 
has fought strong drink as one of the greatest ene- 
mies of mankind. Socially, he is a prominent Ma- 
son, having passed to the thirty-second degree in 
that order. He was one of tlie organizers and the 
first W. M. of Westfield Lodge. No. 227. A. F. & 
A. M. 

Mr. and Mrs. Phillips have a pleasant home in 
Westfield and a farm of 200 acres near that village 
and are passing the afternoon of their lives in that 
contentment which springs from a consciousness 
of having endeavored to do their duty faithfully 
and well in every particular. 

AVID KOSEBKOOK is numbered among 
the early settlers of Green Lake County, 
and is now engaged in farming and stock- 
raising on section 12, St. Marie Township. 
His birth occurred on the 29th day of September, 
1833, near Auburn, N. Y., where his parents. Waldo 
and Anna (Palmer) Rosebrook. had for a number 
of years resided. His mother is a native of Con- 
necticut, but his father was born in the Empire 
State, where he engaged in the occupation of farm- 
ing and stock-raising, until 1836, when he came to 
Wisconsin. But few were the settlers in that State 
at that time ; many of the now densely populated 
counties were without inhabitants, and it was then 
considered a part of the far W^est. Locating in 
Waukesha County, for thirteen years he there 
made his home, at the end of which time, in 1849, 
he came with his family to Green Lake County, 
where he entered 160 acres of land from the gov- 
ernment. It was situated on section 12, St. Marie 
Township, then called Pleasant Valley Township, 
and comprises a part of the farm on which our 
subject now resides. Wild and uncnltivated was the 
land which he procured .and no building of any 
kind had been erected thereon. Without delay he 
put up a log cabin, into which the family moved, 
beginning life in true pioneer s'yie. They had 
become somewhat familiar with the hardsiiips and 
difficulties .attending pioneer life, and knew how to 
make the best of everything, yet many were the 
trials which they endured and the obstacles which 



they encountered. Mr. Rosebrook was a man of 
industrious habits and steadfast purpose, and at 
the time of his death, in 1869. had developed a 
good home. His excellent wife survived him for 
a number of years, her death occurring in 1886. 

Four sons were born to Waldo and Anna Rose- 
brook, but our subject is the only one now living, 
and it thus falls to him to perpetuate the family 
histor3^ He has resided in Wisconsin since three 
years of age, and feels a deep interest in the Stale 
which has so long been his home and his pride. He 
was educated in its primitive schools and amid its 
wild scenes was reared to manhood, becoming fa- 
miliar with the manners and customs of pioneer 
life. He also aided his father in the development 
of the old homestead farm until twenty-one years 
of age, when, having attained to man's estate, and 
wishing to provide for his future, he rented a farm 
which he and his father operated together with the 
old homestead. For five years he worked on 
shares, and then rented land whicli he cultivated 
alone for one year. 

When approaching man's estate Mr. Rosebrook 
chose for himself a life companion in the person of 
Miss Mary E. Miller, their wedding being cele- 
brated March 14, 1852. The lady is a daughter of 
John and Margaret (Wiley) Miller, who were na- 
tives of New York. Her father also engaged in 
agricultural pursuits, and removed with his family 
to Wisconsin in 1851, settling in St. Marie Town- 
ship. When nearing old age he and his wife laid 
aside all care and made their home with their chil- 
dren. Both died at the residence of their son 
in New York. Three children were born of the 
union of David and Mary Rosebrook, and the fam- 
ily circle yet remains unbroken : Charles M., the 
oldest, is still with his parents; Delbert married 
INIaud Schooley. and resides in Sanborn, Iowa; and 
Jennie A. is still with her parents. 

In 1859 Mr. Rosebrook laid aside his farming in- 
terests to accept the position of Deputy Sheriff, 
which he held for six j'ears. On assuming the du- 
ties of that office he removed to Marquette, but 
after eighteen months, purchased the land on which 
he now resides, and has since there made his home. 
His financial resources were nearly exhausted after 
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a ratlier unpretentious dwelling, whicli has since 
been replaced by a Uisty and more cdniraodiDiis 
residence. The boundaries of his farm have also 
been extended until now l.JO broad acres pay trib- 
ute to his care and cultivation. His farm is one of 
the finest in the community, and its owner is recog- 
nized as one of the leading agriculturists in the 
county. By his own efforts Mr. Roscbrook ac- 
quired the competencv which placed him in the 
comfortable circumstances in which we now find 
him. He has displayed a liberality when called 
upon to aid in the promotion of public enterprises 
which many a wealthier man might do well to fol- 
low, .and has identified himself with the best inter- 
est? of the community. He has watched the 
growth and progress of the county since 1849, has 
seen its wild prairies transformed into beautiful 
homes and farms, the Indian wigwams replaced by 
palatial residences, and the whole country blossom 
as the rose. The public, ai)preeialing his worth 
and ability, has called him to various positions of 
trust. For ten terms he served as Chairman of the 
Town Board, and was again re-elected but resigned. 
He has served as Side Supervisor for a nuniber of 
years, also as Treasurer, and as Director of the 
school district. He takes an .active part in i>oliti- 
cal affairs, warmly supporting the Republican 
party, and has often acted as deleg;.tc to the dif- 
ferent conventions. >Ii-s. Rosebrook, who is a most 
estimable lady, holds membership in the Congrega- 
tional Church at Dartford. 



?ILSON PIPHER. proprietor of a restaur- 
ant and dealer in sporting goods, is a lead- 
ing business man of Berlin. He was born 
in Northampton County, Pa., April 2;?, l.S:i'.). and 
is a son of .lohn and .lulia A. (Labar) Pipher. His 
father was born in the Keystone Slate and belongs 
to an old Pennsylvania Dutch family ; his mother 
was also born in that State, but was of French de- 
scent. 

Our subject when sixteen years of age removed 
to Belvidere. N. J., and two years later emigrated 
to Dodge County. Wis., with his parents, both of 
whom are still living. His father is one of the 



leading farmers of Dodge County. Wilson re- 
mained for two years under the parental roof after 
coming to this State and was then employed in the 
.Sherman Eating House at Minnesota .lunction for 
a year. The succeeding year of his life was spent 
in the railroad emi)loy. after which he spent six 
years in the service of the American Express Com- 
pany, being on the ro.id one year and five years in 
the offices at La Crosse. Sparta and Watertown, 
Wis. In 1868 he came to Berlin and in company 
with Mr. Geo. G. Johnston conducted the Beckwith 
House a year and a half and on the 16th of De- 
cember. 1870. embarked in his present business. 
Mr. Pipher comUicts the most popular resort in his 
line in the city and has built up a profitJible busi- 
ness. He w:is a Republican in politics until 1876, 
when he became dissatisfied with the counting of 
the presidential ballots, and has since supported 
the Democracy. 

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GRIFFITH .]. WILLIAMS, a resident of 
, Manchester. Wis., was born in Wales, on 
1 the 0th of January, 1830. His boyhood 
days were unmarked with any event of special im- 
portance, being passed amid play and work, in the 
usual manner in which lads generally spent their 
time. He acquired his education in the common 
schools, and at the age of nineteen years bade 
good-bye to friends and native land, and accom- 
p-nied his parents to America. Crossing the broad. 
Atlantic he landed on the shores of the New World 
in May. 184'.t. and continued his journey until 
reaching Green Lake" County, where he assisted 
his father in developing a farm from the wild and 
unbroken prairie. He remained at home upon the 
farm until 18()0. when on the 9th of June of that 
year he led to the mnrriage altar Miss Jane Will- 
iams, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Owens) 
Williams, who were also natives of Wales, the date 
of their emigration to America being 1844. They 
first located in Racine. Wis., but two years later 
came to Green Lake County, where Mrs. Williams 
is still living. They were the parents of a large 
family, numbering fourteen children. 

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born three children, as follows: John, who married 
Miss Jane Roberts, and is living in Green Lake 
County; Winnie, now t' e wife of Richard Thomas, 
a machinist of Chicago; and Richard, who is still 
with his parents. In political sentiment, Mr. Will- 
iams is a Republican, and though he feels a deep in- 
terest in political affairs lie could not be called a 
politician, for he has never sought public ollice. 
Both he and his wife are members of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church, and by their many friends and 
acquaintances are held in the highest regard, their 
just and upright lives entitling them to the confi- 
dence and respect of all. Few have so long been 
residents of Green Lake County as this worthy 
couple, and in the record of the pioneers we are 
pleased to enroll their nanu's. Mr. Williams has 
done all in his power to proiuute thf liest interests 
of the coramunit3', has faitlifuiiy discharged his 
duties of citizenship, and has identified himself with 
all worthy |)ublic enter|)rises. 



_^I'UGUST MATZ, a well-known citizen and 
@aJ| ! ])rosperous farmer and stock-raiser of Mar- 
I li quette County, who resides on section 15, 
^ in the town of Sliiehls, is a native of Ger- 

many, having been born in Prtijisia, Dec. II, 1837. 
His father, Ludwig Matz, who vvas born in the 
same kingdom about the year 179;), was one 
of the well-to-do farmers in the section of the coun- 
try in which he lived. His parents were also 
natives of (lernKiiiy.but udthing definitely is known 
of the more remote ancestors of our subject. Ludwig 
Matz married Anna Christina Schmidt, a native of 
Germany, and by tlieir union were born tiiree sons 
and five daughters of whom August is tiic second 
in order of birth. The molherdied Aug. 29, 1889, 
in the faith of the Lutheran Church, of which she 
had been a member many years. Mr. Matz, Sr., 
came to America in the summer of 1854, and set- 
tled on a farm near (lennania, Wis., where he 
spent the remainder of ids life, a useful and re- 
spected citizen. He was a pronounced member of 
the Lutheran Cliurch tlie greater part of his life, 
and died in full fellowship with that organization 
in 1887. 

Our subject passed the days of his boyhood and 



youth on his father's farm and since attaining to 
mature years has engaged in agricultural pur- 
suits as the means of livelihood. He is now the 
owner of 250 acres of land, seventy of which are 
under a high state of cultivation. He lias erected 
good barns and outlniildings and olheiwise im- 
proved his farm until it is considered one of the 
best in the conimunity. 

On tlie 17tli of April, 18G7, Mr. Matz wedded 
Miss Otilye Tagatz. a native of Germany, by 
wiioni he had two cliildren — Pauline and Alwine. 
Tlie molher, who was also a faithful iiu'inlicr of tlie 
Lutheran Church, was called to her final rest Aug. 
25, 1871. Mr. Matz was again married Dec. 7, 
1871, his second union being with Julia Tagatz, a 
native of Blarquette County. Unto them have 
been born three sons and three daughters, as fol- 
lows: Adolph, Julius, Anna, Thilde, Lora and 
August. The last named died March 6, 1875, 

During the late Civil War, Mr. Matz did honor 
to himself and the country of his adoption by gal- 
lantly marching to the front as a member of Com- 
pany H, 1st Wisconsin Cavalry. He participated 
in the engagement at West Point, Ga., and many 
other important battles. His term of service con- 
tinued from Nov. 1, 1864, until July, 18G5, when he 
was honorably' discharged at Nashville, Tenn. He 
immediately returned to Marquette County and 
resumed his chosen occupation of farming, which 
he continued with a marked degree of success. In 
politics, he is a stanch Democrat but has never 
aspired to political notoriety. He has however, 
served as Supervisor at various intervals for many 
3ears. He is an influential member of the Lutheran 
Church and is justly recognized as one of the lead- 
ing citizens of tlie comniuiiil\'. 



>* Ik J. DURHAM, the leading lumber dealer 
\\4W// ^^ Plainfield, has been a resident of tiiat 
W^ place since January, 1881, at which time 
he i)urfhased the lumber yard of Sherman Bard- 
well. Prominent in business circles, he is recc-g- 
nized as one of the most enterprising and progres- 
sive citizens of the county, and as such is held in 
high esteem by all. He is a native of the Key- 



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stone State, having been born in Girard Township. 
ErieCount3'. in 1850. His father, Benjamin Dur- 
ham, is a native of New Yori< and with his family 
moved from Pennsjlvania to Manmee, Lucas Co., 
Oiiio, where he iieid the position as Superintend- 
ent of an ore factory for a considerable time. 
When our subject was a lad of fifteen years the 
family removed toTomah, Wis., and thence went 
to La Crosse, where Mr. Durliam, Sr., became pro- 
prietor of the Eperson House, of whifli he still has 
charge. 

In Toniali, W. .1. Durham attended school for 
about two years, and then served an apprentice- 
ship in the flouring-mill of George Runkle. When 
twenty years of age he went to Ft. Scott, Kan., 
where he was engaged in the capacity of a miller 
uniil March, 1879, when after eight months' ab- 
sence he returned to Tomah to visit his friends. 
While at liome, an opportunity presented itself 
which promised bettor than his work in Kansas. 
I). .1. Spaulding was at that time erecting a mill in 
Black River Falls, and desired to engage Mr. Dur- 
ham as book-keeper. The latter had pursued a 
course of book-keeping while a student in Tomah, 
and believing himself competent to occupy the pro- 
fered position, he accepted and entered the employ 
of Mr. Spaulding witli whom he remained for 
two years; at the end of that time his employer 
having established a sawmill in Unity, Wis., Mr. 
Durham was placed in ch.argc and since that time 
has been constantly engaged in lumbering. His 
business in Northern Wisconsin was quite prosper- 
ous and lucrative and it w.as only to afford his 
children better social and educational advantages, 
that he relinquisiied his labors in that section and 
came to Plainfield. 

Mr. Durham was marrieil in 187.'} to Miss Lo- 
raiue Spaulding, a sister of D. .1. Spaulding. She 
was born in Black River Falls. Her father Jacob 
Spaulding was a well-known pioneer of that 
place. They have three children, a son and tno 
daughters, Frank, Jennie and Minnie. They lost 
their eldest child, Roland, who died at the age 
of four and one-half years. Mr. Durham Is a pub- 
lic-spirited and entei prising citizen who takes a 
commendable interest in every enterprise which 
tends to promote the general welfare of the com- 



munity in which he makes his home. As a busi- 
ness man, he is energetic and successful. In politi- 
cal sentiment he is a Republican and in his social 
relations is a Mason, and a charter member of the 
Modern Woodmen, Taber Camp No. 1,223. 



r_^ENRY DAXTZ, of Princeton, Green Lake 
|ljjK County, h.as been a resident of Wisconsin 
(^^^ since the territorial days, having settled in 
'^> Columbia County in 1844. He is a native 
of the Empire State, and a son of John and Fannie 
(Hubbard) Dantz, the former a native of Germany 
and the latter born of English parentage. John 
Dantz was a Hessian soldier, and during the Rev- 
olutionary War was brought to America to aid the 
English in their attempt to subjugate the Colonies. 
When the struggle was over he determined to make 
his home In this country, and for man}' years en- 
gaged in milling, which trade he learned in his 
native Ismd. He also followed farming for a part 
of the time. At the time of his death, which oc- 
curred in the spring of 1836. he was a resident of 
Ontario County, N. Y., and his remains were in- 
terred in the cemetery- at West Richmond. After 
the death of her husband Mrs. Dantz went to 
Rochester, where she made her home with her 
daughter until she too passed away. Both were 
highly respected citizens, and there reared their 
family of seven childien, all of whom grew to man- 
hood and womanhood, trained to habits of indus- 
try and morality. 

Henry Dantz is now in the eighty-sixth year of 
his age. He was born or\, the 8th of September. 
1804, in Essex County, N. Y., and in the common 
schools of the neighborhood acquired his education, 
though his advantages were quite limited. At the 
early age of seven 3'ears he began life for himself, 
acting as chore boy for a man in whose emjiloy he 
remained for two years. When nine years of age 
he was apprenticed to the trade of cloth-making In 
the town of Poultney, Vt., where he remained for 
twelve years. He thoroughly mastered the trade 
of cloth manufacturing, becoming familiar with its 
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leaving Poultney he trareled as a journevman for 
three or four years, after which he went to New 
Yoric, continuing in the same line of business as an 
employe for the two succeeding years. He tlien 
determined that his labors should be for himself 
.Tnd not in the interest of others, so he opened an 
establishment for the manufaclnre of cloth in New 
York, where for eight years he did a lucrative 
business. Attracted by the brilliant prospects of 
the West, he then disposed of his interests in the 
Em|>ire State and emigrated to Wisconsin. That 
was in the year 1844. On the 20th of January 
previous, he was united in marriage with Miss 
Maliala Farrington and. accompanied by his 3'oung 
bride, started for the far country, as it was then 
considered. Railroads had not yet spanned tlie 
continent, and as d.ays, and often weeks, were re- 
quired in making the trip the distance seemed very 
gi'eal. 

The young couple settled in Columbia County, 
where Mr. Dantz pre-empted 160 acres of wild 
land. He was the first settler in the town of Ran- 
dolph. He built a little log cabin, which is yet 
staniling as a memento of pioneer da3's, and then 
began the development of a farm. The task was 
an arduous one, but for six 5-ears he engaged in the 
cultivation of the land which iie secured on his ar- 
rival. At the end of that time he came to Green 
Lake County, settling in Dayton Township, now 
the town of Green Lake. He there purcliased 
eighty acres of land, upon whicli the work of culti- 
v.ataion and improvement had been hardly begun, 
and together with his efforts towarii its develop- 
ment had charge of a tavern. His home being 
situated at the "four corners" and on the main 
traveled road north to Milwaukee, he entertained 
all visitors from Ripon, Markesan, Princeton and 
Kingston. The Dantz Tavern gained a wide repu- 
tation and there for twenty years our subject ex- [ 
tended his hospitality to the wayfarer. His farming 1 
interests also prospered and to his original purchase i 
he added twenty-two acres, all of which he placed 
under a high state of cultivation. Finding his task 
too arduous for one of his age and having acquired 
sufficient means to enable him to lay aside all care, 
in 1870, Mr. Dantz removed to Princeton. The 
habit of uidustry was so inwrouo;ht into his nature. 



however, that he could not at once lay aside all 
business, and for a year he engaged in the grocery 
trade, but since that time he has lived in the enjoy- 
ment of the fruits of former years. 

In 1880 Mr. Dantz was called upon to mourn 
the loss of his loved wife, who died on the 13th of 
July. She was a most estimable lady, loved and 
revered by all, and the sympathy of the entire 
community was extended to the bereaved family. 
Three children have blessed the union, but the two 
eldest, William Wallace and Henry M., are now 
deceased. lone, the daughter, is now the wife of 
Charles Bentley, who resides in Kansas City, Mo. 

During almost his entire residence in Green 
Lake County, Mr. Dantz has served as a public 
officer. While living in Green Lake Township, 
he served as Justice of the Peace for fifteen years, 
for the same length of time was Pathmaster and 
for one year was Supervisor, and since his removal 
to Princeton has been Justice of the Peace for six 
years. He manifests a deep interest in political 
affairs, and is a faithful adherent of the Democratic 
party. He was Postmaster eight years previous to 
Lincoln's administration. 

-r^i^r 

ATIIAN W. TAYLOR, a leading citizen of 
Green Lake County, is engaged in farm- 
ing on section 4 in the town of Brook- 
lyn. His possessions now comprise 380 acres of 
fine land, constituting one of the best homes in the 
community. The entire amount is under cultiva- 
tion. The many improvements which have been 
m.ide. the excellent grades of stock there raised, 
and the well tilled fields all indicate the care and 
supervision of one who thoroULihly understands his 
l)usiness, and possesses great enterprise and dili- 
gence. For thirty-three years he has been a resi- 
dent of the town of Brooklyn, and is accounted 
one of its best farmers and most influential 
citizens. 

Mr. Taylor was born in Orange County, N. Y., 
Dec. 19, 1838. His paternal grandfather was of 
New England birtli. He was born in 1789, and 
served his countr}^ in the AVar of 1812. He mar- 
ried Nellie Courtwright. who was of English and 



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German parentage, and they passed their entire 
wedded life in Oiansfe County, both dying at an 
advanced age. 

Our subject was tlie only child of his parents. 
When but four years old. he went to live with his 
paternal grandfather, where he made his home until 
seventeen years of age. He attended school but a 
few months during each year, and at the age of 
thirteen began working as a farm hand by the 
month. In 1H56 Charles 1). McConnell, of the 
town of Brooklyn, who had formerly been a resi- 
dent of Orange County, N. Y.. returned to his old 
home on a visit, and while there made arrangements 
with our subject to return with him to Wisconsin, 
where he workeil for Mr. McConnell for a year. 
Being pleased with the country. Mr. Taylor re- 
mained and was in the employ of IMr. Wm. N. 
McConnell for seven years, at the end of which time, 
with the money which he had saved from his earn- 
insis, he purchased eighty acres of land in the town 
of Brooklyn. He had only money enough to make 
a partial payment, going in debt to the amount of 
^1,100. It was not long before he had paid off 
his indebtedness, and as his financial resources in- 
creased he added to his land, until it now com- 
piises 380 acres. He is truly a self-made man, and 
deserves no little credit for the degree of success 
to which he has attained. 

Upon the 31st of December, 1866, Mr. Taylor 
led to the marriage altar Miss Kate Durl.and, a na- 
tive of Orange County, N. Y., l)orn Aug. 2, 18-10. 
Her parents were Samuel C. and Catharine (Mann- 
ing) Durland, and when Kate was a child they re- 
moved to Luzerne Count}-, Pa., nuaking that their 
home until 1866, when the}- came to this count}'. 
The father died at the age of sixty six years, but 
his wife is still living at the advanced age of seven- 
ty-nine. They were tiie |)arents of eight children, 
Mrs. T.aylor being the fifth in order of birth. By 
her marriage she has a family of six children: 
Myrtle N., who died at the age of nineteen years; 
William M., Mary and Myra, twins, Jennie E. and 
Gracie. 

Mr. and Mrs. Taylor h;ive a pleasant home upon 
their farm, where they are surrounded by all the 
comforts of life. He is a Republican in politics, and 
cast his first Presidential vote for Lincoln. Soci:il- 



\y, he is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and 
his wife is a communicant of the Methodist Church. 
He has been honored with several local offices of 
trust, was Treasurer of the School District for 
twenty-one years, for eight terms served as Side 
Supervisor, and he is now Chairman of the Town 
Board. 



«I^AELOROUS ROOT, owner and proprietor of 
^j// the new hotel of Darlford. Wis., was born 
^ in Otsego County. N. Y., .Inly 1 1. 18i>0. and 
is a son of Truman and Alvira (Harrington) Root. 
Not much is known of the early history of the fam- 
ily. The father was a native of Massachusetts and 
when a young man removed to New York, where 
he married Miss Harrington, a native of Otsego 
County. The Harrington family was one of the 
first to settle in Milwaukee, and Perry G. Harring- 
ton, a kinsman of our subject, served in the State 
legislature. Mrs. Root died in the i)rinie of life in 
her native county, leaving five children, three sons 
and two (laughters. She was a member of the Chris- 
tian Church, and her loss was deeply deplored by 
her many friends. In early life, Mr. Root learned 
the trade of a carpenter and joiner. He carried on 
a cabinet making shop in New York and in connec- 
tion with that business engaged in wool carding 
and cloth dressing. He was a second time married, 
the lady of his choice being Ruth Gardner. Both 
died in the Empire State at an advanced age, he in 
the faith of the Universalist Church, of which he 
was a member. Unto them had been born seven 
children. 

Our subject was the third child born to Truman 
and Eliza Root. He acquired his education in the 
district schools, but at the early age of fourteen 
3'ears began learning the cabinet maker's trade, at 
which he worked for .ibout thirteen years. He 
thoroughly mastered the business in that time and 
bi'ing an expert workman could command good 
wages. However, he decided to try his fortune in 
the West and in the year 1845 emigrated to Mil- 
waukee, Wis., but soon afterward removed to Elk- 
horn, where the two succeeding years of his life 
were passed. 

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resident of Green Lake County, and on the 14tli of 
February, of that year, led to the marriage altar 
Miss Sybil M. Westcott. a native of Otsogo County. 
N. Y. Theirs was the third wedding celebrated in 
the town of Brooklyn. Klsewhere in this slieteh we 
give the family history of Mrs. Root. The young 
couple began their domestic life upon a farm in the 
town where tliey were married and unto them there 
was born a family of five children: Frances E. is the 
wife of Lucius Thomas, by whom she has one child; 
Floyd L. married Annie Taggart and lias four chil- 
dren ; Flavius E. wedded Mary Howell and their 
union has been blessed with two children; Miron 
and Jessie are at home. 

In 1881, Mr. Root erected the Root Hotel, which 
lias since been operated bj- some member of the 
family, he being the present proprietor. He makes 
a popular landlord .and the Root hotel has gained 
a reputation with the traveling public of which 
many a larger institution of the kind miglit well be 
proud. He pays careful attention and consider- 
ation to the wants of his customers and has there- 
fore won tlieir good will and wishes. In connection 
with his hotel property he is the owner of 105 acres 
of fine land about three miles northeast of Dartford. 
Mr. Root h.as made what he has by his own efforts 
and deserves no little credit for his success in over- 
coming the obstacles and difficulties whicii have ob- 
structed his path. He has served his town as Sup- 
ervisor for one term and in political sentiment is a 
Democrat. 

The Westcott family of which Mrs. Root is a 
member, was founded in America at an early day 
by Stukley Westcott, a native of P^ngland, who 
emigrated to this country and settled in one of the 
New England States. His son Reuben, grandfather 
of Mrs. Root, was a Massachusetts farmer. He mar- 
ried Susan Levings, and unto them was born a fam- 
ily of twelve children. In an early day they re- 
moved to Otsego County, X. Y.. being numbered 
among its pioneer settlers. 

Mrs. Root's grandfather Russell was born in 
Connecticut. His father was a native of Ireland, 
and accompanied by his family crf)ssed the Atlan- 
tic to America, but died soon after his arrival, 
leaving three children, one of whom, William, was 
apprenticed to a slioemaker. He followed that trade 



throughout his entire life. When the Revolution- 
arv AVar broke (mt. he entered the service as an of- 
ficer's servant, but .as soon as he was old enough 
enlisted in the ranks, continuing to tight for the 
cause of freedom until the armies were victorious. 
After the close of tlie War, he was made captain of 
a company of militia. He wedded Sybil Crosby, 
by whom he had six children, Mrs. Root's mother 
being the fifth in order of birth. The family re- 
moved to Otsego County, N. Y.. and were numbered 
itmong its early settlers. 

Andrew Westcott, father of Mrs. Root, was born 
in the old Bay State in 1796, but when u young 
man emigrated to Otsego Counl}\ N. Y., where he 
became .acquainted with and married Miss Hannah 
Russell, who was born in Vermont in 1800. but 
during her infancy was brought by her parents to 
Otsego County. In 1845 they left the East and 
cast their lot with the pioneer settlers of Wiscon- 
sin, locating in Waushara County, but the follow- 
ing spring located on a farm on section 10 in the 
town of Brooklyn, Green Lake County. Mr. West- 
cott was not long permitted to enjoy his new home. 
He died in 1849 and was the first person buried in 
the Dartford Cemetery. His wife was called to her 
final rest the following year. Both were members 
of the Methodist Episcopal Church and active work- 
ers in the Master's vineyard. In their family were 
four children, three sons and one daughter, who 
became the wife of our suliject. 

\fl EWIS HENRY COVILLE, who is exten- 
ll (f§. sively engaged in stock-raising and dairying 
Jl^ -- ^ on a line grazing farm of 120 acres situated 
on section 10 in the town of Warren, Waushara 
County, is a native of New York. He was born in 
the town of Coventry, Chenango County, on tiie 
•22nd of May, 1838, and is of English and Welsh 
extraction. His paternal grandfather was a native 
of Wales, from which country he emigrated to 
Canad.a. where he spent the remainder of his life. 
His maternal grandfather, Jose|>h Foote, a native 
of Massachusetts, fought for American iude|)end- 
ance. He was only sixteen years of age when .as 
a drummer boy he enlisted in his country's service. 



512 



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For six yecirs he served under llie immediate com- 
mand of Gen. Washington, with wliom lie was per- 
sonally- acquainted, and at the dose of the war was 
mustered out .as orderly sersjc-jnl. He then settled 
in New Ycn-k. wiiere he spent the remainder of his 
days, dying at the advanced age of one luindred 
3'ears, three months and sixteen days. 

Simeon Coville. the father of our subject, was 
prohably born in Canada in 1794, and was there 
reared to nianliood, but when the War of 1812 
broke out he was drafted into the Britisli service, 
and his sympathies being enlisted with the Ameri- 
can people, he deserted and came to the United 
States, joining the American forces, with which he 
fought until the close of the war, although he 
never regularlj- enlisted. He also had four broth- 
ers who deserted the British service and crossing 
the line into this country defended the stars and 
stripes. When the war was over he settled in New 
York, where he became .acquainted with and mar- 
ried Abigail Foote, who was born near the city of 
Hudson in 1796. During the early history- of 
Wisconsin, accompanied by his family he emi- 
grated to this .State, and became tlie second settler 
in tlie town of Ashiton, Dodge County. The 
countr}' was then almost in its primitive condition, 
and the family shared in tlie trials and privations 
incident to pionear life. They afterward removed 
to Adams Count}', and about the time of the 
breaking out of the Civil War became residents of 
Waushara County, but at tlie close of that strug- 
gle Simeon Coville and his wife removed to Wau- 
kesha County, where they made their home with 
their daughter, Mrs. Dorcas Robinson, until death. 
The husl)and die<l in March, 1872, and in May, 
1883, the wife was called home. Both were mem- 
bers of the Methodist Episcopal Church and were 
highly respected citizens. 

Lewis Henrj- Coville, whose name heads this 
sketch, was but three years of age when he was 
brouglitbj- his family to the Territory of Wiscon- 
sin. Amid its wild scenes he was reared to man- 
hood .nnrl ill the primitive schools received hisedu- 
cati<)n. Aiding his father in the cultivation of the 
home farm until twenty-one years of .age, he then 
started out in life for himself, his first venture be- 
ing the purchase of 240 acres of land, upon which 



lie made his home for seven 5-ears. At the expir- 
ation of that time he traded his first farm for the 
120 acres of grazing land before mentioned. At 
that time only one and a half acres had been 
cleared, while the only improvements consisted of 
a little log cabin of one room built upon the clear- 
ing. For twenty-two years it continued to be his 
home, but a nuinl)or of years since it was replaced 
by a commodious and substantial residence. 

Mr. Coville w.as united in marriage with Miss 
Melissa, daughter of T. Anderson, an 1 by their 
union two children were born — Thorn, who was 
born April 16, 1860; and Delbert, who was born 
Oct. 14, 1865, and wedded Mary .Jordan. The 
mother departed tliis life Feb. 21, 1869. .She was 
a faithful and consistent member of the Wesleyan 
Methodist Episcopal Church, of which denomina- 
tion her father was a minister for manj' years. Mr. 
Coville was again married on the 9th of Novem- 
ber, 1872, when Miss Sarah Decker became his 
wife. She is an estimable lady, having many 
warm friends in this commnnity, and is a daughter 
of James and Elizabeth (Travis) Decker. They 
also have one son, Milo A., born Dec. 1, 1873. 

When the Civil War was in progress. Mr. Co- 
ville responded to the country's call for aid by 
enlisting in Company H, of the 30th Wisconsin 
Infantry. For a period of eighteen months the 
regiment made its headquarters at Madison, in the 
meantime doing guard duty at Milwaukee over the 
Ozark rioters. In the spring of 1863 Mr. Coville 
accompanied his command to Hartland. Dodge 
Count}', and assisted in the enforcement of the en- 
rollment of that county. He then went to Shell- 
burg, in the soutliern part of the Slate, whore lie 
assisted in performing a siiniliar duty, after which 
lie returned to JLadison. He was there tsiken sick 
and confined in the post hospital at Camp Randall 
for several weeks. When able once more to re- 
sume duty he was transferred to Company A, 22nd 
Regiment Veteran Corps. He was then sent to 
the provost marshal's office at Green Bh}', and there 
•acted as orderly sergeant, being engaged in the 
service for fourteen months when he rejoined his 
company at Camp Reno at Milwaukee. He was 
honorably discharged on the 6th of September, 
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Since his return Mr. Coville has given special nl 
tention to stocli-raising, his farm l)eing peuuliarlv 
aiiapted to that purpose. Since 1881 he has also 
been extensively engaged in the dairy business. 
In botli pursuits he has been quite successful and 
now ranks among the well-to-do farmers of the 
community. He is also numbered among the rep- 
resentative and progressive citizens of Waushara 
County, where he is widely and favorably known. 
Politically he is a Republican and socially is a 
member of Edwin Saxe Post, No. 135, G. A. R., of 
Wautoma, and Pine River Lodge, No. 207, A. F. 
<fe A. M. 



^OHN VOLNEY SWETTING, attovney-at- 
II law, and one of the early settlers of Berlin. 
Wis., was born in the town of Whitestown, 
Oneida Co., N. Y., Dec. 4, 1817, and is the 
son of John and Mary (Sessions) Swetting. The 
Swetting, or " Sweeting" family, as the name was 
originally spelled, is of English origin, and was 
founded in America in Cromwell's time by a {)olit- 
ical refugee from England. He settled at Mans- 
field, Mass., where he reared a famil}'. 

Dr. Lewis Swetting, one of the descendants of 
that gentleman, and the grandfather of our sub- 
ject, married Abiah Cobb, and their son, John 
Swetting, who was born in Mansfield, Aug. 15, 1765, 
removed to New York in 1787, and settled near Al- 
bany. Later he became a resident of Onondaga 
County, whence he removed to Oneida County. 
He wedded Mary Sessions, who was born in 
Queechy, Windsor Co., Vt., the wedding taking 
place in the town of Paris, Oneida Co.. N. Y., 
March 12, 1817. Four children were born of their 
union, of whom John Volney, of this sketch, was the 
eldest; George Rodney, the second son, mairied 
Charlotte Pier, and died May 30, 1866. His widow 
is now the wIfeofStillman Wright, of Berlin; Mary, 
the eldest daughtei-, died at the age of twenty 
years; Elizabeth J., who completes the family, is 
the wife of Judge Joseph E. Gary, of Chicago, who 
presided at the famous trial of the anarchists in 
1888. Judge and Mrs. Gary have three children, 
daughters. 

Our subject was renred on a farm in the town of 



Westmorekand, Oneida County, where his parents 
removed when he was but two 3'ears of age. He 
attended the district school and worked on the 
farm, as the season admitted, until sixteen years of 
age, when the family removed to Clinton, Oneida 
Co., N.Y., where better educational advantages were 
afforded. There John pursued a course of study 
at the Clinton Liberal Institute, and prepared him- 
self for the legal profession under the direction of 
Judge Othniel S. Williams, a prominent member 
of the Clinton bar. On July U, 1843, he was ad- 
mitted to, and entered upon the practice of his 
profession in Clinton. Mr. Williams having been 
elected Surrogate of Oneida County, Mr. Swetting 
was appointed his clerk, and served in that capac- 
ity for a period of eight years. In the summer of 
1850 he emigrated to AYisconsin in search of a 
favorable location in which to establish a practice, 
and being favorably impressed with the appearance 
of the young village of Berlin, or as it was then 
more generally called '-Strong's Landing," he de- 
cided to make that place his home, and at once 
began business in his chosen profession. The fol- 
lowing year, 1851, he formed a law partnership 
with the Hon. Ezra AVheeler, subsequently State 
Senator and member of Congress, which connec- 
tion continued two years, after which Mr. Swetting 
was alone in business. 

In politics, our subject is a pronounced Democrat, 
and notwithstanding his residence in a commuuity 
where his party is in the minority, he has been fre- 
quentl}' elected to public office. He has served as 
Sui)ervisor of the town of Berlin, and member of 
the County Board, also as Court Commissioner, 
Alderman and Notary Public. In 1877 he was ap- 
pointed Clerk of the Circuit Court, to fill a vacancy, 
and after serving out the unexpired term, a 3'ear 
and a half, was elected his own successor and dis- 
charged the duties of the office for the two suc- 
ceeding years. An interval of a few 3^ears then 
elapsed, when in 1884, he was again elected to the 
same office, in which he then served until Jan. 1, 
1889. In 1877 Mr. Swetting was appointed as 
Commissioner to ascertain the amount of damages 
caused by the overflowing of the Fox River through 
the construction of dams. He served two years in 
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to the same position in 1884. since which time he 
has served as a member of the Board of Commis- 
sioners on overflowed lands, covering a period of 
nearly five y<?ars. 

Mr Swelling was married in Jacksonville. III., 
July 10. 1851. to Miss Maria Louisa Bro.idwell, a 
daughter of Baxter and Mary (Lindsley) Broad- 
well. She was born in the town of Bethel, Mor- 
gan Co., 111., in August. 1827, and by her marriage 
became the mother of six children, four of whom, 
two sons and t-^-o daughters, are yet living. Eu- 
gene Broadwell. the eldest, died at the age of four 
years; Frederick Rodney died when two 3ears of 
age; Ernest Volney was born in Berlin, Aug. 1, 
1858, married Mrs. Bernice P. Johnson, and is now 
a practicing attorney of P^slhervillc, Iowa; Luther 
Forsylhe is engaged in mining at Idaho Springs. 
Colo.; Mar}- E. is the wife of William H. Bassett, 
of Duluth. Minn.; and Catherine Louise, the 
youngest, resides with her parents. 

For nearly forty years Mr. .Swelling has been a 
resident of Berlin, and has been identified with its 
growth from a mere hamlet to a beautiful city, con- 
taining 5,000 inhabitants. In whatever jjosition 
he has been placed, he has .ilways performed the 
duties devolving upon him with ability .ind fidel- 
ity, by which he has won the esteem and confidence 
of his fellow-citizens. On religions sulijects he 
entertains broad and liberal views, never having 
united with any church. He is genial and social 
in his intercourse with his fellow- men, and as a cit- 
izen stands deservedly high in the comnuinity 
where he has so long resided. 



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^^ERMAN BUCKLAND. one of the most 
f| j ^=- extensive land owners of Green Lake Coun- 
^^5 ly. who now resides on section 6 in the town 
of Brookljn, has made his home in this communil}- 
for almost forty jears. lie was born in Rutland 
County. Vt., -March 29,1829, his parenU, Hiram 
and Candace (Hale) Buckland, being also natives 
of the Green Mountain Slate. On the maternal 
side our subject is of Scotch descent, and on the 
paternal side of English origin, the family having 



been established in America by five brothers of En- 
glish birth, who crossed the Atlantic and settled in 
the New England States at an early day. His 
grandfather was a Revolutionary soldier. 

When German was a lad of ten years he was 
deprived of a father's care and counsel. Mr. Buck- 
land dying at the age of forty-four years. His 
mother, however, suivived him manj- years, she 
attaining the allotted three score years and ten. 
Mr. Buckland was a highly esteemed citizen, and 
his wife a zi alons Christian woman. She remained 
true to her husband's memory, never again marrj'- 
ing, though many years passed ere she crossed the 
river to meet him in the belter land. Of their 
four children our subject is the 3'onngest. As he 
was but ten years of age when his father died, and 
was not restricted b^- his care, he left school at an 
earl}' age. but had already obtained a good knowl- 
edge of the common branches. His early de- 
ficienc}-. however, has been largely overcome bj- 
subsequent reading and observation, supplemented 
by travel. He is now an intelligent citizen, always 
keeping himself well informed on the leading 
questions of the day. He entered upon a business 
career at the age of fifteen, obtaining a position as 
driver on the tow-path of the Erie Canal, after 
which he returned to his native county and worked 
among the farmers of the community. In 1850, 
with the share received from his father's estate, 
about *500. he started for the West with the inten- 
tion of trying his fortune upon its broad prairies. 
Going to Algonquin, 111., where he had an uncle 
living, he was employed as a merchant's clerk for 
about eight montljs. at the end of which lime he 
came to Green Lake County and purchased the 
farm on which he now lives. Some }'cars later, in 
company with a brcther-in-law. he started for Pike's 
Peak, but at Omaha met the tide of emigration re- 
turning. His companion decided to go no further, 
but Mr. Buckland hitched his team with one en 
route for California. He sjient II. e next six years 
of his life on the Piicific Slope, eng.nged in mining 
in the Golden State, Washington and British Col- 
umbia. 
• On his return to Wisconsin, Mr. Buckland again 
resumed farming, which occupation he h.as followed 
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he had but little capital with which to begin life, 
and the many reverses and obstacles which he has 
encountered, he has risen step by step to a position 
of wealth and affluence, and is now one of the most 
extensive land owners in the community, his pos- 
sessions aggregating 1,160 acres, oiO of which is 
situated in Green Lake Countj% the remaining 640 
in Cass County, N. D. Public spirited and pro- 
gressive, he is a valued citizen, and is always found 
in the foremost ranks for the promotion of any 
enterprise calculated to benefit the community. 
He casts his ballot witli the Republican part}^ and 
both he and his wife are members of the Congre- 
gational Church. 

Mr. Buckland married Miss Mary Ann Willis, 
daughter of Anthony Willis. Iler father was born 
in Rutland County, Vt., June 27. 1809, and in his 
youth learned the trade of a machinist in Lowell, 
Mass.; however, he followed cabinet making and 
painting. On the 24th day of October, 1832, he 
was joined in wedlock with Sabrina Mead, who was 
born in Rutland County, Aug. 16, 1813, and was a 
daughter of William and Rosanna (Bigelow) Mead. 
They were parents of ten cliildren, eight of 
whom grew to maturity. The father, who was of 
English descent, served as an American soldier in 
the War of 1812, and died at the sige of forty-five 
years, his wife departing this life at the advanced 
age of eighty-four j'ears. 

About four years after tiieir marriage, Mr. Willis 
and his wife became residents of St. Lawrence 
County, N. Y., where lie worked at his trade until 
his health failed him, when he came with his family 
to Green Lake County, settling in the town of 
Brooklyn, in 1851. Believing that work in the 
open air would greatly i^enefit him, he turned his 
attention to farming, which he followed until his 
death, on the 11th day of March, 1889. His wife 
still survives him. He was an active worker in the 
Congregational Church, and helped to organize the 
first church of tiiat denomination at Bluffton, of 
which he was deacon for some seventeen years. 
Mrs. Willis is a most estimable lady and, like her 
husband, is a faithful member of the Congrega- 
tional Church. Their six children are Mrs. Buck- 
land, Mrs. William Thrall, deceased; Mrs. G. L. 
Thomas; William H., who died in the Union Armv ; 



Mrs. Capt. Oscar Barrett, deceased, and Dr. Charles 
M., of Berlin. 

The union of Mr. and Mrs. Buckland has been 
blessed with five children, three of whom are 
yet living: Ellen S., at home; Edwin F., who died 
when two years old; Julia I., who died at the age 
of twent\'-four; Willis S.. who is now employed in 
a wholesale notion store at Milwaukee; and Ralph 
H., at home. This family ranks high in the social 
world; its members are valued citizens, and it is 
certainly deserving of a representation in this 
volume. 



jRRIN I. FULLER, who is engaged in gen- 
eral farming, stock-raising and dairying on 
section 24, Berlin Township, Green Lake 
Countj', was one of the first settlers of the commu- 
nity in which he now rnakes his home. He is a na- 
tive of Wyoming County, N. Y., where his birth 
occurred Feb. 25, 1827. His parents were Orrin and 
Lucy (Otis) Fuller. The Fuller family is of English 
origin, and was founded in A/merica during early 
Colonial days, by one of the Mayflower passengers. 
The grandfather of our subject. Lot Fuller, was a 
Massachusetts farmer, and like a loyal citizen, 
fought for his country's freedom in the Revolution- 
ary War. He married Millie Jones, and they had 
ten children. In an early day they removed to 
Oneida County, N. Y., where they spent their de- 
clining years, the death of both occurring at the 
age of eighty-four. 

Orrin Fuller, Sr., was born in Oneida County, 
Dee. 29, 1794, and there grew to manhood. He 
wedded Miss Otis, a native of the same county, born 
Ma3' 27, 1801. Soon afterward they removed to 
Wyoming County, N. Y., which formed a part of 
the old Holland Purchase, and in the midst of the 
wilderness, developed a farm. In 1846, Mr. Ful- 
ler, accompanied by his two sons, Orrin and John, 
came to Green Lake County, reaching their destina- 
tion in tlie month of June. AVisconsin was yet a 
Territory-, and from the Government he purchased 
a quarter-section of land, which he deeded to his 
sons, and then returned to New York to bring the 
remainder of the family to their new home. He 
was taken sick and was thus detained until 1847, 



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but in the meantime John died, and Oirin was left 
alone in the West, with no near neighbors, and no 
friends. The first home of the family was a log 
cabin. 16x26 feet, where they lived in true pioneer 
style. Mr. Fuller was a member of the Free- Will 
Baptist Church, and after the dissolution of the 
Whig party, of which he was a member, he gave 
his support to the Republican party. 

The family to which our subject belongs, num- 
bered nine children, five sons and four daughters, 
six of whom are yet living. He was the third in 
order of birth, and in the district schools of his na- 
tive State he acquired his education. Wlien fifteen 
years of age he began learning the trade of a tan- 
ner and currier, at wliich he worked for a year and 
a half. Since 1816, he has made his home in Wis- 
consin, and is numbered among the representative 
farmers and respected citizens of Green Lake 
County. His first purchase of land consisted of 
eighty acres, but he now owns and operates 142^ 
acres. In connection with the cultivation of his 
land, he operates a dairy, keeping many cows for 
that purpose. 

Mr. Fuller was married Feb. 5. 1850, the lady of 
his choice being Hannah Bush, sister of Nicholas 
Bush, in whose sketch appears the history of the 
family. She was born in Chautauqua County, N. 
Y., Aug. 17. 1819, and died Dec. 6, 1886, leaving 
four children. She was a kind and affectionate 
wife and mother, and stood high in the esteem of 
the people of the community. Maryette A., the 
eldest daughter, is the widow of J. F. Battell, by 
whom she has one son ; Janet O.. is the next younger; 
Addie is the wife of B. S. Wolcolt. and lias one 
son; Lucy K. completes the family. For forty- 
three years Jlr. Fuller has resided upon the farm 
wliich is still his home, and has been a witness of 
the growth and development of the county. See 
portraits. 



eHAULES RICHARDS, the owner of Pack, 
waukee Mill, which is located on Ox Creek, 
on section 17. in the town of Packwaukee, 
is numbered among the enterprising business men 
of Maiquette County, and has been engaged in his 
present line since 1859. The mill was erected for 



a general custom mill, but is now devoted to the 
manufacture of buckwheat flour for the Chicago 
market. He, himself, raises a large amount of the 
buckwheat there ground, probably cultivating that 
grain to a larger extent than any other man in Wis- 
consin. His average production is about five hun- 
dred bushels, and he also buys all that is raised 
within a radius of ten miles. Each year he ships 
about one thousand barrels, liis business now being 
numbered among the leading industries of the 
county. 

Mr. Richards has p.assed his entire life in Wis- 
consin. He was born in Dane Count}' in 1845, and 
is a son of Robert Richards, one of the pioneers of 
the State. His father was a native of England, but 
came to America in 1838, landing in New York 
City, where he became acquainted with the Hun- 
garian Count, Hazanthy, a refugee from his native 
land, Poland. Together they came to Dane Coun- 
ty, Wis., and Mr. Richards remained in the emplo}' 
of the Count during that gentleman's residence in 
Wisconsin. In 1849 the Count started for Califor- 
nia, and on the trip endured many hardships and 
privations, including the loss of their train, but at 
last he and his family reached their destination, 
and for some time the Count w:is employed in the 
Government mint. He finally went to Central 
America, where he unfortunately perished. 

Robert Richards continued to make his home in 
the town of Roxbury. Dane County, until his 
death, which occurred in 1855. His wife still sur- 
vives him, and makes her home with a son living 
in the town of Ft. Winnebago, Columbia County. 
They were parents of three sons and a daughter, 
who grew to mature years, and still survive: Rob- 
ert, who for a number of years has been manager 
of the Kiiburn Mills of KilburnCity: Charles, of 
this sketch; Carrie, wife of H. G. Mclntyre of 
New London, Wis.; and Fred, of Columbia Count}-. 
Several years after the death of her husband Mrs. 
Richards became the wife of David Narracong, a 
miller, with whom her sons all learned the trade. 

When only seventeen years of age Charles Rich- 
ards, our subject, donned the blue and became a 
member of Company D, 4th Wisconsin Infantry. 
The date of his enlistment was December, 1862, 
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of almost four 3-eai-s. lie was in the army of Gen. 
Banks in the Division of the (iiilf, and participated 
in all the engngement? of that eonunand, includ- 
ing the siege and capture of Port Hudson in June, 
1863, where his regiment led the charge against the 
works. Although so J'oung, he was never known 
to shiik any task imposed upon him, but was al- 
w.iys faithful to his duty and won the resiiect of 
his superior officers. 

The excellent wife of Mr. Richards was in her 
maidenhood Miss Cora Tripp, daughter of Jona- 
than Tripp, one of the early settlers of Columbia 
County, Wis. Their union has been blessed with 
three interesting children — Vernon, Mary aiKl 
Pearl. 

Mr. Richards has been very successful in his 
business undertakings, and by his own efforts has 
acquired his possessions. He has now been en- 
gaged in milling for ten years, and the article of 
flour which he places upon the market receives the 
praise of all his patrons. In connection with his 
mill property he owns 160 acres of good land. 

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|Tp\ OSWP:lL OWEN, a pioneer settler of Wau- 
'\\^ shara County, who is now engaged in farm- 
i4i\V ingon section 26 in the town of Plaintiold, 
\^, was born in the town of Homer, in Court- 
land Count}-, N. Y., Nov. 21, 1820, and is a son of 
Nathan and Eleanor (Canfleld) Owen, the father a 
native of the Empire State, the mother of Massa- 
chusi^tts. By occupation, Nathan Owen was an oil 
manufacturer, and followed that business in New 
York until his death, which occurred about the 
year 1814. His widow afterward came to AViscon- 
sin, and died in Walworth Countj- in 1867. Their 
family numbered twelve children, five of whom are 
living — Lavina, Susan, Sam, Irvin D. and Roswell. 
Our subject is the eldest of the number. Spend- 
ing his boyl'.ood days in his native State, he ac- 
quired a limited education in the district schools of 
the neighborhood, after which he served a four- 
years' apprenticeship to the harness-maker's trade 
in Homer, Cortland County. When his term had 
expired he went to Manlius, Onondaga County, 
where he worked for a year and then became a 



resident of Madison County, where he followed 
harness-making for three years. Returning to 
Onondaga County he settled in Fabius, where ho 
embarked in business for himself as a liarness- 
maker, continuing' in that line until 1845. The 
new and growing West offered opportunities to 
young men not furnished by the older States of the 
East, so with the hope of bettering his financial 
condition, Mr. Owen, in the year above mentioned 
emigrated to the Territory of Wisconsin, settling 
in Walworth County. Purchasing land he hired a 
man to operate his farm wliile he devoted his at- 
tention to his trade, which he followed for four 

j years, when he began the cultivation of his land, 
residing upon his farm for ten years. Selling out 
he came to Waushara County in July, 1855, .and 
entered 160 acres of land, constituting his present 
fine farm, upon which he h.as made his home for 
more than a third of a century. The land was un- 
broken and no improvements had been made, but 
possessing vigor, energy and perseverance he has 

I succeeded in placing the entire amount under a 
high state of cultivation, and is now the owner of 

! one of the best farms in the town of Plainfield. 
Before his emigration to the West. Mr. Owen 
was married, Aug. 24, 1842, to Miss Harriet M. 
Draper, and unto them were born nine children, 
but only four are now living — Mary, Fred, Ros- 
well and Adelaide. The death of the mother of 
this family occurred on the 2d of June, 1887, and 
Mr. Owen was again united in marriage, Sept. 30, 
1888, when Charlotte TuUer became his wife. 

For the long period of thirty-four years Mr. 
Owen has been a resident of Waushara County, and 
the prominent part which he has taken in its up- 
building and advancement ranks him among its 
valued citzens. Although he was in limited cir- 
cumstances at the time of his emigration to the 
West, he is now numbered among the substantial 
citizens of the community, having by his own 
efforts acquired the possessions which rank him 

: among the well-to-do farmers of Waushara County. 

1 He owns 670 acres of fine land, raises a good grade 
of stock and keeps everything about his place so 

I neat and orderly that a single glance indicates to 
the passer-by the thrift and industry of the owner. 
As a citizen he is public spirited and progressive, 



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and durinj< the late war gave evidence of his loy- 
alty by responding to the country's call for troops, 
lie enlisted in Company I, 1st Wisconsin Heavy 
Artillery, in September, 1864, and served until the 
close of the war, when he was honorably discharged 
at Milwaukee in July, 1865. He supports the Re- 
publican party by his ballot and influence, and has 
held a number of pulrfio offices, including that of 
Side-Supervisor. School Clerk and Justice of the 
Peace, which office lie held for ten years. He is a 
member of Hancock Post, No. 150, G. A. R., of 
Hancock, and also is a member of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church. 

ERLEV GROVES CHASE, real-estate bro- 
ker and money loaner, is a pioneer of Ber- 
lin of 1852. He was born in Bridgeton, 

_ Cumberland Co., ISIaine, September 22, 
1810, and is a son of Joseph and Sabra Chase. 
The Chase family was founded in America 
by three brothers, Thomas, William and Aquilla, 
who emigrated from tingland to America in 1628, 
only eight years after the landing of the Pilgrim 
Fathers, and settled in the Plymouth Colony. 
They soon afterwards separated, however, one go- 
ing to Virginia, another to New Hampshire, while 
the third, Aquilla, remained in Massachusetts. 
He is the progenitor of the branch of the family 
to which our subject belongs. 

Joseph Chase, father of Perley. on attaining his 
majority wedded Miss Sabra Wheeler, the only 
child of Gen. Rufus Wheeler, one of the valiant 
soldiers of the Revolutionary War. Her family 
was one of the old established families of the Mas- 
sachusetts Colony and for many years resided in 
Boxford. 

Our subject passed his early life upon a farm and 
assisted his father in milling until he had attained 
to man's estate, when he began working at the car 
penter's trade. In 1834 he left home and went to 
Bangor, Maine, where he was employed at his trade 
for three years. In tlie meantime, he was united 
in marriage with Miss Caroline, youngest daugliler 
of -Vsa Colby. Esq., the wedding being celebrated 
on Nov. 15. 1837, in Brownfield. 0.\ford Co., 



Maine, wlere Mrs. Chase was born Oct. 18, 1812. 
Their union was blessed with a family of five 
children, two sons and three daughters, but only 
one son and one daughter are now living — Orland 
F., the eldest, who was born in Belfast, Wahlo Co., 
Maine, married Addle Jones of Berlin and is now 
employed as traveling agent for Yates & Forbes of 
the Berlin Wood Polishing Machine Works; Ella, 
the surviving daughter, is the widow of Elwin A. 
Thomas, late a merchant of Berlin, who died leav- 
ing a wife and two children — Lute, now fifteen 
years of age, and Jessie T., aged thirteen years. 

Soon after his marriage, Mr. Chase removed with 
his young bride from Bangor to Portland, Maine 
and on account of physical disability was forced to 
abandon his trade. This led him to seek employ- 
ment elsewhere and in the spring of 1838. he en- 
gaged with the firm of Hayes & Covill, manufac- 
turers of and dealers in hats, caps and furs, at that 
time the heaviest firm in that line in the United 
Slates. After becoming thoroughly acquainted 
with the business, he went on the road, traveling 
for the same house for seven years, in all the New 
England States, Canada and New Brunswick. At 
the expiration of that time he removed to Denmark, 
Oxford Co.. Maine, and embarked in business for 
himself in the manufacture of h.its. caps and furs, 
which he sold from wagons through the country. 
He continued in that business until 1852, and dur- 
ing that time served six years as Deputy Sheriff 
and also discharged the duties of Town Clerk and 
Justice of the Peace. In the spring of the year 
last above mentioned he determined to try his for- 
tune in the West and emigrated from Maine to 
Berlin. Wis., then known as Strong's Landing. On 
his arrival he leased the warehouse of Harvey Sted- 
man and engaged in business in that line for two 
years, while during the winter season he bought 
grain and packed pork. In the fall of 1845. he 
bought an 88,000 stock of goods in New York City 
with which to open a general store in Berlin. The 
goods arrived in Shebojgan too late in the season 
for transportation by water and had to be hauled 
eigiity miles by team to their destination. In or- 
der to reduce the cost of transportation Mr. Chase 
purchased wheat in Berlin at fifty cents per bushel 
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cents on the Lake, paying only eight cents per 
bushel for hauling. He made seven trips, driving 
one team himself .and found at the close that the 
profit on his wheat and salt (having brought that 
commodity when he did not have full loads of 
goods) came within $47 of paying his freight bill 
of $700 and the cost of transportation from Slie- 
bojgan. He began mercantile business in Berlin 
in the fall of 1854, in company witii Benjamin J. 
Phillips, with the Hon. A. M. Kimball, now of Pine 
River, as clerk. He also became interested with 
Benjamin J. Phillips in a saw mill at Mukwa, on 
the Wolf River and for a while did an extensive 
lumber business, the lumber being boated down the 
Wolf and up the Fox to the Wisconsin and mar- 
keted in the large cities of Iowa on the Mississippi. 
In 1885, he sold out his interest to his partner on 
account of ill health, but when matters were ar- 
ranged it was found that he had lost nearly every- 
thing. For a few years, he lived a retired life, 
when after somewhat recovering his lost health, he 
traveled for a year and a half in the interest of the 
Howe Scale Company, during which time lie sold 
and set up fifty-two Howe hay scales, and many 
other scales, in Wisconsin. Later he invented a bed 
bottom which he sold for a while. He next bouj^ht 
a patent right and manufactured washing machines 
during 1860-61 in Augusta, Maine, but finally sold 
the right in Maine for $8,000. The succeeding 
two ye.ars he was again out of business, and at the 
end of that time engaged in auctioneering. In 
1864. he was elected County Surveyor, and in 1856 
was appointed postal route agent of the old Mil- 
waukee & Horican Railroad which he resigned 
after one year in favor of his son. While serving 
as County Surveyor, he became interested in the 
real-estate business and has continued in that line 
more or less ever since. During the years 1880 
and 1881, be served as Under Sheriff of Green 
Lake County, and in that position as in all public 
oflSces which he has filled, discharged his duties in 
an able and prompt manner. He is a warm sup- 
porter of the Democr.ntic part}', with which he has 
cast his ballot since attaining his majority. 

Socially, Mr. Chase is a Master Mason, belong- 
idg to Berlin Lodge, and was previously an Oild 
Fellow. He was reared in the fiith of the Baptist 



Church and contributes liberally to the support of 
that religious organization. He has always been 
ready to aid the sick and afflicted and his services 
have been sought extensively in the laying out of 
the dead and in conducting funerals, more so than 
falls to the lot of most people. He has closed the 
eyes of seventy-four dying people and has con- 
ducted eightj--two funerals. Mr. Chase is now 
seventy-nine years of age and is the oldest of a 
famil}' of twenty-four children, ten of whom belong 
to his mother, while the remaining eleven were by 
a step-mother. Sixteen of that number are yet liv- 
ing. Mr. Chase is well preserveil both physically 
and mentally and is actively engaged in business. 
He has led an industrious and useful life and is 
held in high regard by his fellow citizens. He is 
as active as many men at the age of fiftj-. 



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I^M ARTIN MANTHEY, a leading grocer and 
j \V, insurance agent of Princeton, Wis., is 
Jj 111 numbered among the enterprising and 
' successful' business men of Green Lake 

County, and for a number of years has engaged in 
the pursuit which he still follows. He is of German 
birth and his parents, Jacob and Catherine (Harn) 
Manthey, were also natives of the same countr}'. 
By occupation his father was a farmer and fol- 
lowed that business throughout his entire life, his 
death occurring in Germany about the year 1845. 
Ten 3-ears previous his wife had been called home, 
dying when our subject was a babe of nine months. 
Four children graced the union of that couple, but 
the two eldest, John and Samuel, are deceased. 
Joseph is a resident of Minnesota; and Martin 
completes the family. After the death of his first 
wife, Mr. Manthey was again married. 

Our subject was born Aug. 17, 1834, and on the 
death of his mother was taken to the home of his 
relatives by whom he was reared until about seven- 
teen years of age, during which time he acquired 
a common school education. He then started out 
in life for himself dependent alone upon his own 
resources for a livelihood. He may truly be called 
a self-made man and deserves no little credit for 
his successful career. Entering a tailoring estah- 



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lisliment he served an apprenticeship of four j^cars, 
after which he was employed at various places for 
a period of two years. He had now reached the 
age of eighteen and believing tliat he might better 
his condition by a removfil to the new world, he 
bade good-by to his native country and embarked 
on the broad Atlantic, reaching Ciuebec after a 
long voyage. He found himself without money in 
a strange city where he could go to no one for aid. 
His destination was Milwaukee and he had to work 
his way to that (;ily. Without a cent in his pock- 
ets anil no roof to shelter him he began tlie search 
for employment, but for a whole week could ob- 
tain no position. JLnny of less resolute disposi- 
tion would have given up in despair but he kept 
up a brave heart a:id finally succeeiled in securing 
work at his trade, receiving his board and one dol- 
lar a week. At the end of a month he determined 
to work by the piece, performing his labor at his 
boarding place. In that w.ay he lived for three 
months and then went to West Bend, Wis., where 
for almost a year he eng-aged in business for him- 
self. Inacquainted with the English language ex- 
cept what he picked up during this interval, he de- 
terniincil to engage in farm labor and devote every 
possible moment to the study of our tongue. 
Through the spring and summer he remained upon 
the farm and in the autumn of 18.54 came to 
Princeton, with the intention of making it his 
home should he be successful in securing work as a 
tailor, but this he did not do and so started for the 
home of his brother living some eight miles in the 
country. The journey though a short one was ac- 
acconiplished under great difficulties. The fall 
rains had swollen the rivers until the bridges were 
all washed an.ay and he was thus forced to swim 
across the streams. The mud too was very deep, 
but at last, foot-sore and weary, he reached his 
brother's home, where he remained for three days. 
He then visited among other relatives for about a 
month, after which he returned to Princeton, work- 
ing at his trade during the succee<ling year. His 
next venture was as a salesman and for seven years 
he served in that cap.acily, after which he again 
engaged in tailoring for a year. Once more he 
accepted a clerkship, continuing in that line for 
four 111- tivi- \o:irs. nhen he started upon the road 



as traveling agent for a fire insurance company. 
The succeeding five years were spent in that man- 
ner, after which he again engaged in clerking, but 
after a year established himself as a grocer, in 
which line of business he has since continued. 
The firm of .M. Manthey & Son is one of the lead- 
ing grocery houses in the county, and in connec- 
tion with the general business of such a store is 
engaged quite extensively in buying and shipping 
butler, eggs and poultry. 

On the Uth day of October. 1862, the marriage 
of Martin Manthey and Apollna Duschiuske was 
celebrated and of their union nine children have 
been born, but only four are now living — John 
H., the junior partner of the groceri' firm before 
mentioned; .Sophia, widow of John Buschke who 
resides with her parents; Ador A., who is employed 
in his father's store ; and Frank, the youngest, yet 
at home. 

Mr. Manthey possesses business ability of a high 
order, which combined with energy, steadfastness 
of purpose and fair dealing has won him great suc- 
cess. As a citizen, he Is public spirited ami |)ro- 
gressive and h.as often been called upon to serve 
the public in oflicial positions. He served as 
Tre.aiurer, Justice of the Peace and Constable for 
two 3'ears each and for one j-ear was Supervisor 
and village Trustee. He gives liberally in support 
of all worthy enterprises .and has ever discharged 
his duties as a citizen in a faithful and loyal man- 
ner. He supports the principles of the Democratic 
party, and himself and wife, who are members of 
the Catholic Cliurcli, are highly esteemed by all. 



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i:V. KDWARD THEEL, pastor of St. 
John's Church in the town of Crystal Lake, 
Marquette County, is a native of the Prov- 
ince of Radun. Prussia, where he was born 
Sept. 2!», 185 1. His father, John Theel, was also 
born in the same Province on the 14th of February, 
1814, and in his early life learned the trade of a 
miller which he followed for a number of years in 
his native land. Accompanied by his family, he 
bade good-bye to home and frici.ds in the spring 
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New York City on the 13th of June, 1866. After 
remaining a few days in the Eastern metropolis, he 
went to Chicago, 111., where until 1873, he engaged 
in carpentering. In that year he became a resident 
of Marquette C'ount3-, settling on the farm on sec- 
tion 29 in the town of Crystal Lake, where our 
subject is now living. Devoting liis energies to 
the development of his land, he lived the quiet 
life of a farmer until 1883, since which time he has 
made his home with his daughter. Mrs. Emily Kolm 
in Newton Township. In Prussia, he was united 
in marriage with Miss Louisa Kaiser, a native of 
Radun and twelve children were born of their 
union. Mr. Theel takes an active interest in politi- 
cal affairs and he has held many positions of public 
trust. lie is a member of the Lutheran Church 
and is numbered among the best citizens of the 
county. 

Our subject w.is a lad of fifteen years when he 
accompanied his father to America. In the schools 
of his native land he had read Latin and became a 
proficient scholar in the lower branches. After his 
arrival in America, he entered Concordia College 
of Fort Wayne, Ind., where he diligently pursued 
his studies for five j'ears, completing a classical 
course. Having determined to enter the ministry 
and devote his life to the cause of the Master, he 
wont to St. Louis and entered the Concordia Theo- 
logical Academy for the purpose of fitting himself 
for his chosen work, and after three years graduated 
with high honors in the class of 1874. Immediately 
after his graduation he received calls from four 
congregations, one at Newton, Crystal Lake, Shields 
and Germania, all in Marquette Couniy. He ac- 
cepted the call from St. John's Church in the town 
of Crystal Lake, and since that time has expounded 
the cause of Christ in an able manner to those 
under his charge. In 1878 he organized a church 
in Uiehford, and in 1886 established one in West- 
field. 

Mr. Theel was united in marriage with Miss 
Marj' Fongonten, a native of New York, the cere- 
mony being performed in St. John's Church of 
Portage, AVis., by the Rev. Bsahn on the 22d of 
November, 1877. Mrs. Theel has proved a true 
helpmate to her husband in his labors and is greati}' 
beloved by the people of the community. They 



are now the parents of a fainily of six children, 
two sons and four daughters, but two died in in- 
fancy. Those living are Clara, I<la, Iluldah and 
Mary. 

The church of which the Rev. Mr. Theel is i)astor 
was the first of its denomination (Lutheran) estab- 
lished in the county, and his home has been the 
parsonage for thirty years. He lias under his 
charge more than L-'jOO souls. 225 of whom are 
members of his church. All speak of this worthy 
gentleman in the highest terms as a thorough 
Christian man, a profound thinker, logical debater 
and one who is alive to all the divine influences of 
God and humanitv. 



_^f BKAM F. MYERS, who is engaged in mer- 
'P/-JII chandising in Oxford, Wis., was born in 
1* Albany County, N. Y.. Aug. 26, 1823, and 
^jr is a son of Nicholas M3'ers, who was of 

Holland ancestry. The father and great-grandfather 
of our subject were both named Philip Myers, and 
the latter was the original progenitor of the family in 
America. He wm a native of Holland, and in that 
country engaged in the shipping business. When 
he crossed the Atlantic to this country he brought 
with him his two sons — Philip and Nicholas. On 
the death of his wife he returned to Holland, prob- 
ably for the purpose of settling up business relating 
to an estate, and was accomp.anied on his return 
trip by his sons, but afterward all three again came 
to America and settled in AUiany County, N. Y. 
In later years Philip Myers, Sr., went to Philadel- 
phia, Pa., taking with him some treasure in a 
small iron-bound box and afterward sent word to 
his sons that he was about to return and requested 
them to meet hira in New Amsterdam, now New 
York City. The sons accordingly went to the place 
appointed for meeting, but never again saw their 
father, and it is supposed that he was murdered for 
the money which he had in his possession. Nicholas 
Myers, brother of Philip, the grandfather of our 
subject, afterward went to sea and was never again 
seen by his brother, but many 3-ears later a man of 
the name of Mj'ers was known to have built a 



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vessel on one of the inlaml lakes in t!ie State of 
New York, and was later drowned. Though there 
is no certaint}- attached to the matter. Philip always 
supposed that gentleman to li:ive been his long-lost 
brother. 

Philip Myeis was one of the early settlers of 
Albany County, N. Y.. and there remained until 
called from this life. He was the father of live 
sons and three daughters, all of whom have passed 
awiiy. One of that number. Nicholas Myers, was 
the father of our subject. He was born in Albany 
County, in March, 1775. He married a Miss Smith 
by whom he had four sons and three daughters, 
and after her death wedded F:stlier Familiar, and 
to them were born three sons and one daughter. The 
mother had also been previously married, and by her 
first union h.ad two children — Tunis and Elizabeth. 
Joseph, a brother of our subject, w.as killed by the 
cars near Utica, N. Y., in 1851, at the age of 
twenty-four years. Abram F. is the eldest; Nicholas 
is a resident of Schenectady, N. Y.; the daughter, 
Esther, who is unmarried, is living in Albany 
County, near the birthplace of herself and brothers. 

Abram F. Myers, whose name heads this notice, 
was a lad of thirteen years when his parents re- 
moved to Schoharie County, N. Y. His father 
there purchased several hundred .acres of land, but 
the following year (1837) a financial panic envel- 
oped the country causing a great business depres- 
sion for several years, and as a result Mr. Myers 
lost all the property which he had accumulated, 
and his sons were then forced to seek their own 
livelihood. Abram acquired such education as the 
common schools afforded and then left to make his 
own way in the world. For a time he engaged in 
farm work, and later served an ai)preniiceship to 
the carpenter's trade, which he followed until 
within a few years, being quite successful in that 
line of business. In 1843, when twenty years of 
age lie was joined in wedlock with Miss Mary Mar- 
garet Keyser. a native of Schoharie County, N. Y., 
and a daughter of Philip Knyser, who was of Cier- 
man descent. They have three children yet living. 
Edgar. Mary and Charity, all of whom were born 
in Schoharie County, and they lost two daughters 
in infancy. 

Believing that he could better his financial con- 



dition by settling in the West, in 1856 Mr. Myers, 
accompanied by his family .came to Wisconsin, set- 
tling in Waushara County, where he resumed work 
as a carpenter and builder. He erected the first 
school-house in Plainfield and did much toward 
building up that village. In 1860 we find him a 
resident of Marquette Count v. having removed 
with his family to Oxford, where he devoted his 
attention to the tr.ade of a carpenter and millwright 
until embarking in the mercantile business in May, 
1883. To make the record of Mr. Myers more 
nearly complete, it should be mentioned that in 
1882 he went to Kilbourn City and kept the hot«l 
known as the Rose House for nearly- a year. He 
was quite successful in that enterprise, but being 
unable to longer rent the hotel he returned to 
Oxford. Mr. Myers is one of the representative 
citizens of the community and has ever been 
prominently connected with the educational inter- 
ests of his town, and forward in whatever enter- 
prises tend to promote the general welfare of the 
community. He has served as town Clerk for a 

I number of years, and was also a member of the 
Board of Sui)ervisors. In religious matters he and 
his wife are connected with the Presbyterian 

I Church, and in politics he is an ardent Republican. 
His first Presidential vote was cast for Henry Clay 
in 1844, and since the organization of the Repub- 
lican party he has never faded to deposit a ballot 
in its interest and support. 

" LBERT L. BRADBIRV, one of the pro- 
(@£Ji gressive and enterprising young farmers 
of Green Lake County. Wis., who now 
resides on section 34 in the town of Green 
Lake, is a son of William II. and Julia A. (Staples) 
Bradbury, who are mentioned elsewhere in this 
volume. He was born on the 7th of August, 1858, 
on the farm where he now makes his home. His 
early school privileges were such as the district 
schools afforded, but subsequently he attended 
school at Nashville, 111., where he completed his 
education. Being now prepared for almost an^' 
business pursuit, he looked about him to determine 
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that to which he liad been reared. He leturnerl to 
the farm and has since engaged in its cultivation, 
now operating 288 acres of land. 

On the 2d of February, 1887, Mr. Bradbury was 
united in marriage with Miss Nora Cooper, daugh- 
ter of Joseph H. and Lydia (McCauley) Cooper. 
She also was a native of Green Lake County, hav- 
ing been born in tliis community on the 24th of 
October, 1863. Tliis worthy couple are widely 
known in the county and hold a high position in 
tlie social world. They began their domestic life 
upon the farm which is still tlieir home. In con- 
nection with the cultivation of iiis land, Mr. 
Bradbury devotes considerable atteiilion to stock 
raising, making a specialty of sheep and horses. 
He raises only the best grades and has done much 
to improve the stock in the county. He is a wide 
awake and industrious j'oung farmer, possessing 
excellent business ability and will no d<iubt be very 
successful ill life. 

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^^HOMAS W. SPENCER, who resides on 
(u^^ section 16 in the town of Oasis, has been 
^^^P' prominently connected with the upbuilding 
of Waushara County since 1858. At the time of 
liis arrival the work of cultivation and progress 
had been carried forward to but a limited degree, 
the greater part of its growth and development 
having taken place since tliat time. For miles lie 
could ride across the prairies with no fence or house 
to obstruct his progress, and travel through forests 
which were still in their primitive condition. But 
a few years had elapsed since the Indians had left 
for the land beyond the Mississippi and the number 
of white settlers in the State did not exceed the 
population of many of the counties of the present 
day. 

The birth of Mr. Spencer occurred in .January. 
1818, iu Pennsylvania, but when two years old he 
was taken by his parents, Ezra and Polly (Whitney) 
Spencer, who were also natives of Pennsylvania, to 
Rutland County, Vt., where they spent their last 
days. The family to which our subject belongs 
once numbered ten children, but he has only one 
sister now living — Mrs. Angeline Allen, of Salis- 



bury, Vt. Such education as Thomas Spencer 
acquired was obtained in the district schools of 
Rutland Countj', but at an early age he began 
earning his own livelihood. When a lad of fifteen 
years he was apprenticed to the trade of a wheel- 
wright, but ere his term had expireil he was badly 
])oisoned by paints and was unable to serve out his 
time. After regaining his health he learned the 
carpenter's trade, which he followed for many 
years, both in the East and after his emigration to 
Wisconsin. 

In 1840 he went to St. Lawrence County. N. Y., 
where he formed the acquaintance of Miss Martha 
Page and, their friendsliip ripening into love, they 
were united in marriage Oct. 26, 1843. The lady 
was born in St. Lawrence County, Sept. 20, 1823, 
but her parents, Uavid and Maria (Williams) Page, 
were natives of Vermont. They died in Potsdam, 
N. Y., and were mourned by many warm friends. 
Eight children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. 
Spencer, namely: Lucy, wife of Walter Spaulding. 
a farmer of the town of Oasis; Rosa, wife of George 
Willis, a resident farmer of Eldora Township, Fond 
(lu Lac County; ivollin, whose home is in Llano 
! County, Tex. : Albert, a carpenter of the State of 
Washington ; Eugene at home ; Herbert who died 
at the age of nineteen years; Flo'-a, also deceased; 
and one child who died in infancy. 

The father of Mr. Spencer purchased 900 acres 
of land in Wisconsin, which he divided among his 
children, and in 1858, our subject came to Wau- 
shara County to take possession of his tract of 
eighty acres. In connection with farming, he has 
worked at the carpenter's trade and built many of 
the farm residences in this community. By his 
support and influence given to public enteri)rises 
he has also aided in the upbuilding of the county 
which has so long been his home. For many years 
he has been a member of the Methodist Epi,scopal 
Church and his wife, who belongs to the same 
organization, has been a faithful teacher in the 
Sunday-school. Each Sunda}- finds her at her 
(ilace in the house of worship and in many j'oung 
minds she has sown the seeds of truth and upright- 
ness which have brought forth beautiful fruit. Mr. 
I Spencer and his worthy wife are now passing down 
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industry and diligeuce, they acquired a comfortable 
competence wliicli provides for all their wants in 
tlieir declining years, and in peace and quiet they 
are now awaiting the call to the better land. 



it^-.„^OX. J. K. WALKER, a farmer of the town 
J^j^l of Oasis, residing on section 22. is num- 
'k^ bered among the early settlers of Waushara 
V^J County, having made his home in this . om- 
munity for tlie long period of thirty-four years. 
He was born in Poland, Maine, on the otli of 
August, 1810, and is the son of James P. and 
Joanna (.Snell) Walker, who were also natives of 
the Pine Tree State and were of English descent. 
His paternal grandfather was descended from the 
Puritans and his maternal grandfather was a Massa- 
chusetts farmer. James P. Walker was also a 
farmer by occupation, he following that business 
throughout his entire life. He came to Waushara 
County, Wis., in 1860, and settled in Wautoma, 
where both he and his wife spent their last days, 
the husband dying in 1874. at the age of eighty 
years, while his wife passed aw.iy in 1879, at the 
age of eighty-two years. Their family numbered 
eight cliildren as follows: Curtis, who came to 
Waushara County, in 1856, and died in Plaintield, 
Wis., in February, 1886; J. K., of this sketch: 
Phineas, who died in Wautoma in June, 1882; 
Delany, who died in Maine at the age of nineteen 
years; Harriet and Kmily, both of whom died in 
Maine; Francis A., a resident farmer of llie town 
of Oasis, Waushara County ; Llewellyn S., a |)ronii- 
nent merchant of Plainfield. 

The subject of this sketch in his boyhood days 
attended the common schools of his native count}', 
.and aided his father in the labors of the farm. He 
remained at home until t^venty years of age when 
he started out in life for himself, and for two and 
a half years worked as a farm hand by the month. 
He was industrious and economical and with the 
wages received he purchased a farm near his boy- 
hood home. Shortly afterwards he married .Miss 
Rosella S. Merrill, the wedding taking place on the 
8th of Octolier, 1843. The lady is a native of 
Cumberland County. Me., and a daughter of Ed- 



ward and Phcfibe Merrill. The young couple 
began their domestic life on the farm which Mr. 
Walker purchased and their home was blessed with 
the presence of four children there born unto them. 
Alonzo H., their eldest, is a leading merchant of 
Wautoma; Delany is living in Plainfield; Ida M. 
is the wife of W. G. Trautman, a flour and feed 
merchant of Grafton, N. D. ; Edgar S. died in in- 
fanc}'. Another child, Eddie, was born to them in 
Waushara County, and is at home with his parents. 
From time to time Mr. Walker bad receive<l 
favorable reports of the West, and in 1855 deter- 
mined to try his fortune on the broad prairies of 
Wisconsin. Bidding good bye to his old home 
and his many friends in the East, in comjjany with 
his family he emigrated to Waushara Count3% set- 
tling in the town of Wautoma, where he engaged 
in farming for a short time. 

Later, Mr. Walker purchased land in tlie town 
of Rose, but after two years and a half re- 
moved to the town of Dakota, and in 1863. pur- 
chased his present farm on section 22 in the town 
of Oasis. It comprised 160 acres, but onl}' about 
fifty acres of that amount had been broken and the 
improvements consisted of a small frame dwelling. 
It was no easy task to transform the nild land into a 
higlily cultivated farm, but possessing great energy 
and determination he at once began the work and 
I has now one of the finest homes in the community. 
I As his fin.ancial resources increased he added to the 
j original amount until his posessions now aggregate 
260 acres. He raises an excellent grade of stock, 
keeps on hand the latest improved machinery, his 
fields are well tilled and his home with its entire 
surroundings indicates the care and supervision of 
an enterprising owner. 

Although his time h.as been greatly occupied 
with his business interests, he has done much for 
the upbuilding and advancement of the community 
in which he h.as so long m.ade his home, and is 
ranked among its prominent citizens. He has 
given liberally toward the support of churches 
and schools, has identified himself with all that 
pertains to the best interests of the county, and 
has filled many public olBces with credit to himself 
and satisfaction to his constituents. He is a stal- 
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addition to local offices which he has held, repre- 
sented his district in the General Assembly of Wis- 
consin during the sessions of 1875, 1876 and 1877. 
His wise legislation called fortli the justly meiiled 
commendation of his many friends and won rec- 
ognition from even his political enemies. He 
served on several important committees, including 
the committee on .igricalture of whicli he was 
made chairman. 



(i^ERDINAND W. MEINKE, a prominent 
1^^ merchant of Westfleld, has carried on busi- 
(15, ness at that place since Nov. 11, 1882. He 

was born in Marquette County, on the 4th of Janu- 
ary. 1857, his birth occurring in the town of New- 
ton. His parents, Ferdinand and Henrietta Meinke, 
pioneers of the county, settled in the town of 
Crystal Lake in 1850, and two years afterward be- 
came residents of the town of Newton. Both father 
and mother were natives of Germany, and are 
numbered among the earliest German settlers of 
Marquette county. Ferdinand Meinke enlisted in 
the country's service as a member of Company H, 
'14th Wisconsin Reoiment, in 1864, and remained 
with his command until the close of the war. .Soon 
after his return home he sold his farm in the town 
of Newton, and purchased land in tlie town of 
Westfield, but is now a resident of the village of 
that name. In 1889, he was called upon to mourn 
the loss of his wife, who died in the month of March. 
Tliey were the parents of six children, five of whom 
are living — William, who resides on the old homo- 
stead; Ernest W., a blacksmith, who makes in's 
home at Iroquois, near Huron, 8. D. ; Ferdinand 
W. of this sketch; Julius, who is a wagon maker 
by trade, and a member of the Orm of Meinke it 
•Springborn, of Westfleld; and Randolph, who com- 
pletes the family, and who has been in the employ 
of his brother Ferdinand W. in the capacity of 
clerk since Nov. 11th, 1882. up to the present time. 
Our subject passed his early life in the usual 
manner of lads, spending his time mid play and 
work, and in the public schools of Westfield ac- 
quired his education, His experience in the mer- 
cantile business began in 1872, when his father and 



C. L. Krentz engaged in that business in Westfield, 
Ferdinand W. acting as their clerk. Subsequently 
his father retired from the firm, and William Pagel 
became associated with Mr. Krentz, but afterward 
the old association was resumed. When he severed 
his connection with the firm of Krentz & Meinke, 
our subject engaged in a similar capacity with A. 
F. Mosier & Co., with whom he remained two 
months, having accumulated sufficient capital to 
embark in business for himself. This he did in 
Harrisville, in 1879, and for three years did a fair 
business at that place, but thinking to better his 
condition, he came to Westfield in November, 1882, 
and has carried on operations in that village con- 
tinuously since. lie is numbered among the prin- 
cipal merchants of tiie county, as well as of West- 
field, and carries an extensive line of all kinds of 
merchandise with the excejition of hardware. 

In 1879, Mr. Meinke led to the marriage altar 
Miss Matilda Biasing, daughter of Frederick Bias- 
ing, a resident of Westfield, and this young couple 
are widely and favorably known throughout the 
community in which they make their home. 

The marked degree of success to which Mr. 
Meinke li.as attained in business is due to his own 
individual efforts, his enterprise and excellent 
ability. Cordial and genial in disposition, fair and 
honorable in all his business transactions, he has 
secured the confidence and respect of the com- 
munity, and his trade is increasing in importance 
from year to year. 



il^ AVID T. PRICE h.as made his home in 
!| jV Green Lake County since 1847. He was 
^gj^^ born in 1807, in Wales, where he acquired 
~ a common-school education and was reared 

to manhood. On attaining his majority, he led to 
the marriage altar Miss Sarah Pugh, who was born 
in 1805, in the same county wlierc her husband's 
birth occurred. Their home was gladdened by the 
presence of a large familj' of children, and with 
one exception all lived to mature years: David, 
the eldest, is living in this county; Robert is em- 
ployed as a commission merchant on South Water 
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Eliza is the widow of William Jones, of Chicago; 
William is living in the same city; Margaret is the 
wife of William Bahb. a real estate dealer of 
Minneapolis, Minn.; Jane is the wife of John 
Owens, whose home is in Milwaukee; Sarah mar- 
ried James Morris, and died at her home in Mil- 
waukee, in 1874; Bennett is engaged in merchan- 
dising in Helena, Mont. ; Ann, wife of Robert 
Owen, died in Milwaukee ; Hugh is living in Omaha, 
Xeh. ; John, a furniture dealer of Milwaukee, and 
a member of the firm of Clement Williams & Co.; 
Mary, wife of Benjamin Evans, of Cercsco, Iowa, 
completes the family. 

In the year of 1845. Mr. Price bade good- 
bye to his native land, and accompanied by his 
family, embarked on a sailing-vessel bound for 
America. After a somewhat long voyage, he 
landed at New York and continued on his way to 
Milwaukee. The first two years after his arrival 
he spent in Racine, and in 1847 came to Green 
Lake County, purch.asing 160 .icres of Government 
land, situated on sections 28 and 31, in the town 
of Manchester. As the land was never the prop- 
erty of individual owners before, it w.os conse- 
quentl}' in its primitive condition, and while 
building a house the farailv lived in the w.agon in 
which they had made the journey from Racine to 
their new home. As soon iis possible a log cabin 
was built and the work of development begun. 
Mr. Price, though he had to contend with the 
hard.ships and trials of pioneer life, became a pros- 
perous farmer, owing to his energy, ability' and 
perseverance. He is still living and makes his 
home with his son David. In 1874 he was called 
upon to mourn the loss of his wife, aged sixty-two 
years. 



^S^HAHLKS L. MOR.SE. a ])rosperous farmer 
jll^ and teacher residing on section 5 in the 
^^j' town of Saxeville. Waushara County, was 
born in Hayfield. Crawford Co., Pa.. Dec. 27, 1851. 
He is of English extraction, and Irsiceshis ancestry 
back to the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers from 
the Mayflower at Plymouth Rock in 1620. His 
great-grandfather. Timothy Morse, w.as the first 
male settler on Cooper's Patent. X. Y.. known as 



Brier Hill, and was among those who fought for 
American independence. The grandfather of our 
subject w.as a native of New York, born on Cooper's 
Patent, being the first male child horn there, and 
married Triphena Bradley, who was born in Otsego 
County, of the .same State. Samuel D?.vid, his 
maternal grandfather, was born in Vermont, and 
wedded Sarah Colby, a native of New Hampshire. 
Thev came to Waushara County at a very early 
da}", and settleil in the town of .Saxeville, where 
the husband died at the age of eightj^-six years 
and his wife when sixty-five \'ears of age. 

The parents of our subject are Erastus W. and 
Lucy (Davis) Morse. The former was born in 
the Empire State March 28. 1821, and there grew 
to manhood. Accompanieil !)}• his family, he emi- 
grated to Waushara County in 1854. and cast his 
lot with the early settlers of the town of .Saxeville, 
where he purchased eighty acres of heavily tim- 
bered land from the Government, situated on sec- 
tion 11. Building a little home, he there began 
life in true pioneer style, sharing in the toils and 
hardships incident to the settlement of a new coun- 
try. In 1869, he removed to section 26, in the 
same town, and purchased eighty acres of land, 
upon whicli he has since made his [home with the 
exception of two years, when he ran a stage from 
Berlin to Waupaca. In his farming operations he 
has been quite successful, and is accounted one of 
the leading citizens of the community. Three 
children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Morse, namely-: 
Charles L. ; Florence, who became the wife of 
Fred Lindekugel, a merchant of Manawa, Waupaca 
County; and Ella, wife of John Dent, a farmer. 

Charles L. Morse remained at home until thirty- 
one years of age, assisting his father in the care 
and cultivation of the farm until 1882, when he 
purchased eighty .acres of land on section 25, in 
the town of Saxeville. and began the development 
' of a home for himself. His education was com- 
: pleted in the Pine River graded schools, and at the 
I age of twenty he began teaching, which profession 
I he followed for sixteen successive winters in the 
! schools of Blooinfield and .Saxeville Townships. 
j He gave the best of satisfaction, and found no 
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April. 1882. united the destinies of Charles L. 
Morse and Miss Frances Skinner, of Waushara 
County, who is a daughter of Horace F. an(i Char- 
lotte (Patterson) Skinner. Two chihireii have 
been born of their union : Manura S., born Marcli 
22. 1883; and Lucy Belle, horn April 19, 1881. 

In political sentiment Mr. Morse is a Republican, 
having voted that ticket since attaining his major- 
ity. He held the office of Clerk of the town of 
Saxeville for nine years, and was one of the most 
faithful officials that ever served in that position. 
In 1877 he became a member of the Masonic fra- 
ternity, joining Pine River Lodge, No. 208, A. F. 
it A. M., and was twice elected to fill the chair of 
Worshipful Master, and wns the second member of 
the lodge upon whom the third degree was con- 
ferred. 



|r-^\EV. BAKER JOHNSON, deceased, was one 
ILsi^ of the enrly settlers of Marquette County, 
.ind a native of Littleton, N. .1., where his 
birth occurred Oct. 23, 1803. The family 
was founded in America by Malon Johnson, the 
grandfather of our subject, a short time prior to 
the Revolutionary War, the family settling in New 
Jerse}-. Our subject was reared in his native State, 
and at an early .age determined to devote liis life 
to the ministry, and began making preparations to 
that end. He devoted considerable time to teach- 
ing before he entered upon pastoral work, and as 
he was a superior scholar was very successful in 
tlie prosecution of that profession. He was gradu- 
ated from Princeton College, and not long after- 
ward was united in marriage with Miss Electa J. 
King, daughter of Rev. Barnabas King, a Presby- 
terian minister of Rockaway, N. J. Soon after 
Mr. Johnson received a call from the churcii in 
Greenville, N. J., later was the pastor in Colville, 
N. Y., and afterward was engaged in Strausburg, 
and at Middlesmithfield, near Johnstown, Pa. He 
then returned to his native State, and engaged in 
teaching in Newton. In 1854, wishing to change 
bis location and believing that it would be for tiie 
best interests of liis growing and somewhat nu- 
merous family, he came to the West to seek a 
home. He was also influenced by the f.act that 



the Presbytery of which he was a member was de- 
sirous of establishing a parochial school in Port- 
age, Wis., and in consequence he and his family 
took up their abode in that city, where he en- 
gaged in teaching for about a year and a half. 
j At the same time he filled api)ointracnts to preach 
at various points. 

In 18.55 we find Mr. Johnson a resident of tlie 
town of Oxford, Marqnette'County, where he pur- 
ciiased 210 acres of land. He afterward added to 
that amount a tract of 150 acres, but leaving his 
farm to the care of his sons, he continued to dis- 
charge his pastoral duties. His work after com- 
ing to this county was principally in the mission 
field, but he preaclied at various places, and was 
.actively engaged in the ministry until 1877, when, 
on account of his advanced years and failing 
health, he found it impossible to travel longer, 
and retired to private life. He died very suddenly, 
on the 18th of October, 1886, and his wife sur- 
vived him but a few months, also dying suddenly, 
on the 14th of April, 1887. 

Mr. .fohnson was one of the most highly es- 
teemed and well-known pioneers of Marquette 
Count}'. He spent the best years of his life in the 
work of the ministry, to which he w.as gre.atly de- 
voted, and, without doubt, he was instrumental in 
a greater degree than any other man in the build- 
ing up of the church and the establishment of Sun- 
d.ay-schools in this portion of the State. It was 
through his influence and labor that the church in 
Oxford was established, which h.as been such a 
prominent factor in the moral and religious 
growth of the community. The success and wel- 
fare of thiit institution was ever to him a matter of 
pride, and he deemed no task too great which 
would promote its interests. His wife, as will have 
been seen, was the daughter of a Presbyterian 
minister, and ever proved a valuable assistant to 
her worthy husband. 

Nine children were born to Mr. Jolinson and 
his wife, seven of whom are yet living: Susan, the 
eldest, has been a teacher of recognized ability for 
many years, and is now principal of the schools in 
Oswego, Kan. Tliomas is a Presbyterian min- 
ister, now located in Beaver Dam, AVis.; Sarah is 
I living on the old homestead; William is the next 



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yooi^er; Caroliiie is a teacber in Cairoll CoDege. I disooaragcd. be set to »o(fc to retrieve his ket pos- 
In Waukesha: Bantabas K. owns and occupies the 
old homestead farm: and Elizabeth is ei^aged 
in teaching in Oswego, Kan. The two deceased 



are Edward and Catherine, who died in New Jer- 
sev io earlr life. 



T=^ ENJAMIN S. WILBER is the leading mer- 
les chant of the village of Packwaukee. where 
/®) I he has been eng^iged in business since 187i'. 
^^f He is a native of the Empire i«tate. having 
been bom in Albany Connlj-. in 1S41. In 1855. 
bis father. Simpson Wilber. removed with his 
fomilv to Walworth Coanty. Wis., where he pur- 
chased a farm, but two years later sold oat and re- 
moved to the town of Xew Haven. Adams C ounty. 
He then again purchased land and also bought a 
half interest in the mercantile establishment owned 
by his son. Henry A., whu had preceded the family 
to Adams County, and for two years hid been en- 
gaged in business in the village of Big Spring. 
The death of the father occurred on the 16th of 
July. 1S79. and his wife survived him only about 
six months. They were the parents of ten children, 
six of whom are yet living : Henr\-. the eldest son. 
returned to Albany County. X. Y.. where he still 
makes bis home: Mary, wife of Stephen Griffith, 
is living near Aberdeen. Edmunds. Co.. S. D: Ira. a 
fanner, is living in Big Spring. Adams County: 
Elizabeth and her family resi«le in Big Spring: 
Maggie is the wife of S. S. Landt, who is the present 
County Treasurer of Adams County. 

The subject of this sketch is the fifth in order of 
birth of the surviving members of his father's 
family. He was a lad of fourteen years when his 
parents left the Empire State, and since that time 
he has made his home in Wisconsin. He was reared 
to mercantile pursuits, and in his father's store 
learned the methods and systems of business. To- 
gether they engaged in merchandising until I S6S. 
when he liought out Mr. Wilber's interest, and 
afterwards erected a store and also a residence. He 
carried oo operations in Big Spring until 1879. 
when a destructive fire caused him to loee neariy 
all that he had accumulated in years past But not 



sessions, and in 1879 came to Packwaukee. where 
be established in business as a general merchant. 
He has been very sncce^ful in his undertakings, 
and is regarded as one of the leading merchants in 
Marquene Coanty. His slock of goods b valued 
at #7.00<.*. and he also owns a store building, and 
nice residence property. By strict attention to all 
details and systematic business methods, be has 
built up a fine trade, and by fair and honest dealing 
and courteous treatment to all. has won the confi- 
dence and high r^ard of his many patrons and ac- 
quaintances. 

In 186i. Mr. Wilber was united in marriage with 
Miss Ella Ottman. daughter of Rev. David Ottman. 
one of the eariy settlers of Walworth Coanty. who 
passed to his final rest many years since. Their 
union has been blessel with three children: Ruby 
R. wife of Frank Welch : Matthew and Benjamin 
K The Wilber household is noted for its hospi- 
tality, and the family holds a high position in the 
social worid. Mr. Wilber is public spirited and 
prt^ressive. and is one of the representative and 
valued citizens of the countv. 



'f OHX GODS<:»N. who is engaged in general 
il: farming and stock-raising on section 14. in 
^^il the town of Marion. Waushara Countj-, is of 
l^lf English birth. He was bom in Warwick- 
shire. May 27. 1 8*4. and is a son of John and Ann 
( Archer) Godson, who were natives of the same 
county. Their family of sis children comprised 
the following persons: Sarah, wife of Leonard 
Bohner. of Oxfordshire. England : Thomas, a resi- 
dent of Newark. N. J.: William, who is living in 
Bloomfield. Waushara County: John of this sketch: 
Edmond. of Warwickshire. England: and .\nn. 
whose home is in Waushara Coanty. Mr. and Mrs. 
Godson were meml>ers of the Church of England. 
Their entire lives were passed in Warwickshire, 
and in that county they were laid to rest when 
their journey on earth was over. Tbeir youngest 
daughter remained with them until they were called 
home, tenderiy caring for them in their last days. 
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followed farming thonghout his entire life. He 
was reared to that occupation, and since attaining 
his uisjoritj- has made it his business. His early 
life was unmarked by any event of special iroporl- 
ance. but when a young man of twenty -seven ye.irs 
he crossed the Atlantic to seek a home in America. 
After many days spent u\K>n the water, he landed 
in New York, and the same year, 1851, located in 
Ulster County, N. Y.. on the Hudson River. Know- 
ing himself dependent upon his own exertions for 
a livelihood, he at once began the se-irch for em- 
ployment and secured a [losition as farm band, in 
which position he served until 1855. when he re- 
solved to try his fortune in the West, and came to 
Waushara County. He has never yet had occasion 
to rcsret the step then taken, for he has been suc- 
cessful in his business enterprises, and has become 
one of the prosperous farmers of the community. 
In 1858. he purchased a farm in the town of Bloom 
field of 160 .icres. which he developed intoa highly 
cultivated tract. On that place was a sugar orch- 
ard which was used by the Indians. While there 
residing he tapped 1.500 trees, and made from 1,000 
to 2.000 pounds of sugar per season. On selling 
his first farm, he purchased forty acres of land on 
section 14, in the town of Marion, in July. 1881, 
but is now the owner of eighty acres of valuable 
land, which pays a golden tribute to the care and 
cultivation which he bestows upon it. 

In political sentiment. Mr. Godson is a Repub- 
lican, and a warm advocate of the party principles. 
He leads a life of usefulness, giving his influence 
and support to all that pertains to the upbuilding 
of the county and its best interests, and is a man 
of sterling worth. 



^i^DWARD R. HUMPHREY, one of the ex- 
1^ tensive land owners, and Clerk of the Court 
J' — ^ of Waushara County, resides on section 10. 
in the town of Spring Water. He has passed al- 
most his entire life in this community. He was 
born in Waukesha County, on the 29th of January. 
1854. and the same year was brought by his par- 
ents, Robert and Mary (Hughes) Humphrey, to 
Waushara County. His father wa- hum in Wales. 



and in 1841, emigrated to the United States, be- 
coroiog a resident of Waukesha County, where, in 
the month of August, 1847, he was united in mar- 
riage with Miss Hughes, who was also a native of 
Wales. Unto them were born eight children, four 
of whom lived to adult age: John who married 
Margaret Williams, and is living in this county; 
Catherine: Edward R., and Mary, of Chicago. 
The parents of this family were both members of 
the Congregational Church, in which Mr. Humph- 
rey held the office of De.acon for forty years. They 
were faithful workers in the Master's vineyard, and 
the earnest and consistent lives which they led won 
them the love and respect of all with whom thej- 
came in contact. Reared to manhood in Waushara 
County when it w.is situated on the frontier. Ed- 
ward Humphrey has witnessed the greater part of 
its growth and development, and has been promi- 
nentlj- connected with its agricultural interests. He 
received a common-school education, and being of 
studious habits and ambitious to learn, soon mas- 
tered the studies there taught, after which he en- 
gaged in teaching, following that profession during 
the winter for nine seasons. In the summer months 
he worked upon his farm, and is now the owner of 
400 acres of land. 200 of which are under a high 
state of cultivation. His possessions have been ac- 
quired entirely through his own efforts, and he is 
regarded as one of the leading young farmers of 
the community. He is energetic, entertains pro- 
gressive ideas, possesses good business ability, and 
will no doubt become one of the wealthy citizens 
of Central Wisconsin. 

On the 4lh of March, 1881. Mr. Humphrey was 
joined in wedlock with Miss Jennie Jones, a daugh- 
ter of the Rev. Timothy Jones, of Big Rock. III. 
She was born in 1859, .ind after about three years 
and a half of happy wedded life, was called to her 
final rest, passing away on the 7th of October, 1884. 
.She was a member of the Congregational Church, 
and her death was sincerely mourned by many 
friends as well as her immediate family. 

In political sentiment. Mr. Humphrey is a Re- 
publican, and a warm advocate of the party prin- 
ciples. He h.is served .as Town Treasurer for one 
ye:ir. was Town Clerk for four years, and in 1886 
was nominated by his party for the office of Clerk 



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qf the Court, of Wausliar.i County. When the re- 
turns were brought in. it was founfl that he was 
elected by a handsome majority, and so well did 
he discharge the duties of the office, that he was 
re-elected in 1888, and is now serving his fourth 
year in tliat position. 



W^ KHRY H. TUCKER, wlio resides on sec- 
il I lion \'2. ill the town of Green Lake. Green 
^^\^ 'Lake County, has long been a resident of 
|L this community. He has witnessed much 
of the growtli and progress of the count}', has | 
aided in the development of its wild prairie land 
into lieautiful homes and farms and has been prom- 
inent in the promotion of its leading interests, 
thus linking his name inseparablj- with its history. 
In Tompkins. N. Y., on Oct. II, 1833, be was 
born unto Benjamin and Catherine (Fortner) 
Tucker, being the eldest of a family of three chil- 
dren. The other members are J. Harry, who is 
now employed as a station agent in Iowa; and 
Olive, wife of Parks Wilson. The parents were 
also natives of the Empire State but, during the 
early days of the settlement of Wisconsin, they left 
their eastern home and emigrated to Green Lake 
County, being numbered among its pioneers. At 
the lime of his arrival, Mr. Tucker was offered land 
adjoining the city of Ripon for H an acre. He, 
however, did not long remain, but returned to New 
Y'ork. His death occurred later and his wife 
departed this life in 185.i. 

The subject of this sketch was reared to farm life 
and received such educational advantages as the 
schools afltorded. On the death of his mother, he 
went to live with an uncle but was treated harshly 
and compelled to labor early and late. In the course 
of time, he began to work as a farm hand and in 
that way acquired the money which paid his pas- 
sage to Green Lake County in 18.5!. Hearing of 
the brillimt opportunilits afforded by the new and 
growing West, he determined to try his fortune 
upon its broad prairies, and has never yet had oc- 
casion to rigret the step. He began life in this 
State as a teamster in the employ of N. G. Lyman, 
with whom he remained eight years. He then de- 



cided to turn his attention to agricultural pursuits 
and bought 40 acres of land in this county, but 
soon afterward he sold out and in 1859, removed to 
Minnesota,where he bought a farm of 200 acres. He 
was not ple.osed with the countr}' in that State and 
that same year returned to his old home, again be- 
coming owner of that 40 acre tract which he had 
first purchased. During the winter of 1862-63. he 
engaged in feeding cattle in Illinois, and on his re- 
turn the following spring began the cultivation of 
his land. He is now the owner of one of the best 
farms of the commui.it}', comprising 200 acres, as 
the result of his industry, perseverance, good busi- 
ness ability- and fair and honest dealing. 

In 1870, Mr. Tucker was united in the holy 
bonds of malriinoiiy with Miss Carrie Schmool, 
who w.as born in Germany in 1852, but came to 
America with her parents when a little child. 
Their union h.as been blessed with four children, 
three of whom are yet living, as follows: Maggie, 
Howard and Zettie. The second child, Frank, 
died wlien a boy. Mr. Tucker supports the Re- 
publican party ami witli liis family is held in high 
regard. 



OIIN ,1. WOOD, Jk., attorncy-at-law of 
Berlin, Wis. was born at Dakins .Mills, now 
Neshkoro, Marquette Co. Wis., Feb. 13. 
!|^j// 1859, and is a son of John J. and Joanna 
(Sanders) Wood, pioneer settlers of that place. 
The sketch of the father and grandfather of our 
subject appears elsewhere in this volume. 

Jlr. Wood received a common-school education 
and fitted himself for teaching, in which vocation 
he embarked in the winter <jf 1876-'77. He has 
taught altogether seven terms, including two coun- 
try schools, one graded school at Westfield, Mar- 
quette County, and a ward school in Fond du Lac. 
He chose the legal profession for his life work, and 
entered upon the study of law in the office of R. 
L. D. Potter, of Wauloma. and subsequently- pur- 
sued his studies under the direction of tieorge P. 
Knowles of Fond du Lac, and John C. Truesdell, 
of Berlin. He was admitted to practice in the cir- 
cuit courts of Wautoma. Wis., Sept. 21, 1880, and 
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practice in the Federal courts. He entered upon 
his profession in Berlin in January, 1882, and has 
secured a fair share of the legal business of this 
section. Mr. Wood is a Democrat in politics, and 
has served as Chairman of the Green Lake 
County Democratic Committee for five years. He 
was elected City Attornej' of Berlin in 1886. was 
re-elect(Kl and is now serving his third j'ear. He 
was an unsuccessful candidate for the office of 
Senator, in the 9th Senatorial District, in 1886. 

On the lotii of February, 1887, in Berlin, Mr. 
Wood led to the marriage altar Miss Hattie E. 
Ottaway. a daugliter of Edward and Mary (Berry) 
Ottaway. She was born in the town of Seneca, 
Green Lake County, and her people are of English 
descent. The^' have one child, a daughter, Ella 
Lucille, who was born in Berlin. 



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//^ HARLES W. BABCOCK, who resides on 
i|[ section 19, in the town of Packwaukee, Mar- 

"^^^ quette County, traces his ancestry back to 
three brothers of ilnglish birth, wlio left their 
home across the waters and came to America dur- 
ing the early days of its history. One of that 
number settled in Canada, and the other two in 
Connecticut, and it is from one of the latter that 
our subject is descended. Elisha Babcock, the pa- 
ternal grandfather of Charles W., was a native of 
Connecticut and removed from that State to the 
town of Exeter, Otsego Co., X. Y., where he made 
his home upon a farm until his death. He was the 
father of five sons and five daughters, four of 
whom, one son and tiiree daughters are yet living. 
One member of the above mentioned family, 
Amasa Babcock, is the father of him whose name 
heads this sketch. He was born in Connecticut on the 
4th of May, 1803, and was a mere child at the 
time of tlie removal of his parents to Otsego 
County, N. Y. In his youth he learned the trade 
of a machinist and millwright and was also an ex- 
pert carpenter. On the 14th of May, 1823, he 
married Miss Betsy Angel, a native of the Empire 
State, and about eight years later removed to Yates 
County, N. Y., and afterward to Steuben County, 
where the family lived until their emigration to 



Wisconsin, in 1857, when they settled on section 
14. in the town of Packwaukee, Marquette County. 
In the fall of 1863, Mr. Babcock sold his farm and 
removed to the village of Packwaukee, wliere he 
engaged in wagon-making for some years. His 
death occurred Aug. 23, 1881, and his wife died 
Jan. 15, 1882, at the home of her daughter in Kan- 
sas. They had three cliildron. but one son is 
now deceased. 

Charles W. Baccock, whose name heads this 
notice, was born in Otsego County, N. Y., July 14, 
1832, and when nearing man's estate began the 
study of dentistry in Markesan, Green Lake 
County, the family having previously emigrated to 
tlie West. AVhen he considered that he had suffi- 
ciently mastered the profession, he entered upon its 
practice, which he continued until the spring of 
1861. He had been watching the progress of 
events in the South with interest and had deter- 
mined if necessary to strike a blow in defense of 
his country's cause, so when Ft. Sumter was fired 
upon and the thunder of its guns called all loyal 
men to arms, he laid aside the peaceful pursuits of 
life and on the 22d of May, 1861, enlisted in Com- 
pany E. 7th Regiment Wisconsin Infantry. The 
company was known as the Marquette Sharp 
Shooters. About two weeks after his enlistment 
he led to the marriage altar Miss Mary Goodwell. 
who accompanied him to the field. She was im- 
bued with a spirit of patriotism and resolved to go 
with her husband to the front to do what she could 
to minister to the comfort of those who were fight- 
ing for the preservation of their country, but she 
soon fell a sacrifice to her loyalty ,dying of typhoid 
pneumonia at Arlington Heights, New Year's Day 
of 1862. The service to which Mr. Babcock was 
assigned was that of Hospital Steward, but the rigor 
and hardships of war undermined his constitution 
and in Philadelphia, on the 14th of October, 1862, 
he was discharged on account of piiysical disabil- 
ity. 

Immediately afterward, Mr. Babcock returned 
to his home in Packwaukee, and on the 5th of July, 
1863, was united in marriage with Miss Catherine 
Green. His health gradually improved and as he 
became physically stronger the desire to again 
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ing in all its terror and the Nation had need of all 
its patriotic sons if it would crush out the hydra- 
headed monster, rebellion, which threatened its 
life, so Mr. Babcoek again offered his services and 
Nov. 24, 1864. joined his old companions and en- 
tered into active service with his regiment, taking 
part in the battles of the Wilderness, Spottsyl- 
vania. North Ann, South Ann. Cold Harbor and 
Weldon Railroad. At the close of the war he was 
again on detached service. Ills final discharge took 
place on July 3, 18G5 in Jeffersonvillc, Ind., and 
he now willingly returned home, conscious of hav- 
ing done his duty and aiding in the grand results 
brought .about by that struggle. 

When Mr. Babcoek again resumed business he 
engaged in wagon-making with his father, with 
whom he continued operations for five years, when 
he engaged in carpentering and masonry until 1881. 
He was an expert workman and earnestly desiring 
to please his customers won a liberal patronage. 
At length he resumed his old occupation of farm- 
ing, purchasing his present farm in the town of 
Packwaukee, in 1883. The well-tilled fields, many 
improvements, good barns and outbuildings .and 
t.asty residence conveniently situated near the vil- 
lage of Packwaukee. all indicate the owner to be a 
man of enterprise and ability who will suffer no 
needed improvement to go undone while he h.as the 
power and means to bring it about. 

Mr. Babcoek was again called upon to mourn 
the loss of his wife who died on the 1 0th of August. 
1879. leaving two children — Grant, w!io was born 
May 14, 1864; and Ruth, .Sept. 17, 1866 Ruth 
became the wife of Augustus Johnkie. March 22. 
1887. and is living in Westfield. Wis. On the 30th 
of March, 1880. our si'bject wedded Miss Carrie 
Green, a sister of his second wife, who was born 
in Wood County. Ohio, July 17, 1836, and came to 
Wisconsin with her father when fourteen years of 
age. Both her parents are now deceased. 

Mr. Babcoek is an honored member and the 
present Commander of J. C. Miller Post, (i. A. R. 
of Oxford, and in politics, is a stalwart Republican. 
He is a representative farmer and a worthy and re- 
spd'ted citizen and has a record as a soldier, of 
which he may "cU be proud. He takes an active 
intcicst III whatever tends to [)romiite the welfare of 



the community in which he lives, and is a warm 
friend of the cause of temperance and of other en- 
terprises calculated to advance the moral and intel- 
lectual growth of the |iublic. 



|r=5)D\VARD T. FRANK is engaged in the gro- 
Ife eery business at Princeton. Wis., and also 
/ i- TT^ holds the position of express agent. In the 
month of June. 1885. he eniliarked in the former 
pursuit, and has been quite successful in his under- 
taking. He carries all kinds of goods found in 
sucli an establisliment. and in quality they are first- 
class. His earnest desire to please his customers 
and careful attention to their wants, combined witli 
a social manner and fair and honest dealing, lias 
won him many friends, and in business circles he 
is highly- esteemed for his worth and excellence. 
In connection with the buying and sel'ing of staple 
and fancy groceries, he purchases country produce 
which he ships to Milwaukee and other large cities. 
His reputation jis one of the leading merchants of 
Green Lake County is well deserved, and he h 
justly entitled to a representation in this volume. 
Mr. Frank is a native of the Empire State, hav- 
ing been born in MInden. Jlontgomery County. 
July 27. 1852. His parents, William and Cath- 
erine (Countryman) Frank, were also natives of 
New York, where the husband and father engaged 
in merchandising until 1858, when he determined 
to cast Ills lot with the early settlers of the Badger 
State. In the same year he landed at Princeton, 
where he still makes his home. For some time he 
was engaged as proprietor of the Fox River House, 
which was an hotel widely known throughout this 
l)art of the country. He then took charge of the 
American House, but after some years w.as ap- 
pointed Postmaster, in which capacity he served for 
three or four terms, and until within a few j'ears 
since was .actively eng.aged in business, but at the 
present time. 188i). is living a retired life. The 
name of Frank is a familiar one throughout the 
entire county, and he has a wide circle of friends. 
He has taken an .active part in the promotion of 
the interest of the Democratic party, which ho has 
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of various conventions. He served acceptably as 
Justice of tbe Peace, and is a respected member of 
societj' and of the Masonic fraternity, and a mem- 
ber of the Congregational Church. 

Our subject is the eldest of a family of three 
children born to William and Catherine Frank: 
Ella, the only daughter, is now the wife of .1. W. 
Wescott, of Eland Junction. Wis.; and William J., 
also resides at that place. 

Edward Frank resided with his parents until 
twenty years of age, during which time he received 
a good common-school education. He then left 
home and entered the employ of tlie Government 
upon tile lines of the Northwestern & St. Paul 
Railroad Companies as postal clerk, a position 
which he occu()ied for eleven years, when he sev- 
ered his connection with tlie postal service, and 
engaged in his present line of business. 

A wedding ceremony jierformed on the 1 4th of 
March, 1876, united the destinies of Edward Frank 
and Melissa A. Kilton, of Sheboygan, and their 
home has been brightened b}- the presence of one 
sou, Donald, who was born unto them Dec. 19, 
1878. 

Socially, our subject is a member of the Masonic 
fraternity. Public-spirited and progressive, he 
has identified himself with the progress and ad- 
vancement of the community, and though com- 
paratively a young man, has won a foremost place 
in business circles. 



'Tl EWIS J. ROBERTS, who is numberef 
I (?§, among tlie early settlers of Green Lake 
j*'--^ County, now resides on section 27, in tht 



Lake 
the 

town of Manchester. He was born in North Wales, 
on the 2Gtli of November, 1815. and is a son of 
Lewis and Elizabeth (Thomas) Roberts, who v.'ere 
the parents of six children, four sons and two 
daughters, only two of whom are yet living: John 
died in Wales, and the death of Thomas alao oc- 
curred in his native land. Lewis J., of this sketch 
is the next in order of birth; Margaret, wife of 
Ellis Richards, died in Columbia Count3', Wis.; 
Elizabeth is the wife of Thomas Thomas of New 
York Citj', whom slie married since coming to 



America, and Robert died at tbe age of six years. 
The father of this family died in his native country 
in 1883, having survived his wife man}- years, her 
death occurring in 1826. Mr. Roberts was a man 
of high moral character, a member of the Metho- 
dist Episcopal Church, and was respected by all 
who knew him. 

Lewis J., the subject of this notice, passed his 
ea.v\y life upon a farm mid play and work and in 
the common schools of the neighborhood acquired 
his education. When he liad attained to man's 
estate, he was joined in wedlock with Mary 
Roberts, the union being celebrated in Wales 
Feb. 25, 1840. They there began their domestic 
life, but ten years afterwards, bidding good-bye to 
home and friends, they set sail for America where 
Mr. Roberts determined to try his fortune. He 
first located in Dodge County, Wis., where he re- 
sided for three j'ears. He then came to Green 
Lake County, purchasing 110 acres of land on sec- 
tion 27 in the town of Marshfleld, to which he has 
since added until he now owns 225 acres of land. 
He is a man of great energy and perseverance and 
without delay began the work of improving and 
cultivating his farm and may now well be proud 
of his efforts. At the time of his arrival the 
county was but in its infancy, little having been 
done towards placing it in its present advanced 
position. Since that time, the raw prairie has been 
transformed into richly cultivated farms, the little 
log cabins have been replaced by beautiful and 
comfortable homes, villages have grown into cities, 
large business industries have been established and 
the work of progress and advancement has been car- 
ried forward at such a rapid rate that it seems al- 
most incredible when we think of the few short 
years that have passed since all was as nature 
formed it. Mr. Roberts has ever taken an active 
part in the work of transformation and is a public- 
spirited and progressive citizen. He casts his 
ballot with the Republican part}^ and is deeply- in- 
terested in its success, but has never sought public 
ofBce. preferring to devote his attention to his busi- 
ness, in which he has been eminently successful. 
He is prominent in the promotion of the cause of 
education and never hesitates to give his suppoit 
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the public. He and his wife are members of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church and hold a high 
position in the social world. 

The children of Mr. and Mrs. Roberts, nine in 
number, are as follows: Elizabeth, wife of William 
Williams of Pennsylvania; William, who is at 
home: Sarah, wife of Henry Pritchard of,Colurabia 
County, Wis.; John, who married Miss Elizabeth 
Edwards of Watertown, is now a resident of Green 
Lake County; Mary is the wife of Edward Stevens 
of West Bangor. Pa.; Jane wedded John Williams 
of Green Lake County; Lewis died at tlie age of 
twenty-one years, and Thomas died at the age of 
twelve years. Margaret, the sixth child, married 
John E. Jones, a Methodist minister, and resides at 
Exonia, Wis. Mrs. Roberts was born in Wales 
July 22. 1H21. 



jlL_^ GRACE C. MOl'LTON. capitalist and loan 
'jTjjf, broker of Berlin, was born in Utica, N. Y., 
'M^ May 1. 1816, and is a son of Aurora and 
(^ Rebecca (Maynard) Moulton. His parents 
were born near Hartford, Conn., and both were of 
P^nglish origin. The ancestors of our subject on botli 
sides were represented in the War of the Revolu- 
tion as defenders of the cause of libert)\ His par- 
ents both died when he was a child, and he was 
thus left to the care of relatives. He attended 
school in Albany, X. Y., and afterward was ap- 
prenticed to the tailor's trade, but before completing 
his term of service was obliged to abandon the 
undertaking on account of a serious attack of in- 
liaramation of the eyes. When seventeen years old 
he began clerking in a general store at ^5 per 
month, but his employer, appreciating the worth 
of his services, soon increased his wages. Being 
careful and prudent in the expenditure of money, 
he was not long in accumulating a capital of $200. 
so when twenty years of age he began life for him- 
self in the restaurant business. In eight months he 
hdd cleared $1,000 and had a constantly increas- 
ing tr.ade. He was also forced to increase his facili- 
tiis and soon he had accumulated a capital of 
|3.it()0, with wiiich lie embarked in general mer- 
chandising, in the village of Jordon, Onondaga Co., 



Is. Y., where he continued business in that line for 
sixteen years with splendid success. He had se- 
cured an extensive and profitable trade, and was 
owner of one of the largest and most important 
mercantile establishments in the place when misfor- 
tune overtook hiin. He had been successful, and 
his desire to aid others led iiim to indorse a note 
for a friend whom he had known for years and who 
had previously aided Jlr. Moulton in his business 
career by many favors, but his friend failed and he 
saw the accumulated profits of his 3'ears of toil and 
perseverance swept away in a day. He was then 
obliged to close out his business, and with nothing 
left him but energy and hope, he sought to retrieve 
his fortunes in the far West. 

On the 14th of April, 1858. Mr. Moulton landed 
in Berlin. Wis., and began life anew as an employe 
of the Oneida Bank of that city, with which he re- 
mained until it became bankrupt. With his small 
savings, he then began buying up notes in a small 
way, and as his capital increased extended his oper- 
ations, and in the course of time, in the w.ay of busi- 
ness he became possessed of numerous houses and 
lots and chattels, and acquired a large capital. He 
has had reverses and has met with some serious los- 
ses but is now the owner of more houses and lots 
than any other man in Berlin. He has also prop- 
erty in neighboring towns, the care of which to- 
gether with the loaning of his money, occupies his 
entire lime. 

Mr. Moulton is well reail on the topics of the 
day, and has had a wide experience of men and the 
world. He is genial and affable in his manner and 
has many warm friends. He has always been in- 
clined to fraternize with the Methodists in religion 
and is a Republican in politics. 

ELOETIS D. FORBES, editor and pro- 
•ietor of the Onitrnl I'liioii, a weekly pa- 
per published at Westfield, Manpietle 
County, was born in Litchfield, Medina 
Co., Ohio, May 12, 1836, and is of Scotch and Irish 
extraction. His pare.Us were both natives of Ver- 
mont. His father was of Scotch descent and Iracetl 
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clan " For-busli," or " For-bess." His mother's 
name was Bell, and she was a descendant of the 
"Ould Sod." Tlie paternal great-grandfather of 
our subject was a soldier of the Revolutionary 
War and, tradition sa.ys, attained to tiie rank of 
Colonel in the Continental Army, having command 
of' the body-gnard of George Washington. The 
parents of Mr. Forbes in early life removed to Jef- 
ferson County, N. Y., and ttience to Ohio, where 
our subject was born, the seventh child in a family 
of eleven children, two of whom died in infancy, 
while six are yet living at Ibis writing in 1880. 
The father was a physician by profession and a man 
of extensive reading and information. His integ- 
rity was unimpeachable yet he was an uncompro- 
mising opponent of the orthodox religions of that 
day. The mother was a woman of pure and noble 
character and religiously inclined. As .1 natural 
result, tiie children, though none of them were 
church members, were believers in the essential, 
practicitl tenets of Christianity. 

In 1846, when Seloftiis Forbes was a lad of ten 
years, the family started for the then almost unin- 
habited Territorj' of Wisconsin b}' "prairie schoon- 
ers," and after six weeks of such arduous travel 
that it can hardly be imagined by the emigrants of 
today, the party landed at a place called Bird's 
Ruin, a few miles east of Madison, where they 
spent their first winter in Wisconsin. In the spring 
they removed to Sun Prairie, and a year later settled 
in May ville. Dodge County, where Mr. Forbes spent 
his early life, receiving such education as tiie com- 
mon schools of that day afforded, supplemented by 
a few terras at a select school. At the ago of eighteen 
he began teaching through the winter season and 
" boarded round " with his patrons, and in the 
summer months worked at the carpenter's trade, of 
which he had obtained some knowledge by a short 
apprenticeship witli an older brother. On attaining 
his majority he went to Springfield, Marquette 
County, where he became acquainted with Miss 
Similde E. Pond, to whom he was married June 30, 
] 860, the wedding t-iking place in Horicon, Wis. 
She is a woman of exalted character, endowed 
with fine literary taste and ability, and has been a 
frequent contributor to the periodical literature of 
the day in botli prose and poetiy. A faithful wife 



a tender and loving mother, her influence is felt 
as a strengthening power for good in her family 
and in tiie community. 

In thesummerof 1862, though engaged in teach- 
ing school in Packwaukee, Mr. Forbes responded 
to his country's call for troops and enlisted in the 
32nd Wisconsin Infantry, in which he served for 
two and a half years. At tlie formation of the 
company he was elected Second Lieutenant but was 
refused a commission on account of an order of 
tiie War Department, requiring that new regiments 
be supplied with that grade of commissioned offi- 
cers from veterans who had seen service. He was 
commissioned, however, during his second year of 
service, but in December, 1863, was compelled to 
resign on account of impaired health. Return ng 
home he engaged in farming during the summer of 
1864, but re-enlisted in the autumn of that year 
in the 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery and was 
mustered in as Orderly Sergeant, of Company I. 
Later he was commissioned Second Lieutenant, in 
wiiich capacity he served until the close of the 
war, when he was honorably discharged in Jul\-. 
1865. 

On his return home after being mustered out, 
Mr. Forbes resumed teaching in Marquette County, 
but after a short time, in 1867, removed to Milwau- 
kee, where for three years he was engaged on the 
editorial staff of the £^f'^«/«^ Wisconsin. In 1870 
impaired health compelled him to resign his posi- 
tion and he returned to Packwaukee to reside. 
During the winter of 1870-1, he was principal of the 
Montcllo schools, and in the fall of the latter year 
was elected County Superintendent of Schools, on 
the Republican ticket in the face of an overwhelm- 
ing Democratic majority in the county. He ac- 
ceptably filled that position for two years and 
during the winter of 1773-4 was legislative corres- 
pondent for the Evening Wisconsin, a paper pu b- 
lished in Milwaukee. His connection with the 
various papers had made him familiar with the 
methods of conducting a paper and possessing the 
necessary ablity as a compositor and editor, in 
1877, Mr. Forbes established the Central Union at 
Westfleld, which he has since conducted with 
marked success. At the beginning it was a five 
column folio. He suffered the loss of all his mate- 



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rial by fire in 1880, but soon afterward resumed 
tlie publication of his paper as a six column folio, 
which in 1885 was enlarged to its present size as a 
six column quarto. Its circulation has rapidl3' in- 
creased and the paper is deserving of a liberal pat- 
ronage. It advocates Republican principles but is 
devoted chiell^' to matters of local interest. 

Into Mr. and Mrs. Forbes have been born live 
children — Anna E.. who had achieved a reputation 
as a first-class teacher, was married in January, 
1889, to Alraon E. Round; Wilbur E. is .associated 
with his father in the publication of the Cditral 
Union, and is a first-class printer and compositor; 
Florence E. is a vocal and instrumental musician of 
excellent ability: Clarence A. and Freddie L. are 
still at home. 



JOHN S. GREENE, who is engaged in gen- 
I eral farming and stock-raising on section 
; 28, Berlin Township, Green Lake County, 
is a native of New York. He was born in 
Madison County, on the 26th of December, 1825, 
and is a son of Rowland and Joanna (Teft) (ireenc. 
Both parents were of English descent and the fa- 
ther was a distant relative of Gen. Greene of Rev- 
olutionary fame. He made farming his life occu- 
pation, engaging in that pursuit in the Empire 
State until 1843, when he came to the West. His 
first place of abode was Rock County, Wis., but af- 
ter a .short time he removed to Dane County, 
where for fifteen years he operated a farm. At 
the expiration of that time he became a resident of 
Waushara County, where he purchased a farm 
upon which he passed the remainder of his days, 
his death occurring i" 1862. A week had not yet 
passed when his wife was called to her final rest 
and they were laid side by side in the cemetery 
in the village of Dakota. They were well known 
citizens of the community where they resided mikI 
were greatly respected by all. 

Our subject was one of a family of nine children 
but has only one sister yet living. Mere)', who is 
now the wife of Russell Thompson, a resident of 
Chippewa Coimty, this .State. The early life of 
Mr. <;rccii«' «M< pM^^^ccl in much the usual manner 



of farmer Lids. Workin(i; and play occupied his 
j time and in the common schools of the neighbor- 
j hood he received his education. He has resided in 
Wisconsin since his eighteenth year, and like his fa- 
. ther has followed farming throughout his business 
' career. He remained with his parents until twen- 
ty-six years of age and like a dutiful son assisted 
in the cultivation of the farm. He then left home 
and purchased 120 awes of land in Dane County, 
to which he afterward added 120 acres, operating 
the same for a few years, when he sold out and re- 
moved to Minnesota, where he .again farmed for 
six years. At the end of that time he returned to 
Wisconsin, settling in Waushara County, upon his 
father's farm, which he operated, caring for his 
parents until their death. About four or five years 
were there S|)ent, after which he sold out, buying a 
farm of 150 acres in Berlin Township. Since that 
date, 1866, he has there resided. It is patent to 
the passer-by th.at Mr. Greene is a man of industry 
! and enterprise, for his farm with its highlycultiva- 
j ted fields and man\" improvements indicates cease- 
I less activity and enterprise. 

The year previous, our suljject had enlisted in 
I the service of his country as a member of Com- 
pany C, 52nd Wisconsin Regiment for one year, 
but the rigor and hardships attendant upon war 
undermined his constitution, causing his discharge 
on the 21th of May, following. He then returned 
home and resumed his former occupation. Years 
of experience have made him a practical farmer 
and in accordance with his progressive ide.as he al- 
ways keeps abre.ast of the times. He is not, how- 
I ever, only well informed on matters pertaining to 
his business, but manifests a deei) interest in the 
affairs of the country and is specially active in 
promoting the enterprises which are calculated to 
benefit the county. 

Mr. Greene was first married in 1850. wliiui Miss 
Elizabeth Blake became his wife. Five years of 
happy wedded life were passed by that worthy- 
couple and then sorrow darkened the home. Mrs. 
I Greene being called to her final rest. He was 
again married in 1863, the lady of his clioice be 
ing Elizabeth Patrick. One child was born unto 
them, Rowland W., who is now a resident of Crown 
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1S79. The drtad disease consuraplion bad fastened 
itself upon the wife and mother and in that year 
she passed awaj-, her remains being interred in the 
cemetery of the Seventh Day Baptist Church in 
Berlin Township. Tlie two succeeding years Mr. 
Greene was unblessed with the companionsiiip of a 
wife. He was then married April 27, 1881, to Julia L. 
P )St, daughter of Eldad and Louisa (Palmer) Post, 
the former a native of New York, the latter of 
Vermont. The family came to Wisconsin in 1855, 
and in 1877, Mr. Post removed to Dakota Town- 
ship, Waushara County, where he is now engaged 
in farming and stock-raising, having followed that 
business throughout his entire life. Both Mr. and 
Mrs. Greene are members of the Seventh day Bap- 
tist Church in Berlin Township, and are earnest 
Christian people who well merit the high esteem in 
which they are held. In politics, he is a stalwart 
Republican, having advocated the principles of 
that great National organization since its forma- 
tion. He has displayed much ability in the man- 
agement of his affairs and made the most of his 
opportunities, for, beginning life in limited circum- 
stances, he has acquired a competence which will 
enable him to pass his declining years in rest from 



all laoor. 



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''li-s ARRY C. COOLEY, deceased, a pioneer of 
[Tji) Berlin, Green Lake County, of 1855, vvas 
!^^ born in Darien. W^-oming Co., N. Y., Feb. 9, 
(^ 1817, and was a son of Thomas and Densie 
(Cuok) Cooley, whose family numbered six sons 
and nine daughters. He was educated in his na- 
tive town, and was married in Attica Center, N. Y.,. 
in 1840, the lady of his choice being Miss Nancy 
M. De Mary, a daughter of Thomas and Eunice 
(Churchill) De Mary. The De Mary family in- 
cluded one son and seven daughters, and two chil- 
dren, a son and daughter, were born to Mr. and 
Mrs. Cooley. The latter died in infancy, while the 
son, Walter N., who was born July 15, 1843, is now 
engaged in the livery business in Berlin. 

Mr. Cooley came to Wisconsin in 1843. during 
its territorial days, and for nine years was engaged 
in farming in the town of Palmyra,Jefferson County. 
He then removed to the village of Palmyra, and 



engaged in the dry goods business, also devoting 
his attention to the duties of Postmaster, to which 
position he was appointed by President Pierce. He 
also served as Deputy Siieriff, and carried on a liv- 
ery st.Hble until Dec. 25, 1854, when he removed 
to Appleton, Wis., whence he came to Berlin in 
January, 1855. On his arrival In this city he pur- 
ch.ased an interest in the livery stable situated on 
the present site of C. S. Morris' mill, where he did 
business until the fall of 1855, when he moved to 
the stables now owned by his son, where he contin- 
ued business up to the time of his death, which oc- 
curred July 5, 1889. His wife was called home on 
the 8th of October the year previous. 

Mr. Cooley was a man of superior ability, and 
came of a good family. He was a brother of 
Judge Thomas Cooley, of Michigan, a distinguished 
jurist and author of law reports, who was at one 
time considered a promising candidate for the 
office of Ciiief Justice of the United States, and is 
now Chairman of the Inter-State Railway Commis- 
sion. The late A. B. Cooley, of Ripon, a promi- 
nent citizen and Justice of that citj-, was his half 
brother. Mr. Cooley, like his distinguished brother 
was an old-time Democrat, and never failed in his 
allegiance to that party and its principles. Scru- 
pulously exact in ways and matters of business, 
his word was as good as his bond, and in his death 
Berlin lost an excellent citizen of wiioni all speak 
in high terms. 



/>^ HESLEY B. TULLER, deceased, was born 
'If in the Empire State but is numbered among 

''^^f the pioneer settlers of Wisconsin. He was 
but a lad when his parents became residents of 
Walworth County, and in that community he was 
reared to manhood and obtained a common-school 
education. When he had attained to years of ma- 
turity, he led to the marriage altar Miss Charlotte 
Kees, the wedding taking place Feb. 2, 1861. Tiie 
lady was born in Oneida County, N. Y., and with 
her parents became a resident c>f Watertown, Jeffer- 
son Co., Wis. Her mother departed this life iu 
June, 1879, but her father is still living and resides 



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ill Cliiiipowa Falls, Wis. Mr. and Mrs. Tuller be- 
gan tliiir ilomestic life in Walworth County, 
whence they removed to Fond du Lac County and 
subsequently^ took up their residence in Wautoma, 
where the husband spent his last days. He died 
at his liome near that village on the 5th of Septem- 
ber, 1883, respected and esteemed by all who knew 
him. After five years of widowhood Airs. Taller 
was again married, becoming tiie wife of Rosweil 
Owen, whose sketch appears elsewhere. 

Ten children were born of their union, seven of 
whom are now living: Addie. wife of Edward 
Stillman, a resident of Berlin; Lillian, wife of Al- 
bert Vincent of Chippewa Falls, Wis; Frank S, 
who resides in tlie same place; Mary; Adelbert W. ; 
Cliarles "SI. ami Minnie K. 

J' OIP-; .T. WOOD. SK., a millwright of Ber- 
', [in, (Jreen Lake County, was born in Ham- 
lilon County, Ohio, May 16, 1824. and is the 
' son of Jonathan and Lucy (Murrell) Wood. 
He learned the millwright's trade in his native 
Slate, and in 18.51 emigrated to Wisconsin, settling 
at what was then known as Dakins' Mills, now Nesli-, 
koro. He built many of the early flouring mills 
in that section of the country. The mills at Da- 
kota, Neshkoro, Ri-hford, Kingston. Arcade and 
Westfield sprang into being under his direction. 

Tlie 4th of July, 1854, was celebrated by Rlr. 
Wood at Marion, Waushara Co., Wis., by the im- 
portant event of his marriage, his bride being Miss 
Joanna Sanders, a daugliter of James and Anna 
(Wildey) Sanders. She was born in Cattaraugus 
County, N. Y., Jan. 22, 1832, and for some time 
prior to her marriage was engaged in teaching 
school; she died iu Neshkoro, Oct. 29, 1865, leav- 
ing six children, four daughters and two sons, one 
having died in infanc}'. Lucy, the eldest, was 
born June 21, 1855, and married D.ayton K.Wil- 
cox, her home being now in Stevens' Point; Emma 
J., born May 21. 1857, w.'is drowned in White 
River, July 11. 1866, at the age of ten years; 
Chester died in infancj-; John, Jr.. born Feb. 13, 
1851), married Miss Haitie E. Ottaway, and is a 
pr.iclicing attorney of Berlin; Mary E., born Jan 



7. 1861, is the wife of William Lang, and resides 
at Nora Springs, Iowa; Carrie B.. born Oct. 26, 
1863, is a teacher of Nora Springs, Iowa; and Ed- 
win S., who was born Sept. 9, 1865, is a miller of 
Berlin. 

After the death of his first wife. Mr. Wood was 
again married, in 1867. bis second union being with 
Mrs. Margaret W. Mills, wi.low of John Mills, and 
a daughter of Jam<;s and Mar}- Hutchinson. She 
was born in Scranton, Pa., Nov. 2, 1835. There 
are no children of the second marriage, but Mrs. 
Wood has two children bj' her former marriage: 
Mattie E., who was born March 24, 1858, and is 
now the wife of S. C. Culver, of Portland. Iowa; 
ani Edgar G. Mills, who was born Sept. 15, 1860. 
He is now a practicing attorney of St. Cloud, 
Minn. 

In January. 1880, Jlr. Wood removed to Berlin, 
where he has since continued to reside. He still 
works at his trade, and is a hale and hearty man. 
I He has led a busy, useful life, and has taken an 
active part in the practical improvement and de- 
velopment of the county in which he has made 
his home. He is a thorough mechanic and master 
of his trade, and in all the relations of life li.as 
borne himself as an uprigiit. honorable gentleman. 

ALTER N. COOLKY. proprietor of a liv- 
ery, feed and sale stable in Berlin, is a son of 
Henry C. and Nancy M. (Dc Mary) Cooley, 
and was born in tlie town of Darien. Wyoming. Co., 
N. Y.. on the loth of July, 1843. He came to 
■Berlin with his parents when twelve years of age 
and was educated in the city schools, after which 
he learned the harness-maker's trade. In 1862, he 
crossed the plains, spending about a year and a 
half in Idaho. I'tah and ^Montana. He returned 
home in the fall of 1863, and the following year 
went South, where he spent a year and a half in 
the quartermaster's department in Bowling Green, 
Kj-. On his return to the North, he look emplo}-- 
ment in Oshkosh in 1866 as a harness-maker, but 
after a year spent one season as a dealer in live 
stock. The following year he passed in Milwaukee, 
ami in the autumn of 1869, went to Mason City, 








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Iowa, where he engaged in the restaurant business 
for a while. He next was employer! in tlie offlee 
of the Iowa Central Railroad for eight months, 
after which he opened a harness slioj) and worked 
at bis trade for a number of years. 

While in Mason City, Mr. Cooiey was joined in 
wedlock with Miss Emma C. Wilson, the ceremony 
being- performed on Christmas day of 1870. Mrs. 
Cooiey is a native of Illinois, and a daughter of 
Alonzo Wilson. Four children have been born of 
their union, two sons and two daughters, namely: 
Winnifred N., Frank 1'., John B. and Avis Leolai 
all yet at home. 

Mr. Cooiey continued in business in Masoji City, 
Iowa, until May, 1883, when he sold out and re 
turned to Berlin. Shortly afterwards, he engaged 
in the livery business with his father and on the 
death of the latter, in July, 1889, succeeded to 
the business which he is now successfully con- 
ducting. In politics, he is a Democrat, and he is 
the agent of the Wisconsin Humane Society, hav- 
ing been appointed to that position May 21, 1886. 
He is an expericned liveryman and always keeps 
good horses and rigs for his customers. 



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ip^^ICHOLAS BUSH, who is numbered among 
jll ))' the pioneer settlei-s of Green Lake County, 
/il/^t) makes his home on section 23, town of 
Berlin. His paternal and maternal grandfathers 
are numbered among the Revolutionary heroes and 
in recognition of their services were awarded 
pensions by the Government. The former, Stephen 
Bush, was born in Massachusetts, of English pa- 
rentage, and was quite young when he entered the 
Colonial army. He made farming his life occupa- 
tion and in 1806, removed to Chautauqua County, 
N. Y., where he entered 400 acres of land, compris- 
ing part of the Holland Purchase. He was one of 
the early settlers of that county, where he made his 
home during the remainder of his days. By his 
marriage with Zilpha Thresher he had six children, 
two sons and four daughters, of whom Stephen was 
the youngest. He departed this life at the advanced 
age of eighty-three, but his wife died when fifty 
years of age. The maternal grandfather of our 
subject, Jsicholas Bovee, was also a New York 



farmer and a pioneer settler of Chautauqua County. 
He was the father of nine children, four sons and 
five daughters, of whom the mother of our subject 
was the second in order of birth. He died at the 
age of eighty-four years and the death of his wife 
occurred when she was seventy years of age. 

Stephen Bush was born in Hampden County, 
Mass., in 1793, and from the age of thirteen years 
spent his life in Chautauqua County, N. Y., where 
he cleared and developed a fine farm. He wedded 
Eleanor Bovee, who was born in Mohawk County, 
N. Y., and was about one year his senior. Their 
family numbered eleven children, seven sons and 
four daughters, of whom nine are still living. The 
two now deceased had reached the age of sixty- 
seven years at the time of their death. The father 
and mother both died at the age of eighty-four 
years. He was a'supporter of the Democratic party 
and she was a member of the Methodist Church. 

Nicholas Bush, whose name heads this notice 
was born in Sheridan Townshii), Chautauqua Co., 
N. Y., May 15, 1818, and was the second child 
born to Stephen and Eleanor Bush. Being the 
oldest son of the family, he remained at home as- 
sisting his father in the cultivation of the farm 
until twenty-six years of age, when he left the pa- 
rental roof and on the 25th of March, 1845, he was 
united in marriage with Miss Betsy Stebbins, who 
was born in Sheridan Township. Nov. 23, 1819. 
Their union was blessed with four children — Ma- 
rilla E., wife of Henry C. Decker, by whom she 
has two children, Gertude A. and Maude; Arrilla; 
May, wife of Elizur Curtis and the mother of iwo 
children, Mabel and P^dward; and Bessie, who is yet 
at home. 

In the fall of 1845 Mr. Bush became a resident 
of the Territory of Wisconsin, making his home in 
Rock County until the following spring, when he 
cast his lot with the pioneer settlers of Green Lake 
County. He located in Berlin Township on the 
10th of May, and from that time up to the present 
has made his home on section 23. He began life 
in true pioneer style in a little log cabin, 16x20 
feet, which continued to be his home until it was 
replaced by his present substantial and commodi- 
ous residence. His first purcha.«e consisted of 
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of his farm until it comprises 250 acres, of which he 
still retains 200 acres. The days passed merrily in 
the new home despite the hardships and difficulties 
of frontier life until 1«52, when the family circle 
was enshrouded in gloom, the cause being the loss 
of the wife and mother, who died on the 31st of 
December. Mr. Bush was a second time married 
.Sept. L5, 1853, when Betsy A. Davey. who was 
born in Susquehanna County', Pa., Jan. 24, 1836, 
became his wife.' Two children graced their union: 
Sarah J., who became the wife of John Engan. by 
whom she has two children, Howard J. and Hazel 
\". ; and Harriet A., who married Thomas Doherty, 
and also h:is two children, Gertude and Gladys. 
Again death visited the home, Mrs. Bush dying 
May 17, 1861. For more than seven years Mr. 
Hush was unblessed with the companionship of a 
wife, but on the 10th of December, 1868, he mar- 
ried Sarah A. Hill, who was born in Chautauqua 
County, X. Y., Oct. 2!», 1826. Her death occurred 
June 22, 1872. 

Until the war Mr. Bush affiliated with the Dem- 
ocratic party, but supporting the cause of the^l'nion 
and freedom of tlie slaves, he joined the ranks of 
the Republican party and has since fought under 
its banner. He has served as Side Supervisor for 
several terms, was Chairman of the Town Board 
and was a member of that body at the time of the 
construction of the first bridge across Fox River. 
For twenty-five years he occupied the office of 
Justice of the Peace and made a wise and able 
official as his long term of service well indicates. 
The cause of education h.as found in him a warm 
friend and since his arrival in this county he has 
given his support and exerted his influence for its 
advancement. By industry and perseverance he 
has acquired his possessions and is accounted one 
of the lending and representative farmers of the 
community. See portraits, on opposite page, of this 
worthy couple. 



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eYRUS B. THO.MAS, a retired farmer re- 
siding in Westfield, is numbered anu>ng 
the pioneers of Maiquette Count\-, and was 
the first person to locate in the vicinity of Law- 



rence. His residence dates from February, 1850, 
and on his journey he was accompanied by a Mr. 
Curtis, who, however, soon afterwards returned to 
Elgin, 111., from whence he came. He is a native 
of the Granite State, having been born in the town 
of Coldbrook. Coos County, April :il. 1830. The 
Thomas family' is of English origin and is num- 
bered among the early settlers of New Hampshire. 
Samuel Thomas, father of our subject, married Ann 
Follansbee. who was of Scotch descent, and also 
belonged to an early New England family that set- 
tled in Haverhill, Mass., about two hundred years 
ago, in the latter part of the 17th century. Both 
families were represented in the ^Var of the Revo- 
lution and the maternal grandfather of our subject 
served as one of the guards at the time of the exe- 
cution of the brave but unfortunate British sp3', 
Maj. Andre. 

Samuel Thomas removed with his family from 
New Hampshire to ^'ermont when C^rus was four- 
teen years of age, and four years later, in 1848, 
came to Wisconsin. He settled in the town of 
Burnett, Dodge County, and entered land which is 
still in the possession of the family. He was one 
of the prominent and influential citizens of that 
community and in his farming operations wasquite 
successful, becoming one of the substantial farmers 
of the town. His death occurred in September. 
1883, at the advanced age of eighty-seven years 
and his loss w:is deeply mourned. His wife, who 
was born in January, 1802, is now living in the 
village of Horicon. Dodge County, an<l has also 
attained the age of eighty -seven. She is still in 
the enjoyment of good health and retains her 
mental faculties to a remark.able degree. That 
w-orthy couple were parents of six children, five 
sous and a daughter, three of whom are living at 
this writing, in 1889. Nathan, the eldest, died at 
his home in Minnesota Junction, Jan. 12, 1888; 
Francis S. is a resident of Clinton, Rock County, 
Wis.; Cyrus B. is the next younger; Semira be- 
came the wife of Rev. Thomas Sherman, a Baptist 
clergyman, and died in August, 1888; Warren J. 
died in the town of Burnett, Do<lge Count}', in 
March. 1854, when seventeen years of age; J. L. B. 
is a merchant of Horicon. Wis. 

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qiiette County for almost fortj'^ years. In tlie 
month of June following his arrival lie made a 
claim on sections iO and 15, in the town of West- 
field and from the wild land developed a fine farm, 
which he still owns. Since 1885, however, he has 
l)een living in Westfleld, but he made farming 
his life work. He built a substantial residence on 
his land, added good barns and outbuildings, 
placed his fields under a high state of cultivation 
and raises a good grade of stock. He entertained 
progressive as well as practical ideas of farming 
and in consequence he was very successful in his 
undertakings, acquiring a competence which now 
permits him to live in retirement from all labor. 

On the 4th of February, 1 858, Mr. Thomas was 
joined in wedlock with Miss Andalueia Botven, 
daughter of Solomon and Lydia (Peck) Bowen, 
the former a native of Vermont, the latter of New 
York. The family emigrated to Wisconsin in 
1 847, becoming residents of Fond du Lac, where 
they remained for three years, when they re- 
moved thence to Portage. They came to Marquette 
County in 1853, and settled on section 9, in the 
town of Westfleld, where Mr. and Mrs. Bowen re- 
mained until becoming inmates of the home of 
their daughter, with whom they passed their de- 
clining years. They were parents of three chil- 
dren, one son and two daughters — George E., who 
is a resident of Eureka, Greenwood County, Kan.; 
Mrs. Thomas; and Elenora, wife of James H. Bord- 
well, a merchant and postmaster of Stewart, McLeod 
County, Minn. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas are parents 
of two living children and two that have been 
called home. Lydia graduated from the liigh 
school of Westfleld in the class of 1 889 ; Elenora 
is a student in the same school; Gilbert Judson 
died at the age of two years; and Eldredge Bowen 
died at the age of seventeen months. 

Neaily forty years have passed since Cyrus 
Thomas located in the town of Westfleld. Mar- 
quette County was then in its infancy, its prairies 
were uncultiv.ated, wild game of all kinds was 
found in abundance and the Indians were still 
hunting and Ashing in their familiar haunts, having 
not yet left for their reservation west of the Mis- 
sissippi. Manj' hardships and trials incident to 
frontier life were to be endured and Mr. Thomas 



bore his full share. He feels a deep interest in the 
upbuilding of the county and has ever been 
found in the foremost ranks of any enterprise 
calculated for its advancement. He and his es- 
timable wife are numbered among the honored 
early settlers and have many warm friends through- 
out the community. 



(p^ ANFORD J. STRAAV, who is extensively 
^^^^ engaged in farming on section 20 in the 
|\/li| town of Oasis, Waushara Countj^, where he 
^^'''^ owns 340 acres of laud, was born in Hop- 
kinton, N. H., Nov. 18, 1847, and is descended 
from one of the early New England families. His 
parents, Rufus B. and Sarah (Gave) Straw, were 
also natives of New Hampshire, and the father and 
grandfather of our subject were born on the farm, 
where Sanfcrd J. first opened his eyes to the light 
of this world. Rufus Straw was a shoemaker by 
trade and in connection with that business followed 
the occupation of farming. Tlie family numbered 
five children, of whom our subject is the eldest; 
Mar^-, deceased, was the wife of Sidney Rouse; Ab- 
bie is the wife of Daniel W. Robinson of Wautoma; 
Willie R. is a resident of Wautoma; and Albert B. 
is living on tiie old homestead farm. Mr. Straw, 
Sr. is still a resident of this county and is one of its 
highly respected citizens; the parents were mem- 
bers of the Congregational Church and the children 
were reared in that faith. 

Sanford J. Straw passed the d.ays of his boyhood 
and youtii in New Hampshire and his primary edu- 
cation, received in the district schools, was supple- 
mented by an academic course. His fatiier entering 
the army during the late war, he was compelled to 
leave school and take charge of the farm, which he 
managed with ability until his father's return. He 
continued to reside in his native State until 1867, 
when he determined to cast his lot with the settlers 
of Wisconsin and became a resident of Wautoma. 
where he remained until the spring of 1868. His 
parents then came to the West and he aided tliem 
in securing a comfortable home. On April 14, 
1871, he was united in the holy bonds of matri- 



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inony with Miss Alida Jennings, a native of New 
York, who came to Wisconsin in 1855, with lier 
parents, Samuel S. and Ciiarlotte E. (Wood) Jen- 
nings, who were also natives of the same State. 
Mis. Jennings w.hs a granddaughter of Chief Jus- 
tice Wood of New York, who paid Jlillard Fill- 
tnore's w.ay through college and was afterwards 
his preceptor in the study of law. He did much 
toward forming the character of the President, by 
whom he was ever spoken of with gratitude. 

Six children grace the union of Mr. and Mrs. 
Straw and the family circle yet remains unbroken: 
Rufus C. is now attending school in Kansas City; 
Nitta. Archie, Walter. Pearl and Nina are still at 
home. Mr. Straw has resided on his present farm 
since 1872. it first comprising 80 acres, but its 
boundaries have since been extended until it now 
consists of 340 acres under a high state of cultiva- 
tion and well improved. It is furnished with all 
the necessary buildings, is stocked with a good 
grade of stock and the entire surroundings indicate 
tlie care and supervision of a practical and progres- 
sive owner. Mr. Straw and his family are believers 
in the faith of the Seventh Day Adventists and 
contribute liberally to tlie support of tluU Church. 

J,ri)GK JACOB S. BCGH. County Judge 
' and one of the prominent citizens of Wau- 
I shara County, Wis., was born in Somerset, 
' Perry Co., Ohio, Jan. 23, 182(3, and is a son 
of John and Maria Bugh. His father was a native 
of Maryland, his mother of Pennsylvania, and in 
their childhooil they emigrated with their respec- 
tive families to Ohio, where they became acquainted 
and were married. A family of eight children, six 
sons and two daughters were born to them in the 
Buckeye State, but only three of them are now 
living — Kliza. widow of Daniel F. Hodge of Min- 
nesota; Josei)li C. a dealer in sewing machines in 
Beloit, Wis.; and Jacob S., of this sketch. By 
trade John Bugh was a contractor and builder, but 
in connection with that business operated a large 
farm. In early life he sup|>orted the Whig party 
and on the organization of the Republican party 
joined its ranks, continuing to give it liis hearty 



support until his death. Long prior to the war he 
entertained strong abolition principles and his home 
was a station on the underground railroad. He 
assisted many a iK)or negro on his way to Canada 
and freedom, and did all in his power to create an 
abolition sentiment among the peo|)le of the com- 
munity in which he made his home. He and his 
wife were both members of the Methodist Church 
and were active workers in the Master's vineyard. 
They lived earnest, consistent Christian lives and 
their house was alw.ays open for the entertainment 
of the preachers. 

In Judge Bugh, whose name liejids this sketch, 
we see a worthy example of a self-made man. The 
educational advantages which he received were not 
superior to those afforded manj' other boys, he 
attending the district school and the Somerset 
Academy, where he pursued only a partial course. 
Possessing studious habits, a retentive memory and 
an observing ej'e. the knowledge acquired out of 
school is such .as to make the Judge one of the 
most intelligent citizens of the comraunit3-. While 
Gov. Faircliilds was Governor of Pennsylvania, he 
commissioned our subject as regent of the State 
University, but the Judge thinking himself unquali- 
fied for the position, wrote backs.aying that he was 
an uneducated man and did not believe himself 
capable to perform the duties of that office, but the 
Governor appreciating his true worth and ability, 
replied that he wanted a man of common sense as 
well as education and urged him to accept the 
commission, which he did, tilling the office for a 
{)eriod of eight years. 

The year 1849 witnessed his emigration to Wau- 
shara County, Wis., and soon afterward he made 
a claim on section 1 in the town of D.akota, which 
he still owns. There were but few settlers in the 
community, the greater part of the land being still 
in the possession of the Government and the county 
still formed a part of Marquette County, but 
through the eflforls of Judge Bugh and Col. Thomas 
J. Tow^nsend, it was separated. The Judge took a 
prominent part in the organization of the county 
to which was given the name of Waushara, and in- 
troduced the bill into the Legislature to change 
the county seat from .Sacramento to Wautoina, 
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monej' necessary to pay the expenses of the re- 
moval, the Judge borrowing the remainder of the 
amount. From the organization of tlie county to 
the present day lie has been prominently identified 
with its history in some otHcial capacity. While 
the county seat was in Sacramento he was elected 
the first Recorder of Deeds, which office he hehl 
for seven years. In 1860 he was nominated and 
elected to the General Assembly of the State and 
in 1883 was again the people's choice for tliat 
office. He displayed his loyalty to the govern 
iDcnt duriug the late war by his untiring efforts in 
raising troops and received a commission from 
President Lincoln, as Paymaster. Later he held 
the office of Assessor of Internal Revenue of the 
5th District, being appointed by Andrew Johnson 
and served in that capacity for five years. For 
many years he served as Chairman of the town of 
Dakota, and for a considerable time has been Chair- 
man of the County Board of Supervisors, to wiiich 
position he was elected without opposition. In 
the spring of 1889, he was elected to the office of 
County Judge, the duties of which he is now dis- 
charging. His rei)eated calls to positions of honor 
and trust, Indic-ite tiie high regard in which he is 
held and the great confidence reposed in him by 
his fellow citizens. He has been true to every 
trust, has faithfully discharged his official duties, 
often placing his own interests aside to care for 
those of the public. It is difficult to speak in 
praise of the living without an appearance of flat- 
tery, yet this record is to perpetuate the lives and 
characters of the representative citizens of Wau- 
shara County, and it would therefore be injustice 
to his manj- friends to omit the commendation 
which the Judge so richly deserves. His nobility 
of character and upright life have won the high 
regard and respect of even those opposed to him 
politically, and extended his circle of acquaintances 
until it comprises many of the most prominent 
citizens of the State. 

In 1S61, in Waushara County. Judge Hugh was 
united in marriage with Miss Lydia Hood, daughter 
of Judge Thomas Hood, of Madison. Their union 
was blessed with three children, two of whom are 
now living — William A., a resident of this county: 
and Frances H., who was graduated froui the High 



School of Berlin, and is now the wife of John W. 
Dubois, who resides in Green Bay and is connected 
with tiie railroad interests of the State. Mrs. Bugh 
ileparted this life in 1883. 



iIL_^^^ ALBERT HA XSON, Recorder of Deeds of 
j|j)li Waushara County, and a prominent citizen 
^^ of Wautoma, has passed his entire life in 
(^ this county. He was born in the town of 
Dakota on the 13th of A|)rll, 1853. being the son 
of George and Guneld Hanson, who were natives 
of Norway and emigrated to America in Jul}'. 
1849. Coming to Wisconsin the}' settled in tlic 
town of Dakota, where they entered land and be- 
gan the development of a farm, but subsequently 
removed to the town of Mt. Morris, locating on 
seelion 8. Not a furrow had been turned, a fence 
built or other improvement made, but Mr. Hanson 
transformed the wild land into a comfortable home 
for himself and family. He was very successful in 
Ills business enterprises. He was not only In lim- 
ited circumstances on his arrival in this community 
but was in debt to the extent of ^60. which he bor- 
rowed in order to pay his passage to this countr}'. 
By judicious management and a resolute will which 
would brook no defeat, he accumulated a com- 
fortable competency and is now the owner of a fine 
farm of 380 acres of land, which pays a golden 
tribute to the care and cultivation which he be- 
stows upon it. Although his time has been largely 
occupied with his business, he has ever taken an 
active interest in the upbuilding and welfare of the 
county and aided materially in its progress and 
advancement. He has supported the Republican 
party since its organization and is a member of the 
Lutheran Church, to which his wife, now deceased, 
also belonged. Of their family, four sons are yet 
living— Ole T.. of Mt. Morris ; Ualbert, Martin G. 
and George 11., who is living on tlie old home- 
stead. 

The subject of this notice began his school life 
in an ujiper room of his father's house, where a few 
children of the neighborhood met and conned their 
lessons. lie received only the privileges afforded 
by tiie common schools, ytt he is one of the intelli- 



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gent and valued citizens of the town, having 
largeli' supplemented his earlv education by read- 
ing and observation. When a young man of 
twenty-one years, he met with a serions accident, 
the loss 'of a hand by the discharge of a gun. As it 
unfitted him for farm labor, the Republican party, 
of which he is a firm and in flexible .id vocate, nomi- 
nated him for the position of Recorder, to which he 
was elected by an overwhelming majority. His 
efficiency and the prompt and faithful manner in 
which he discharged his duties led to his re-elec- 
tion in 1886, and in 1888. he was elected to the 
same office by 1.000 majority. He h.is also held 
some town offices, having served as Town Clerk of 
the town of Mt. Morris for the terra of nine years, 
during which time he was also engaged in teaching 
school. Faitlifull^' looking after the interests of 
the otlice and honorably discharging every trust 
reposed in him. he has gained for himself an envi- 
able place in the regard and confidence of his fel- 
low-citizens and won the respect of all with whom 
he has come in contact. 

On the 29th of December, 1886, Mr. Hanson 
was united in niarri.age with Miss Hessie Peterson, 
daughter of Peter Peterson, of Walworth County. 
AVis. They have one son, Harold Bert. Mr. Han- 
son pos.sesses excellent business qualities and not- 
withstanding his misfortune in the loss of a hand, 
which unfits him for many callings in life, he will no 
doubt gain for himself a comfortable compotence. 



^Wj AMKS M. SOLOMON, a practical farmer 
I! and one of the representative citizens of the 
^..^1, town of Oxford, Marquette County, resid- 
f^j^ ing on section 23, Iras made his home on his 
present farm since 1872, but has been a resident of 
Wisconsin since 1849. He is a n.ative of the Em- 
pire State, having been born in the town of Ridge- 
way, Orleans County. March 27, 1825. His father. 
3Iartin Siilomon, was also a native of New Vork, 
and in tha city of Albany learned the trade of 
shoemakinjj, which he followed for man^' years. 
He married Adeline Salsbury, who was also born 
in New York, and is a daughter of James Salsbury, 
w'lo died in Orleans County, only a few days pre- 



vious to his one hundredth birthday. Mr. Solo- 
mon and his wife began their domestic life in the 
town of Worchester. Otsego County, removed 
thence to Orleans County, and in 1851, emigrated 
to Wisconsin. He settled in the town of Water- 
loo. Jefferson County, but after two years removed 
to the town of Dell Prairie, Adams County, where 
he died in 1855. His widow afterward married 
John Folrasbee. and is still living in the town of 
Dell Prairie. Martin Solomon was the father of 
fourteen children, three born of his first marriage, 
and eleven b}' the mother of our subject, who was 
the eldest of that number. 

James M. Solomon passed his early life in much 
the usual manner of farmer lads, attending the dis- 
trict school and assisting in the cultivation of the 
land owned by his father until he began life for 
himself. In the autumn of 1849 he became a res- 
ident of the town of Lake Mills. Jefferson Co., 
Wis., and on December 31, following, was united 
in marriage with Miss Charlotte A. Carr, daughter 
of Esek and Wealthy (Jenks) Carr. The lady was 
born in Massachusetts, and when eight years old 
removed with her parents to Buffalo, N. Y., and in 
1846,came with the family to Milwaukee. After two 
years they removed to Waterloo, Jefferson County, 
where the father died in 1851, but the mother is 
still living and resides in Jefferson County, Wis., 
at the age of eighty-one years. Six children grace 
their union, four of whom arc yet living. Julia, 
wife of Joshua Dawson, of Chisago County, Minn.; 
Ezra S., who is living in Lake Mills; Mrs. Solo- 
mon; and Esek J., with whom the mother makes 
her home. Persis E. died in Nebraska at the age 
of fifty-three years, and Loristoii Hall died in in- 
fancy. 

Mr. Solomon and his bride began tiicir domestic 
life in the village of Grandville, Wis., which was 
then situated in Marquette County, but now lies 
within the borders of Green Lake Count\-. In the 
fall of 1851, they settled in .lefferson County, and 
four vcars later became residents of the town of 
Dell Prairie, Adams County, where Mr. Solomon 
purchased a farm, devoting his energies to its eul- 
vation until .Sept. 7, 1861, when he responded to 
his country's call for troops, and enlisted among 
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Infantry, for three 3'oars. He served with his reof- 
iment for about fifteen months, and was then dis- 
charged on account of disability, from which he 
has never yet fully recovered. On his return home 
he at once resumed farming, which he followed in 
Adams County until 1872. which j-ear witnessed 
his arrival in Marquette County. 

Mr. and Mrs. Solomon have a most pleasant home 
on section 23, in the town of Oxford, where hos- 
pitalit3- abounds, and where many of the comforts 
and luxuries of life administer to their happiness. 
Their son, Kugene M., who was horn in 1851. is 
living on a farm adjoining that of his father, and 
Herbert J., the younger child, who was born in 
1860. is still with his parents. Mr. Solomon is an 
intelligent and valued citizen, who keeps himself 
well informed on all the leading issues of the da}'. 
He casts his ballot with the Republican part}', and 
both he and his wife are members of the Methodist 
Church. It is their daily endeavor to live in har- 
mony with their professions and they arc zealous 
workers in the Master's cause. Whatever tends to 
elevate or upbuild the community receives their 
hearty support and co-operation, and their aid is 
never sought in vain for the advancement of any 
worthy enterprise. In the temperance cause Mr. 
Solomon is especially active, never tiring of his 
warefare against the liquor traffic. Widely and 
faxorably known, he and his wife rank among tlie 
best citizens of the town of Oxford, and are held 
in high esteem by all. 



iP^ AMUEL SEARLS, a representative farmer 
J'^^ of Waushara County, has resided upon his 

(l^_Jj/ present farm on section 31, in the town 
of Oasis, since 1858, which year witnessed 
his arrival in Wisconsin. From that day to the 
present he lia.s been regarded as one of the best 
citizens of the community, and has identified him- 
self with such interests as are calculated to pro- 
mole the general welfare. He was born in North- 
western Canada, on the 24th of November, 18U), 
but his parents, Andrew and Abigail (Dusenberry) 
Searls, were natives of Dutchess County, N. Y. 



They were there married, and two children were 
born prior to tiieir emigration to Canada, which 
occurred in 1814. William, their eldest child, 
died in Canada, and Egbert died in Rochester, 
N. Y. After tiieir removal to the north, the fam- 
ily was increased by the birth of the following 
children: Sarah, widow of Jacob Carnaby, who 
died in England, his native land, is now living in 
Norwich, Canada: Mary is the wife of George 
Ciiittenden, an Englishman, of Bardford, Canada; 
Andrew, Jeremiah and Henry are deceased; Abi- 
gail is the wife of Henry Caton, of Norwich, Can- 
ada; Dorcas and Alfred have also passed away. The 
parents spent their last days in Norwich, Canada, 
wiiere the father died, at the age of sixty years, 
while Ihe mother lived to tlie advanced age of 
eighty years. Both were members of tlie Metho- 
dist Episcopal Church. Jlr. Searls was a quiet, re- 
served man, who preferred the enjoyment of his 
home to outside pleasures. 

When twenty years of agr, our subject entered 
upon his business career. He learned the carpen- 
ter's and joiner's trade, which he followed for some 
time, but has made farming his principal occupa- 
tion since his arrival in Waushara County. He 
was married, on the 27th of October, 1847, to Miss 
Hannah Palmer, who was born in New Brunswick, 
and is a daughter of Enoch and Lybie (Burpee) 
Palmer, both of whom were of early New Kngland 
families. They have long since passed away, the 
father dying in Canada and the mother in New 
Brunswick. Nine children have been born to Mr. 
and Mrs. Searls, as follows: Jacob, who wedded 
Miss Lottie Hortoii, is now extensively engaged 
in the culture of cranberries, in Wood County, 
Wis.; Enoch, who married Miss Florence Stevens, 
is a farmer and carpenter of Park City. Yel- 
lowstone Co., Mont.; Andrew, who is eng.aged in 
the culture of cranberries in Centralia, Wis., was 
joined in wedlock with Miss Ella Gustin; Melvin, 
a resident farmer of the town of Oasis, Waushara 
County, married Miss Lizzie Fay; Robert, who 
wedded Mrs. Belle (Lane) Wileman, is engaged in 
farming in De(M'field; Herbert, who wedded Miss 
Ada Tustin, is living in the town of Oasis; Addie 
is the wife of Frank Babcock, of the same town; 
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the town of Oasis; and Howard, who married Miss 
Hattie Collins, has charge of the old home farm. 

As before stated, Mr. Searls. in compan}' with 
his farail3', emigrated to Waushara Count}-. He 
had traveled to some extent over M'^isconsiu, and 
had also visited Iowa, but found no place with 
which he was so well suited as this count}-. Pur- 
chasing eighty acres of the farm on which he now 
resides, he built a frame house, 18x26 feet, and be- 
gan life in the West. Tliat home, remodeled and 
repaired, now forms a part of his present com 
modious and substantial residence. Under its shel- 
tering roof the children grew to mature years, 
and when they left for homes of their own went 
forth with the parents' blessing. They had been 
reared to habits of industry, honesty and sobriety, 
and following the teachings of their youth, all have 
become useful and honorable citizens, and are an 
honor to their parents. Intoxicating liquors have 
never been used bj- any of them, and onl}^ one of 
the sons has ever been addicted to tlie use of to- 
bacco. The members of the Searls family are all 
spoken of with respect, and it gives us pleasure to 
thus mention them in the volume of their county's 
history. 

Mr. Searls still continues his farming operations, 
but his youngest son has relieved him of the 
harder part of the labor. He increased his pos- 
sessions until at one time they comprised 200 acres 
of land, but he has since disposed of sixty acres of 
that amount. A worthy and valued citizen, he 
possesses the confidence and respect of his fellow- 
townsmen in a remarkable degree, and for seven- 
teen years has held the office of Postmaster of 
Oasis, without opposition. He is libera) in his 
views of public policy, is charitable and benevo- 
lent, and does all in his power to advance the con- 
dition of mankind. For a half century he has been 
a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and 
his labors in behalf of that organization have been 
unceasing. Long and earnestly he has labored for 
the Master, and has lived a lifeof sueli uprightness 
that he is beloved by all who know him. He is a 
man of strong convictions when he believes him- 
self to be in the right. Long prior to the late 
war he entertained decided abolition principles, 
and freely exjiressed his views on that subject. 



The cause of temperance has now taken a strong 
hold on his s\-mpathies, and he will continue his 
opposition to the liquor traliic until it shall be 
abolished or his life shall end. Mr. Se.irls is truly 
one of nature's noblemen, and of whom it may be 
said the w-orld is belter for his haviusr lived. 



AMl'EL RUSSELL is a leading farmer and 
one of the extensive land owners of Mar- 
quette County, Wis. His home is situated 
on section 22, in the town of Westfield.and 
stands as a monument of the thrift and enterprise 
of the owner, who justly ranks among the promi- 
nent agriculturalists of Central Wisconsin. He is 
of Irish birth, and is a son of Hugh and Isabel 
(Johnson) Russell, who were also natives of the 
Emerald Isle, but with their family became resi- 
dents of Marquette County. 

Our subject was born in 1829, and has passed his 
entire life since attaining his majority, in ilarquelte 
County. He led to the marriage altar Miss .Sarah 
Jane Hamilton, daughter of James and Jane (Ben- 
nett) Hamilton, who were worth\- citizens of this 
count}', and are represented elsewhere in this 
Album. .Seven children were born of the union 
of Mr. and Mrs. Russell, but two are now deceased 
— Mary Jane, the third child, who died at the age 
af twenty-six years, and Isabel, the fourth in order 
of birth, whose death occurred when sixteen years 
of age. The three sons and two daughters who are 
now living are Hugh, Samuel, Francis. Agnes and 
Grace. 

Throughout his entire business career Mr. Rus- 
sell has followed the occupation of farming, and 
has been very successful in his effort*. He settled 
upon a wild and unimproved tract of land, but 
with characteristic energy turned his attention to 
its development, and as the result of the labor and 
care bestowed upon it, is to-day the owner of one 
of the finest farms of Marquette County. It com- 
prises 500 acres of land, and is st<jcked with agooil 
grade of horses and cattle, furnished with all tha 
necessary improvements, and provided with good 
buildings and machinery. His home is a beautiful 
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abound, and where a generous hospitality and 
sociability sit enthroned. During the many years 
of his residence in this community the life of 
Mr. Russell has ever been such as to win him the 
conlidence and well wishes of all with whom busi- 
ness or ]jleasure have brought him in contact. His 
public and private life are alike above reproach, 
and those who have known him the longest are his 
stanchest friends. A prominent farmer, a loyal 
and faithful citizen and an honored pioneer, he 
certainly deserves to be represented in the history 
of his adopted county, which has so long been his 
home and his pride. 

JOHN N. P:D\VARDS. a manufacturer of and 
dealer in harness and saddlery, of Wautoraa. 
Wis., established his present business in 
1873. He was l)orn in the town of Troy, 
Lorain Co., Oiiio.. July 14, 1844, and is a son of 
Elbert M. and Eliza A. (Naylor) Edwards, the 
former a native of New Jersey, the latter of Penn- 
sylvania. They were married in the Keystone 
■State, where four of their six children were born. 
Those still living are Kate L., widow of William 
Lockerby, of Wautoma; Annie A. Altenburg, of 
Portage County, Wis.; William A. and John N. 
The family came to Waushara County in July, 
185.1, and since that time the name of Edwards has 
found prominent mention in the annals of the 
county. The father was a blacksmith by trade 
and followed that occupation for a livelihood until 
his emigration to the West, when he purchased a 
farm and engaged in its cultivation until his death, 
in 1882. He died in the faith of the Baptist 
Church, and his wife, who still survives him and 
resides in Wautoma, is also a devoted memlior of 
that denomination. 

The subject of this sketch remained in his na- 
tive county until eleven years of age, and began 
his school life in its district schools, but completed 
his education in Waushara County, where the 
greater part of his life has been spent. The usual 
work of a farmer lad occupied his time, and his at- 
tention was attracted by their amusements, until at 
length, on nearing the years of maturity, he looked 



about him for some occupation or profession which 
he wished to follow. The harness-maker's trade 
was his choice, and in 1863 he began learning that 
business with his brother, with whom he served an 
apprenticeship of two years. At the end of that 
time he went to Stevens' Point, wiiere he completed 
his trade, and in 1866 he returned and bought a 
half interest in a shop in Wautoma, where he car- 
ried on business until 1869. Selling out, he 
followed various occupations until 1873, when, as 
before stated, he established his present business. 

On the 26th of April, 1877, Mr. Edwards was 
united in marriage with Miss Chloe J. Newby, a 
native of Portage County, W^is. Their union has 
been blessed with three children — Ward E., Fran- 
ces E. and John N., Jr. 

For thirty-four years Mr. Edwards has been a 
resident of Waushara County, and by an upright 
life has won the confidence of the public. As he 
thoroughly understands his business and is cour- 
teous in manner, he has received a liberal patronage. 
His stock embraces all kinds of harness, oils, car- 
riage paints, trunks, valises, and everything found 
in a first-class establishment of its kind. The re- 
pair shop is also an important branch and a fruitful 
source of income to its owner, who is regarded as 
one of the leading business men of Wautoma. In 
the social world, Mr. Edwards and his wife occupy 
a prominent place, and both are members of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church, in which they are 
active workers, the husband having been -Secre- 
tary, Treasurer and Class Leader for many years. 

W")ILLIAM W. PYNCHON, who resides on 
section 1 4, in the town of Marion, has for 
^ „ many years been a resident of Waushara 
County and is numbered among its leading citizens. 
He is a native of the Old Bay State, having been 
born in Great Harrington, Berkshire County, on the 
27th of July, 1822. His parents were Josiah S. 
and Fannie E. (Floweis) Pynchon. In his native 
city William was leared to manhood, .nnd in his 
youth received liberal educational advantages. Mis 
course in the common schools w<as supplemented 
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after which he was apprcntioed to the trade of a 
tanner and currier, serving a term of three ^ears, 
but tlie greater part of his business career prior to- 
his emigration to the West was spent as a manu- 
facture of woolen goods. His health beconung" 
impaired during his apprenticeship to the tanner's 
trade, he entered the woolen mill of .1. C. & A. C. 
Russell, where he remained for five j-ears, becom- 
ing familiar with the business in every department. 
He then went to Lee, Mass., and entered the em- 
ploj' of Lemuel Bassett, owner of a woolen factory, 
of which he became Sui)erintendent. On severing 
his connection with that gentleman he went to 
Pittsfield, where he obtained a position in the broad- 
cloth mill of Henry <fe David Sterns, with whom he 
remained for a year and a half, when he returned to 
his native citj', and again entered the employ of 
J. C. & A. C. Russell, continuing witii them until 
his emigration to the West. 

On the 1st of May, 1845, Mr. Pynch(.)n was 
united in marriage with Miss Catherine L. Bliss, a 
daughter of Simeon and Clarissa (Turner) Kliss. 
Her father served in the War of 1812, and was 
stationed near Boston at the lime the British tried 
to gain possession of that city. The young couple 
began their domestic life in the Kast. wliere they 
remained until Mr. Pynchon severed his connection 
with th'.' manufacturers with whom he was engaged, 
and in l.HSO, accompanied by his wife and little 
daughter, emigrated to the West. The journey 
was made by rail to Buflfalo and thence by steamer 
to Sheboygan, where he procured teams and con- 
tinued on his wa^' to his destination. Strong's 
Landing, which is now the city of Berlin. Shortly 
afterward he entered a claim on section 6 in the 
town of Berlin, and erected a little log cabin 12x14 
feet, into which the family moved when only about 
li;df of the floor was laid. It contained but one 
room, which served as kitchen, bedroom, parlor and 
pantry. Their furniture was of a very primitive 
character. Their first bedstead was made from 
poles obtained from a tamarack swamp near by; 
llicir table was made of a dry-goods box in which 
their goods had been packed, and two boxes, 
plaieil one on top of tlie other, formed a good cup- 
board after shelves had been jiut in. They also 
bore iheir full share in the hardships incident to 



frontier life, but in the course of time their labors 
were rewarded with bounteous harvests and their 
financial resources were great!}' increased, therebj' 
adding much to their comfort. In June, 1851, 
Mr. Pynchon sold his claim, and soon afterward 
removed to the town of Marion, Waushara County, ' 
where he purchased eighty acres of land on section 
14, where he has since made his home, his farm 
now comprising 200 acres. 115 of which is under 
the highest cultivation. When he located upon 
that land the countj- was not yet separated from 
Maquette County. He assisted in its organization 
and its division into townships. He has in many 
other w.ays been identified with the history of the 
county, and has ever borne his part in its upbuild- 
ing and advancement. He continued his farming 
operations until Nov. 12, 1861, when he could no 
longer resist his country's call for aid and offered 
his services to the Government. He was mustered 
in at ftladison as a member of Company C. 12th 
Wisconsin Infantry, and with his regiment was 
sent to Missouri on the Jim Lane expedition, after 
which he went to Columbus, Ky. He received his 
discharge in December, 1863, on account of in- 
juries sustained in the service, and imraediatelj" 
afterward returned to his liume and resumed farm- 
ing. 

Mr. and Mrs. Pynchon are the parents of two 
children, a son and daughter; Mary F., who was 
born in Massachusetts, is now the wife of B3ron 
Cole, of this county, and George, who was born in 
Wisconsin, was graduated from the Oshkosh Busi- 
ness College in March. 188.'5. and is still at home 
with his parents. 

In political sentiment. .Mr. Pynchon is a Repub- 
lican and a stalwart supporter of the principles of 
that party. Socially, he is a member of Kd. Saxe 
Post, G. A. R.. No. 135. He is still engaged in 
general farming, on section 14 in the town of Ma- 
rion, where he h:is so long made his home, and is 
recognized as one of the valued citizens of the 
community. He has been a witness of the growth 
of the county for almost forty years, has aided in 
the development of its wild prairies, which at the 
time of his arrival were covered with wild grasses, 
while the forests were still the haunts of many 
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lagcs liarl not then sprung into existence, or were 
composed of a few scattered log cabins, and the 
most far-sig!<ted could scarcely have imagined that 
a county of Waushara's capabilities could liave 
forth in such a short period. 



OICHOLAS GERNON, wiio is engaged in 
general farming on section 6, town of Nesli- 
koro, Marquette County, is a native of tlie 
Emerald Isle, having been born in County Louth, 
Jan. 1, 1820. As far back as his ancestry can be 
traced, his people were natives of Ireland. His 
paternal grandfather, Paddy Gcrnon, and his ma- 
ternal grandfather, George Gernon, were both na- 
tives of County Loutli. His fatlier was born in 
the same county in 1764. By occupation, Nicholas 
Gernon, Sr., was a farmer, and followed tliat busi- 
ness througliout his entire life. He wedded Miss 
Mary Gernon, and of their union were born three 
children, two sons and one daughter, who grew to 
mature years. The parents were life-long members 
of tlie Roman Catiiolic Cliurch. Mr. Gernon died 
on the 21st of March, 1839, in the county of his 
nativity', where he lived a useful life. 

The subject of this sketch passed the d.iys of his 
boyliood and youtli in Ireland, but left that country 
soon after the death of his father. His education 
was obtained in the Kildare school in County Louth, 
and was limited to the common branches. Believ- 
ing that he conld better his condition by emigra- 
ting to the new world, where better opportunities 
were afforded young men, when nineteen years of 
age, he crossed the broad Atlantic and came to the 
Territory of AVisconsin. The date of his arrival 
was 1889. Hardly a citizen of the community has 
so long been identified with the history of the 
county. He settled on section 9. in Neshkoro 
Townshii), where he made his home for several 
years, and in 1853. entered 103 acres of land on 
section 6 in the same town. The tract which he 
claimed was in its primitive condition, not an im- 
provement having been made or a furrow turned, 
but soon, as the result of tiie industry and energy 
of Mr. Gernon, a fine farm was developed. Its 
boundaries have been extended until it now com- 



prises 254 acres, the greater part of whieli is under 
a iiigh state of cultivation. The only inheritance 
which Mr. Gernon ever received was £300 sterling 
left him by his brotlier Martin, who died in Ireland. 
Almost his entire possessions therefore, have been 
acquired by his own efforts, and he may truly be 
called a self-made man. 

Mr. Gernon was united in the holy bonds of 
matrimony with Miss Mary Kieran of County 
Louth, Ireland, and the birth of seven children 
blessed their union. Nicholas, tiie eldest, who is 
now a wealthy farmer and blacksmitli living in 
Russell County, Kansas; Richard, who resides in 
Red Bluff, Cal., and by occupation is a civil engi- 
neer; Lawrence, a resident of Hiawatha. Kansas; 
Simeon, who is still on the liome fs.rm; Elizabeth, 
wife of Daniel Haley of Denver. Col.; iVIary, at 
home; and Kate, who is a Sister in the Catiiolic 
School of Notre Dame, at Milwaukee. 

In politics, Mr. Gernon has been a life-long 
Democrat, and is one of the firm supporters of the 
party's principles. As one of the pioneers of Mar- 
quette County, be deserves no little credit for tliat 
part which he has borne in the upbuilding and 
advancement of the county's interests, and in the 
promotion of her loading enterprises. He lias 
watched her growtli from the earliest days, and has 
seen the transformation from a wild and unculti- 
vated wilderness to the present advanced position. 
During the early history of the count}-, he served 
as Town Superintendent and Chairman of the 
Board, and for thirty years was Justice of the Peace. 
Certainlj' no higher testimonial of the confidence 
and regard in which he is held could be given than 
his long continued service in one office, and his 
faitiifuUness to duty won him the respect and well- 
wishes of even his political opponents. Both Mr. 
and Mrs. Gernon are numbered among Marquette 
County's most honored and respected citizens. 



(| IjfclLLlAM AUGUSTUS HAMLIN, wiio is 
\jjJk "ow living in Wautoma, Wis., is numbered 
W^ among the pioneer settlers of Wausliara 
County, and as such deserves a representation in 
this volume, one aim of which is to perpetuate the 



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rnemorv- of tbose who, undaunted by the trials and 
hardships of frontier life, laid the foundation of the 
present prosperity of the county. He was born 
May 1, 1828, in Sidney, Kennebec Co. Me., and 
belongs to a family of fourteen children, whose 
parents are William and Paulina (Bacon) Hamlin. 
Of that numerous family seven are yet living. Albion 
K. P., the eldest, is a resident of Kenehec County, 
Me; Caroline A. is the wife of Samuel Thompson 
of the same county ; William A. is the third in order 
of birth; Joseph P. is a real estate dealer of Boston, 
Mass.; George of Merrill, Wis., served his eouiitiy 
through the war of the Rebellion as a member of 
the 8th Wisconsin Battery; Solomon is living in 
Waushara County ; John C, who was a member of 
the 7th Wisconsin Infantry, which regiment was 
known as the -'Northwestern Tigers." is now a trav- 
eling salesman. 

The father of tliis family- was also in tlie lale War 
engaged in the defense of the I'nion cause as a 
member of the 8th Wisconsin Battery. He came to 
the West in 1847, wlien Wisconsin was yet a Terri- 
tory and for a short time made his home in Winne- 
bago Couiily. but in 1848 came to Waushara 
County. He was a carpenter l)y trade and the first 
building on xvhich ho was employed after his ar- 
rival was a sawmill in Wautoma. He wasa worthy 
and valued citizen of the community and his death, 
which occurred May 1. 1879, was sincerely 
mourned. His wife was called to her final rest 
about a month 'prior to the death of her husband. 

The subject of this sketch had almost attained to 
mature years when the family emigrated to Wis- 
consin. The days of his boyhood and youth were 
spent in his native county, and his education was 
ac(|uired in the district schools. In Waushara 
County, Wis., on the 4th of March, 1849, he was 
united in the holy bonds of matrimony with Miss 
Mary J. Bowler, a native of the Pine Tree State, 
and a daughter of James and Eliza (Packard) 
Bowler. When a child she was left an orphan and 
was reared in the family of a Mr. Snow. The young 
cou|)le settled in Wauehara county. Wis., spemling 
thi' lirst winter in Wautoma. Mr. Hamlin then 
made a claim on the line between the towns of Wau- 
toin I and Ml. .Morris, and building a house he and 
his wife there began life in earnest. He made a 



claim of 160 acres of land and by perseverance and 
industry developed that wild tract into one of the 
best farms of the community, continuing the culti- 
vation of the same until 1886, when he removed 
to Wautoma, where he is now living a retired life. 
When he first settled in the county, that city con- 
tained but one house and for miles around there 
were but a few cabins. 

Unto Mr. and Mrs. Hamlin have been born seven 
children: Mary E., wife of William R. Stewart of 
Princeton. Green Lake Co., Wis.; Cecelia A.. 
wife of William J. De Vor, of Plainfield; Rose M., 
wife of F. E. Mason, of Berlin; William F.. who is 
living on the old homestead; Mina A., wife of 
George Philbrick, of Hurley: Lizzie P.,, wife of 
Charles Taylor, of Wautoma; Elme L., who com- 
pletes the family. 

Mr. Hamlin has been a stanch supporter of the 
Republican party since its organization and takes 
an active interest in political affairs, although he 
has never sought or desired |)ublic office, prefer- 
ring to devote his attention to his business pur- 
suits. He has watched the growth of Waushara 
County for more than fort}' jcars, has seen its 
wild lands transformed into beautiful homes and 
farms, the pioneer cabins replaced bj' elegant resi- 
dences, while churches and school houses appear on 
almost every hillside. He has aided in the 
worK of progress and development, and has given 
his support to those enterprises which are calcu- 
lo upbuild the community in which he makes his 
home. 



'iLj^ON. FRANCIS RU.SSELL.one of the repre- 
]|r^! sentative and substantial citizens of Mar- 
J^^ quetle County, resides on section 22, in the 
^p town of Westficld. He is a son of Hugh 
and Isabel (Johnson) Russell, who were natives of 
County Down, Ireland. His father was born in 
1796. and was reared to the occupation of farming. 
In 1822, he married Miss Johnson, who died on 
the 24lli of May, 1835. The husband continued to 
reside in his native land until 1 848, when he emi- 
grated to Americs. Three years previous, his eldest 
son, Hancc. had crossed the Atlantic and was 
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raainder of the family accompanied their father 
in 1848, with the exception of Hugh, who arrived 
in 1849. The family located in Chataiiqua County, 
but in the fall of 1849, two of the sons, Hance and 
Francis, came to Marquette County and made 
claims in tlie town of Westfield and having some- 
what prepared homes, the remainder of the family 
arrived in 1850, Samuel excepted, but he afterward 
became a resident of Wisconsin. The four sons and 
two daughters are as follows : Hance, who settled on 
section 26 in the town of Westfield, Marquette 
County, and died in 18G2, leaving a family; Fran- 
cis of this sketch ; Dr. Hugh, who on his arrival in 
the State settled in Fox Lake, Wis., but is now a 
resident of Huron, S. D.; Samuel, whose farm ad- 
joins that of his brother Francis; Agnes, wife of 
John Bennett of the town of Westfield; and Jane, 
who became the wife of James Lowe and died April 
18, 1882. Hugh Russell, Sr., the father of tliis fam- 
ily, was again married in the town of Westfield, his 
second wife being Mrs. Margaret Nixon. He died 
Dec. 21, 1872. He was a worthy citizen and faith- 
ful Christian gentleman who was a life-long mem- 
ber of the Presbyterian Church. 

Francis Russell, our subject, was horn in County 
Down, Ireland, May 11, 1825, and was about 
twenty-four years of age, when he became a pio- 
neer of Marquette County. He still lives on the land 
which he entered on his arrival in Wisconsin, it 
having now been his home for fort^- years. He has 
there witnessed the growth and development of the 
surrounding country, has seen its wild prairies 
transformed into beautiful homes and farms, and 
has taken an active part in the advancement of the 
agricultural interests of the community. He chose 
for himself a helpmate in the person of Miss Mary 
Hamilton, daughter of James and Jane (Bennett) 
Hamilton: The marriage ceremon}- was performed 
on the 23d of February, 1860, and has been blessed 
with five children who are yet living — Hance II., 
who was born Dec. 23, 1864; James H., born Jan. 
5, 1867; May Agnes, horn May 31, 1872; Sarah J., 
born .4.ug. 21, 1875; .and Isabel L., born Sept. 3. 
1880. Four children died in infanc\^ 

Like his brothers, Mr. Russell is one of the rep- 
resentative citizens of the community, is numbered 
among its practical and progressive farmers and is 



widely known throughout the county. He began 
life a poor boj% his only capital being a good con- 
stitution and a determination to succeed. He 
worked by the month as a farm hand in New York 
for a time and thus secured a few dollars, after 
which he came to Wisconsin. He had to contend 
against the hardships and disadvantages incident to 
pioneer life but has worked his way upward step by 
step until he is now numbered among the substan- 
tial citizens of the count3', being the owner of a 
farm of 400 acres in the town of Westfield. also a 
fine farm in Beadle County. S. D. Politically, he 
is a Democrat and has been honored with many of- 
ficial positions, including that of Rejiresentative 
in the General Assembly in 1868. He has ever 
proved himself an able officer and one who labored 
to promote the best interests of town and county. 
He is numbered sociall}' and fin.ancially among 
the leading citizens of the community where he has 
so long made his home. 



PLINY ALLKN PORTER, a general farmer 
) and stock-raiser of Waushara County, who 
owns 180 acres of fine land on section 33, 
_ in the town of Mt. Morris, was born in 
Washington County. N. Y., May 4, 1838, and is a 
son of William and Persis (Crittenden) Porter, who 
were natives of Massachusetts. In the Bay State 
they were married, but shortly afterward removed 
to Washington County, where three children were 
born unto them. Later they settled near Pike Hol- 
low, in Allegany County, where the family circle 
was completed by the birth of five children. They 
became residents of St. Joseph County, Mich., in 
1852, and the year 1861 witnessed their arrival in 
Waushara County, they making Marion Township 
their home. Mr. Porter did not long survive his 
removal, his death occurring in 1862. In early 
life he supported the Whig party, and was a great 
admirer of Henry Clay and William Henry Harri- 
son. Although he took an active interest in polit- 
ical affairs, he never sought public office, preferring 
the quiet of home life to the turmoil of politics. 
Both he and his wife were members of the United 
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Porter was kind and loving; as a citizen loyal, and 
as a Christian, true and faithful. His wife survived 
him until 1888, when she too passed away. 

Our subject received but limited educational ad- 
vantajies. He attended the common schools of 
Allegany County, but with that exception his 
knowledge has been acquired outside of the school 
room. Notwithstanding his meager opportunities, 
he is one of the intelligent citizens of the com- 
munity, for by subsequent reading and observation 
he has obtained a valuable fund of information not 
furnished by text books. He is a great reader, and 
keeps himself well informed on all the leading issues 
of the day. political and otherwise. 

In 1856 Mr. Porter was married in St. Joseph. 
Mich., the lady of his choice being Miss Maria F. 
Spaulding, daughter of Harvey and Lucy .Spaul- 
ding. Their union was blessed with five children: 
Ida E., wife of Gardner .Stratton, of Wautoma; 
Henrietta L., wife of W. C. Marshall, a scene- 
painter of Minneapolis; Ella L., wife of Frank 
Keutzing, a merchant of New Llm, Minn.; Will- 
iam II. and Franklin A., who are at home. The 
mother of this family died in Waushara County, 
in 1877, and Mr. Porter was again married. Miss 
Eva .lewell, daughter of Dr. I?. D. and Olive 
(Truinble) Jewell, of Pine River, becoming his 
wife; they have two children — Carl S. and Clyde J. 
Dr. B. D. Jewell, the father of Mrs. Porter, is a na- 
tive of Vermont, and her mother, Olive Trunible. 
was born in the State of New York. 

In the year 1865, Mr. Porter enlisted in Com- 
pany C, 52d Wisconsin Infantr3',and was mustered 
into service at Madison. He was then sent to St. 
Louis; later did duty at Pilot Knob, Warrensburg 
and Fort Leavenworth. Kan., where he was sta- 
tioned when the war ended. He received his dis- 
charge in Madison in 1865, and the year following 
became a resident of Waushara Count)-, where he 
has since engaged in farming. He is now the 
owner of 180 acres of land. 1.30 of which is under a 
high state of cultivation and finely improved. He 
also devotes considerable attention to the raising 
of the best grades of sheep and hogs, and in that 
branch of his business has been quite successful. 
Politicallj', he is a Republican when voting upon 
matters of national importance, but otherwise is lib- 



eral. He has served two terms as Sheriff of the 
county, having been elected to that office on an in- 
dependent ticket in 1872 and again in 1878. He 
proved himself an able and worthy officer, discharg- 
ing his duties with credit to himself and to the 
satisfaction of his constituents. .Socially, he is a 
member of Ed. Saxe Post, No. 135. G. A. H. In 
the esteem of his friends Mr. Porter ranks de- 
servedly high, and his name is enrolled among the 
le.iding farmers of the county. 



,TP\ OBERT J. ROBERTSON has been identi- 
jUp fied with the growth and development of 
vl\ ^''"6^" Lake Countj' since the year 1844. 
^p! when with his father's family he emi- 
grated to the West. He was born in Albany-, N. Y., 
in 1828, and is a son of Robert and .Sarah 
(White) Robertson, whose father w.is of Scottish 
and mother of Irish parentage. He was educated 
in the schools of his native city, remaining there 
until about twelve years of age. when with the 
family he removed to New York, where for a 
number of ye.ars he was em[)loyed in a foundry. 
After four 3'ears had passed, however, Mr. Robert- 
son emigrated to the Territory of Wisconsin, 
landing in Milwaukee in the month of July. They 
went b)' w.ater to Milwaukee where a yoke of oxen 
was purch.ised and then proceeded on to their des- 
tination. In the fall they removed to the farm of 
160 acres which Mr. Robertson had purchased of a 
land .igent and began life in true pioneer style. 
The farm w.os situated on sections 35 and 36, of 
what is now Manchester Township, Green Lake 
County, but was then comprised in Marquette 
County. A log cabin was erected, the lumber for 
the roof and floor being hauled from a distant 
market and in due time the family was installed in 
their new home. The first night, having no beds, 
they passed upon the floor, but in the course of 
time they were comfortably settled and began the 
cultivation of the land which was hitherto wild 
and unimproved. In the spring of 1845. Mr. Rob- 
ertson planted his first crop of wheat and before 
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under cultivation. He hauled Lis produce to 
Watertown, selling to a party of Englishmen. He 
received tiie first mone^y in payment for produce in 
this part of the count\^ He was permitted to en- 
joy his new home until 1869, when the final sum- 
mons came and he passed away, aged eighty-two 
years. 

The early life of our subject was passed amid 
the turmoil of the city until sixteen years of age, 
since which time he has lived amid the quiet scenes 
of country life. He assisted his father in the cul- 
tivation of the farm and bore his share in the 
hardships and trials of pioneer life. In the year 
1847 he was united in marriage with Miss Janet 
Cameron, after which he look charge of the farm 
and has been very successful in his business career. 
Like all others, he has met with some reverses, in- 
cluding the loss of a part of his land through the 
dishonesty of the land agents. He has made many 
substantial and beautiful improvements and is now 
owner of one of the finest, farms in the community. 
In the early days, when agricultural implements 
were of a very crude char.acter, lie labored with 
untiring zeal to make for himself and wife a pleas- 
ent home. He is, however, a man of progressive 
ideas and has ever kept abreast of the times. He 
was one of the first to possess a McCormick reaper 
and now upon his farm may be found all the latest 
improved machinery The sickles which he used 
in early days for harvesting grain, he still pre- 
serves as a relic of that early time. 

In 1871, Mr. Robertson was cnlled upon to 
mourn the loss of his wife, and in her death a 
most faithful companion and helpmate was taken 
from him. He was afterward again married, his 
second union being with Elizabeth Shibley, bj- 
whom he had two children, Robert John and M.ay 
Alice, both of whom are yet at home. Death 
again entered his dwelling in 1882, and a second 
time carried away a devoted wife. She died on the 
2nd day of April and was mourned by many 
friends. Miss May now as far as possible tills her 
mother's place, and ably discharges the duties de- 
volving upon her. 

Mr. Robertson lias been one of the industrious 
and enterprising farmers of the county, and by iiis 
own efforts has acquired all his possessions. He 



is the owner of 120 acres of the old homestead, 
upon which he has resided for the long and contin- 
ous period of forty-five years. He is a warm sup- 
porter of the Republican party, and has taken an 
active part in promoting the social, educational 
and moral interests of the community. He is num- 
bered among the honored pioneers of the county 
and is one of the few left to relate the story of 
life in this community when Green Lake County 
was situated on the Western frontier. There are 
now but two of the settlers of 1814 yet living, 
and before many years have rolled around they 
also will have been called home. It thus becomes 
the duty as well as the pleasure of the historian to 
perpetuate their names by written record, as xe 
have done that of Robert J. Robertson, one of the 
esteeme'and valued citizens of Central Wisconsin. 

-^5 4w^. !— 



/^ ORNELIUS HAM, a retired farmer and 



f|( millwright of Plainfleld, was born in Rens- 

■^^ selaer County, N. Y., Sept. 21, 1822, and is 
a son of Conrad and Mai-y (Bruce) Ham, both of 
whom were natives of the Empire State and of 
(German descent. Their family numbered twelve 
children, nine of whom grew to mature years, 
though only two are now living — Peter, who re- 
sides in Burton County, Mo., and Cornelius. 
Those who have passed away are Antoino, Marga- 
ret, Geoige, Eliza, wife of Samuel Devoe of Wau- 
toma; Eva, Philip and Lansing. The parents 
were members of the Lutheran Church and were 
highly respected people. 

Our subject passed the days of his boyhood and 
youth in his native State, where in the common 
schools he received his education. When seven- 
teen years of age he began learning the trade of a 
millwright and carpenter, which he followed dur- 
ing his residence in New York, and also continued 
after his emigration to the West. On the 22nd of 
September, 1842, he led to the marriage altar Miss 
Harriet M. Cunningham, a native of Warren 
County, N. Y., and their union was blessed with 
two children : Emma, the elder, is now the wife of 
Frank Hay ward, a farmer of the town of Hancock, 
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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 



Nellie and Irla. Klias Irwin, a conliactor and 
builder, resides in Minneapolis, Minn. He mar- 
ried Miss Mabb Mann, and unto them were l>orn 
four children, but only one, R03', is now living. 
The other three died in infancy. 

In 1855, Mr. Ham decided to cast his lot with 
the early settlers of Waushara County, Wis., and 
since that time has been one of her best citizens. 
Entering 160 acres of land on section 29, in the 
town of Plainfield, he turned his attention to agri- 
cultural pursuits. His claim was still in its primi- 
tive condition, not a furrow had been turned, a 
fence built, or other improvement made. Tlure 
were few settlers in the neighborhood, the Indians 
had only just left for their reservation beyond the 
Mississippi and the work of progress and cultiva- 
tion had been scircely begun. He bore his share 
in the trials and hardships incident to life on the 
frontier, but his labors were crowned with success 
and he became owner of one of the finest farms in 
Waushara County. Although he met with some 
discouragements and reverses in business life he 
overcame all such obstacles and many happy days 
were passed on that old homestead, but in 1877, 
the family was visited by a deep sorrow occasioned 
by the death of the wife and mother. She died in 
full fellowship with the Methodist Episcopal 
Church, of which she was a devoted meml)er, and 
deep grief w.is felt at her loss. 

The following year, Mr. Ham left the old home- 
stead and removed to the village of Plainfichl. 
He was again married Oct. 5, 1880. 

Mr. and Sirs. Ham have a pleasant home in the 
village of Plainfield, where surrounded by all the 
comforts of life they expect to spend their last d.-iys. 
He has ever been identified with the upbuilding and 
progress of the community since his arrival in 
Wisconsin, more than a third of a century ago and 
is regarded as one of its leading citizens. He 
built the first school house in the town of Plain- 
field, has aided in the promotion of church and 
scliool interests, and has done all in his power to 
promote the general welfare. At various times he 
ii.as been called u|)on to serve in oflicial positions, 
being elected by llie Republican party of wliieh he 
is a warm advocate. Socially, he is a member of 
the G. A. R. of Plainfield. an.l of the I. O. O. K. 



In early life he united with the Methodist F^pisco- 
pal Church, of which he has since been a faithful 
member. He is charitable and benevolent, ever 
ready to extend a helping hand to the poor and 
needy, and his acts of kindness have won the last- 
ing gratitude of many. Mr. Ham enlisted in 
1864, was assigned to Company I. first Wisconsin 
Heavy Artillery, and served till the w.ar w.as over 
as a non-commissioned olflcer. 



^ LIVER DOUGHTY KETCIIIJM, for the 
I )) '"^"^ period of forty years, hiis resided upon 
^^ a farm where he still makes his home, it be- 
ing situated on section 3, St. Marie Township. He 
is justly- numbered among the pioneer settlers of 
Green Lake County, and it is with pleasure that 
we record his sketch as one of its founders. His 
history is as follows: He was born in Rutland 
County, Vt., on the •2nd of October, 181'J, his par- 
ents being Elias and Orphia (Murray) Ketchum, 
the former a native of New York, and of Welsh 
descent, the latter a native of Connecticut, des- 
cended from Scotch ancestry. The family circle 
was completed by the birth of ten children, but 
only five are now living, and with the exception of 
our subject, all still reside in the Green Mountain 
State. They are Morris, Rebecca. Louisa and Laura. 
The father was a farmer by occupation, and fol- 
lowed th.at business throughout his entire life. His 
death occurred in Vermont in June, 1856. his wife 
surviving until 1870. 

The educational advantages which our subject 
received were such as the common schools of his 
native St.ate afforded. He was reared tr farm life 
and in his youth was surrounded by the care and 
i-ounsel of a loving father and mother. He was 
thus somewhat fitted to contend with the world, 
but financially is a self made man. He left home on 
attaining his majority, and secured employment as 
a farm hand, continuing his labors in that direction 
through the succeeding eight years of his life. He 
was then twenty-nine years of .age, and he deter- 
mined, if possil)le. lo engage in business for him- 
self. Many fax orablo reports of the West had 
reached him, and ho determined to test the truth of 




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these by personal experience. We find him in the 
spring of 1849, ready to leave his Eastern home and 
east his lot with the early settlers of Wisconsin, 
which had but the year previous been admitted to 
the sisterhood of States. On the 3d of June, he 
reached Milwaukee, whence he went to Waupun, 
but after visiting there for a short time came 
to St. Marie Township, in Green Lake County, 
where, wfith the exception of a few months, he has 
since made his home. His history is thus insepar- 
ably connected with that of the town whose growth 
he has witnessed and in whose progress and ad- 
vancement he has borne no inconsiderable part. 
On the 29th of June, he entered 160 acres of land 
from the Government, and began the developement 
of what is now one of the finest farms in the com- 
munity. Its boundaries have been extended until 
it now comprises 240 acres, which yield a golden 
tribute to his care and cultivation. At the time of 
his purchase it was entirely destitute of improve- 
ments, but is now furnished with good barns and 
outbuildings, is a pleasant home and is stocked with 
the best grades of horses and cattle. Much time 
and hard labor, however, have been expended in 
bringing about this result. The first winter after 
his arrival, Mr. Ketchum boarded about a mile from 
his land, but at an early hour in the day, he might 
have been seen busily engaged in clearing it and 
preparing it for planting. When spring came he 
erected a log house. That summer, in connection 
with the work on his own place, he engaged in 
farm labor for other parties, thereby to secure the 
means to continue his own improvements. He has 
never yet regretted his removal to Wisconsin, hut 
is justly proud of the State which has so long been 
his home. Here he was married and reared a fam- 
ily, and while he yet retains an affection for his 
childhood's home, his deepest and best love is here 
centered. After two years he returned to his na- 
tive State on a visit, but soon .again came to the 
West, and resumed his labors as a farmer. 

On the 14th of October, 1852, Mr. Ketchum led 
to the marriage altar Miss Mariette Gleasoii. tiieir 
union being celebrated in St. Marie. The lady is 
a daughter of Robbins and Melinda (Shaw) Glea- 
son, who emigrated from Massachusetts to Wis- 
consin in 1853, residing on a farm in this county 



until their death. Mr. and Mrs. Ketchum are the 
parents of sis children, and the famil}' circle is yet 
unbroken, though with one exception all have left 
the parental roof for homes in other parts of this 
country. Edward W., the eldest, resides in Dakota; 
Arthur II. is still with his parents; Clara L. is the 
wife of Leonard Merritt, who is located in Minne- 
sota : May L. is the wife of Byron Lane, a resident 
of De Soto, Wis. ; Eugene L. is living in Dakota ; 
and Ray L. is now in Minnesota. 

In politics. Mr. Ketchum is a Republican, having 
been a warm advocate of the principles of that 
party since its organization. He has held the oflSces 
of Justice of the Peace, Supervisor and Assessor, 
the duties of which he discharged in a manner satis- 
factory to all concerned. Religiously he is a mem- 
ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and his life 
of uprightness and integrity has won the confidence 
and high regard of all. 



.^'LBERT W. BONESTKEL, a practical 
^1 \\ ^^''^®'' '^""^ leading citizen of the town of 
III 14 Green Lake, Green Lake County, now re- 
1^ siding on section 23, has passed his entire 

life on the farm where he now lives. He was there 
born May 20, 1857, being a son of Henry and 
Maria L. (Davilt) Bonestcel. The father was born 
in Rensselaer County, N. Y., Feb. 7, 1807, and in 
the common schools received his education. On at- 
taining man's estate, he turned his attention to farm- 
ing and in connection with that occupation engaged 
in operating a sawmill. On the 23d of November, 
1844, he led to the marriage altar Miss Davitt, 
who was born Dec. 16, 1818. Her father, George 
Davitt, was a native of Ireland, but when a little 
child was brought by his parents to this country', 
the family locating in Rensselaer Countjs N. Y., 
where he was reared and married a Miss Ives by 
whom he had six children; all, however, died in 
childhood. Ho wedded for his second wife Lydia 
Page, who was l)orn in New Hampshire but re- 
moved to New York in her maidenhood. Eleven 
children were born unto them, including Mrs. 
Bonestecl, seven of whom are yet living. In 1849, 
Mr. and Mrs. Davitt came to Green Lake County 



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to visit Mrs. Bonesleei, and wiiile here the mother's 
death occurred in her sixtieth year. Mr. Davilt 
returned to New Yorii and ere his death had 
reached the advanced age of eiglity-four years. 
Tiiat worthy coujjle were niembers of tiie Baptist 
Church, and were sincere Christian people wiio won 
tiie respect and confidence of ail. 

On the miuriage of Henry Bonesteel and Maria 
Davitt. tlioy settled in New York, where one child, 
a daughter, was born unto them. In 1846. they 
came to Green Lake County, where the hus- 
band engaged in farming. The land was wholly 
uncultivated at the time of his purchase, but with 
characteristic energy he began its flevelopuient 
and in a short time had a good home. He started 
in life a poor man, but ere his death became one of 
the most extensive land owners in this county, also 
owning valuable tracts in the Slate of Iowa. His 
success was due to his perseverance, industry and 
good business ability combined with honesty and 
fair dealing. He was never known to take undue 
advantage of any one, but his reputation for 
honesty was so great that his word was as readily 
received as his bond. He held some minor ofBces 
in the township, but never sought or desired public 
preferment as he was content to devote his leisure 
time to the enjoyment and pleasures of the home. 
For many years he held the office of Deacon in the 
Congregational Church and was one of the most 
active workers. He died on the 12th of May, 1877, 
respected and esteemed by all who knew him. His 
wife still survives her husband and is living on the 
old homestead with our subject. Unto that worthy 
couple were born four children, of whom Albert 
W. is the youngest; Amelia M.. the first born, died 
at the age of nineteen years; Edward H. married 
Cora Gardenier and has one son, and Henrietta C. 
died at the age of seventeen. 

Albert W. Bonesteel, whose name heads lliis 
sketch, was reared to manhood on the farm where 
his father located in 181G. His early life w.as spent 
in assisting in the cultivation of the land and in 
acquiring an education. He pursued his primar3' 
studies in the common schools until fifteen years of 
age when he entered Ripon College, there remain- 
ing one year. Since sixteen years of age he has 
had entire charge of the farm and has displayed 



mucli ability in its management. In his own right 
he is the owner of 240 acres of land and his 
mother owns a tract of 280 acres which he manages 
for her. He is a wide-awake, energetic young 
man and is .iccounted one of the best farmers of 
the community. He takes great interest in all 
church work and has been chorister of the Congre- 
gational Church for several years. In politics, he 
is a supporter of the Republican partj-, and is well 
informed on all the leading issues of the day, both 
political and otherwise. For fifteen ^ears he has 
been a member of the Independent Order of Good 
Templars and is a member of the Right Worthy 
Grand Lodge of the World. He is especially- 
active in i)romoting the interests of temperance, 
and is a citizen of whom any community might 
well be proud. Those who have known him from 
his boj'hood up are numbered among his warmest 
friends, which fact is a high testimonial of his 
character and the upright life which he has led. 
On the opposite page will be seen portraits of Mr. 
and Mrs. Bonesteel. 



^ AMKS L. JOXES is engaged in farming on 
section 13, in the town of Oxford, Mar- 
|| quette County. Few citizens of the county 
i^^ have so long been residents of this com- 
munity as our subject, and it a6fords us great 
pleasure to present a record of his life to the read- 
er^ of the Ai.bl.m. He was born on the 23rd of 
June, 1818, in Wales, and is a son of Lewis Jones 
who contiued to reside in that country until his 
death. He was one of a family of eight children 
and in his native town Llanddwyn, in Mirwnth- 
shire. he grew to manhood, being reared to the 
occupation of farming. In 1848 he led to the 
u)arriage jiltar Miss Kleanor Lewis, daughter of 
John Lewis, and on the olh of April, 1849, the 
young couple embarked for America, having 
determined to make their future home in this 
country. They boarded the sailing vessel "Higger- 
son," at Kalnaryon, and after a few weeks arrived 
safely at New York on the 1st of May. On the 
next voyage of the "Higgerson." however, she sank 
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wife at once proceeded by steamer to Albany and 
thence to Buffalo, by way of the Erie Canal, 
then by the lakes to Milwaukee and on to Racine, 
where they remained about two weeks with friends. 
During that time, Thomas Henry, who had lately 
made a claim in the town of Oxford, M.arquette 
County', eng.aged Mr. and Mrs. Jones to work for 
him for a year, tlieir wages to be $150. They 
continued in his emplo}' for two years, but the day 
after their arrival in Marquette County Mr. Jones 
entered a claim for himself, upon which he built a 
log cabin. When two years had elapsed he began 
the improvement of his own land and has now one 
of the best farms in the community. At the time 
of his arrival in Wisconsin there was only an 
Indian trail to guide the travelers to their destina- 
tion. The red men were much more numerous in 
the settlements than the white inhabitants, and the}' 
often visited the iiomes of the pioneers, some- 
times committing serious depredations. Only a 
few months after the arrival of our subject he and 
Mr. Henry went to a tract of timber land some dis- 
tance from the cabin, leaving Mrs. Jones alone in 
tlie cabin. It was still quite early in the morning 
and the men were busy at work, when a band of six 
Indians noticing how intent they were upon their 
duties, stole suddenly up to the cabin and covering 
Mrs. Jones' head with a blanket so that she could 
make no outcrj' or give alarm, began searching the 
house and freely hel[)ed themselves to an}' tiling 
which suited their fancy including food, knives, 
spoons and other articles. They also took the 
greater part of the barrel of pork which had been 
brought all the way from Racine. When the}' iiad 
completed their work of plundering they released 
Mrs. Jones aud left the house with their spoils. In 
the month of March, following. Mr. Jones also met 
with an interesting experience with the nativfs 
when they again visited his house, but that time 
departed after appeasing their appetites. Asi<lc 
from such scenes and difficulties, many hardships 
and trials incident to frontier life were to be en- 
dured and he and his wife bore their full share, 
but at length prosperity began to shine upon them 
and as the result of their united efforts, their enter- 
prise and perseverance, they now iiave a ple.asant 
home, surrounded by the comforts and many of 



the luxuries of life. Forty years have passed since 
they settled on their farm in the town of Oxford, 
and it is no wonder that they take a deep interest 
in the welfare and progress of the county with 
which they so long have been identified. 

Five children have been born to that worthy 
couple, three of whom are yet living — Jennie, who 
has been a successful teacher of the county for 
twenty years; Catherine, who also followed teach- 
ing is now the wife of Benjamin Smith, of Kossuth 
County, Iowa; and Lewis married Miss Martlia 
Gifford, tie adopted daughter of John Kelsey, and 
is engaged in farming. John died at the age of 
seventeen, and Jennie, the first, died in infancy. 

Mr. Jones is the owner of a fine farm of 160 
acres and his son owns a 120 acre tract which was 
given him by his father. Well known throughout 
the community, he and his wife are numbered 
among its most highly esteemed citizens and have 
a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. Their 
lives have been well and worthily spent. Mr. and 
Mrs. Jones are members of the Presbyterian 
Church. 



j^^ ILAS A. BOOTH, a general farmer and 
^^^^ stock-raiser, residing on section 7 in tlie 
](1/^ town of Marion, Waushara County, was 
born in Wayne County, N. Y., on the 7th 
of December, 1842, and is a son of Ezra and Sally 
(Coleman) Booth, both of whom were also natives 
of the Empire State. The father is still living, and 
resides on a farm in the town of Plainfield, Wau- 
shara County. Our subject received his education 
in the common schools, and became a resident of 
Wisconsin in 1854, wlien twelve years of age, the 
family emigrating to tiiis State and settling near 
Brandon, Fond du Lac County, whence they re- 
moved to Waushara County, in 1863. On their 
arrival in this community, they became residents of 
the town of D.akota. 

In his youth Silas Booth was a cripple, but when 
about eighteen years of age was healed, and began 
working as a farm hand by the month. In 18G4, 
he was united in marriage witli Miss ^'ashLi A. 
Coleman, a native of Steuben County, N. Y., who 
came to Wisconsin with her parents in 1856. Her 



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fatlicr has since passefl away, but her mother is still 
living in the town of Marion. After his marriage, 
Mr. Booth rented a farm of a Mr. Sheldon, which 
he operated one year, when he removed to his 
present home, having previously purchased forty 
acres of land on section 7, in the town of Marion. 
The only improvement that had been made was a 
small frame shanty, and the land was covered with 
a heavy growth of timber, only ten acres having 
been previously cleared. In 1860 he went to 
■Stevens' Point, where he engaged in lumbering for 
a year, but in 1867 returned to his farm, and since 
that time has devoted his entire attention to agri- 
cultural pursuits. In the autumn season he was 
engaged in threshing in the neighborhood, and the 
wages thereby obtained, combined with the profits 
received from his cro|)s, have enabled him to ex- 
lend the boundaries of his farm until it now com- 
prises 400 acres of land, all in one body. The 
success of Mr. ]!ooth is all the greater when we 
take into consideration that he began life in very 
limited circumstances. Possessing energy, industry 
and a determination to succeed, he has overcome 
all obstaclps in his path to prosperity, and made 
for himself and family a comfortable home, where 
surrounded by all the comforts and many of the 
luxuries of life, he and his wife expect to spend 
their last days. All the barns and other outbuild- 
ings which are seen upon his farm were built under 
the direction of Mr. Booth, and he has also .added 
many other improvements. He devotes considera- 
ble attention to the raising of good stock of all 
kinds, and in that branch of his business as well as 
the cultivatfon of his land, he has been quite suc- 
cessful. 

Eight children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. 
Booth, as follows: Sanford E. who married Clara 
Hanson, of Mt. Morris, and is a resident farmer of the 
town of Marion; Samuel, who wedded Miss Delia 
Duntley, and is also engaged in agricultural pur 
suits in the same town; Frank, Lottie, Harley, 
Fred, Daisy and Martin. 

Great indeed have been the changes which have 
taken place since Mr. Booth came to Wisconsin. 
Indians were then still numerous in the neighbor- 
hood, an(1 many kinds of wild game were found \n 
abundance. Wild and unsettled prairies were 



seen in the place of its beautiful homes and 
farms, and many of its thriving villages had not 
j'el sprung into existence. Mr. Booth has ever 
borne his share In the development and progress 
of the county, and has given freely of Ins means 
for the upbuilding and support of its social, educa- 
tional and moral interests. lie supports the Repub- 
lican part^- in politics, has filled various local 
offices to the satisfaction of all concerned, and for 
the past two years hiis served as Side-Supervisor of 
the town of Marion. As a citizen none stands higher 
in the community and in the social world, and his 
i family ranks very hish. 



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«^) BI.IAH (). HFBBARD, deceased, was born 
#0; in Delaware County. N. Y., April 2, 1822, 

11 I& and died at his home in Westfield, Aug. 
1^ 26. 1869, at the age of forty seven years, a 
respected and honored citizen. His early life was 
passed in his native State, where he was reared to 
the occupation of farming and dairying. Having 
attained to mature years, he was united in marriage 
on the 31st day of .January, 1849, with Miss Eliza- 
beth Dayton, .in adopted daughter of Abel and 
Henrietta (Davenport) Dayton. In the month of 
November, following, Mr. Hubbard and his young 
bride started for the West, with the intention of 
there making their future home. Choosing Wis- 
consin as the scene of his future labors, Mr. Hub- 
bard obtained a tract of government land adjoin- 
ing the village of Westfield, and devoted his en- 
ergies and attention to the development of his farm 
and its improvement and cultivation until life 
ended. He was one of the well known pioneers of 
Marquette County and was a worthy and respected 
citizen, who by his upright life and honorable 
dealing in all transactions won the high regard of 
those with whom became in contact anti retained 
their friendship to the last. There were four 
children born of his marriage with Miss Dayton, 
namely : Leonard D., Frank L., Helen, widow of 
C. H. Crawford; and Charles D. 

After about nine years of widowhood. Mrs. 
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ing llie wife of Benjamin Enierton and is now liv- 
ing in Fort Wii.nebago, Columbia County. 

Leonard D. Hubbard, the eldest ciiiid of him 
whose name heads this sketch, w'as born in Waupun, 
Wis., April 2, 1850, and has passed his entire life 
on the old liomestead farm, in the town of West- 
field, since his parents there settled. He now owns 
that farm and is ranked among the enterprising 
and progressive farmers of the community'. He 
was married Dee. 30, 1875, the lady of his choice 
being Miss Matilda Hanks, daughter of Worthy 
W. and Mary Ann (Post) Hanks, who were early 
settlers of the town of Harris, Marquette Count3', 
where they are yet living. Mrs. Hubbard was 
born in the town of Harris, May 13. 1851, and their 
iinion has been blessed witli one cliild, a son, Ira. 
born Oct. 28, 1880. 

>|F^ ALPH M. GUSTIN, who resides on section 
jWr^ 2, in the town of Deerfield, is accounted one 
(li \\\ of the leading farmers of Waushara County. 
\^He is a native of the Empire State, having 
been boru in Chenango County, on December 12, 
1840. His parents, .Samuel and Elizabeth (Smitli) 
Gustin, were also natives of New York, where a 
family of eight children were born unto them. By 
occupation the father was a farmer and followed 
that business throughout his entire life. He passed 
to his last rest in August. 1843, highly respected 
by all and was buried in the cemetery near his old 
liome. Ten years later, in company with her chil- 
dren, Mrs. Gustin came to the Wist, locating in 
the then little village of Wautoma, where she 
resided until 1855, when she went to live with her 
eldest son who had purchased a farm in the town 
of Marion. She is now in the eighty-third year of 
her age but is still quite well preserved. For many 
years she has been a member of the Christian 
Church and isgreatlj- beloved by all who know her. 
Her children are David, who is engaged in farm- 
ing in the town of Oasis; George, who served his 
country as a member of the 37th Wisconsin Infan- 
try, died from disease contracted wliile in the 
army; Moses died in the town of Oasis in 1879; 
Asenath A.; James H. is engaged in agricultura 



pursuits in the town of Deerfield; Hatfield follows 
the same occupation in the town of Plainfield; 
Kali)ii M. is the next younger; and Freelove J. is 
the wife of J. S. Fay, a farmer of the town of 
Oasis. 

The subject of this sketch began his school life 
in his native State, but completed his education in 
Waushara County. His boyhood d.ays passed un- 
eventfully, he assisting his brother George, with 
whom he resided, in the cultivation of the farm un- 
til tlie breaking out of the late war. when on the 
21st of August, 1862, he donned the blue and en- 
listed as a member of Company G, 30th Infantry. 
He served exactly three years, being mustered out 
on the 21stof August, 1865. The regiment march- 
ed mnnv weary miles and endured tiie usual hard- 
ship incident to war. It was engaged in guard 
duly for a considerable portion of the time, serv- 
ing in that capacity in the North during 1864. 

On his return from the war, Mr. Gustin went to 
his home in the town of Marion and in the fall of 
1866. purchased 120 acres of land on sections 2 and 
3 in the town of Deerfield, where he has since con- 
tinued to reside. During his service, on the 19th 
of March, 1864, in Davenport. Iowa, he w.as united 
in marriage with Miss Lizzie Media, a daughter of 
Hiram and Isabel (Todd) Media, who were natives 
of Ohio, where the father is still living. The young 
cou|)le began their domestic life on the farm which 
Mr. Gustin purchased. Their home was a little 
cabin and they borrowed a cook stove to begin 
housekeeping. The land was uncultivated and 
scarcely any improvements had been made thereon, 
but by the united efforts of husband and wife they 
have one of the most comfortable homes and farms 
in this section of the count}'. In their earlier 
years they lived in an economical manner and by 
their industry and enterprise overcame all obstacles 
in their path to prosperity. All the improvements 
necessary to a model farm are found at tlieir home, 
including one of tiie linest steam threshers in this 
section of the State. Mr. Gustin has engaged in 
threshing in the county for many years and that 
brancli of business h.as yielded him no little income. 
B\' their useful and upright lives they have won a 
place in the hearts of the people of the con)munity 
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the social world. Tiieii- children are Birch, a far- 
mer of Clay County, Iowa; George W., Claude, 
Ernest and Clyde. 

Mr. Gustin east liis first Presidential vote in 
18G4, for Abraiiam Lincoln, and has since acted 
with tlic Republican party. He has filled various 
township offices and for five years has been a mem- 
ber of the town board, for the same length of time 
was Assessor and for three years was Town Clerk. 
In all his official duties he has acted for the best 
interests of the people whom he represented and 
was one of the most efficient cliairmen Deerfleld 
Township ever had. .Socially lie is a member of 
Ed. Saxe Post, No. 135, G. A. H.,and to the Relief 
Corps which is auxiliary, his wife also belongs. 



\f, OlIN CLARK, the present efficient County 
Clerk of Waushara County, has since the 
spring of 1853 resided in this community, 
^_^ and is now a resident of Wautoraa. He 
was born in Perthshire, Scotland, on the 2d of 
August, 1841, and is the j'oungest child of Jere- 
miah and .Jane (Pullar) Clark, both of whom were 
natives of Perthshire. Jeremiah Clark was born 
in 1801, and during the greater part of his business 
career followed the occupation of farming. In 
1852, accompanied by his family, he embarked for 
the New World, reaching Chicago, 111., in the month 
of July of that year. In the s|)ring following he 
came to Waushara County, and entered a claim of 
160 acres, upon which he made his home until his 
death in the month of September, 1879. His wife 
survived him until .September, 1885. when she too 
was called home. Both were members of the Pres- 
byterian Church and were numbered among the 
best citizens of the community in which they re- 
sided. Unto that worthy couple were born four 
children who grew to mature years: Christina, 
wife of James Campbell, a resident of Kingsbury 
County, S. D.; Alex., who makes his home in 
Waushara County; James P., who is superintend- 
ent i>f the grain elev.ators of the Baltimore it Ohio 
Railroad, and resides in Baltimore. Md.; and .lohn 
of this sketch. 

Ill a primitive log school house, such as are com- 



monly seen on the frontier, John Clark received 
bis education, but bj' subsequent reading and ob- 
servation he has added to his store of knowledge 

j there gained and is now recognized as one of the 
most intelligent and valued citizens of the county. 
He was reared to farm life and like a dutiful son 
assisted his father until he had attained to man's 
estate. He was then married and began life for 
himself. In 1861 he united his destiny with Miss 
Ann Eliza Patterson, with whom he has since trav- 
eled earth's iourney. The lady was born in the 
Empire State, but became a resident of AVaushara 
County during her childhood. Their union has 

{ been blessed with three children: Frank M.: Liilie 
B. and Fred P. 

For a number of years Mr. Clark has continu- 
ously served in some official capacity. In 1874 
he was elected Town Clerk of the town of S[)ring- 
water, and in 1878 was elected Assessor for a term 
of two years. On the close of that terra, in the 

I fall of 1 880, he was elected County Clerk, an office 
which he h.as since held. Ever faithful in the dis- 
charge of his duty and carefully looking after the 
interests of the public, he has won the respect and 
aiiprjval of even his political opponents. He is a 
stanch Republican, a warm advocate of the party 
principles, and does all in his power to promote its 

I success and welfare. In 1887 he was appointed 
Pension Agent, and has since that time procured 
pensicms for many of the faithful soldiers of the 
late war. He believes that they should be re- 
warded by the Government for their faithful ser- 

I vices, and successfully he prosecutes their claims. 
It is safe to say that no man in the community 
stands higher in the esteem and regard of his 
friends than the County Clerk of Waushara County, 
and it affords us great pleasure to present to the 
readers of the Alhim this brief sketch of Mr. 
Clark, one of the early settlers and respected citi- 
zens of Wautoma. 



ylLLlAM SCOBIE. a 
prising farmer and sti 



iractical and eiiter- 
tock-raiser residing on 
section 12, in the town of Marion, Wan- 
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horn ill Perthshire, on the 3d of January, 1835, 
and is a son of Andrew and Jane (Rohertson) Sco- 
bie, who were also natives of the same county, 'r. 
that land a family of ciglit children were born unto 
tiiem, consistino; of five sons and three daughters, 
as follows: Andrew, who is engaged in the manu- 
facture of plows in Neshkoro, Wis.; William, of 
this sketch; Mary, deceased wife of Thomas Wells, 
of Neshkoro, Wis.; John, who emigrated to the 
Territory of Montana in 1859, and is still living in 
that State; James, a real estate dealer and broker 
of Cambridge, Dane Co., Wis. ; David, who is a 
blacksmith and machinist by trade, and is now tiie 
owner of a large wagon and carriage factory of 
Cambridge, Wis., in which a nuinber of hands are 
emplo\^ed; Agnes, who makes her home in Nesh- 
koro; and Jane, wife of Eugene Armstrong, a 
farmer of Thayer County, Neb. 

In 1852, Andrew Scobie, accompanied by iiis 
family, left Scotland and emigrated to America. 
He made his first settlement in Cambridge, Dane 
Co., Wis., and became one of the leading farmers 
of that community. In 1869, accompanied by his 
wife and one daughter, he settled on a farm near 
Neshkoro, where he resided until called to his final 
rest in February, 1872, at the age of sixty-eight 
years. In manner, Mr. Scobie was quiet and un- 
assuming, but was a man of strong convictions and 
fearless in defense of any measure or interest whidi 
he believed to be a rigiiteous one. His upright 
life won the respect of .t!1 with whom he came in 
contact, and his deatli was sincerely mourned. 
Throughout his life lie was a faithful member of 
the Presbyterian Church, and in this country as in 
his native land was a church officer for many years. 
After the death of her husband. Mrs. Scobie re- 
turned to Cambridge, where she remained until 
February, 1882, when she crossed the dark river to 
meet the loved one gone before. She died at the 
ripe old age of seventy-four years, and her re- 
mains were brought to Nesiikoro, and laid b\' the 
side of iier husband. She lived a noble Christian 
life, and was beloved by all who knew her for her 
many excellencies of character. 

Our subject was educated in his native land, and 
when seventeen years of age acconijianied his par- 
ents on their journey across the broad Atlantic an<l 



became a resident of Wisconsin. Surrounded by 
Christian influences in his youth, he never foi'got 
the wise teachings of his parents, but has followed 
the noble example which they left him, and has led 
a life of usefulness and integrity that has made 
him an honored and respected citizen of Waushara 
County. He remained under the parental roof 
until 1857, when, having attained to mature years, 
he went to Grant County, Wis., where for a time 
he worked by the month. The succeeding two 
years he spent in travel in Iowa and Northern Wis- 
consin, wishing to view the country before making 
a location. He made his first purchase of land in 
1858, it consisting of a wild and uncultivated tract 
of 120 acres in Grant County. He then built a 
house upon it, and on the 30th of December, 1859, 
further completed his preparations by his marriage 
with Miss Martha A. Campbell, a native of LaFay- 
ette County, and a daughter of Robert and Mahala 
(Hale) Campbell. Her parents were natives of 
Tennessee, but became residents of IMissouri, where 
the father died in 1867. His wife still survives 
him at the age of eighty-five years, and makes her 
home with her daughter, Mrs. Mary Cutts, of 
Hamilton, Neb. 

From the land whieli he purchased in Grant 
County, Mr. Scobie developed a fine farm, which 
he sold at a good advantage in 1867. He then 
became a resident of Neshkoro, Wis., where in 
company with his brother-in law, Thomas Wells, 
he built the Neshkoro Woolen Mills, which they 
operated successfully for nine years. In that time 
they had secured a liberal patronage, and were 
doing an excellent business, but failing health 
compelled Mr. Scobie to dispose of his interest and 
seek some other employment. Indolence and idle- 
ness arc utterly foreign to his nature and without 
delay he began operations as a farmer purchasing 
135 acres of land on section 12, in the town of 
Marion, where he has since made his home. At the 
time of his purchase the farm was in a very dilapi- 
dated condition, but he remodeled the house and 
barn, made many other improvements, and now has 
one of the most modern and tasty farms of Wau- 
shara County. He is practical, yet progressive, 
and under his able management, through the r(>ta- 
tioii of crops, the land has become very productive. 



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Mr. Scobie also raises fine grades of stock, and has 
taken many premiums at the county fair. 

Seven children have l)eL'n born to our subject 
and his worlliy wife, namely: William C, wlio is 
now engaged in farming and teaching in Hamilton 
County, Neb.; Luther M., a wagon manufacturer 
of Mount Hope, Grant County; Laura, twin sister 
of Luther, is the wife of C. B. Morrison, who is 
engaged in farming near Rush Lake, Winnebago 
County; Fred, who wedded Nellie Morrison, and is 
also living in Winnebago County; James, Eva M. 
and Walter P. Feeling the lack of education in 
his own life. Mr. Scobie resolved tliat his children 
should not suffer the same disadvantage, and has 
provided them with excellent advantages, all being 
well qualified to teach. He lias done all in his 
power to procure good schools in the community, 
and for eleven years served as Clerk of the School 
Board. To other interests which are calculated to 
upbuild the community, ho has also given his 
hearty support and co-operation, .^nd is accounted 
one of the valued citizens of tlie town of Marion. 
The poor and needy have found in him a special 
friend. He never allows any worthy object of 
charity to leave his door empty-handed, but gives 
with a liberality that has won the lasting gratitude 
of many. By his upright life he has won the con- 
fidence of all with whom he has come in contact, 
and none rank higher in the community than he. 

^>^ — 



JOHN W. STICKEL, a general farmer and 
sto';k-raiser, residing on section 15 in the 
town of Marion, Waushara County, was 
born in Schoharie County, N. Y., July 31, 
1829, and isason of Nicholas N. and Harriet (Car- 
penter) Stickel, the former a native of Pennsyl- 
vania, born of German parentage, the latter of 
Schoharie County, and a descendant of the old 
Puritan stock. In the War of 1812. the father was 
a soldier and participated in the battle of Sackctt's 
Harbor. He followed the occupation of farming 
throughout his entire life and died at the ripe oM 
age of eighty-five years, in Delaware County, N. 
Y., in 1874. He had removed to Delaware County, 
i.i 1 839, and continued there to make his home un- 



til his life was ended. His wife died in 1868. Their 
family numbered the following children, seven of 
whom are still living: Mary, wife of Darius 01m- 
stead, is living in Otsego Count}-, N. Y.; Alonzo. 
who WIS a ."oldier in the 7th Wisconsin Regiment 
during the late war, died in Kansas; John W. is 
the third in order of birth; William, who enlisted 
in his country's service in a New York Regiment 
was captureil and after eight months' confinement 
in Anderson ville prison, was released only to meet 
death the ne.xt day as the result of the cruel and 
inhuman treatment of the southern prisoners: Peter 
died in Delaware County, N. Y. ; Henry is eng.iged 
in farming in Dodge County, Wis.; Bloomer fol- 
lows the same occupation near Washington, Neb.; 
Augustus is living in Binghampton, N. Y. ; Eliza- 
beth is the wife of Stephen Post of New York; 
Charles resides in Chenango County. N. Y.;and 
Andrew, who enlisted in the New York cavalry 
was killed in battle. 

Our subject passed his boyhood days upon his 
father's farm, and received such educational advan- 
tages as the district .schools of that day afforded. 
When fourteen years of age. he began working as a 
farm hand by the month and in his leisure hours 
devoted himself to the further study of those 
branches of learning which he had taken up in the 
school room. He is a natural mechanic and also 
picked up various trades which have proved of 
great use to him in his later years. Believing that 
he could better his financial condition by a removal 
to the new and growing West, he bade good-by to 
home and friends in 1855 and emigrated to Wiscon- 
sin, where for several months he worked in the 
pineries of the North. The following year, 1856, 
he came to Spring Lake and secured a position as 
clerk in a hotel and also had charge of the post- 
offlcc. In 1857, Jlr. Stickel was united in marriage 
with Miss Frances Carpenter, and they began their 
domestic life on the farm which he had rented, 
there continuing to make their home until 18G(t, 
when, having accumulated some capital, he pur- 
chased eighty acres of land in the town of Marion 
and began its development. 

His farm labors were interrupted, however, when 
in 1865. he enlisted as a member of Company I, 1st 
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was sent to Ft. Lyon, where he dirt garrison rtiitj' 
for eigiit uiontlis. wlien the compan.y was dis- 
(;h:irge(i, hut owing to illness Mr. Slickel was sent 
to the hos[]ital in Washington, wliere lie was mus- 
tered out. On his return he again resumed agricul- 
tural i)ursuits, his labors in that direction lieiiig 
quite successful. He purchased a small farm in 
1867, and iu connection with its cultivation en- 
gaged in teaming until the following year when he 
bought 200 acres of land on section 15, in the town 
of Marion, upon which he still makes his home. 
The land was then hut [lartly improved but Mr. 
8tickel soon had the entire amount under a high 
state of cultivation. He also has devoted consider- 
able attention to stock-raising and keeps on hand a 
good grade of horses and cattle. 

By the union of Mr. and Mrs. Stickel have been 
born four children — Alice, wife of Kdward Scoville. 
a resident farmer of Marion township; Jo.seph E. 
at home; Clara M., au intelh'gent and accomplished 
young lady who is still with her [larents, and one 
child who died in infancy. 

As a citizen, Mr. Stickel is enterprising and pub- 
lic spirited. He gives his support and influence to 
all worthj' interests, such as are calculated to bene- 
fit the general welfare, and is an especial friend of 
the cause of education. He supports the Republi- 
can party in politics and for three years was Asses- 
sor of the town of Marion. Socially, he is a mem- 
ber of Kd. Saxe Post, No. 135, G. A. R. of Wau- 
toma. Mr. and Mrs. Stickel are respected people 
and are widely known in the community in which 
they have so long made their home. 

^^ LBRO R. PARKER, who for the long per- 
f^Oj iod of forty years has resided in Waushara 
ij l» County and is now engaged in general 
(^ farming on section 11, in the town of 

Marion, was born in Charlestown. Vt., April 1, 
1836, and is a son of Ira and Letilia S. Parker, the 
former born July 1, 1811, and the latter on the 
24th of September of the same year. Their mar- 
riage was celebrated in Grafton County, N. II., and 
soon afterwards Ihe^' settled in Vermont, where 
were born unto them four children, namely: Jane 



A., wife of N. E. Hobart, of Cherokee County, 
Iowa; Josiah, who enlisted in a Missouri Battery, 
died duiing his service, in a hospital in Fayetle- 
ville in 1863; A. R. is the next younger; and Ira 
L., who was a soldier of the 38th Wisconsin Infan- 
try, died in Cherokee, Iowa, from disease contract- 
ed while in the arn)y; Emma, who completes the 
family, was born in Wisconsin and is now the wife 
of George Leach, also of Cherokee. 

The year 1847 witnessed the arrival of Ira Parker 
and his family in Wisconsin. The journey was 
made by way of the lakes, the party reaching Osh- 
kosh, then a mere hamlet, in the month of June of 
that year. They there resided until the fall of 
1819, when, removing to Waushara County, Mr. 
I Parker made a claim on section 11. in the town 
I of Marion, on what is known as Indian land. There 
were but six families then in the town and the 
entire county was in a wild and unsettled condi- 
tion. He became one of its prominent and influ- 
ential citizens and was Chairman of the Board of 
his town for many years. He supported the prin- 
ciples advocated by Jackson in early life, but joined 
the Republican party on its organization. His death 
occurred Aug. 14, 1862, his wife surviving him 
twenty years, she having died Dec. 18, 1882. Both 
were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 
and led earnest and consistent Christian lives. 

The subject of this sketch was reared among the 
wild scenes of the frontier, having come to Wis- 
consin during its territorial days. He was then 
but eleven years of age and was a lad of thirteen 
years wlien he became a resident of Waushara 
County. His education was acquired in the schools 
of his adopted State, and he remained at home 
until 1864, when he entered the service of his 
country as a member of the 38th Wisconsin Infan- 
try, being mustered in at Madison. He joined his 
regiment in front of Petersburg and participated 
in the most important engagements toward the 
close of the war. For eight months he was sta- 
tioned in front of I'etersburg and after Lee's sur- 
render participated in the capture of Richmond. 
With ills command he then marched to Washing- 
ton and helped to form the picket line which sur- 
rounded that city when it was supposed that Booth, 
the murderer of Lincoln, was in hiding there. He 



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was nuistered out near Wasliiiifflon, in June. 1865, 
and on receiving his discliarge in Madison, returned 
to tiis home. 

Wlicn tlie war was over Mr. Parker rejoined his 
family in Waushara Count}' and once more resumed 
the occupation of farming. He liad been married 
on the 3d of July, 1857, to Sar.ali K. Vidal. daugh- 
ter of John L. and Sarah (Ingraiiiim) Vidal, the 
former a native of New York City, the latter of Pitts- 
field, Mass. With their family they emigrated to the 
West in 1848 and settled in AVal worth County. Wis., 
but two years later became residents of W.-iushara 
County, where they remained until the close of the 
war, when they became residents of Ft. Scott, Kan- 
sas, where the death of Mrs. Vidal occurred in 
18G6. The husband is still living and m.ikes his 
home in Ringgold County. Iowa. He also was a 
soldier of the late war, in which he served two 
years as a member of the ICJth Wisconsin Infantry. 
He enlisted as a private, but on account of mer- 
itorious conduct and bravery displayed on the field 
of battle, was promoted to the rank of Captain. He 
was wounded in the side by tiie concussion of a 
shell and on account of disability was mustered 
out. His son. John L.. was a member of the 5th 
Wisconsin Infantry and served with credit to him- 
self and his command. His death was caused by 
disease contracted while in the army. Another son, 
Joseph, was also one of the "boys in blue" and died 
while in the defence of his country at Memphis, 
Tenn. The familj' of Mr. and Mrs. Vidal num- 
bered nine children, four of whom are living — 
Rosalie, widow of (ieorge Moor, who now resides 
in Fort Scott, Kansas; Soi)hia, wife of Frank Hruck- 
ett, of Imogcne, Iowa; Kate, wife of Warfield 
Hruckett, of St. Joseph, Mo.; and Sarah E.. v."<" 
of our subject. 

Three children have been born of the union of 
Mr. and Mrs. Parker — Jane, who is now the widow 
of George Jennings; John, who married Miss Marj- 
Sheldon; and Kdwin. still under the parental roof. 

In his social relations. Mr. Parker is a member 
of Fd. Saxe Post. G. A. R., of Wautoma, and po- 
litically is a stalwart Republican. He has been 
hoiKMcd with the oflficcs of Side Supervisor, Treas- 
urer t>f the Town and Chairman ot the Town Hoard. 
He c:>uie to the county before the advent of rail- 



roads, when the liomes of the settlers were widely 
scattered and the greater part of tlie land was still 
in its primitive condition. He has watched the 
progress of events, the upbuilding of town and 
county and has partieii)aled in the develo|)ment of 
the fine farms for which Wisconsin is noted. An 
honored pioneer, a leading farmer, a worth}' citizen 
and an uprigiit gentleman, are epithets which de- 
scril)e the character of our subject. 

f ILLIAM HAMILTON, whose home is situ- 
J^ ated In the town of Westfield, Marquette 
'^^ County, has i)assed almost his entire life in 
this community where his parents settled when he 
was but four years of age. He is of Irish birth, 
having first opened his eyes to the light of day on 
the Emerald Isle, in 1848, and his parents were 
also natives of the same country. Determining to 
try their fortunes in America, in 1852 they 
crossed the water and landed in New York City, 
whence they continued their travels until reaching 
Marquette County. 

Amid the wild scenes of this then unsettled re- 
gion our subject was reared to manhood, passing 
the days of his boyhood and youth under the pa- 
rental roof. His time was spent in assisting his 
father in the cultivation of the home farm and in 
attendance at the district school, where he acquired 
his education. He was joined in wedlock with 
Miss Agnes Laing, daughter of Alexander and 
Mary (Cant) Laing, who came with their family to 
America in the spring of 1854. They landed in 
Montreal, Canada, but came direct to Marquette 
County, Mrs. Laing having a brother, John Cant, 
living in the town of Westfield. They made their 
home with that brother a short time, while Mr. 
Laing was seeking a location. He finally chose a 
farm in the town of Harris, where he made his 
home until his death, and where his wife still re- 
sides. They were parents of eight children and 
with the exception of two, all are living in Mar- 
quette County. One daughter, Ellen, wife of 
Henry ^M. Crowell. resides in Iroquois. D.-ik. 

Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton began their domestic 
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571, 



continiu'il to resifle. Two children came to bless 
tlie home hy their presence, a son and daughter, 
Nellie and Thomas A. Mr. Hamilton follows Ihe 
occupation of farming for a livelihood and like his 
brothers, is one of the energetic and thrifty men of 
the community. 



ORENZO CLINTSMAN,of Wautoma, Wau- 
shara County, is a native of the Empire 
State, having been born in Jeffers(m County, 
on the 17th of December, 1829. His parents, John 
and Melinda (Harris) Clintsman, became residents 
of Wisconsin in 1 854, settling near Waupun, where 
the husband engaged in farming for a number of 
years. Both died at their home in thatcommunity 
where tliey were highly respected citizens. Of 
their family of nine children, eight grew to ma- 
ture years — Alzina. became the wife of R. Allen, 
but is now deceased; Amanda is the wife of Sum- 
ner Morse, of Iowa; Lorinda wedded Allen AVilbur 
and died at her home in North port, Mich.; Caroline 
is the widow of Milton Nichols, of Waupun ; Jennie 
is the wife of David Norton, of the same city; 
Elijah is living in Waupun; Harris is a resident of 
St. Paul, Minn.; Lorenzo is the next in order of 
birth ;;and Laviara is the wife of Edward Thomp- 
son, of Brandon, Fond du Lac Couutj'. 

The subject of this sketch was a lad of fifteen 
j-ears when he left his native State, and acompanied 
his parents to Wisconsin. He remained at home 
until 1864, when he enlisted in Company D, of 
the 3d Wisconsin Regiment, and was mustered 
into the service at Madison. He joined his com- 
mand in Fayetteville, Tenn., and afterwards par- 
ticipated in the battles of Resaca, Dalton and 
Kenesaw Mountain. '^For ten idaj s' the regiment 
then halted on the .banks of the Chattahooche 
River, where Mr. Clintsman ; did _ picket duty. 
They then continued their march until j-eaching 
Peach Tree Creek, where a lively ."skirmish oc- 
curred, during which the L3d Regimenti sup- 
ported a battery. Following the enemy for a 
short distance another encounter occurred, in which 
our subject was wounded, a minie ball completely 



shattering his wrist. Being unfit for duty, he was 
thenisent back to the Division hospital, where he 
remained two weeks, living^upon hardtack and cof- 
fee, after which he wasjsent to Bennett Station, 
and later was confined in[a hospital at Chattanooga 
for two weeks. Being granted a furloughjhe then 
returned_^home and after three months reported 
at the hospital in Madison, where he remained until 
April 1, 1865, when he was sent to the hospital in 
Milwaukee, where he remained until being mustered 
out of the service on the 3rd of July, of the same 
year. 

AVhen the war was^over, Mr. Clintsman returned 
to his home in Fond du Lac County, and three years 
later in the city of Waupun, was united in the 
holy bonds of matrimony with Miss Mary Pitt, 
a daughter of Cyrus and'^Betsy Pitt. They are 
now parents of two sons and a daughter — 
Loltie^M.,Xlarence E.'and De Forrest. In 1875, 
Mr. Clintsman and his family came to Waushara 
County, and took up their abode on a farm in the 
town of Wautoma, where they rem.ained for about 
four years. At the expiration of that time they 
removed to Wild Rose and at length became resi- 
dents of the village '_."of Wautoma, |_where they still 
make their home, being numbered among its lead- 
ing and valued citizens. Mr. Clintsman in his 
social relations was a member of the G. A. R., be- 
longingjto Ed. Saxe Post, of Wautoma. Religiously 
he is a member of the United Brethren Church and 
liis wife a member of the Christian Church. 



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ILLIA^I PEAT, who resides'on^section 6, 
in the town^ of Packwaukee, Marquette 
County, is one of the oldest citizens of this 
community and is also numbered among the pioneer 
settlers, dating his residence from 1849. He was 
born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Oct.' II, 1801, and is 
therefore;almost. ninety years of. age. . His father, 
Thomas Peat, was principal keeper of the records 
of Edinburgh and resided at Wheatland, near that 
city. The family was one of wealth and influence, 
and numbered nine children, but our subject is the 
only one now living. He was reared to man- 
hood in his native city and received a liberal etUi- 



PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 



cation, after which, while 3et a youtli, he assisted 
his father in his official ilulics. When he had at- 
tained to man's estate, be w.is united in marriage 
with Miss Margaret Ramsey, with whom he trav- 
eled life's journey for mmy years. In 1«4'J, ac 
corapanieil hy his family, which then consisted of 
wife and three children, two sons and a daughter, 
he crossed the Atlantic to America, and became a 
resident of Marquette County, Wis., where he has 
since continued to reside. 

The children of Mr. and Mrs. Peat were Thomas, 
who enlisted in the War of the Rebellion, and died 
at Columbus, Ky., on Oct. 15, 1863, at the age of 
twenty years; William B., who still resides on the 
old homestead and cultivates his father's farm; and 
-Vgnes Ramsey, who married William J. Huggins, 
and is now living in the Stale of New York. The 
mother of this family was called to her final rest 
Dec. 11, 1876, dying in the seventy -first year of 
her age. Mrs. Peat was a lady of cultu-e and refine- 
ment, who possessed an excellent educatiuu. and 
was a musician of rare taste and ability. 

.\s before stated, Mr. Peat received a libgral ed- 
ucation in his youth, his father having been a man 
of wealth and rank. Though he has now attained 
the age of nearly ninety years, he is still quite 
robust and in many respects a remarkable man, his 
memory of the past being most excellent. He is a 
gentleman of varied and excellent attainments, 
and advancing age has not deprived him of that 
high degree of renneinent which is characteristic of 
the iScotclimen of the higher classes. He is cordial 
and genial in disposition and a most esteemed and 
worthy citizen. 



^^ NDRKW SCOIUK. one of Manpiette 
I^O County's "representative citizens who is 
|f Is extensively engaged in the manufacture of 
^ plows in Neshkoro, Wis., is a native of 
Scotland, having been born in Pathgrcen, Perth- 
sliire, Nov. 16, 1833. His parents, Andrew and 
Jane ( Robertson) .Scobic, were silso natives of the 
same country, and with their family emigrated to 
America, in 18.52, settling in Jefferson County, 
Wi- . where llie father followed the occupation of 
faru ing until 1867, when he removed to the town 



of Neshkoro, Marquette County, making that his 
home until his death, in 1872. His wife survived 
her husband several years, passing away after a 
long and eventful life Jan. 22, 1880. That worthy 
couple were the parents of eight children, five sons 
and three daughters, all of whom are living with 
the exception of Mary, deceased wife of Thomas 
Wells, of Neshkoro, her death occurring Jan. 21, 
1887. 

Andrew Scobie, whose name heads this sketch, 
is the eldest of the family. He was nineteen years 
of age when he crossed the Atlantic to America 
and since that time h.as m.ade his home in Wiscon- 
sin. When twenty-five years of age, he led to the 
marriage altar Miss Elizabeth Harper, who was 
born on the Shetland Islands, Feb. 16, 1836, and 
was a daughter of Hinds and Barbara (Gody) 
Harper. Her parents were also born on the Shet- 
land Islands and remained in their native land 
until 1837, when they crossed the Atlantic and be- 
came residents of Genesee County. N. Y., which 
continued to be their home for a period of 
ten years, when in 1847. they took up their 
abode in Magnolia Township, Rock County, Wis. 
They there resided until the death of the wife and 
mother which occurred July 25, 1862, after which 
Mr. Harper came to live with his daughter, Mrs. 
Scobie in Neshkoro. He survived his deeply 
mourned and estimable wife sixteen years and at 
length peacefully passed aw.ay on the 6th of April, 
1877, when eighty-two years of age. The family 
of Mr. and Mrs. Harper numbered three sons and 
six daughters. Christina, the eldest, is the wife of 
Sylvester Craig of Waukau, Winnebago Co., Wis.; 
Barbara uecanie the wife of H. G. O. Childs of 
Washington, and died .May 1. 1858; Margaret is 
the widow of A. W. Peters, a former resident of 
Rock Count}-, W^is. ; Andrew died in Washington, 
Feb. 13, 1862, leaving a wife and four children; 
.lanet is the wife of Hiram Preston of Rock County, 
Wis.; Mary died in infancy; William H, and 
i Robert W. enlisted in the service of their country, 
Sept. 1, 1886, at Camp Itley. The former served 
until the close of the war, and being honorably 
discharged was mustereil out in August, 1865, and 
is now a resident of Colorado, but Robert, being 
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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 



was not strong enongb to endure the hardships and 
trials of war and died in tiie hospital at Nashville, 
Tenn., in the month of March. 18G;i. 

Elizabeth, another member of that family, as be- 
fore stated was born on the Shetland Isles, and was 
but a babe when she was brought to America b}- 
her parents with whom she remained until her mar- 
riage. She received her primary education in the 
district schools of the Empire State, and afterward 
pursued an academic course at Janesville. Wis. 
At the age of sixteen she began teaching and for 
several years taught in t|ie public schools of Rock 
Count}'. The last school of which she had charge 
was in Neshkoro, when laying aside the duties of 
that profession she was united in marriage with 
Andrew Scobie. 

This couple began their domestic life in Nesh- 
koro, where they still make their home. Their 
union has been blessed with four children, all sons, 
the eldest of whom, Andrew H. is engaged in busi- 
ness with his father; Willard R. is a resident of 
Dakota: Robert G. is engaged in milling; and 
Frank G., the youngest is still attending school. 
The parents are numbered among the leading citi- 
zens of Marquette County and rank among the 
most highly esteemed residents of Neshkoro. Mrs. 
Scobie is a consistent member of the Metiiodist 
Church, in which she was reared, and an earnest 
worker in the church and Sundaj'-school. Since 
1857, Mr. Scobie has been eng.aged in tlie manu- 
facture of plows at Neshkoro, which business he 
still continues, his eldest son now being associated 
with him in that line. They also do an extensive 
business in repairing and casting. Mr. Scobie is 
ripe in yeirs of experience and in knowledge of the 
world and w.ays of men and has been very success- 
ful in his business enterprises. He justly ranks 
high in business and social circles and well deserves 
the higli regard in which he is held. 



J ACOB A. AVEGENKE, a prominent farmer 
' of the town of Crystal Lake, Marquette 
' County, residing on section 15, h.as passed 
' his entire life in America on that farm. He 
is of German birth, having opened his eyes to the 



' light of day in the Province of Posen, July 22, 
1842. His father, Andrew Wegenke, was born in the 
same province about the year 1806. and on attain- 
ing to mature years was joined in wedlock with 
Anna Missal. Their family numbered eight children, 
four sons and four daughters, namely: Joseph, 
George, John, Justine, Minnie, Rosalie. Jacob A. 
and Ottilir. All are now living with the exception 
of Rosalie, who died in 1870. Mr. Wegenke fol- 
lowed the occupation of farming throughout his en- 
tire life and became a [jrosperoiis citizen. He died 
in the faith of the Catholic Church of which he had 
always been a member, in 1859, and his wife sur- 
vived him but three weeks, when she too was called 
home. 

The boyhood days of our subject passed une- 
ventfully, he assisting his father in the lal)ors of 
the farm and attending the district schools. At 
length he determined to seek a home in the new 
world. His parents were both dead, and bidding 

I good bye to the other members of the family, he 
sailed for America in 1865, when twenty-three 
years of age. He landed safely at Castle Garden 
on June 3, of that j'ear and at once resumed his 
journey, his destination being Marquette County. 
His first purchase of land consisted of 140 acres, 
constituting the farm on which he now makes his 
home. He taught German in the schools of Crys- 
tal Lake for two years, but with the exception of 
that time has devoted his entire attention to gen- 
eral farming, and is now nural)ered among the well- 
to-do citizous of the town. During his residence 
in this community he has been called upon to serve 
as Township Clerk for four years, was Side Super- 
visor and Assessor, and for the past ten years has 
been Township Chairman, and is the present in- 
cumbent of that office. Fidelity and promptness 
characterized the discharge of his official duties, as 
uprightness and integritj' have his business career, 
and it is needless to s.ay won the confidence of all 
concerned. He is also the able and efficient Secre- 
tary of the Farmers' Mulual Fire Insurance Com- 
pany, which position he has also held ten years. 
He supports the Democratic party in i)olitics and 
is a member of the Catholic Church, and one of the 
most influential men of the communitj'. 

Mr. Wegenke was united in marriage with M iss 



POinUAlT AND BIOGHAPIIICAL ALBUM. 



Ottilie Kinzel, a native of Poseu, Gennany, and by 
their union have been born tlic following eliildren: 
Josephine, born June 28, 1870; Robert, born Nov. 
2, 1872; Adolph,born April 17, 1874; Henry, born 
April 1, 1876; Ella, l)orn March 18, 1878; Agatha, 
born Feb. 3, 1880: Lydia, born Oct. it, 1883; and 
Laura, .born April G, 1885. 



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Jfl OHN LEACH, wlio resides on section 10 in 
the town of Marion, has been prominently 
' identified with the history of Waushara since 
'j the days of its early infancy, and his name 
is enrolled among the honored pioneers. In many 
ways has he aided in its upbuilding and advance- 
ment and with its agricultural interests he is 
inseparably connected. He was born in Leroy Jef- 
ferson Co., N. Y., Dec. 30, 1825, and is 
descended from one of the early New England fam- 
ilies. His father, Lemuel Leach, was a native of 
Vermont, born in 1790, and in Burlington. Vt., 
married Velora Stratton, who was born in the Green 
Mountain State in 1796. Their family numbered 
four sons — Milo, who died in Waushara County in 
1888: Alonzo, who was engaged in the mercantile 
business and steamboating, died in Oshkosh, Wis.; 
John is the tiiird in order of birth; and Lemuel is 
engaged in farming in Minnesota. 

The father of this family in early life engaged 
in the manufacture of woolen goods in the East, 
and was thus employed at the time of the War of 
1812. and furnished the soldiers with material for 
their suits. Later he engaged in the clothing bus- 
iness. He was a member of the Baptist Church, 
and was a highly respected citizen of Jefferson 
County, N. Y., where he lived at the time of his 
death. His widow afterward became the wife of 
Ezra Cole, by whom she luad three children, only 
one of whom is now living, George L. of Kock 
County, Minn. Mr. Cole died in 1856, but the 
mother of our subject still survives at the advanced 
age of ninety-three years. For many years she 
has been a member of the Baptist Church, and is 
beloved by all who know her. 

The subject of this sketch acquired his education 



in a log school house in Northern New York, and 
was reared to farm life. Not long after attaining 
his majority he determined to seek a home in the 
West, and in 1818. landed at Oshkosh, AVis. He 
spent the first winter at that place, and in 1849 
came to Waushara County, where he entered a 
claim on section 10 in the town of Marion, which 
forms a part of his present fine farm. Not a fur- 
row had been turned or an improvement made 
upon his land. In conipan} with his brother Milo 
he rolled the logs to the site which he had chosen 
for a cabin and when it was built, moved in and 
put up a bed and cook stove, although the house 
wasnot_vet roofe<l. His life has been an industri- 
ous one, and since an early age he has made his own 
way in the world. His father died when he was a 
lad, leaving the care of four sons to his widow, so 
that it became necessary for Mr. Leach, when quite 
young, to earn his own livelihood. When sixteen 
years of age he began working as a farm hand for 
16.50 per month, and from his meagre wages paid 
the doctor's bill which accumulated during his 
father's last illness. When seventeen years old 
he removed with the family to Canada, and as his 
stepfather shortly afterward broke a limb he had 
to support the family. 

Mr. Leach was married in Canada to Miss Betsy 
Lemraon, daughter of Joseph Lemmon, and shortly 
afterward the young couple came to Waushara 
County. The claim on which they settled com- 
prised 160 a^-res. Their cabin was 16x16 feet, .and 
at one time it sheltered a family of eleven persons. 
They endured all the hardships and trials incident to 
life on the frontier, but wishing to secure a com- 
fortable home for their family they labored on, 
undaunted by such difficulties, and by the united 
efforts of husband and wife have acquired a hand- 
some properly and are numbered among the well- 
to-do citizens of the community. The Jittle log 
cabin has long since been replaced bj- a more com- 
modious dwelling tastefully furnished, and the 
boundaries of the farm have been extended 
until it now comprises 284 acres of valu.able land. 
All the necessar}' improvements and many of an 
ornamental character, are there found; good barns 
and outbuildings have been erected, the fields are 
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care and supervision of one who thoroughly un- 
derstands his business and li-eeps abreast with the 
times. 

Mr. and Mrs. Leach have been parents of seven 
children: Lemuel, who died at the age of eighteen 
years; Emerson A., who married Nancy Scoville. 
by whom he has one ciiild, is now living in Moody 
County, S. D. ; Caroline J. is the wife of James 
McBriar of Waushara County; Idilla is the wife of 
Hosea Gaylord, of Waushara County; Ezra is liv- 
ing in Moody CoiintN . S. I).; .T<ihn and Clarence 
E. are yet at home. Tlie cliiidrfn iiave been pro- 
vided with good educational advantages, and have 
l)ecome good and useful members of society. Mr. 
Leach has always been a warm friend of education. 
He was present at the building of the first school 
house in the town of Marion, it being a log struc- 
ture 16x18 feet, and the teacher was paid by sub- 
scription. From that time he has done all in his 
power for the advancement of the grade of schools 
and has also given his support to every enterprise 
calculated to promote the general welfare. He 
supports the Republican party in politics, and is a 
man of sterling worth who receives the high regard 
of all who knovv him. 



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J|OIIN B. WOODWARD, who is nuinl)ered 
I among the honored pioneers of Waushara 
I County, is engaged in general farming and 
stock-raising on section 35, in the town of 
Rose. As he is one of the prominent and influen- 
tial citizens of the community, we know that the 
record of his life will be of interest to the readers 
of the Album and it is therefore with pleasure that 
we present this sketch. He was born on the 6th of 
November, 1830, in Littleton, Mass., and is a son 
of John and Maria (Stiles) Woodward. His mater- 
nal ancestry were of Scotch origin and both his 
parents were reiiresentatives of early New England 
families. His father followed various occupations 
in early life, but after removing to New Hampshire, 
in 1837, engaged in the occupation of farming, in 
which he was quite successful. He became one of 
the well-known citizens of the community in which | 
he located and held various local olHces of trust. | 



His family numbered six children, four of whom 
are yet living — Mary Ann, wife of George W. 
Dowd, of White Creek, Wis.; John B. of this 
sketch; James A., who maizes his home witii our 
subject; and Sabra, wife of John Stewart, of New 
Madrid, Mo. The two other children died in in- 
fancy. Mr. Woodward came with his family to the 
West in 1851, and took up his residence on s'ection 
2, in the town of Wautoma, Waushara County, 
where he entered land and began the development 
of a farm, but ere lie had resided in his new home 
five yefirs he was called to his final rest, dying in 
August, 1855, at the age of fifty-seven years. He 
was an industrious and hard working man, upright 
in all his dealings and labored zealously for the 
interests of his family. His wife passed away in 
1869. Both were devout members of the Metho- 
dist Episcopal Church, in which Mr. Woodward 
was Class-Leader for many years. At his death the 
county lost one of its noble citizens and the church 
a faithful supporter. 

Our subject was but seven years of age when the 
family removed to New Hampshire. He received 
his education in the common schools of Warner, 
that State, an '. at the age of seventeen years left 
the parental roof and went to Fisherville, N. H., 
where he was employed in a cotton factory for 
about three years, in the capacity of overseer of the 
weaving room. He preceded his parents to the 
West in 1851, but again returned to New Hamp- 
shire, where for three years he occupied his former 
position in a cotton mill. It was with regret on 
the part of his employers that he severed his c<<n- 
hection with the factory, but believing that he 
could more easily secure a home in the new and 
growing West, he again came to AVisconsin in 
1854, making choice of Waushara County as the 
scene of his future operations. He entered land 
from the Government on the north half of section 
35, in the town of Rose, which had just come into 
market, the Indians having left it only a short time 
previous for their reservation beyond the Missis- 
sippi. When Mr. Woodward first visited this 
region the red men were still numerous in the set- 
tlement and where now are prosperous homes, the 
smoke of the Indian wigwam could be seen among 
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Mr. Woodward was mavried on the I6th of 
March. 1851, being joined in wedlock with Miss 
Sarah Moore, of Canterbury. X. II., a daughter of 
Isaac and Rhoda (Bennett) Moore, who were also 
natives of that city, where the mother spent her 
last days. Tlie death of the father occurred in ^ 
Boston, Mass. Coming to the M'est, the first home 
of the young couple in Waushara County was a 
rude shanty on section 2, in the town of Wautoma, 
where they continued to reside a little over a year 
before returning to the East. On coming to the 
West in 1855 they settled on section 3. AVautoma 
Township, and in 1863 they took up their resi- j 
dence on their present farm. Tliey underwent all I 
the trials and hardships of pioneer life, but pros- 
perity at last crowned their united efforts and they 
are numbered among the substantial citizens of the 
community. Their home was destroyed by fire in 
1874, but with characteristic energy Mr. Wood- 
ward replaced it with his present commodious .ind 
handsome residence. He has added to his original j 
purchase until he now owns 160 acres of land .and i 
has given considerable to his sons, the family now , 
operating 730 acres in the town of Rose. | 

The seven children born to Mr. and Mrs. 
Woodward are — Orville. who died at the age 
of three years; John M. who is married and resides 
in Greenbush, Wis.; Henry married Kllen Hanson, 
and is living on section 35, in the town of Rose; 
Isaac, who wedded Miss Tamma Jeuks. is engaged 
in farming in the same town; Daniel is similarly 
employed on section 27, in the town of Rose; 
Theodore J. married Sarah Knutson and follows 
farming on section 35; and Wendell, the younge^, 
who married Carrie Knutson, resides on section 35. I 
As the educational advantages which Mr. Wood- ! 
ward received were limited, he resolved that his 
children should never feel the same lack and ' 
spared neither labor nor expense in providing 
them with such advantages as would fit them for 
the practical duties of this life. 

In 1864, our subject laid aside the plow and en- 
listed in Company D, 37th AVisconsin Infantry. 
He participated in the battle of Ft. Stc.idman, the 
long siege and capture of Petersburg and all the 
important engagements in which his regiment took i 
part until the 2d of April, 1865, when he w.i-; l:.k.n | 



sick and sent to Fairground Hospital, at Peters- 
burg, Va., where he remained until the 13th of June, 
following, when he was mustered out on account 
of disability. The same loyalty which prompted 
him to respond to his country's call for aid has 
marked the discharge of his duties of citizenship, 
and it is no exaggeration to say that he is num- 
bered among the most prominent citizens of the 
county. For many years he served as Side Super- 
visor of his town and for the past thirteen years 
has been Chairman of the Boaid. Carefully looking 
after the best interests of the community, he has 
won the respect of all and brought credit upon him- 
self for his faithful discharge of duty. He has not 
onl}' been an ej-e-witness of the growth of Wau- 
shara County since its early days, but has been an 
active participant in the manj' great changes which 
have taken place .and been prominent in the pro- 
motion of its public enterprises. He is an adherent 
of the Methodist F.piscopal Church, of which Mrs. 
Woodward is a member. 



JiAMKS SEXTON, who, since 1850. has re- 
I sided in Marquette County, and has therefore 
been a witness of its growth and advance- 
' nient for almost forty years, now resides in 
Neshkoro. He was born in Ireland, and with his 
parents, Andrew and Bridget Sexton, crossed the 
Atlantic to America in 1848. The family settled 
in Milwaukee, making their home in that city for a 
period of two years, when they came to Marquette 
County and took up their residence on a farm which 
is now comprised in the town of Marion, Waushara 
County. The family numbered ten children, six 
sons and four daughters, and with one exception 
all are living at the time of this writing. John, 
the oldest, is married and resides on the old home- 
stead; James is next in order of birth; (Jeorgeand 
Andrew, twins, are both residents of this .State, the 
former living in Wautoma, Waushara County, the 
latter in Madison; Jane is the wife of Adrew Vin- 
eps. of Waupaca, Wis.; Mary became the wife of 
John Hefernan of Waushara County, but is 
now deceased: Fannie wedded Ed. Hales of Wau- 
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in Shawano Count}', this State; Lizzie is the wife 
of Dr. Franli Dodson of Berlin, Wis.; Thomas, who 
completes tlie family, is married and resides in 
Iowa. 

Our subject passed tlie days of ids boyhood and 
youth on the farm with his father, and assisted in 
the cultivation of the land until he had attained to 
mature years and began life for himself. He was 
a loyal soldier during the late war, having fouglit 
in defense of his country's cause four years. He 
served as a member of Company C, 12th Wiscon- 
sin Infantry, and the first regular engagement in 
which he participated was the siege and battle of 
Vicksburg. lie was in the Atlanta campaign, and 
with his rtgiment participated in many hard fought 
1. allies of tlic Rebellion. At length he was hon- 
(iialily discharged, having spent nearly four years 
in the South, being nnislered out in Louisville, K3'. 

On his return from tlie war Mr. Sexton again 
took up his residence in Marquette County, where, 
on the 19th of October, 1868, he was joined in 
wedlock with Miss Tillie Finskey, a native of Ire- 
land, born June 29, 1819. She was eighteen years 
of age when with her parents, Austin and Ann 
Finskey, siie came to this countr)'. The family' set- 
tled in Neshkoro, Marquette County, where her 
father and mother still make their home. The 
young couple began their domestic life in Neshkoro, 
where they still reside, and their hor.ie has been 
blessed with three children, two of whom are yet 
living — Albert, who is twenty years of age, and 
Clara, aged fifteen. They are still under the pa- 
rental roof. A daughter, Mabel, died in infancy. 

In 186G Mr. Sexton embarked in the mercantile 
business in Neshkoro, and since that time has suc- 
cessfully carried on operations in that line. He is 
an energetic and enterprising business man, and by 
all who know him is held in high regard. His fair 
dealing and courteous treatment to all has won him 
a liberal patronage, wliieh increases each year. In 
political sentiment lie is a Deimnrat, and takes an 
active interest in the success and welfare of that 
party. He is now serving his fellow citizens as 
Town Clerk, and at intervals since attaining his 
majority has held public oftice, the duties of which 
have been well and faitiifully performed. Mr. Sex- 
ton is a member of Wautoma Lodge, No. A. F. and 



A. M., and is a firm believer in the princi- 
ples of Masonry. He has the honor of having person- 
ally met each Governor of the State of Wisconsin. 
As a citizen none are held in higher regard,and few 
are more widely known than he, whose residence in 
Marquette County covers a period of almost forty 
years. Those who settled in the community dur- 
ing its early history deserve no little credit, for to 
them is due much of the {irospcrity and the ad- 
vanced position to which the county has attained, 
so it affords us great pleasure in writing this, a his- 
tory of the county, to present the sketch of one 
who has so long been prominently identified with 
its leading interests. 



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I |ILLIAM WARWICK, the first actual set- 
\^/// tier of Waushara County, who served his 
WW country in the Mexican War and also in 
the War of the Rebellion, is numbered among 
the honored pioneers of Waushara County, and 
is now engaged in general farming on section 2 
in the town of Marion. He is a native of the 
Buckeye State, having been born in Trumbull 
County on the I6th of August, 1828. His father, 
Isaac Warwick, was born in the city of Philadel- 
phia, and was reared in the faith of the Sociot}' of 
Friends. When a child he removed with his family 
to Trumbull County, Ohio, where he became ac- 
quainted with and married Nancy Slahl, who was 
also a native of Pennsylvania, and became a resi- 
dent of Trumbull C<nuity during its earlj' days. 
Of their family of ten children, but four are now 
living: Isabel, wife of Scipha Foster, of Indiana; 
Elizabeth, widow of Nathan Marshall, of Indiana; 
Lois A., who is single and resides in San Fran- 
cisco, Cal.; and William, of this sketch. About 
the year 1846, the parents removed to Indiana, set- 
tling in La Porte County, where they passed their 
last daj's. 

Our subject was reared to manhood in his native 
countj% amid its wild scenes, as that section of the 
State was still in its primitive condition to a great 
extent. The building in which he conned the ru- 
diments of learning was a log structure with a 



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puncheon floor, slal) scats and an iniinense fire- 
place, whicli occuj)ic"(l one entire end of tlie build- 
ing. Tiie ni.nster sat at the other end and ruled his 
school with ai. iron rod. Mr. Warwick remained 
in the Hucke3-c SUite until 1847, when he joined 
his parents, who had previously become residents 
of Indiana. The same year, in company with his 
brothers, Isaac and Charles, I;e enlisted in Com- 
pany I, of the 4th Regiment Indiana for the 
Mexican War. The regiment was commanded by 
Col. Gorman, afterwards a General in the Civil 
War, and who was the first Governor of Minnesota. 
He was mustered in at Jeffersonville, Ind., ami 
with his command went to New Orleans, .and 
thence to Brass Island, after which he joined 
Gen.T.iylor, who was 700 miles from the mouth 
of the Rio Grande River. He then returned 
to the Gulf under Gen. Scott, and while stationed 
at the mouth of the river was taken seriously ill 
and sent to Point Isabel Hospital, in Texas, where 
he received his discharge. His brother there parted 
from him. never expecting to see hitn again. It 
was reported to his regiment that he was dead and 
his brother wrote the same news to his parents, but 
a vigorous constitution at length overcame disease, 
and day by day he grew stronger until he was able 
to travel and started for home. The meeting with 
his parents, who had given him up for lost, is one 
never to be forgotten while memory Lists. 

Mr. Warwick remained at home a short time 
and then came West to Fond du Lac County, 
Wis., where he workeil as a farm hand until 1848. 
when he came to Waushara County, where he has 
since resided. He made a claim on section 2. in the 
town of Marion, of land which was still in its prim- 
itive condition. Rolling up logs he built a cabin 
which he covered with dirt, and then started for 
Stevens' Point to obtain the lumber to complete his 
house. The season was winter, and while on his 
way a heavy snow fell, almost blocking the roads, 
but when he had obtained his lumber, anxious to 
complete his task, he started for home. At that 
time there was not a house between his claim and 
Stevens' Point, and he had cut the road which he 
had traveled. All day long he pressed forward, 
but night overtook him. and as he could no longer 
see the way. he made a wind-break of his boards. 



built a fire, and on the frozen and snow-covered 
ground passed the night. He reached home in 
safetj' the next day and when his cabin was com- 
pleted began preparations for the development of 
his land. Industrious and energetic, he luis worked 
his way upward until he has become one of the 
prosperous citizens of the communit}-, and is now 
the owner of 240 acres of land, with a good resi- 
dence, barns and outbuildings, and all the necessary 
improvements. In company with his brother he 
built the first sawmill in the neighborhood, and 
during those early days the people would come for 
miles around to procure lumber for their homes. 
He has been closely identified with the ii|)building 
and development of the county, and has not only 
witnessed, but has been a participant in the many 
great changes which have since taken i)lace. 

In his efforts to secure a home, Mr. Warwick has 
been ably assisted by his estimable wife, whose 
maiden name was Miss Sarah M. Wright. She 
was a daughter of Zabina Wright, and their mar- 
riage was celebrated in 1850. Two children were 
born of their union, but George, the eldest, died at 
the age of eleven years; Charley is still at home. 

Since coming to the county, Mr. Warwick has 
carried on operations as a farmer, with the excep- 
tion of the time spent in the service of his country. 
In 1864 he became a member of Compar.y K, of 
the 38lh Wisconsin Infantry-, and joined his regi- 
ment in front of Petersburg. He participated in 
the siege against that citj' until its surrender, and 
W.1S with his command until the close of the war, 
when he was mustered out of service at Madison. 
He is a member of Ed. Saxe Post, No. 135, 
(i. A. R. 



J~iOHN JENNINGS, a leading farmer of the 
I town of Marion. Waushara Count}', residing 
on section 16. was born in Yorkshire, En- 
• glan<l. on the 15th of April, 1823. and is a 
son of John and Mary (Morehouse) Jennings, 
who were also natives of the same county. Their 
family consisted of the following children : A\il- 
liam. a resident of Ontario. Canada; George, who 
went to Australia, but has not been heard of for 
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he is living oi- flead; Ann tlieil in England in uliild- 
iiood; Jolni is the next yonnger; and Mary is llie 
wife of John Grenough. of Lami)ton County, Can- 
ada. In June, 1850, accompanied hy their cliil- 
drcn, tlie parents emigrated to Canada, where they 
spent their last days. Meini)ers of the Church of 
England, they lived earnest Christian lives and 
made friends wherever tliey went. 

The subject of this sketch passed the days of his 
boyhood and youth in his native land and from liis 
fifteenth year lias made his own way in the world. 
At that time he was apprenticed to the trade of a 
blacksmith for a terra of six years, receiving his 
board but not his clothing. When lie bad attained 
his majority he determined to try his fortune in 
the New World, believing that better opportunities 
were afforded j'oung men in America than in Liie 
older countries across the water. He first settled 
in St. Lawrence County. N. Y., where he worked 
at his chosen trade, t)ut after a few years started 
for the West. 

In 1848, in Canada, he was united in marriage 
with Miss Mary Barnliart, a daughter of Peter and 
Margaret (Wagnerj Barnhart, wlio belonged to one 
of the early families of the Moliawk YuUej' and ! 
were natives of the Empire State. Mr. Barnhart 
served as a British soldier in the War of 1812. 
With his family he settled in Waushara County in I 
1849, where his death occurred July 12, 1876. His 
wife still survives him and is now eighty-eight ' 
years of age. In early life tiiej' were members of 
the Methodist Church, but as they settled in a i 
community where there was no church of that de- 
nomination they joined the United Brethren Church, ! 
with which they held membership for many years, t 
Their family numbered ten childr?n, nine of whom 
lived to adult age, namelj' : Charles. Thomas, Cath- , 
erine, Mary, Sarah, Jane, Philip, Peter and John. 
INIagdelene is deceased. 

Leaving iiis home in the East in 1856, Mr. Jen- 
nings became a resident of Waushara County, where 
he has since made his home, covering a period of j 
a third of a century. Immediately after his arrival I 
he purchased forty acres of land on section 16, in 
th-e town of Marion, and by subsequent purchase 
has extended the boundaries of his farm until it 
now comprises 288 acres of valuable land. He has 



not only placed the entire amount under a high 
state of cultivation, but has made many excellent 
improvements and now has one of the best farms 
in the community. He raises a good grade of stock, 
his fields are well-tilled and the entire surroundings 
indicate the thrifi and enterprise of the owner. 

The home of Mr. and Mrs. Jennings was glad- 
dened by the presence of five children, two sons 
and three daughters: Agnes, who is now the wife 
of Henry Porter, of Shawano County, Wis.; Annie 
is the wife of Ezra Sperbeck, of Waushara Count3^; 
Mary is the wife of George H. Fuller, of Shawano 
County; John Jr. makes his home in Waushara 
County; and Frank is still living at home. Two 
cliildren of the family are now deceased: George 
IL, who died at the age of twenty-nine years; and 
Jlar}^ H, who died when five j'ears of age. 

Mr. Jennings continued his farming operations 
until February, 1865, when he enlisted in Com- 
pany C, of the 52nd Wisconsin Regiment. He 
joined his command at Madison, whence the 
regiment was sent to Benton Barracks, St. Louis, 
and later to Pilot Knob. Returning to St. Louis 
it was then ordered to Warrensburg, where it did 
guard duty. It was mustered out of service July 
28, 1865, and Mr. Jennings then returned to his 
home. He is a member of Ed. Saxe Post, No. 135, 
G. A. R., and in politics is a stanch Republican, 
doing all in his power to advance the cause of that 
party. He has held various local offices, was Side 
Sui>ervisor, for two years served as Chairman of 
the Town Board and for four years was Town 
Treasurer. He and his wife have a pleasant home 
])rovided with all the comforts of life as a result 
of their perseverance, industry and enterprise. 
Their circle of friends is extensive and includes 
the best people of Waushara County. 



\ini,ENJAMIN F. RAPPOLE. who is engaged 
11^^ in general farming and stock-raising on 
|^)Ji section 32, in the town of Mt. Morris, is 
^^^' numbered among the early settlers of Wau- 
shara County, and is one of its progressive and 
enterprising citizens. He dales his residence from 
1854 and has therefore witnessed the greater part 



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of the changes wliich have traiisforraeil tlie count}' 
from a wild and unsettled wilderness to its present | 
advanced position. 

.Mr. Rapi)ole was burn in Oneida County. N. Y.. 
on the 28tli of Oclohor, 1823. and is a son of 
i:)aniel and Mary (Bellington) Rappole, who were 
also natives of the Kmpire State, the father born 
of German parentage, while the mother was of 
German and .Scotch descent. They were married 
in Oneida County, where three children were horn 
unto them, Benjamin F. being the eldest; John is 
now living in Jefferson County, N. Y., and James M. 
is a resident of Orleans County. N. Y. The motiier. 
who was a sincere Christian woman, loved and re- 
spected by all, (Hod in 1828, when her cliildren 
were quite young. Mr. Rappole afterwards wedded 
Emily Cole, and unto them were born four child- 
ren — Mary, w-jio became the wife of Henry Huff 
and died in October. 1888; Kliza, wife of William 
Pierce of Jefferson County, X. Y. ; Emily, who is still 
single, and Francis A., who resides on the old 
homestead. Mr. Rappole died in Jefferson County, 
N. Y., on the 27th of December. 1878. He was 
for many years a member of the Methodist Church 
and w.as widely known for his acts of charity 
benevolence. His wife still survives him. 

Our subject when a lad went with his father to 
Jefferson County, N. Y.. where he was reared to 
manhood, receiving his education in the district 
schools. He remained under the parental roof 
until twenty-four years of age and then l)egan 
work as a farm hand. Since his emigration to the 
West he has made Waushara County his home. He 
decided to try his fortune in the West in 1854, 
and has never had occasion to regret liis choice. 
When he began life for himself he worked as a 
farm hand for $10 per month. His wages were 
afterwards increased nnd with the money thus ob- 
tained he purcliased his farm, which is situated on 
section 32 in the town of Mt. M<irris. It contains 
125 acres of highly cultivated land, furnished 
witli good buildings and is a comfortable and sub- 
stantial home. He thoniuglily understands his 
business, is enterprising and progressive and ranks 
among the leading farmers of the community. 

Mr. Rappole was single when he came to Wau- 
shara County, but chose for himself a helpmate in 



the person of Miss Sarah Leach, the union being 
celebrated March 25, 1857. The lady is a daughter 
of William and Sarah (Haynes) Leach, wlio were 
parents of three children. William, who enlisted 
in the 3d Wisconsin Infantry, was taken a 
prisoner and died in Lynchburg, Pa., July 18, 
1862; Jon.as H., who served his country as a mem- 
ber of the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry, died in Osh- 
kosh on the 2Uh of November, 1864. Mrs. 
Leach died in Jefferson County, N. Y.. in Decem- 
ber, 1841, and 1854 Mr. Leach came to Waushara 
County, and is now living in Mt. Morris Township 
at the age of eighty-eight years. 

In his political afliliations, Mr. Rappole is a Re- 
publican and lias held several local offices. He has 
ever been a warm friend of education and has 
done his share for the advancement of the moral 
interests of the community and the upbuilding of 
the churches, although he is not a member of any 
religious organization. His wife, a most estimalilc 
lady, is a member of the Baptist Church. They 
have one son, Frank D., who is still at home. 

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llr^IlILIP r. ROGERS, who is living with his 
son A. S., is one of the oldest citizens and 
an early settler of Waushara County. He 

was born in Tewksburj-, Mass., Jan. 17. 

1804. and is a son of Philip Rogers, who served his 
country as a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary War. 
His mother was in her maidenhood Miss Lydia 
Clark. Eight children were born of the union of 
that worthy couple, but only two are now living: 
Oliver C, a resident of Massachusetts, and Philip. 
The early life of our subject passed uneventfully-, 
but after attaining to mature years he was united 
in marriage with Ruth Emery, the wedding taking 
place in Charlestown, Mass.. on the 15th of April, 
182!). The lady was a native of Concord, N. H., 
born Feb. 12, 1807. They had but one child, 
A. S.. who is mentioned more fully el.sewhere. 

Mr. Rogers and his wife began their domestic 
life in Charlestown, but in 1831 removed to Con- 
cord, N. H., wheie he engaged in manuf.acturing 
for four yens. He then became a resident of Pitts- 
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Suneook House, after which he returned to Con- 
cord and operated the Phenix Hotel, the leading 
house of that city at that time. He came to the 
West in 1848, landing at Milwaukee on tlie 19th 
of October. About 1850, he removed to Berlin, 
where he was called upon to mourn the loss of his 
wife, who died July 10, 1863. She was a sincere 
member of the Congregational Church, and a lady 
heloved by all who knew her. They had traveled 
life's journey together for thirty-nine years, and 
the loss to Mr. Rogers was an irreparable one. He 
is now an old man, having attained to the advanced 
age of eighty-six 3-ears. Since his arrival in this 
community, he has been numbered among the lead- 
ing citizens, and was honored with several locnl 
offices, including that of Chairman of the Town 
Board, and President of the village of Berlin. He 
has lived a life of usefulness, and his upright career 
has won him the high regard of all with whom busi- 
ness or pleasure has brought him in contact. 

Augustus S. Rogers, the only son of the above- 
named gentleman, and the present Secretary of the 
Aurora Fire Insurance Company of Waushara 
County, resides on section 30, in the town of Mt. 
Morris, and is one of its leading farmers. He was 
born in Deerfield, N. H., March 23, 1833, and is a 
son of Philip S. and Ruth Rogers. His school life 
began in his native city, after which he pursued a 
preparatory course in the Pittsfield Academy, and 
subsequently graduated from the Pembroke Mili- 
tary Academy. His residence in the West covers 
a period of forty-one years, dating from 1848, 
when, with the family, he settled in Bcilin, Green 
Lake County. 

While there residing, Mr. Rogers became ac- 
quainted with, and married. Miss Lucy M. Clark, 
the wedding taking place Nov. 24, 1854. She was 
a daughter of Daniel Clark, a native of Ontario 
County, N. Y., and by their union were born the 
following named children: J. Philip, \vho gradu- 
ated from the Business College of Sioux Falls, S. 
D., and is now engaged in teaching in that .State; 
Frank A., who graduated from the Business Col- 
lege of Oshkosh, and is now a book-keeper in Sax- 
on, Ashland Co., Wis.; Ella P., wife of Chester 
Bantell, of Wausau, Wis. In 18(!(). the family 
came to this county, settling in the town of Marion, 



where they resided until 1865, when they removed 
to Mt. Morris, where the mother died Nov. 20, 
1874. 

In the year 1 8(5 1, at the first call of President 
Lincoln for 75,000 troops to put down the re- 
hellion, Mr. Rogers offered his services to the Gov- 
ernment, and assisted in raising Company I, of the 
7th Wisconsin Infantrj', which regiment formed a 
part of the famous Iron Brigade. He was commis- 
sioned Captain of the company, but resigned and 
became First Lieutenant. He was mustered into 
the State service at Wautoma, where he remained 
in camp for two and a half mouths, when he went 
to Madison, and was there mustered into the 
United States service. Shortly afterward he was 
sent to Washington, D. C, and entered into active 
service, being first undei- fire at Falls Church. Be- 
fore the battle of Chancellorsville, he resigned his 
commission and returned home, but again enlisted 
as a member of Company K, 38th Wisconsin In- 
fantry, becoming Orderly Sergeant. He participa- 
ted in the seige of Petersburg, and the battle of 
Hatchie's Run. and subsequently was detailed ns 
Chief Clerk of the 9th Medical Corps. He received 
his discharge in the field hospital in front of Pet- 
ersburg on account of disability, on the 25th of 
November, 1864. He served his country for more 
than three years, and was one uf its faithful de- 
fenders. 

When the war was over, Mr. Rogers returned to 
his home, and in July, 1865, removed to the farm 
on which he now resides. His wife dying in 1874, 
he was again mai-ried June 22, 1875, his second 
union being with Miss Susan A. F.migh, who was 
burn in this countj', and became the mother of 
three children — Charles R., Lula M., and Inez G. 

Few men are more widely or favorably known in 
Waushara County than Mr. Rogers. His public 
and private life are alike : bove reproach, and he 
has the respect and confidence of his fellow-citizens 
in an unusual degree, as shown by the many politi- 
cal honors which they have conferred upon him. 
For thirty years he held the office of Justice of the 
Pe.ace; was Clerk of the towns of Berlin, Marion, 
and Mt. Morris; was Assessor in the two last-named 
towns for a period of nine j'ears each; was Super- 
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the town of Mt. Morris has been Supervisor, Chair- 
man of the Town Board, and Clerk for two terms. 
He was also Deputy .'^heriff of the county. He 
supports the Repulilicaii party, and a number of 
times has served as delegate to the county and 
State conventions. His public duties have ever 
been discharged in a manner creditable to himself, 
and satisfactory to his constituents, atid have won 
the approval of even his political enemies. Socially, 
Mr Rogers is a member of the Waushara Grange, 
the Odd Fellow's Society, and Ed. Saxe Post, No. 
135, G. A. R., of which he was Commander, and is 
now Adjutant. The cause of education has ever 
found in him a firm friend. He was one of the first 
teachers of the county, being engaged in that 
capacity for forty-three terms. Many of the now 
prominent citizens of the community received their 
public instruction under his care. Other interests 
which are calculated to upbuild the community 
and promote the general welfare, have received his 
heart}' support and called forth his influence in 
their behalf. He is now living on section 3C, in 
tlie town of Mt. Morris, wiitM-e he owns a fine farm 
of 320 acres. 



^^ ALEB F. Fl'LLER, the present Postmaster 
fll^^ of Weslfield, and one of its most respected 
^^^' citizens, was born in Smithfield, R, I., Feb. 
2, 1829, and is the son of Caleb Fuller, born in 
Attleboro, Mass. The latter is a direct descendant 
of the Rev. Thomas Fuller, whose sons were 
among the earliest settlers of New England, be- 
longing to the old Puritan families. From him 
descended man}' men and women of note. 

Caleb Fuller, father of our subject, removed with 
bis parents to Rhode Island when a child, and in 
that Stale engaged in manufacturing for many 
year.=. At the time of his death, which occurred 
Oct. 28, 1847, he was superintendent of a cotton 
factory. He married Miss Leafy Handy, dauglitir 
of Philip Handy, a direct descendant of Benjamin 
Franklin, who was one of the early settlers of 
Rliode Island, and for many years engaged in the 
iiniiufacture ol .-cylhes in that State. He was of 
English ances-try. By the marriage above men- 



tioned there were born six children who grew to 
mature years, Caleb F. being the eldest of that 
number; Albert G.. the second, is engaged in the 
livcrv business in Wcstfield; Alpha A. is the wife 
of Alonzo Fuller, of Chicago; William P. is living 
in AVestfield; Charles W. enlisted in Company E, 
of the Till Regiment Wisconsin Infantry, was cap- 
tured while on picket duty and confined in the An- 
dersonville |)rison, where he died; Joshua P. served 
in the 37th Regiment Wisconsin Infantry, and fell 
in the charge upon the rebel works immediate!}- 
succeeding the mine explosion in front of Peters- 
burg. AVilliam also served in Company F, of the 
7th AVisconsin Infantry. 

The subject of this sketch was reared to manhood 
in his native state, and in his youth he began learn- 
ing the manufacture of cotton goods, becoming 
familiar with that business in all its departments. 
He there learned the haljits and methods of busi- 
ness life and proliably laid the foundation for his 
future success. He first visited Wisconsin during 
its territorial d.ays in 184G, when he w.as but sixteen 
years of age. Milwaukee was then but a small 
village, and many parts of the State were inhabited 
only by the red men. He remained for a short 
lime in W.ashington county, but soon afterward re- 
turned to Rhode Island, where he continued to re- 
side until 1855, which year witnessed his return to 
Wisconsin, He settled in the town of Newton, 
Marquette County, and turned his attention to 
farming, which he followed for three years, but in 
1859 he met with an accident which forced him to 
abandon that occupation. In the month of August 
he was engaged in threshing in Washington County, 
.and by some mishap had his right foot so severely 
injured that it had to be amputated. When no 
longer fitted for agricultural pursuits, he looked 
about him for some other means of livelihood and 
became a candidate for the office of Clerk of the 
Board of Supervisors, to which he was elected. He 
removed to Monlello and continued to discharge 
the duties of tliat [wsition for four years, when, in 
1863, in comi)any with A. P. Lipe. then County 
Treasurer of Marquette County, he erected a 
woolen factory in Harrisville. His early training 
in Rhode Lsland now proved of great benefit to 
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engaged in the manufacture of woolen cloth in 
Harrisville. He has the honor of having made the 
first cloth in Marquette County on a power loom. 
Mr. Fuller'.s residence in Westfleld dates from 1874, 
and he has held the office of Postmaster since 1881. 
He proved a faithful and competent official, and is 
quite popular with the citizens of Westfield and 
Marquette County where he is so widely known. 
He was reared in the J^emocratie school of politics, 
but united with the Republican party on its organ- 
ization, and has ever since been found in its ranks. 
Mr. Fuller is an intelligent and enterprising citizen 
who possesses much general information obtained 
both by observation and reading, and takes com- 
mendable interest in the educational moral growth 
of the community. He has ever given his support 
to all worthy enterprises and as a representative 
citizen we take great pleasure in presenting liim 
to the readers of this Album. 



ARLO R. TAYLOR, undertaker and insur- 
ance agent, of Berlin, was born in Lewiston, 
}^/ Niagara Co., N. Y., Oct. 9, 1821. His 
father, Levi Taylor, was born in Southeastern Ver- 
mont, on the Connecticut River, and was descended 
from an old New England familj'. His motiier, 
whose maiden name was Lucy Reed, was born in 
New York and was of an old Connecticut family. 
Carlo R., while an infant, accompanied his parents 
in their removal to Lockport, N. Y., where he w.as 
reared and received an academic education. When 
his school life was over he worked at the printer's 
trade in Lockport until the winter of 1837-8, when 
he went to Ypsilanti, Mich., where he spent one 
year, at the expiration of which time he removed 
to Ionia County of the same State, where his mother 
still resides. He engaged in farming in that 
county until 1843, at which time he became a resi- 
dent of Indiana, settling near South Bend, where 
he was employed by the St. Joseph Iron Company. 
He came to Wisconsin in the interests of that com- 
pany in 1848, and established a plant at Mayville, 
Dodge County, and continued in the service of the 
company for some years in a confidential cap.acity. 
In the spring of 1850 we find him in Green Lake 



County, having established business in Princeton, as 
a hardware dealer, to which stock he subsequently 
cdded general merchandise. He did not long 
remain in Princeton, however, but the same year 
came to Berlin, where he built and operated the 
first foundry and machine shop, which he conducted 
until 1859. He then sold out and the following 
year went South, where he was actively engaged in 
business operations until 1865. On his return to 
the North he again settled in Ionia, Mich., where 
he engaged in the stave and heading business until 
his removal to Indiana, when he went upon the 
road as an adjuster of claims against parties who 
had been guiltj- of infringement of patent, for a 
manufacturing companj'. He spent three years in 
that manner, during which time, his business call- 
ing him to Colorado, he engaged to some extent 
in prospecting in mining and other enterprises. He 
crossed the plains ten times, having made five trips 
to Colorado. In the spring of 1884 he returned 
to Berlin and engaged in his present business. 

Blr. Taylor has been twice married, his first 
union being celebrated in Misbawaka, Ind., in De 
cember, 1845, when Miss Martha Nicar became his 
wife. She was a native of Virginia and a daughter 
of Robert Nicar. Her death occurred in South 
Bend, Ind.. in the fall of 1882, leaving five chil- 
dren, three sons and two daughters: Mary is now 
the wife of J. C. Taylor, of Ionia, Mich.; George 
married Ella Childs, and resides in Elkhart, Ind.; 
Ellen is the wife of Gordon M. Murr.ay, of Nap- 
panee, Ind. ; Robert R. is married and resides in 
South Bend, Ind.; Edwin P. is first assistant phy. 
sician in the Mendota Hospital for the Insane, at 
Mendota, Wis. Mr. Taylor was married in Berlin 
in the fall of 1883, to Miss Eliza Brown, daughter 
of Lewis and Elizabeth R. Brown. She was born 
in Allegany County, N. Y., and came to Wisconsin 
with her parents in 1843. She spent some years in 
Walworth County, then came to Berlin with her 
mother in 1850, and has there resided ever since. 
Mrs. Taylor was one of the founders of the 
"Friends in Council,", in 1873, and is a graduate 
from the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle 
in the class of 1883. 

Mr. Taylor is a Democrat in politics, and previ- 
ous to the war served as Deputy United States 



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Marshal under .Marshal Thomas, and later under 
Marshal Lewis, of Wisconsin. He was also chair- 
man of the town of Berlin several years, and 
served as .\lderman and Member of tlie Berlin 
School Board in early limes. He is a charter mem- 
ber of Berlin Lodge, No. 38, A. F. <fe A. M., and 
was the first one in Berlin to receive the Master's 
Degree, and filled the chair in tlie East several 
times. He was chosen District Lecturer of tlie 
order and served in that capacity some lime. Mr. 
Taylor is a member of the Episcopal Cluirch, and 
is an upright, honorable gentlemap, whom even his 
bitterest political enemies have never failed to 
respect. 

D»«^ AVID C EVANS is one of the enterpris- 
Ij ing farmers in the town of Aurora, Waus- 
- — ' hara County, his home being situated on 
section 22. He was born in .South Wales, 
in the year 1812. and is the only ciiild of David 
and .Sarah vW'Il'^inis) Evans, who were also natives 
of the same country. His parents were married 
in 1840, and ten years later emigrated with their 
son to America, coming direct to Wisconsin after 
landing on the shores of this country. They set- 
tled on section 22, in the town of Sacramento, 
Marquette County, but that farm now forms a part 
of Aurora Township, Waushara County. At that 
time there were but few families living in the com- 
munity and much of the land was in its primitive 
condition. Mr. Evans devoted his energies to 
farming until his death, which occurred in the 
month of January, 1871. His wife still survives 
him and is now seventy -seven 3-ears of age. She 
finds a pleasant liorae with our subject and re- 
ceives from him all the care and attention due her 
from her child. 

David C. Evans was a lad of about eight years 
of age when he came to AVisconsin and since that 
time he has resided in Waushara County. He re- 
ceived liis education in the district schools and as 
soon as old enough began aiding his father in the 
task of developing a farm. He shared in the trials 
and hardships incident to pioneer life and worked 
up >n the old homestead until August. 1862, when 
at the age of twenty years he resiwnded to his 



country's call for troops. Going to Racine, he en- 
listed in the 22d Wisconsin Infantry and partici- 
pated in all the most important engagements in 
which his command took part. He served until 
j the close of the war, when he was honorably dis- 
I charged, having faithfully performed every duty 
! devolving upon him as a soldier and a loyal defender 
I of the Union cause. He w.is captured but after 
twenty d.ays' imprisonment was paroled. He was 
spared the fate of many of his comrades who suf- 
fered in Libby prison, he being there confined but 
! twenty-four hours. On the 24th of June, 18fi4, 
he was wounded at Kenesaw Mountain and for 
three months was unfit for duty, during which 
time he was granted a furlough, being mustered 
j out and honoi'ably discharged .at Milwaukee in 
] June, 18G5, when he returned to his home. 
I When the war was over and his duty to his coun- 
try discharged, Mr. Evans resumed his work upon 
his farm. In 1869, he was united in marriage 
with Miss Sarah Evans, a lady of Welsh descent. 
Her father, Francis Evans, was one of the first set- 
tlers of Marquette County, bnt later became a resi- 
dent of Berlin, where his wife died in 1864; about 
two years later he removed to Minnesota, where 
his death occurred in 1888. Mrs. Evans, the wife 
of our subject, died in 1887, leaving three children 
to share the loss of a kind and loving wife and 
mother with the bereaved husband. She possessed 
a genial disposition, ever looking upon the bright 
side and had many warm friends in the community. 
Three children, as before staled, were born of that 
union; John E., aged sixteen ye.ars; Josephine, 
aged fourteen years; and Addie, who is twelve 
years of age. 

Mr. Evans is a Republican in politics. He has 

given his support to that party since casting bis 

I \ote in .\tlanta, Georgia, for Abraham Lincoln, in 

1864. As all true American citizens should do, 

he feels an .active interest in political affairs 

and does what he can for the success and welfare 

I of the party. He li.as held a number of official 

I positions and is now Deputy Sheriff of the county. 

i .Socially, he is an Odd-Fellow .and is also a member 

of John H. Williams Post, No. 4, G. A. R. of Ber- 

, lin. Mr. Evans has a higiily cultivated farm of 

! 200 acres, wliose manj- improvements and well- 




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tilled fields attract the noticse of the passer-bj' and 
lead him to form the correct idea that the oivner is 
a man of thrift and enterprise, as well as one wlio 
entertains practical and progressive ideas. Al- 
most in the center of his land is a natural building 
site and upon that he has erected a beautiful resi- 
dence, which he lias provided with all that makes 
life worth living. He is a successful farmer and 
by his worth and ability has secured the confidence 
and high esteem of all with whom he has come in 
contact. 

— =^ -i^m- — -^^- 

<¥/ AMKS WILSON ALLEN, a farmer of sec- 
11 tion 13, Brooklyn Township, Green Lake 
1) County, was born amid the wild and pie- 
^^/' turcsque scenery of the Green Mountains in 
Addison County, Vt., his birth occurring Oct. 6, 
1825. His paternal grandfather, Noah Allen, en- 
gaged in farming in that State until his death, which 
occurred at the .age of seventy-five j^ears. He was 
a relative of Col. Ethan Allen, whose brilliant re- 
ci>rd during the Revolutionary War made him 
famous. His family numbered si.Kteen children. 
The maternal grandfather of our subject, Thomas 
Smith, was born in Connecticut and married Eliz- 
abeth Bigelow. Later he removed to Massachu- 
setts, and afterward to Vermont, following farming 
in both States. Eight children were born of this 
union, one of whom became the mother of our sub- 
ject. 

On Feb. 14, 1801, in Addison County, Vl., Mar- 
tin Allen was born. In early life he engaged in 
agricultural pursuits, but in later years in con- 
nection with that occupation he followed carpenter- 
ing. He was a man of advanced ideas and at 
ttiat early period strongly advocated anti-slavery 
and pro'.iibition principles. At one time he an- 
nounced that he would have a barn-raising, stating 
that no whisky would be given at the time. Some 
of his acquaintances predicted tliat no one would 
respond to his call for .assistance, but when the day 
arrived so many liad assembled that he could not 
utilize them all. It was certainly an indication of 
his poijularity and the high regard in which he was 
held throughout the community. On the slavery 
question too, his views were far in advance of the 



general public sentiment, and he and his wife 
withdrew from the Methodist Church on account 
of the decided stand which he made for abolition. 
Mr. Allen, in Addison County, Vt., wedded Miss 
Hannah Smith, who was born in Belchertown. 
Mass., March 15, 1803. In 1854, they removed 
to Randolph, Columbia Co., Wis., where they 
prssed the remainder of their lives, the husband dy- 
ing in March, 1879, the wife in September, 1859. 
They were active workers in the Church and Sun- 
d.ay-school, and when they severed their connection 
with the Methodists, they united with the Wesley- 
ans. In early life, he supported the Whig partj", 
but when the Republican party w.as formed, to pre- 
vent the further extension of slavery, he joined 

I its ranks, continuing to give it his support until he 
pronounced in favor of the Prohibition party, 
believing the question of temperance to be tlie is- 
sue of greatest importance before the people. 

James W. Allen, of this sketch, was the second 
child in a family of four sons and one daughter. 
He was reared to farm life, and in the district 
schools of his native county received his education. 
When he was twenty years of age, his father pro- 

I posed to board him and give him all the charcoal 

I which he could make during the year to exceed 

I four thousand bushels. When the twelve months 
had exi)ired, it w.as found that he had doubled the 

[ amount, his share being worth $100. After ad- 
ding to his capital by working by the month for 

j a year, he then purchased a piece of land and be- 
gan farming. He also helped to build the first 

! railroad, the Burlington & Rutland, tliat ran 
through the State, and later engaged in the con- 
struction of wood sheds and bridges for the same 
company, having learned the carpenter's trade by 
watching his father vvhen thus employed. 

The marriage of Mr. Allen occurred Dec. 5, 1848, 
when Miss Nancy R. Mason, who was born in 
P^ssex County, N. Y., July 10, 1829, became his 
wife. Of her people we will speak hereafter. Five 
children were born of their union, as follows: 
James W., tvho died when three weeks old; Wil- 
lard A., who died at the age of two months; Eliza 
M., wife of Wendell Murray, bj' whom she has 
one child, Edna R. ; Cyntliia E., wife of Clarence 
Flowers, of Fond du Lac; Charles W., who married 



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Susie Hanson, and bas two children, James W. and 
Eva M. 

In 18a.{. Mr. Allen, with his family, cniiie to 
Green Lake County, and settled upon the farm 
which he still mnkes his home. It is one of the fin- 
est in the community, made so by the untiring ef- 
forts of the owner. The residence is a fine brick 
structure, the barns anil outbuildings are models 
of convenience, and the well-tilled fields are indi- 
cations of thrift and enterprise. The farm com- 
jirises 160 acres owned by Mr. .Mien and fifty acres 
which is his wife's property. Like his parents, Mr. 
and Mrs. Allen left the Methodist Church on ac- 
count of their abolition views and are now consistent 
Congregationalists. He supported the Kepublican 
party until within the past few years, since which 
time he has identified himself with the Prohibition 
jiarty. Mr. Allen and family are held in high re- 
gard by all who know them, lie is a valued citizen, 
true to his convictions of right and wrong, and has 
secured and retained the confidence of all with whom 
business or social relations have brought him in 
contact. 

The father of .Mrs. Allen. Joseph .M.ason. was born 
in Canada, in January, lS02,and when a lad removed 
with his parents to Vermont. He married I'crmelia 
Miller, a native of New York, born in 1809. They 
made their home in the Empire State for some 
time, after which they removed to Vermont, where 
Mrs. Mason died at the age of twenty-three years, 
leaving one child — Jlrs. Allen. The husband was 
afterward again married, his second union being 
with Koxalana Bancrt>tt, by whom he hail twin 
boys. He was a highly-respected citizen .vid a 
prominent and influential man in the community 
where he made his home. See portrait on opposite 
page. 



Vtp?) 1)1) A. BEAN, owner and proprietor of the 
U^; Lincoln House, of Wautoma. was born in 
/ILsi ^ Fond du Lac. Wis.. Aug. 28. 18.56, and is a 
son of Albert and .Vrvilla A. (Connor) Bean, both 
of whom were natives of Merrimac County, N. H., 
wluie their marriage was celebrated. They be- 
canu the |)arent« of eight children, six of whom 
were born in the old Granite State, while the birth 



of the two yoiingest occurred after the emigration 
I of the family to Wisconsin. Charles, the first born, 
a l)lacksmith by trade, is a resident of Copenhagen, 
N. v.; John is the present Judge of the County 
Court of Greeley County', Neb.; Frankie is the 
wife of James -Mather, of Lincoln County, Wis.; 
George died in Wautoma. at the age of twenty- 
eight years; Katie became the wife of Charles 
Vail, and died at her home in Oshkosh; Fred C. a 
blacksmith by trade, died in 1878; Edd A. is the 
ne.\t younger; and Emma, wife of Charles Searl, a 
jeweler, of Merrill, Lincoln Co.. Wis., completes 
the family. 

As before stated, in the year 185."), Mr. Bean, ac- 
I comp.anied by his wife and children, came to Wis- 
j cousin. He first settled near Ripon, where he 
: followed farming for about two years, when, in 
I 18.t7, he came to Wautoma and worked at his trade 
of blacksmithing for a year. In 1858 he purchased 
a farm of 150 acres in the town of Wautoma, and 
j for the succeeding five years devoted his time and 
aftention to its cullivatiini. but at the expiration 
1 of that time .sold out and again resumed work at 
! his trade, in connection with which he engaged in 
: the manufacture of wagons and carriages. He was 
I associated in business with Charles Kingsley. and 
j carried on operations in that line until his death, 
which occurred on the 27th of March. 1872. Mr. 
I Bean won the respect and high regard of all who 
knew him, and his memory will long be cherished 
by the many friends which he left behind. His 
upright and honorable dealings in all business 
transactions won the confidence of all with whom 
he came in contact, and his word was .as readily re- 
ceived as Lis bond. Charitable and benevolent, 
he gave liberally to those in need, and was lenient 
in his judgment, always seeking the good rather 
than the evil in a person. Both he and his wife 
were devotefl members of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church, and were always found at their places in 
the house of worship. Mrs. Bean survived her 
husband until .May 3. 1880, when she too passed 
away, at the age of fifty-nine years. Like him, 
she was greatly beloved for her many excellencies 
of character and the manifold deeds of kindness 
which she performed. 

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ject has become tlie lionorable and respected gentle- 
man which all know him to be. His entire life has 
been passed in Wisconsin, and with the liistory of 
Waushara County he has been closely connected. 
He received his education In the schools of Wau- 
toma and then turned his attention to blacksniith- 
ing, learning the trade with his father. He also 
became a skilled mechanic, possessing a natural tal- 
ent in that direction. At the age of twenty years 
he entered the blacksmith shop with his brother 
Fred, where he remained \intil 1876, when he em- 
barked in business for himself, opening a general 
repair shop in connection with the blacksmith de- 
partment. His thorough knowledge of the busi- 
ness, combined with his excellent workmanship, 
won him a liberal i»tronage, and he carried on 
business successfully nntil 1886, when he purchased 
the hotel property known as the Lincoln House. 
The following year his shop was burned down, and 
since that time he has devoted his entire attention 
to his present business. 

In the month of November, 1879, Mr. Bean led 
to the marriage altar Miss Hattie E. Jones, who 
was born in Wautoma, May 29, 1861, and is a 
daughter of George W. and Abigail (ILayward) 
Jones, the former a native of New Jersey, and the 
latter of Michigan. The mother died when Hattie 
was about three years old, and she then went to 
make her iiome with her uncle, John Jones, of 
Wautoma. She received her education in the 
schools of her native town, and for two years was 
one of the successful teachers of the county. Two 
children were born of the union — Anna C who 
died in infancy; and Arthur E., born May 2-1. 
1882. 

Mr. Bean is an enterprising and progressive citi- 
zen. He casts his ballot with the Republican 
party, and is a warm advocate of its principles. 
He is cordial and genial in manner, gentlemanly 
in deportment and wins the respect and well wisiies 
of all his guests. The Lincoln House, of which he 
is proprietor, is the leading hotel of Wautoma. It 
is conveniently situated near the cenire of that 
thriving little city, and furnishes excellent enter- 
tainment to the traveling public, with which it has 
found great favor. Wlien Mr. Bean purchased it, 
in 1886, he completely remodeled it and made it a 



first-class hotel. It is light and airy, well- venti- 
lated, and neatness everywhere abounds. Mrs. 
Bean, a most estimable lad}', superintends the din- 
ing room and sleeping apartments, and in conse- 
quence everything is clean, wholesome and inviting. 
The guests are always made to feel at ease, and 
take with them on leaving a pleasant memory of 
their sojourn at the Lincjln Hou^e. We would 
recommend it to all wlio wish hotel accommoda- 
tions in Wautoma, knowing that all will receive 
the most careful attention from its genial host and 
amiable hostess. Mr. Bean also has a livery stable 
in connection with his hotel, where he furnishes 
good rigs at liberal rates. 



HILO DARLING, who is engaged in gen- 
eral farming and stock-raising, on section 
35 in the town of Rose, Waushara County, 
is a native of Lower Canada. He was 
born on the 10th day of June, 1833, and is the 
eldest in a family of eleven children, ten of whom 
grew to mature years, while seven of that number 
are yet living. His parents were John and Marilda 
(Gaylor) Darling. The father was a native of 
Vermont, but when a young man went to Canada, 
where be became acquainted with and married Miss 
G.a3'lor. They afterward made their home in the 
Green Mountain State, and in 185-t became resi- 
dents of Waupaca County, Wis., where Mr. 
Darling entered a claim and developed a farm upon 
which he resided until 1873. when he w&s called to 
his final home. His wife still survives him at this 
writing, in 1890. Their children yet living are — 
Philo, of this sketch; Hannah, wife of William 
Gibson, of Lawrence, Mass.; Lorinda, wife of 
Henry Darling, of Canada; Susie, wife of Henry 
Edwards, of Dakota; Melissa, wife of James M. 
Darling, of Waldo, Wis. ; George, of Crystal Lake, 
Wis.; Lucretia, wife of Charles Herbert, of Wau- 
p.aca; and Luman, of Wautoma. 

The early life of our subject was passed in the 
usual manner of farmer lads, he assisting his father 
in the cultivation of the land and attending the 
common schools of Waterbury. Vt. On attaining 
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out in life for himself. He deteimined to liy his 
fortune in the West, and bidding good-bye to his 
old home staited for Wisconsin. On reaching 
Waupaca County he made a claim of ninety-five 
acres of land hitherto uncultivated, but after a year 
sold out and engaged in lumbering during the suc- 
ceeding seven years. About the expiration of that 
time he was united in marriage witii Miss Martha 
Jeffers, who was born in tlie town of Rose, Wayne 
Co., N. Y., in 1843, and with her father, James W. 
Jeffeis, one of tlie honored pioneers of Wisconsin, 
came to the West. About two years after his mar- 
riage, Mr. Darling purchased fifty-seven acres of 
land in the town of Spring Water, Waushara 
County, and from the wild land developed a fine 
farm. 

In February, 1861, our subject enlisted for the 
war as a member of Company B, 35th Wisconsin 
Infantry, and with his regiment participated in the 
siege at Spanish Fort, and other important engage- 
ments. During the entire service tlie regiment was 
engaged in active duty, and marclied 8.050 miles. 
At length they were discharged at Madison, in 
February, l'86G, after two years spent upon the 
Southern battlefields, when Mr. Darling returned 
to liis home in the town of Spring Water and the 
young bride wliom he had left to battle for his 
country. The same year he sold his farm in the 
town of Spring Water, and removed to the town 
of Wautonia, but in 1869 he purchased his present 
farm, where he has since made his liome. He raises 
a good grade of stock, and 105 .icres of highly 
cultivated land pay tribute to the care and labor 
which he bestows upon it. The farm comprises a 
quarter-section of land, but the remainder has not 
been improved. In his business transactions he has 
been quite successful, and has become one of the 
prosperous farmers of the community. When he 
first came to Wisconsin he used a breaking-plow, 
drawn by four or six yoke of oxen, but now hiis 
the latest improved machinery and everything nec- 
e^sary to a model farm of the nineteenth century, 
lie entertains progressive as well as practical ideas, 
and has therefore niadc his business a prosperous 

I iito Ml. ami Mrs. D.-iriini: haxobeen born seven 
cliiklieu: William, who married Miss Lizzie Davis, 



is engaged in farming in the town of Spring 
Water; Henry, Etta, Frank. Cora, Philo and Gor- 
don are still with their parents. The family circle 
remains unbroken, although the eldest has left the 
parental roof. 

Mr. Darling has filled various offices of honor 
and trust in his township, and in politics is an 
ardent supporter of the Republican party. Socially 
he is a member of Ed. .Saxe Post, No. 135, G. A. 
R.. and his wife belongs to the W. R. C., an auxil- 
iary of the i)ost. He has ever taken an active part 
in all that pertiins to the upbuilding of town and 
county, and .as the result of his industry has gained 
for himself and family one of the most comfort- 
ables homes in the town of Rose. 

■-^ €-*-^ ^- 

IMEON POND, a retired lumber merchant 
of Westfield, is one of tliree brothers who 
have been identified with the growth and 
upbuilding of Marquette County since the 
days of its early history. He was born in Addison, 
Steuben Co., N. Y.. on the 26th of November. 
1830. and was reared to the occupation of farming, 
which he followed with good success until after 
the war. He came to Marquette County in 1855, 
making his first home in the town of Packwaukee, 
where he remained for two years, when he became 
a resident of the town of Springfield. Ten years 
afterward he removed to Monlello and nine j'ears 
later made a permanent settlement in Westfield. 

Mr. Pond was married Nov. 26, 1854, his union 
being with Miss Flora E. Ilotchkiss, of Packwau- 
kee. Unto them were born the following children 
— Frederick Eugene, born April 8, 1856; Ida May, 
born July 17, 1858; Charles E., born Dec. 9, 1869; 
and Frank L., born Sept. 24, 1872. The eldest 
son was formerly the proprietor and popular edi- 
tor of Wikliroods Magazine and is a writer of much 
merit, while the only daughter is the wife of Dr. 
P. E. Minckler of Westfield. Mrs. Pond was born 
July n, 1837. in Green Count}-, N. Y., and is a 
daughter of Willis and Samantha (Mallory) Hotch- 
kiss. She is an estimable lady and like her hus- 
band is hehl in liigli regard. 

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the War for the Union. f)n the loth of August, 
18(52, he enlisted in Company A, 1st Wisconsin 
Heavy Artillery, anrt after serving faithfully with 
iiis coiiimancl until the end of the war was honora- 
bly diseharoed June 26, 1865, and mustered out at 
Milwaukee on the 13th of July, following. His 
once robust constitution was much broken down by 
the exposures and hardsliips of army life and he 
has never fully regained his former health. Being 
unable to resume fanning, Mr. Pond engaged in the 
lumber trade at Montello and later followed the 
same business in Westfield, liut is now living a re- 
tired life. He has a pleasant home and comforta- 
ble competence as the result of his years of business 
industr}' and can spend his last days in the enjo}'- 
ment of the fruits of his former toil. 



^p^UGUST SWANKE, President of the Town 
^fUl Board of Princeton, is engaged in the man- 
/// ii> ufacture of carriages and wagons in that 
^ city. He is a Prussian by birth, having 

first opened his eyes to the light of day in that 
country on the 16th day of September, 1833. 
Charles and Augusta (Henke) Swanke, his parents, 
were also natives of Prussia, in which country they 
passed their entire lives. Their six children yet 
living are John, who resides in St. Marie township. 
Green Lake County ; Henrietta, who resides in 
Eau Claire County, Wis.; Paulina who is living in 
Russia; Matilda and Amelia wliose homes are in 
the same country ; and August of this sketcli. Two 
other children of tiie family have now passed away. 
In the common schools of his n itive country our 
subject received his education and at the early age 
of fourteen years began life for iiimself. At that 
time he left home to serve an apitrenticeship to tlie 
wagon and carriage maker's traile and in that way 
laid the foundation for his success in after life. 
For three years ho worked as an apprentice, after 
which he engaged at his trade in various places un- 
til 1856, when he bade good-bye to home and na- 
tive land and embarked for America. His destina- 
tion was Princeton, Wis., and on landing on the 
sliores of the new world he proceeded directly to 
that place, where he has made his home continu- 



ously since. The year succeeding his arrival he 
was married, and knowing that he now had a wife 
dependent upon him, he resumed his labors with 
renewed zeal which resulted in a degree of success 
far succeeding his early expectations. The first 
two years of his life in America were spent as an 
employe, but in 1858, he rented a shop and began 
business for himself, tliere continuing operations 
until 1866, when he erected a large stone building 
that is now used as a blacksmith shop That he 
occupied until 1873, when he erected anotlier and 
more commodious stone building, where he now 
carries on his work. He not only thoroughly un- 
dei stands the construction of carriages and wagons 
hut does all his own painting and decorating, and 
the goods from his factory have won high com- 
mendation. Though beginning at the lowest round 
of the ladder, step by step he has steadily worked 
his way upward until he is now at the head of a 
lucrative business, the income of which enables 
him to be ranked among the substantial mertliants 
of Princeton. 

As before stated, in 1857 Mr. Swanke was mar- 
ried, the lady of his choice being Miss Minnie Dun- 
dee. The ceremony was performed in the month of 
December, and to the happy couple eight chiidren 
have been born, liut two have now passed away. 
Those living are Julius, who is still at home; Ellis, 
a resident of Watertown, Wis.; Clara, August, 
Hanson and Sarah. The parents have provided 
their children with liberal educational advantages 
both in li eraiy una mus-'cil studies, and may well 
be proud of their interesting sons and daughters. 

Though Mr. Swanke had ever devoted himself 
with great energy and perseverance to his business 
affairs, he Las yet found time to respond to the 
calls made by his fellow citizens to represent them 
in official positions. He has served as Chairman of 
the Board of Supervisors, was Treasurer for two 
terms, was Trustee and now holds the office of Pres- 
ident of the Town Board. He is a supporter of 
the Democracy and is a public spirited and a pro- 
gressive citizen, who from the early history of the 
count}- has been connected with its growth and de- 
velopment. He came to Princeton when it was 
but a mere hamlet and has aided largely in its im- 
provement by the erection of three store buildings, 



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a large brick planing mill and an elegant, commo- 
dious frame dwelling. Himself and wife are mem- 
bers of the Lutheran Church and are faithful Chris- 
tian people. 



'^tj% ATRICK CROARIvKN.the present efficient 
I JJj t ounty Clerk of Marquette County, was 
'^l?^ born in Deerfield. Herkimer Co., N. Y.. 
|£ July 7, 1S43, of Irish parentage. He is a 
son of James and Alice (McCarran) Croarken, both 
of whom were natives of County Monaghan, Ire- 
land, where they were married July 16, 1842. In 
the spring of the following year they removed to 
this countrj-, their first location being in Deerfield. 
Herkimer Co.. N. Y.. where they remained until 
184'.». One of the most important event.s of their 
life in Deerlield, w:xs the birth of their son as above 
mentioned. In the spring of the year above stated, 
they left the East, and came to Wisconsin, locating 
in Wauwatosa, now ^Milwaukee, where they re- 
mained until the following October, when they 
came to Marquette County, taking up tlieir resi- 
dence in the town of f?hields, where Mr. Croarken 
pre-empted a homestead, which he afterward im- 
proved until it became quite valuable. His widow 
is still living on that farm. On the 20th of De- 
cember, 1861. he responded to the call of his 
adopted country for troops to put down the Rebel- 
lion, enlisting in Ctimpany C, 3d ^Visconsin Cav- 
alry, and was with the 2d Battalion in Kansas, and 
other .Southwestern .states, through all of its ser- 
vice there, .acting as train escort, fighting Quan- 
trell's guerrillas, and skirmishing with the Indians. 
One of the most notable of the engagements in 
which he participated was the battle of Baxter 
Springs. Ind. Ter.. on the 6th of October. 1863, 
when Quantrell's band disguised in Federal uni- 
forms, assaulted (Jen. Blunt, who was commanding 
the .\rmy of the Frontier, escorted by about 100 
cavalrymen and colored troops, en route for Ft. 
Scott. The General escaped, together with about 
fifteen men, including Mr. Croarken, but the re- 
mainder were all captured, robbed and murdered 
in cold blood. He became disabled, and was dis- 
charged May 6, 1864, under a special order issued 



by the War Department April 26, 1864. His death 
occurred on the 4lh of April, 1868. 

Our subject m.ide his home with his father, do- 
ing his share in the work of improvement and pro- 
gress which the (lioneers of this part of Wisconsin 
found awaiting them, and at times attending school 
until sixteen years of age, when, though a mere 
boy he enlisted in Company E, of the 7th Wiscon- 
sin Infantry without the knowledge of his parents, 
but they were ma<le aware of his action before he 
was mustered into service, and the would-be sold- 
ier found his hopes suddenly dashed by parental 
authorit3-. His father entered the service soon af- 
terward as a member of Company C. 3d Wisconsin 
Cavalry, and during his absence P.atrick .again en- 
listed in the same company to which his father be- 
longed, on the 11th of November. 1863. and joined 
the regiment at Dry Wood. Mo. Both tall in stat- 
ure, father and son were frequently placed side by 
side in the center of a company, certainly an odd 
occurrence, and one which rarely happened during 
the entire war, though thousands were engaged 
in the struggle. The following account of Mr. 
Croarken's military' service h.as been pul)lished in a 
work devoted to a record of the boys in blue from 
Wisconsin. 

"In the sprintr. his company was stationed at Ft. 
McKean, and did frontier dutv. The nature of the 
service w.as necessarily of the most revolting charac- 
ter, as it was necessary for self preservation and for 
the protection of Government trains,to execute sum- 
mary justice on bushwhackers, guerrillas and mur- 
derers of every grade, as that was the mode of war- 
fare they themselves had followed. Mr. Croarken 
was a member of the Army of the Border untler 
Gen. Blunt, and with the command was sent to the 
vicinity of Lexington, to ascertain the whereabouts 
of Price, and was in the action near that city, In- 
dependence and on the Little and Big Blue Rivers, 
and fought at Westport, Mo., where Price's arra3' 
was in force, the rebel having crossed the river 
with 26,000 men. In the last engagement at Wine 
Creek, where 1.000 men, including Marmaduke 
and Gen. Cable were captured, and a !argc amount 
of amunition and army stores, also. Mr. Croarken 
was mixed up in a hand to hand fight, and w.as in- 
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macUike, lie was within twenty- feet of the rebel 
guerrilla chief. That campaign lasted fortj-eight 
(lays, and some times the men were in the saddle a 
week at a time. After it was over, the command 
pushed on after Price, whom the}' fought at New- 
tonia, and were victorious. After thc^y had driven 
Price across the Arkansas River, the company re- 
turned to Ft. Scott, where it remained until March, 
18G5, when Mr. Croarken was detailed with a num- 
ber of others to proceed to Lexington, and was 
occupied in the guerrilla warfare until June, 186.5, 
when orders were received to report at Leaven- 
worth, for 'muster outs.' On arrival there thc3' 
were sent to Denver, Col., and Mr. Croarken went 
as far as Ft. Riley, where he was left on sick leave. 
Soon after, he was sent back to Ft. Leavenwortli, 
where he remained in the Iiospital until he w.as dis- 
charged Aug. 2i, 1865, from Company H. to which 
he had been assigned in March, previous." 

Upon his return to Wisconsin, Mr. Croarken was 
engaged in lumbering in the northwestern part of 
State for some time, and afterward devoted his en- 
ergies to farming in the town of Shields, where he 
made his home until 1882. During that year he 
bought the Fountain House at Montello, which he 
has since owned and managed, making it one of the 
most popular hotels in the county. It is furnished 
with all the modern conveniences and improve- 
ments, and no effort is spared to promote tlie com- 
forts of its guests. 

In 1878, Mr. Croarken was united in tiie holy 
bonds of matrimony with Miss Sarah, daughter of 
John and Anna Winn, botii of whom died in Grant 
Countv during the childhood of their daughter. 
Two children grace the union of this worthy cou- 
ple: Anne Eliza, born Nov. 10, 1879; and Francis 
James, born Oct. 15, 1887. 

Though never in any sense an active politician, 
Mr. Croarken has always advocated and voted to 
support such measures as he believed would bring 
the greatest good to the greatest number. He 
was elected Sheriff of Marquette County in the 
year 1884, and served until the expiration of 
his term of office, with great credit to himself, 
and satisfaction to the citizens of all classes 
and parties; and had it not bcfu for a law by 
which a man holds tiiat office but one term without 



intermission, it is safe to sa}' that''he would have 
Ijeen re-elected. He was elected County Clerk in 
the fall of 1888, and is the present incumbent, hav- 
ing entered upon the duties of that office in Janu- 
ary. 1889. Socially, he is a member of the W. D. 
Walker Post, No. 64, G. A. R., of Montello, and 
is otherwise identified with the "dearest and most 
important interests of the town and county. As a 
citizen, he has ever been liberal and loyal; as a 
husband and father, he has done all in his'powerto 
make those dependent upon him, 'happy and pros- 
perous; as an official, he^has ever^bad the public weal 
uppermost in mind, and eonsidereil the interests of 
the]county paramount to his own; and as a soldier, 
he made'a record of [which .his descendants may 
well be'proud, placing him as it does, high on the 
list of those young patriots who have been often 
referred to as "the boy soldiers'of the Union," for 
he was little more than a boy when his military 
service began, and he grew to manhood amid some 
of the most soul ^sickening scenes of a long, and 
sometimes inhuman war. 

J[ OHN M. -STORKE. who resides on section 1 7, 
in the town of Marion, Waushar.-i County, 
j is one of the leading farmers and stock- 
raisers of this communit\\ He was born in 
Cayuga County, N. Y., April 6, 1827, and is a son 
of Moses and Sally (Moore) Storke, who were also 
natives of Cayuga County, and were representatives 
of early New England families. His father was a 
farmer, and an industrious and energetic man. He 
labored earnestly and zealously for his children, 
but was called to his final rest in the prime of life, 
his death occurring in 1831; in the 3'ear 1837 his 
wife also passed away. They were parents of four 
children, two sons and two daughters, but the 
daughters have long since crossed the dark river to 
be again united with their parents on the other 
shore. Lewis, the brother of our subject, a car- 
penter and joiner by tr,adc, is now living in Weeds- 
port, Cayuga County, at the age of sixty-five. 

John M. Storke was but ten 3'ears old when he 
was left an orphan. lie tlien went to live witii Ins 
grandfather, but after a sliort time, he too. was 



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laid in the silent grave. lie continued then to 
reside with his widowed grandmother, remaining 
with her until he attained his majority. She 
would often beguile the long winter evenings by 
relating to him stories of the Revolutionary War, 
especially concerning the battle of Bunker Hill, 
which took place near her home. Although he re- 
sided with his grandmother, Mr. Storke has vir- 
tually been dependent upon his own resources 
since his tenth year, and may truly be called a self- 
made man. He began work as a farm band in 
1848, and at length emigrated to the 'West with 
the hope of securing for himself a home on its 
broad prairies. On the 13th of October. 1851. he 
crossed the Fox River, at Berlin, in a scow, tliere 
being no bridges built across the stream at ihat 
time. The now thriving little city of Berlin was 
then a mere hamlet, known by the name of Strong's 
Landing. He spent the night in a little tavern 
called the Taylor House, and the following day 
sought his brother, Lewis, who had previously 
come to the count}-. He worked for him until 
lH^>;i. but the year previous had begun prepara- 
tions for a home by entering land on section 17, 
in the town of Marion. He and his brother 
labored together for two or three j-ears, cultivating 
the wild and undeveloped prairie into fertile tracts 
of farm land, but at length severed their connec- 
tion, each laboring for his own interest. 

On the iM of Felruary, 18.55, Mr. Storke was 
united in marriage with Miss Jane Barnliart, who 
was born in Oxford, Canada West, and with her 
parents came to Waushara County, in 1 850. Her 
fatlier died in July, 1876, but her mother still sur- 
vives and makes her home with her daughter, 
Mrs. Jennis, having now reached the advanced .age 
of eighty-eight years. The same year in which he 
was married, .Mr. Storke erected a house upon his 
claim, 16x22 feet. It was made of sheeting and 
was neither lathed nor plastered, but he afterward 
made extensive additions to it and repairing the 
old portion had a good home. He has lived a 
useful and industrious life, and although he was in 
very limited circumstances on his arrivjil in this 
county he has become one of the substantial citi- 
zens of the town of Marion. His career, however, 
has not always been a prosperous one. He has 



with a number of reverses, and twice suffered 
considerable loss by fire. On Dec. 14, 1875, his 
large barn. 30x60 feet with 16-foot posts was 
burned with most of its contents, inLluding grain and 
fodder enough to feed his stock through the en- 
tire winter. Again in 1885, fire broke out upon 
the farm and swept away the pioneer home, but 
with characteristic energy, Mr. Storke at once re- 
placed it with a commodious and substantial resi- 
dence, two stories high, the main building of which 
is 16x24 feet, while the dimensions of the "L" are 
16x24 feet and the kitchen 12x14 feet. It is one 
of the most comfortable homes in the county and 
is neatly and tastefully furnisiied. Other improve- 
ments have also been made and the work of devel- 
opment has been steadily carried forward until the 
170 acres of land which be entered have l)een con- 
verted into a rich and fertile farm, which p.ays a 
golden tribute to the care and labor which he has 
bestowed upon it. The stock which he raises is of 
good grades and he is now making a specialty of 
the breeding of Jersey cattle. 

Only once since Mr. Storke took up his resi- 
dence in Waushara Count}-, has he left home for 
an}' length of time. In 1865, he enlisted in Com- 
pany C, of the 52d Wisconsin Infantry, for one 
year's service and after being mustered in .at Madi- 
son was ordered to the front. He was eng.aged in 
active duty until June. 1865, when he was taken 
sick and w.as un.able longer to perform the ardu- 
ous tiisks devolving upon a soldier. He did not 
care to enter the hospital, however, but remained 
with his regiment until mustered out at the close 
of the war. He possessed a strong and robust con- 
stitution when he entered the service, but the rigor 
and hardships of war broke down his health 
and he has never since possessed the strength of 
former years. In the early days of the county he 
could cut and cradle three acres of grain in a half 
day and cut two cords of wood per day. During 
his residence in this county he has tilled various 
township offices and in many ways has aided in the 
upbuilding of the community and the advance- 
ments of its interests. Politically, he is a supporter 
of the Republican party. 

Mr. and Mrs. Storke are the parents of three 
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farmer of tlie town of Dakota, Waushara Count}-; 
Charles E., boru Sept. 8, 1858, was united in mar- 
riage Jan. 29, 1887. with Miss Lizzie Davis, a 
native of the town of Warren, Waushara Count}*, 
ami a daugiiter of Ed J. Davis, and is engaged in 
farming; Lew B,, liorn April 21, 1875, is still at 
home. The children received good educational 
advantages and are thereby qualified for useful 
positions in life. 



WILLIAM B. DODGE has been one of the 
representative citizens of Montello since 
his settlement in that village in the spring 
of 1873. He was born in Madison County, N. Y., 
Nov. 2, 1823, and is descended from an old New 
England family. His paternal greatgrandfather, 
Ira Dodge, left his home in Connecticut and re- 
moved to Byron, Genesee Co., N. Y., at an early 
day in the history of that part of the country. His 
son Anson on leaving Connecticut, where he was 
born, went to Madison County, N. Y., and later 
became a resident of Orleans County. 

Orrin Dodge, the father of our subject, was also 
a native of Connecticut, but removed with his 
parents to the Empire State in his childhood. 'He 
was reared in Madison County and received an 
excellent education for that day. He afterwards 
engaged in teaching and was very successful in the 
prosecution of that profession. He married Janet 
Beswick, a native of Madison County, who died at 
the birth of our subject, her only child. Shortly 
afterwards, Mr. Dodge removed to Troy, N. Y., 
and took charge of weigh-locks on the Erie Canal, 
which business he followed for several years. On 
severing his connection witli the canal companj- he 
engaged in the mercantile and lumber trade at Troy 
as a partner of Jabez Burrows, whose sister Laura 
he married for his second wife. They carried on 
the business conjointly for a few years, when having 
been converted, Mr. Dodge entered the ministry 
of the Baptist Church and continued to follow that 
holy calling until disqualified by age and failing 
health. He took charge of churches at various 
places for a number of years, but in 1848 became 



the District Secretary of the Missionary Union and 
for twenty-one years served his church faithfully in 
that capacity. He died in May, 1884, at the age 
I of eighty-two years. He was a worthy Christian 
gentleman and did much to promote the interests 
of religion, especially in the missionary field, where 
his influence and power were greatly felt for many 
years. 

As before stated, the mother of our subject died 
at his birth, so William was reared to manhood iu 
the family of his paternal grandfather. The days 
of his boyhood and youth were spent upon a farm 
and in the common schools he began his education, 
but afterwards entered the Oneida Conference Sem- 
inary, of Cazenovia, N. Y. On leaving school, he 
engaged in teaching and farming for a number of 
3-earsbutat length altogether abandoned the former 
profession and devoteil his entire time to the culti- 
vation of his father's farm in Orleans County. 

Mr. Dodge has been twice married. In the au- 
tumn of 1843, he was joined in wedlock with Miss 
Mary Cook, and their union was blessed with a 
daughter, Orlina Janet, who was born July 15, 
1845, and died Oct. 29, 1859. In 1856 Mr. Dodge 
led to the marriage altar Miss Rachel Seaver, who 
was born in Orleans County, Yt., in December, 
1823, being one month younger than her husband. 
Her parents were Dorcas and Henry Seaver, who 
were also natives of the Green Mountain State and 
removed thence to Dane County, Wis., in 1855, 
where they resided until called to their final home. 
Their family numbered twelve children, nine of 
whom attained to mature years, but only two are 
now living, namely: Mrs. Eveline Page of Kock 
County; George, the only surviving son. who is a 
resident of Milwaukee. Mrs. Dodge die<l Feb. 6, 
1890. 

The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Dodge was cele- 
brated in the town of York, Dane Co., AVis., on 
the 13th of April, 1856, and unto them has been 
born one son, Frank J., who was born in -Johnstown 
Center, Rock Count}', Sept. 11, 1857. He was 
liberally educated, completing his studies in the 
Montello High School, and on the 11th of March, 
1880, was united in marriage with Miss Nettie 
Houghton, by whom he h.is one child, Blanche O., 
born March 29, 1881. In April, 1882, while iu the 



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employment of the Moiitello Granite Company, he 
met witli a severe accident that resulted in the 
loss of his rigiit log. In the fall of the same year 
he was eleete<l Clerk of the Court of Marquette 
County, and has been three time.< elected to that 
office which he still occupies. His popularity as an 
official and the ability and fidelity with which he 
discharges his (official duties is indicated by the 
fact of his successive re-elections whicli have gen- 
erally been without opposition. 

The fall of 1^50 witnessed the arrival of Mr. 
Dodge in Wisconsin, his destination being Dane 
County. In the town of York he purchased a 
farm, but after operating the land for three years 
sold out an<l removed to .Johnstown Center, Rock 
County, where he engaged in merchandising for 
nine years, making his home in that place until his 
removal to Montello in 1873. In November. 1872, 
he and his brt)therinlaw, Jesse Seaver, purchased 
the flouring mill of Jlontello and a half interest in 
the fine water power here. Together they continued 
busircss until 1877, when Mr. Dodge became sole 
proprietor. He lost his mill by fire in September, 
1882, and several years later sold the water power. 
He possesses the necessary qualifications for a suc- 
cessful business man. including energy, enterprise 
and judicious management and his possessions arc 
the result of his own efforts, but not in business 
circles alone does he rank high. He holds an en- 
viable position in the social world and is numbered 
among ihe esteemed citizens of Montello, where he 
is widely known although his residence is of com- 
paratively siiort duration. 



\T=^LI.SHA J. STEWART, a retired farmer, rc- 
siding in Wild Rose, is an honored pioneer 



of Waushara County, and deserves special 
mention in this volume for the active part 
which he has taken in its upbuilding and pro- 
gress. In the years which have passed since his 
arrival he has seen wild prairies transformed into 
beautiful homes and farms, the rude log cabins of 
the few settlers replaced by commodious residen- 
ces, churches and schools thickly scattered tlirougii 
the community, manufacturies and industries intro- 



duced, and the work of progress and civilization 
carried forward until the county occupies a front 
rank in the State. The noble band of men and 
women who bore the hardships and trials incident 
to frontier life have done a work for humanity 
which cannot be repaid, yet the future genera- 
tions will revere them and in order to perpetuate 
their memory we present this written record of the 
citizens of the community. 

Mr. Stewart was born in Rose, Wayne Co.. 
N. Y., Nov. 8. 1825, and is of Scotch and Ger- 
man descent. His fatlier was William A. Stewart 
and his mother was in iier maidenhood Miss Ma- 
hala Husted. They were married in Schoharie 
County. N. Y., and unto them were born six child- 
ren — Wealthy, who became the wife of Joseph H. 
Baile3-, one of the early settlers of Wautoma, 
where her death occurred in 1887; Charles, a resi- 
dent of Denver, Col., served his country' in the 
31st Wisconsin Infantry and accompanied Sher- 
man on the celebrated march to the sea; Elisha J., 
of this sketch, is third in order of birth; John 
W.. who was also a member of the 31st regiment, 
is now living in New Madrid, Mo.; Mary, who 
became the wife of David C. Clapper, died in 
New London. Wis.; and William is the p.astor of 
the Christian Church in Sheboygan. The family 
became residents of Waushara County in 185-1. 
In early life Mr. Stewart and his wife were mem- 
bers of the Methodist Church, but afterwards be- 
came members of the United Brethren Church. 
The\- were held in the highest regard by all who 
knew them and their loss was deeply- mourned in 
the community where they made their home. The 
husband died several years ago and his wife in 
New London in 1877. He supported the Demo- 
cratic party until the question of slavery became 
the leading issue before the people, when he joined 
the new Republican party, formed to prevent its 
further extension, and continued one of its warm 
advocates until his death. 

Elisha J. Stewart, whose name heads this notice, 
passed the days of his boyhood and youth in the 
Fimpire State, and after attaining his majority was 
united in marriage with Miss Jane C. Jeffers, on 
the 1st of January, 184!». The lady is a daughter 
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were natives of New York, and had a family of 
eiglit children, five of whom are living — Lorcn G., 
an architect of Kansas City. Mo.; lantha, widow 
of Frederick Barnes, one of the early settlers of 
Wausliara County; Jane C. the honored wife of 
our subject; Samuel, of El Paso. Tex., and John 
R., a soldier of the late war, who is now a resident 
of this county. The parents came to Wausliaia 
County in 18.50, but are both deceased. 

Believing that he could better his financial con- 
dition by a removal to the West. Mr. Stewart with 
his young wife started for Wisconsin in 1850. 
They made the journey by water to Milwaukee, 
and thence by teams to Dartford, where Mrs. 
Stewart remained wliile her husband sought a lo- 
cation. Tbe traveler of to-day can scarcely im- 
agine the unsettled condition of the country at 
that time. Mucli of the land had not yet come 
into market and in fact had not been divided into 
townships, but became the property of him who 
first settled permanently thereon. Mr. Stewart 
made a claim on section 1 , in tlie town of Wautoma, 
Waushara County, and subsequently removed to sec- 
tion .36 in the town of Rose. On his arrival that 
town did not contain a single settler. The nearest 
mill was at Dartford and the market was some 
miles away. Oxen were principally used for farm- 
ing purposes, especially in breaking prairie and the 
agricultural implements were ver}' crude in com- 
parison with those of the present day. Mr. Stew- 
art developed a fine farm and was quite successful 
in his operations in that line, so much so that he is 
now numbered among the substantial citizens of 
the county, although he had nothing when he came 
to the West. His perseverance and industry over- 
came all obstacles and he is now living a retired 
life, enjoying the fruits of his former labors. lie 
has done much for the upbuilding of the com- 
munity and has served his fellow citizens in various 
official positions, including that of Justice of the 
Peace, which office he has held for nearlj' forty 
years. He was also Chairman of the town board 
for six years and gave evidence of his loyalty to 
his country by gallantlj^ defending the Union dur- 
ing the late war. He served as a member of Com- 
pany D, of the 37th Wisconsin Infantry, and was 
principally engaged in guard duty near Peters- 



burg, with the exception of nine months when he 
was confined in the hospital by sickness. He isa 
stanch supporter of the Republican party which 
he has supported since its organization. 

To Mr. and Mrs. .Stewart Lave been born five 
children — Charles L., who married Ida Keeler, and 
resides in Osborne County, Kan.; James W., Jus- 
tice of the Peace, of Harlan, Kan.; Kate, wife of 
Frank Taylor, of Wautoma, Wis.; Fred B., who 
wedded Lottie Cliiitsman, and is a resident farmer 
of the town of Rose, while Hattie B., who com- 
pletes the family, is the wife of Will Hughes of 
Wautoma. The parents are both members of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church, and their circle of 
friends in the county is extensive. 



Oifi,-=^ ON. TIIKOPHOLIS F. METCALF, who is 
IJ engaged in general farming and stock rais- 
ing on section "2(3 in the town of Marion, is 
[^^ one of the most prominent citizens of 
Waushara County, and has been inseparably con- 
nected with its upbuilding and advancement. Few 
if any have done more for its best interests than 
he, and this volume would be incomplete without 
a sketch of his life. He was born in Ireland on 
the 10th of May, 1816, and is the son of AVilliam 
and Martha (Metcalf) Melcalf. Although the pa- 
rents were of the same name they belonged to en- 
tirely different families. When our subject was a 
lad of two years, they ciossed the broad Atlantic 
and with their children settled in Elgin County, in 
Upper Canadn, where tbey spent their last days. 
Their family consisted of Francis H., who died in 
Toronto; John, Edward and Henry, who are now 
deceased; William, a farmer of Chehalis County. 
Wasli.; Theopholis of this sketch; Catherine, wife 
of Alexander Summors. is now deceased; Eliza is 
the deceased wife of Dan Burgess; Isal)ella is the 
widow of Thomas Godwin : and Jane is the wife 
of Mr. Burgess of Kansas. 

AVithout capital save energy, industry and a de- 
termination to succeed, our subject has made his 
own way in the world find may truly be called a 
self-made man. He had not even the advantages 
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on tlieir arrival in Canada settled in a wild regii<n 



entirely destitute of educational privileges, so that | 
experience has been his only teacher. In 1835. at 
the age of nineteen years, he left the parental ' 
roof to seek a home elsewhere, going to Michigan, 
he hircfl out as a teamster, liauling goods from 
Detroit to Muskegon, by way of Grand Rapids. On 
one of those trips he arrived at the latter place and ^ 
having to wait the building of a raft, he at length 
shipped the goods to Grand Haven where he met 
the brother of the man by wiiom he was employed. 
Together they drove up the lake on the ice and 
made their way to the new cabin of Mr. Wheelock, 
they Ving the first white settlers in that portion of 
Jlichigan, where our subject remained until 1837. 
For two and a half years he worked for §2C per 
month, but as the company failed and was unable I 
longer to pay him. he went to Grand Rapids, i 
where he was engaged to clean and change the i 
channel of the Grand River. It had become so 1 
cold that the water was freezing ere he quit that 
enn)loyment. In November, 1838, he was paid in 
wild cat money and in December obtained a posi- 
tion to cut wood at fifty cents per cord. Later he 
worked upon the railroad and from Detroit went 
to Lyonsdale, where he worked at 116 per month. 
Again his employers failed and he was unal)le to 
collect the meager sum which was to have been 
paid him. He had but little money and was the 
only one of the party that had any capital at all. 
Going to Jacksonburg, he remained at the tavern 
over night and the next morning he and three of 
his comrades got a position at fifty cents per day. 
Later he again worked upon the railroad and again 
lost all his money, after which he returned to Mus- 
kegon and engaged in getting out staves and hoop 
poles. Having in that waj' acquired some capital, 
in 183!) he went to Chicago and on to Dresden, 
111., where he went to work making and repairing 
wheelbarrows, which occup.ation he followed until 
.lulv of the following year, wlien he went to Indi- 
ana with the intention of buying stock to sliip to 
Chicago and engage as a stock dealer in that city, 
but on his arrival in the Hoosier .State he procured 
work as a harvest hand and while thus employed 
was taken sick with typlioid fever. His illness was 
of such long duration that it exhausted all bis money 



and when he again reached Chicago, he had only 
fifty cents remaining. He at last secured a farm 
which he was to operate on the shares and again 
prosperity attended him for a time. In the winter 
of 1840. Mr. Metcalf split o.oOO rails, receiving as 
his compensation 62^ cents per 100 and his board. 
This proved a profitable investment of his time 
and labor and in the following spring he embarked 
in the manufacture of shingles, making 12,000 
during a season. In .Inly he again engaged in 
harvesting and in the fall began oak planing re- 
maining in charge of a sawmill until 1843. 

One of the most important events in the life of 
Mr. Metcalf occurred about this time. Believing 
it not good for a man to be alone, he was united in 
marriage with Miss Sarah C. Palmeter, daughter of 
Ebnezer and Lois Palmeter. who were natives of 
Oneida County, N. Y., whence they removed 
to Herkimer Count3', where Mrs. Metcalf was born 
Jan. 17. 1824. The family afterward emigrated 
to Michigan and subsequently to Lake Countv. 
111., where the parents p.assed their last days. 

The wedding of the young couple was celebrated 
March 23, 1843. Mr. Metcalf was then engaged 
in operating a sawmill and made the lumber used 
in the erection of his house and the construction of 
the furniture. 'I'he following year he embarked in 
farming, which occupation he has since followed 
with excellent success. Removing from Lake 
County, he sought a home in Wisconsin. In the 
month of May, 184'J. loading his household effects 
into a wagon, with his wife and two children he 
journeyed until reaching Winnebago County, where 
be left his family while he continued iiis search for 
a suitable location. In his travels he found no 
more ])leasing section than Waushara County, and 
delighted with the land, the climate and the future 
prospects, he made a claim on what is now section 
20. in the town of Marion, staking out 160 acres on 
which he erected a log cabin 11x13 feet. When 
his preparations were completed he brought his 
wife and children to the new home, they being 
formally installed in that pioneer lesidence on the 
29th day of November. The following spring a 
frame .addition was built to the cabin. Under its 
protecting roof their children were reared and mar- 
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III., and accompanied their parents to Waushara 
County. Isabella, the first born, is now the wife 
Thomas Patterson, a miller of Pine River, Wis.; 
Adelia is the wife of Thomas Hamilton, a shoe 
dealer of Berlin. The family circle was completed 
by the birth of Frank T., born on tlie old home- 
stead May 22, 1855. His entire life has there been 
passed and he is now operating the farm for his 
father. He was joined in wedlock with Mary 
Moriarty, and they have a daughter, Katie B. 

Although many are the reverses which Mr. Met- 
calf has encountered in his business career, he has 
overcome all opposition, surmounted the obstacles 
in his path and worked his way upward until he is 
now numbered among the substantial citizens of 
the county. The boundaries of his farm have 
been extended until it now comprises 328 acres of 
valuable land under a high state of cultivation. 
He has also made many excellent improvements, has 
erected all the necessary buildings and keeps a 
splendid grade of stock. In 1876, the pioneer cabin 
in which so many iiappy days were passed and 
which witnessed their stiuggles for a foothold and 
their efforts to overcome tlie disadvantages of 
frontier life, was torn down and replaced by an 
elegant frame residence. Many beautiful features 
have been added to their home and surrounded by 
all the comforts and many of the luxuries of life, 
Mr. Metcalf and his estimable wife expect there to 
spend their last days. Great indeed has besn the 
change during the forty years of their residence 
upon that farm. On their arrival Indian wigwams 
still dotted the prairies, the 1-jnd was yet in its 
primitive condition and the forests stood in their 
native grandeur. Few men have done more for the 
upbuilding of the county and its growth and pros- 
perity, than our subject, and scarcely another early 
settler that does not take to himself more credit for 
its advanced position. He isquietand unassuming 
in manner, content to do his duty without the 
praise of men. To his children he has given the 
best advantages within liis power. Feeling the 
great disadvantage in which he was |)laced by his 
lack of education, he would not allow tlieni to suf- 
fer the same impediment but pKividcil tluni witli 
excellent school privileges and all three of hischil- 
drtu becaioe successful teachers of the county. 



Mr. Metcalf, in his usual generous manner, at- 
tributes the greater part of his success to his wife, 
wlio indeed has been to him a true helpmate. To- 
gether they labored on when days were dark, and 
when the sun of prosperity shone upon them. They 
shared with each other the sorrows and pleasures 
of life, and the years but served to deepen the love 
which drew them together more than forty-three 
years ago. They are now passing down the hill of 
time, but in their old age they can look back over 
the days that are passed and gone witii no regret 
for opportunities wasted and time unhonorably 
spent. In looking forward to the futnre it is with 
a strong and well founded faith that when this life 
shall have ended they can trust themselves to the 
promises of the Master. They have been members 
of the Methodist Church for many years and have 
ever been found among its most faithful workers. 
The cause of temperance has also enlisted their 
warmest sympathy and support. 

As a citizen, Mr. Metcalf is loyal and in various 
official positions has faithfuU}' served his constitu- 
ents. He was one of three who cast a vote for 
abolition in Lake County, III., just after that party 
had been organized and with all his power he 
fought the slavery traffic. He was one of the del- 
gates which met in convention to establish the Re- 
publican party and made opposition to slavery one 
of its strongest planks. That party has no more 
faithful advocate. For eig-hteen years he was 
Chairman of the town board and in 1875, repre- 
sented his district in the Legislature. Surely this 
history should encourage 3'oung men who have met 
reverses to renewed effort, for with no special ad- 
vantages and without one dollar capital, Mr. Met- 
calf has made himself a prosperous citizen and 
moulded a character well worthy of emulation. 



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ILLIAM H. FOOTE, who is engaged in 

farming on section 32, in the town of 

Weslfield, Marquette County, has made his 

home ui)on that farm since April, 1855. He is 

i one of the early settlers and one of the self-made 

men of the community, having by his own efforts 

I acquired a competency which places hiw] among 



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the substantial citizens of this section. He was 
born in Tiojja. X. Y., Nov. 10. 182C. an(^ is a son 
of William C. Koote, who was a native of Conncc- 
ticiil. but for many j-ears made his home in Massa- 
chnselts. He marrieil Sarah P. Brumle.y, a native of 
Sclioharie Connty. N. Y.. and then settled in Tioga 
County. N. Y., where he followed his trade of 
shoeraaking until liis emigration to the West in 
the autumn of 1853. Mr. Foote had previously 
visited Marquette County and located 120 acres of 
land on section 33, in the town of Westfield. It was 
entirely unimproved, but after building a house he 
immediately turned his attention to its develop- 
ment and made a good home for himself and 
family. He there ]).issed the remainder of liis days, 
dying in 1881. His wife was called to her final 
rest in 1867. They were numbered among the best 
citizens of the county and were widely known. 
They were consistent Christian people, members of 
the Baptist Cliurcb. whose acts of kindness and 
and words of sympathy- endeared them to many. 
Mr. Foote supported the Republican party after its 
organization, but had previously been a Democrat. 
Our subject was one of five sons who grew to man- 
hood. Frank D. Foote, who resides in Sparta, Wis.; 
James, the eldest son. enlisted in an Ohio regiment 
.in the late war and died in Tennessee during his 
service; Orton was a resident of Augusta, Wis., at 
the time of his death; Andrew died on the old 
homestead prior to the death of his parents. 

William H. Foote was reared to the occupation 
of farming and has made that enterprise his life 
work. While|residing in t he town of ( )wcgo, Tioga 
Co.. N. Y.. he led to the marriage altar Miss Susan 
^latthews. a lady of Irish birth. Her parents. John 
and Julia ((iriffin) Matthews, were natives of 
County Down, Ireland, and came to America soon 
after their marriage, settling in Susquehanna 
County. Pa., where they resided until death. They 
were parents of four sons and four daughters but 
several member of the family are now deceased. 
Mrs. Foote is a native of the Keystone State, having 
been born in Susquehanna County, March 26. 1832. 

liitil 1855. our subject continue<l operations in 
his native State, but in that year cast his lot with 
till' early settU-rs of Mnrquette County, whither 
his parents had removed a year and a half previous. 



He settled on land which his father purchased 
and a short time afterwards bought his present 
farm, which adjoins the old homestead. Turning 
his atteution to the development of his land, he 
worked zealously to make for himself and family 
a comfortable home. He possessed but little of 
this world's goods on his arrival but his unceasing 
toil, his enterprise and perseverance have at length 
been rewarded and he is now accounted one of the 
well-to-do farmers of the community. His wife 
also did her share, proving an able helpmate to 
him with whom she has traveled life's journey for 
many years. Their union has been blessed with five 
children, all sons — Charles F., Frank D.. John, 
George H. and Andrew J. The children received 
good educational advantages, such as would fit 
them for the practical duties of life .and three of 
the sons now own farms adjoining their parents 
and are comfortably situated. In 1887. Mr. Foote 
erected a fine residence, and in that pleasant home, 
surrounded b}' manj' of the luxuries of life, he and 
his worthy wife expect to si>end their last days. 
Few citizens of the connnunily are more widely 
known and none are held in higher regard. 'Jheir 
upright lives have won them the respect and con- 
fidence of all and from the early il.ays of their set- 
tlement in Marquette County their circle of friends 
has been very extensive. 



sHOMAS JOSLIX. deceased, is numbered 
among the pioneer settlers of Waushara 
County, and ranked among its best citizens. 
He was a native of Rhode Island, and in Cumber- 
land Hills, that State, in his earlier years, learned 
the tr.ade of a blacksmith, which business he fol- 
lowed throughout his entire life. When he had 
completely mastered the occupation, he was placed 
in charge of a trip hammer in a rolling mill, then 
located in Winstead, R. I., and owned by Mr. 
Boyd. 

While a resident of that city, Mr. Joslin was 
united in marriage with Miss Kliza Moses and 
during their residence in Winstead three of their 
children were born: Sarah, Mary and Phronia, 



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601 



while Thomas H., the youngest, was born after the 
emigration of the family to Wisconsin. 

Severing his business connectioiiS in Winstead, 
Mr. Joslin removed to Wisconsin in 184.5. and 
settled near where the city of Oshkosh now stands 
and during those early da\'s worked for the Win- 
nebago cliief, Oshkosh. for wliom tiie city was 
named. lie became well acquainted with that 
person.age and also wns quite familiar with the 
habits and customs of that tribe of Indians. Thoj' 
were generally of a friendly mood, but sometimes 
committed depredations and occasionally when 
under the influence of whiskey, or " red eye" as the 
Indians called it, would steal the children of the 
settlers. Mr. Joslin continued to make his home 
in Winnebago County until 18.55, when he renioveil 
with his family to Waushara County, where, as for- 
merly, he followed the occupation of blaeksniith- 
ing. Day after day he was found at his forge and 
to say that one was not .acquainted with Mr. .loslin 
was almost to argue oneself unknown. He was 
held in the highest respect by all and his death 
was sincerely mourned. His wife still survives 
him and is making her home with her son. 

Thomas H. Joslin, Jr., who is now a leading 
farmer of Marion Township, was born in Winne 
bago County, Wis., July 13, 1849, and with his 
parents came to Waushara County when a lad of 
six years. In the district schools of the neighbor- 
hood he acquired his education and amid the pioneer 
scenes of this community was reared to man- 
hood. His father owning a farm, he aided in the 
cultivation of the land for a time, but during his 
youth and the early days of his manhood he fol- 
lowed various occupations. A portion of the time 
was spent in the pineries of Northern Wisconsin, 
but at the age of eighteen years he began learning 
the carpenter's trade, which he easily mastered as 
he possessed mechanical genius. He has aided in 
the erection of many of the best farm buildings in 
Marion and adjoining townships, and in that way 
has done much for the upbuilding of the county. 
Tiring of that life, however, he laid aside his tools 
and embarked in the general mercantile business at 
Spring Lake, Waushara County, and for six years 
successfully conducted the same. Ill health, brought 
on by close confinement, finally forced him to dis- 



pose of his business and engage in some pursuit 
which would call him more into the open air and 
require him to take greater exercise. In conse- 
quence he traded his stock of goods for 175 acres 
of land in Marion Township, his present farm. In 
connection with its cultivation he is also engaged in 
the culture of bees, having an apiary, which 
consists of forty-two hives. This yields him a 
good income and is a profitable branch of his 
business. 

On the lull of July, 187-2, Thomas H. Joslin was 
united in marriage with Miss Ella Fuller and unto 
them were boin four children: Ira, Delmer, Mary 
and Gilbert. The mother was called to her final 
rest March 5, 1885. All who knew her loved her 
and her death was sincerely mourned not only by 
her immediate family but by her many friends 
also. Mr. Joslin was again married July 30, 1887, 
when Miss Lizzie Kemp became his wife. She was 
born in Wautoma and her parents were numbered 
among the honored pioneers of Waushara County. 
They have one child. 

For the past thirty-five years our subject has 
been identified with the best interests and leading 
enterprises of the county. In his political affilia- 
tions he is a Republican and a stanch supporter of 
the party principles. During his residence in 
Spring Lake he served for five years as Postmaster 
and proved an able and efficient officer. 

. . .g . l .l T .g..-. 



^^XDREW H. SCOBIE, the junior member 
(^0| of the firm of Scobie & Son, manufactur- 
11 IB ers and dealers in plows, of Neshkoro, was 
^J born in the village where he yet makes his 

home on the '2d of October, 1859. He received 
his early education in the common schools of the 
village, afterward attended Ripon College for a 
year, and later pursued a business course under the 
direction of W. W. Daggett, of the Oshkosh Bnsi- 
siness College. When his education was completed 
he returned home and began traveling as salesman 
for his father, in which line of business he con- 
tinued for a period of six years with good success. 
At the end of that time he purchased a half inter- 
est in the business, and united his energy and 



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enterprise witli the experience and more nmturcii 
judgment of his fatlier. The firm of Scobie & Son 
has been remarkabl)' successful, and is now at 
the liead of one of the most prominent manufac- 
tories of Marquette County. Their trade is 
conslanti3' increasing and extends over a wide 
territory. 

Our subject displays much aliility in business 
circles, and in all probability in the course of time 
will become one of the wealthiest men of the com- 
munity. He is still single and makes his home 
with his parents in the village wliere his entire life 
lias been passed. 

WILLIAJI W. COOPER, who is the owner 
of a flne farm of 200 acres, situated on 
section 34, in the town of Buffalo, is 
numbered among the early settlers of Marquette 
County. He is a native of New Jersey, and a 
son of David and Rachel (Wyman) Cooper. His 
father was born in England and came to this coun- 
try in 1811), when forty-five years of age. He had 
previously been married, but his wife had died, 
and on bis journey he was accompanied by his two 
children — a son, who is supposed to have been 
killed during the late war, and a daughter. Mar}' 
Ann, who is now the wife of Nathan R. Bird, of 
Dunn County, Wis. Two years after his arrival in 
America, Mr. Cooper wedded Miss Rachel Wyman, 
a native of New Jersey, and a daughter of Isaac 
Wyman, who was also born in the same Slate, but 
traces his ancestry through many generations until 
the family is found to have been of Holland origin. 
The subject of this sketch was the only child 
born to David and Rachel Cooper. He was left an 
orphan when only four months old, his parents 
dying within a few woeks of one another. He had 
many relatives, and by them was cared for until he 
could earn his own livelihood. He w.ns born Oct. 
27, 1822, and at an early .age began working in a 
paper mill. In his youth he also engaged in clerk- 
ing, and afterward followed the profession of teach- 
ing until t«ent_v-f()ur years of age, when the 
aunt with whom he was living having died, he 
came to the West with the view of lrvin<r his 



I . 



fortune in the Territory of Wisconsin. He settled 
in Columbia County, where he remained three 
years, and in 1850 located on the fars; on which 
he now resides. He further completed his prepara- 
tions for a home by his marriage with Miss Lurana 
Rood, a native of the Empire State, and a daughter 
of Augustus and Bertha (Hale) Rood, who were 
natives of Massachusetts. With her parents she 
came to Wisconsin in 1845. Two children were 
born unto Mr. and Mrs. Cooper, daughters, but 
one is now deceased, Ella E., who died Aug. 
2, 1881, at the age of twenty 3'ears and twenty- 
four days, and was interred in the cemetery near 
her home. Mary A., the other daughter, is now 
the wife of George Eastman, a resident of Ash- 
land, Wis. 

As before stated, Mr. Cooper is the owner of a 
fine farm of 200 acres, which is under a high state 
of cultivation. He has made farming his life work, 
and by his good management, industry and fair 
dealing h.as been very successful, and Is numbered 
among the well-to-do citizens of the community. 
It was no easy task to convert the wild land into 
ts present state, but now his broad acres pay a 
t golden tribute to the care and cultivation which 
t he has bestowed upon them. Mr. Cooper is a warm 
' friend of the cause of temperance, and casts his 
I ballot with the Prohibition party. Though not a 
member of any church, he is liberal with his means 
in the suppoit of benevolent work, and is wi<lely 
known as an honest, industrious and intelligent citi- 
zen, whom Marquette County could illy spare. 



EiPHRAI.M KlNt;. who resides on section 28. 
in the town of .Marion, has m.ide his home 
t' in Waushara County during a longer period 
than almost any other of its citizens. Wisconsin 
was yet a territory at the time of his arrival, and 
this section of the State was not then divided into 
counties and townships. The nearest market was 
miles away, but few roads had been cut through, 
and there was little intercourse with the outside 
world. The county was thought to be on the ex- 
treme Western frontier. 'I'lie Indians still fre- 
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found in abundance, and wild animals were some, 
times seen and would oftentimes enter the farm 
yard of a settler and carry off a fowl or perliaps a 
j'oung |iiff. The present advanced condition of 
the county is due to the pioneer settlers, for thej' 
bore the hardships and trials of frontier life, per- 
formed the arduous tusk of developing its wild 
lantis and hud the foundation for its present pros- 
perity. 

Mr. King, whose name heads this sketch and is 
enrolled among the honored pioneers of Central 
Wisconsin, was born in Somersetshire, England, in 
18'21,andisa son of Richard and Hester (Ball) 
King, who were [larents of four sons and two 
daughters, three of whom are yet living: George, 
who resides in Waushara County; Charles, who is 
still living in England, and Ephraim, of this sketch. 
Mr. King and his wife were members of the Church 
of England, and were highly respected peoi)le. 
They have long since passed to their reward. 

In his native country our subject passed the 
days of his boyhood and earlj- youth, receiving 
such educational advantages as the common schools 
of that day afforded. AVhen a lad of fifteen years 
he left the parental roof and started out to make 
his own way in the world. He remained in En- 
gland until 1842, when he determined to seek a 
home in America, and crossed the broad Atlantic. 
He located on a farm near the city of AlbanJ^ in 
the State of New York, but four years later started 
for the West, and became a resident of AVaushara 
County, Wis., where he has since continued to re- 
side, covering a i)eriod of fort^'-three 3'ears. He 
was then in limited circumstances. With money 
acquired through his own efforts he purchased 
eighty acres of land and began its development. 
Since that time lie has carried on farmiug, and is 
now the owner of 4 40 acres, which 3'ield to him a 
golden tribute for the labor that he bestows upon 
it. Braving all opposition and overcoming all ob- 
stacles, bj- perseverance and industry he has worked 
his way upward until he is now numbeied among 
the substantial farmers of the community. 

In Gretn Lake County, Wis., Mr. King was 
united in marriage with Miss Hannah Berry, a na- 
tive of Ireland, and by their union three children 
imv? been born: Edwin, a farmei- of Minnesota; 



Arthur, who is living in Colorado; and Lester, at 
home. In his political atliliations Mr. King is a 
Republican. His honorable, upright life during all 
the years of his residence in Waushara County has 
made him many warm friends, and probably no 
man in tlie community is more widely known. 

^|^^HILO E. MINCKLEK. M. D., of Westlieltl, 

11 JIP joined the medical fraternity of Marquette 
''Mi**^ County in 187(5. lie is a native of the 

|1\ Province of Quebec, his birth occurring in 
that country in 1844. His father. Dr. Ezekiel 
Minckler, a prominent physician, was a native of 
A'ermont and a graduate of the medical depart- 
ment of the Ifniversity of that State, where he re- 
ceived the degree of M. D. in 1826. He graduated 
with the highest honors, and equipped with a thor- 
ough knowldge of his chosen profession, located 
in Plattsburg, N. Y., where he engaged in practice 
for a number of years. He then removed to Can- 
ada, where he continued to prosecute his profession 
until his death, which occurred in September, 1882. 
His wife, the mother of our subject, makes her 
home with the Doctor in Westfleld. Dr. Ezekiel 
Minckler was twice married, and by his first union 
had two children, a son and daughter, but the lat- 
ter is deceased. After the death of his first wife 
he married Harriet N. Keep, ami unto them were 
born three children: Dr. Philo; Alma, who re- 
ceived a superior education, was for a number of 
years a successful teacher, and has recently ei;tered 
the ministry of the Wesleyan Methodist Church 
an:l resides in Canada; Ilattie M. C, the youngest 
of the family, is the wife of the Rev. Benjamin 
Longley, B. A., who is now in Jlinnesota. 

Dr. Minckler, whose name heads this sketch, in 
early life determined to make the medical profes- 
sion his life work, and under the direction of his 
father began making preparations to that end. He 
obtained a license to practice from the Canadian 
government, and in 1866 entered upon his chosen 
career in his native land. The following year he 
came to the United States, and until 1875 engaged 
in practice in Iowa and Missouri. In the year 
ibove mentioned he returned to Canada and eil' 



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tered tlie medical department of the University of 
Bishops College in Montreal, where he remained 
one year, when he chose AVcstfield as the scene of 
his future operations, and located in that village. 
He at once secured a good practice, and devoted 
his attention to his professional duties until 1882, 
when desiring to receive a more thorough course 
of instruction he again returned to Canada and en- 
tered Bishops College, from which he was graduated 
witli the highest honors in the class of 1883, as 
Master of Surgery and Doctor of Medicine, the 
University conferring upon him the degree of 
M. D. C. M. The faculty of the college of which 
the Doctor is a graduate was composed of men of 
high standing in the medical i)rofession, and the 
Doctor's course of instruction was of a most thor- 
ough character, as the flattering testimonials of the 
various memhers of the faculty amply show. He 
has a wide reputation as a skillful surgeon and an 
able pliysician. ami has established an excellent 
practice that is increasing from j'ear to year. 

The Doctor has been twice married, and by his 
first union has two sons — Frank and .J. Alvin. His 
present wife was formerly Miss Ida M. Pond, 
daughter of Simeon Pond, of Westfield. Their 
marri.ige lias been blessed with one child — Flora 
Evelyn— born April .'?. 1879. 

I«^^ AMIKL M. OLDS, who is engaged in the 
^^^ iniinufacture of gloves and mittens in 
vt^l^' ^^ ''"'•oma. Wis., is a native of the Empire 
State, having been born in (ienesee County, 
N. Y., June 22, 1819. His father, .leremiah Olds, 
was born in Massachusetts, in 1771!. and w.is a 
soldier of the war of 1812. During that struggle 
he was engaged in running a ferry across the river 
at Fort Erie, on which the troops were conveyed 
over. In Massachusetts he married Miss Betsy 
ISLirsh, who was born in Connecticut in 1779. and 
si'on after they removed to Otsego County, N. Y., 
being among its first settlers. Later they became 
residents of Genesee County, which was comprised 
within tlie Holland purchase. There Mr. Olds de- 
velo| e I a large farm in the midst of a dense forest. 
It was no easy task to clear and cultivate that land. 



but he persevered in his efforts, and his labors were 
at length crowned with success. His nearest market 
at that time was BulTalo, and he and his family 
underwent all the hardships and trials of pioneer 
life. 

Mr. :.n(| Mrs. Olds were the parents of nine chil- 
dren, two of whom die<l in early life. The remain- 
ing seven lived to mature jears, and in the family 
for more than half a century, no death occurred. 
Ermina, the eldest child became the wife of Harry 
S. Turner, and is now living in Viola. Richland Co.. 
Wis.; Emetine died in Richland County in 1879; 
James D. died in March, 1888, in Chautauqua 
C^ounty, X. Y. ; Orville .1. is a professor of pen- 
manship in London. England; Rev. Abner I)., who 
was educated in Oberlin College of Ohio, and fitted 
himself for the ministry of the Congregational 
Church, served as chaplain in the 24th Regulars 
during the late war, and for six years was a mission- 
ary on the Island of Jamaica, but is now living in 
Oberlin; Horace P. died in Alabama in 1885; and 
Samuel completes the family. In early life, Mr. 
and Mrs. Olds were members of the Presbyterian 
Church, but afterwards united with the Congrega- 
tional Church. They were respected and honored 
citizens, whose lives of usefulness and uprightness 
won them many friends. Mrs. Olds died in Cat- 
taraugus County. N. Y.. on the 8th of July, 1855, 
and her family mourned the loss of a kind and 
tender mother and her acquaintances a faithfid 
friend. Mr. Olds survived bis wife many years, 
dying in 1872, at the very .advanced age of ninety- 
six. Many years before the war he advocated the 
freeing of the slaves, and was know n to be an 
abolitionist when it was considered very dangerous 
to betray one's principles on that subject. Immedi- 
ately on the organization of the Republican party, 
which was formed to prevent the further extension 
of slavery, he joined its ranks and with hope and 
fear watched the progress of the war until at length 
with great joy he witnessed its successful close. 

The subject of this notice was reared to manhood 
in his native county, and in a primitive log school 
house ac<|uired his education. The pupils were 
ranged in long rows on slab benches, and there 
conned the rudiments of knowleilge. Having 
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in marriage in Itliica, N. Y., in 1843, with Miss 
Nancj' Thompson, and unto thcni were born two 
children: Fredeiick S., a commercial traveler of 
Michigan, and Carrie A., who died in 1872. When 
the childre7i were yet quite young, the mother was 
called to her final rest, dying in December, 1852. 
In April, 1855, Mr. Olds wedded Miss Susie A. 
Ames, a daughter of Luther and Ruby (Davis) 
Ames, who were natives of New York, and died in 
that State, leaving Lheir daughter an orphan at the 
age of five years. 

In 1857, accompanied by his family, Mr. Olds 
emigrated to Wisconsin, and in Fond du Lac era- 
barked in hotel keeping, hut after a year came to 
Wautoma. He then became proprietor of the 
AVautoraa Hotel, hut afterward turned his atten- 
tion to agricultural pursuits and followed farming 
for a period of seven years. At the end of tliat 
lime he entered u|)ou his present business, the 
manufacture of gloves and mittens, which he had 
followed in the East. He has built up a good trade 
in that line and is now owner of one of the leading 
industries of the county. Enterprising and pro- 
pressive, he labors not alone for his own interests, 
but does all in his power for the ujjbuilding of the 
county and the promotion of all that tends to in- 
crease its prosperity. He is a warm supporter of 
the Republican parly, and has held a number of 
local offices. . He was instrumental in establishing 
the County Agricultural Society, in whioii he held 
the office of Treasurer for eight years. Mr. Olds 
and his estimable wife are widely known through- 
out the communitj- in which they make their home, 
and since coming to the county have secured many 
warm friends. 



ir_^ORACK L. STRAIGHT. Princeton, the 
liTjK home of our subject, may well be proud to 
^)^ number among its citizens him whose name 
'^ heads this sketch, for he is one of the most 
prominent dentists in either Green Lake or Mar- 
quette Counties. He is a native of the latter county 
having been born in the town of Shields, Jan. 1, 
1860, and the family to which he lielongs num- 
bered twelve children, seven of vvhom are still liv- 



ing. The parents, William and Betsy (Wittaker) 
Straight, were both natives of New York, and in 
1 853 removed from that State to Marquette County 
where Mr. Straight, who is a dentist by profession, 
located 215 acres of land in the town of Shields. 
For a iiurabcr of years tliat farm continued to be 
his home, but in 1865 he rented his land, removing 
tn Montello, where he has since been engaged in 
dentistry. He is a leading citizen, well known 
throughout the county and is highly respected by 
all who know him. 'I'he children of Dr. and Mrs. 
Straight yet living are: Franklin, who resides in 
Dakota; Lydia, wife of Ira J. Ward, a resident of 
Jloutcllo; Rosetta, wife of Jake Norcross, also of 
]Montello; Diana, wife of John Johnson of the same 
place; Horace of this sketch; Melvin O., who makes 
his home in Westtield, Marquette County; and Al- 
lizee, yet at home. 

Dr. Straight, father of this family, has identified 
himself with the Republican partj' since its organi- 
zation and as every true American citizen should 
do, feels an interest in political affairs. He is not 
only well versed in all topics pertaining to his pro- 
fession but has a general knowledge of the leading 
issues of the day and is a worthy and valued citizen. 
Socially, he is a member of the Masonic fratern- 
ity. 

Horace L. Straight, whose name heads this no- 
tice, remained at home until arriving at mature 
years, when choosing Edith Adsit as his partner 
for life, he made a home for himself. He had re- 
ceived his education in Montello, completing his 
studies in the High School, and in the office of his 
father had learned the profession which he now 
follows. On the first day of January, 1881, he was 
joined in wedlock with Miss Adsit, and an inter- 
esting family of three children, two sons and a 
daughter, has been born unto them. 

After his marriage. Dr. Straight continued to re- 
side in Montello engaging in business as a partner 
of his father for two years, when his health failing 
he concluded to change his manner of living and 
removed to the farm of Dr. Straight Sr., hoping 
that the bracing air of the country would prove 
beneficial. After two years his health was so 
greatly restored that he came to Princeton, rented 
an office and again engaged in dentistry. Suhse. 



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quent to tliat time lie erected the office where he 
now carries ou business. The liberal patronage 
whicii he receives is a high testimonial of his abil- 
ity and we join with his many friends in wishing 
him the greatest success. He has worked for the 
interests of the county, has liberally supported its 
public enterprises and has ever faithfully dis- 
charged his duties as a citizen, and in return should 
receive the support of the people. Since he has 
engaged in business two young men have studied 
dentistry under his direction and within a year af- 
ter entering his office passed successful examina- 
tions before the State Hoard. 

The Doctor takes an active part in political af- 
fairs and in forwarding the interests of the Repub- 
lican party, with which he has affiliated since at- 
taining to mature years. The pleasant home of 
the Doctor and his estimable wife is the abode of 
hospitality and the high position whicli thej' hold 
in the social world is indicative of their popular- 
itv. 



R. GUSTAVK C. H0VI':R has since 1882 
engaged in the practice of his pro- 



my-^-.- ^ - 

iriM^ fession in Princeton, Green Lake County. 
That period covers his entire career as a 
physician and the reputation which he has gained in 
those seven years is one which many an older prac- 
titioner might well envy. He received a thorough 
training at leading medical institutions, and by his 
untiring energy and ability has won marked suc- 
cess. The Doctor is a native of Germany, having 
been boin in Hamburg on the 3d of February. 
1860. His parents were John and Agnes (Moraht) 
Hoyer, further mention of whom is made in the 
sketch of Rev. A. G. Hoyer, pastor of the Luth- 
eran Church, of Princeton, which appears on 
another page of this volume. Our subject began 
his school life at Princeton, there pursuing his 
studies until the age of eleven years when he 
entered the Northwestern Iniversity at Water- 
town. Ft)r five 3'ears he was a student in that 
institution and during that period he determined 
to make the medical profession his life work. 
Willi the pur|iose of further fitting himself for his 
intei.deil labors he went to Oshkosh. where for two 



years he engaged in studying medicine under the 
direction of Drs. C. and F. H. Linde. He then at- 
tended three courses of lectures at the Rush Medi- 
cal College, of Chicago, graduating with honor in 
the class of 1882. When his studies were com- 
pleted he determined to engage in practice in the 
town which had so long been his home and we have 
seen with what success. 

Gustave Hoyer on the filh of May, 1883, led to 
the marriage altar Miss Emma Kiesel and their 
union has been blessed with two interesting daugh- 
ters, Emma and Lucy. The Doctor and his wife 
hold a high position in the social world and have 
man}' warm friends in Princeton and throughout 
the surrounding country. He is widely and 
prominently known in professional circles. His 
worthy ambition, ever urging him on to some- 
thing higher, makes him a close student and one 
who is familiar with the latest theories and facts of 
tlie profession. He is local surgeon for the North- 
western Railroad, Medical Examiner of several 
insurance companies, Health Officer of Princeton 
and a member of the State Medical Society. He 
takes a deep interest in political aff^airs and since 
attaining his majority has supported the principles 
of the Republican party, while religiously, he and 
his wife are members of the Lutheran Church, of 
which his brother. Rev. .V. G. Hoyer, is pastor. 



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"^fpjy.YRON COLE, who is numbered among the 
jl^^ pioneer settlers of Waushara County, of 
j'iffejjl' 1852, is now engaged in farming on section 
^^f' 1 in the town of Marion. He was born in 
Cattaraugus County, N. V., April 17, 1831, and is 
a son of Daniel M. and Mary (Bigelow) Cole, both 
of whom were natives of Vermont. Their mar- 
riage was celebrated in the Green Mountain State, 
and in 1820, they removed to New York, settling 
in Cattaraugus County, where Mr. Cole followed 
carpentering for many years. He Later engaged in 
farming, which was his business at the time of his 
dentil. Both he and his wife p.assed away in the 
native county of our subject. They were highly 
respected people, whose Christian characters won 
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supporter of the Democratic party, but entertain- 
ing strong abolition principles, he joined tlie Re- 
liublican part\-, which was formed to prevent'thc 
further extension of slavery. The faniil3' of this 
worthy couple numbered the children following: 
A. A., who was one of the earliest settlers and is 
still a resident of Waushara County; Edwin F., 
who was killed during the trouble with the Sioux 
Indians at Deadwood. Uak. ; Allen T., who served 
as captain in a New York regiment for three years 
and is now a leading attorney of Waverly, ^'an 
lUiren Co., Iowa; L}iiian, who followed the sea as 
one of the crew of the old ship, ''Columbus" lor 
three years, but is now living in Dakota; Vernon, 
a resident of Black River Falls, Wis., who served 
in the late war and is living near the same city; 
Byron of this sketch; Ozro. who is living on the 
old homestead in New York, and Miiiam, wife of 
a Mr. Wilcox, also of the Empire State. 

In the usual manner of farmer lads our subject 
spent the days of his boyhood and youth. Dur- 
ing the winter season he attended the district 
schools of the neighborhood, while in the summer 
he assisted his father in the cultivation of the home 
farm. On leaving the parental roof, in 18.52, he 
made his way to Wisconsin and from that time 
until the present has been a resident of Waush:ira 
County. Shortly after his arrival he entered eighty 
acres of his present farm, the land being then in 
its primitive condition. Not a furrow had been 
turned or an improvement made, but with charac- 
teristic energy he beg.in the dcveloijmcnt of a 
farm, determining to make the pursuit which he 
had followed in his boyhood days, his life work. 
Those who know the circumstances in which he 
started out in this county, see that his choice has 
proved a wise one. The little frame house which 
he built in those early days still forms a part of his 
present commodious residence, but it is furnished 
with and surrounded by all the comforts and many 
of the luxuries of life, and gives evidence of the 
prosperity which has crowned the efforts of the 
ownei-. 

Having made prei)arations for a lionie. Mr. Cole, 
in 1856, was united in marriage with Mis.s Hannah 
Sanders. They began their domestic life on the 
farm which he had made and every thing went 



smoothly and pleasantly until 18()1. From earliest 
da3's, the S3'mpathies of Mr. Cole have been en- 
listed in behalf of the oppressed bondsmen of the 
South, and when warj'esulted from the strong feel- 
ing which had grown up between the rival sections, 
he felt it his duty to strike a blovv for the |)reserva- 
tion of the Union and his country's honor. Bidding 
a sad farewell to his wife and two little chil- 
dren, on the 9th of May, 1861, he enlisted in Com- 
pany' I, 7th Wisconsin Infantry for three years 
service. The regiment was organized at Madison 
and then marched to the front. Many were the 
important engagements in which it particip.ated, 
including the battle of Arlington Heights and 
Fredericksburg. During the summer of 1862, it 
did garrison duty for a portion of the time. Join- 
ing the A.rmy of the Potomac, on the 28th of 
August, it participated in the famous engagement 
known as the second battle of Bull Run and on the 
29th of the same month took part in the hotly con- 
tested battle of Gainesville. While in the act of 
firing, Mr. Cole was slightly wounded in the right 
arm and for a short time was forced to remain in 
the hospital. Rejoining his regiment as soon as 
he was able, with the command he participated in 
the most hotly contested engagement of the war, 
the battle of Gettysburg. He was also in the 
thickest of the fight during the battle of the 
Wilderness. On the 18th of June, 1864, while en- 
gaged in the siege of Petersburg, the 7th Iowa 
was ordered to charge the works. At the head of 
his men, Mr. Cole started forward but was struck 
by a ball in the face, the ball passing through the 
flesh under the nose and coming out under the 
right ear. He was then again sent to the hospit.al. 
where later he served on detached duty, remaining 
in charge of the government works and guarding 
the railroad from there to Washington On 
the 14th of July, 1865, he was mustered out of 
service. Four long years, years of pain, toil and 
hardship, had he fought for the preservation of 
the Union and the freedom of the slaves. He was 
ever found at his post, faithfully discharging his 
duty and with his regiment performed no little ser- 
vice for the government. During the battle of the 
Wilderness, in an indirect manner, Mr. Cole was 
the means of saving Gen. Grant's army from do- 



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fent. The and. 6tli and Tlh Wisconsin, 19th 
Indiana and 24th Miciiigan regiments farmed wliat 
was known as the Iron Brigade. On the 5th of 
May, they broiie camp early in the morning and 
were stationed in advance of Grant's army. An 
attack was momentarily expected and while on the 
march a body of cavalry returned with the in- 
formation that Lee was advancing. The Iron 
Brigade was a mile in advance of the main army 
and when the news reached them,the3' formed into 
line of battle and for twenty minutes held the enemy 
in check. An order was then given to double 
quick, charge, and with a rush they gained the top 
of the hill but the Iron Brigade was almost com- 
pletely demoralized. Too much cannot be said in 
its praise for no other brigade showed more cour- 
age or daring, or diil more effective service during 
the war. During the time that the army was in the 
most precarious condition Mr. Cole, rushing to the 
front and seeing the solid line coming took in the 
situation at a glance. He saw that in a short time, 
if some measure were not t.iken to prevent it, 
the entire army would be almost surrounded. 
Standing at the head of his men he gave the order 
to stand firm and then shouted "charge." The 
brigade succeeded in repulsing the enemy, but had 
it not been for his quick insight into the situation 
and his promptness in movement, the entire army 
would have jjrobably been lost. 

When the war was over. Mr. Cole returned to his 
liome and his three little children, who had been 
left motherless. While he was engage:! in duty at 
the South, his wife received the final summons, her 
death occurring on the 9th of April, 1862. He 
was again married July 14. 18C5. the lady of his 
choice being Miss Mary F. Pynchon. By his tirst 
marriage he had three cliildren. namely: William 
H.. who wedded Elsie Hynes and is now living in 
Washington; Byron E.. who wedded Mary Rhode 
and is living in Wisconsin, and Lillian, wife of 
J.imes Spencei-,of Poysippi, Waushara County. Two 
children have been liorn of the second marriage of 
Mr. Cole, Frederick and Flora, who are yet at home. 

From the wild and uncultivated land which Mr. 
Cole secured on his arrival In this county he has de- 
veloped a fine farm, and is regarded as one of the 
most prosperous citizens of the town of Marion. 



He has witnessed the growth of the county from 
its early infancy, has been an active participant in 
its development and has aided greatly in its up- 
building anil progress. His honorable, upright 
life has won him the confidence of all; his war 
record is one of which he might well be proud and 
his success is that which comes of industry, enter- 
prise and al>ility 

"= LORENTINE A. HO TCHKISS, who resides 

PI on section 12, in the town of Packwaukee, 
Marquette County, is a representative of 
one of the earl}' families of this community, his 
father, Willis Hotchkiss, having settled on the farm 
where our subject now resides, in the fall of 18.50. 
He was born near Catskill. N. V., Oct., 16, 1806. 
and was a son of a Revolutionary soldier. He 
was a car[)enter and joiner by trade but in after 
life followed farming. He married .Samantha Mal- 
lory and with his famil}- emigrated to Wisconsin 
in the spring of 1850, settling in what is now Green 
Lake Count}', but in the fall of the same year came 
to Marquette County. He pre-empted land on 
section 11. in the town of Pickwaukee and for 
thirty years there made his home. He was a good 
farmer, a prosperous business man and one of the 
leading and influential citizens of the community. 
His death occurred April 3, 1881, and his wife also 
died on the old homestead Jan. 11. 18H6. at the 
advanced age of eighty years. Four of their five 
children are still living — Mrs. Mary J. Wells, who 
resides in Fond du Lac; Mrs. Flora Pond, of 
Westfield; Harriet, wife of Charles Richards, of 
Wausau, Wis.; and Florentine A. Frederick died 
March 9, 1853, at the age of eighteen 3ears. 

The subject of this sketch remained under the 
parental roof until he entered the army. He was 
reared to manhood upon the old farm, being sub- 
ject to all the e.Kperienccs and difficulties of pio- 
neer life. He offered his services to the Govern- 
ment on the 1st of November, 1861. and was en- 
rolled as a member of Company C. 3rd Wisconsin 
Cavalry, with which he served until the close of the 
war. The reginieiit went into camp at Jauesville, 



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and thence went to St. Louis, where after a month 
orders were received to proceed to Ft. Leaven- 
worth, Kan. Horses were there provided for the 
troops which completed their equipments and it was 
not long before they were engaged in active duty. 
His service was not a kiud to vvin honor and dis- 
tinction, hut was often fraught with more perils 
and liardship than fell to the lot of those engaged 
in regular warfare. Ft. Scott remained the liead- 
quarters of the regiment during liie entire service 
hut it was engaged in guard duty and in warfare 
with the guerrillas and liusiiwhackers. Mr. Hotch- 
kiss also acted as scout and as escort for emigrant 
and United States mail trains. The first engage- 
ment in which he participated was at Jlontevallo, 
after wliicii he jxarticipated in the raid under Gen. 
Blunt to Van Buren. In September, 1863, he was 
sent with a detail from his battalion to Baxter 
Springs, who reinforced that post and was there 
attacked by the rebel guerrillas under Quantrell 
who rode their horses on to the very breastworks 
of the fortifications. Wiien they left that place 
Quantrell and his band of guerrillas, disguised in 
Federal uniforms, attack Gen. Blunt, who with an 
escort of about 100 men was left to face the rebels 
alone. He stood his ground until the rebels ad- 
vanced to a hand to hand encounter when those who 
had not before fallen retreated to the main body. 
Mr. Holehkiss assisted in burying about eighty 
victims of that bloody battle. During Price's 
raid in Missouri during September, 1864, he was 
with his battalion in Lexington, that State under 
Gen. Rosecrans. When the army leached Lexing- 
ton it was found that Price had fled to the Big and 
Little Blue Rivers, and he was in the skirmish- 
ing there and at Independence, and assisted in 
driving Price across the Kansas River. On the 
bank of that stream Gen. Curtis halted until re- 
enforced by Gen. Pleasanton when he again started 
in pursuit of Price, whom ho overtook at Wine 
Creek, where a large amount of ammunition and 
provisions were captured While on the march 
the rations of the army were nearlj- exhausted but 
were increased by a supply train. The main part 
of the regiment to which Mr. Hotehkiss belonged 
was then sent to act as an escort for that train, re- 
turning to Ft. Scott to be mustered out. He 



served several months beyond his term of enlist- 
ment and was twice offered a discharge while lying 
sick in the hospital at Ft. Scott from August, 1863, 
until the following March. 

Ml. Hotehkiss was mustered out of| service 
at Madison, Wis., Feb. 16, 1865, after which he 
returned home and resumed farming. Haviii"- 
provided himself with a home, he then looked about 
him for a heli)U]ate whom he found in the person 
of Miss Emma Hadden, their union being celebra- 
ted July 21, 1869. She is a daughter of Lyman 
an! Emily Hadden, who were parents of two chil- 
dren. Her brother Hiram enlisted in the 10th 
New York Cavalry, serving from 1861 until 1865, 
and when last heard from was a resident of Kala 
mazoo, Mich. Her father died when she was ten 
years old and her mother, when twenty years of 
age. Mrs. Hotehkiss was born in Morrisville, 
Madison Co., N. Y.. in 1848, and by her marriage 
became the mother of four children — Willie, born 
Sept. 3, 1870; Flossie, Aug. 29, 1874; Lettie, May 
20, 1876; and Walter, June 5. 1880. 

In his agricultural pursuits, Mr. Hotehkiss has 
been quite successful and now has one of the most 
highly cultivated and improved farms of the 
county. He takes an active interesi in the welfare 
of the community and is ever willing to do his 
share towards its ui)building. He was a faithful 
soldier during the late war. The blood of a Rev- 
olutionary patriot flows in his veins and like his 
illustrious grandsire he responded to his country's 
call in her hour of need and was ever found at his 
post of dnty. 



^APT J.X.P. 
II _ number of yea 
"^^y citizen of Wau 



BIRD, deceased, was for a 
rears a [irominent and respected 
"aushara County. He was born 
in Madison County, N. Y., on the 9th of October, 
1835, and two years later was brought by his par- 
ents to Madison, Wis., where he remained until 
1859. In the meantime he learned the trade of a 
baker, and engaged in that and the confectionery 
business until his removal to Wautoma, Waushara 
County. 

On the nth of Februaiy, 1864, Capt. Bird was 
united in marriage with Miss Charlotte T. Parker, 



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the wcdfliug bt'ing ccleln'aUHl in Woodstock, IIL 
At the breaking out of the Rebellion he had en- 
tered the service of his country. Aug. 5, 1861, in 
Company L 7th Wisconsin, and his marriage oc- 
curred during a furlongh. He first enlisted in the 
three-months' service, and wlien that term had ex- 
pired be re-enlisted for tiiree years as a "North- ' 
western Tiger." belonging to Company I of tlie 
7th Wisconsin Infantry. On the 27th of August, I 
1861, he was wounded, but on his recovery imme- | 
diately joined his command. Previous to that 
time he was commissioned Second Lieutenant, and 
on the 27th of February, i863, he was promoted lo 
the rank of Captain, in wliich he served until being 
mustered out of service. On bidding good-bve to 
their Captain his company presented him with a 
valuable sword, «ash and belt. He won the love 
and esteem of those whom he commanded in an 
unusual degree, and their gift was a token of their 
high regard for him. By his gentlemanly conduct 
and his faithfulness to duty, he also won the con- 
fidence and respect of his superior ofHcers. He 
continued to serve his country until Sept. 26, 1864, 
although his term had expired some time previously. I 
He reached his home in Wautoma, December fol- | 
lowing, after more than three years spent upon the 
battlefields of the South. 

Capt. Bird at once resumed farming, and fol- 
lowed that occupation until his deatli, wiiicli oc- 
curred on the ;5d of September, 1886. Few men 
have been more honored in the communit}' where I 
they resided than he, and it is but justice to his I 
friends and relatives that we insert his sketch in the 
volume which contains a record of tlie prominent 
and representative citizens of the county. He 
served as Chairman in IidIIi tlie town of Dakota 
and Wautoma, was for a nurnl)er of years .lus- 
tiee of the Peace, and in 186!) represented his dis- 
trict in the General Assemply of the State. He 
served as Deputy Clerk of the Circuit Court, from ' 
187!) until 1882, when he w.is elected Clerk of the 
court, which oHicc he continued lo hold until his j 
death. He w.ns also Treasurer of his town several 
years, and his official career was marked with the 
greatest fidelity to duty. He won not only the 
confidence of his constituents, but also of his polit- . 
ical opponents. For several years he successfully | 



carried on the general insurance business, and was 
an attorney and claim agent. 

Capt. Bird was widely and favorably known by 
the citizens of Waushara County, and his loss was 
keenl3' felt by the whole community. The ilasonic 
lodge of whicli lie was a member aided the stricken 
wife and children in laying him away to rest. His 
funeral was one of the largest ever held in this 
part of the county, there being 1 1 1 vehicles in the 
procession. He was also a charter member and the 
first Commander of Ed. Saxe Post, G. A. R.. and 
his comrades extended their heart-felt sympathy to 
the family, consisting of wife and three children — 
Katie, Mabel G. and Robert K. Capt. Bird w.as 
faithful in the discharge of every duty to his fam- 
il}-, his neigiibors, his comrades, his country and his 
God. It was not death for him to die, but was 
merely going 

"(Jut of the shadow of s.idness 
Into the sunshine of gladness 
Into the light of the blest; 
Out of the land so dreary 
Out of the world so weary 
Into the raptures of rest."' 



WILLIAM ROBINSON, who resides on sec- 
tion 21. in the town of Westfield, is a 
worthy representative of the Irish citizens 
of Marquette County. He was born in County 
Down in the month of August, 1822, and is a son 
of James Robinson, who died when William was 
hut a lad. His wife, the mother of our subject, 
survived her luisliand a number of years. They 
were parents of four cliildreii. all of whom grew to 
mature years, while two are yet living — William, 
who was the only son : and Eliza, widow of Hugh 
Coughran, a resident of Steele County, Dakota. 

The boyhood days of our subject were unmarked 
by any event of special importance, but after at- 
taining to man's estate he was united in marriage 
with Miss Sarah Bennett, a sister of John Bennett, 
of the town of Weslfiehl. Thoy begin their do- 
mestic life in their native country, but with the 
hope of bettering their condition in the New World, 
they bade good-bye lo home and friends and in 



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1851, sailed for America. The first stimmer afler 
their arrival was spent in Uexter, Midi., but in the 
fall of the same year we Hud them in Marquette 
County, where they have since made their home. 
Settling on land in the town of WestSeld in 
1854, Mr. Robinson began the development of 
the farm which is now his home. It was 
indeed no easy task to transform the hitherto un- 
cultivated land into a tract of sucli great fertility, 
but nothing daunted by the trials and difficulties 
of pioneer life he began his work and day by day 
added to the amount of land which he had cultiva- 
ted. When the land was cleared he planted crops 
and it was not long before his efforts were rewarded 
with bounteous harvests, and now his broad acres 
pay a golden tribute to the care and cultivation 
which he bestows upon them. He has also made 
many improvements of a substantial character and 
justlj' ranks among the leading farmers of the com- 
munitj'. 

Ten children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. 
Robinson, five sons and five daughters: James, 
John, William, Elmer, Sarah Ann, Isabel, Eliza and 
Jane Agnes. Two children are deceased — Samuel, 
who died at the age of twenty-two years; and Mary 
Jane, who died when three years of age. The par- 
ents are both members of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church and are earnest and consistent christian 
people. They are now in their declining years but 
in looking backward need feel no regret for the 
past and in looking forward have no fears for the 
future. Their lives have been well and worthily 
spent and throughout the community they are held 
in the highest regard. As a citizen, Mr. Robinson 
is faithful and true. He loves Ireland as the land 
of his birth, but has never yet had occasion to re- 
gret casting his lot with the people of America. 



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|L ON. WILLIAM HENRY DAKIN. the ear- 
W)r liest settler of the town of Brooklyn, 
'!^^ Green Lake County, yet living, is now en- 
(^ gaged in farming on section 36. He was 
born in Poughkeepsie. Dutchess Co., N. Y.. Aug. 8, 
1816, and is a son of Ebenezer K. and Clarissa 
(Wilson) Dakin, who were also natives of the Em- 



pire State, where they made their home until emi- 
grating to this county some years after the arrival 
of our subject. William was educated in the pub- 
lic and private schools of his native count3', com- 
pleting his school life in Poughkeepsie Academy. 
When seventeen years of age he went to live with 
a brother-in-law, and upon reaching his majority 
sailed for South America, visiting several of the 
countries on that continent. Returning to his 
home, he then resided in New York until 1843, 
when he decided to cast his lot with the pioneer 
settlers of Wisconsin, and became a resident of 
Green Lake County. Soon afterward he selected 
a tract of land — his present farm — but did not 
long remain in the West at that time. After his 
second arrival, he went to Illinois where he purchased 
five yoke of oxen and then began the improve- 
ment and cultivation of his land. His first crop 
of wheat yielded eighty bushels in all, and was the 
first wheat raised in this locality. Beliving that 
land would rapidly increase in value, he made sev- 
eral judicious investments and branched out as a 
real-estate dealer, at the same time helping others 
to secure homes, and also enter claims. While as- 
sisting others to make permanent settlements, he 
was mindful of his own interests and at different 
times made purchases until his possessions aggrega- 
ted between 3,000 to 4,000 acres. He has, how- 
ever, since disposed of a part of that amount- but 
is yet an extensive land owner. 

Mr. Dakin's first shelter when he came to this 
county was a tent, in one corner of which he made 
bed of hay, blankets and a buffalo robe furnishing 
the covering. He has often been heard to remark 
that those were the happiest days of his life. The 
independence and freedom exactly suited him. He 
afterward built a log house, living in one end of 
it. while his horse was stabled in the other until 
better arrangements could be made. Subsequently 
he hauled lumber from Portage and erected a frame 
dwelling. The nearest mill in those early days was 
at Watertown, and mail was received but once a 
month. 

Mr. Dakin has never been a politician or an of- 
fice-seeuer, but has held some important trusts. 
He was one of three Commissioners appointed to 
conduct the county affairs under the old regime, 



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and when the county got involved with the rail- 
road company over some bonds, was chosen Chair- 
main of the town of Brooklyn, it then becoming 
his duty to assist in making satisfactory arrange- 
ments between the two parties. He assisted in 
saving the county some *13,000. He retained his 
position until the county was free from indebted- 
ness an<l placed on a solid financial basis, when be 
resigned. In 1 874 he was elected to the State Leg- 
islature and served in the session of 1875. with 
satisfaction to his constituents. Before the county 
w.is divided, Mr. Dakin served as Treasurer of Mar- 
quette Count}- for three years. He was Chairman 
of Brooklyn for several j'ears while the lawsuit 
will! the railroa(J company was in the courts. He 
supported the Democratic party previous to the 
war, since which time he has been an ardent advo- 
cate of the Republican party. He has never mar- 
ried, but still lives in single blessedness. Numbered 
among the leading and respected citizens of the 
community, we find William H. Dukin. and are 
pleased to record his sketch in this volume. His 
history is inseparably connected with that of the 
county which owes not a little of her progress, up- 
building and advancement to his untiring labors 
in lier behalf. He was never known to shirk any 
duty of citizenship imposed upon him. but is ever 
faithful to a trust. See portrait. 



(j^, YLVESTER B. DIBELL is one of the early 
^^^ settlers of the town of Montello, Mar- 
|lj[^_Jf) quette County, where he has made his home 
since November. 1853, covering a period of 
more than thirty -six years. He was born in Ashta- 
bula County. Ohio, on the 12th of June. 1812. r.nd is 
a son of John and Dency (Baldwin) Dibell. His 
father was born in Massachusetts, but was reared 
in the Empire State, of which the mother was a 
native, though her parents came from Connecticut. 
To John Dibell and wife was born a family of seven 
children, five sons and two daugiiters, all of whom 
grew to mature years, while two .sons and a daughter 
are living at this writing, namely: Sylvester B., of 
this sketcli : Timothy, a resident of Michigan; and 



j Calista, wife of Amos B. Luce, of Columbus, Ohio. 
' The deceased are Mrs. Caroline Taylor, Harvey 
, L., and .lolin A. Another son, Elihu, died in in- 
] fancy. In 1810 John Dibell removed with his 
family to Ashtabula County, Ohio, where he and 
his wife spent thnir last days. 

The subject of this notire was reared to the oc- 
cupation of farming, which he has made his life 
work. As before stated, he came to Marquette 
County in the fall of 1853. settling on section 7. in 
the town of Montello. where he still makes his 
home. He was married in his native State to Miss 
Lucia Tinker, a native of Ohio, but she was only 
permitted to enjoj- her new home in Marquette 
Count}', Wis., for about a year. He was then again 
married in April, 1855, his second union being 
with Adeline Cook, who was born in the town of 
Sheffield, Caledonia Co., At, in 1830. and is a 
daughter of Nathaniel and Rachel (Hawkins) 
Cook. She came with her parents from the Green 
, Mountain State to Marquette Count}- in 1853. 
Her mother has been dead maiiy years, but her 
father is still living in the town of Packwaukee. at 
the advanced age of ninety-five years. He was a 
soldier of the War of 1812. and in recognition of 
his services receives a pension. His sketch is 
given elsewhere in this volume. 
i Mr. Dibell still devotes his attention to farming 
and is the owner of seventy acres of valuable land, 
while his wife owns an adjoining eighty acres. 
He passed through all the trials and hardships of 
pioneer life, but though he had to contend with 
many disadvantages in those early days, he is now 
in comfortable circumstances. He and his wife are 
numbered among the respected citizens of the town 
of Montello, where they :.re so widely known and 
wliere thev have so long ma<le their home. 

By his first marriage Mr. Dibell had four chil- 
dren, three sons and a daughter. His sons all 
servetl in the late war. Monroe was a member of 
the 3d Wisconsin Batter}' and w.as killed in the bat- 
tle of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Adelbert was a mem- 
ber of the 3d Wisconsin Cavalry, but was dis- 
charged on account of disability, after which he 
re-enlisted in the 48th Wisconsin Infantry, and 
died Sept. 16, 1863; Edward served in the 48lh 
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Mrs. Ann C. Washburn of Montello. The children 
born to S^^lvester and Adeline Dibell are Sarah, 
wife of Austin Wilkins, of Montello; Lucia A., 
wife of Simeon Eastman; and John N., who is on 
the old home farm. 



^ATHAN II. STRONG. The histoi> of 
Green Lake Count}- would be incomplete 
and it would be great injustice to his many 
friends if we should omit from this record the 
sketch of Mr. Strong, the founder of the city of 
Berlin. He was born on Isle La Mott, Grand Isle 
Co., Vt., on the llth day of November, 1813, 
and was a son of Nathan and Sally (Westover) 
Strong. The days of his boyhood and youth were 
passed in his native State, and on reaching maturity 
be was united in the holy bonds of matrimony with 
Miss Sarah Sheldon, the wedding taking place in 
Michigan in 1834. A family of five children, three 
sons and two daughters, was born of their union : 
Lewis G., the eldest, was a Captain in the 5th Wis- 
consin Regiment during the late war, and is said to 
have been the first enlisted man of Berlin. He had 
studied the legal profession and was a young lawyer 
of much promise, but when his country uecame en- 
compassed by danger he laid aside the work which 
he had chosen and responded to the Government's 
{■all for aid.. He was shot in the assault on Mary's 
Hill, below Fredericksburg, May 3, 1863, and the 
wound caused his death. He was a brave officer 
who had won his commission as Captain by his 
meritorious conduct and dauntless courage on the 
Held of battle. His record as a student was a bril- 
liant one and he had already gained prominence at 
the bar, when in his patriotic devotion to his 
country he enlisted in her defense and gave his life 
a ransom for her preservation. His brother, James 
R., was also a martyr of that struggle, being killed 
dnringthe Seven ]3ays' Battle of the Wilderness. 

Mr. Strong was the first settler of the city of 
Berlin and was its founder. He settled on its site 
in tlio fall of l.SKJ and platted a village whicii he 
called Strongville, and which was afterwards 
known as Strong's Landing. He built the first saw- 
mill in the village and also erected the first resi- 



dence. Time passed, and other settlers came, and 
as the years flew by the little hamlet continued to 
grow until it has now been transformed into the 
beautiful and populous city of Berlin, which con- 
tains 5,000 inhabitants. 

The death of Mr. Strong's wife occurred in 
Ceresco, Wis., Nov. 5, 1845, after which he was 
again married, his second union being with Miss 
Amanda Carhart, by whom he had one child, a son, 
Nathan H., who is now living in Chicago with his 
mother. 

Mr. Strong was an active business man and liad 
his life been prolonged would no doubt have held 
his place in the community as a prominent citizen, 
but six years after settling in Berlin he was called 
home on the 23d of August, 1852. He was a Whig 
in politics and a faithful and consistent member of 
the Baptist Church. Though but comparatively 
few of the settlers of Green Lake County were ac- 
quainted with him, he is known by reputation to 
the present generation and through years to come 
will be remembered with love and gratitude as the 
founder of Berlin. 



%^ ENRY D. BAXTER has been a resident of 
Waushara County since 1854, and is now 
ving a retired life in the village of Wau- 
toma, enjoying a well earned rest after 
years of toil in which he accumulated the compe- 
tency that now enables him to lay aside all business 
duties. He was born in Dutchess County, N. Y., 
Jan. 28, 1843, and is a son of G. W. and Betsy E. 
(Horn) Baxter, both of whom were natives of the 
same State. Their family consisted of our subject, 
the eldest; James A., who is living in Waupaca, 
Wis., and was a soldier of the late war in the 30th 
Wisconsin Infantry; George F. is a merchant of 
Saxeville, Waushara County; Etfle is the wife of 
Henry Sattler, a resident farmer of Fond du Lac 
County; Peter makes his home in Saxeville; Eliza- 
beth is living with her father, and the other mem- 
bers of the family are now deceased. Mr. Baxter, 
Sr., is yet living and makes his home in Saxeville, 
where he has resided for many years. Though of a 
rather quiet and reserved disposition, he is a man 



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of strong conviction and is numbered :uiioii<!; the 
prominent citizens of the community in wliicli lie 
resides. He cast his first Presidential vote for 
William Henry Harrison in 1840, and in 1888, 
voted for the grandson of the Tippecanoe hero, 
who is our present executive. His wife was called 
to her final rest in August, 1888. dying in the faith 
of the Methodist Church of which slic was long a 
consistent member. 

Our subject was a lad of ten years when he ac- 
companied his parents to Wisconsin, and since that 
time he has been a resident of Waushara Count}'. 
His early life was passed in much the usual manner 
of farmer lads, assisting his father in the cultiva- 
tion of land during the summer months, while in ; 
tlie winter season lie attended the common schools. ! 
At the age of seventeen years he was apprenticed I 
to a shoemaker with whom lie was to learn the , 
trade, remaining in his employ for three years, 
during which time he was to receive his board and 
clothes while iioO was to be paid his father for his 
lime. Before his term had expired circumstances 
so shaped themselves that he felt he could no 
longer work, for the Civil War broke out and see- 
ing the country's great peril he determined that 
his services should be given in defense of the j 
Union cause. His employer was loath to release j 
him. but after Mr. Baxter had given his note for j 
$100 he was permitted to leave, and on the otli of 
October, 1863, became a member of Company 
H. of the 30th Wisconsin Infantry, to serve until 
the close of the war. He was mustered into the 
United States service at Camp Washburn. Mil- ' 
waukee, and wiih his command was at once ordered 
to St. Louis, whence the troops were sent by 
water to Ft. Rice, Dak. That fort had been 
built to protect navigation and to check tlie 
ravages of the Indians. The following October, 
the regiment was sent to Louisville, Ky., where it 
was engaged in several skirmishes and did provost 
duty until the close of the war, when it was mus- 
tered out m October, 1865, after which our subject 
returned to Poysippi, Waushara County, and re- 
sumed the shoemaker's trade. 

While there residing, on Christmas Day, of 1866, 
Mr. Baxter w.as united in marriage with KUen 
Colt, who was born in Oakland, Jefferson Co., 



Wis., May 10, 1848, and is a daughter of R. P. and 
Emily (Boughton) Colt, who were natives of the 
Empire State, but who are now residents of Poy- 
sippi. Mr. Baxter remained in that village en- 
gaged at his trade of shoemaking until 187.5, when 
he removed to Berlin, Green Lake Countj'. where 
he was engaged in bidding in mail routes acd 
staging. His first contract was in 1872, the route 
being hotween Berlin and Waupaca. He carried five 
different mails for about ten years, making Berlin 
his home until 1882. when he purchased a farm of 
160 acres adjoining the village of Wautoma. He 
is still engaged in staging, having the contracts 
from Wautoma to Berlin, east, and Plainfield, west. 

Mr. and Mrs. Baxter are parents of four children 
— Arthur A., born October 5, 1867. married 
Anstice Jones, and is now living in AVautoma; 
Delia L.. born June 13, 1871, is now attending 
school at Janesville; Daisy B.. born April 21, 
1873; and Fred [L. born ^'ov. 5. 1876. are still at 
home. The ciiildren have all received good educa- 
tional advantages and are. therefore, prepared to 
become useful citizens in any cfinimunity where 
their lots may be cast. 

Mr. Baxter and his wife are members of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church and arefaitiiful labor- 
ers in the Master's vineyard. They give liberally 
to the support of the cause of Christ and do all in 
their power to aid iu the upbuilding of his cause. 
Socially our subject is a member of Ed. .Saxe Post, 
No. 13.5, O. A. R., of Wautoma, and his wife be- 
longs to the W. R. C. an auxilliary of that organi- 
zation and also holds membership in the Woman's 
Christian Temperance I'nion. Charitable and 
benevolent, they are ever ready to extend a help- 
ing hand to the poor and needy and their lives of 
usefulness, of lionesty and uprightness, are well 
worthy of emulation. 



\F^ HINEAS WALKER, deceased, was born in 
ij Jl) Poland, Maine, on the 18th of December, 
%2|s*^ 1820, an<l was a son of James P. and Jo- 
j^ haiina (Snell) Walker. He grew to man- 
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schools a liberal education. At length he deter- 
mined to tiy his fortune in the West and chose the 
new State of Wisconsin as the scone of his future 
labors. Leaving his old home in the Pine Tree 
State in 1851, he emigrated to Waushara County, 
settling in Wautoma, where he made his home un- 
til his death. F"our years later, in 1856, he was 
joined in wedlock with Miss Mary Stratton, a most 
estimable lady, and a daughter of Gardner and 
Clarrissa (Bemis) Stratton. who ai-e numbered 
among the early settlers of AVausiiara County. 
By their union were born four children, who are 
yet living, namel}': Nellie, George P., Hattie and 
Artiiur. George is now engaged in the hardware 
business. Gardner .Stratton was born in Chenango 
County, N. Y., married Clarissa Bemis and together 
with his family settled in Wautoma, in 1850, where 
botli yet reside. 

Mr. Walker was called to his final rest .June 17, 
1882, dying of consumption. In 1879, his health 
began to fail him and symptoms of the disease were 
discovered. Urgently advised by his friends to do 
so, and believing that he might possibly be ben- 
efited thereby, he spent the winter of 1880 in Flor- 
ida, but on his return home his friends could dis- 
cover no preceptible change for the better. Grad- 
ually lie grow weaker until at length the flame of 
life flickered and went out. His remains were in- 
terred in the Cemetery near Wautuma on Sunday, 
June 18, 1882, a large concourse of sorrowing rel- I 
atives and friends following him to his last resting 
place, where they consigned his body to the cold 
earth and his spirit to the God who gave it. 

Mr. Walker was a man of strong convictions and 
when he had determined that the course which he 
was pursuing was a right one, nothing could cause 
him to swerve from that path. In political senti- 
ment he was a stalwart supporter of the Democratic 
party but accorded to all the right of determining 
for themselves the principles which they wished to 
advocate. He exerted his influence for the [iro- i 
motion of the social, educational and moral inter- i 
ests of the community and lived a life of such up- ' 
Tightness and honesty that his word was as readily i 
received as his bond. Charitable and benevolent, 
he was always ready to help those upon whom mis- 
fortune had laid a heavy hand and the poor and | 



needy were never turned aw.ay from his door with- 
out taking witii ihem a substantial testimony- of 
his sympathy. In his business career he was quite 
successful, owing to his industry and close atten- 
tion to all details, and left his family in comforta- 
ble circumstances. The name of such a man is well 
worthy of perpetuation by such a record and it 
affords us great pleasure to insert his sketch. The 
family of Mr. Walker is still living in Wautoma, 
where they have a wide circle of friends and ac- 
quaintances and are held in high legard. 



^ss^ TEPHEN FALL IS. the present Chairman 
^^^ of the Board of Supei visors of the town 
w^/j^ of Montello, is a representative of one of 
the pioneer families of Marquette County. 
His father, William Fallis, vvas born in County 
Fermanagh. Ireland, in 1792, and was reared to 
manhood in that country. On attaining to years 
of maturity he wed(ied Ann Teven, who proved to 
him a noble helpmate. -Mr. Fallis was a farmer 
and land agent in his native country, but in 1849 
he severed all business connections with the Emer- 
ald Isle and crossed the broad Atlantic to Amer- 
ica, where he had determined to make his future 
home. On leaving the vessel in which he made 
the voyage he came to Marquette County, and in 
the town of Mecan entered a claim from the gov- 
eaument, which he transformed into a fine farm, 
making his home thereon from 1850 until 1865 
when he sold out and became a resident of Mon- 
tello, where he passed the remainder of his days, 
his death occurring in 1867. His wife survived 
him about four years. They were parents of three 
children who lived to adult age but Stephen is now 
the only surviving member of the fainilj-. John, 
the eldest, remained in Ireland several years after 
the emigration of the family to America but at 
length came to this country and went to the home 
of his father in the town of Mecan, but died 
a few days after his arrival. The sister, Margaret 
Ann, wedded Robert Page, and died after about 
four years of married life. 

Stephen Fallis, the subject of this sketch was 
born on the Emerald Isle, on the 14th of February, 



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1833. and in that country his early boyhood days 
were passed. He was seventeen 3-ears of age when 
he came to America and since lliat time has made 
his home in Marquette County, covering a period 
of forty years. He lived in the town of Mecan 
until his father sold his farm, when he came with 
his parents to the village of Montello. He has 
long been one of the representative men of the 
County and has served in various public positions. 
He entered upon his offici.il career as Chairman, in 
the town of Mecan, and in 1866 was elected 
.Sheriff. In 1875 he was elected County Treasurer, 
the duties of which office he discharged four 
years, and has been Chairman of the town of 
Montello for many terms. 

Mr. Fallis united his destiny with that of 
Miss Mary Jane Foster, daughter of William 
Foster, of Montello, and by their union have been 
born four daughters — Margaret. Sarah. Lilly and 
Aggie, all born in the village where thej' are 
still living. 

In political sentiment Mr. Fallis is a Democrat 
and is a man who keeps himself well informed on 
the leading issues of the day, whether political or 
otherwise. The many official positions which he 
has held attest the confidence reposed in his ability 
and integrity by his fellow citizens, and well may 
they thus honor him for he has never been known 
to betray a trust or intentionally injure another. 



SIDNEY C. WATERMAN, who resides on 
section 24, in the town of Plainfield. is a 
representative of one of the pioneer fami- 
lies of Waushara County, and the name of 
AVaterman is inse[)aral)ly connected with its history. 
His father was the founder of the vill.age of Plain- 
field, and did more for its upbuilding in the early 
days than any other of its citizens, and our subject 
also deserves no little credit for the part he has 
borne in tho promotion of the public interests of 
the community. Almost his entire life has been 
passed in Wisconsin. He was born in Beloit, on 
the :^nth of March. 1840, whither his parents, 
Klijdi C. and Elizabeth ( llall) Waterman, removed 
i.i an early day. His father was a native of Ver- 



mont, his mother of Ohio, and their marri.age took 
place in the State of Illinois. For many years 
Elijah Waterman opcated a lead mine near Ga- 
lena, where lie made his home until 1839. He then 
removed to Beloit, where he engaged in the hotel 
I luisiness, owning and oper.-itirg the Beloit House. 
1 The familv .ifter«ard resided in various places in 
j Wisconsin, an<l at each point would embark in 
] some different line of business, which thej- later .sold 
; out. At length we find them, in 1849, in Wau- 
shara County, their home being situated on part of 
the land now comprised within the corjjoration 
limits of Plainfield. Mr. Waterman laid out that 
village, and to induce settlers there to locate offered 
each a lot if he would build and reside upon it. A 
number of the old settlers now living in the village 
had their first property given them by its honored 
founder. He there erected an hotel, and in man)' 
other ways aided in its upbuilding and advance- 
ment. At that time Stevens' Point had not yet 
sprung into existence, and the now thriving city of 
Portage was but a mere trading post. He did not 
belong to that class of men who believes the world 
owes them a living, but on the other hand pro- 
vided liberally for himself and family, and aided 
many others less fortunate than himself. By his 
timely assistance he has tided many over bank- 
ruptcy, where if it had not been for his aid they 
would probably have sunk to the bottom never 
again to rise to their former level. He was len'ent 
in his judgments, yet strongly discour.aged all un- 
derhand business or wrong doing. He Wiis truly 
one of nature's noblemen, and when called to his 
home the deep regret felt at his loss was sincere. 
He had made friends of all with whom he came in 
contact, among both the rich and poor, the young 
and old. His excellent wife, who was his co- 
laborer in many of his lines of work, and like him 
delighted in doing good to her fellow creatures, 
survived him many years. Every one throughout 
the community knew Aunt Betsy Waterman, as she 
was familiarly called. The children loved her, the 
older i)eoplc respected her, and all delighted in her 
companionship. She pe.acefully passed away, in 
1885, and her remains were laid to rest by the side 
of her husband. 

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children, two of whom died in infancy. The re- 
maining nine grew to maturity, and are as follows: 
Ora O., an hotel keeper of Park River, N. D.; Sid- 
ney, of this sketch; Alvin, of Grafton, N. D.; 
Walter, who enlisted in the 7th Wisconsin Infantry, 
and was killed during the battle of the Wildner- 
ness, on the 5th of May, 1864; James, who is a 
lumber dealer, of Ashland, Wis. ; George, a mer- 
chant of Ashland; Theresa, wife of Peter Mitchell, 
Sheriff of Waushara County; Jane wife of Allen 
Jenkins, of Wood County; and Charles, who is en- 
gaged in farming near Mansfield, S. D. 

Sidney C. Waterman, whose name heads this 
sketch, had little opportunity'to secure an education, 
but by spending his leisure hours in reading and 
study, and closely observing man and his ways, he 
has gained a practical general knowledge which has 
been of much use to him through life. In his 
youth he learned the carpenter's trade, which he 
followed in connection with farming until he of- 
fered his services in defense of the honor of the old 
flag that now proudly floats over a united nation. 
He enlisted, in August, 1861, for three years, in 
Company I, 7lh Wisconsin Infantry, and was mus- 
tered in at Madison. The regiment joined the 
Army of the Potomac in Washington, and after be- 
ing equipped for war, marched to the front, partici-. 
pating in the second battle of Bull Run and other 
important engagements. At North Ann, Mr. Wa- 
terman was wounded by a ball passing through his 
left thigh, after which he was sent to the hospital, 
where he remained until November, 1864. Re- 
joining his command he remained with the Army 
of the Potomac until the surrender of Robert Lee 
at Appomattax, after which the 7th Wisconsin was 
sent to Jefferson vi lie, Ind., where, on the 3d of 
July, 1865, it was mustered out. For almost four 
years Mr. Waterman had endured the hardships of 
army life, but returned with the proud conscious- 
ness of having done his duty, and aided in bringing 
about the result which will cause the name of the 
soldiers to be ever encompassed with honor. 

On the 8th of December, 1867, Mr. Waterman 
wedded Mary II. Adams, daughter of William and 
Harriet (Benton) Adanas, the former a native of I 
England, the latter of New York After the mar- | 
riage of their daughter they made tlieir home with | 



our subject until death. Mrs. Adams died Jan. 16, 
1868, and Mr. Adams on the asth of February, 
1870. They were members of the Presbyterian 
Church. A family of eight children was born 
of the union of the young people: FIdith T., born 
Nov. 5, 1868, died Nov. 14, 1874; Ora W., born 
March 26, 1870; Hattie E., April 25, 1873; Ralph 
S.. Feb. 17, 1876; Carrie M., May 24, 1878 ; Frank- 
lin Earl, Jan. 23, 1880; Lucius Ray, Nov. 1, 1882; 
Mary, born June 22, 1885, died on the 18th of 
July, of the same year. In 1880 Mr. Waterman 
was called upon to mourn the loss of his wife, who 
died on the 26 ch of May. She was a devoted mem- 
ber and active worker of the Presbyterian Church, 
and her loss to her family is immeasurably great. 

In 1868 Mr. Waterman purchased forty acres of 
land, on section 24, in the town of Plainfield, but 
his farm now comprises 120 acres, and is under a 
high state of cultivation. Socially, he is a member 
of the Masonic fraternity and the G. A. R. Post, 
and in politics is a stanch Republican. For five 
years he was Clerk of the town of Plainfield, and 
has filled various other offices since his return from 
the war. Forty years have passed since he became 
a resident of AVaushara County, and though his 
business affairs have been many, he has found time 
to devote to the interests of the public, and belongs 
to that noble band of men and women who laid the 
foundation for the present prosperity of the county. 



HEODCJRE WHEELER is one of the oldest 
iving settlers of the town of Green Lake, 
Green Lake Co., Wis. He yet resides on 
section 23, where he has made his home for many 
years. He was born in Perry, Wyoming Co., N. Y., 
March 27, 1820. and is .the son of Daniel and Betsy 
(Burk) Wheeler. His father was a native of Massa- 
chussetts, where he made his home until eighteen 
years of age, when he removed to New York. The 
mother was born in Vermont, but went with her 
parents to the Empire State. The young people 
there became acquainted, were married and made 
their home in that State until within a few years of 
their death, when the^' came to this countj- to 
spend their declining years. Before he had at- 



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tainnd to his majority Mr. Wheeler enlisted in the 
War of 1812, and in after years received a pen- 
sion for his services. He was a strong supporter 
of the Whig party, and a bighly respected citizen. 
He died at the age of eighty-live, .ind his wife was 
called home at the age of eighty-four years. In 
their familj- were eight children, four sons and 
four daughters. 

Our subject was the eldest of the family, and liad 
to aid greatly iu the cultivation of tiie old home 
farm while the younger children -were growing up. 
He received his education in the district schools, 
and remained under the parental roof until 1841, 
when he wedded Sarah L. Connable, a native of 
Wyoming County, X. Y. The following year the 
young couple left their Eastern home and emi- 
grated to Wisconsin, locating in Walworth County, 
where Mr. Wheeler entered 240 acres of land, but 
in October, 1845, he sold that farm and came to 
Green Lake County, settling in the town of Green 
Lake. On his arrival he madc^ his home with Jacob 
See, who had a log cabin 14x32 feet. In it were 
living two families, numbering respectively' eight 
and eleven members. Mr. Wlieeler's party was 
.also composed of eight persons, and for a week the 
entire twenty -seven lived in that little room. They 
were so crowded that the last one in had to be the 
first one out. As soon .as possible Mr. Wheeler 
built a log house upon his own land, and there 
shared in the hardships, the trials and pleasures of 
pioneer life. He at once began the development of 
a farm, but afterward sold his land and purchased 
his present homeste.id, consisting of 360 acres. 

In 1857 death entered the household, claiming 
tlie wife and mother as its victim. Five children 
were born of their union — Samuel, Homer D., Lj-- 
dia, Alice and Laura. Mr. Wheeler was again 
married, on the 24th of July, 1864, when RHss 
Julia M. Barrett became his wife. Her father, 
Jesse Barrett, was born in Westchester County, 
N. Y.,June 25, 1811, and married RLargaret Smith, 
a native of New York City, born March 10, 1813. 
He eng.iged in farming in his native county until 
1857, when he emigrated to this county. His last 
dnys were spent in Walworth County, where he 
died at the age of sixty-six years, his wife dying 
in the same county, aged sixty-seven years. Both 



were members of the Congregational Church, and 
in political sentiment he was a Republican, having 
been a Whig previous to the organization of that 
party. Their family numbered nine children, and 
three of the sons served in the late war — Kills .S., 
James J. and Samuel, who died while being 

: brought home. Mrs. Wheeler is the only one now 
living in this county. 

Numbered among the prominent citizens and 
leading farmers of the town of Green Lake, Mr. 
Wheeler is well worthy of representation in this 
volume. He has occupied various official positions, 
and for about four terms served as Chairman of his 
town. He supported the Republican party until 
the fall in which Greeley ran for President, when 
he entered the ranks of the Democracy, where he 
has since been found. Sociall}', he is a Royal Arch 

, Mason, belonging to Markesan Lodge and Ripon 
Chapter. He is one of Green Lake County's most 

; successful farmers and respected citizens, and de- 
serves no little credit for the prominent part he 
has taken in the upbuilding and progress which 
have placed the county in its present advanced po- 
sition. He has witnessed man^- great changes and 
has seen the once sparsely settled frontier converted 
into as fine .an agricultural section as can be found 
in the country. His own fine farm testifies to his 
enterprising and progressive spirit, and he is cer- 
tainly deserving of a reijresentation in this volume. 

' Of the children born of the first union of Mr. 
Wheeler, .Samuel died at the age of thirteen years; 
Homer D. married Sarah Millard, by whom he has 

I two children, and is now engaged in merchandis- 
ing in .Seattle, Wash.; Lj-dia died at the nge of 
eight years; Alice is the wife of S. A. Shurburn; 
Lura became tin! wife of Farnham Chickering, and 
died at the age of twenty-seven years, leaving one 
cliild, Ell)ri(lge, who lives with Mr. Wheeler. 



^^VHf^:5^^^'^^ 



L. rRlFAXT. senior member of 
the firm of A. L. Trufant iSr Sons, has been 
eng.aged in general merchandising in Wau- 
toma for thirty-four years, and is recog- 
nized as one of the leading business men of the 
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present name in 1871. although our subject had 
previously followed the same vocation. The lib- 
eral patronage which tiiey receive is due to tlie 
courteous treatment of all, prompt attention to the 
orders received and the excellent stocii of goods 
■which they carry. They have built up a trade 
whicli would be an honor to a much larger city and 
have won the confidence and liigh regard of all 
with whom thej' have come in contact. 

Mr. Trufant, whose name heads this sketch, was 
born in Charleston, Mass., on the loth of October, 
1824, and is a son of Benjamin and Mary (Fowler) 
Trufant, the former a native of Maine, the latter of 
.Salisbury, Mass. By occupation Benjamin Trufant 
was a ship builder, and for manj' years was fore- 
man of the United States Navy in Charleston. He 
died while in the employ of his country in the year 
1832. The faniilj- numbered four children, two 
sons and two daughters, but Benjamiu F. and Erne- 
line are now deceased. Marj^ E., the sister of our 
subject, is the widow of James Smith, and is now 
living in Boston, Mass. The mother died in Bos- 
ton about the year 1876, having- survived her hus- 
band many years, aged seventy-three. 

The early life of our subject was spent in his 
native town. He was a lad of fifteen years when 
his father's death occurred, and as no patrimony 
was left to the children he was thrown upon his 
own resources. The sad news had hardly been re- 
ceived when he received an appointment from the 
Government as Midshipman on the United States 
vessel "Ohio," under Commodore Hull, and he 
served in that capacity for three j'ears, visiting 
manj' countries during that time. His travels 
proved an excellent school of learning to him, and 
during that period he passed one of the most pleas- 
ant experiences ot his life. On abandoning the sea 
he went to AVinthrop, Maine, where he served an 
apprenticeship to the shoemaker's trade with an 
uncle, Allen Trufant, a manufacturer of that citj'. 
At the end of three years, having thoroughly mas- 
tered the trade, he embarked in business for him- 
self, opening a boot and shoe store in Wintiirop. 
He also carried a full line of gents' furnishing 
goods, and continued business in the Pine Tiee 
State until 1850, when he was attacked by the gold 
fever and went to California, working in the mines 



in the northern pnrt of that Stale for three years. 
He was quite successful in his mining operations, 
and in 1853 he returned home much richer than 
when he started. He then resumed business in 
Jlaine, carrying on that enterprise until 1855, 
which 3-ear witnessed his arrival in Wautoma, 
where he has resided almost continuously since. 
In companj' with his brother, Benjamin F., he 
Oldened a general merchandise store, thej' carrying 
a very large stock and doing an extensive business 
until 1876, when Allen Trufant sold out and again 
went to California, where for two years he engaged 
in farming and fruit growing. Disposing of his 
property in 1878, he purchased the store which 
he formerly owned and has now successfullj' car- 
ried on business for eleven 3'ears. He is recognized 
as one of the leading merchants of the count}', and 
the firm of Trufant & .Son has a wide reputation. 

In political sentiment Mr. Trufant is a Democrat 
and one of the stalwart supporters of that party. 
He has alwaj'S steadily refused public office, al- 
though he feels a deep interest in political affairs, 
I preferring to give his entire attention to his busi- 
ness and the pleasures of the home circle. Socially, 
j he is a Mason, member of Wautoma Lodge, No. 
148, having been a member of that organization for 
i many 3'ears. He has labored long and earnesth' 
' for the upbuilding and advancement of the count}-, 
in which he has made his home for a third of a 
century, and has identified himself with its best 
interests. Respected and esteemed by all with 
whom he has come in contact, none stand higher in 
the community than our subject, who is one of the 
honored settlers of Wautoma. 

In the month of May, 1845, Mr. Trufant was 

united in marriage with Miss Delia A. Joy, a na- 

j tive of Winthrop, Me., and a daughter of Moses 

j Joy. She and one sister were the only members of 

I the family that ever came to Wisconsin. After 

i fort}' years of happ3' wedded life, on the 26th of 

I March, 1885, she passed away and was laid to rest 

[ in the cemetery near Wautoma. She was a devoted 

I member of the Congregational Church, in which 

she was an active worker, and sincere was the grief 

: expressed bv- her many friends when she was called 

home. Mr. Trufant was again married in 1885 to 

Mrs. Diana S. Colby, widow of Mason S. Colby. 



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Tliat estimable lady died in 1889. There were 
three children born of the first marriage: Ella F., 
born in Winlhrop. Me., is now the wife of A. II. 
Walker, a meriliant of Wautoma, by whom she has 
one son. Elmer J. ; Mary E. is the wife of Allen B. 
Burnhani. a hardware merchant of Cedar Rapids, 
Neb., and they have two sons — Arthur and Will- 
iam. Allen L., junior member of the firm of Tru- 
fant & Sons, completes the family. 

Allen L. Trufant was born in Winthrop, Mc., 
May l;>, 1850. and when a lad was brought by his 
parents to this county. He received his literary 
education in the common schools, and his business 
instruction in his father's store, which he entered 
at the age of sixteen years as a salesman, continu- 
ing in tliat cap.acity uniil 187(1, wlien he was ad- 
mitted to partnership. On the 26th of December, 
1871, he led to the marriage altar Miss Attie E. 
Brown, a native of Lyman, Wis. Two children 
graced their union — Stella F. and Mary B. The 
mother died Jan. 14, 1881. and Mr. Trufant was 
again married in March, 1883. when Mrs. Elizabeth 
Beach became his wife. Her maiden name was 
Newby, and she is a native of Canada. By her 
former marriage she had one child, William H. A 
daughter, Lena D..has been born of the second union. 

The firm of Trnfant & .Son by their upright man- 
ner of dealing with the public has won the confi- 
dence of the entire community. The senior member 
has been engaged in general merchandise in AVau- 
toaia for tliirty-four years. an<l with his experience 
and knowledge of the business is now united the 
life and energy of the younger man, thus forming 
a combination which cannot but be successful. Al- 
len L.. -Tr.. is a member of Wautoma Lodge 
A. K. A- A. M.. No. 148. 



S/OHN W. BLAND, a retired farmer and one 
I of the honored early settlers of Green Lake 
I Connty, Wis., now residing in Prince- 
^gj/ Ion. is a native of England, having been 
born in Braunslon, on the Kith of February, 1808. 
He is a son of Willii^m and Ann (Childs) Bland, 
who were natives of the same country, But two 



children graced their union, William, the brother 
of our subject being still a resident of the old home- 
stead. The father was a man of more than ordinary 
ability and during his business career engaged in 
the jjrofession of teaching, but the later years of 
his life were passed in retirement. He came to this 
countr}' witli the intention of here passing the re- 
mainder of his days but found that he could not be 
contented away from the old home where so many 
years of his life were spent, and returned to Eng- 
land. The parents died within two months of one 
another and were laid to rest in the old burying 
ground near their home. 

The educational advantages which our subject 
received were such as the common schools of the 
country afforded, he pursuing his studies until the 
age of sixteen j'ears, when he was apprenticed to a 
cabinet-maker and upholsterer, serving a terra of 
four years. At the end of tliat time he was 
thoroughly master of the business and with no 
other preparation started for America, determining 
to try his fortune in the land of freedom. The fall 
of 1829 witnessed his arrival. After a long and 
tedious voyage he arrived safely in New York City, 
whence he continued on his way to Troy, visiting 
a friend in that vicinity for two or three weeks. 
Knowin;T that he was dependent on his own re- 
sources, he then began the search for employment 
and was soon rewarded by obtaining a position in 
a piano factory, where he remained for two years. 
At the expiration of that time the establisliment 
was removed to New York Cit}', and his employers, 
loath to lose a faithful clerk induced him to accom- 
pany them to the metropolis, where the succeeding 
two years of his life were passed. About that time 
he had an attack of chilis and fever and was just 
recovering when word was received of the serious 
illness of his father. He hastened home, remaining 
in his native land until the recovery of Mr. Bland, 
when he returned to America. 

About that time, in the year 1833, our subject 
was united in marriage with Miss Hannah Nix, of 
England, and unto the worthy couple was born one 
child, who died in infancy. In 1870, the mother 
was also called home. She had been a faithful and 
true wife, and a devoted friend and neighbor, and to 
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her many friends. He was again married Dec. 25, 
1870, to Mrs. Jane (Parsons) Stiles, widow of 
Clinrles Stiles, wlio gave his life in the defence of 
ttie Union during the late war. He left two chil- 
dren, namely: Aimer, who is residing in Iron 
Mountain, Mich.; and Medora, wife of W. Whiting, 
a resident of Warsaw, AVis. Mrs. Stiles was one 
of the the first two women of Princeton. With her 
hushand and children she located in that place, then 
known as Treat's Landing. Not a house was in 
sight. Her husband began work at his trade of 
carpentering, which he continued until the break- 
ing out of the war, when he shouldered a musket 
and started out to strike a blow for his country's 
cause. For two j'ears and a half he was ever found 
at his post of duty, valiantly defending the right, 
hut at the battle of Fair Oaks he was struck by a 
rebel shell and instantly killed. After five years of 
widowhood, Mrs. Stiles became the wife of John W. 
Bland, by whom she had one child, Lettie. The 
little daughter, who was the pride and joy of her 
parents' hearts, lived to be only four years old. 

On his return from his visit to England, Mr. 
Bland embarked in business for himself, in West 
Troy, as a cabinet-maker, in which line he was suc- 
cessfnllj' engaged for about ten years. He also 
carried on an undertaking establishment, but after 
a decade of prosperity a destructive fire occurred 
and his store and stock was burned to the ground. 
His loss induced him to make the West his future 
home, as he believed that here he might more 
speedily retrieve his fortune. He reached (Ji-een 
Lake County in the year 1854, and shortly after- 
wards purchased 100 acres of land in Princeton 
Township, the greater part of which was in an un- 
cultivated condition. He at once erected a stone 
dwelling and then turned his attention to the devel- 
opment of a farm, which during the succeeding ten 
years he pl.aced under a high state of cultivation 
and improvement. At the end of that time he sold 
out and came to Princeton, where he has since lived 
a retired life.' Dependent upon his own resources 
since the early age of sixteen years with nothing 
but a strong arm and determined energy to assist 
him in his struggle for fortune, he has graduall_y 
worked his way upward until he has now not only 
a comfortable competence, but has the means suffi- 



cient to pass his declining years in comfort and ease, 
having laid aside all business cares. His life has 
ii.deed been well spent. In looking back over the 
past he need feel no regret on account of unim- 
proved opportunities, as he did what he could for 
the advancement of the family's interest, the pro- 
motion of those enterprises for the benefit of the 
State and county, and for the cause of humanity. 
In early life he supported the Whig party, casting 
his first Presidential vote for William Henry Har- 
rison. On the organization of the Republican 
party he joined its ranks and has ever been faithful 
in his allegiance to that body. He served as Alder- 
man in West Troy, N. Y., for ten years. Socially, 
Mr. Bland is a member of the Masonic fraternity, 
and he and his wife are communicants of the Meth- 
odist Episcopal Church of Princeton. Early and 
respected citizens, their upright lives and high 
rank in the community justly entitle them to a 
representation in this volume and it is with pleas- 
ure that we present this brief sketch to the readers 
of the Album, thereby perpetuating their memories 
when they shall be no more. 



1^ ICHARD BOND has one of the finest homes 
'iV^ in Green Lake County, and is one of its 
■^\ most successful farmers. His residence is 
\^ situated on section 25, Manchester Town- 
ship. He is of English birth, having been born in 
Cambridgeshire on Feb. 4, 1825. His parents, 
Reason and Margaret (Pettitt) Bond, were also 
natives of the same county, where to them were 
born a family of three children — John, who died in 
his native land ; Sarah, who became the wife of 
Richard Richards, of England, and is now living iu 
Green Lake County, having emigrated from Eng- 
land with her husband, who has since died; and 
our subject. The father of this family was called 
to his final rest in England, about the year of 1828, 
but the mother survived him some years. She was 
again married in 1837, becoming the wife of John 
Masters. The succeeding year they crossed the 
Atlantic to this country, making their first location 
in Ashtabula County, Ohio, where Mrs. Masters 
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Episcopal Church and an earnest Christian huly, 
She was ever found in her place in the house of 
worship, and it was her delight to minister to the 
l)oor and needy and relieve the distressed. Her 
kindness to all won her many friends, and though 
years have come and gone since she was laid in the 
quiet grave, she is remembered as one who made 
the world better for her having lived. Mr. Mas- 
ters purchased a farm in ()hio,"and there made his 
home until he too passed away in 1857. 

Our subject was a lad of twelve yiars when he 
came with his mother and step-father to llie new 
world. He had attended school in England but 
completed his education in Ashtabula Count}-. ( )hio, 
where for a number of years he resided. When 
only fifteen years of age, he was left an orphan. 
Thrown upon his own resources with no one to 
whom he could look for aid and counsel, he began 
life's battle, and has been victorious. When a child 
he had formed the desire to own land and make 
farming his occupation. The fulfillment of that 
wish has come, and he is now nHml)ered among the 
most substantial farmers of the community. When 
he found that he must look to his own labor for 
sustenance, he sought and obtained a position as 
farm hand, working in that waj- during the sum- 
mer, white in the winter time he attended school. 
We thus see that his ed\ication was acquired under 
disadvantages, but he desired to fit himself for 
business, and undaunted by his ditticullies, pur- 
sued liis studies until he had gained a knowledge 
of all the elementary- branches. 

Years rolled on and he became a man. lie had 
become acquainted with Miss Harriet .lillett, and, 
desiring a helpmate on life's journey chose that 
lady as his wife. Their union was celebrated on 
April 28, 1847, in Ashtabula, her native county, 
and immediately afterward thej' started for the 
Territory of Wisconsin. Choosing Green Lake 
County as the scene of his future operations, Mr. 
B<)n<l entered eighty acres of land, also claiming 
forty acres in Dodge County. He erected a log 
cabin \ipon the fir.^t claim and at once began the 
tin: clevch>pment of a farm, the work having to 
be cairied forward from the beginning as not even 
a furrow had been turned. Although hardship*: 
w«re encountered and obstacles had to be over- 



come, prosperity attended the eflforts of our subject, 
who at one time owned 500 acres of laud. He has 
since disposed of a part of it, however, investing 
his money in other directions. !n 1855, he pur- 
chased eighty acres of land on section 25, 
Mancliester Township, and has resided there con- 
tinuously since, but 265 broad acres now pay trib- 
ute lo his labor. His present handsome residence 
is composed of a main building and a wing, the 
dimensions of the former being 20x28 feet and of 
the latter 16x24 f(«t. The surroundings are in 
keeping with the home; the barns and outbuildings 
are models of convenience, all the latest im- 
proved machinery is there found and the stock raised 
is of the best grades. 

Through thejears when Mr. Bond was acquiring 
his ])roperty his excellent wife proved a true helper. 
Her household affairs were managed in a most able 
manner, and she was always re.idy with a word of 
cheer and encour.agement should times look dark. 
Her presence seemed a very benediction resting 
over the home, but at length the lips that were ever 
ready to speak words of love and counsel were si- 
lenced in death. She was called to her reward on 
April 26, 1884, at the age of fift\--six ^-ears and 
eight days. She had been a sincere and faithful 
Christian, and one of the most useful and devoted 
members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. When 
death came she was ready to respond to the Mas- 
ter's summons, resting on the promise of a blessed 
resurrection. Her loss to the family is immeasure- 
ably great, and a feeling of sadness prevaded the 
whole community when her death was announced. 

Six children had been born to Mr. and Mrs. 
Bond, b\it two had passed away before their 
mother — Lydia, who died Feb. 5, 1850, when an 
infant; and Gertrude, who died Feb. 13, 1877. 
Louisa is now the wife of Corey Currie, a native 
of Canada, who is now a prominent merchant of 
Mason City, Iowa; Frank W., who wedded Kittie 
Smith, is one of the enterprising and well to-do 
young farmers of the town of Manchester; Sarah 
II. is the wife of Barnhard Taimber, a conductor on 
the Santa Fe Railroad; and Lillie is still with her 
father. Mr. Bond is also a member of the .Meth- 
odist Church, and one of the earnest workers in the 
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well worthy of emulation, and his course has ever 
been such as to win the confirience and respect of 
all. As a citizen, he is loyal and discharges his du- 
ties to the best of his ability. lu political senti- 
tiraent he is a Republican, being numbered among 
tiie stanch advocates of that party. 



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AMP> LYMAN, who has made his home in 
Wautoma since 1855, is one of the most 
. popular and prominent -jitizens of that vil- 
(j^// lage, where he is now engaged in cabinet- 
making and also deals in furniture. He was born 
in the town of Rose. W.a3'ne County, N. Y., on tlie 
1 llh of January, 1827, and is a son of Thomas J. 
and Rebecca (Swift) Lyman, both of whom were 
natives of Connecticut. Their family numbered 
five children, our subject being the only son. 
Julia is the wife of Albert Barrett, a resident farmer 
of the town of Wautoma; Betsy, widow of W. H. 
Stewart, is living in Pittsfleld, Wis.; Sarah is the 
deceased wife of Peter Sleight; and Nancy wedded 
Charles Boyce, but both are now deceased. 

Thomas J. Lyman, accompanied by his family, 
emigrated to AVaushara County, Wis., in 1855, set- 
tling in the little village of Wautomn, which had 
been established but a few years. Ho vvas a car- 
penter and joiner by trade and followed that occu- 
pation in Wautoma until his de.ith, which occurred 
in 1867. His wife survived him until 1874, when 
she too passed away. She was a member of the 
Presbyterian Church and a most estimable lad}-. 
Mr. Lyman was numbered among the leading citi- 
zens of the county and was greallj^ respected by 
all who knew him. He was rather quiet and re- 
served, but was strong in his convictions of right 
and wrong and was highly esteemed for his honesty 
of purpose and upright life. 

The subject of this sketch acquired his education 
in the schools of New Y'ork, and from an early age 
has made his own way in the world. He chose the 
trade which his father followed and with him 
learned carpentering, which he followed during his 
residence in the Empire State. Having attained to 
years of maturity he, on the 20th of January, 1850, 
led to the marriage altar Miss Betsy A. Jeffers, who 



like her husband was a native of the town of Rose, 
Wayne County. Her parents, William and Phoebe 
(Wiley) Jeffers, became residents of that county 
in an early day, locating in the town of Rose, Wau- 
shara County, in 1855, where they passed the re- 
mamder of their lives. To Mrs. and Mrs. Lj'man 
was born one daughter, Mary E., who became the 
wife of Ira Coon, a prominent citizen of Plainfleld, 
Wis. Their union has been blessed with three chil- 
dren: Carrie, Ira L. ai\d Royden J. 

Believing that his financial condition would be 
benefited thereby. Mr. L3'man, accompanied by his 
wife and little daughter emigrated to Waushara 
County, Wis., in 1855, and chose Wautoma as the 
scene of his future operations. His residence in 
that village covers a period of more than a third 
of a century and it is safe to say that none of its 
citizens are more widely or favorably known. His 
upright life commends him to the confidence of all, 
and his genial manner and gentlemanly deportment 
have made him very popular and won him many 
friends. On his arrival he resumed work at the 
trade of carpentering and as it soon became 
known that he was an expert workman he received 
all the patron.age to which he could well attend. 
To him great credit can be given for the rapid ad- 
vance made in the way of improvements in this 
communit3' since 1855. He continued to carry on 
business successfully in that line until 1876, when 
he established himself as a cabinet-maker and fur- 
niture dealer. He also has an undertaking estab- 
lishment in connection with the other branches of 
his business. The same enterprise and progressive- 
ness which characterized his earlier transactions is 
shown since he embarked in the new line and his 
efforts have been attended with like success in con- 
sequence. Excellent ability and judicious manage- 
ment combined with his unfailing industry, have 
made him one of the most prosperous citizens of 
Wautoma. 

Though his duties have been manifold he has 
yet found time to devote to the public interests 
and has served in various official positions. For 
many years he was Chairman of the Town Board 
and was also Town Clerk. He takes a deep interest 
in political affairs and is a warm advocate of the 
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historian visited Mr. Lyman in Lis pleasant liorae 
in Wauloina, he had but just returned from a six 
weeks' visit to his native State after an absence of 
thirty-two years. Once more he loolved upon tlie 
scenes of his chiidiiood and the old familiar haunts 
where many happy iiours were passed, but many 
great changes had taken place. The companions of 
his boyhood were gray haired men and women, 
those that remained in the county, but many, like 
himself, had sought homes elsewhere and others had 
been called to that land whence no traveler returns. 
Though glad of the chance to again travel the old 
beaten paths and look upon his old home, nothing 
could induce him to change his present residence, 
where, surrounded by many warm friends and all 
the comforts of life, he and his estimable wife ex- 
pect to pass their declining days. 



OHN CALVIN TRUESDELL, an eminent 
pioneer lawyer of Wisconsin, came into the 
Territory in 1847, and at the time of his 
(^j/i death was the oldest practitioner in the -State 
with tiie exception of Mr. Finch, of Milwaukee. 
He was born in the town of Liberty. Susquehanna 
Co., Pa., on tiie 11th of January 18-25, and his 
father was a native of Litchlield County, Conn. 
Mr. Tiutsdell, Sr., removed to Susquehanna 
County. Pa., where his iron will, energy, strict 
business metliods and individuality of character 
placed him among the prominent men of that por- 
tion of the Keystone State. For over a quarter of 
a century, 'Squire Truesdell was the favorite local 
magistrate. His wife wliose maiden name was 
Lucy Upson, belongc<l to one of tiie oldest Con- 
necticut families. 

Our subject began pre|)aring himself for 
the legal profession in the law office of R. B. 
Little. Esq.. of Montrose, one of tlie best jurists of 
the State, and at once gave evidence of a great legal 
mind. He was admitted to the b.ar by the Supreme 
Court, in Sunbury, Pa., in 1847, and in the same 
year, in company with O. IJ. Tyler, came to Wis- 
consin and established an office in Oshkosh, 
whence he removed a year or two later to Fonil du 
Lac. where the firm of Tnitsdell, Gillett & Tyler 



was formed, shortly becoming one of the foremost 
in the State. He also became interested in several 
buiness enterprises of considerable note, including 
the toll bridge across the Fox River, at Oshkosh. 
the Sheboygan plank road, land entries and village 
plats, also inland uavig.ation. He owned and ran 
the steamer "Peytona" on Lake Winnebago be- 
tween Fond (Ui Lac and Berlin, and transported a 
large number of immigrants to the so-called Indian 
lands. .Severing all connections with outside 
speculations, he decided to leave Fond du Lac and 
in 18.i7 removed to Berlin, where he remained 
until the close of the war. The year 1SG6, he 
established an office in St. Louis, where he intended 
to make his future home, but upon the breaking 
out of the cholera, again came North, where he 
remained until his death which occurred in Berlin. 
Dec. 2C, 1883. During his later years, he had an 
office for a time in Princeton and also in Fond du 
Lac, but closed an eventful career in Berlin. In 
early life, Mr. Truesdell was a Whig in politics, 
and was once the candidate of that parly for 
Attonej- General for Wisconsin. At the dissolution 
of the iJarty he became a Democrat and affiliated 
with that organization until his death. He was nom- 
inated by his party for the Stale Senate and for the 
Assembly and against previous large majorities 
was defeated in each case by less than ten votes. 
During the war he ranked wilh Matthew Car- 
penter, Col. C. D. Robinson, Judge Ryan and 
other prominent war Democrats. Cai)tain (after- 
wards Lieutenant-Colonel) J. H.Carleton's company' 
of the 32nd Wisconsin Infantry, was largely raised 
by Mr. Truesdell and went to the front under the 
name of Truesdell's Rangers. 

Returning to his native State in 1849, Mr. 
Truesdell was united in marriage, on the 29tli of 
November of that year, with Miss Julietta Smith, 
daughter of Lambert and Margaret Smith, of Sus- 
quehanna County, Pa. Of the family of Ave sons 
born to them, two died in infancj' and three are 
living: L.ambert S., who made newspaper work 
his profession, was for a number of years one 
of the editors of the La Crosse Kepublicrm and 
Leader, and a corres|)ondent for several of the 
metropolitan journals; Louis is a railroad engineer 
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Railroad, at Savanna. III.; Ilairy C, the young- 
est, is a merchant clothier of Berlin. The mother 
of this family, who is now sixty-six years of age, 
resides with her son Harry. 

As a public speaker, Mr. Truesdell had few 
superiors and as a conversationalist was most in- 
strnctive and entertaining. Gifted with a remark- 
able memory, he had ever at his command an 
inexhaiistable store of facts, anecdotes and illustra. 
tive incidents that made his society a source of 
pleasure and profit. Thoroughly versed in the 
law, he possessed a mind peculiarly adapted to his 
pr(>fession. Clear and logical in his analysis of a 
ease, strong in the presentation of evidence to a 
jury, possessing unusual oratorical power and for- 
tified with authorities, he combined all the elements 
that make a jurist strong before a court and power- 
ful in the interests of his clients — a brilliant 
lawyer, whose thorough culture, natural ability and 
eloquence entitled him to first rank with the most 
eminent in the State. 

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OATHAN KIMBALL, proprietor of the 
Kimball House, and Postmaster of Pine 
River, is numbered among the early settlers 
of Waushara Count}-. He is a native of the State 
of Maine, his birth having occurred in the village 
of Buxton, York County, on the 8th of September, 
1831. The family was established in this country 
during the earl}- part of the eighteenth centur}-, or 
perhaps prior to th.nt date. His paternal grand- 
father, Daniel Kimball, was a native of York 
County, Me., born March 27. 1768. He was 
joined in wedlock March 2d, 1790, with Mary 
Bryant. He died in Buxton, June 22, 1851. The 
father of our subject, Nathan Kimball, who was 
born Aug. 16, 1790, was a Maine farmer and shoe- 
maker. He married Abigail S. Files, who was born 
in Gorham, Me., May .3, 1794, and their union 
was blessed with seven ebildi-en: Jonathan, Eliza 
A., Melvin, Sarah, Nathan, Ira and JLouisa, all of 
whom are living with the exception of Jonathan 
and Louisa. He came to Wisconsin iu 1872, .and 
spent one year with his son, after which he returned 
home and passed his last days in his native State. 



His death occurred in 1873, at the age of eighty- 
three years. In politics he was a Democrat, and 
religiously, both he and his wife were members of 
the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mrs. Kimball 
died Feb. 11,1851. 

In the Pine Tree State our subject passed the 
days of his boyhood and youth, but in the early 
days of his manhood cast his lot with the pioneers 
of Waushara County, settling in Pine River, on the 
8tli of September, 1 855, before the town was laid 
out. In 1867, he purchased 120 acres of wild land 
which he partly cleared, retaining possession of the 
same for twelve years, when he sold. In 1857, he 
entered the store with A. M. Kimball, with whom 
he remained for fourteen jears, at the expiration 
of which time, in 1871, he embarked in the mer- 
cantile business for himself and successfully con- 
tinued in that line for sixteen j-ears, doing a 
general mercantile business. At length he sold out 
in January, 1888, and opened the Kimball House, 
which he has since conducted with good success. 
It is furnished with all first class appointments, and 
has won favor with the traveling public. 

On the 24th of June, 1860, Mr. Kimliall led to 
the marriage altar Miss Lyda A. Chamberlain, who 
was born in Franklin County, N. Y., Aug. 18, 1840, 
and is a daughter of Franklin and Eliza Chamber- 
lain, who were also natives of the same county. 
They came to Wisconsin in 1855, making their 
first settlement in Berlin, then called Strong's Land- 
ing, where Mr. Chamberlain engaged in railroad 
contracting and buii.iing bridges for eight years, 
although he was a millwright by trade. He was a 
man of more than ordinary aliility, and was recog- 
nized as one of the prominent and influential citi- 
zens of the community. Previous to 1 855, he at 
various times located Land warrants until he became 
owner of 400 acres. He was the first to introduce 
the hop culture in Waushara County, bringing 
roots from New York and planting a large hop 
yard near PlainUeld, on what is known as the Decker 
farm. From Berlin he went to Sacramento, the 
former seat of justice of Waushara Count}', and 
purchased property, on which he made his home 
until his death. Dec. 2, 1888. Mrs. Chamberlain 
still survives her husband. In early life he was a 
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party. He was one of the oldest Odd Fellows in the 
Stale, having been a member of that organization 
for more than forty years. His family numbered 
two sons and four daughters: Kdgar, who served 
four years in the lato war as a member of Company 
H, 18th Wisconsin Infantry, was wounded at the 
battle of Shiloli, hut recovered in time to take part 
in the famous March to the Sea. The other mem- 
bers of the family are : Lydia A, Kmeline. Helen 
M., Newton V. and Martha Kliza. Mrs. Kimball's 
grandfather. Thomas Chamberlain, was a native of 
New York, and married Ann Canada, a native of 
Vermont, who was descended from the old Puritan 
stock. They resided in Franklin County, N. V. 

At the age of sixteen years, Mrs. Kimball came 
to Wisconsin, and for six successive years taught 
in the district schools of Waushara County. To 
our subject and his worthy wife have been born 
three children: Hattie, born Dec. 25, 1862, was 
married Nov. 17. 1886, to George P. Walker, a 
well known hardware merchant of Wautoma, wh > 
was also postmaster for four years; Edgar F., born 
Feb. 24, 1865, is at home; Fannie Mabel, born 
March 15, 1872, was educated in the Berlin High 
School, and is now engaged in teaching. Politic- 
ally, Mr. Kimball is a Republican, and was ap- 
pointed to the oflice of Postmaster by President 
Harrison, July 3, 1889. Much satisfaction has been I 
expressed with the management of the office so far, I 
and lie will doubtless prove a popular official. , 
Both he and his wife are consistent members of the 
Congregational Church, and liave an extensive | 
circle of friends and acquaintances throughout the 
county which has so long been tlieir home. 



^ AMES A. OSBORN, who resides on section 
' 4 in the town of Oxford, Marquette County, 
I where he is engaged in general farming, 
' was bori> in Erie Countv, Pa.. Oct. 2», 1838, 
and belongs to one of the early established families 
of New York. His parents, Leonard and Betsy 
(Thyer) Osborn, were natives of Western New 
York, whence the^' removed to the Keystone 
Slate. They became residents of Adams County, 
Wis., in 1842, and are now residents of Shawano 



County, Mr. Osborn being seventy-three years of 
age, while his wife is in her seventieth year. The 
mother of Leonard Osborn, and the grandmother 
of our subject, is living, at the ver3' advanced age 
of ninety years, and makes her home with a 
daughter in Rock County. A familj- of eight 
children, four sons and four daughters, were born 
to Mr. and Mrs. Osborn, but only two are living — 
James and Mrs. Lydia Boyington, of Shawano 
County. Two of the sons were soldiers in the late 
war: (George, a member of the 32d Wisconsin 
Infantry, fell a victim to disease after a few 
months' service and died in the hospital at Wash- 
ington, I). C. Charles W. enlisted in the 4th Wis- 
consin Infantry, but was transferred to the 4th 
Cavalry. He served during the war, but contracted 
disease from which he died in April, 1867. The 
other members of the family' died in childhood. 

In his jouth James A. Osborn learned the car- 
penter's trade with his father, who followed that 
occupation. He has m.ide Wisconsin his home 
since the age of four years, having resided under 
its territorial government for six years and has made 
his home within its boundaries during its whole 
existence as a State. When but nineteen years of 
age he was united in the holy bonds of matrimony 
with Miss Mary Ann Nixon, daughter of John and 
Margaret Nixon, who were natives of County 
Down, Ireland, and Mrs. Nixon crossed the 
Atlantic to America in 1849. For four years they 
resided in the Empire State, when, in 1853, they 
came to Westfield. Into them were born four 
children, one of whom die(i in infancy. William 
is living in Jewell County, Kansas; Sarah is the 
wife of John Worden, of the town of Oxford. 
Marquette County; and Mrs. Osborn completes 
the famil}-. 

The union of our subject and his wife was cele- 
brated on the 28th of October, 1857, and has been 
blessed with six children: Minerva, who is at 
home; William, now a resident of Adams County, 
Wis.; John, who died in Kansas, in Januar3'. 1885, 
in the twentv-fourth year of his age; Margaret, 
wife of George Vroman; Waller, who is living in 
Oxford, Wis.: and Alice. 

Mr. Osborn has resided on the farm which is now 
his home since 1871. He devotes his atlentiou 





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almost exclusively to the culUvation and iniprove- 
ment of his land, and now has a line farm, which 
indicates the thrift and enterprise of the owner. 
A stanch Republican is he. yet no politician. He 
held the office of School Clerk for nine years and 
has been Town Treasurer and Road .Supervisor. 
Mr. and Mrs. Osborn are devoted members of the 
Presbyterian Church, in which faith they have 
brought up their children, wlio have also joined 
the same church. 



It,-^ ERBERT D. B. Dl'STIN, physician and 
jFTjI surgeon of Markesan, Wis., is a native of 
i\^^ White River Junction, Vt., and is des- 
■^) cended from old New England stock. His 
father, .Jonathan Dustin, was born in Windham, 
N. H., in 1802, and married Miss Elizabeth Emery, 
who was born in Biddeford, Me., in 1808. She 
was a small child when the War of 1812 broke 
out, but well remembers seeing the red coats com- 
ing up Sago Bay. Her father, .Josei)h Emery, was 
a sea captain throughout his entire life and met his 
death on the ocean. She had seven brothers who 
were also captains on the sea and four of them 
were drowned. They were a hardy people and 
were descended from an old New England family. 
To Mr. and Mrs. Dustin were born seven chil- 
dren, four sons and three daughters — Emery, tiic 
eldest, died at the age of three years; Eliza, is now 
a resident of Walthara, Mass. ;Eben, who enlisted 
in Company A, 2nd Massachusetts Infantry', served 
in the Army of the Potomac and was wounded at 
the battle of Antietam, a ball passing from his 
elbow to his wrist. He died in the hospital at Har- 
risburg. Pa., one of the noble martyrs of the I'nion 
cause. Samuel C. is a noted occulist, having 
charge of that department of Wright & Kay, of 
Detroit. He married Miss Clara Root, of Oneida 
County, N. Y., daughter of Ward Root, one of the 
prominent settlers of that county; Gertrude L.. 
who was partially blind from her birth until seven- 
teen years of age, when she recovered her sight, is 
living in Waltham, Mass.: Sarah C. died in the 
twenty-third j-ear of her age. 

In early life, Mr. Dustin supported the Wiiigs 



and was a great admirer of Henry Claj- and ])aniel 
Webster. In his youth he learned the trade of man- 
ufacturing machinist and engaged in that business 
in White River Junction, Vt., also in Nashua, N. H. 
In the latter city, while engaged at work, he re- 
ceived an injury in the knee which caused his 
death. He was a. man of much more than ordinary 
ability, respected by all who knew him and his loss 
was deeply mourned. In early life he united with 
the Congregational Church and was one of its most 
faithful members. For many years he taught in 
the Sabbath-school and did all in his power to ad- 
vance the cause of Christianity among men. His 
excellent wife, who is also a member of the Con- 
gregational Church, is now living in Waltham, 
Mass., at the advanced age of eighty-one years. 

Dr. Dustin of this sketch passed his early life in 
the East. He was educated in the grammar schools 
at Nashua, and in the grammar and high school at 
Waltham, Mass. He did not immediately begin 
the study of the medical profession, but devoted 
his attention to other interests, as bis health per- 
mitted. We find him In Wisconsin in 1871, hav- 
ing left his home in New Hampshire for the West 
with the hope that he might be restored to health. 
It was feared that he had already become a victim 
of consumption but the Western air seemed to 
agree with him and he was speedily restored. On 
forming the desire to become a physician, he en- 
tered the office of Dr. Pierce Tyrrell, under whom 
he pursued his studies until 1877. However, in 
the winter season, he attended lectures at the Ben- 
nett Medical College at Chicago, from which he 
was graduated on the 23d day of March, 1877. He 
first located at Earlville, 111., but as the water 
there did not agree with him he was compelled 
to leave his practice, and came to Markesan, where 
he has since been engaged in the prosecution of 
his profession with the exception of a short timo 
spent in Minnesota and D.akota. Dr. Dustin is a 
great admirer of fine horses, especially pacers, own- 
ing "Tyrone" 1591, also '"Antante" a grandson of 
"Almont," and several fine bred mares, believing 
ill quality more than quantity. 

Step Uy stop, Dr Dustin has mounted the ladder 
of fame until he now stands in the front rank amid 
his professional brethren of the community. He 



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lakes great pride in kee|)iiig abreast of the times 
and is familiar witli ail the latest discoveries and 
tlieories iierlaining to liis profession. He is a most 
indefatigable worker in whatever he undertakes 
and possessing intellectual abilities of a high order, 
has been remarkahl}' successful in his chosen 
career. AVhen in Minnesota, he was chosen as sur- 
geon of the Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Com- 
pany, and also held the oflice of County Physician. 
He is now serving as examiner of the Northwestern 
Jjife Insurance Conipany of Milwaukee, and is 
Health Ollicer of Markesan. He Is a member of 
the Wisconsin Eclectical Medical Society, and in 
1879, was Chairman of the Board of Commission- 
ers. Socially, the Doctor is a member of the Ma- 
sonic fraternity, belonging to Blue todge, No. 59. 
A. F. it A. M.. of Markesan; Hoka Chapter. No. 
16. R. A. M.. of Hoka, Minn.; Conk-lion Coni- 
mandery, No. ;3. Iv. T., of Winona, Minn. 

The reader's attention is called to the portrait of 
the Doctor upon another page. 

OORCKOSS 15UOS.. are proprietors of one of 
' tiie leading enterprises of Monlello, a sash, 
door and blind manufactory, where is also 
done general planing and all kinds of repairing in 
their line. They established business in 1877. and 
from the beginning their trade has constantly- in- 
creased until it has .assumed extensive proportions 
considering the village in which it is located. The 
Norcross Bros., have all the local trad ein their line, 
and frequently receive orders for shipments else- 
where. The firm is composed of .lacob F. and 
David Norcross, wlio are natives of Orange County. 
Vt., and sons of Solomon and Sarah (Fisk) Nor- 
cross, who were also born in the same State. J. F. 
Norcross. the elder of the brothei-s, was born Oct. 
29. 1837. and David, the junior member of the firm, 
opened his eyes to the light of day in 1852. The 
former was reared to mechanical pursuits, and in 
the early days of his manhood came to the West, 
being the first of the family to settle in Wisconsin. 
The dateof his arrival was April, 1856, and he lo- 
cated in Johnstown Center. Rock County, where he 
worked at the trade of a carpenter and joiner for 



a time and later opened a wagon and repair shop, 
where he carried on operations for a number of 
years. He was joined by his parents and the other 
members of his family, including hi? brother David, 
in Rock County, in 1858. The father died in the 
spring of 1887. but the mother is now living with 
her son .1. F., in Jlontello. 

J. F". Norcross has been twice married, his first 
union being with Miss Elizabeth McKellips, daugh- 
ter of Daniel McKellips. one of the pioneers of 
Rock County, where he is still living. Mr. Nor- 
cross was called upon to mourn the loss of his wife, 
who died in 1879. He afterward married ISIiss 
Rosetta Straight, daughter of William Straight, cf 
the town of Shields, Marquette County. Mr. Nor- 
cross has living three children by his first marriage 
and lost a son. Daniel, who died in Montello. Aug. 
19. 1889. He was a young man of more than or- 
dinary ability, and for several years was eng.aged as 
engineer of a steamboat owned by his father and used 
on the Fox River. lie later went to Detroit, Mich., 
where he filled the responsible position of head en- 
gineer, but his health failed him and he was com- 
pelled to seek his home. Though the best medical 
aid was procured, human assistance was of no avail 
and he passed away as above stated. The surviving 
children are Mabel, .Jessie and Gennevieve, and 
one child born of the present marriage. 

The Norcross Bros., have been established in 
business together since the opening of their manu- 
factory in 1877. They are excellent mechanics, 
and have gained an enviable reputation for fine 
work in all their departments. They are num- 
bere(l among the progressive and enterprising citi- 
zens of Montello, and deserve that success should 
crown their efforts. 

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K'HAHD now. one of the progressive 
fiirmers anl leading citizens of the town of 
l\ Brooklyn, Green Lake County, residing on 
jlsection 4. is numbered among the early 
settlers, dating his residence from 1855. He wa.s 
born in Fairfield County. Conn.. July 4, 1832, and 
is a son o( Kzra and Patty (Forrest) Hoyt. The 
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an early day of American history, was established ia 
this country by a progressive member who deter- 
mined to cast his lot with the emigrants who liad 
already sailed for the shores of the new world. One 
of the chief characteristics of the family is longev- 
ity, several of its members having liveil to the 
very advanced age of one hundred years. 

Ezra Hoyt was also a native of Connecticut, and 
on reaching manhood wedded Miss Forrest. Their 
entire married life was spent in Fairfield County, 
where were born unto them nine children, of whom 
four are yet living. Mr. Hoyt engaged in farming 
for a livelihood, and became one of the well-to-do 
citizens of his native county, but in trying to tide 
his friends over the abyss of bankruptcy, he him- 
self was nearly ruined. He lost his wife when 
about forty-five years of age, he surviving unti| 
eighty-seven years of age. He was a firm believej. 
in the faith of the Presbyterian Church, and Mrs. 
Hoyt was a member of the Methodist Church. 

In the family to which he belonged, our subject 
was the seventh in order of birth. He received no 
special advantages in his youth, not even being af- 
forded the opportunity of securing a good common 
school education. Since the earl^' age of eight 
years, he has made his own way in the world, leav- 
ing home at that time to live among strangers- In 
1851, we find him in Milwaukee, Wis., where he 
was for some time employed at various occupations, 
both there and in the surrounding country .whereby 
he might earn an honest dollar. He traveled far 
and wide over the country to find a piece of (jov- 
ernment land and thus secure for himself a home, 
but about the time he thought his efforts were to be 
successful, he would discover that another party 
had just entered it. By reason of exposure on those 
long trips, he fell sick and was compelled to go to 
a more healthful section. Immigrating to Walworth 
County, he there made his home until I800. when 
he came to Green Lake County, at the same time 
purchasing the farm on which he now resides. It 
was then unimproved, and he was without the 
necessary means to carry on the work of develop- 
ment. With characteristic energy, however, he set 
to work, struggling along under the most adverse 
circumstances, until the sun of prosperity began to 
dawn ujion him. He not only possesses great en- 



ergy and perseverance, but is a man of excellent 
business ability. Had it been otherwise, he would 
probably not have overcome the obstacles in his 
path. He is also sagacious and far-sighted, and 
when other farmers were mortgaging their homes 
to invest their money in railroad stock, he kindly 
gave them timely warning, but many of them did 
not heed his voice to their great sorrow. 

For a companion in life, Mr. Hoyt chose Henri- 
etta De AVitt, who was born Jan. 29, 1842. Their 
union has been blessed with two children, Herby 
and Hattie. On M.arch 29, 1884, Mrs. Hoyt was 
called from the toils of earth after many years of 
suffering. .She bore her affliction with Christian 
fortitude. She was a devoted member of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church, and was a lady 
greatly beloved b}' her many friends for her acts 
of kindness and excellencies of character. 

Mr. Hoyt is a man of sterling worth, and is ac- 
counted one of the best citizens in the community. 
Like his wife, he holds membership in the Metho- 
dist Episcopal Church, and is one of its faithful and 
active workers. He is now the owner of a fine 
farm, comprising 154^ acres of land, which he has 
acquired by the most untiring labor. 

^?^RAXVILLE C. SLADER, deceased, was 
ml one of the early settlers of Marquette 

^^^ County, Wis. He was born in Ackworth, 
Sullivan County, N. H., June 29. 1826, and in 
that community was reared to manhooil, receiving 
a liberal education. Leaving home in the days of 
his early manhood, he went to Gilsuni, where he 
became acquainted with Miss Eliza Vil.is Banks, a 
daughter of William and Rebecca (Ishara) Banks. 
The friendship of the young couple ripened into 
love and they wiie united in marriage. The lady 
was also a native of New Hampshire, having been 
born in Gilsum, Cheshire County, Aug. 12, 1830. 
Shortly after their marriage Mr. Slader and his 
young bride became residents of Wisconsin, set- 
tling in the town of Wyosena, Columbia County, 
in 1854. The following year they became resi- 
dents of the town of Newton, Marquette County, 
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land. He immediately turned his attention to the 
development of a farm and extended its bounda- 
ries untilit comprised 183 acres. He thoroughly 
understood his business and was quite successful, 
liut in November. 1861, left home, and became a 
soldier of the ;ilth Wisconsin Infantry. He re- 
mained with liis reffimenl until stricken with 
typhoid fever, wiim he w:is taken to Columbus. 
Ky.. where lie died .luly 7, 1863, a martyr to the 
cause. 

Mr. and Mrs. Siiider were parents of three chil- 
dren, one son and two d.iuirliters. namely: Carrie 
II., William .1.. and Mabel R.. and all are yet 
living. 

When the Republican party was formed, Mr. 
Slader joined its ranks .and continued one of its firm 
supporters until his death. He took a deep interest 
in political affairs and the success of his party, but 
never sought or desired tiie honors and emolu- 
ments of public office, preferring to devote his 
attention to his business interests and the enjoy- 
ment of his home. He was a great reader and was 
always well jjosted in the affairs of the country. 
His upright life won him the confidence of all and 
his word was as readily received as his bond. 
Naught could be said against him. for he lived a 
conscientious and God-fearing life. For many 
years lie w,as a faithful member of the Methodist 
Church and served as Class Leader and Steward. 
Mrs. Slader still survives her husband, and resides 
on the old homestead farm on section 33 in the 
town of Newton. She has ever been true to his 
memory and by all who know her is highly re- 
spected as an estimable lady and sincere Christian. 

J^f RniN L. BIELL, merchant tailor and 
f@0 dealer in ready-made clothing and gents' 
jni furnishing goods, of Berlin, began busi- 
ly ness in March, 1878, when he succeeded 
J. L. Bridge <fe Co. He was horn in Waukegan, 
Ills., Jan. 17, 1852, and is a son of Orange G. and 
Catharine F. (Hamilton) Buell, both of whom were 
natives of Sheldon, (ienesee Co., (now Wyoming 
Co.) N. Y. They emigrated to Waukegnn, 111., 
and in 1856 came to Berlin, where our subject W!is 



reared to manhood, receiving his education in the 
public schools. He began his business career as a 
traveling salesman for a wholesale hat and cap 
house of Milwaukee, and after four years .spent in 
that line embarked in business for himself, pur- 
chasing the store of .). L. Bridge & Co., as before 

j stated. He has since carried on operations in that 

j line with marked success, having huilt up an excel- 

I lent trade. 

! On the 27111 of August. 1879, Mr. Buell was 
united in marriage with Miss Mary Turner, daugii- 
ter of Dr. J. H. and Adelaide (Jackson) Turner, 
whose sketch appears elsewhere in this volume. Mrs. 
Buell was born in Berlin and her parents were pio- 
neer settlers of Green Lake County 

In political sentiment, Mr. Buell is a Republican 
with strong Prohibition sympathies. Socially, he 
is a Knight Templar Mason and holds membership 
in Berlin Lodge No. 38, A. F. & A. M.; he also be- 
longs to Berlin Chapter No. 18, R. A. M., and Ber- 
lin Commandcry No. 10, K. T. He has filled the 
highest offices in all tliose bodies and is a respected 
member of the brotherhood. He is also a member 
of Berlin Lodge No. 7, K. of P. and of the N. W. 
T. M. A., of Chicago. 

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ti^ATHANIEL COOK is one of the oldest 
l[ jjj citizens of Marquette County, as well as 
'IL^!' <^"^ of '''"^ early settlers of the town of 
Packwaukee, where he is now living. He was 
born in Wakefield, N. H., Dec. 21, 1795, and is a 
son of Jonathan Cook. When a child he removed 
with his parents to Porter. Me., and in 1813, 
when eighteen years of age, enlisted in Capt. 
Stark's company as a defender of his countiy 
during the War of 1812. He was afterward trans- 
j ferred to the command of Capt. Lyons, but sub- 
sequently was again placed in the regiment in which 
he enlisted, and assigned to the company com- 
manded by Capt. Goodrich. He look ])art in the 
battle of Chippewa on the 5th of July, 1814, and 
on the 25th day of the same month participated in 
the celebrated battle of Lundy's Lane, his term of 
service covering nineteen months. 

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to Wakefield, the place of his birth, nnd in that 
cit3' married Rachel Hawkins. He conliiiued to 
reside in New England until ahout 1848. and came 
tiienee to Marquette County, in tiie fall of 1854. 
Settling on a farm in tiie town of Packwaukee, lie 
has since continued to make his home on that farm. 
Many happy days have there been passed, hut his 
joy has not been unmixed with sorrow. In 1865 
he was called upon to mourn the loss of his wife, 
who died on the 4lh day of September, at the age 
of sixty-seven years. They were parents of eleven 
children, but only five are living at the time of this 
writing, 1889 — Eliza, Adeline, Sall\% Lyman and 
P^lvira. The daughters, Eliza and Sally, are with 
their father on the old homestead, and Lyman is a 
resident of Montello. 

Mr. Cook is now in his ninety-sixth year, but 
still retains his mental faculties to a remarkable 
degree. His memory' is certainlj- wonderful, especi- 
ally concerning the events that occurred prior to 
the War of 1812, and during that struggle. 
Physieall3% however, he is not so strong. He has 
lost his eyesight entirely and is partially deaf. He 
is one of the oldest settlers in the county, and cer- 
tainly deserves mention in this volume. He wns 
prominently identified with many of the leading 
interests of the community during the early days, 
and still feels an interest in the prosperity and 
welfare of the county, though not able to take an 
active part in the promotion of its interests. 



ITL^ I). HILL. M. I)., of Westfield, is one of 
|rjY the leading citizens of Marquette County, 
fs^^ and has been engaged in practice at his \}yqs,- 
(^ ent place of abode since the 1st of Novem- 
ber, 1881. The village of Westfield has been the 
residence of several physicians of note, among 
whom may be mentioned Dr. Erastus P. Buck, who 
settled in that place in the fall of 1855. He was a 
man of mucli general information ns well as a 
learned and successful doctor. Previous to ihe 
War of the Rebellion he served a term in the 
Legislature, and at the breaking out of that strug- 
gle entered the army as a surgeon. On his return 
to the Noj-tb, at the close of the war, he settled io 



Platteville, where he is now living. Dr. S. II. 
Duley succeeded Dr. Buck, and was for a time 
associated with Dr. Stewart, who came soon after- 
ward. Dr. Jenkins and a few others have minis- 
tered to the wants of the sick and afflicted of 
Westfield at different times during her history, and 
Dr. Hill has attained to a like prominent position 
with some of the foregoing ones. He was born in 
McHenry County, III., in 1855, and is a son of the 
Rev. W. P. Hill, a well-known minister of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church, who was a member of 
the West Wisconsin Conference for seventeen 
years and belonged to the Rock River Conference 
many years. Finally, when he was so far superan- 
uated as to be unable to take charge of a circuit, he 
filled appointments for a number of years as a supply, 
in which capacity he had charge of the church in 
Westfield from 1880 until 1883. His wife, the 
mother of the Doctor, died in Westfield in April, 
1888. but the Rev. Mr. Hill is living and makes his 
lunne with his daughter, Mrs. Clark, of Logans- 
port, Ind. Their family numbered only three 
children: Dr. Hill; Adda, wife of Leonard West- 
erman, and Helen A., wife of Charles Clark, of 
Logausport. 

Our subject passed his boyhood days in the 
various places where his father was called to take 
charge of a church. He attended the common 
schools lor some time and was afterward a student 
111 the Platteville Normal School, and subsequently 
attended the high school of Pecatonica, 111., for 
several years. When his literary education was 
completed, he engaged in business in the city of 
Chicago for some time, but at the age '^f twenty 
years began the study of medicine in La Salle, 
Ind., under the direction of Drs. Corbiis and Gil- 
lette, with whom he remained one year. He then 
went to Dundee, III., and entered the office of Dr. 
E. F. Cleveland, a physician and druggist of that 
place, but completed his studies in the Rush Med- 
ical College of Chicago, Feb. 24, 1880. After his 
graduation the Doctor located in Algonquin, 111., 
where he prosecuted his profession until coming to 
Westfield, in 1881. Two years later he o|iened a 
drug store, which he carries on in connection with 
his professional duties. The Doctor is a gentle- 
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physician and citizen. He acquired an excellent 
knowledge of his profession, and although still a 
young man has become a prominent phj'sician of 
Marquette County, and has a practice of which he 
may well be proud. 

On the lOtii of December, 1888, Dr. Hill was 
united in marriage with Miss Dora E. P'enner, 
daughter of John Fenner, who, like her husband, 
holds a liigh position in the social world and is 
greatly esteemed by her many friends. 



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^J^OVELL A. PECK, hardware merchant of 
flf^' Berlin, was born in the town of Westmore- 
^^' land, Oneida C().,N. Y.,and is a son of Fred- 
erick B. and Hannah ( Park ) Peck. The branch of the 
Peck family from which our subject is descended 
was founded in America by Henry Peck, who emi- 
grated, presumably, from England in the spring of 
1637 to this country, landing at Boston on the '26th 
of June, that year, from the ship '"Hector" in com- 
pany with Gov. Eaton, the Rev. John Davenport 
and others. He settled in New Haven in the spring 
of 1638, and die<l in 1651. His son Joseph was 
baptized Sept. 5, 1617, was married to Sarah Ailing 
Nov. 28, 1672, and died in 1720. John Peck, wlio 
was born of their union on the 6tli of October, 
1682, married Esther Morris, Jan. 30, 1706, and 
their son, Joseph Peck, was born J.an. 27, 1707. 
He married and at an early date settled in Norfolk, 
Conn., whence he is supposed to have removed to 
what is now Bethel. The date of his death or the 
name of his wife could not be learned by the writer. 
His son Levi resided in Danbury, Conn., and was 
twice married. His first wife was Jerusha Starr, of 
Danbury, and the second w.as Sarah Booth, of 
Startford, Conn. Mr. Peck died March 4, 1815. 
Levi Peck, son of Levi and Jerusha (Starr) Peck, 
was born Aug. 23, 1778, and was also twice mar- 
ried, first to Martha Rogers, of Norfolk, Conn., 
and second to Mrs. Ruth Hart, a widow whose 
maiden imnio was Kulh Stebbins; he died Feb. 17, 
18r)2. 

Frederick B., son of Eli and Ruth Peck, was bo>n 
in l!ie town of Westmoreland, Oneida Co., N. Y., 
un the loth of November, 1815, and on the 4th of 



October, 1837, married Hannah Park, and emi- 
grated to Marquette County, Wis., in 1853, settling 
on the part which has since been separated and 
; called Green Lake County. He located on a farm 
in the town of Berlin, where he engaged in agricul- 
tural pursuits until 1863, when he formed a 
partnership with his son and S. II. Warner in the 
iiardware business in Berlin. He also opened a 
bank in that city under the firm name of F. B. 
Peck A- Co. 

Our subject is tiie onl3' child of his father's fam- 
1 ily. His primarj- education, obtained in the Berlin 
j schools, was supplemented by a course in Ripon 
i College, and his education completed in Wayland 
I University- of Beaver Dam. Wis. He began his 
business career as a clerk in the mercantile house 
of Avery Brown, of Ripon, and continued in that 
position between three and four years. While in 
that city, on the 2d of October, 1861, Mr. Peck 
was united in marriage with Miss Theodora Russell, 
daughter of J. C. and Harriett Russell, and a na- 
tive of Manlius, Onondaga Co., N. Y. Four chil- 
dren have been born of llieir union as follows: 
Minnie M., Fred R., Louis C. and Bertine H. The 
eldest son is about to become a partner in tlie liard- 
ware business of his father. 

Mr. Peck began business for himself as a gro- 
cer, on the corner of Capron and Main Streets, 
Berlin, in 1863, but a few months later, joined 
his father and Mr. Warner in a double store, put- 
ting his stock of groceries in one, while in the other 
they carried a general line of hardware, stoves and 
tinware. He also became interested in the bank of 
F. B. Peck ife Co., the mercantile business being 
carried on under tlie tirm name of Peck, Warner. 
& Peck. In 1H64 they sold out the grocery depart- 
ment and continued in the hardware business, the 
f.rm remaining unchanged until April 9, 1868, 
when Mr. Warner withdrew and the business was 
conducted by Mr. Peck and his father until the 
death of the latter, Nov. 4, 1877, under the firm 
name of F. B. & C. A. Peck. Since that time our 
subject has been sole proprietor. He carries a full 
line of hardware — stoves, iron, nails, farming tools, 
tinware, glass, sash, doors and blinds — does an 
extensive business, and is widely and favorably 
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Mr. and Mrs. Pei'k are members of the Methodist 
Episcopal Cliuieh of Ilerliii, in which he has l)een 
an officer twenty- five j-ears. He is Steward, Class- 
Leader, and served as Superintendent of the Sab 
hath-sehool for twenty-one years, during wiiich 
time lie has worked earnestly and faithfully to 
maintain the school in a flourishing condition and 
has succeeded in a marked degree. He has also 
been active in support of the church, and is recog- 
nized as one of the most influential members of the 
society. In political opinion he hai always been a 
Republican with strong prohibition sympathies, 
but has never sought or desired public office. The 
educational interests of the city have alwa3's en- 
listed his warmest sympathy and support, and be 
has served eight years as a member of the School 
Board. Mr. Peck is a Knight Templar Mason, a 
member of Berlin Lodge, No. 38, A. F. & A. M.; 
of Berlin Chapter, No. 18, R. A. M., and of Berlin 
Commandery, No. 10, K. T. He has been Treas 
urer of the Blue Lodge for fifteen years. High 
Priest of the Chapter one year and Prelate for the 
Commandery ten years. Mr. Peck is a thorough 
business man. a genial, social entleman.and enjoys 
in the fullest degree the respect and esteem of all 
who know him. His mother survives her husband 
and is a cherished member of her son's family. 



^js^EORGE W. WESTFALL, Esy., of Oxford, 
II G^ has been eng.aged in the practice of law 
^^^1 since 1872. In recording his sketch in this 
volume, we present to the readers of the Ai.nuji 
one of Marquette County's most prominent citi- 
zens, who is not only well known in the village 
where he resides, but has an extensive acquaint- 
ance throughout the surrounding country. 

Mr. Westfall is a native of the Buckeye State, 
having been born in Huron County, in 1817. 
His father, Henry C. Westfall, died when George 
was but a lad of thirteen years of age, leaving no 
patrimony to his childdren. His son was thus 
thrown upon his own resources, and from that 
time has made his own way in the world. He cer- 
tainly deserves no little credit for the success to 
which he bag attained, Possessing a determined 



energy, no obstacle which he met was too great to 
be overcome, but successfully opposing all diffi- 
culties, he has worked his way upward, step by 
step, until he now holds an honored place in 
the foremost ranks of his professional brethren. He 
received his education in the district schools, and 
began fitting himself for the legal profession in 
1866. He pursued his studies under the direction 
of H. H. Taylor, and, as before stated, was ad- 
mitted to the bar in 1872. He immediately there- 
after located in Oxford, where he has since been 
engaged in practice. He not only attends to his 
duties as attorney and counselor-at-law, but is also 
engaged in the insurance business, collecting and 
pension business, and holds the offices of Notary 
Public and Court Commissioner. He has secured a 
good practice, and is an able lawyer. He is num- 
bered among the representative men of his town, 
and takes an active interest in whatever tends to 
promote its welfare. 



\| ESSE A. KUNDLETT, of Weslfield, is one 
r of the pioneers of Marquette County. He 
jl was born the town of Bedford, Hillsborough 
i^^' Co., N. H., on the Oth of August, 1817, and 
is a son of Thomas and Fanny (Ayer) Rundlett. 
The paternal grandfather of our subject, Nathan 
Rundlett, was a native of Scotland, but came to 
America when a lad, previous to the War of the 
Revolution. During that struggle he was em- 
ployed as ship carpenter on the "Constitution," 
which vessel belonged to the naval force of the 
Colonies. He afterward settled at the mouth of the 
Kenebec River, in Maine, and later removed to 
Bedford, N. H., where he died at the home of his 
son. The Ayer family is of English origin, and 
one of the early and well-known families of New 
Hampshire. The celebrated Dr. Ayer belonged to 
a branch of that family. 

The parents of our suliject passed their entire 
married life in Bedford, where were born unto them 
seven sons and five daughters, two of whom died 
in early life while the remaining ten grew to man- 
hood and womanhood. The children were as fol- 
lows: Leonard, William A., Jesse A„ Thomas, 



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James, Charles, Thankful, Frances, Susan, and 
Lucy. All are now deceaserl, with the exception 
of our subject, but several were married, and have 
children yet living. Many of their descendants are 
residents of Manchester, N. H., and vicinity. Lewis, 
a son of 'William, is Superintendent of the High 
School in Concord, N. H. 

Jesse A. Rundlett, whose name heads this notice, 
passed the days of iiis boyhood and youth on the 
old liomestead in his native town. His father w.is 
a liattcr by trade, and witli him he learned the busi- 
ness which he followed for a livelihood for several 
years. Soon after attaining his majority, he left 
home and went to Painesviile, Ohio. That was in 
the spring of 1840. There lie engaged in the fur 
business in connection with carrying on operations 
as a hatter, but three years later removed to Milan, 
Huron Co.. Ohio, where he remained until 1848. 
The California gold fever was then raging over the 
country, and Mr. Rundlett became one of its vic- 
tims. He resolved to try his fortune on the Pacific 
Slope, and at once returned to his native town in 
the old Granite State and leaving his family in Man- 
chester, he sailed from Boston for San Francisco in 
the bark, "Daniel Webster"' on tiie 23d of Septem- 
ber, 1849. The voyage was made by way of Ca\>e 
Horn, and after twenty-one d.ays s|)enl upon the 
water. Mr. Rundlett landed in tiie Golden State. 
He at once went to the mines, where he continued 
work from May until November, when his health 
failing him. he resolved to return home to his fam- 
ily. He sailed from San Francisco on the 2d of 
November in the ship, '-Obed Mitchell," and on 
reaching Realoa in Central America, crossed over- 
land, by way of Lake Leon and Lake Nicarauguajto 
San Juan, and thence by schooner to New York. At 
length he reached his home in Maneiiester, having 
been absent about a year and a half. Immediately 
afteward, however, he again started Westward with 
his family, but this time his destination was Mar- 
quette County, Wis., where he arrived in Novem- 
ber. 1851. He settled in the town of Weslfield 
upon IGO acres of land which then had not been 
surveyeil. but as soon as it came into market, he 
purchased it, and made the old homestead which 
he still owns. The wisdom of his selection is shown 
by the worth of the land at the present day. By 



cultivation and improyement, it has been trans- 
formed into a most valuable tract, and is consid- 
ered one of the finest farms in the township. 

One of the most important events in the life of 
Mr. Rundlett, occurred Sept. 7, 1842. when he was 
united in marriage with Miss Martha St. John, 
daughter of Silas and Eunice St. John. Their 
wedding took place in Painesviile. Ohio, whither 
the lady had removed with her parents when a 
child from her native city, St. Catherine's. Canada, 
where she was born June 5. 1825. Mr. and Mrs. 
St. .lolin afterward removed to Painesviile. Ohio, 
where they died some years ago. 

Four children, three sons and a daughter, graced 

I the union of Mr. and Mrs. Rundlett, and are as 

follows: James, who is now a physician and drug- 

! gist of Augusta, Wis. ; Charles, who is engaged in 

mining in Denver. Col.; Adin, who died in his 

twentieth year; and Bell, wife of M. N. Bliss, of 

! Baraboo, Wis.; tlie latter have one child. Ida May, 

I aged fifteen years. 

As stated, Mr. Rundlett still owns the old home- 
stead, upon which he settled on his arrival in Mar- 
quette County, but he and his wife now reside in 
the village of Westfield. where they have a pleas- 
ant liome. In early life, he was a Democrat, hav- 
ing been reared in that school of politics, but when 
the Republican party was formed, he endorsed its 
principles on the subject of human slavery, joined 
its ranks, and has since been one of its faithful adher- 
ents. When the war broke out lie gave his support 
to the cause of the Government. His eldest son, 
though but sixteen years of age. enlisted in the 
war. an<l by its trials and hardships, permanently 
lost his health. Mr. Rundlett has never aspired to 
political honors, preferring a quiet and retired life 
to the turmoil and excitement of the political arena. 
He has always done his |)art as a citizen, and aided 
in the organization of the town of Westfield. and 
was a member of its first Board of Supervisors. 
In religious views he is liberal, but contributes 
to the support of all moral interests. In edu- 
cational matters, he has ever been among the 
foremost, and has been Clerk of the School Board 
for many years. He is one of the well-knonu and 
I highly respected citizens of Westfield. and for forty 
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County. During that time he has met with re- 
verses and difficulties in his business career, but by 
perseverance and industry has steadily worked his 
way upward until he is now numbered among tlie 
substantial men of the community. Mrs. Rundlett 
is a Presbyterian in religious belief, and has always 
taken an interest in .Sabbath-school work. James 
graduated from the Rush Medical College about 
1868, and was married in May. He served during 
the war in the 19th Wisconsin Infantry, Company 
I; Charles, the second son, was educated in the 
Ripon College, graduating as a Civil Engineer, af- 
terward he entered and was gr.aduated from the 
Portage Business College. 



J~|AMES HAMILT( 
I the well-known e 
; Westfield, Marq 
' called from this 



HAillLTON, deceased, was one of 
early settlers of the town of 
rquette County, and when 
(^/; called from this earth his loss was deeply 
felt. He was born in County Down, near Belfast, 
Ireland, in 1796, and pnsseil tlic days of his boy- 
hood and youth in his native country, where lie 
married Jane Bennett, a daughter of Samuel Ben- 
nett, and a sister of John Bennett, a leading farmer 
of the town of Westfield, who is represented else- 
where in this sketch. They began their domestic 
life in their native land and continued to reside in 
that country for man}' 3'ears, but in 18n2 they re- 
solved to seek a home across the water and sailed 
for America. They spent a few months in Can- 
ada, and tlien came to Wisconsin, settling in the 
town of Westfield, Marquette County, where Mr. 
Hamilton devoted himself to farming and made a 
comfortable home for his family. Upon the farm 
which he located he resided until his de.ath, which 
occurred Sept. .30, 1877, at the ripe old age of 
eighty-one years. His wife, who was born April 
15. 1812, is still living, and resides with her young- 
est son, Hugh, on the old homestead. She enjoys 
good health for one of her years, and may survive 
for some time to come. 

James Hamilton was one of the well-known and 
highly respected citizens of Marquette County. 
He possessed much of that sturdiuegs of character 



which is the natural inheritance of the Scotch-Irish 
people, and by his manliness and upright life made 
many friends. He was, however, rather retiring in 
disposition and conservative in his views, but he 
was just to all and strove to do well the part in 
life assigned him. He was a loyal citizen, but re- 
tained to the last a deep love for iiis native land 
and never omitted to speak in its jiraise. He was 
well informed on the history of that country, and 
was also well versed on the leading American issues. 
He possessed a remarkably strong constitution, and 
enjoyed excellent health until within a short lime 
of his death. 

To Mr. and Mrs. Uaniilton were born eiglit cliil ■ 
dren, seven of whom are living: Thom.as; Sarah 
Jane, wife of Samuel Russell; Mary, wife of Frank 
Russell; James and William, who are residents of 
the town of A\'estfleld; and John, who is associa- 
ted with his younger brother, Hugh, in the hard- 
ware business in the village of Westfield. All are 
comfortably situated in life, and have homes of their 
own in the town of Westfield. Samuel, the onl}- 
member of the family now deceased, was killed by 
being thrown from a horse. That sad event occurred 
Aug. 25, 1859, when he was twenty -two years of 
age. He was a worthy and estimable young man, 
and his sudden death was a terrible shock to his 
famil}- and friends. All of the children were born 
in Ireland with the exception of Hugh, who was 
born after the arrival of the family in America, 
Jan. 23, 1854. He still resides on the old home- 
stead and cares for his mother in her declining 
years. He married Miss Etta Russell, daughter of 
Hance Russell, and the}' have two children, Robert 
and Edith. 

The Hamilton familv is one of the representa- 
tive familes of Marquette County, and has iieen 
prominent!}' identified with the .agricultural inter- 
ests of the community since 1852. 



AMES HAMILTON, who is engaged in 
farming and stock-raising on section 32 in 
the town of Westfield, Marquette County, 
f^i'J 's ^ *0" (*f James Hamilton, Sr., who is rcp- 
icsented elsewhere in this volume, Thirty-seven 



m 



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jcars have passed since the family settled in Wis- 
consin, and that entire period has been spent in 
this county. Our subject was born in County 
Down, Ireland. March 20, 1845, and was a lad of 
seven years when he crossed the Atlantic with his 
parents to become a resident of America. He has 
made farming his life work. He was reared to that 
occupation and when he had attained to man's estate 
determined to follow tliat pursuit for his life-work, 
and has been quite successful in his undertaking. 
As before slated, his home is situated on section 
32. in the town of Westfield, the farm com- 
prising 200 acres of arable land. He has a sub- 
stantial residence,and many excellent improvements 
and is familiar with farming in all its details, con- 
sequently he knows how to manage bis interests to 
the best advantage. 

The wife of Mr. Hamilton was in her maiden- 
hootl Miss Nesbitt, a daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth 
Nesbilt. who i.'? living in the town of Westfield. 
Their union has been blessed with six children, five 
sons and a daughter, who are as follows: Jennie 
Frances, James K.. William H., Frank, Leonard, and 
an infant son. 

■ — -[s^: 



WALKKR. a prominent merchant of 
oland, Me., Sept. 
lames and Joanna 
(Snell) Walker, a sketch of whom appears on 
another page of this work. He continued to re- 
side in his native .State, remaining under the par- 
ental loof until twenty years of age, and in the 
meantime received a good common-school educa- 
tion. Starting out in life for himself, he deter- 
mined to cast his lot with the citizens of Wisconsin, 
and in leOO landed in Wautoma, where he was 
I'mpUiyod as salesman in the store of B. Markwell, 
with wliom he remained until the following Au- 
gust, when he responded to the President's call 
for troops and enlisted in the 3d Wisconsin Bat- 
tery. With his comi)any, he was stationed at Ra- 
tine (lining the winter, and tlien sent to Louisville, 
Ky.. wlicre the reginient remained about sixty 
days. Bi-ing taken sick, he was sent to the hos- 
pital in Nashville, Tenn., where he was lying when 
news : cached him that the company was about to 



Ml S. WALKKU. a promine 

I (?g, Plainfield. was born in Po 
IJL^ !7. 1810. and is a son of Js 



march forward. He .asked leave to rejoin his com- 
mand, but it was not granted, so in the night some 
of his comrades brought a carriage to the hospital 
and took him to the boat. When they reached 
their destination and were encamped, Mr. Walker 
continued to grow wor.<«e until at length he was 
taken back to Nashville, where he received his dis- 
charge on account of disability. 

Our subject arrived at his home in Wautoma, in 
June, 1862, and spent the remainder of the sum- 
mer in recruiting his health. In the fall he began 
selling fanning mills for Blake, Klliott & Co.. with 
whom he remained for six months and then en- 
tered the ennploy of Bridgeman Bros., of Berlin, 
serving in the same capacity for a year. His next 
venture was as a stock-dealer. Buying cattle and 
hogs, he shipped the same to Chicago, and success- 
full}' engaged in that business for two years, when 
he embarked in general merchandising in Wau- 
toma. continuing in the mercantile trade in that 
village from 18G6 until 1880. Vive years previ- 
ously he established a branch store in Plainfield, and 
on selling out in Wautoma, in 1880, he assumed 
the personal management of his business in this 
village. From the beginning his trade has con- 
stantly increased, owing to the excellent stock 
which he carries, his fair and honest dealing and 
energy and good management. He also buys and 
ships produce of all kinds, and is a partner in the 
hardware store of L. S. Walker & Co., and is the 
present ellicient postmaster of Plainfield. 

Llewellyn S. Walker and Miss Narcissa Barber 
were united in the holy bonds of matritnon}-. Nov. 
22, 18G4. and by their union a family of nine chil- 
dren has been born — Francis, a resident of Ash- 
land, Wis.; Jessie, who is now deceased; Lucy. 
Lena, Melvin, Albert, Charles, Gr.ace and Harry, 
all of whom are at home. 

The subject of this sketch is a a self-made man. 
Having successfully battled with the hardships and 
disadvantages which one meets in life, he has 
steadily worked his way upward by that energy 
and ambition which is characteristic of him. His 
large business interests yield him a splendid in- 
come, and he is one of the prominent citizens of the 
county. He takes an active interest in political 
affairs, and docs all in hie power for the success 



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and welfare of the Democratic party, vvliicli lie lias 
long supported. Socially, lie is a member of the 
Masonic Lodge, of Plainfield, and the Chapter of 
Stevens' Point. He and his wife are supporters of 
the church, and also give of their means and influ- 
ence for every worthy enterprise. 

ELIJAH OVETT KUXDELL, who is engaged 
in general farming and cranberry culture 
on sections 9 and 10 in the town of Auroi-a, 

Waushara County, was born in St. Lawrence 
County, N. Y., on the 10th of July, 184G, and is a 
son of Keheniiah D. and Lucy A. (Brooks) Kun- 
dell, who were also natives of the Empire State. 
His father was born on the 7th of April, 1824, and 
on the 14tli of April, 1844, wedded Miss Brooks, 
who was born March 2, 1824. They came to Wis- 
consin in 1855, settling first in Fond du Lac, where 
they remained foi over five j-ears. In 1860 they 
came to Waushara County and located on a farm 
on sections 9 and 10 in the town of Aurora, where 
Mr. Rundell engaged in the culture of cranberries 
to a remarkable degree. He supported the Repub- 
lican party by his ballot, but has never been an 
active politician. He died of heart disease in Feb- 
ruary, 1881, in the 57th year of his age. Just and 
honorable in all his relations in life, he was honored 
and respected by all who knew lilm and was deeply 
mourned by a large circle of friends and relatives. 
His wife still survives him and is living on the old 
homestead farm. 

Our subject was the only child of the family and 
was' reared to the occupation of farming. The 
greater part of his life was spent in this .State and 
he is numbered among the earlj- settlers of Wau- 
shara County. He acquired his edu ation in the 
district schools of the neighborhood and on the 
death of his father took charge of the farm and the 
care of his widowed mother. In 1874 he was united 
in marriage with ^liss Julia Balch, a native of Wis- 
consin, born in Fond du Lac Count3-. in December, 
1851, and a daughter of John and Mary A. (Stod- 
dard) Balch. They are numbered among the pio- 
neers of 1848, having removed thither from Ohio, 
but are now residents of Wood Couuty, this State, 



The union of Mr. and Mrs. Rundell has been blessed 
with two children — Nina, who is now fifteen years 
of age; and Hayes Allen, aged; thirteen]years. 

Mr. Rundell is the owner of a well-improved 
farm of 160 acres, 100 acres of which he devotes 
to the raising of grain and other farm products, 
while the remaining sixty acres, which is marsh 
land, is devoted to cranberry culture, in which he 
is quite successful, that brancli of the business 
yielding him a good income. He has n coramo- 

I dious and beautiful home surrounded by shade and 
ornamental trees and the entire appointments indi- 
cate him to be a prosperous farmer. He is enter- 

I prising and progressive and the success with whi( h 

' he has met is due to his own efforts. He is a strong 
and inflexible adherent of the Prohibition party, 
believing the legalized liquor traffic to be a blot on 
the Nation's honor which can only be erased bj- 
its banishment altogether. His wife is a member 
of the Congregational Church and a firm believer 
in its doctrines. This worthy couple are widely 
and favorably known and their man_y friends de- 
light to gather at their hospitable home. Socially, 
Mr. Rundell is a member of the I. O. O. F. Lodge, 
No. 56, of Berlin, and of the K. of P. Lodge. No. 

! 7, of the same city. 

. . , : , ,g^#Ug ,=^ .^ 

(^^OWNSEND W. MILLER. The history of 
i^^ Green Lake County would be incomplete 
^^^ were the sketches of the Miller family 
omitted. Its members are not only numbered 
among the honored pioneers, luit tlioy rank among 
its best citizens, and are prominently identified 
with the agricultural and stock-raising interests of 
Central Wisconsin. Our subject still resides on the 
old homestead farm, where he first saw the light of 
day. May 11, 1849. His parents are AVilliam A. 
and Ann R. (Gardinier) Miller, who are more fully 
mentioned elsewhere in this volume. Town, as he 
is familiarly called, remained under the parental 
roof until the death of his mother, in LSi^^l, when 
the home was broken up and the property dividetl. 
To his share fell the old farm, comprising 372 
acres of highly cultivated and finely-improved 
laud. There tiie happy days of his boyhood were 



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passed, also tlie earlier years of his matiliood, and 
now it has become liis, to he his home as long as he 
wishes to make it such. His educationHJ advant- 
ages, like those of most of the boys of his day, 
were confined to the district scliools. When he 
became owner of the old home farm he began his 
labors with great zeal and energ.y. whioh have 
never abated in the least, and to the original 
amount he has added until now 870 acres yield to 
him the fruits of bounteous harvests. He is also 
one of tiie most extensive slock-raisers and ship- 
pers in Green Lake County, and owns some 
splendid head of both cattle and horses. In con- 
nection with ■■ Ned " Smith, he is owner of an im- 
ported Perclieron and a fine Kentucky trotter, 
stallion. 

Politically, Mr. Mil ler is a Rei)ubiican. and in 
1887 was fleeted by that party to the position of 
County Treasury, the duties of which office he 
creditably and satisfactoiily discharged for a term 
of two years. He is now serving his third term as 
Supervisor of tSreen Lake Township, which attests 
his efficiency as an officer. Socially, he is a mem- 
ber of the Masonic fraternity, and ranks among 
the leading business men of the county. He is 
sagacious and far-sighted, and manages his busi- 
ness interests in a methodical manner, carefully 
attending to all details. In manner. Mr. Miller is 
noted for his jollity and thoroughly enjoys repartee 
and wit. He is a general favorite, and his com- 
rades say of him that he will lie awake all night to 
plan and carry out a joke. 



WILLIAM MORRIS resides upon section 27, 
Manchester Township, where he is engaged 
in farming and stock-raising. He has 
p.issed his entire life in this county. Of liim it 
can be said, what i.'^ true of but few, that he was 
born and reared upon the farm whicli is still his 
home. His birth occurred on the oth day of June. 
1847. his parents being Hugh and A. (Parry) 
Moriis, who were natives of Wales. They were 
nwirried in that country, where thej' resided until 
184 4. when they bade good-bye to home and friends 
and ?('lsail for Auiorica. Their first |oc:ilion wa.s 



near Racine, Wis., where Mr. Morris engaged in 
the occupation of teaming for a period of two 
years. The year 1816 witnessed his arrival in 
Green I^ake County, which was then a part of Mar- 
quette County. He entered quite a large tract of 
land, and at once turned his attention to its 
development, that he might make for himself and 
family a comfortable home. Not a single imjirove- 
ment had hitherto been made, but the entire tract 
was in its primitive condition. During the first 
summer the family lived in a wagon, but in the fall 
of 1846 a cabin was erected, built of logs in the 
usual manner of thatda}'. For thirteen years that 
little dwelling continued to be the home of the 
Morris family, but in the meantime their financial 
resources were increased, their efforts were attended 
with success, and in 1859 they were enabled to 
erect a frame residence. It was the second frame 
building in this part of the county, and is still the 
home of our subject. The father, however, was 
not long permitted to enjoy its coinf(jrts, as in the 
year 18G.') his death occurred. His excellent wife 
survived him for many years, dying in 1884. Both 
were members of the Welsh Presbyterian Church, 
and Mr. Morris was an inflexible adherent of the 
Republican party. .4s a citizen he was ever faith- 
ful to his duties, and won the respect and con- 
fidence of all with whom he came in contact. To 
him and his wife was born a family of eleven 
children, but only five are left fo perpet\iate the 
name of that worthy couple: Hugh, who is en- 
gaged in farming in Fillmore County, Minn.; 
Gersham. wlio w.as born in Racine and is also a 
a farmer of Fillmore County; William, of this 
sketch; Ann. who became the wife of a Mr. Kvans, 
and after his death married Augustus Smith, of 
Vernon County, Wis.; Harry, a merchant of Min- 
neapolis. Minn. 

Like so many thousands of others, our subject 
received his education in the district schools of the 
neighborhood. The school house was built of kigs 
and had the usual plain furniture of such a prim- 
itive structure. His life occupation has been that 
of farming, to which he was reared. He grew to 
manhood upon the old homestead, and in all proba- 
bility his entire life will there be passed. He is 
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PORTRAIT AND BICyGRAPHlCAL ALBUM. 



643 



and takes just pride in it, as being one of the best j 
cultivated tracts in tlie county. He also owns 320 [ 
acres of land in Marshall County, S. D.. which is 
partly improved, making his entire possessions 
aggregate 440 acres. In connection with the 
operation of the farm, he devotes considerable 
attention to stock-raising, making a specialty of i 
Ilambletonian horses, owning some of the best 
stock of that breed in this part of the State. lu 
both l)ranches of his business he has been quite 
successful, and is recognized as one of the enter- 
prising and progressive farmers of the community. ' 
He is a representative of the first Welsh family of 
Green Lake County. Known throughout the 
entire communitj', he has many friends, both among 
the younger and older settlers, and well deserves 
the high regard in which he is held. 



'^ AROX WALKER, a retired farmer of Ber- 
®IUl lin, is numbered among the honored pio- 

I l4> neers of Green Lake County, and is one of 
(^ the few left to relate the history of life on 

the frontier of the Badger State. He was born in 
Yorkshire, Kngland, March 15, 1817, and as far 
hack as the ancestry can he traced, we find the fam- 
il3' were residents of the same country. His par- 
ents, Philip and Betsy (Petch) Walker, were also 
natives of Yorkshire, where they passed their en- 
tire lives, the father working as a daj'-laborer. In 
their family were seven children, five sons and two 
daughters, two of whom, a brother and sister, went 
to Australia, while the other five became residents 
of America. The father died in the prime of life. 
and his widow afterward married a ^Ir. .Johnson. 
by whom she had three children. 

The subject of this sketch was reared amid the 
hardships and toils of comparative poverty. As 
soon as he was old enough to work at all. he had to 
earn his own livelihood, and from that time for- 
ward has been dependent upon his own resources. 
When a young man he conceived the idea of be- 
coming an American citizen, believing that in this 
free country of ours better oi)portunities were fur- 
nished young men than the countries of the Old 
World afforded, so he set to work to obtain the 



•y means. His brother Christopher resolved 
to accompany him. and in 1841, they embarked on 
a sailing-vessel bound for Quebec. For seven 
weeks and two days they were upon the bosom of 
the broad ocean, and it certainly must have been a 
pleasing siglit to them when they first caught a 
glimpse of land. The brothers found that they 
had but little over a pound sterling on their arri- 
val, but this they divided equally between them, 
and then started out to fight life's battle. It re- 
mained to be seen whether the)' would meet with 
defeat, or whether victory would perch upon their 
banner. 

Knowing that ho must at once find work in order 
to provide for his dail3- wants, Aaron Walker went 
to New York, where he sought and obtained a po- 
sition as a farm hand, in which capacity he served 
for six years. At the expiration of that time, he 
secured the appointment of Superintendent of the 
farming department of the asylum, at Utica, where 
he remained for two years. In the meantime, he 
chose for himself a life companion and helpmate in 
the person of Miss Elizabeth Fenwick, who was 
born in Barnsley, Jlngland, Feb. 5, 1824, and emi- 
grated to this country in 1846. Their union was 
celebrated Oct. 7. 1848, and the same year wit- 
nessed their emigration to Wisconsin. Locating 
in Sacramento, Waushara County. Mr. Walker 
l)re-empted 108 acres of land, to which he added 
until he owned a fine farm of 300 acres. They be- 
gan life in true pioneer style; their home was a log 
cabin of one room; their table a board laid upon 
pegs in the logs, their chairs, the trunks in which 
they kept their clothing. As the days passed, how- 
ever, bounteous harvests began to reward their 
efforts, and as their financial resources increased, 
comforts were added, and improvements made un- 
til tiiey had one of the best farms in the commu- 
nity. In 1886, they laid aside the cares of other 
years, and removed to Berlin to spend their declin- 
ing years in retirement. On the 22d of Septem- 
ber, 1888, Mrs. Walker was called to her final rest. 

The children born to that worthy couple, seven 
in number, are James H., who married Josie Trox- 
ell; Charles, who died in infancy; Chr.rles A., who 
married Annie Sager, and has four children; Bar- 
tholomew married Martha Sager, and has one child; 



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Saiali A., who is the wife of Spencer Angle, and has 
two chiklreu ; Frank died at the age of fifteen ytars ; 
and Jennie I. is at iiome. 

Mr. Wallver snpports the Republican party, and 
for some tirae was Supervisor of the town of Au- 
rora. He is now living in the enjoyment of a well- 
earned rest, and has tlie confidence and respect of 
all who know him. 



ETER WINCELL. a respected citizen of 
Marquette County, living on section 16, in 
the town of Montello, was born in Ger- 
many, Sept. 20, 1840, and is one of eight 
children born to Andrew and Julia (Arnold) Win- 
cell, both of whom were natives of Germany, where 
their marriage was celebrated in 1826. Of their 
fam.ily of six sons and two daughters, live are liv- 
ing at this writing (in 1889), namely: Mathi.^s, 
who is married and lives in Minnesota; John, who 
is married and located in Illinois; Michael, who is 
married and resides in F'ond du Lac; Julius, wliois 
mjirried and makes his home in Montello. Ac- 
companied by his family, Andrew Wincell sought 
a home in the New World in 1845, and chose a 
location in Waukesha County, in the Territorv 
of Wisconsin, where he resided for six years, re- 
moving thence to the town of Harris, Marquette 
County. Some years later he changed his place of 
residence to Montello. and now resides with our 
subject. 

The subject of this sketclj is numbered among 
the early settlers of Marquette County, and since 
Ins sixth jear h.as resided in Wisconsin. He has 
therefore witnessed much of the growth and pro- 
gress of the Slate, and since arriving at years of 
manhood has done all in his power to .advance its 
best interests. When twenty seven vears of age he 
was united in marriage with .Miss Gusta Buholtz. a 
lady of Gorman descent and a daugiitcr of JLirtin 
and Caroline Buholtz, who died in their native 
country long since. Mrs. Wincell came to Amer- 
ica with her lirother-in-law. Albert Zimrow, who 
still resides in the town of Mecau, Marquette 
County. The lady was born in 1846. andllie mar- 
riage took place in 1807. They became parents of 



seven children, but five of that number they have 
laid to rest in the beautiful cemetery' at Montello, 
all dying in infanc}'. But one son and one daugh- 
ter yet survive — Julius, aged sixteen years; and 
Elizabeth, who is now thirteen )'ears of age. 

Mr. Wincell served his country as a soldier in 
the War of the Rebellion. He enlisted in Mon- 
tello, in 1864, as a member (if the 36th Wisconsin 
Infantry, under the command of Col. Haskin, who 
w.as killed at Cold Harbor. He was assigned to 
Comi^any B, an<l faithfully discharged his duties as a 
defender of the I'nion cause until the engagement 
at Cold Harbor, during which charge he was ser- 
iously wounded by a minie ball pass ng through 
his left foot, which caused the amputation of that 
member. After serving six months, being unfitted 
for dut3', he was honorably discharged. The Gov- 
ernment expresses its gratitude for duty faithfully 
performed and sympathy for his misfortune b^- 
giving him an .adequate pension. Not long after his 
return from the South, Mr. Wincell was married, 
and since that time has devoted his attention to 
farming, in which he is still engaged. He supports 
the Democratic party, and as every true American 
citizen should do, feels an interest in political 
affairs, but has never been a politician in the sense 
of ofHce-seeking. He is a member of the Catholic 
Church, and consistently follows the teachings of 
that faith. 



EV. TIMOTHY JOSEPH RYAN, a Cath- 
olic priest in charge of St. Joseph's Church 
of Berlin, was born in Killaloe, County 
^, Clare, Ireland, July 21, I860, and is a son 
of Patrick and Mary (P'itzgibbon) Ryan, who were 
natives of the same county. Our subject received 
a classical and literary education at Ennis College, 
and took a regular theological course in the fam- 
ous missionary college. All Hollows of Drumcon- 
dra. near Dublin, where he spent seven 3ears in 
stud}-, and w.as ordained in August. 1883. He 
then came to America, and was assigned to duty 
in Marinette. Wis. After serving ten months 
at that place in charijc of a large congregation, he 
was transferred to Winneconne and Omro. having 
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Januarj-, 1 S85, he was assigned to Berlin in charge 
of St. Joseph's Church, where he has continued to 
serve until the present time, covering a period of 
five years. 

Fatiier Ryan is an energetic, enterprising clergy- 
man, and has made substantial improvements in the 
church property in his care. While at Winne- 
conne he was instrumental in building a fine wooden 
church, 60x40 feet, the ceiling of which was twenty 
feet in height, in place of a church which was des- 
troyed by a storm just before his advent in that 
community. He also built the priest's house in 
Berlin for the St. Joseph's Church, a comfortable 
habitation, and has made other substantial im- 
provements. By invitation of the committee on 
arrangements. Father Ryan prepared and delivered 
an oration at the Centennial celebration held in 
Berlin April 30, 1889, in the presence of an assem- 
bled audience of people, on the subject of '-George 
Washington 100 years ago." The address, which 
was patriotic and eloquent, touched a sympathetic 
cord in the hearts of his hearers, and showed a 
deep veneration on the part of the speaker for the 
noblest character in American history, and a warm 
and earnest devotion to the broad principles of 
human liberty on which the Government of the 
United States is founded. 



/*?=!5]E0RGE FRIDAY, who is engage-l in farm- 
III (=- ing on section 31, in the town of Green 
^^gi| Lake, Green Lake County, is a native of 
Prussia. He was born in Wetzlar, in the Province 
of CobleEtz, Aug. 24, 182.5, and was a sou of Peter 
and Susanna P. (Baker) Friday, both of whom were 
born in the same localitj'. In his youth he learned 
the blacksmith's trade, following that occupation 
for about four years. He then, in 1847, enlisted 
in the Prussian arm}% in which he served two 3'ears 
and four months, aiding in crushing out the rebel- 
lion. At the end of that time he was allowed to 
return home on a furlough, as his father was dis- 
abled and could not work. While there news 
reached him that he would be recalled to the field, 
but he did not wish to again enter the army, and 
after due consideration determined to emigrate to 



America. His grandfather Baker furnished him 
with $28 to pay his passage. When he arrived in 
New York his funds were all exhausted, and he 
borrowed $12 of a friend, but as he had to go to a 
hospital that he might be cured of a disease con- 
tracted on board the ship, he left the money with 
an acquaintance, who proved unfaithful to the trust 
reposed in him and spent the money. Again pen- 
niless, he looked for work in New York City, and at 
last obtained employment with a blacksmith at $i 
per month and board, but the board was such that 
he ended the contract in a half day. He was una- 
ble to speak the English language, and found it 
impossible to obtain work in Neiv York City, so 
boarding a steamer he made the captain understand 
that he wished to go to the country to seek employ- 
ment. The captain allowed him free passage to 
Albany, where he landed and obtfiined a position, 
working until he had money enough to pay his 
expenses to Wisconsin. He believed that he might 
better his financial -ondition hy removing to the 
West, and in 1850 we find him in Columbia County, 
where he located a claim and began the development 
of a farm. The first money which he earned in 
this State was used in defraying his father's ex- 
penses to this country-. Mr. Friday reached America 
in 1851, and worked at his trade near Milwaukee. 
As soon as possible he sent for his mother and the 
other members of the family, directing them to 
I meet him in Milwaukee, but when he reached that 
j city he found that the fare had been raised, and he 
I lacked 816 of having enough to meet the expenses 
of their passage. With some misgivings, he went 
to a stranger, who trusted in his honesty and loaned 
j him the money. 

I The family was again united, but only a short 
I time elapsed before death entered the household. 
I The father one day walked into his shop, when a 
gun. loaded with buck shot, in the hands of his 
I son-in-law, was discharged, killing hira instantly. 
I The man was tried, and the evidence showed that 
I it was intentional murder, but he was never con- 
I victed. Mr. Friday was sixty-four years of age at 
I the time of his death. He was the father of eight 
j children, having been twice married. By his first 
marriage one child was born, and by the second 
I seven children were born, our subject being of the 



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latter family. Tliu motlier was calk-d liume in 
1862, at llie age of fifty-six years. 

While a resident of Columbia County, Mr. Fri- 
day was united in marri.age, in 1850, with Err.stina 
E. Vinz. who was born in Elxlaben. Prussia, Jul>' 
1 8, 1829, and when eighteen years of age came to this 
country. Thirteen children have been bora unto 
them, eight of whom are living, namelj': Margaret, 
Albert, George, Louisa, Solomon B., Henry P., 
.Sarah and Rosa. 

In 1851 Mr. Friday removed from Columbia 
County to Green Lake County, locating on a claim 
In the town of Manchester, where he made his 
home for about twenty-eight j-ears. In 1878 he 
removed to his present farm, in the town of Green 
Lake, where he now owns '22C) acres of land. His 
possessions at one time amounted to more than that, 
but he has aided his children in starting in life by 
giving to them some of his property. To his own 
efforts can be attributed his success, and he may 
truly be calleil a self-made man. He labored on, 
battling with haidships and discouragements when 
many would have given up in despair, but his per- 
severance, energy and diligence have at last been 
rewarded, and he is now numbered among the sub- 
stantial and prosperous farmers of the community. 
When he purchased his present farm he had to give 
his note for $10,000. and many of his neighbors 
predicted that he would never be able to pay for 
it, but ere six years had passed it was not on\y free 
from all indebtedness, but he had also made many 
excellent improvements and greatly increased its 
value by placing it under a high state of cultiva- 
tion, (ircat indeed is the contrast between his 
present home and that in which he began life in 
the county. His first residence was a little log 
cabin, which afforded neither suHicient shelter nor 
warmth ; now his residence is one of the finest in 
the community. It is neatlj', yet elegantly furnished 
with all the comforts and many of the luxuries of 
life, but in the parlor is still seen one of the relics 
of pioneer days. Below a beautiful hanging lamp 
is suspended the old grease lamp which w.as used 
in lighting the log hut. As a citizen, Mr. Friday 
is public-spiritod and takes an active part i-i pro- 
moling the best interests of the community. He 
has identified himself with all worthy enterprises, 



and has given liberally for the upbuilding of the 
community. He is a strong supporter of the tem- 
peranct! cause, and is also deeply interested in edu- 
cation. He provided his children with excellent 
advantages, and three of them have been successful 
teacheis in the county. He and his wife are mem- 
bers of the Methodist Church, and are highly 
esteemed by all for their upright lives and Chris- 
tian characters. 

ANIEL 1). KINGSLEV.awell-to-do farmer 
and stock raiser of Marquette County, re- 
siding on section 10 in the town of Pack- 
waukee. is a native of the Empire State, 
having been born in Franklin County. Oct. 31. 
1830. His parents were George and Bet.sy (Drake) 
Kingsley, the former a native of Vermont and the 
latter of New Hampshire. The i)aternal grand- 
father, Uriah Kingslej-, was born in Connecticut 
and served his country in the War of the Revolu- 
tion. He was long a pensioner of the Government 
on account of his services and attained to the ad- 
vanced age of nearly one hundred years, and was 
well remembered by the subject of our sketch. 
The Kingsley family have produced a number of 
men of ability who have been highly intluentinl 
and well known in their respective spheres of life. 
The maternal grandfather of Daniel, was Daniel 
Drake, a native of New Hampshire. 

George Kingsley and wife were the parents of 
four children who grew to mature years, one son 
and three daughters, who are yet living at this 
writing in 1889: Lydia, the eldest, is the wife of a 
Mr. Stevens, of (irafton County, N. II.; Betsy is 
the wife of .lasper Hawkins, a prominent lawyer of 
Des Moines, Iowa; Maria is the wife of Henrj^ 
Hamlin of St. Lawrence County, N. Y. ; and sev- 
eral members of the family died in early life. 
George Kingsley, the father of the above-named 
children passed away in 184!t, and several years 
after the death of her first husband, the mother be- 
came the wife of a Mr. Hawkins, who died in St. 
Lawrence County, N.Y. She tlieu came to Mar- 
quette County, in 1885. to make her home with 
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visit ber daughter, returning in 1887. Siie <iied on 
the 8th of September, 1888, at the ripe old age of 
seventy-eight years. In tiie home of our subject 
she was surrounded by all the love and care which 
a dutiful son can give and her declining years were 
thus passed in peace and quiet. Mrs. Kingsky 
was an excellent Christian woman and labored 
earnestly for the welfare of her children. 

The subject of this sketch was reared to the oc- 
cupation of farming, which he has made his life- 
work. His father died when he was a youth and 
he attributes much of his success to the teachings 
and example of his Christian motlier, who early 
instilled into his mind lessons of industry, economy 
and uprightness. When he had attained to man's 
estate he chose for a life companion Miss Margaret 
Arquit, who was born in Canada, and is a daughter 
of Peter and Mary (Pepper) Arquit, who were 
also natives of the same country. Immediately 
after his marriage he started with his young bride 
for Wisconsin, landing in Sheboygan in the spring 
of 1855, thence removed to Fond du Lac, and in 
April, 1857, we find him engaged in farming in 
the town of Packwaukee, Marquette County. His 
first purchase of land consisted of eighty acres 
which is now owned l)y Florentine Holchkiss. In 
1863 he settled upon the farm which has since been 
his home, covering a period of twenty-six years. | 
His landed possessions aggregate 335 acres, all in 
one body, and the entire amount is under a high 
state of cultivation and well improved, indicating 
the thrift and unceasing industry of tiie owner. To 
know that one has been successful in his business 
enterprises is certainly verj' gratifying, but the 
knowledge that one's entire possessions have been 
acquired by his own efforts is a fact of which aii^- 
miglil well be proud. Such is the case with Mr. 
Kingsley who came to this county a poor man and 
encountered all the privations and trials incident to 
frontier life. But by industry, economy and good 
management on the part of himself and esliinalile 
wife, who has indeed proved a helpmate to him, all 
difficulties and obstacles vanished and they are 
now surrounded not onl}' by the comforts but 
many of tlie luxuries of life and are accounted 
substantial citizens of the community. 

To this worthy couple has been born one child, a 



daughter, Mary Celeslia, who is now the wife of 
William Barrows of the town of Moundville, Mar- 
quette C'ount3^ He is her second husband and bj' 
her former marriage she had a son, Merrett. who 
was born Aug. 29, 1879, and is now living with his 
grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Kingsley are num- 
bered among the esteemed and worthy citizens of 
Marquette County, and are faithful and consistent 
members of tlie Presbyterian Church of Packwau- 
kee. whose daily endeavor it is to live in harmony 
with their professions. They are liberal in their 
support of all enterprises which are calculated to 
promote the moral and intellectual growth of the 
community and it is with great pleasure that we 
present their sketch to the readers of the Album. 



p^' W. UNDERWOOD is the proprietor of "Oak- 
wood," which is conceded to be one of the 



most beautiful homes in Marquette County. 
It is located about 200 rods from the postofiice 
at Montello, on the northern shore of Buf- 
falo Lake, and the beautiful residence is situated 
in the midst of a grove of noble oaks tliat o-ive to 
the place its name. This palatial home was com- 
pleted in 1889 and its tastj' and well-chosen furni- 
ture together with all its surroundings are in har- 
mony with its exterior. Tiie farm embraces eighty 
acres, twelve of which are comprised within the 
oak grove. No prettier or more desirable site 
could have been selected than the one chosen, for 
it has all the advantages of the city and country 
comliined and commands a splendid view of the 
lake, the ground rising in a gradual slope from the 
bank. To the enjoyment derived from witness- 
ing the improvements and the growing beauty of 
his place as the result of hir labor and care, rather 
tlian the profits to be derived therefrom, is the mo- 
tive that actuates the possessor of "Oakwood." Much 
of his time and attention Mr. Underwood devotes 
to fruit culture, especially the cultivation of the 
cranberry, for which his land, from its character 
and location, is well adapted. Already he has a 
number of acres of that plant in bearing condition 
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ill a cranlienv faiiii. Other fruits are also foumi 
llieie in profusion, iniluding strawberries, raspber- 
ries. blackVterrics. jirapes, etc. 

Mr. IJnflcrwooil is a native of Orange County. 
Vt., bis birtli iiavin<; occurred there Oct. 4. 1832. 
His parents were Benjamin and Mary Ann (Isew- 
iiail) Underwood, who were also natives of the 
Green Mountain Slate. Tiiey had but cue other 
child (Lucy) who became the wife of Judge Wil- 
liam Wiiittaker, who while a resident of New Or- 
leans obtained national fame from his connection 
witli the "Returning Board" following the election 
of 1876. He died at tlie home of Mr. Underwood 
ill November, 1887. having been in failing health 
for some time previous. 

When a youth, our subject moved witii his par- 
ents to Grafton Count}', N. H., where he was reared 
to manhood. He assisted his father in the cultiva- 
tion of tlie home farm until attaining his majority 
wlicn he left the parental roof, locating in .Sauk 
County, Wis. He had determined to try his for- 
tune in the West, believing that it furnished better 
opportunities for j'oung men than the older States 
of tlie East, so he purchased a farm on Sauk Prairie. 
Tlie following year his parents also settled in the 
same county, where they made tlieir home until 
death. Our subject continued Lo reside upon his 
farm until 1873, then sold out and removed to 
Prairie du Sac, whence he came to MontelKi in tlie 
autumn of 1875. He then engaged in business with 
L. A. Perkins, as proprietor of the woolen mills of 
that village and when the partnership was dissolved, 
being pleased with Montello and its surroundings, 
decided to make it his future home and put forth 
efforts to that end. which have resulted in one of 
the finest country seats in this section. 

While residing in Sauk County, Mr. Underwood 
was united in marriage witli Miss Orsina Barber, 
but was deprived of his wife by death. Later he 
married Miss Ellennor Keysar and unto them has 
been born one child, a daughter, Jessie. This fam- 
ily holds a high position in the social world and 
their home is noted for its hospitality. 

In his business enterprises Mr. Underwood has 
been eminently successful, and has acquired a 
handsome property. He is a gentleman of varied 
and extensive reading and is especially well in- 



formed on matters pertaining to his vocation. 
The proximity of his residence to the lake and 
Montello River, 'vhich abound with the tinny tribe, 
affords abundant opportunity for the sport of fish- 
ing in which he is an adept, as the frequent tine 
specimens of pickerel and bass which his skill with 
the rod produces, abundantly testify. 



IMLLIAM WORTH COLLINS, a leading 
\V4W// '^^'■'^'"1"'' of Green Lake County, eng.aged 
in business in Berlin, was born in the town 
of Aurora, Waushara Co., Wis.. June 14, 18i8, and 
is a son of Hugh and Elizabeth (Wray) Collins, 
who have been residents of Berlin for many years. 
TheCollii'.s family is of German origin and as they 
were Protestants in the beginning of the seven- 
teenth century, they were driven from their native 
land by religious persecution during the reign of 
Philip II of Spain and the Duke of Alva, and took 
refuge in the North of Ireland, The family of 
Vance, to which the great-grandmother of Mr. Col- 
lins belonged, was driven from Scotland in 1725, 
also on account of religious persecution and she 
too settled in the North of Ireland, No consecutive 
history of the family has been preserved for an in- 
terval of several generations following their settle- 
ment in Ireland. According to tradition, they 
were farmers and lived quietly and peacefully, un- 
disturbed in their religion. The first of the fam- 
ily of whom there is |)ositive knowledge was Felix 
Collins who married a Miss Maguire who was born 
in 1730. One of the sons of their union, Hugh, 
was born in 176G, and eng.aged in farming in 
County Fermanagh, where he w.as married and be- 
came the father of seven children : Mary, Elizabeth, 
James, William. Hugh, Joseph and Annie. 

Of these, James Collins is the grandfatlier of our 
subject. He was born on the 1 2th of January, 1802, 
in the town of Clorna, Parish of Drumkee, Barony 
of Lurg and County of Fermanagh, Ireland. He 
married Miss Belle Phillips and reared a family 
of eight children, six sons and two daughters: Wil- 
liam, Annie, James, Hugh. Mary, Joseph, Robert 
B. and Thomas. All were born in Irelaml except 
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emigration of the family to America in 1840. Thoy 
arrived on the 28th of April of that year and be- 
came residents of the Empire State. Mr. Collins 
was reared in the faith of the Protestant Episcopal 
Church, but in 1825 after hearing a powerful ser- 
mon by a Methodist minister, he was converted to 
that belief as the true one and later was ordained 
a minister of his Church. In 18.56, he removed 
with his family to Eldred, N. Y., where for thirty 
years he labored faithfully in the church and Sun- 
daj'-school and was highly esteemed for his purity 
of character and religious zeal. His death occurred 
at his home in Eldred on the •26th of April, 188G. 

His children are nearly all living at this date. 
William, the eldest, married Maria Moss and en- 
gaged in the hardware business at New York Citj', 
where he died at the age of thirty-one years, leav- 
ing a wife and two children. Annie is single and 
resides in South Orange, N. J.; James is a farmer 
of Newburg, N. Y. Hiigli resides in Berlin, Wis.; 
Mary, now Mrs. Badger, is living iu South Orange, 
N. J.; Joseph is a commerciul traveler residing in 
Chicago; Robert B., a Methodist Episcopal minis- 
ter, is now Pastor of his church in Washington, 
N. J.; Thomas, the youngest, is a carpenter of New 
York City. Joseph Collins, a brother of the Rev. 
James Collins, father of this family, is clerk of the 
Bankrupt Court of Ireland, and his son is a sur- 
geon in the British Navy. 

Hugh Collins, the fourth child of James and 
Belle Collins, was born in County Fermanagh, Ire- 
land, on the 16th of November, 1826, and came 
to America with his parents when fourteen years 
of age. He resided in New York City until he had 
attained to man's estate, when he removed to Roch- 
ester, N. Y., where he was married June 2, 1852, 
to Miss Elizabeth B. Wray, a daughter of Henry 
Wray. She was born in New York City, Feb. 3, 
1830, and was educated in the Methodist Seminary 
at Lima, N. Y. She is of English descent and was 
a resident of Rochester the most of her life prior 
to her marriage. Mr. Collins removed from Roch- 
ester to the town of Aurora, Waushara County, in 
1856, and purchasing a farm near that city turned 
his attention to agricultural pursuits. Four chil- 
dren were born to Mr. and Mrs. Collins, two sons 
and two daughters: Maria Isabel, who was born in 



Rochester. July 4, 1853, became the wife of 
F. A. Kendall, of Berlin, in June, 1877; Charles 
H., who was born in Rochester, Aug. 20, 
1855, married Louisa Barnes of Winona, Minn., 
and is now a merchant tailor of "Brook- 
ings, S. D.; William Worth is the subject of 
this sketch; Florence E., the youngest, was born in 
Aurora, June, 17, 1861, and is now a practicing 
physician of Austin, Texas. She was graduated from 
the Women's Medical College of Chicago and was 
the first lady physician of the Lone Star Sate. The 
Texan physicians treated her with great courtesy 
and not only admitted her to the State Medical 
Society, but elected her secretary of that bod^- for 
the years 1887 and 1888. 

Mr. Collins Sr. operated his farm in Waushara 
County for ten years until 1866, when he came to 
Berlin and embarked in the general produce and 
commission business, to which he devoted his en- 
tire energies, until 1888, when he retired from 
active business. lie is a Republican in poli- 
ties but has never been an active partisan, and his 
wife is a consistent and faithful member of the 
Methodist Episcopal Cliurch. They are held in high 
regard by all who know them and rank among the 
best citizens of Berlin. 

William W. Collins passed his childhood on the 
home farm in Waushara County, but when eight 
years of age came to Berlin with his parents. He 
attended school in that city until nearly- fourteen 
years of age, when in March, 1872, he was employed 
as errand boy by G. F. Jones, merchant tailor of 
Berlin, on a salary of 12 per week. Mr. Jones had 
established his business in 1871, and at the time of 
his death, in February, 1877, had built up an ex- 
tensive trade, giving employment to seventeen men 
and women. Young Collins was promoted to sales- 
man and continued with Mr. Jones until his death 
when he succeeded to the business, going in debt 
largely in the transaction. He was then but eigh- 
teen years of age, but he was ambitious and self-re- 
liant and having had five years experience believed 
that he nould make a success of his undertaking. 
Later he was joined by his brother, whom he bought 
out after thej' had been together three years and 
continued his business alone. In Jul)-, 1886, Mr. 
Collins bought an interest in the extensive dry 



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(roods and clothing establishment Of F. A. Ciark, 
and the business wa« condncted under the firm name 
of the Clarii Compsmy (limited) of which F. A. 
Clark was president and W. W. Collins secretary 
and treasurer. An extensive business was carried 
on by that firm until July, 1888. when Mr. Col- 
lins purcliased the remainder of the stock, dis- 
solved the company and has since^ conducted the 
business alone. He now has the most important 
mercantile house in his line in Green Lake County, 
having a double store 44 feet front by 90 deep, 
with basement, and also occupies the second slory 
of the entire building with the exception of a front 
of one half which is occupied by the Journal office. 
He carries an extensive stock, consisting of dry 
goods, clothing, cloaks, carpets, millinery and shoes. 
He has fifteen employes in tiiat store and his trade 
has assumed gigantic proportions for a cit3- of the 
size of Berlin. In addition to his establishment 
there. Mr. Collins is the principal owner in'two other 
large mercantile houses which he has established 
by starting two of his former clerks in business, 
one a merchant tailoring and ready made clothing 
house, at Marinette, Wis., was opened in 1887, 
under the firm name of W. A. Tanner it Co., Mr. 
T.mner being the resident partner and manager, 
while Mr. Collins is the principal proprietor. That 
concern employs twenty-tive hands and is the largest 
establishment of the kind in Northern Wisconsin. 
The second store is located in Fond du Lac, under 
the firm name of T. E. Ahem & Co.. and carries a 
general stock of ready made clothing. In that too, 
our subject is the larger owner, while Mr. Ahern, 
a former clerk, is the resident partner and m.anager. 

On the l.ith of February, 1882, Mr. Collins was 
married in Berlin, the lady of his choice being Miss 
.\ddie Cora Thomas, who was born in Bluflfton, 
Green Lake County, where her parents, German L. 
and Harriet Thomas, were early setllers. They are 
now residents of Berlin. Mr. and Mrs. Collins have 
two interesting little daughters: Zolitta Belle was 
born Dec. 7, 1882; and Bessie Blossom, the young- 
est, was born Aug. 21, 1884, both born in Berlin. 

In political sentiment, Mr. Collins is a Prohilii- 
tionist but h.os no taste for practical politics. He 
is a member of the Knights of Pythias, of Berlin, 
and both he and his wife are members of the Meth- 



odist Episcopal Church of the same city and are 
earnest workers in both Church and Sabbath-school. 
Although covering but the brief period of twelve 
years, Mr. Collins' business career has been import- 
ant in its results and remarkably successful. He is 
emphatically aself-made man and has madea brilliant 
record by his close application to business, the ex- 
ercise of superior executive ability and strict ob- 
servance of correct business principles. It is un- 
usual and remarkable to find so j'oungaman whose 
l^rogress has been so rapid and whose success has 
been so marked. That he commands the respect 
.and esteem of his fellow-citizens who have'known 
him from boyhood is only natural, while his life 
L.TS been that of an upright Christian gentleman. 

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ti^^ IRAM WILCOX, who for forty years has 
Wyii) been numbered among the prominent citi- 
zens of Waushara county, is now engaged 
in general farming and stock-raising on'sec- 
tion 26. in the town of Plaintield. He is a native 
of Vermont, having been born in Hinesburg, Chit- 
tenden County, Aug. 1, 1831. His father. .lohn 
Wilcox, was a native of Connecticut and married 
Allha Spaulding, who was a true helpmate and 
his loved companion until his death. He followed 
the occupation of farming throughout his entire 
life and died in Vermont in 1865. his excellent 
wife surviving him until 1868. They were parents 
of twelve children, nine of whom are living: Leo- 
nard of Minnesota; Lewis of Vermont; Henry of 
Michigan; Hiram of Waushara County ; and Daniel, 
Silas, Laurie, Soiihia and Louisa of Vermont. 

Our subject spent his early boyhood days in the 
Green Mountain Stale and remained under the 
parental roof until eighteen years of age, when he 
started out to fight the battle of life for himself. 
Bidding good-bye to his old home, he started for 
the West, believing that he could better his finan- 
cial condition on its broad prairies, where farms 
could be secured for the cultivation and all stood 
a fair chance of rising in the world. He chose 
Waushara County as the scene of his future labors, 
but ten years passed ere he made a permanent loca- 
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pineries and in the summer months engaged in 
rafting on the river. When he had acquired some 
capital hy his industry and perseverance, lie made 
an investment in 160 acres of wild land and began 
the development of a farm. It was yet unbroken, 
not a furrow having been turned or an improve- 
ment made, but after building a small cabin and 
seeing his family as comfortably settled as possible, 
he began the work of cultivation and as success 
attends those who diligently labor, his efforts were 
crowned with prosperity. 

An interruption of his labors came in the shape 
of the late war. Believing it his duty to strike a 
blow for his country he enlisted in 1862. in the 
30tli AVisconsin Infantry, serving for the period of 
two years and two months, the regiment being 
jirincipally engaged in guard duty. The exposure 
and hardship of war broke down his health and in 
consequence he was discharged from the service, in 
Madison, in October, 1864, and immediately there- 
after returned home. 

In December, 18.54, Hiram Wilcox was united in 
marriage with Catherine Furman, a native of Vir- 
ginia, and daughter of Peter S. and Elethear (Besley) 
Furman, both of whom were natives of Pennsyl- 
vania, and unto them have been born three child- 
ren : Ella, wife of L. Frost, of Portage County; 
Mary at home, and Florence, wife of Almond Lane, 
a resident farmer of the town of Oasis. 

A fine farm of 200 acres now pays tribute to the 
care and cultivation of our subject. Its fields are 
well tilled, the latest improved machinery is there 
found, all the necessary buildings have been erected 
and he raises good grades of stock. I^verything 
about the place denotes the care and supervision of 
an energetic and industrious owner, while the many 
improvements stand as monuments of his labor in 
former years. As a citizen, he is public si)irited 
and progressive, and in all pulilie matters which 
pertain to the welfare of the community he feels a 
deep interest. He is a Republican in |)nlilics and 
himself and family are well and favorably known 
throughout the county. He has lived to see the 
great changes which have transformed this section 
of AVisconsin, and not only Vieen a witness of its 
progress and development bit lias been an active 
participant in the labor which has been required to I 



bring about the result. His upright life and courte- 
ous manner have won him many friends and placed 
him in the ranks of the worthy and valued citizens 
of Waushara County as well as the honored pio- 
neers. 



ERMAN L. THOMAS, senior member of 
, the firm of G. L. and D. W. Thomas,dealers 
in groceries, provisions and wood at Berlin, 
was born 1n Pittsford, Rutland Co., A't., July 
11, 1833. and is a son of Reuben and Sophronia 
(Rollins) Thomas. His father, who was a farmer 
by occupation, was born in Rutland County, Vt., 
in 1795, and died March 9, 1850. He was of 
Welsh descent, the family having been founded in 
America by his grandfather, who was born in 
Wales and emigrated to America long prior to the 
War of the Revolution. He was one of a family 
of fourteen children, twelve sons and two daugh- 
ters, and with the exception of one who died at the 
age of twenty years, all lived to be over seventy 
and some attained the advanced age of ninety 
years. The mother was ninety-four years of age 
at the time of her death and was a woman of re- 
markable vigor and superior intelligence. The 
mother of our subject, Mrs. Sophronia Thomas, 
was a native of Rutland C'ouniy, Vt., and was de- 
scended from English ancestry. Her death oc- 
curred in the Green Mountain State, in 1852. 

The subject of this sketch was reared to manhood 
upon his father's farm and for two years prior to 
his emigration to the West he engaged in farming 
and stock-raising. He came to Wisconsin when 
twenty-two years of age and chose Marquette (now 
Green Lake) County, as the scene of his future 
operations. He settled in the town of Brooklyn 
and began the development of a farm, continuing 
to devote his energies to its cultivation until 1863. 
Having made some preparations for a home, he 
then completed his arrangements by his marriage 
with Miss Harriet M. Willis, daughter of An- 
thony Willis, celebrated Nov. 1, 1855. Mrs. 
Thomas was born in St. Lawrence County. N. Y., 
in 1838. and by her marriage became the mother 
of three sons and four d.aughters. Davenport AV., 
the oldest, wedded Miss Maggie Heald and is the 



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junior member of the firm of G. L. & D. W. 
Thomas, grocers ; Adelaide C. is the wife of TV. W. 
Collins, a leading dry-goods merchant of Berlin; 
Lillie C. clerks in the store of her brother-in-law; 
Nettie S. resides at home; Tina M. is a book- 
keeper in her father's store; Grant M. is a machin- 
ist; Eugene, the j'oungest. is attending school. 

Mr. Thomas gives his support and influence to 
the Republican party, but has never held an office 
though solicited to do so. Sociall\% he is a mem- 
ber of the Odd-Fellows society', belon^ng to Ber- 
lin Lodge. No. 56, I. O. O. F. 

As before stated, Mr. Thomas engaged in farm- 
ing in Brooklyn Township until 186.3, but in that 
year sold his first home in the county and removed 
to the town of Berlin, where he pursued the same 
occupation until 1870. He then sold out and came 
to Berlin, where he has since resided. He was first 
engaged in the express and transfer business and in 
buying and selling wood, but in June, 1882, joined 
his son in their |)rosent business, which the3' have 
now carried on for more than seven j-ears. The 
firm of G. L. it. D. W. Tliomas have an extensive 
grocery and provision trade and buy and sell large 
quanties of wood. They have an 80-acre cranberry 
marsh, which though not now verj' productive is 
capable of improvement to a degree that will event- 
uallj' make it valuable. The firm is one of the 
substantial grocery houses of the city, and both 
father and son hold a high position in social and 
business circles. 



L^^HOMAS HAMILTON is engaged in f:am- 
m^^ ing on section 21, in the town of Westfield, 
^^^ Marquette Count3', where he owns a fine 
farm of 160 acres. His name has been promi- 
nently connected with the agricultural records of 
the county for many j-ears, and it is with pleasure 
that we record his sketch in this volume. His 
possessions comprise not only the home farm, but 
he also owns 320 acres of valualile land in the town 
Of Springfield. 

Mr. Hamilton is the eldest son of James and 
Jane (Bennett) Hamilton, and was born in County 
Down, Ireland, on the 29lh of December, 1833. 

His boyhood days were passed in much the usual 



manner of farmer lads and until nineteen years of 
age he remained in the land of his birth, but at 
that age he bade good-bye to friends and accom- 
panied his paients to the New World. Great in- 
deed have been the changes which have taken 

i place in Marquette County, during the thirty -seven 
years of his residence in the town of Westfield. It 
was then an almost unsettled wilderness, the land 
was still in its primitive condition and the echoes 
of the forest had been unawakened by the woodman's 
ax. He aided in transforming the wild prairies 

[ into rich and fertile farms and in all possible ways 
has given his support to the .advancement of those 

j enterprises which he believed would benefit the 
public. 

The most important event in the life of Mr. 
Hamilton occurred Nov. 24, 1864. when he was 
united in marriage with Miss Grace Long, daugh- 

1 ter of James and (irace Long. Her parents were 
natives of County Down. Ireland, and the 
month of May, I8.')l, witnessed their arrival in 

I this country. They settled in New York, but 
after ten years came to Marquette County, Wis., 
reaching their destination on the 15th of Septem- 
ber, 1861, and are still residents of the town of 
Westfield. 

Mrs. Hamilton was born in Ireland in 1847. and 
by her union has become the mother of three chil- 

' dren: .Samuel, born in 1867; Willinin, in 1869; and 

j Edwin, in 1875. Mr. Hamilton is one of the rep- 

I resentative and valued citizens of the town of 
Westfield and has won the respect and confidence 
of all by his manly bearing, upriglit life and fidel- 
ity- to all trusts reposed in him. He devotes his 
entire attention to his farming interests, in which 
he has been quite successful and to the enjoyment 
of the pleasures of the homo ^'ircio. 

ICILMONI) NOBLE, who resides on section 
36, in the town of Marquette, Green Lake 
1^\\\ Co., Wis., is a representative of one of the 
families that settled in the county 
in 1847. He is a native of the Empire State, hav- 
ing been born in Leroy, Genesee County, on the 
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Electa (Riclimond) Noble are fully mentioned in 
the sketch of John H. Noble, which appears on 
another page of this volume. The days of his boy- 
hood and youth our subject spent in his native 
State, and in its common schools he received his 
education. He was a young man of twenty years 
when the family came to the Territory of Wiscon- 
sin, settling in what was then Marquette County, 
but now forms a part of Green Lake Count}'. He 
lias there since made his home and is now the 
owner of that farm. He was united in marriage 
with Miss Olive W. Brown, on New Year's Day of 
1852, the lady of his ciioicc being the daughter of 
Lucius and Mary A. (Wliitcomb) Brown, who 
came to the county in 1850. By their marriage 
ten children were born, eight of whom are yet liv- 
ing. Wesley 8.. is now a farmer of Marquette 
Township; Phoebe, deceased wife of John Hughes; 
Rosetta C, also deceased; Ellen at home; Rosetta, 
tlie second of that name, also yet with her parents ; 
Bertha D., wife of Charles Smith, a resident farmer 
of Green Lake Count}'; Electa A., wlio is engaged 
in teaching; Galen, Hattie and Horace. 

Mr. Noble, in 1849, entered 120 acres of land 
from the Government, the entire amount being in 
a wild and totally uncultivated condition. Nearly 
all other parts of the county were then alike desti- 
tute of settlements. Marquette consisted of a log 
house whicii was used by an Indian agent, the Me- 
nomonee Indians being encamped just across the 
lake Puckway. They far outnumbered the white 
settlers and it was some jears before all had left 
their haunts for the reservation beyond the Miss- 
issippi. In 1852, on his marriage, Mr. Noble be- 
gan the improvement of his land and afterwards 
purchased eighty acres of section 34 of Marquette 
Township, where he made his home until 1868. 
At the death of his father, he bought the old home- 
stead and has since there continued to reside amid 
the surroundings of his early manhood. He is now 
the owner of 255 acres of arable land and takes a 
just pride in his highly cultivated and developed 
farm. Upon his land is also situated one of the 
finest granite quarries in the State. The granite is 
used for paving purposes in the cities of Milwaukee 
and Chicago and is susceptible of the finest iiolish. 
It will withstand the actions of the elements, never 



cracking or breaking, and is a source of a good in- 
come to the owner. In connection with the other 
business interests which occupy his time, Mr. Noble 
is engaged in the raising of fine stock, making a 
specialty of sheep. 

Since the time when he came to the Territory of 
Wisconsin, our subject has identified himself with 
growth and progress of the community, manifest- 
ing a deep interest in all that pertains to the wel- 
fare of the people in general or tends to the up- 
building of town, county or State. Since the age 
of twenty-one years he has been identified with the 
temperance movement, having at that time joined 
the Sons of Temperance. At the time of the or- 
ganization of the Independent Order of Good 
Templars, he enrolled his name with the members 
of that society and has been one of its most active 
members. He has enlisted in the ranks of that 
worthy cause for life and will continue his warfare 
against the dread evil until called to his final rest. 
As a citizen, he is public spirited and progressive. 
He has ever discharged the duties devolving upon 
him as a member of this great commonwealth 
with true fidelity, and deserves the respect of all 
men. He and his family arc held in high esteem 
and in the social world fill an enviable position. 




|nj)USSELL NICHOLS, a retired farmer, now 
|L^ residing in Markesan, Green Lake County, 
\\ and one of the leading citizens of the 
count}', was born in Eairfield, Herkimer 
Co., N. Y., Feb. 13, 1812, and is one of a family of 
ten children. His parents were Wanton and Fannie 
(Dorman) Nichols, the former a native of Rhode 
Island, the latter of Connecticut, but both were 
born of New f^ngland parentege. The record of 
their family of eight sons and three daughters is 
as follows: Lavius settled in the South ; Herman 
married Nancy Norton and died in Boonevillo, 
N. Y., leaving two children; Mial was married in 
Herkimer County and settled in Buffalo, N. Y., 
where his death occurred ; Ebenezer was married in 
the same county and died in the Empire State; 
Wanton became a resident of Wisconsin and de- 
parted this life in Oconomowoc; Ranson died of 



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consumption >t his liome in Heikimer County. 
N.' Y.; Russell.^of this sketch, is the next in oriliT 
of birth; Sarah w.is drowned in West Canada Creek 
at the age of _twenty-flve years; Eliza became the 
wife of William Uoyle. who died at their home in 
Ohio, leaving two children, one of whom afterward 
died, but the other daughter. 8arab,'lived to ma- 
turity and married a Mr. Beckwith, an attorney-al- 
law at Pottsdam, N. Y.; lion. Archibald is now a 
resident of Kansas and Celestia, tiie youngest, died 
with consumption. 

For a number of years,' however, Archibald was 
a resident of Green Lake County, and was one of 
its prominent citizens. He was five times elected 
to represent his district in the State Legislature, 
for a number of j-cars was Chairman of the Town 
Board of Supervisors and for several terms was 
Justice of the Peace. He was not only widely 
known. throughout the Community but his reputa- 
tion extended all over the Stale and he][numbered j 
among his friends some of Wisconsin's most prom- j 
inent legislators. ' He wedded Mary Hormand and j 
unto them were born five children — Seth, Fannie, ' 
Emma, Sarah and Alice. Mr. and Mrs. Nichols, 
parents of our subject, pasted their entire lives in 
Herkimer County, N. Y.. where they were highly [ 
respected citizens. Tiiey held membership in the \ 
Episcopal Church. ' 

Russell Nichols, whose name heads this notice, 
received his education in the district schools and 
when a joung man became an engineer. For eight 
years he made his home at Fall River, Mass., and 
then returned to his native county at the call of his 
father to take charge of the property. In 1842 he 
was united; in marriage with Miss Eliza Finch, who 
was born in Ireland, and two years later they came 
to Green Lake County. Mr. Nichols has now been 
a resident of this community for more than forty- 
five years and is classed among the noble band of 
pioneers. In 1882 he was called upon to mourn 
the loss of his wife, who died on the 2 Jth of Sep. 
tembcr of that year, after forty years of happy | 
we<l(lcd life. .She was held in high regard by all i 
for her many excellencies of character. ! 

On his arrival in thisVounty, Mr. Nichols settled j 
u))on the farm now owned by Clark Walker. He I 
purchased the same of Judge Willard, it consisting I 



of three 80-acre tracts of undevelopeil land. As he 
possesses an energetic and industrious nature, it 
was not long before the entire amount was pl.aced 
under a high state of cultivation and yielded a 
ready return for the care and labor which he be- 
bestowed ui)on it. In additic)n to the many im- 
provements which he made he built a good 
residence together with many barns and outbuild- 
ings and the entire surroundings indicated his 
tlirifty and progressive spirit. Wishing to retire 
from active life, he removed to Markcsan, where 
lie now makes his home. Mr. Nichols was present 
at the organization of the first court, \>'hen Judges 
Larabee and Aikens were appointed .State At- 
toruies. 



^, ELVIN CHILDS. who is engaged in farm- 
ing on section 34 in the town of Berlin, 
has been a resident of Green Lake County, 
for forty-three years, covering the whole 
period of Wisconsin's existence as a State and two 
years of her territorial reign. He was born in Ba- 
tavia Township, Genesee Co., N. Y., July 26. 1820, 
and is a son of William and Zulima (Clark) 
Childs. His grandfather Pennel Chdds, who is 
numbered among tlie early .settlers of New York, 
was a farmer and miller by tr.ade. His wife lived 
to the advanced age of eighty-three years. The 
father of our subject ixmoved to the Empire State 
with his parents and in Eastern New York wedded 
Miss Clark. Soon afterwards, he removed to 
Genesee County and in the midst of the forest de- 
veloped a good farm. In 1829, he was called 
upon to mourn the loss of his wife, a faithful mem- 
ber of the Baptist Church, who died at the age of 
thirty-six years, leaving six children, three sons 
and three daughters. He afterwards married .Sarah 
Whiting by whom he had eight children. He was 
a Democrat in politics and died at the age of 
eighty-three years. 

Melvin Childs was reared to f;irm life and re- 
ceived a limited education in the subscription 
schools. Having worked for his father upon the 
old homo farm until twenty-two years of age he 
then hired out as a farm hand, continuing in that 
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the Territory of Wisconsin. On retioliing Ashta- 
bula County, Ohio, he stopped at the home of an 
uncle intending tliere to wait until he could pro- 
ceed by water, the lakes being then frozen over, 
but it was a late spring that year and becoming 
tired of waiting, he hired out for a year with a 
farmer in the neighborhood. When that time had 
expired he consented to remain another year and 
it was not until 184G that his original intention 
was carried out. He reached Green Lake County 
in the month of June and shortly afterward entered 
eighty .acres of land three miles west of Dartford, 
in the town of Piinceton, where he continued to 
make his home until May, 1850, when he settled 
upon the farm wiiere he has since i-esided. lie 
now owns 170 acres of as fine land as can be found 
in the town and has a splendid farm as the result 
of his excellent management, industry, enterprise 
and preseverance. It is furnished with good build- 
ings and all the necessary improvements. 

On the Snd day of May, 1850, Mr. Childs was 
united in marriage with R. Ann Vosburg, and with 
iiis j'oung bride began life wliere he now lives. 
She was a native of New York, born June 24, 1836, 
and by her marriage liad three children — Emily Z., 
who died at the age of thirty-two years; Ella J., 
wife of P. W. .lackson and the mother of tliree 
children; Mclviii E., who wedded Kit Clougii, by 
whom he has one child. The mother of these 
children w.as c;illed to her final rest Oct. 9, 1876, 
and her loss w.as deeply mourned by many friends 
as well as liy her immediate family. Mr. Ciiilds 
was again married Dec. 30, 1880, when Mrs. Jane 
Morris became ills wife. She w.as born June 17, 
1828, .and was the widow of Isaac H. Morris. 

Mr. Childs affiliated with the Democratic party 
until his views on the slavery question caused him 
to ally himself with tlic new Republican party 
formed to prevent its further extension, since 
which time he has been a warm advocate of its 
principles. He is a representative and valued citi- 
zens of tlie community and for two years iield the 
office of Side Supervisor, and one year discharged 
the duties of Treasurer of tiie town of Berlin. 

As a farmer he has been quite successful, having 
made all that he possesses by his own effort. Mr. 
Childs is one of the few left to relate the story of 



pioneer life and the history of the advancement 
and progress of the country. He has been num- 
bered! among the most highly esteemed citizens of 
the community for forty-three years and well de- 
serves a representation in this volume. Upon the 
organization of the town of Princeton, he was a 
member of the Board. 



OHN BARRY, a banker and attorney of 

Moutello. is numbered among the prominent 

I j^businessjnen ofjthat village and since 1883, 

the banking interests of that yill.age have 

been represented by John Barry & Son. The first 
bank .w.as opened by E. B. and C. S. Kelsey in 
1 857, but after four or five years they discontinued 
bnsiness.nin 1880, E. G. Newhall and A. E. Morse 
opened a priv.ate bank and were succeeded by the 
present firm on the 16th of July, 1883. Under 
the management of each of the above named par 
ties the bank has borne the appellation of the 
Montello Bank, and is now one of the leading 
mone^'ed institutions of the county. 

Our subject is a native of Queenstown. Ireland, 
his birth having occurred in that country Jan. 2, 
183y. His father, Michael Barry, who is now a 
resident of the town of Harris, M.arquette County, 
was born in Countj' Cork, Ireland, in 1804. and 
married. Margaret Harrigan. He was a shoemaker 
by trade and followed that business in his native 
land until 1850, when with his family, consisting 
of wife and five sons, he crossed the Atlantic to 
America. His destination was .Milwr.ukee, Wis., 
and on landing he resumed his journey without 
delay and continued to reside in that city two years 
or until the spring of 1852, when he came to Mar- 
quette County and settled on a fiirm in the town 
of Harris. He lost his wife a number of years .ago 
but he is still in robust health for a man of his ad- 
vanced years. 

The eldest son of Mich.ael and Margaret Berry 
is Michael. .Ir., a resident of Vicksbnrg, Miss., 
where he has made his home since 1856. He was 
engaged as ra.ate on a steamer on the Mississippi 
River when the war broke out and was foiced into 
the Coufederatr service, being- under the command 



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of Gen. Forrest. He made several attempts to 
escape but was not successful. The other sons, 
John, Patrick, .Tames and Daniel W.. who accom- 
panied their parents to America, are all residents 
of M.nrquette County. Two sons were horn after 
the arrival of the family — Thomas W. and Davifl. 
liie former a resident of Berlin. Green Lake 
County, and the latter now living on the old 
liomestead with his father. 

John Barry, whose name heads this notice, was a 
lad of twelve years when he crossed the broad At- 
lantic to find a home in America. Ho attended 
school in Jlilwaukee and remained in that city two 
years after the family came to Marquette County. 
He then went to liis home but soon afterward be- 
gan clerking in Madison. He was fitted for a suc- 
cessful business career by excellent educational 
advantages. His father being in comfortable cir- 
cumstances, at an enrly age he was placed in the 
national school at Queenstown. where he obtained 
the rudiments of a thorough English education. 
As before stated, he continued his studies in Mil- 
waukee, where he received superior advantages 
and improved every opportunity. In 1858, he 
engaged in teaching and after following that pro- 
fession for a number of terms, acted as salesman 
for his uncle, James Barry, a boot and shoe dealer 
of Montello. with wiiom he remained until 1864, 
when he taught the school in district No. 6, in 
Montello Township. Having attained his majority, 
he was elected town clerk in the spring of 1865 
and has held that office almost continuously since, 
being tlie present incumbent. He served as Regis- 
ter of Deeds of Marquette County from 1869, to 
1872 inclusive, and was Deputy County Treasurer 
and Clerk of the Court during that time. He was 
also Clerk of the Circuit Court two terras and 
served as Deputy Sheriff under S. Kallis. in 1867 
and 1868. For a number of years he served .as a 
member of the village board and for two years 
was President of that body. He was for three 
y»'ars a member of the school board of Montello 
and is now its Secretary. The cause of education 
has ever found in Mr. Barry a warm friend and in 
his present position he exerts his power to the ut- 
most in behalf of good schools. While Clerk of 
the Ciicuit Court, he directed his attention to the 



study of law and was admitted to the Circuit 
Court Jan. 7, 1875, and to the Supreme Court on 
the 25th of September. 1888. The banking busi- 
ness is conducted with Mr. Barr3' as President and 
his son, A. J., as cashier. The latter now has ex- 
clusive charge of the bankiug business as his father 
devotes the greater part of his time to his pro- 
fession. 

On Christmas day of 1861. .Mr. Barry was united 
in marriage with Miss Kate S. Devany. daughter 
of D. K. and Mary (Hart) Devany. Their union 
has been blessed with four children, three sons and 
a daughter — A. J., born Feb. 8. 1864, was educated 
in the public schools of Montello, being a gradu- 
ate of the high school, and received his business 
training under the instruction of his father: Henry, 
born July 3, 1866, also graduated from the high 
school of Montello and is engaged in the mercan- 
tile business in that place: Thomas William, another 
graduate of the same school, is now a student in 
the Bennett Medical College of Chicago. He w.is 
born Sept. 25, 1869. Kate E.. the only daughter 
of the family, was born in November. 1871. 

Mr. Barry and his family are faithful and con- 
sistent members of the Catholic Church. He is a 
Democrat in politics and cast his first Presidential 
vote for Stephen A. Douglas, in 1860. For thirty- 
five j'ears he has been a resident of Marquette 
County, and has been prominently identified with 
its growth and progress. Whatever he undertakes 
he carries forward to a successful completion and as 
a business man and lawyer r.anks high. He is ever 
among the foremost in the support of those enter- 
prises which tend to promote the best interests of 
town and county and is deserving of special mem- 
tion in this volume. 



jlj_^ ON. OHRIN W. BOW is numbered among 
ifjli the pioniinent f.armers and pioneers of 
!^^^ Green Lake County and it is with the 
(vy! greatest pleasure that we record his sketch 
in this volume. His well-spent life marked by 
honesty, uprightness, benevolence and unbounded 
kindness of heart has made him many friends. 
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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 



or stands higher in the estimation of his fellow- 
citizens. Mr. Bow was born in Pittsfield, Mass., 
on the 24th of September, 1822, and is one of two 
children, whose parents, Caleb and Sally (Wing) 
Bow, were both natives of the old Bay State. Our 
subject is now the only representative of the fam- 
ily'. His father, who was a farmer by occupation, 
died when Orrin was a mere child. The mother 
then removed with her children to Monroe County, 
N. Y., where lier death occurred. His sister Ann 
became the wife of Mr. Herrick and liotli are now 
deceased. 

Our subject was reared to manhood in Monroe 
County, N. Y., the days of his boyhood and youth 
being passed upon a farm. He received no special 
educational advantages but acquired a good knowl- 
edge of the common branches in the schools of his 
neighborhood, after which lie engaged in teaching 
for four years. On attaining his majority he deter- 
mined to cast his lot with the pioneer settlers of 
Wisconsin and in the spring of the year (1843) 
landed in JanesviUe, where he remained for six- 
teen months. At tlie end of that time, however, 
he returned to the East, but in the month of June, 
1846, he again came to Wisconsin and located in 
Marquette C'ount3\ on the section of land which 
has since been separated under tlie name of Green 
Lake County. In the town of Albany he purchased 
400 acres <m sections 22, 25 and 26, the entire 
amount being in its primitive condition. He had 
intended entering it from the government, but an- 
other l>arty located it as his claim and Mr. Bow 
was then obliged to purchase it second-handed. 

In the meantime, while in the East, he was united 
in marriage with Miss Lydia C. Morse, the wedding 
taking place Oct. 25, 1845. The young couple 
began their domestic life in the West in a little log 
cabin, which for a number of years continued to l)e 
their home. On their arrival Mr. Bow found that 
he had but twelve shillings in cash. That was cer- 
tainly not a very bright outlook. The produce of 
the farm did not net any very great gain ; wheat 
brought fift3 cents per bushel and other grains sold 
in i)roportion. Mr. Bow labored from the rising 
of the sun until darkness forbade him continuing 
longer at his task. Many were the hardships and 
'difficulties which he encountered, but he was buoyed 



up by the hope that, ere long his]land would^yield 
bounteous returns for the labor which he bestowed 
upon it and thus enable him to^make a comfortable 
home, and his desires were at length rewarded. 
The work of development went gradually on and 
the rich and fertile fields paid a golden tribute to 
the cultivation which he bestowed upon them. 
The boundaries of his farm were extended until his 
landed possessions now 'aggregate] 1,200 acres, all 
of which is situated in Kingston Township. The 
land, too, is all cultivated. 

No man in the community has taken a more ac- 
tive part in developing the resources of Green 
Lake and Marquette Counties than Mr. Bow, and to 
him a;debt of gratitude is due which can never be 
repaid. Never has he refused his aid when solic- 
ited in behalf of some worthy enterprise calculated 
to benefit the public. Churches and schools have 
been the recipients of his liberality and many a poor 
and needy one has reason to bless him for his 
timely assistance in their hours of need. During 
the years of tlie Rebellion, when the younger men 
had to leave their homes and families and fight for 
their country and its cause, he cared for the wives 
and children left behind. The soldiers' pay was 
not such as to support a family with any great de- 
gree of comfort and many a sack of flour, barrel of 
potatoes or other needed article found its way 
into the homes of the suffering soldiers, the in- 
mates little dreaming whence came the assistance. 
His icts of charity and benevolence have been per- 
formed in a quiet and unostentatious manner, he 
caring little for the praise of men, content with 
the knowledge that he had aided one in need of 
assistance. 

By the union of Orrin Bow and Lydia Morse a 
family of six children has been born — Cora, prin- 
cipal of the schools of Mason City, Neb., is the 
wife of Charles Loucks, who is engaged in farming 
near that city; Elizabeth is the wife of Edwin 
Ring, a farmer of the town of Kingston, Green 
Lake County ; Anna, at home, has for several years 
been principal of the schools of Kingston; Orrin 
W.. who is engaged in the practice of law, is a 
young man of more than ordinary ability, and bids 
fair to make a brilliant career in the world; Lydia 
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and undertaker, of the town of Kingston: Lill^' 
is at home. Neither labor nor expense has been 
spared by Mr. and Jlrs. Bow in providing the best 
educational advantages for their children, four of 
whom are college graduates. 

Mr. Bow is everj- where recognized as one of tlie 
most useful and valued citizens of Green Lake 
County and the people have shown their apprecia- 
tion of his worth and abilit^^ by three times elect- 
ing him as their representative to tlie General 
Assembly of Wisconsin. While a member of that 
body, be gave to each question which came up for 
settlement his careful consideration and his decision 
was therefore unbiased. He labored for the inter- 
ests of the district which be represented and was a 
worthy member of tlie House for six years. In 
politics he is a supporter of the Democratic party 
and never wavers in his allegiance to its principles 
as taught by its eminent leaders. 



r AMES C ALDER, of Manchester Township, 
I Green Lake County, residing on section 25, 
^^^ jl was born in .Sterlingsliire, Scotland, April 3, 
ij^jjf' 1821, and is a son of John and Janet ( Kin- 
cade) Calder, both of whom are now deceased, 
having died in their native land. They were the 
parents of ten children, our subject being the 
youngest, but only three are now living. His 
brother and sister, David and Mary, are still resi- 
dents of Scotland. In fact, .lames was tlie only 
one who ever left, the old home to settle in the 
Mew World. He was educated in the schools of 
Scotland and began his business career as a farm 
hand, continuing that labor for eight years. lie 
then purchased a horse with the earnings which he 
had saved and began teaming. In that manner lie 
acquired enough to pay his passage to .\inerica, 
where he believed that he might better his iinan- 
cial condition. Bidding good-by to home and 
friends, on the 16th of May. he boarded the Amer- 
ican vessel '-Liberty" at Gla.sgow and sailed for 
this country, the voyage was a long and tedious 
oi:e. lastin."!: for nine weeks and four days, during 
which time they encountered some very rough 
weather, the vessel losing its mainmast and one 



sailor being swept awaj-. The sight of land was 
indeed a welcome one to Mr. Calder. He landed in 
New York City, and at once continued his journey 
to Milwaukee, arriving in the month of October. 
His capital at that time would not have induced 
many firms to admit him to partnership, being only 
ten cents. On foot, he started for Portage, Wis., 
and made his way to Fox Lake, where he hail an 
acquaintance living. In that vicinity he secured 
work at -^0 per montii the year round, his employer 
being Mr. Robertson of Manchester Township, with 
whom he remained for five years. At the expira- 
tion of that time, in 1855, he began working for 
W. R. Carter on the shares, and in that manner 
earned his livelihood until 1860. The country was 
then greatly agitaf^d over the slavery question, and 
the following spring, after Kt. .Sumter was fired 
upon and the President had issued his call for 
troops, he enlisted in the service for three months 
but was returned from Madison after two Or three 
weeks and discharged. 

Returning to Green Lake County. Mr. Calder 
there remained until 18G2, wiien he traveled 
through Minnesota and Iowa with tiie view to 
making a location, but lie found no place which so 
well suited him as his old home, and in consequence 
he purch.ased seventy acres of land on section 25, 
in the town of Manchester. It had been partl\' 
improved but yet required a great expenditure of 
time, labor and money to transform it into its pres- 
ent highly cultivated condition. In the same year, 
believing it not good for man to be alone, he 
wedded Miss Sar.ih Richards, who was born in 
Cambridgeshire, England, Jan. 29, 1840, and is a 
daughter of Richard and Sarah (Bond) Richarils, 
who are more fully mentioned in the sketch of R. 
Bond. The wtilding ceremonj' was performed on 
the 13th of May, 1862, and they at once began 
their domestic life in a rude cabin which continued 
to be their home for about two years, when the 
i comfortable residence in which they are still living 
' was erected. Out of the old house they moved 
j into the new. and prosperity attended them. Mr. 
I Calder is ranked among the most successful and 
I substantial farmers of Green Lake County, and h.as 
j an 'ncome which enables him to live in comfortable 
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life ill America has many, many times increased in 
value. lie possesses good business ability, sagacity 
and industiy, and is fair and honest in all his deal- 
ings, as all will testify who have liad business 
transactions with him. 

The union of Mr. and Mrs. C'alder has been 
ble.'iscd with thiec children, one son and two daugh- 
ters: Sarah J., who was born June 12, 1863, and is 
now the wife of George Ames, a farmer of Mack- 
ford Township, whom she wedded Nov. 28, 1888; 
John R. was born Feb. 21, ISGC, and Melissa M., 
born Feb. 22. 1869. They have all been pro.vided 
with liberal educational advantages, and the younger 
daughter is a teacher of recognized ability. When 
only fifteen years old she obtained a certificate and 
has now been successfully engaged in teaching in 
this and adjoining counties for four years. 

In (lolitical sentiment. Mr. Calder is a stalwart 
Republican, and has filled various township offices. 
For twenty-one 3'ears he was a member of the 
School Board and exerted his power to the utmost 
in behalf of education. He has never united with 
any church, but never refuses aid to any denomin- 
ation. His wife and daughters are members of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church, and the family are 
held in the highest respect by all. Both Mr. and 
Mrs. Calder are widely known for their charity and 
benevolence, and out of their kindness of heart the}' 
tenderly cared for Ella, an orphan child of Henry 
and Harriet Collins until she went to a home of 
her own, she becoming the wife of Frank Brat- 
ten, in February, 1871). She resides near Cedar 
Rapids, Neb. The debt of gratitude which she 
owes to her foster parents can never be repaid, but 
the worthy couple have the consciousness of right 
doing, and in time will receive their reward. 



AMUEL H. RADWAY, who is practically 
iving a retired life in Berlin, was form- 
erly one of the leading mechanics of that 
city. He was born in Cortland County, 
N. Y., Dec. 15, 1815, and is a son of Wilmouth 
Radw.aj', a Vermont farmer, who served in the war 
of 1812, and for a few years prior to his death drew 
a pension in recognition of his services. He died 



in 1884 at the .advanced nge of ninety-four yeans. 
He married Lydia Hovey. also a native of the 
Green Mountain State, and unto them were born 
six children, Orrin. Sophronia, 'Samuel H., Matursin 
Wilmouth and Jesse. 

Our subject is entirely a self-made man. He re- 
ceived no special advantages in his youth and the 
only opportunity he received for securing an edu- 
cation was afforded by the district [schools, which 
he attended until the age of twelve years. He has 
made his own way in the world since a lad of four- 
teen years at which time he left home to learn the 
business of carding and cloth manufacturing, but 
not finding that employment congenial he aban- 
doned it at the end of the three years' apprentice- 
ship. During that time his wages were but 13 a 
month. Possessing mechanical genius of a high 
order, he now embarked uiion a business peculiarly 
ailapted to him and met with excellent success. 
He was engaged in the construction of wooden 
water wheels in New York until 1846, when believ- 
ing that he might better his condition in the West 
he emigrated to the Territory of Wisconsin, settling 
in Dartford, Green Lake Count}', where be followed 
his trade of a millwright for Dart & Sherwood for 
three years. In 1849, he went to St. Marie, where 
he was engaged in cabinet work and milling for 
ten years, during which time he built a mill at 
Markesan, one at Sun Prairie and a third at Prince- 
ton. The year 1859 witnessed his arrival in Ber- 
lin where he resumed business as a millwright. He 
built the mill of Carhart & Wright in Eureka, Win- 
nebago County, another at Tema and erected four 
others in Waupaca County. Many years were 
spent in that line of business when he began mak- 
ing patterns of milling sandpaper machines for 
Perry & Matthews, with whom he remained for 
three years. Since that time he has devoted 
some attention to that business but is practically 
living a retired life. He received no instruction of 
any importance concerning the work which he has 
made his life occupation. He possesses much 
genius and an observing eye and has been remarka- 
bly successful in the prosecution of that occupa- 
tion. He had the misfortune to lose a limb by 
amputation in 1856 as a result of a fever sore 
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age. lie used cnitclies for about a j'ear but (lur- 
ing that time conceived the idea of making a 
wooden limb. After experimenting for a sliort 
time lie succeeded, and in 1857 constructed a 
wooden limb for his own use since which time he 
has made as many as a dozen for other parties. 

OnthelOlhof Novemlrer, 1835. Mr. Radway 
led to the marriage altar Miss Elmira Pierce, of 
Vermont, and their union has, been blessed with 
three children, two sons and a daughter, namely: 
Francelia, who became the wife of Lew .Stone, an 
engineer in a brass foundry of Milwaukee; Frank- 
ford, who married .Maggie Condell and is eng.aged 
in farming in Dakota; and Marscious, a carpenter 
and architect of Ripon, wlio wedded Sarah Atwell. 
Mr. Uadway is a Republican in politics and has 
held the ollice of Treasurer of St. Marie and for 
two years was its Assessor. He is a Trustee of 
Baptist Church, of which he and his wife have 
long been members and is an honored pioneer of 
the county. His residence covers a greater period 
than almost anj' other of its citizensand few men 
have done more for its .idvancement and upbuild- 
ing. He is widely and favorably- known through- 
out the community and it is with pleasure that we 
record his sketch. 



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!?) W. MEACHAM. Among the wonders of 
Green Lake County, Indeed of Wisconsin, 
should be mentioned Sunnyside Stock Farm. 
It is located on the northeast bank of Green Lake, 
bordering the lake for about a mile and a quarter, 
and contains 609 acres. The residence is about 
three fourths of a mile from the lake, but being 
situated on a slight elevation, commands a splendid 
view of the water and ihc surrounding country. 
So numerous are the buildings on the farm that 
from a distance it appears like a small village nest- 
ling on a southern sunny slope. A fine carriage 
house, a spacnous barn, sheds, stys, granaries, cribs 
and a fully equipped blacksmith shop, are the princi- 
pal outbuildings that deck the farm, and the best 
of material and workmanship are everywhere mani- 
fested. Ikit it is the palatial residence that excites 
the admiration of all who see it. Neither its size 



nor its architecture are imposing, though both are 
in harmony with good taste. It is a two story 
frame structure with a hip roof, the main building 
facing the north and overlooking the highway 
which runs e.ast and west. To that is added an L. 
which extends southward. The grassy and well 
kept lawn is shaded b^- beautiful trees, and the 
highway for about one and a half mile is lined with 
large maples. The internal finish and furnishiugs 
of the house cannot be adequately described, for 
therein does iljexcel anj- residence in the Northwest, 
outside of the large cities. Indeed, it is question- 
able whether Chicago can show a more lavishly 
furnished parlor. The wootl work is of the finest 
grain ; the mouldings about the ceiling and windows 
are most elaborate and beautiful; the large mirrors 
and superb paintings are encased in the richest 
frames; the upholstery, pianos, chandeliers, etc., are 
the choicest the market aflfords. and the entire fur- 
nishings of the house are in harmony witli the 
parlor. On the first lloor are the family rooms, 
and above are the private a[)artments and the 
amusement room, which is furnislicd with a splen- 
did billiard table. Various estimates have been 
made as to the amount of capital required in the 
erection of such a building as Sunnyside, and it is 
generally thought that i!25,000 would be a modest 
estimate. In silent magnificence, .Sunnyside stands 
a monument to him who conceived it and gave 
material form to his conception — John McDonald, 
whose character is loo well known to require com- 
ment here. As a monument Sunnyside bi ars two 
inscriptions, |)lainly readable to almost anyone; on 
the one side is written Wealth and Enterprise; on 
the other Folly and Ruin. 

From Mr. McDonald the farm passed tu C. JL 
Sanger of Milwaukee, who used it as a suiiimer 
resort for a short time and then sold it to L. Trim- 
born of the same city. The latter made it his home 
for about four years, and then transferred it in 1885 
to G. W. Meacham of Chicago, who has become a 
permanent resident of Green Lake County, and 
therefore deserves mention in the record of tiie 
other prominent citizens. 

Mr. Meacham was born in Oswego County, N. V., 
Oct. 5, 1837, being a son of Col. Benjamin F. 
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were also natives of Oswego County, whence 
they rpinoveri to Fleming County, Ky., in 1848. 
Mr. Mejieharn was an enteri)rising and successful 
business man, but owing to bis endorsing notes for 
others, he became bankrupt ere he left New York. 
On his removal to Kentucky, lie rented a large 
farm of 3,000 acres, upon which were seventy-five 
negro slaves. He made the first cheese in that (State, 
and there carried on business until 185o. He was 
a thorough, outspoken Northern man, and carried 
his principles with him into the South. In the 
year above mentioned, on account of his abolition 
principles, he left Kentucky and removed to Du 
Page County, 111., where lie passed his last da^'s. 
He was the Captain of a company of militia which 
he led to Canada during the Black Hawk War, and 
while on that expedition was commissioned Colonel. 
When the Republican party was formed to prevent 
the further extension of slavery, he joined its ranks 
and took an active part in the recruiting service. 
Both he and his wife, who still survives liim, be- 
longed to the Congregational Cliurch. Tliey were 
parents of two children: G. W. of this sketch, and 
Elizabeth, wife of Frank Woodworth,of Chicago. 

Our subject received his primary education in 
the public schools, supplementing it by an attend- 
ance at Wheaton College in Illinois, where he re- 
mained two years. For the same length of time, 
he also attended a private school in Peoria for 
young men. AVhen he had reached man's estate, he 
was united in mai'riage with Cornelia A. Rathbun, 
a native of Oneida County, N. Y., born May 22, 
1844. With her parents she emigrated to Illinois, 
the family being one of the first settlers of Du Page 
County. Five children have been born unto them, 
namely: Eliza, Edith R., George J., Ch.arles, who 
died when four years of age, and Roy R. 

Mr. Meaoham began life in very limited circum- 
stances. Indeed, for some time he ran a ditching 
machine and a thresher, but by his industry he in 
that way acquired the capital neccessary to purchase 
a farm, which he did, managing his business in the 
most a[)proved manner. When the Milwaukee iV 
St. Paul Railroad was laid, he platted a town upon 
his farm, christening it Meacham, b^' which name 
it is still known. In 1872, forming a partnership 
with A. D. Loomis, he engaged in the lumber busi- 



ness in Chicago, theirs being the first yard estab- 
lished on Goose Island. Later, Frank Wuodworth 
became his partner, but the first title of G. W. 
Meacham & Co., remained unchanged. He also 
did a private real estate business and accumulated 
ample capital, so that when failing health compelled 
him to retire from active life, he repaired to Sunny- 
side, having sufficient means to enable him to pass 
his declining years in e.ase and quiet, and in the 
enjoyment of a well earned rest. Thus have we 
given a brief sketch of the present owner of beauti- 
ful Sunnyside, one of the finest homes in the North- 
west. 



JHILANDER H. PHELPS, who is now 
) living a retired life in Berlin, but for 
, many years was prominently connected 

I \ with the leading business interests of this 
city and community, is a native of the I^mpire 
State. He was born in "Virgin Township, Genesee 
County, Dec. 18, 1822. The family is noted for 
longevity. His father died at the age of ninety- 
one years, and his grandmother had passed her one 
hundredth birthday many years before her death. 
At the age of one hundred and three years she 
could dance with all the grace of a girl of eighteen. 

Abner P. Phelps, father of our subject, was bora 
in Connecticut in 1790, of Welsh parentage, but 
when a child was taken by his parents to New 
York, \\ here he became acquainted with and married 
Lucy Butler, who was born in Massachusetts in 
1792, and was of English descent. She also had 
removed with her family to the Empire State. 
Shortly after his marriage Mr. Phelps entered land 
near the site of the present city of Rochester, but 
becoming dissatisfied with his farm, he sold out for 
almost nothing, and removed to Genesee Cou.Tty, 
where he engaged in agricultural pursuits for many 
years. He was one of the prominent citizens of 
that community, and held the office of Sheriff and 
Collector fora longtime. When the War of 1812 
broke out he left his family and entered the ser- 
vice, continuing to defend his country' until the 
close of hostilities. In 1846, accompanied by his 
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Wisconsin, locating in Oak Grovo. Doilge County, 
where the deatli of Mrs. Phelps occurreil the fol- 
lowing year. She was a faithful member of the 
Presbyterian Ciiurch. and was the mother of ten 
children, three sons and seven daughters, of whom 
six arc yet living. The late Dr. Charles Phelps, 
of Ripon, is the only one of that number who fol- 
lowed a professional c.ireer. 

After the deatli of his wife, Mr. Phelps removed 
with his children to Waupuii, Fond du Lac County, 
where he engaged in the grocery business for a 
short time. He was living in Ripon at the time of 
his death, whicli occurred at the age of ninety-one 
years. His long life was probably greatly due to 
his temperate habits. He voted with the Demo- 
cratic party, and was a warm advocate of Jeffer- 
sonian principles until the outbreak of the Civil 
War. after which he acted with the Republicans. 
He also was a member of the Presbyterian Church, 
and was a higlily-respceted citizen. 

Our subject passed the days of his boyliood nnd 
youth upon his father's farm, and pursued the 
elementary studies in the district schools of his 
neighborhood. In early life he displayed much 
ability as a mechanic, and when nineteen years of 
age began learning the machinist's trade. Though 
he never served a regular apprenticeship, he became 
an expert workman, and has been able to command 
the highest wages. He continued business in tli.at 
line in his native county until 1844, vvhen he and 
his brother started for Wisconsin, locating in Oak 
Grove, Dodge County, where he owned some land. 
They kept bachelor's hall, and wlide Philander 
worked as a machinist his brothei; engaged in the 
development of the farm. 

On the 23d of .July, 1846, Mr. Phelps and Fran- 
ces E. Peck were married. The lady was born in 
Stockbridge, ^Lass., Feb. 6, 1827, and is a daughter 
of Hubbard and Mary (Phillips) Peck. The for- 
mer was born in Connecticut in 1790, the latter in 
Massachusetts in 1794. Their early married life, 
w.as passed near Salisbury, but in later years they 
came West, spending their last days in this Slate. 
The father die<l in Oak Orove in 1849, and the 
mother in Berlin in 1861. Mr. Peck was once a 
wealthy man, but owing to the dishonesty of one 
witli whom he had business transactions, he suffered 



severe losses. He sold his large fruit and stock 
farm to a man who was supposed to be wealthy, 
but after ISIr. Peck had given him the deed for the 
propertj-, it was seized by Eastern creditors of the 
purchaser. 

In 1848 Mr. Phelps and his wife removed to 
Waupun. where they made their home until 1850, 
when they came to Berlin, where they have since 
resided. He spent a few years, however, in Cali- 
fornia, engaged in business in that State. He 
went there in 18,52 to superintend the erection of 
two sawmills and a quartz mill, and to keep them 
in order. Prior to that time he put the m.achinery 
in the first mill built at Waupun, and also in the 
large stone mill now there located. He built two 
steam sawmills on Fox River, and also one of the 
first tugs that ran on that stream. He returned from 
his Western trip in 1854. and the following \-ear 
built the tug "Active," and in 1856 constructed the 
two steamers. "Berlin Cit}" and "Lady Jane." He 
is the inventor of many useful and iraporlunt pieces 
of machinery. By perseverance and industry Mr. 
Phelps has become a wealthy man, and is now liv- 
ing in retirement, enjoying the fruits of his former 
toils. His efforts have certainl}- merited the suc- 
cess which has crowned them, and his life has been 
a long and useful one. He supports the Repub- 
lican party, and none will question his right to a 
representation in this volume, which records the 
lives of the leading citizens of Green Lake, Mar- 
quette and Waushara Counties. 

The union of Mr. and Mrs. Phelps was blessed 
with three chiblren. two of whom are yet living: 
Irvin N., the eldest, died in infancv; Elliott H. is 
a member of the tirin of Milmine, Bodman ik Co., 
on the Chicago Board of Trade; and Ernest A. is 
a talented musician of great promise. 



lOHN CRUCKSON, who resides on section 
the town of Kingston, Green Lake 
it.y. is a native of Wales. He was born 
the border between that country and En- 
gland, in the year 1809. and there grew to man- 
hood. In early life, he was inureil to hardships 
and labor, but he thereby developed industr}', per- 



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severance and self-reliance wliich have proved im- 
portant factors in his after life. His father died 
when he was but eight 3'ears of age, and upon iiis 
mother devolved the care and support of her four 
children. John being the eldest, was forced, when 
but a lad, to earn his own livelihood, and assist in 
providing for the other three children. Our sub- 
ject and his brother Richard are the only living 
representatives of the family. Years came and 
went, years of toil and trouble, but at length he 
arrived at manhood, and was united in marriage. 
With his wife and one child, in 1845, he crossed 
the Atlantic to America, and on reaching Quebec, 
came direct to AVisconsin. He made his first loca- 
tion in Racine, where two j'ears of bis life were 
passed, when in 1847, he removed with his family 
to Columbia County, where he made arrangements 
towards securing a farm. He entered eighty acres 
of land which he transformed into a good farm, 
making it his home until 18G4, when he sold out. 
The same year he purchased a tract of 220 acres on 
sections 9, 15 and 16, in the town of Kingston, to 
which he has since added until his landed posses- 
sions now aggregate 380 acres, all within the same 
township. His efforts have been blessed with a 
reasonable degree of success, and in proportion to 
his means, he has given for public enterprises and 
charitable works. 

Mr. Cruckson was called upon to mourn the 
death of his wife in 1862. He was again married 
on the 17th of .Tune, 1863, when Miss Ann Kmer- 
son, who is a native of England, became his wife. 
Accompanied by her parents, she crossed the At- 
lantic to America in 1855. Both are now deceased, 
the father's death having occurred in Kingston in 
1883. at the age of sixty-nine years. The union of 
Mr. and Mrs. Cruckson has been blessed with five 
children: William, a resident farmer of the town 
of Kingston; Henry, who is engaged in farming in 
Marshall County, S. Dak.; Bessie, who is engaged 
in te.iching; Fred and Robert, who are yet at 
home. 

Jlr. Cruckson has been a resident of Wisconsin 
since its Territorial days, having voted for the 
delegates who framed the Slate Constitution. In 
early life, he supported the Whig part}', but since 
its organization has been an advocate of tlie Re- 



publican party. He is a strong advocate of the 
temperance cause, and gives his support to any re- 
form which has for its object the uplifting of man- 
kind. He is charitable and benevolent, and is a 
faithful and consistent member of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church, with which he united fifty-eight 
years ago. His wife is also a member, and their 
faithfulness to dut}', and their earnest efforts to 
live in harmony with their profession, have won 
them many friends, who appreciate their worth, and 
tender them the respect which is their just due. 



/p^EORGE HAZLEWOOD, who resides on 
||| (= section 4, in the town of Green Lake is 
'^^11 one of the truly self-made men of Green 
Lake County. His example of industrj' and per- 
severance is one well worthy of emulation. He 
was born in Oxfordshire, England, on the 31st of 
January, 1833, and is a son of William and Ann 
(Quinney) Hazlewood, who were born, reared, mar- 
ried, and died in the same county. Their family 
numbered ten children, eight of whom lived to ma- 
ture years. The seventh in order of birth is our 
subject. He is the only one who crossed the ocean, 
but he has never had occasion to regret making 
America his home. As his father was in very 
limited circumstances, and the family was large, 
he had to begin life for himself at the tender age 
of eight years, receiving only three pence per d.a}-. 
He was taught to read and write at home, hut aside 
from that his opportunities for securing an educa- 
tion, were very meagre. He worked as a laborer 
until twenty-two years of age, when he decided to 
cross the Atlantic to America, where he believed he 
might better his financial condition. Landing at 
New York Cit}-, he at once resumed his journey, 
continuing on his way until reaching Princeton, 
Green Lake Co.. Wis. He again worked as a la- 
borer until he had accumulated enough money to 
purchase a horse and dray, when he went to Ripon 
and engaged in teaming for about five years. 

Mr. Hazlew(jod, on the 17th of September, 1866, 
was joined in wedlock with Alice Welch, daughter 
of James and Klizabeth (Bazeley) Welch. She was 



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Ijorn in Buckiuf^lKimsliire. England. Feb. 16, 1845, 
and llieir union has been blessed with seven chil- 
dren, namely: .Vnn, wife of Edward Fisher. Will- 
iam. Cyrus, James. Amos. Agnes, and Martha. 

In 1871, Mr. Hazlewood turned his attention to 
f:irming. in which he^has since been engaged. He 
purchased eighty-five and a half acres of land, and 
has now one of the highly improved farms of the 
community. His home is pleasantly and conven- 
iently situated about a half mile from Green Lake 
and commands a fine view of that beautiful body 
of water. Beginning at the lowest round of the 
ladder, Mr. Hazlewood. step by step, has worked 
his way upward. The trials and difticullies which 
he encountered, seemed to serve only as an impetus 
for renewed labor, urging him on to greater efforts. 
He indeed deserves much credit for his success, 
and we join his many friends in wishing that in the 
future years he m.iy be still more prosperous than 
in the past. As a citizen, he is public-spirited and 
progressive, and has won the higii regard of all 
with whom business or pleasure have brought him 
ill contact. He is a supporter of the Democratic 
party. 



^?=!5lE()KGK .M.CLELL.VND. one of the pro- 
[11 g_ gressive and enterprising farmers of Green 
'^^Ij Lake County, residing on section 2.5 in the 
town of Berlin, is a native of the Buckeye State. 
He was born on the 24111 of M.iy. 1834, in Knox 
County, and is a son of Thomas and Mary (Wilson) 
McClelland. Though of Scotch descent, Thomas 
McClelland was born in Ireland in 1815, and when 
about three years old he came with his parents to 
the United States, the family locating in Knox 
County, Ohio, where he grew to manhood and 
married Miss Mary Wilson, who wiis about six 
years his senior and was a native of that State. 
After residing in Ohio for a number of years, they 
decided to try their fortune in Michigan, but not 
meeting with the success they anticipated they re- 
moved to Nobles County, Ind., in 1839. About 
seven years later, in 1846, Mr. McClelland, accom- 
panied by our subject, his eldest son. came to 
Green Lake County for the purpose of selecting a 
location and entered the southeast quarter of sec- 



tion 26. Berlin Township, upon which he built a 
log cabin, 16x20 feet. They lived in bachelor 
style for a few months, but in the fall of the same 
year he returned to Indiana and accompanied the 
remainder of his family to the home which he had 
prepared for them. They began life in true pio- 
neer style and were forced to endure many hard- 
ships, but after a time, owing to the rise in the 
value of land and the success which attended their 
efforts in farming. Mr. McClelland was able to place 
his family in more comfoi table circumstances. As 
soon as possible, he replaced the first cabin by a 
substantial log house built on the southwest 
quarter of section 25, which he had added to his 
farm, th.it in turn was repl.iced, in 1868. by the fine 
brick veneered dwelling, in which our subject now 
resides. It is one of the most palatial residences 
within the borders of Berlin Township. Mr. Mc- 
Clelland was in very limited circumstances when 
he came to the county, but he became one of the 
wealthiest farmers of the communit}-, owing to his 
indefatigable industry, perseverance and judicious 
management. He was a man of scholarly tastes, 
a logical reasoner. and possessed not only the 
thought but the power and ability to express his 
ideas in well chosen words. He supported the 
Whig party in early life but afterwanl became a 
Republican, and both he and his wife were members 
of the Universalist Church. He died in 1881, and 
his wife was called home the following year. In 
their family were seven children who reached ma- 
turity, but only two are living in this county — 
George and Wiliiam; Samuel and Truman reside 
in Nebraska; Alexander is living in Oregon; Me- 
lissa makes her home in Iowa; and Sallie is a resi- 
dent of Clark County, Dakota. 

Our subject is the eldest of tlie family. As his 
early life was spent on the frontier of Michigan, 
Indiana and Wisconsin, he received but limited 
educational advantages, for the schools in the pio- 
neer settlements were not such as we find to-day 
scattered all over the country. On attaining his 
majority, be started out in life for himself to make 
his own way in the world. Going to Minnesota, 
he engaged in farming in that Slate for eight 
years, during which time he did his own house 
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1863, he sold out and returned to Green Lake 
County, purchasing land adjoining the old home 
farm. Afterward, however, he spent four 3'ears in 
Montana. Idaho and Oregon, being engaged in 
mining the greater part of the time, although one 
year he ran a supply train. We again find him in 
this county in 1867, since wiiich time he lias made 
it his home. On his return he bougiit the old 
homestead and now owns and operates 310 acres of 
land. Politically, he is a Republican and takes an 
active interest in political affairs, but has never 
sought the honors or emoluments of public office. 
He has also been prominently identified with the ad- 
vancement of the cause of education. 

On the 31st of December, 1876, Mr. McClelland 
was united in marriage with Miss Mary Lj'nch, 
who was born in this county. Their union has 
been blessed with three children — George G., Myr- 
tle M., and Guy W. 



RANCIS L. SMITH, who is engaged in 

) farming and stock-raising on section 22, in 
the tow^n of Berlin, Green Lake County, 
is a representative of one of the pioneer families 
whicli deserves especial mention in this volume. 
Me is a native of Washington County, X. Y.. and 
first saw the light of day Aug. 16, 1823. With his 
parents, James B. and Sophronia (Lloyd) Smith, 
he removed to Saratoga County, the father keep- 
ing a hotel in Saratoga Springs. In 1837, accom- 
panietl l)y his family, he emigrated to the West, 
locating in La Porte County, Ind., but as the 
climate there did not agree with the health of his 
wife and children, he remained but a short time 
and went to Cleveland. Ohio, where he died in 
1838. Soon afterward the family returned to 
Indiana, where the mother passed away in 184j. 
She was an exemplary member of the Baptist 
Church. She and her husband by their upright 
lives won friends wherever they went. In their 
family there were five children, four sons and one 
daughter, two of the sons. Francis L. and Horace 
D.. being residents of Green Lake County. 

Our subject was the second in order of birth. 



He was fitted for life b}' a good common-school 
education, and on going to Indiana, started out 
for himself. After working for his grandfather 
for about two years, he and his brother rented a 
farm, on which he continued to make his home 
while residing in the Iloosier State. On the 30th 
of December, 1846, he chose for a life companion 
Miss Cordelia Payn, who was born in Genesee 
County, N. Y., Dec. 29, 1827, and is a daughter 
of Erastus and Jerusha (Bunce) Payn, who re- 
moved to LaPorte County, Ind., when Cordelia 
was a child of six 3'ears. 

In the autumn of 1850 Mr. Smith located on the 
farm where he now makes his home, having come 
to the West with the hope of bettering his financial 
condition. His sole property at that lime con- 
sisted of a team and wagon, which he traded to 
Asa Bunce for fifty-three acres of land, which he 
at once began to improve, using an unbroken 
5'oke of oxen for the purpose of breaking the sod. 
That formed the nucleus of his present possessions, 
the farm now comprising 220 acres, 110 of which 
are owned by his son. He has made many excel- 
lent improvements, raises a good grade of stock 
and has a neat and tasty home. 

To Mr. and Mrs. Smith has been born one 
child — Lorenzo F., who was born in the town of 
Berlin, Nov. 19, 1854, and on the 5th of February, 
1875. married Miss Etta, daughter of Benjamin 
R. and Sarah A. (Mattison) Saxton. He is a most 
enterprising young business man, and, like his 
father, is numbered among the progressive farmers 
of the town of Berlin. 



^^ 



<| WILLIAM McClelland, who is engaged 
\aJf in farming .and stock-raising on section 27, 
W^ in the town of Berlin, Green Lake County, 
is a son of Thomas and Mary (Wilson) McClelland, 
and was born in Knox County, Ohio, Feb. 28, 
1836. When about ten years old he came with 
his parents to this county, hence his education was 
limiteii to the pioneer <listrict schools. On attain- 
ing his majority he left home and went to Minne- 
sota, where he worked as a farm hand for about a 
year, at the expiration of which time he returned 



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and assisted his fatiiev in cultivating the old home 
farm for the succeeding twelve months. In com- 
pany with his brother, he then purchased 240 acres 
of land, wiiich the'- operated conjointly for a time, 
when he became sole owner. The pioneer cabin 
continued to be his home until 1873, when he 
erected his present magnificent residence, a fine 
brick veneered dwelling. The otlier buildings are 
also in keeping with the house; and the many im- 
provements which he has added have made his 
farm one of the best in the county. Its boundaries 
have also been extended until it comprises 385 
acres, and he has improved the grade of his 
stock until he now has some of the finest cattle and 
hogs to be seen in this section of the State. His 
hogs are of such a tine grade that he receives the 
highest market price paid in Chicago, which ha.s 
been his shipping market for sixteen years. Such 
men as Mr. McClelland all communities need. He 
possesses excellent business ability, judicious man- 
agement and enterprise, and labors not alone for 
his own interests, but is ever ready to promote the 
general welfare. He is charitable and benevolent, 
and the poor and needy find in him a true friend. 
At an appeal for aid he does not respord with 
words of sympathy alone, but gives liberally of the 
more substantial things of life, and many a one has 
reason to bless him for his timely aid in their iiours 
of need. 

On New Year's Day. of 1862, Mr. McClelland led 
to the marriage altar Miss Mary Crimmings, who 
was born in Cabotville. Mass., May 16, 1844. They 
have two children: Charles F. and Lillie F. 

The parents of Mrs. McClelland are Patrick 
and Mary Crimmings. The former was born in 
Ireland, on the 17th of November, 1806, and the 
latter was born in England in March, 1807. When 
seven j'ears of age her parents emigrated to Ireland, 
where she grew to womanhood and m.-u'ried Mr. 
Crimmings. Soon aflerwirds the young couple 
sailed for this country, landing in Maine, where 
they remained for a short time and then became 
residents of Cabotsville. Mass.. where they made 
their home until coming to Wisconsin. He was em- 
ployed as section boss on the railroad for some 
fourteen j'ears, and at the expiration of that time, 
in 1 855, removed to Waushara County. Wis., where 



he engaged in farming on a small scale. He died 
Feb. 20, 1882. but Mrs. Crimmings still survives 
and is living in Waushara County. They were 
parents of seven children, five of whom, two sons 
and three daughters are yet living. Mrs. McClelland 
is the third in order of birth. 



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\|/ OVKLL MOORE, who is engaged in agri- 
cultural pursuits in Green Lake Township, 
Ireen Lake Co.. Wis., his farm being sit- 
uated on section 27. is a native of Vermont. He 
w.as born in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia County. Oct. 
22. 1821, and is a son of Lov»ll and Tirzah (West) 
Moore. His grandfather, Abel Moore, was born 
.Ian. 27. 1766. in Shirley, Mass., and was a son of 
.Jonathan Moore, who was drowned in Charles 
River. He followed farming for man^' years and was 
also a stone engraver. He was three times married, 
his first union, celebrated Jan. 6, 1791, being with 
Viney Farr, who was born in Chesterfield, N. H., 
.Tune 30, 1769. They were the parents of ten 
children, all of whom have now passed away. On 
Feb. 17, 1814, he wedded Anna Johnson, by whom 
he had six children, and bj- his third wife he had 
two children. Of the entire number, eighteen, 
only two are now living: Caroline, widow of Dr. 
E. Thayer; and Lovina, a maiden lad\', who lives 
with our subject. One of the sons, Hiram Moore, 
deserves special mention. He was highly endowed 
with inventive genius, and invented the first ma- 
chine that would cut, thresh and sack grain all at 
once. The same principle used in separating the 
grain from the straw in the harvester, he applied 
to the threshing machine, and the result is our i)res- 
ent complete separator. 

The m.aternal grandfather of our subject, Pres- 
bury West, was a native of Charleston, Vt.. and a 
descendant of one of the noble families of Eng- 
land. He married Tirzah Carleton and had six 
children, of whom Mrs. Tirzah Moore was the 
voungest. 

Lovell Moore. Sr.. was born in Shirley. Mass., 
March 23, 1797. and in his youth was liberally ed- 
ucated, becoming a splendid Latin scholar. Like 
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and was a fine workman, though he never followed 
it as a business. On reaching manhood he en- 
gaged in merchandising in St. Johnsliury, Vt., but 
soon afterward engaged in the study of law under 
Joseph Fairbanks. While tlius engaged ho became 
acquainted with and married Miss West, wliodied 
when our suliject was about tlirce j-ears old. He 
then wedded Lucy Fuller, a native of Massachu- 
setts, and in 1831 removed with his wife to Kala- 
mazoo, Mich., where in connection with his 
brothers, Hiram and .John, he bouglit a tract of 
land and began improving it. A short time after- 
ward, however, he removed to Grand Rapids, Mich., 
where he practiced his profession with great suc- 
cess until his death. He supported the Whig party 
until its dissolution, when he became a Democrat. 
He never took a very active part in political affairs, 
preferring to give his attention to his business, 
but once allowed his name to be put forward as the 
candidate for Lieutenant-Governor. He was one 
of the leading Masons of Michigan, and was Grand 
Master of the State Organization. In his religious 
associations he was an p]piscopalian. while liis first 
wife was a member of the Congregational Church. 
He had three children by his first marriage; Lovell, 
of til is sketch; Presbury, who died while en route 
to California; and one child who died in infancy. .Six 
children were born of the second marriage, three of 
whom are yet living. Charles F. became a noted 
artist and died in Mobile, Ala. 

Our subject is one of tiie prominent citizens of 
the county. He was most liberally educated, 
thereby being fitted for responsible duties in life. 
His school days began at the home of Gov. Fair- 
banks. The Governor would send around a vehicle, 
gather up the children and take them to his own 
home for instruction. Subsequently, when nine 
years of age, he entered Thedford Academy where 
he remained four years. He was an apt scholar, 
especially in Latin, but tiie course was so heavj' 
that his health failed and the doctors recommended 
his removal from school. He therefore joined his 
father in Michigan, and remained at home until 
eighteen years of age, when he began teaching and 
followed that profession about four years. He af- 
terward kept a drug store in Grand Rapids. After- 
ward *ook charge of the farm owned hv his uncle. 



Hiram Moore, in Kalamazoo Township. He su- 
perintended the entire business interests and dis- 
played much ability, continuing to have charge of 
affairs until 1854, when he removed to Ionia 
County, Mich., whence, in 1858, he came to Green 
Lake Count}'. Shortl^y after his arrival he settled 
on 160 acres of land on section 27, in the town of 
Green Lake, where he has since made his home. 

On April 11, 1843, Mr. Moore was united in the 
hoi}' bonds of matrimony with Permelia Newton, 
daughter of Dudley and Deborah (Terr}') Newton, 
who were early settlers of Kent County, Mich. She 
was born Oct. 20, 1 822, and has become the mother 
of six children: Henry H.,a horse dealer of Texas; 
Ellen, wife of William Johnson, a farmer of Ros- 
coe. Dak.; Charles D. married Myrtle Reed, and is 
engaged in farming in Montana; Tirzah L. is the 
wife of Z. Ellis, a farmer of Fond du Lac County; 
Presbury W. is a railroad engineer of New Mex- 
ico; and Harriet died in infancy. 

In politics, Mr. Moore is a conservative Demo- 
crat, and religiously, his wife is a Congregational- 
ist. He was formerly one of the most prominent 
members of the Masonic fraternity in the State, 
but on account of failing health he has not taken 
an active part in the work of that order in late 
years. He was the first Master of Markesan Lodge 
and Mr fourteen years was Master of one or an- 
other society. He served as Grand Steward for 
one term, and has taken the degree of Knight Tem- 
plar. The abilities of Mr. Moore, both natural 
and acquired, are such as to command respect, and 
no citizen of the county is held in higher regard. 
He is well informed on all the leading issues of the 
day. and can converse well on almost any subject. 



LBERT STEERS 



farmer of Green 



^^/ I ^^^^ Township, Green Lake Co., Wis., 
j Is residing on section 30, where he owns 250 
i^ acres of land, situated on the bank of 

Little Green Lake, and having a lake front of 
three-quarters of a mile. The location is a beauti- 
ful one, and his farm is one of the best in the 
township. A man of practical and progressive 
ideas, its owner takes great pride in making the 



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improvements upon Lis own land equal to any in 
the community. His fields are well tillerl, he has 
erected fffod buildings, lie also raises excellent 
grades of stock, and has surrounded his home with 
all the comforts and manj- of the luxuries of life. 
He is accounted one of tlie leading farmers of the 
town and as a citizen is ranked among the best. 

The Steers family were of English origin. .Tohn 
Steers, the grandfather of our subject, was born in 
Kent County, Kngland, and in his 3'onnger days 
served in the English Navy. He was engaged in 
active service during a part of the time, and it 
came near being his fate to be in the battle of 
Trafalgar. The maternal grandfather of our sub- 
ject, John Johnston, was a Scotchman, and like the 
higher families of that countr}-, had the coat of 
arms, which consisted of a boot and a flying spur 
with the motto '• Ready a' Re.ady." He was a 
dyer by trade, and for many years plied that busi- 
ness in London, where he was married and reared a 
famil}' of seven children, two sons and five daugh- 
ters. 

George R. Steers, father of our subject, was 
born in Kent County, England, in 1800, and in his 
youth learned the carver's and gilder's trade, 
which he followed for about twelve years, being 
located the greater part of the time in London. 
He afterward removed to a farm, where he made 
his home until 1819, when he came with his family 
to America, landing at New York Citj-. He at 
once resumed his journey until reaching Milwau- 
kee, and after seeing his family comfortably situ- 
ated, began searching for a location. Three months 
were spent in traveling over the State, and at the 
end of that time he decided upon Markesaii .as the 
scene of his future operations. The same year he 
began the erection of a house, in which both he 
and his wife passetl the remainder of their lives. 
Mr. Steers died at the age of tixty-four years, and 
his wife, who was born in London, and whose 
maiden name was Anne Johnston, died in the 
eighty-second yenr of her age. They were mem- 
bers of the Baptist Church, and were consistent 
Christian people, whom .ill respected and loved. 
Thoy were parents of twelve children, six of wiiom 
are yet living. 

Our subject was tiie third in order of birth of 



the children now living in his father's family. He 
received an excellent education in the English 
language, and afterward attended a private scliool 
in France for some fourteen months. His birth 
occurred in Surrey, England. March 15, 183o, and 
when fourteen jears of age he accomp.anied the 
family to America, where he engaged in farming 
until 1862. when he returned to London. He 
became treasurer of a loan association, having 
offices at botli London and Paris, and occupied 
that position until called home by the death of his 
father in 1865. and since that time he has resided 
continuously' in his adopted country. 

On the loth of Novemljer, 1870, Mr. Steers was 
united in the holy bonds of matrimony with Miss 
Rebecf-a Evans, a native of London, born March 
7. 1833. One child was born unto them, but died 
in infancy. This worthy couple are widely known 
throughout the count3', and have w-on the rcs|)cct 
of all with whom they have come in contact. They 
are members of the Episcopal Church, and in polit- 
ical sentiment, Mr. Steers is a Republican, having 
supported that party since the campaign of 1856, 
when he cast his first ballot for Fremont. 



;f^EV. WILLIAM RICKELL. of Marquette, 
ly^f was born in Lincolnshire, England, on the 
i^\ the 3d of September. 1814, and is one of 
^^ a family of nine children, whose parents 
John and Mary .\nn (Spencer) Rickell, were also- 
natives of the same country. The father died in 
the prime of life, and upon the motlicr then de- 
volved the care and responsibilitj- of rearing her 
children. She faithfully discharged the duty, and 
with watchful tenderness i)rovided for them until 
tlicy were able to fight the battle of life for them- 
selves. Of the family only two are now living — 
Sarali and our subject. 

The Rev. Mr. Rickell acquired a very limited edu- 
cation in the schools of his native land, and in 
e.arly life was converted, joining the Wesleyan 
Methodist Church. He resolved to devote his 
energies to the ministry, and for forty years was a 
local preacher. In 1838 he was joined in wed- 
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SGttled in England, where they made their home 
until 1854, when, with a family of seven children, 
they crossed the bruad Atlantic to Amerit-a. Their 
first home was in Penfield, Monroe Co., N. Y., but 
after five years they came to Green Lake County, 
Wis., locating in Dartford. Having ac quired some 
capital, in 1873 Mr. Rickell purchased 320 acres of 
land in the town of Marquette, and for eleven 
years engaged in farming, but in 1884 he laid aside 
ail business cares and removed to the village of 
Marquette, where he is now living a retired life. 

When Mr. Rickell and his wife came to this 
country they were in limited circumstances, but 
by their united efforts, their perseverance, indus- 
try and economy they have secured a handsome 
com])etency. They have now lived together as 
man and wife for more than fifty years, have shared 
with each other the joys and sorrows of life, its 
pleasures and its pain, and in their declining years 
they spend their days in the enjoyment of each 
other's society and in the companionship of their 
cliildren. Their lives of usefulness, integrity and 
righteousness are examples well worthy of emula- 
lalion, for it is their daily endeavor to live in liar- 
mony with their Christian professions. 

To Mr. and Mrs. Rickell have l)een lioin nine 
children: Mary A., the eldest, died in New York 
at the age of seventeen years; George died when 
fourteen years of age, and Charles when thirteen 
years; Sarah is the wife of Francis Shepherd, of 
Augusta, Eau Claire Co.. Wis.; Maria wedded 
Charles Rounds, of Green Lake County; .John is 
living in Cedar Rapids, Boone Co., Neb ; Isaac 
makes his home in Nebraska: William is a resident 
of Boone County, Neb.; and Helen E. is the wife 
of William Brayton, of Nebraska. 



',Tp\) OSSITER W. WILLARD. decea?ed, was 
!li#if born on the old Holland Purchase, in New 
~^\ York, Dec. 24. 1819, and when he was in 
^phis inf.incy the death of his parents oc- 
curred. He was then taken to raise by an aunt, 
but she died when lie was nine years old and he 
then went to live with anotlieraunt in Connecticut. 
He received but limited educational advantages 



and spent his boyhood da3's in play and work. 
AVhen a young man he returned to his native State, 
making his home in New York until 18.51, when 
lie came to Wisconsin and purchased the farm on 
which his family now reside, it being situated on 
section 1, in the town of Berlin, Green Lake 
County. 

The year following his arrival in the West, Mr. 
AVillard was united in marriage with Miss Ann 
Huntsinger, the wedding being celebrated Aug. 
18, 1852. Mrs. Willard was born in Oswego, 
N. Y.. Feb. 8. 1832, and is a daughter of'Sylvanus 
.and Phwbe (Thompson) Huntsinger. Her father 
was born in Pennsylvania, and traces his ancestry 
back to three brothers who left their home in Hol- 
land and crossed the Atlantic to America during 
the early Colonial days. His wife was a'native of 
Connecticut, and when children both were taken 
by their parents to New York, where they became 
acquainted, and were married near Syracuse. Mr. 
Huntsinger then turn^-d his attention to carpenter- 
ing, which he followed in the East until 1854, 
when he removed to Waushara County, Wis. Not 
long afterwardjhe became a resident of this countj', 
but died in the former county at the age of sev- 
ent\'-six years. His wife departed this life in the 
eighty-first year of her age. They were parents 
of eight children, all of whom grew to maturity, 
were married and had families, while five still sur- 
vive. 

Mr. and Mrs. Willard began their domestic life 
in Waushara County. Wis., their home being near 
the boundary line between it and Green Lake 
County. After three years they moved across the 
line into Berlin Township, where the family is still 
living. Seven children graced the union of the 
worthy couple, as follows: Alma, deceased wife of 
Frank Hanson; Fremont D., Roland K., Norman 
M., Charles M., Albert A., and one who died in in- 
fancy. Norman now has charge of the farm of 
eighty-two acres and cares for his mother. He has 
invented quite an ingenious machine for operating 
a feed and cider mill Vty horse power. 

Mr. Willard was one of the prominent and influ- 
ential citizens of this county. He was honored with 
several local offices, including that of Township 
Clerk. District Clerk and Tax Collector. He sup- 



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ported the Republican party and was a member of 
the Methodist Church, as is his wife. Honesty and 
uprightness eliaracterized his entire life and he died 
in full feliowsliip with the church, Sept. 15, 1880. 



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DWARD BURN'S, superintendent of tiie 
quarries of the Berlin and Monlello Gran- 
ite Corapanj- of Montello, Marquette 
County, was born in County Cariow, Ireland, 
April 8, 1852, and is a son of Edward and Maiy 
(Burns) Burns. His father cauie to the United 
States when a young man and engaged in teaching 
sciiool in Lowell and Lawrence, Mass, when his 
health failed and he returned to Ireland, where lie 
resumed the profession which he had followed in 
this country. About 1845, he was joined in wed- 
lock with Miss Mary Burns, by whom he had three 
sons and a daugiiler, namely: James, Peter, Mary 
and Edwiird, who are mentioned in the order of 
their birtlis. James went to England and was em- 
ployed with steel furnaces in Birmingham, Man- 
chester and Sheffield, and later went to Glasgow, 
Scotland, where lie spent his time in the same man- 
ner. Subsequently lie came to the United States, 
and for about two years has been engaged in the 
manufacture of steel at Pittsburg, Pa. Peter, after 
the death of his fatlier, came with his mother and 
sister Mary to Bridgeiiort, Conn., which has since 
been the family home. Edward Burns Sr.. died in 
Ireland in 1877. 

Our subject had but limited educational advan- 
tages and at the age of thirteen years became a 
railroad employe in liis native land, where he con- 
tinued operations in that line until 1871, when at 
the age of nineteen years he crossed the Atlantic 
to America with the intention of trying his for- 
tune in this country. He landed in New York 
City and thence went to Boston, where he soon 
effected an arrangement by which he secured em- 
ployment in the quarries of the Cape Ann Granite 
Company, .'it Gloucester, Mass. Thus began his 
long identification with the stone interests of tlie 
United SUites. Since that time he has often been 
employed in responsible positions with some of the 
most extensive granite and stoue quarries of Annr- 



ioa, throughout the New England, Middle and 
Southern States. In )882, in partnership with E. 
D. Freeman, a lawyer of Yarmouth, Me., he en- 
gaged in quarrying on his own account. At the 
end of a year the partnership was dissolved and 
for six months thereafter Mr. Burns was emjiloyed 
in quarries in New Haven, Conn. Through Mr. 
Freeman, his former partner, he became acquainted 
with Mr. Anderson of the Berlin and Montello 
Granite Company, and as tiie result of tiiis ac- 
(juaintance entered its employ. In 1886, he was 
appointed Superintendent of the Berlin quariy. a 
position which he held until 1887, since wiiicli time 
he has been Superintendent of the Montello quarry. 
To the duties devolving upon him he brought the 
knowledge and trained skill acquired by experi- 
ence elsewhere, which combined with good business 
and executive ability, have enabled him to super- 
vise all of the departments of this important inter- 
est, lie is popular alike with his emplo^-ers, his 
business .associates and his employes and is held in 
high regard in social circles. In politics, Mr. 
Burns is a Reiiul)licaii. 

^^ARD MILLKH.au cuterprising and thrifty 
'11 ^—j farmer of Green Lake township. Green Lake 
^Jjl County, now resides on section 11, his post- 
office being Ripon. He has passed his entire life in 
this county, having been born on the old Miller 
homestead on section 20. His parents are William 
A. and Ann R. (Gardenier) Miller, whose sketch 
appears on another page of this volume. He was 
reared to habits of industry, his fatlier believing 
that his boys should be educated not alone in books 
but also in business affairs. In the schools of the 
district he acquired sufficient education to dispatch 
with promptness all matters of business, and under 
the direction of his parents he was inured to farm 
labor. As soon as lie was old enough to handle 
the plow he began cultivating the broad acres of 
the old homestead, and like a dutiful son remained 
upon the farm until after he h.id attained his ma- 
jority, when having become .acquainted with Miss 
Hattie Patric, he sought her hand in marriage, and 
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in wedlock. The Jady is a native of t!ie town of 
Marquette, Green Lalie County, the date of her 
birtli being Sept. 10. 1860. Three ciiildren grace 
their union, namely: Lee, Mini and Melvina. 

Mr. and Mrs. Miller began their doniesUe life 
upon the farm wliich they still make tiieir home. 
From his father, as a reward for his faithfulness to 
duty in early life, he received 320 acres of land, 
and by subsequent purchase has extended the boun- 
daries of his farm until he is now owner of r>hO 
acres of as fine land as can be found in the county. 
Not only is Mr. Miller a progressive and enterpris- 
ing farmer, but he is also numbered among the lead- 
ing young citizens of the township, and is now 
serving his second terra as Town Treasurer, being 
elected to that position by the Reijublican party, of 
which he is a wn.vm advocate. He is a representa- 
tive of one of the pioneer families of the county 
and wherever known is highly esteemed. 



/p?=^IDEON S AFFORD, who is engaged in gen- 
ii/ eral farming in Green Lake Township, 
"■^^iil Green Lake Co., Wis., his home being on 
section 27, was born in Salem Township, W.ash- 
ington Co., N. Y., on Dec. 29, 1822. The family 
was established in America at an early day. The 
paternal grandfather, Gideon Safford, was a Con- 
necticut farmer and followed that business through- 
out his entire life. He married Lucy Freeman and 
unto them were born eleven children, five sons and 
six daughters. He lived to the advanced age of 
eighty-three years and his wife was seventy-six 
years of age at the time of her death. The mater- 
nal grandfather, Mr. Eastland, was a native of 
Massachusetts, but afterwards removed to Rhode 
Island and thence to Washington Count}', N. Y., 
locating in Salem Township, where his wife died, 
leaving eight children four sons and four daugh- 
ters. Mr. Eastland then removed with his sons to 
Genesee County, where his death occurred at an 
advanced age. 

Nathan .Safford, father of our subject, was born 
Sept. 14, 1783, in Salem Township, Washington 
County, and in his youth learned the blacksmith's 
trade, which he carried on in connection with farm- 



ing. He wedded Huldah Eastland, who was born in 
Rhode Island. Sept. 4, 1783, their union being cele- 
brated in 1804. They had botli been brought by 
their parents to Washington County when atiout 
four years ohl and had known each other from 
childhood up. Their family numbered ten chil- 
dren, but only three are now living: Mary, wife of 
William Fairley of New York; Gideon, and Thomas 
D., a farmer of Dakota. The death of Mr. Safiford 
occurred at the age of sixty-seven years, his wife 
passing away at the ailvancedage of eighty-seven. 
Both were faithful members of the Presbyterian 
Church and strong believers in its early doctrines. 
Our subject w.as reared to manliood upon his 
father's farm and in the district eohools received 
his primary education which was supplemented bj' 
a partial academic course. In his youth he some- 
times assisted his father in the blacksmith shop, but 
gave no thought to the business. The use of tools 
seemed to be inherited, however, and without ap- 
parent effort he had mastered the trade, so in 1 854 
he opened a blacksmith's shop of his own which 
he operated for eleven years. Like a dutiful son 
he cared for his father in his declining years, trying 
to repay him for the love and tenderness which 
sheltered him in early life. On attaining his ma- 
jority he led to the marriage altar Miss Cynthia 
Coon, the wedding taking place Feb. 12, 1857. 
She was born in Salem Township. Washington 
County, March 23, 1831, and spent her days in 
the East until she accompanied !ier husband to her 
new home in this State. 

In 1856 Mr. Safford went to Brandon, Fond du 
Lac County, and opened a blacksmith shop, return, 
ing the following year for his bride. They made 
their home in that city until 1865, when they re- 
moved to the town of Green Lake, where Mr. 
Safford is now living. 

His wife died May 10, 1862, leaving one child 
that died after a few montlis. He was again mar- 
ried Nov. 9, 1863, when Eliza J. Moore became 
his wife. She was born in Grand Rapids, Mich., 
July 3, 1837, and is a daughter of Lovell and 
Lucy (Fuller) Moore. Their union has been 
bles.scd with one child, Hulda L. Mr. Safiford sup- 
ported the Whig party in early life but has cast his 
ballot with the Republican party since its organiza- 



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tion. He lias never been a politician in the sense 
of office seeking, but like every true American 
citizen should do. ho feels an interest in politital 
affairs. He keeps himself well informed uii all llio 
leading issues of the day and can converse well on 
almost any subject. lie now has a nice farm of 
eighty acres as the result of his industry and good 
management and is accounted one of the leading 
and representative farmers of the community. His 
wife, a most estimable lady, is a member of the 
Episcopal Church. 



ELIASGROl'T, a well-to-do farmer of Mack- 
ford township. Green Lake County, residing 
I on section 19, was born in Byron, Genesee 

Co., N. Y., Jan. 11, 1826, and is a son of Cyrus 
and Dency (Nettleton) Grout, the former a native 
of Vermont, the latter of Connecticut. When 
children, they were taken by their parents to Gene- 
see County, where they became acquainted, were 
married and reared a large famil3' of children : Leo- 
nard P.. who married Adel.aide Cahill, located first 
in Watertown, Wis., and from thence came to M.ack- 
ford township, where he died in March, 1887; Sal- 
mon departed this life in New York; Elias is the 
third in order of birth: Cyrus died in California; 
Ellen became the wife of Jerome Currier and died 
in the Empire .State; Horace is living on the old 
homestead in Genesee County, N. Y. ; Lydia mar- 
ried Edwin Darrow, who died in Colorado. Mr. 
Grout, f.ather of this family, was a prominent citi- 
zen of Genesee County, and was highly respected 
by all who knew him. Both he and his wife there 
passed away. In early life, he was a Democrat, 
later l)ecame a Free-soiler, and at its organization 
joined the Republican party, which tc supported 
until his ileath. He w.as always well informed on 
the leading issues of the day and was a man of 
much ability. 

The early life of our subject was si)ent in much 
the same manner as that of many a farmer lad has 
been and like thousands of others all over the 
country, he acquired his education in a log school 
bouse. He entered upon his business career when 



fourteen years of age. at which time he began learn- 
ing the carpenter's and joiner's trade, which he 
followed for some time. The year 185.1, witnessed 
his arrival in Green Lake County, where for a num- 
ber of years he engaged in carpentering and w.as 
also employed in the old McCrackeu mill. With 
but *300 in his pocket which he had obtained b^' 
liaid labor in the East and a chest of tools, he 
started out to make his fortune in the West, with 
no other capital save a young man's bright hope 
of the future. His determined will and indefati- 
gable energy have crowned his etTorts with success, 
and his fair and honest dealings in all his business 
relations have won him the confidence and high re- 
gard of those with whom he has come in contact. 
He is now tiie owner of a valuable farm of 140 
acres, all under a high state of cultivation and fur- 
nished with the necessary improvements. The res- 
pect which is tendered him and his family is well 
merited and they hold a high position in the social 
world. He takes a deep interest in public aflfairs 
and is an inflexible adherent of the Republican 
party, but has never aspired to political honors. 

The estimable wife of Mr. (J rout was Miss Emily 
Ilaeknc}-. daughter of Benjamin and Ann Ilacknej'. 
who came to Green Lake County in 18r)f), and 
settled in the town of Mackford. She was born in 
England, and in 18(i8 became the wife of our sub- 
ject. Their union has been blessed with three 
children, two sons and a daughter: Benjamin, born 
Nov. 1. 18(59; Densie A.. Dec. 8. 1871: Carl, Nov. 
19, 1875. The children still remain under the 
parental roof. 

Tw^RED ENGELBKACHT. a leading (lerman 
j»s^^ citizen of Berlin, was born in the Prin- 
Ji, cipality of Lippe Detmold, Germany, on 

tiic 15th of February, 1844, and is a son of Con- 
rad and Caroline (Thoke) Engelbraoht. His an- 
cestors were residents of that country as far back 
as the history is known. 

Our subject attended school in his native land 
until ten years of age when he came to America 
with his parents, reaching the Inited States in 
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sumed their journe}' to Wisconsin, locating on a 
farm near Watei-town, Jefiferson County, where the 
succeeding seven years were spent by our subject, 
assisting his father in tiie cultivation of tlie land. 
In the meantime the war cloud was throwing a dark 
gloom over the country; the South had made 
tlircats of secession and at length fired upon Ft. 
Sumter. Though but seventeen years of age, Mr. 
P^ngelbracht, in the fall of 1861, responded to the 
call of his adopted country and enlisted in the 
ranks of the boys in blue as a member of Com- 
pany F, 16th United States Infantry. lie served 
under Gen. Rosseau in the Army of the Cumber- 
land and was captured at the battle of Perryville. 
However, he was only held prisoner for ten days, 
when, lieing in poor health, he was paroled and 
returned North. In the winter of 1863-4 he en- 
listed in the navy and was assigned to the United 
States iron clad Monitor, Lehigh, under C'apt. 
Semmes and served until the close of the war in 
June, 1865. 

On his return from the South, Mr. Engelbracht 
resumed life on the farm and was employed in that 
occmpation until his marriage, which occurred Nov. 
11, 1868, in Watertown. The lady of his choice 
was Miss Laura Bushell, a native of Milford, 
Jefferson Co., Wis., and one of a family of 
fifteen children. Iler father, Stephen Bushell, was 
born in Canada, of French parentage and her 
mother, whose maiden name was Mary Telyea, 
was of similar parentage. 

Immediately after his marriage, Mr. Engelbracht 
removed to Berlin and engaged in his present busi- 
ness which he has carried on continuously since, 
covering a period of twenty-one years. He has a 
large stock of choice liquors, wines, cigars, tobacco 
and smoker's articles and does more or less jobbing 
in small lots. 

Mr. and Mrs. Engelbracht have four children, 
two sons and two daughters; Fred Jr., the eldest, 
was born in 186!); Charles, in 1870 ; Laura, in 1874, 
and Minnie, Jan. 1, 1876. The children were all 
born in Berlin. The parents of our subject con- 
tinued to reside in Jefferson until called home, the 
mother's death occurring in the spring of 1872, the 
father dying in the spring of 1878. 

Mr. Engelbracht is a Democrat in politics and 



has served two terms as alderman in the City 
I Council of Berlin, also was school commissioner 
one term. He is a man of superior ability, was a 
loyal soldier during the late war, and has manj- 
warm friends in Berlin and (ireen Lake County. 



^ AMUEL STAPLES, who resides on section 
^^ 24 in the town of Green Lake, is numbered 
\£_M among the earliest settlers of Green Lake 
County. He was born in Piscataqua County, 
e., April 10, 1833, and is a son of David and 
Susan (Robbins) Staples. The father was also a 
n.ative of the Pine Tree State, born Oct. 14, 1796 
but the mother was born in Massachusetts on the 
1st of August, 1795. Soon after their marriage 
1 they removed to Maine, where Mr. Staples in the 
I midst of the forest cleared a farm, making that his 
home until the spring of 1846, when with his 
j family he followed the course of human emigration 
until reaching Green Lake County. He located 
I in the town of Green Lake and became one of the 
I prominent and influential citizens of the commun- 
j ity. He was one of nature's noblemen, his dailj^ 
I endeavor being to live in harmony with the tea(;h- 
; ings of the Bible. His house was always open for 
the reception of the pioneer ministers and any 
others who chose to enjoy his unstinted hospitality. 
He was a Whig in politics, but later became a Re- 
publican and both he and his wife were members 
j of the Free Will Baptist Church. Mr. Staples died 
1 May 7, 1862, and the death of his wife occurred 
' May 8, 1881, much lamented liy all. 

Our subject was reared to manhood upon the 
farm, assisting his father in the cultivation of the 
old homestead until attaining his majority. When 
he left the old home, his father gave him the sum 
of §300 with which he made a partial payment on 
a farm of 155 acres. With characteristic energy 
he began its development and in a short time had 
paid off all his indebtedness. As his financial re- 
sources increased he has added to his land until he 
is now the owner of a fine farm of 320 acres, 
highly cultivated and improved. In a little log 



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cabin, the dimensions of which were 14x18 feet, 
he made his first home, but that pioneer dwelling 
has long since been replaced by a neat and sub- 
stantial residence surrounded by good barns and 
out-buildings. Jlr. Staples has certainly been a 
successful farmer and the stock-raising, in which he 
is also engaged, has been equally profitable. The 
hardships and trials of pioneer life were to him 
but obstacles to be overcome and not insurmount- 
able barriers. He bore all witli patience and forti- 
tude and as a result his efforts have been crowned 
with prosperity and he is numbered among the 
well-to-do citizens of Green Lake Townshi|). Dur- 
ing his long residence of fortj'-two years in this 
community, business and social relations have 
brought him in contact with men and all with 
whom he lias had dealings regard him asan upright, 
honorable man and his friends are both many and 
faithful. 

On the 3d of October, 1857, Mr. Staples married 
Rebecca See, daughter of David and Catherine 
(Demora) See. She was born in Rensselaer County, 
N. Y., Oct. 3, 1837, and unto them have been born 
nine children as follows: Frank D., who died at 
the age of nineteen years; Albert, who married 
I^ydia Gardenier; Lillie, who died at the age of 
nine years; Susie, wife of Wallace Card; George 
H., John E., Eva M., Arthur L. and Grace L. 

David See, deceased, father of Mrs. Staples, is 
numbered among the pioneer settlers of Green 
Lake County, dating his residence from 1849. He 
was l)orn in New York, April 14, 1799. and in his 
youth received a liberal education when com])ared 
with the usual Advantages afforded the children of 
that day. When he had attained to man's estate, 
he embarked in business as proprietor of a hotel 
and in connection operated a farm. He w.as united 
in the holy bonds of matrimony with Catherine 
Demora, who was born in New York, Aug. 6, 1801, 
their wedding being celebrated on New Years Day 
of 1824. They continued to reside in the Empire 
Slate until 1819, which year witnessed their ar- 
rival in this county, where they pas:5ed the re- 
m.iiiider of their days. They were parents of four 
children who are yet livinjj, one son and three 
diuiLcliters. Another son. Abner, who is now de- 
ceased, served for two and a half years in the 



Union Army and was promoted to the rank of 

I Captain. 

Mr. See made his own way in the world, rising 
from a position of comparative poverty to one of 
wealth and affluence, owning at the time of his 
death 700 acres of land. He was a prominent 
eilizen, a le.ailing farmer and a higiily esteemed 
man. He held various offices of honor and trust 

j and was nominated to the General Assembly by 
the Democratic party, but owing to a trick in hav- 
ing the tickets printed, his name was omitted from 
tlie list of the candidates and as many, who would 

\ have otherwise have voted for him, did not notice 
the omission, he was defeated by a small majority. 
He and his wife were members of the Methodist 
Church. Mr. See died on tiie 17th of March. 1873, 
his wife passing away Oct. 16. 1871. 



Jn AMES E. WELCH, who resides on section 9 
I in the town of Green Lake, is numbered 
\ among the honored pioneers of Green Lake 
' County, having here made his home since 
1846. He shared in the hardships and trials of 
frontier life and deserves no little credit for his 
assistance toward the upbuilding, progress and de- 
velopment of the community. He is widely and 
favorably known throughout this section and a 
sketch of his life will therefore be of great interest 
to the readers of this Album. He was born in 
Nash, Buckinghamshire, England. Sept. ii, 1821. 
.and is the son of George and Martha (Underwood ) 
Welch, who was also natives of the same country, 
there spending their entire lives. In his youth, 
George Welch learned the baker's trade which he 
followed for some years, then devoted his energies 
to farming. He was a zealous and faithful member 
of the Episcopal Church; as was also his wife, who 
died when James was about four years ol<1. He held 
several official positions, such as Constable, Super- 
visor and Chairman of the town, and lived to the 
advanced age of ninety-two years. He was the fa- 
ther of five children, but only three are now liv- 
ing — James. Henry and Maria, widow of Josiah 
Bright. 
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675 



the family thiit ever came to this countr}-. He re- 
ceived no special advantages in his youth but at an 
early age began learning the baker's trade which he 
followed during the greater part of his residence in 
his native land. Very mnch against his father's 
will he married Miss Elizabeth Bazele.y, their union 
being celebrated March 23,1841. The lady is a 
native of Northamptonshire, England, where she 
was born Sept. 25, 1817. They had nothing with 
which to liegin life and Mr. Welch, Sr., would give 
them no assistance. However, the young couple 
had many warm friends v.ho gave them aid and 
with hopeful hearts they began traveling life's jour- 
ney together. Mr. Welch rented a ISacre tract of 
land of the Duke of Buckingham, then borrowed 
money with which to furnish his house and began 
farming. By incessant labor and energy he raised 
enough the first year to pay all debts and obtain 
provisions for the next year. At the end of four 
years he had saved $500 and with that sum in his 
pocket, accompanied by his family, he sailed for 
America in 1846. On reaching New York, he came 
direct to Green Lake Count}', where lie purchased 
eighty acres of land, making a partial payment. 
That tract constitutes a part of his present fine 
f;irni. By unceasing industry and good man.ige- 
ment lie has increased his landed pcssessions to 280 
acres and in connection with that has a handsome 
bank stock. With great courage and fortitude he 
and his family bore the hardships of pioneer life 
and are certainly worthy of the success which has 
crowned their efforts. Tlieir first home was a little 
log cabin 14x14 feet and during the fiist winter 
they ground buckwheat in a coffee-mill for bread- 
stuff. The first wheat which they had, Mr. Welch 
obtained by flailing for William Bazeley, receiving 
eveiy tenth bushel for his labor. The young peo- 
ple of the present generation can hardly realize the 
trials undergone by the early settlers and little 
does the traveler of today imagine when gazing 
abroad over the beautiful homes and thriving 
cities of the country, that not half a century has 
passed since it was an uninhabited region. 

To Mr. and Mrs. Welch were born in England 
three children — John B., who married Harriet 
Bloxom and is engaged in farming in Nebraska; 
Martha and Alice, twins. The latter is now the wife 



of George Hazlewood. The death of the mother 
occurred Dec. 4, 1881. She was a true helpmate 
to her husband, a loving and tender mother and a 
faithful friend. All who knew her mourned her 
loss for she had endeared herself to every one by 
her gentle courtesy and many excellencies of char • 
acter. She was a member of the E|)iscopal Church, 
as is Mr. Welch. In political sentiment he is a 
Republican. 

For two years during the war he held the office 
of Township Collector, has been Township Asses- 
sor and Treasurer for two years each, .Side Super- 
visor for three years, and Postmaster of Green 
Lake since 1863. His long continued service in 
official positions testifies to his worth and the confi- 
dence and trust reposed in him. His sterling worth 
and upright character make him a valued citizen, 
one of whom any community might well be proud. 

(TL^ENRY HILDRETH, who is engaged in 
|lp)l farming on section 32. in the town of Brook- 
/^^ Iji'i was born on the farm where he 
(^ now makes his home, Jan. 15, 1852. His 
father was a native of Sag Harbor, N. Y., born 
June 25, 1816. Wl.en nineteen years of age, he 
went to Oswego County, in the same State, where 
he became acquainted with and married Sarah Per- 
kins, who was born in Oswego County, in 1 825. 
He there learned the trade of a millwright, serving 
an apprenticeship of tl;;-ee yeai-s. Subsequently he 
followed that business in Canada and the Empire 
State, making his home in the East until 1851, 
when he emigrated to Green Lake County, shortlj- 
after his arrival pre-empting forty acres of land, 
which comprises a part of the farm on which our 
subject now resides. By purchase, he jidded to 
that an 80-acre tract, but has never engaged in agri- 
cultural pursuits to any great extent. For about 
five years after his arrival he followed carpentering, 
and then engaged in wagon making in Berlin for 
about fifteen years. In 1886 he retired from active 
life and resided in Berlin, until his death which oc- 
curred from pneumonia Oct. 23, 1889. His wife, 
who was a devoted member uf the Methodist 
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Hikli-elli is .1 Republienn and like many supporters 
of liiat party was an advocate of Whig principles 
until ibe dissolution of that organization. 

The subject of this sketch was the only child born 
to Henry and Sarah Hildreth. He was educated in 
the schools of Berlin, and at the age of twelve began 
working for Thomas F. McConnell, with whom he 
remained for three years, receiving his board and 
clothing. He then engaged in the cultivation of 
his father's farm until 1873, when lie emigrated to 
Nebraska entering a claim in that State. On the ar- 
rival of the grasshoppers a few months later, he re- 
turned to his home, iiaving decided that he did not 
care to locate in tiiat State. In 1878, we find him in 
Cass County, N. D., where he secured a homestead 
of 160 acres of which he is still owner. It is fur- 
nished with good buildings, a never failing well of 
water and is a valuable farm. 

C)n his return to Green Lake County, Mr. Hil- 
dreth led to the marriage altar Miss Josephine 
Krom, the union being celebrated March 12,1879. 
The lady was born in Ulster County. N. Y., Aug. 4, 
1850, and is a daughter of Hiram and Rebecca A. 
(Stringham) Krom. who were also natives of the 
Emi)ire State. Accompanied by iiis family, in 
185G, Mr. Krom settled in Green Lake County, 
where he made his home until his death, which oc- 
curred in February, 1889, at the .age of seventy- 
four years. His wife h.ad died several years pre- 
vious, lier death liaving occurred in 1872, when 
fifty -three years of age. They were both members 
of the Methodist Church and were highlj- respected 
citizens. By their union five children were born: 
Peter S.. who served as a soldier of the 12th Wis- 
consin Battery during the late War; Alonzo, who 
defended tiie Union cause in Company I, 31st Wis- 
consin Regiment; Josephine. Anna M., wife of 
JamesCrosby and Henrietta, now Mrs. M. R. Clancy. 

Mr. and Mrs. Hildreth began their (kimcstic life 
upon their farm in Dakota, where they resided 
until 1883, when they returned to this county. 
During the three succeeding years, our subject was 
engaged in the hunter business in Berlin, after 
wiiich lie removed to the farm where he now makes 
his home. He is a man of enterprise and progres- 
sive ideas and manages his busine.ss with good abil- 
itJ^ He has thus been very successful io his work. [ 



He is widely and favorably known throughout the 
community and himself and family are held in high 
respect by all. 

Four interesting children, one son and three 
daughters, have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Hil- 
dreth. namely : Edna A., Sarah B., Mary K. and 
Guy. The father is a supporter of the Republican 
party and in religious belief his wife is a Metho- 
dist, being a faithful member of that Church. 

OSEFH A. INGLIS. of the firm of X. 
I Seely <fe Co., general merchants of Mar- 
j quelte. Wis., is a Canadian l)y birth. He 
' was born in Sheflford, Canada, on May 4, 
1850, and is a son of William Inglis, whose sketch 
appears on another page of this work. He was 
but eighteen months old when his parents left their 
home in Canada and came to Green Lake County. 
Here he was reared to manhood, receiving his edu- 
cation in the common schools of the neighborhood 
and at Madison, Wis. When he had completed his 
literary studies he then attended the Worthington 
Commercial College at Madison for one terra, being 
there fitted for business pursuits. Up to tliis time 
the greater part of his life had been spent as a 
farmer and in assisting his father in the blacksmith 
slioi). 

Mr. Inglis remained under the parental roof until 
1875, when he was joined in wedlock witii Miss 
Emma Seely, the ceremony taking place on the 
9th of September. With his young bride he then 
removed to his farm which is situated on section 
36, Marquette Township, and turned his attention 
to farming and stock-raising. As he was reared to 
that occupation and thoroughly understood the 
business he was very successful and continued op- 
erations in that line until August, 1889. when he 
removed his family to Marquette, and formed a 
partnership with his father-in-law, N. Seely, at the 
same time purchasing the stock formerly owned by 
A. T. Rowan, Jr., consisting of dry goods, grocer- 
ies, hats, caps, boots and shoes, hardware, queens- 
ware, and jiatent medicines. Tliis he combined 
with the grocery stock of Mr. Seely and they are 
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always ket'p on hands a full line of goods in every 
department and the prices at which they sell are as 
low as any in the county. They now have a flour- 
ishing trade and are recognized :is one of the lead- 
ing firms of Marquette. Mr. Inglis is a young 
man of energy and good business ability and is a 
valuable addition to the business circles of the 
city. He takes an active interest in all that per- 
tains to the welfare of the community and supports 
the Republican party. 

Three children grace the union of Mr. and Mrs. 
Inglis, one son and two daughters: Harriet, David 
N. and Ruth. He and his estimable wife are well 
known throughout the county and have a large 
circle of warm friends. 



\|? EWIS S. GIJPTIL, the efficient Sheriff of 
I (^ Marquette County, wiio now i-esides on 
/i L^^ section 19 in the town of Newton, was born 
in the town of Harris, Aprils. 18.55, and is the 
youngest in a familj' of eight children, wiiose par- 
ents were Benjamin and Lue^' (Sheldon) Guptil, 
natives of Vermont. Tliey are numbered among 
the honored pioneers of this county, having located 
in the town of Harris in 1851. The mother died 
in the fall of 1856, and the father the following- 
year, thus leaving a family of children to the 
mercy of strangers. Freeman E., their eldest 
child, who now resides in Eldorado, Fayette Co., 
Iowa, served Ids country during the late war as a 
member of a Minnesota regiment; Eli 15., the next 
younger, enlisted in the 1 Gth Wisconsin Infantry, 
served three years, re-enlisted and served until the 
close of the war and is now living in Wabasha 
County, Minn.; Clayton C, who defended the 
stars and stripes in an Iowa regiment, has not been 
heard of for some time; Francis, who enlisted in 
Company E, of the 7th Wisconsin Infantry, was 
killed in the battle of the Wilderness; Lucinda is 
living in Dacorah,Iowa; Roena is the wife of Charles 
G. Hershaw, of Milwaukee; Almira died at the 
age of fifteen years; and Lewis <-omplctes the 
family. 

When our subject was a babe of sixteen months 
bis mother died and the following year he was left 



an orphan. Being thrown upon the charities of a 
cold world, he received cruel treatment until taken 
into the home of Walter King, who made him one 
of the family and cared for him until he was able 
to provide for himself. He was educated in the 
district schools and when he had attained a sufficient 
age began working as a farm hand. On April 29, 
1883, he led to the marriage altar Miss L'bbie 
Hamilton, a daughter of Alexander and Helen 
(C'rombie) Hamilton, who were natives of Scot- 
land. Two children grace their union — Nellie 
and Charlie. 

Mr. Guptil resides on his farm which is situated 
on section 19. in the town of Newton, and in addi- 
tion to its cultivation and improvement devotes his 
time to the duties devolving upon him as Sheriff, 
to which office he was elected in the fail of 1888. 
Notwithstanding the fact that he is a thorough 
Democrat and the county has a majority of 114 
Republican, he was elected over his opponent by 
208 votes. Previous to that time he bad served 
four terms as Chairman of the Town Board and 
declined a re-election. His election to the office 
of Sheriff certainly indicates his popularity, and 
his fidelity to duty shows that the confidence of his 
constituents was not misplaced. He is a member 
of I. O. O. F.. Pioneer Lodge, No. 37, of West- 
field, and one of the valued citizens of Marquette 
County. 



TiANK GOSS, a pioneer lilacksmith of King- 
jip^~> ston. Wis., is a native of the Empire State, 



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having been born in Erie County, Sept. 18, 
1827. His father, Foster T. Goss, when a child, 
removed with his parents to Erie County, and there 
became acquainted with and married Su.san Marsh, 
who had also removed to the county with her fam- 
ily when a child. They became parents of four 
children: Frank of this sketch; Emily who died at 
Fox Lake while engaged in teachino' school; 
Charles J., a traveling salesman in the employ of 
Crombie, Smith ife Co., of Milwaukee, now living 
in Portage, Wis.; and Jane, wife of Capt. Eilwin 
R. Stevens, commander of a company of the 3d 
Wisconsin Cavalry, now living in Southern Cali- 
fornia. 



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In 184.'). Mr. Goss. accoinp.iiiied b^- Lis famil}-, 
started fur Wisconsin. He spent his first year in 
the West in Fox Lake, Dodge County, and in 1H47, 
came to Kingston, where lie opened tlie second 
blacksmith simp in :Marquette County. He first 
did business under an old oak tree but after a few 
months built a frame shop on the bank of the 
Grand River. As his business increased and he 
found his quarters too small, he erected a stone 
and brick building and Goss' blacksmith shop was 
known far .and wide. He received the greater of 
the p.atronage within a r.adlus of twenty miles and 
for eighteen years he engaged in business, his trade 
constantly increasing until he was numbered among 
the substantial citizens of the county. He also 
made some of the first plows used in breaking 
prairie by the pioneers. Mr. Goss w.is a pub- 
lic spirited citizen and took an active part in the 
upbuilding of the county. He cast a ballot for the 
State Constitution and supported the Whig party, 
including William Henry Harrison, of whom he 
was a great admirer. Both he and his wife were 
members of the Baptist Ciuirch.and at their death 
the county lost two of its best citizens. Mr. Goss 
was called home in 1859. his wife surviving him 
ten years. 

The subject uf this sketch was liberally educated, 
supplementing the knowledge acquired in tlie dis- 
trict schools by a collegiate course. Accompany- 
ing his parents to tlic West, he became a resident 
of Green Lake County in 184G, and for forty-three 
years has now made his home in this community. 
He learned the blacksmith's trade with his father 
and assisted him with his business until 1856. when 
he turned liis attention to agricultural pursuits 
and engaged in farming for three years. At the 
expiration of tliat time, he again changed his occu- 
pation and embarked in the mercantile business 
which he followed for two years. Previous to 
that time, in 1848, lie united his destiny with 
that of Miss Mary E. Beers, daughter of George 
W. and Maria Beers, who were natives of 
W.ashington County, N. Y. Tlieir family num- 
bered seven chihlrcii and from Washington County 
they removed to .Monroe County, wliere the hus- 
band and father died in 1840. iSeven years after 
ward, Mrs. Beers came to the West and locating in 



Wisconsin, made Green Lake County her home 
until her death in 1872. 

To Mr. and Mrs. Goss have been born five chil- 
dren, two of whom are now living: Eugene married 
Harriet Bailey and Is now living near Ft. Scott, 
Kan.; Grace, an artist by profession, was graduated 
from the Massacliusetis Art .School of Boston, from 
which she received a diploma and is now superin- 
tendent of the art depart mciil of the schools of 
Marshalltown, Iowa. 

Mr Goss is one of the prominent citizens of this 
comraunit}' and is held in high regard by all who 
know him. He did effective service for the union 
cause by procuring recruits, he having raised a 
companj- which was assigned to the .■32d Regiment 
and placed under the command of Capt Carleton. 
He also procured enlistment for a cavalry company 
and of the first w.as offered a commission as lieu- 
tenant and of the second was tendered the rank of 
Captain of Company C. He would not accept, 
however, as he believed he could do more good in 
enlisting others than if he should enter the ranks. 
He cast his first Presidential vote for Zachary 
T.aylor, but at the organization of the Republican 
part}' became one of its able advocates and has re- 
m.ained a faithful supporter to this day. For twenl}-- 
seven years he held the office of Justice of the Peace 
of Kingston, and would have been again elected had 
he not refused to accept. He also served as eon- 
stable of the Territory- and it is needless to say dis- 
charged his duties with (iilellty, as those who know 
him are acquainted with the prompt and faitlifiil 
manner in which he ever fulfills a trust. Socially, 
he is a Master Mason, holding membership in 
Kingston Lodge, No. A. F. it A. M. and in Fort 
Winnebago Chapter, 14, R. A. ^L He was Mas- 
ter of the Lodge for many years and was twice 
its representative in the Grand Lodge. When Mr. 
Goss first came to this count}', all the land west of 
Fox River belonged to the Indian Reservation and 
the red men wore still numerous in the neighbor- 
hood. \ery few facts of violence were committed 
by them, but It was unsafe to leave the provisions 
within their reach. The homes of the white settlers 
were widely scattered, much of the land was in its 
primitive condition and the work of imiirovement 
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neers accomplislied so much in so short a time and 
we owe lliem a debt of gratitude whieli can never 
be repaid for their untiring labors in behalf of 
the county. Mr. Goss belonged to that honored 
band and it is with great pleasure that we record 
his sketch in this volume, knowing that it will be 
received with pleasure by his many friends. 



i|/_, AZEN RICHARD HILL is the popular 
jjj; proprietor of the -Spring Grove House, one 
.^jS<^' of the finest summer resorts in the north- 
((^ west. Spring Grove is situated on a quarter 
section of land, about sixty acres being used for the 
resort grounds that border (ireen Lake on its 
southern shore for about half a mile. From the 
lake the grounds gradually rise, forming a natural 
arapitheatre. Covered with a magnificent forest, 
and decorated with winding walks and drives, it is 
one of the most delightful places in which to spend 
the summer months that can anywhere be found. 
The main building and the cottages are elegant and 
room}', and fitted up in the best of stj'le. A fine 
bowling alley and boats furnish enlertainmer t in 
that direction, while pianos and the latest peri- 
odicals help one to while away the time within 
doors. Spring Grove is the only resort near Green 
Lake that is furnished with perpetually flowing [ 
springs. Near by is the noted Lover's Glen, one 
of nature's most romantic spots. Fresh butter, 
eggs, vegetables and fruit are produced in abund- | 
ance on the adjoining farm, and the delicacies made | 
therefrom would tempt the most fastidious. A I 
more congenial host and hostess cannot be found 
than Mr. and Mrs. Hill, who do all in their power 
to minister to the comforts of their guests. As 
Mr. Hill is one of the old and prominent settlers 
of this section, we append a sketch of his life. 

Hnzen R. Hill was born in Huron County, Ohio. 
Feb. lo, IS.'IG, and is a son of Asa and Philcna 
(Lattin) Hill. His father was born in Quebec, 
Canada, in 1810, of English ancestry, his mother 
was born in the same country in 1812, and was also 
of English origin. Soon after their marriage the}' 
removed to the Western Reserve in Ohio, which ( 
was then situated on the frontier. In 1838, with 



his wife and two children, he started by boat for 
Wisconsin, but on Lake Michigan the vessel was 
wrecked, and all his goods were lost. Discouraged, 
he returned to New York, but in 1849, again started 
for the West, this time in wagons. He reached 
Ripon in safety, and built the second house in that 
city, in the growth and progress of which he has 
borne no inconsiderable part. He is a stanch 
Democrat in politics, and a believer in the LTniver- 
salisl doctrine. His wife, also a follower of that 
faith, died in 1861. Mr. Hill now makes his home 
with his children. He came to the county a poor 
man, but by methodical business habits, combined 
with industry and perseverance, has accumulated a 
handsome property. Of his seven children, six are 
yet living, are married and have families. Hazen 
is the eldest; Rhoda is now the widow of Owen R. 
Bloom; John L. and Andrew are partners in the 
mercantile business in Ripon ; George is a farmer 
of Fond du Lac County ; and Charles M. is a car- 
penter. 

Our subject is the only one of the family now 
residing in Green Lakf County. He passed the 
days of his boyhood and youth on his father's farm, 
and in the district schools received his primary 
education. He desired to continue his studies, but 
did not have the money necessary to pay his 
tuition. For two years he engaged in clerking for 
Capt. Mapes, and at the end of that time, having 
saved his earnings, entered Ripon College. He 
was one of the first students of that school and 
within its walls completed his education. He then 
obtained a position as salesman with David Green- 
way and subsequently was engaged in buying grain 
at Ripon on salar}- for about five years. In 1861, 
he became a partner of Mr. Greenway, they owning 
a restaurant and saloon. He had no money when 
the connection was formed, but such was Mr. 
Greenway's confidence in our subject, that he said 
that he would buy the business and place it in the 
hands of Mr. Hill, who was to attend to it. Within 
six months he owned a half interest, and it was not 
long before he became sole proprietor, continuino- 
alone until 1876, when he sold out to his brother. 
From 1866 to 1876, he served as Deputy Sheriff of 
Fond du Lac County, and for twpyears subsequent 
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was nominated by the Democratic party, of whicli 
lie is a warm advocate, bis opponent being D. C. 
Lamb, one of tiie strongest men of the Rej^ublican 
ranks. On laying aside the duties of Sheriff, he 
purchased Spring Grove House and grounds, of 
which he is still proprietor. In his social relations, 
he is a member of the Knights of Pythias and the 
Odd Fellows society, and has represented both the 
subordinate lodge and encampment in tiie (Irjind 
l>odge. 

On the 18th of April. I860, Mr. Hill was joined 
in wedlock with Caroline A. Windecker. who was 
liorn in Lewis County, N. Y., Sept. 29, 1841, and 
is a daughter of Jolm and Caroline (Ralston) 
Windecker, both of whom were descended from the 
()1<1 Mohawk Dutch families. Having lived in 
New York until 18.51, they then came to Fond du 
Lac County, where they passed their declining 
years. To Mr. and Mrs. Hill have been born five 
children: Fr.ank A., who married Nellie Welch, 
now deceased; Sidney S. ; Burt A., who m.arried 
Cassie Bachelder; William R.; and Mary C. The 
children have all received good educational ad- 
vantages, and the family holds a high position in 
the social world. Tiie mother is a member of the 
Episcopal Church. Mr. Hill is now the owner of 
one of the finest summer resorts of the Northwest, 
having acquired all he has by his own efforts. 



lu-^ON. EDGAR C. SMITH, who resides on 
ifjl section 19, Green Lake Township, Green 
's^^ Lake County, is the present Representative 
(|^ of liis district in the General Assembly of 
his Slate, and is one of its most prominent citizens. 
He is a son of Samuel W. and Almena (Conable) 
Smith, and was born on the 28th of December. 
1854, in the town where he still makes his home. 
Having become familiar with the rudimentary 
branches of learning, he further pursued his studies 
in the .lefferson Liberal Institute, taking a course 
calculated to fit him for the practical and common- 
place duties of life. After completing his literary 
education, he spent some time at Bryant k Slral- 
ton's Commercial College of Chicagi>. where he 
ended his school days. All he now lacked was the 



experience to make him a successful business man. 
In 1875 he formed a partnership with .1. L. Millard, 
they engaging in the mercantile business in Marke- 
san for about four years, when the connection w.is 
discontinued. Mr. Smith selling his interest to his 
partner. He tlien returned to his farm, continuing 
its cultivation for several years. The people of 
the community, appreciating his worth and ability, 
in 1881 elected him to the position of Township 
Clerk, which office he held until 1884, when he was 
elected Sheriff of the county. He ma<le his home 
in Dartford while serving in th.at cai)acity, and on 
the expiration of liis term returned to his farm. 
In 1888 the voters of both parties united in choos- 
ing him as their Representative to the State Legis- 
lature, of which body he is now a member. He is 
a Democrat in political sentiment, and is a member 
of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to Maikesau 
Lodge, No. 55, A. F. k A. M. 

On the 4th of October. 187G. Mr. Smith wedded 
Miss Mary Wilson, a native of Michigan, and a 
daughter of William W. and Elizabeth (Allen) 
Wilsfm. Their home is blessed with the presence 
of one child, a little daughter, Edna May. They 
hold a high position in the social world, and are 
widely known throughout tlio comuiunity. having 
manj' warm friends. 

Mr. Smith's fine farm, in (ireen Lake Township, 
comprises 380 acres of arable land, and is furnished 
with excellent buildings and all the latest improve- 
ments. He has formed a partnership with T. W. 
Miller, and the firm deserves not a little credit for 
their successful labors in introducing into the 
county such fine grades of stock, particularly horses. 
As a citizen, Mr. Smith is liberal in his views of 
public policy-, and is ever awake to the interests of 
the community. His abilities, both natural and 
acquired, are such as to command respect and rank 
hiui among the foremost men of the Slate. 



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Jf AMES \V. MtNELY, Chairman of the Board 
|l of Supervisors and one of the leading farm- 
I' ers of Berlin Township, residing on sec- 
/ tion 11, was born in Morrow County, Ohio, 
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.A. (Wood) McNely. The McXely family is of 
Scotcli origin, and was founded in America by the 
great-grandfather of our subject, who settled in 
Virginia at a very early day. His son John, the 
grandfather of our subject, was a native of Vir- 
ginia, and followed blacksmitliing in that State 
until his death. The maternal grandfather. Fred- 
erick Wood, was a soldier of the War of 1812. and 
his father served in the Revolutionary War. In 
an early day Frederick Wood removed to New 
York, where he became acquainted with and married 
Electa Russell, a native of Massachusetts. Their 
family numbered ten children, but only four are 
now living. In 1820 they became residents of 
Ohio, where the father died at the age of forty-five 
years, his wife departing this life in the eightieth 
3"ear of her age. 

We now come to the history of Mr. McNely's 
immediate family. His father was born in Farqu- 
har County, Va., on the 2d of September, 1800, 
and when a young man removed to Ohio, where, in 
1830, he married Miss Sarah Wood, a native of 
Onondaga County, N. Y., born Jan. 18, 1814. She 
was but six years of age at the time of the reraovid 
of the family to the Buckeye State. The yourjg 
couple began their domestic life in Morrow County, 
where they resided until 1855, in which year they 
came to Wisconsin. For ten years they made their 
home in Waushara County, but at the expiration 
of that time they resumed their journey and cast 
their lot with the settlers of Green Lake County, 
where Mr. McNely remained until his death. He 
located upon the farm where our subject now re- 
sides, making it his home until called to his final 
rest, on the 4th of February, 1882. He was a Re- 
publican in politics, and like many of the support- 
ers of that party affiliated with the Whig party 
previous to the organization of the Republican 
party. He was a successful farmer and worthy 
citizen, and his loss was deeiily felt. His wife still 
survives him. In their fam.ily were nine children, 
five sons and four daughters, but only three are 
now living: Arthela, widow of Justin Noble, who 
makes her home in Minnesota; James W.; and 
Thomas, who is engaged in milling, in Antigo, 
Wis. 

The subject of this sketch w.as reared to i •ui- 



hood upon his father's farm, and such education as 
he obtained was acquired in the district schools. 
His advantages, however, were very limited, for 
the schools of that day were very inferior, and it 
was not until many years later that the present 
perfected system was introduced. Like a dutiful 
son, he remained at home and assisted his father in 
developing his farm, and in later years he pur- 
chased the old homestead. He is now the owner of 
220 acres of fine land, 180 of which are under culti- 
vation. Mr. McNely is unmarried, and makes his 
home with his mother. Prosperity has attended 
his efforts, and as the result of his diligence, per- 
severance and good management he has become 
one of the wealthy farmers of this section. He 
raises a good grade of stock, which he is constantly 
increasing; his farm is furnished with all the neces- 
sary buildings, and is one of the best in the com- 
munity. Mr. McNely has given his influence and 
support to the Republican party since attaining his 
majority, and has been frequently called upon to 
serve in official positions. For six terms he held 
the office of Side Supervisor and is now Chairman 
of the Town Board. 

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ATTHEW W^ILSON was born in York- 
shire, England on December 21, 1801, 
and in his native county grew to manhood. 
He was twice married and by his first wife 
had two children — Sarah, who is now deceased; 
and John a resident of Minnesota. After the 
death of the mother of those children, he was joineil 
in wedlock in 1825, with Miss Hannah Hayes and 
shortly afterwards emigrated to America with the 
intention of trying his fortune in the new world. 
He first located in Northern New York, where he 
remained for twelve years, when he removed to 
Kalamazoo, Mich. In that city he continued to 
make his home until 1844, when with an ox-team 
he started for Fond du Lac Country. Settling in 
Metomen Township, the four succeeding years of 
his life were there passed, when, in 1848, he re- 
moved to Dartford, Green Lake County. When 
he settled in Fond du Lac County, he entered 380 
acres of land and ere his removal had placed muck 



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of it under cultivation. His first house was a rude 
shanty covered witli carpets to keep out the rain 
and cold, but as soon as possible he replaced it l>y 
a substantial log cabin. On liis removal to Dart- 
ford lie opened a blacksmith shop, having learned 
llie tr-ade in his native land. He also assisted in 
making and putting in the macliinei-}' of the first 
gristmill at that place, and was identified with 
much of its u[)building and progress. Aflor three 
years, however, he again removed to a farm, pur- 
chasing land near Princeton in 1851. He spent his 
time conjointly between farming and blacks|nith 
ing and acquired a considerable competency. 

Mr. Wilson was widely known throughout the 
community and was " Uncle Matthew " to almost 
every one. His uniform kindness and courtesy made 
him the friend of both young and old and iiis loss 
was sincerely mourned. He was a member of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church and a consistent 
Christian gentleman. He lived in harmony with 
his profession and was ready to respond to tlu^ 
summons of his M.aster. He died on the 19th of 
.lanuary, 1877. His wife is still living and makes 
her home with her daughter, tlieir only child. 
Elizabeth, wife of Thomas S. Roberts. She was 
reared in the Episcopal Church .and has since been 
a follower of that faith. Like her husband she is 
held in liigh regard and has a wide circle of friends 
and acquaintances in the community where she 
makes her home. 



W, ^^I'GH McCIvELLANl) is a representative of 

lu^W one of the pioneer families of Green Lake 
Ix^ County, and it is with pleasure that we pre. 
((^ sent his sketch to the readers of the Por- 
trait and Biographical Album. His home is on 
section 35 in the town of Berlin, where he has re- 
sided for more than a quarter of a century. He 
was born in Knox Co., (Jhio, May 1, 1828, and is a 
son of James and Mary (Wilson) McClelland. On 
his marriage with Miss Wilson, he settled in Knox 
County, Ohio, where he made his home until his 
death, which occurred in 1830, when our subject 
was about two years old. The widow then became 



the wife of Tlioraas McClelland a I)rother of her 
former husband. 

Our subject was the second of three cliildreii: 
John, the ehlest, is engaged in farming in the town 
of Berlin, Green Lake County, and Hannah J. is 
deceased. He was early inured to hard labor and 
has been industrious man throughout his entire life. 
He was only twelve \ears of .age when the family- 
removed to Northern Lidiana and he bore no in- 
considerable part in the arduous task of developing 
the land in the midst of a deep forest. He received 
but little education and that little was obtained in 
a log school house. He remained under the paren- 
tal roof until twenty-one years of age. assisting in 
the cultivation of the home farm, but on attaining 
his majority started out in life for himself. He 
first rented land and in that way acquired a sura 
sufficient to purchase eight}' acres. In 18.53 he 
went to Minnesota, where he pre-empted a quarter 
section, transforming it into a good farm. 

On the 30th of November, 1857, Mr. McClelland 
wedded Margaret Cromwell, who was born in 
Montgomery County, N. Y., April 12. 1838. and 
is a daughter of Stephen A. and Sylvia A. (Worth) 
Cromwell. The father was of German descent, the 
mother of New England birth and parentage. The 
grandfather, Aaron S. Cromwell, was born in Ger- 
many and married a lad\' of the same nationalitj'. 
They then came to America and settled in Alont- 
gomery County, N. Y., where Stephen A. w.as born, 
reared and married, in 1843, accompanied bj' his 
family, he emigrated to St. Joseph's County, Mich., 
where he died in 1844, at the age of fifty-two 
years. His wife died in 1845 in the forty-third 
year of her age. In tlieir family were five chil- 
dren, three of whom are living — Mrs. C. E. Chap- 
man, Mrs. Lucy J. Streeter and Margaret, honored 
wife of our subject. 

At the time of his marriage, Mr. McClelland 
located upon his farm in ilinnesota and continued 
its cultivation until the breaking out of the late 
war, when, fearing Indian depredations, he removed 
his family tiiat tliey might be away from danger. 
Soon afterwards, he purchased a part of his present 
farm, which he h.as since increased until it now 
comiirises 355 acres, 240 of wliich is arable land. 
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the second eliil'L died at the age of two years ; Tru- 
man H., the eldest, assists in the cultivation of the 
home farm; and Ella is the wife of Soth A. Janes. 
Mr. McClelland is owner of one of the best 
farms in tlie township, it being furnished with a 
commodious residence, good barns and outbuild- 
ings and all necessary improvements. He also 
raises a line grade of sheep, hogs, cattle and horses, 
and has been very successful in that line of busi- 
ness. He is a Republican in politics and is held in 
high esteem by the people of the community. 



JijOHN H. C'A 
|! town of Ma 
I, We take pie 
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, OHN H. CARD resides on section 2, in the 
Manchester, Green Lake County, 
leasure in presenting his sketch 
s of liie Album as that of one 
the representative and leading farmers of the of 
community. He is a native of the P^mpire State, 
having been born July 1, 1823, in Saratoga 
County, which was also the birth-[)lace of his 
parents, Henry B. and Eliz.abotii (Chapin) Card. 
His father was born May 29, 1797, and was educa- 
ted in the schools of his native county. He 
became one of the prominent and influential citi- 
zens of that district and was frequently called upon 
to fill public offices of trust. In business he was 
sagacious and shrewd, liut his transactions were 
marked with the utmost honesty and his word was 
.as good as his bond. Ho married Miss Betsy 
Chapin, in 1818, and they continued to reside in 
Saratoga County for forty years, when in 1858, 
they came to Wisconsin. Previous to tiiat time, 
during their entire married lives, they resided in 
one house, but in three different towns, but after 
settling in the Badger State were residents of one 
locality. They both lived to a ripe old age, but 
we can best mention their death by quoting from 
an article written at the time. Mr. Card was the 
first to be called and these were the words which 
announced the sad fact to his many friencis. "At 
two o'clock in the afternoon, on Snnd.ay, Sept. IG, 
1883, Mr. Henry B. Card, of the town of Man- 
chester, breathed his last and his spirit returned to 
its Maker. He was a native of Saratoga County, 
N. Y., and was eighty-six years, three months and 



eighteen days of age at the time of his death. At 
the age of twenty-one, he was married to Miss 
Elizabeth Chapin, of the same county. The 
partner of all his trials and comforts for nearly 
sixty-five years still survives him and is only one 
year his junior. They have lived in their pleasant 
iiome in Manchester, two miles north west of this 
village, for twenty-six years, in the full enjoyment 
of the friendship and esteem of all and in the 
midst of their family of grown up sons and daugh- 
ters and grand-children. Mr. Card has lived long 
past the allotted time of man and at last has 
quietly passed away with no particular disease save 
the infirmities and ailments incident to extreme 
old age. The funeral was held at his late residence 
on Tuesday and the remains were deposited in the 
Markesan Cemetery." Six months more passed 
and it then became the sad duty to lay away the 
mother. The announcement was as follows: 

'• Died. At her late residence in the town of 
Manchester, at 1 :30 a. m., March 12, 1884, Betsy 
A. Card, wife of the late Henry B. Card. Betsy 
A. Chapin was born in Cheshire County, Mass., 
June 4, 1798, and when quite young removed with 
her parents to Saratoga County, N. Y., where in 
the year 1818, she was married to Henry B. Card, 
and bore him a family of ten children, five of whom 
are still living — three sons and two daughters. 
She united with the Baptist church at Greenfield 
Center, in 1823, and always lived in that faith 
until her death, a consistent Christian and a true 
mother. The remains were conveyed to the Mar- 
kesan Cemetery and laid by the side of her bus 
band. 

At peace with all the world, dear Lord, and Thee, 
No fears my soul's unwavering faith can shake; 
All's well I which ever side the grave, for me. 
The morning light may break. 

The children of the famil3' j'et living are Will- 
iam, of Santa Cruz, Cal.; Luci .da Elliott, who 
resides with our subject; Olive L. Howe; Elisha, a 
farmer of Marquette County ; and John H. Those 
who have passed away are — Hannah Mary; Sall^', 
wife of Enos Ambler: Amanda, wife of Ethan 
Bailey, who is also deceased ; Charles B. and 
Charles B., who died in Manchester Township. 

Our subject passed the days of his boyhood and 



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youth in his native county, receiving his educa- 
tion in its common schools. His earlv years were 
spent in tlie usual routine of farmer lads, nothing 
of any great importance occurring, but soon after 
attaining his majoritj- he performed an heroic action 
which^jwill never be forgotten by the friends of 
both parties. He saved the life of an old gentle- 
man, but in so doing almost lost his own. For a 
year and a half he was unable to perform any 
manual labor and for some time fears were enter- 
tained for his recovery. Possessing a vigorous 
constitution, he. however, rallied and when able to 
resume labor returned home and took charge of 
the farm. He also filled the office of Collector for 
fourteen years in his native county and it is need- 
less to say discharged his duties with credit to 
himself and to the satisfaction of his constituents. 
His next venture was in the butchering business, 
in which he was quite successful. He also engaged 
in burning charcoal, supplying all the large hotels 
at S.iratoga .Springs. From the two pursuits he 
obtained a good income and was enabled to lay by 
some monej- which furnished him a start in life. 

On the 23d of December. 1842. Mr. Card was 
united in marriage with Lavissa M. Mallery. who 
was born in Corinth. .Saratoga Co., N. Y.. and 
is a daughter of William and Lydia (Holden) 
Mallery. They are now parents of seven children : 
Henry W., who was born in .Saratoga County. 
Oct. 16, 1855. wedded Mary Remier. of Green 
Lake County and is now eng.iged in farming in 
Manchester Township; Frederick H.. born in Kane 
County, 111.. Aug. 13. 1858. married Miss Ida .See, 
a native of Green Lake County, and is also a 
farmer of Manchester Township; Wallace W.. born 
in Grten Lake County. Nov. 18. 1860. married 
Susan Staples of the same county, and is engaged 
in .Tgricultural pursuits in the town of Grean Lake; 
Frank, born in 1870. died March 9. 1873: John A., 
born March 29, 1873, is at home and two other 
children died in infanc}-, viz: Frankie and an in 
fant. 

After their marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Card resided 
upon the old homestead in Sar.itoga County. N. Y., 
until 1»56. when he determined to make the 
W. St the scene of his future operations, believing 
t!i il by so doing he might better his financial con- 



dition. Accordingly with his wife and baby he 
started for Illinois, making his location near Elgin, 
in Kane County, where he operated a rented 
farm until 1860. Practicing habits of industry 
and economy during those years he acquired some 
capital which he invested on thirty acres of land 
on section 2. Manchester Township. Green Lake 
County. The land was partially improved and a 
small house had been erected. The purchase price 
was ^1,000 but the farm since has greatly increased 
in value. As his financial resources increased he 
added to the original amount until he has now 
become one of the extensive Kind owners of the 
community. He lirst |)urchased 200 acres in the 
town of Marquette and afterward having an oppor- 
tunity to dispose of it at an advantage he sold 160 
acres and bought an adjoining thirty. The home 
farm now comprises 300 acres and in addition to 
that he has another 160-acre tract in Manchester 
Township and eighty acres in the town of Mar- 
quette, the whole amounting to 540 acres. 

Mr. Card is a man of excellent business ability. 
His judgment of men and enterprises is generally 
correct and he will never let any one over-reach 
him. Neither will he take undue advantage in 
any transaction. He scorns to do a wrong to any 
one and has gained a reputation for honesty and 
fair dealing which any might envj-. His sagacity 
and foresight, combined with industry, persever- 
ance and prudence, has leil to the success which he 
so justly merits. He has made the best of every 
opportunity and has given liberally in proportion 
to his means for the advancement of all worthy 
enterprises. He appreciates the use and need of 
i-ducation, and does all in his power to advance the 
cause and provided his children with excellent 
opportunities, thereby fitting them for the practi- 
cal duties of life. The poor and needy find in him 
a true friend who not only expresses sympathy 
with them in their trials but relieves their wants 
by more substantial ai 1. -\s a citizen, he is public- 
sjiirited .and progressive and is ranked among the 
representative men of the community. In political 
sentiment he is generiilly a Republican but believes 
iu supporting the best men. He h.-us never sought 
public oflii-e but his fitness has led to his election 
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discharged with ability and fidelity. Socially, he 
is a member of the Masonic Lodge of Markcsan, 
and President of the Manchester, Princeton and 
Marquette Mutual Fire Insurance Company, hav- 
ing held the position for three years, and was 
Chairman of the town of JIaiichester three years. 



G'^EOKGE CROSS, who is engaged in general 
-, farming and stock-raising on section 3G, 
1.1 in Manchester Township, is the owner of 

one of the most beautiful homes in the county. It 
is situated upon the southwest bank of Lake Marie. 
a most beautiful little body of water. The charms 
of art have been added to those of nature, the 
residence is surrounded by a well-kept lawn and 
shade and ornamental trees, together with every- 
thing which goes to make a comfortable and pleas- 
ant home. The scenery, ever changing, would 
delight the eye of the most critical. Mr. Cross 
may be justly proud of his pleasant abode, and 
truthfully declare " there is no place like home." 

He was born in Lincolnshire, England, on the 
27th day of March, 1832, and is a son of John 
and Ann (Russell) Cross, who were natives of the 
same county. The}' passed their entire lives in 
Lincolnshire, were there born, reared, married, 
reared a family of children, and at length p.assed i 
away. The death of the mother occurred in 1859, 
and the father died in 1869. He was a farmer by 
occupation, and both were members of the Wes- 
leyan Methodist Church. Their children, nine in 
number, all grew to manhood and womanhood, our 
subject being the eldest of the family. Mary 
A. is now the wife of VV^illiam Snowden, a resident of 
Ravenna, Mich.; Maria is j"et living in Kngland; 
Eliza is married. an<l still resides in her native 
land; John is a farmer of Brown County, Dak.; 
Frederick is living near Emmetsburg, Iowa; Anna 
is a resident of England ; Betsy and Martha are 
also in England. 

Reared to manhood in his native land, and 
receiving his education in its common schools, our 
subject, on attaining his majority, turned his at- 
tention to agricultural pursuits, which he followed 
during hi8 residence in England. On the 8tli day 



of May. 1854, he was united in marriage with Miss 
Jane Snowden, who was born in Wadington, Lin- 
colnshire, June 22, 1833. Her parents were John 
and Mary (Graham) Snowden. 

Not long after their marriage Mr. Cross and his 
young bride sailed for America, landing in Quebec, 
Canada, whence they continued on their way 
until reaching Lexington. Mich. Near that city he 
purchased eighty acres of. wild timber land, which 
he at once began clearing, that he might make of it 
a farm. Ere selling out, in 1862. he had cleared 
thirt}- acres, placing it under a high state of culti- 
vation, but in that year he determined to go 
further West, and came to Wisconsin. ' Columbia 
County was the scene of his operations during the 
two succeeding years, after which, in 1864, he came 
to Green Lake County, where he has since made 
his home. By economy, industry and persever- 
ance he had acquired some capital, which he now 
invested in 184 acres of land, situated on section 
36 in the town of Manchester. About sixty acres 
had been cleared and partially improved, and he 
at once set to work to complete the task of develop- 
ing the entire amount. The improvements which 
he has made have transformed that once wild land 
into one of the most beautiful and highly-culti- 
vated farms of the county. Its broad acres now 
pay a golden tribute to his care and cultivation, 
and the income which arises from the sale of his 
products and stock enables him to live in comfort- 
able circumstances. 

The union of Mr. and Mrs. Cross h.as been 
blessed with six children, all of whom have been 
born since their arrival in America: William 6., 
who was born in Sanilac County, Mich., Jan. 
25, 1859, married Miss Clara Cummings, and is 
now engaged in farming in Brown Count\-, Dak. ; 
Louisa A. is engaged in dressmaking; Silas S.. born 
in Green Lake County, Aug. 9, 1864, is also a 
farmer of Brown County; Bessie is engaged in 
teaching in the same county; Arthur and Alice are 
still with their parents. 

Mr. Cross had but ^25 with which to begin life 
in America. With that small capital as a basis he 
has steadily worked his way upward until he is now 
numbered among the prosperous and substantial 
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occasion to regret his removal to the New World. 
No more loyal citizens can be found in the State 
than he and his estimuble wife. They feel that 
this is their home, and take a just pride in the old 
flag which floats so proudly over the free institu- 
tions of tiieir adopted land. Their lives have ever 
been such as to win ihe confidence and high regard 
of all. and during the twenty-six years of their 
residence in Green Lake County they iiave gained 
many, many friends. Both are members of the 
Baptist Church of Fox Lake, and in political senti- 
ment Mr. Cross is a Republican. He cast his first 
ballot for Abraham Lincoln in 1860, and has never 
wavered I'n his allegiance to the party of which our 
martyred President was the first successful candi- 
date. He is especially strong in his support of the 
tariff principles as in his early life, in England, he 
witnessed the effect of free trade upon labor and 
the laboring classes. 

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^^ APT. JAMES A. BIGGEHT, Justice of the 
fl( ^^ Peace, of Berlin, and Commander of John 
^^^ H. Williams Post. G. A. R., is a pioneer of 
Green Lake County. He was born in Hamilton, 
Ontario. Canada, April 19, 1838, and is a son of 
Robert and Esther (Reid) Biggert. His father 
was a native of Enneskillen. County Fermanagh, 
Ireland, and emigrated in 1833 to Canada, where 
he was married in 1835. He was an architect by 
occupation, and followed that business in Hamilton 
until his death. 

Our subject attended school in his native city, 
and in 1848 removed with his mother to Niagara 
County. N. Y., where they spent three years, com- 
ing to Wisconsin in May, 1851. They settled on a 
farm in the town of Seneca, in what was then Mar- 
quette ('ount\'. but is now comprised in Green 
Lake Count}-. James attended school for one year 
after coming to Wisconsin, and then engaged in 
farming until Aug. 31, 1861, when he enlisted for 
the Civil War as a member of Company A, l(!lh 
Begimcnl, Wisconsin Infantry. Immediately after 
the battle of Shiloh he was made First Sergeant, 
and on June 20. 1863, he was commissioned Sec- 
ond Lieutenant. He was made First Lieutenant on 



August 13, following. He continued to serve in 
that capacity until Feb. 20, 1864. when for meri- 
torious conduct he was commissioned Captain. He 
participated in the battles of Shiloh. Corinth, 
Vicksburg, and the engagements before Atlanta, 
and was with Sherman on the marcli to sea, and 
through the Carolinas to Richmond, Va. He was 
wounded quite seriously at the battle of Corinth, 
in the thigh, and again dangerously wounded by a 
gun-shot in the neck at Atlanta. He was mustered 
out at Madison, Wis., July 12, 1865. having faith- 
fully served his country four years. 

On his return from the war. Capt. Biggert re- 
sumed farming, which he continued until 1866, 
when he engaged in the agricultural implement 
business in Berlin. He carried on operations alone 
until 1871, when he sold an interest in the busi- 
ness to Mr. McNisli. the partnership continuing 
until 1879. when -Mr. Blackstone became his part- 
ner, Mr. McNish retiring. The business was then 
conducted under the firm name of Biggerc & Black- 
stone, until 1886, when Capt. Biggert sold out. 

In Berlin, in the month of August. 1865, the 
Captain was joined in wedlock with Miss Jennie 
Megran, a native of County Antrim, Ireland, who 
came to America with her father, John Megran. 
and family, in 1849. Ten children were born of 
their union, of whom three sons and four daugh- 
ters, are living: Eltie E. is the oldest; John R. died 
at the age of sixteen years; Cassius F. ; James A. 
died at the age of ten years; Irwin O. ; Harry: 
Maggie E.; Jane ; Lettie died in infancy, and Helen 
completes the family. The death of the mother 
occurred in 1884. at the age of forty-five years. 

Capt. Biggert is a Republican in politics, and 
has held various oflBcial positions of honor and 
trust. In 1868 he was elected Sheriff of Green 
Lake County, and served two years. He was 
School Commissioner eight years, and prior to the 
war was .School Superintcn<leut of the town of 
.Seneca, also Chairman of the Board of Supervisors 
of that town. He served six years as Deputy 
United States Marshal, and has held the ofllce of 
Justice of the Peace of Berlin since 1882. He was 
one of the charier members of John H. Williams 
Post, No. 4, G. A. R.. which was organized Sept. 
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tinuous Rxistence in the State. He lias served 
as Commander three terms, and is the present in- 
cumbent. He is also a member of Berlin Lodge, 
No. 3S, A. F. ct A. jNI. Capt. Biggert possesses 
good executive ability, and has made an cHicient 
officer in whatever position he has been chosen to 
fill. His record as a soldier is that of a brave and 
capable ofHcer, and his course in private life has 
been characterized by strict integrity, and a genial, 
courteous manner that has made him many warm 
friends. 



WILLIAM INGLIS, who is engaged in gen- 
eral farming and blacksmitbing on section 
1, in the town of Marquette, has been a 
resident of Green Lake County since 1851. He is 
a native of Scotland, having been born in Dun- 
fermline, on the 28th of March, 1821. His parents 
were David and Marj- (Bruce) Inglis. His mother 
was a descendant of Sir Robert, the Bruce, whose 
remains now rest under the altar in the temple in 
the birth place of our subject. A family of eight 
children were born unto Mr. and Mrs. Inglis, all of 
whom grew to manhood and womanhood, while five 
are yet living: Andrew, a mechanic, is residing in 
the village of Horicon, Wis. ; Clermont B. makes 
his home in Canada; Janet is the widow of Robert 
Sample, and resides in Kingston; Helen is the wife 
of William Sample, who is living in the town of 
Kingston. The family left their native la'id in the 
year 1834, and became residents of Canada, where 
the father followed farming until his death, which 
occurred in 1881. He survi\cd his wife a number 
of years, she having died in 1872. They were 
earnest Christian people, and members of the Pres- 
byterian Church, of which he was an Elder for 
many j'ears. 

Our subject resided in his native country until 
thirteen years of age, when witli his parents he 
bade good-bye to his childhood home, and crossed 
the broad Atlantic. His early life was spent amid 
plaj' and work, he remaining at home until the age 
of seventeen years, when he was apprenticed to the 
blacksmith's trade, of which he became a thorough 
master. From 1836 until 1850. he followed that 
occupation at his home iu Canada, but in the lat- 



ter j'ear made a trip to Wisconsin. He traveled 
over Green Lake and Marquette Counties with the 
purpose of selecting a location, and at length pur- 
chased forty acres of land on section 1, in the town 
of Marquette, after which he returned to Canada. 
The following j'ear he came with his family, mov- 
ing onto tlie land which he had purchased. He, 
however, stopped for a short time at the home of 
his brother, Andrew, until a house could be erected 
upon his own property. As soon as possible a 
comfortable frame dwelling 14x20 feet was erected, 
and is still used as a residence. Mr. Inglis then 
went to work to develop a farm. He also obtained 
a position as blacksmith witli a Mr. Patrick, one of 
the pioneer settlers, with whom he remained for six 
years. After working for a full day in the shop, 
he would then return to his home and er.gage in 
farm labors. In 1868, he erected a shop upon his 
own land, which he has since operated, carrying on 
both blacksmitbing and farming. His road to 
wealth has not been an easy one. He has labored 
early and late, and displayed much energy and 
ability in the management of iiis affairs, but he is 
now in comfortable circumstances, and is the owner 
of a nice home. As he is an excellent mechanic, 
his trade yields him a go^d income and 138 broad 
acres pay tribute to his care and cultivation. 

On the 22d of September, 1845, Mr. Inglis was 
joined in wedlock with Miss Augusta Elkins, a na- 
tive of Orleans County, Vt., born Nov. 17, 1823. 
Her parents were Ralph and Mary (Hill) Elkins, 
the former a native of the Green Mountain State, 
the latter of Connecticut. Both were descended 
from old Puritan stock, and were among the early 
settlers of Vermont. In 1852, they removed to 
Canada, where the death of the father occurred 
about the year 1860. His widow then came to 
Wisconsin, and made her home with Mrs. Inglis, 
until her death in 1881. Both were members of 
the Congregational Church, and were highly re- 
spected people. Unto thera was born a family of 
six children, but three are now deceased, namely: 
Hector, William and LucretiA. Those who are still 
living are Joseph, a farmer of Wilcox Count}-, 
Neb.; Mrs. Inglis; and Mary, who resides with her 
sister. Four children grace the union of our sub- 
ject, and his worthy wife: William H., who was 



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born in Canada, June IG, 1847. died in tliis couiily. 
at the age of five ^years; Joseph A., wiio was liorn 
in Shcffoid, Canada. May 4, 1850. wedded Miss 
Emma .Secly, l>y whom he lias three childrtn — Hat- 
tie, Nelson, and Ruth, and is now engaged in mer- 
chandising in Marquette; William, born in the 
town of Marquette, Dee. 5. 1853, married Julia 
Bnrk. who died leaving one child. Will, wiio re- 
sides with his father in Pierpont. S. I).; Charles, 
born April 25, 1863. is at home. 

Mr. and Mrs. Inglis are true Christian people, 
and have reared their children according to Bible 
precepts, instilling into their youthful minds habits 
of industry and sobriety. For a quarter of a cen- 
tury tliey have been members of the Seventh Day 
Baptist Church, and have given liberally for its 
support and the advancement of the Master's cause 
on earth. All enterprises which are calculated to 
benefit the public, are sure of their sj-mpathy, en- 
couragement and influence, and throughout the 
county this worthy couple are held in high esteem. 
In political sentiment, Mr. Inglis is not fettered by 
party, but cast his ballot for the men whom he 
thinks will best fill the office. He and his wife 
have a pleasant home where hospitality and socia- 
bility abound, and where all their many friends 
are sure of a hearty welcome. Respected by all, 
deserving of the highest confidence, they are surely 
entitled to a representation in this volume, and it 
is with great pleasure that we record their sketch. 

WfclLLIAM R. CARTKR. who resides on sec- 
I tion 25, Manchester Township, (Ireen Lake 
County, has resided in the State of Wiscon- 
sin during its entire existence as such and for four 
years under the territorial government, the date of 
his arrival being April 27, 1844. He is a native of 
the Keystone State, having been born in Erie 
County, Feb. 10. 1825. His father, William 
Carter. Sr., w!\s a native of New Hampshire, but 
his mother, whose maiden name was Clarissa Shad- 
dock. W.1S born in Pennnsylvania. In an early 
day. when William Carter. Sr., w.as a young man. 
he removed to the latter State and purchased a 
heavily timbered claim in Erie County, near the 



! home of llorsice (ireeley. He there formed the ac- 

I quaintance of Miss Shaddock, whose hand he 

! sought in marriage, and on the farm which he there 

i developed their only child, our subject, was born. 

! lu 1838. accompanied by his family, Mr. Carter 

j left his Eastern home and emigrated to Clinton 

1 Count3', Iowa, where he spent one 3ear, but as they 

I were all afflicted with chills and fever, which is 

very common in new settlements, he determined to 

seek elsewhere for a location and chose La Porte 

County, Ind., settling on what was then called La 

I Porte Prairie, where he remained for two ^ears. 

! In the spring of 1841. we find him with his family 

j residing in Walworth County. Wis., and three 

years later he became a resident of Marquette 

I County, where he pre-empted 140 acres of land. 

In the month of February they erected a little log 

I cabin which w.as roofed with boards brought from 

'■ Winnebago and w.as entirely destitute of a floor. 

I In that humble home, the following spring, the 

I first election in the town was held, the ballot boxes 

I consisting of a tea pot, sugar bowl and pickle 

I dish. 

; The history of the Carter family is inseparably 
connected with that of the community in which 
■ they located. Mr. Carter made the first garden in 
that part of the county, not an acre having been 
placed under cultivation previous to that time. No 
road had yet been cut through and communication 
with the outside world was carried on with much 
difticulty. It was predi(aed that the county would 
not be settled u)) in half a century, but Mr. Carter, 
more sanguine of success, determined to make his 
home on the location which he had chosen and ere 
his death he could look with pride upon the county 
whose progress and advancement had been ciyried 
forward with such rapidity as to astonish even the 
most hopeful. His wife was called to her final rest 
in 1860. aged forty-eight years, but he survived 
until 1881. aged seventy-eight years. He was one 
of the influential and prominent citizens and none 
stood higher in the community than William 
Carter who is spoken of as one of the best repre- 
sentatives of that grand pioneer element which is 
so rapidly passing awny. He held many offices of 
honor and trust and the utmost confidence was re- 
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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 



life he was a supporter of the Wliig party and 
cast his ballot for William Henry Harrison, the 
Tippecanoe hero. When the Republican party was 
organizefl he joined its ranks and until his death 
was one of its stalwart advocates. 

Our subject was reared to habits of industry and 
morality by a worthy father and mother and like 
them has won the esteem and best wishes of the 
community. He was but thirteen years of age 
when he left his native State. His school life was 
there begun, continued in Indiana and completed 
in Walworth County, Wis. Since 1844 he has re- 
sided upon the same farm. At the time of the 
location of the family it was a part of Marquette 
County, but was comprised in the portion which 
was detached and called Green Lake County. 
Farming has been his principal occupation and he 
now has one of the beautiful homes of Manchester 
Township, where surrounded by all the coniforts of 
life he can enjoy the fruits of his labor. 

On the 24th day of September, 1850, Mr. Carter 
was joined in wedlock with Miss Harriet Ells, a 
native of Erie County, X. Y., who with her parents 
came to Wisconsin in 1847. Mr. and Mrs. Ells 
continued to make their home in the community 
until 1867, since which time they have been citi- 
zens of Minnesota. Three children have been 
born to our subject and his worthy wife: Lucy J., 
the eldest, was twice married. Her first husband 
was C. T. Walker, by whom she had two children 
— May and Delia. Mr. Walker died in Montana 
and his widow then married H. C. Carter, a farmer 
of Dodge County, Minn. Lewis J., the second 
child, who is engaged in agricultural pursuits in 
the town rjf Manchester, married Eugenie Ames, 
bj' whom he has three children, Maud, Eda and 
Edward. L. James, the youngest, is oper.ating the 
old homestead farm, where he resides with his wife 
and little son, Mrs. Carter having previously been 
Miss Cora Chapman. 

By S3'stematic and methodical habits and fair 
and honest dealing in all business transactions, 
Mr. Carter has been very successful as a farmer 
and, as before stated, has one of the best homes in 
the vicinity. Like his father, he is faithful in his 
allegiance to Rei)ublican principles and never fails 
to cast ijis ballot for the support of that grand old 



part3'. In the various official positions which he 
has held he has discharged his duties with credit to 
himself and to the satisfaction of not only his 
constituents, but of all concerned. 

Mr. Carter, Sr., was one of the e.arly Commis 
sioners, having served three years as such before 
the State was admitted into the Union, and before 
the organization of Green Lake County. After 
the organization of Green Lake County, he was 
elected a Supervisor in which capacity he served 
several j-ears. 



*ESSE THOMAS, deceased, is numbered 
I among the honored pioneers of Green Lake 
J| County, and was one of its most prominent 
(^l' citizens. He was born in Mt. Pleasant, 
Ohio, in the year 1811, and is the son of Jesse and 
Avis (Stanton) Thomas. His mother was an aunt 
of Secretary Stanton and a daughter of Abigal 
Stanton, who is so beautifully commemorated in 
'• The Nation," a poem written by Dr. Benjamin 
Stanton. 

In early life, our subject studied for the medical 
profession and with his brother. Dr. Nathan M. 
Thomas, he emigrated to Schoolcraft, Mich., in an 
early da3-, where they both engaged in practice. 
His health failing, Jesse was forced to abandon his 
chosen profession, and in 1845 came to Green Lake 
County, Wis., locating in the town of Green Lake, 
where he entered 800 acres of land for himself and 
brother, which was subsequently divided, he re- 
taining as his share 480 acres. With a hope that 
the pure air and outdoor life would be beneficial 
to him, he turned his attention to farming, practic- 
ing only as a favor or when no other physician 
was in reach. He was a valued and intelligent citi- 
zen, always well informed on the leading issues of 
the day and took an active part in political affairs. 
He was a warm supporter of the Republican party 
and represented the county in the General Assem- 
bly of the State. His official duties were always 
discharged with great promptness and fidelity and 
he won the confidence of even his political 
enemies. He was reared in the faith of the Society 
of Friends and died in 18G3. 

The wife of Dr. Xljomas was in her maidenhoo<l 



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Miss Minerva I). HoUenbeck, who was born nl 
Highgate, Vt., July 10, 1827. She came with her 
parents to this coiint_v when a eliilcl and is still 
living in this community. She is a member of the 
Episcopal Church and is a lad}' highly esteemed 
by all who know her. She became the mother of 
six children, as follows: Frank, who died at the 
age of three years; David: Jessie, wife of Henry 
E. Knapp, who is secretary of a large lumber 
company in Menominee. Wis.; Alfred a merchant 
of the same city; Edwin, who died .it the age of 
three weeks; and Willie, who died when two years 
old. 

David Thomas, tlie only member of the family 
now living in Green Lake County, was born May 4, 
18o4, on the farm which is now his home. The days 
of his boyhood and youth, however, were mostly 
passed in Ripon, being engaged in the parish school 
and in Ripon College, where he pursued a two years' 
course. He afterwards spent a year in the moun- 
tains of ^lontana and on his return iiome entered 
the boot and slioe store of A. Bowen. of Ripon, 
continuing to serve iu the capacity of salesman for 
two years, when he took charge of the old home 
farm. 

On the 18tli of February,! 879, David Thomas and 
Mary P. Workman, daughter of William and Mar- 
garet (Miller) WorKraan, were united in marriage. 
The lady was born in Ripon, March 30, 1856, and 
her union is graced with three children — Margaret, 
Jessie and Louise. Our subject purchased tlie 
interest of the other heirs in the old homestead 
comprising 320 acres, but in 1884, sold a half in- I 
terest to his brother-in-law, William Workman. | 
They do farming in partnership and are largely \ 
interested in raising carri.ige and standard bred 
trotting horses, having about forty head of fine | 
stock upon the farm. They have the only standard , 
bred trotting stallion in the county. A half mile 
tract has been laid on which they train their own 
horses and those belonging to other parties. 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas are members of the Epis- 
copal Church and hold a high position in the social 
woi Id. Their home is the abode of sociability and 
their many friends delight to partake of their hos- 
pitiility. In (xjlitical .sentiments, our sul)ject is a 
Republican and for three terras served as Township | 



Clerk. We are pleased to record this sketch of one 
of the leading families of the countj' and one that 
has been identified with its growth, progress and 
development since the earliest dajs. 

\Ip5) LI .SEYMOUl?, deceased, was a man of 
||N] prominence and influence in Green Lake 
iLr^' County, and at his death the community 
lost one of its best citizens. He was a native of 
England, having been born in that country about 
the year 1820. His boyhood days until fifteen 
years of age were there spent, but in 1835 he em- 
barked for America, locating near (Quebec, Canada, 
where he made his home for some years. During 
his residence in that place he became acquainted 
with and wedded Miss Mary Ann Garner, and pre- 
vious to their removal to Wisconsin four children 
were born untc> them: Aluvia, now the w^ife of W. 
A. Bangs; Cornelius, Priscilla and Rose. 

In 1855 Mr. Se\mour determined to cast his lot 
with the early settlers of Wisconsin and chose 
Green Lake Count}- as the scene of his future op- 
erations. He settled in the town of Kingston, and 
there the family circle was corni)!eted by llie birth 
of six other children : Horace, who is now engaged 
in farming in the lown of Kingston; Josephine H., 
wife of William Paine, also a resident farmer of 
the town of Marcellon ; Ilattie, wife of James 
Hamer, who is engaged in agricultural pursuits; 
Mary, who wedded William Dalton, a farmer near 
Portage, Wis.; Horatio and Francis. 

Throughout his entire life Mr. Seymour engaged 
in farming and was thus employed at the time of 
his dealii. His wife was called home in 1884. She 
was a devoted Christian woman, a tender and af- 
fectionate mother and a loving wife. Both she 
and her husband were for many years members of 
the Bai)tisl Church, but during his residence in 
Wisconsin Mr. .Seymour united with the Methodist 
Episcopal Church. He was conservative and a man 
of strong convictions, yet he .accorded to all the 
right of opinion, believing that each one should 
form their ideas according to their own judgment, 
not relying upon the wisdom of others. In manner 
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ostentatious but winning the respect and love of 
all by his true wortli. To the Democratic |)artv 
lie gave his most earnest support and did all in tils 
power to advance its int,erests and insure its suc- 
cess. Anotlier sul)ject which he considered para- 
mount to almost all others was the temperance 
question. None were more opposed to the liquor 
traflic or more heartily desired to see it banished 
from the land. He joined the Independent Order 
of Good Templars, believing that in that organiza- 
tion he might best further the interests of the 
cause, but he never held membership in any other 
civic society. He survived his wife about four 
years, dying in the month of September, 1888. 
His loss was sincerely mourned. All who had 
known him felt the deepest sympathy- for the be- 
reaved family, knowing that his place could never 
be supplied. Other interests may come to take 
their time and attention, but he will never be for- 
gotten while memory lasts. 



^=^EORGE SCOTT is the owner of a nice farm 
fif ^¥ °^ ^^^ ^'-"'"®®' sit'U'itcd on section 34, Green 
^^j! Lake Township, where he has made his home 
since 1863, but h.as been a resident of the county 
since 1855. Few men can tell more of the hard- 
ships and trials to be endured by the earl3' settlers, 
for when he came to the county he was in very 
limited circumstances, and thus had to contend 
with many obstacles unknown to those who were 
more comfortably situated. He was of English 
birth, and is a son of William and Rebecca (Par- 
geter) Scott, both of whom were natives of Buck- 
inghamshire, England, where they made their home 
until their emigration to America. Mr. Scott was 
a laborer, and by hard toil reared a family of four 
children, all of whom came to this country-. In 
the fall of 1862 the parents and three of the chil- 
dren joined our subject in Sullivan County, N. Y., 
whither he had come in the spring of the same 
year. The children still live in that county, but 
the father died there in the seventy-seventh year 
of his age, and the wife was called home when 
seventy-two years of age. 

George is the oldest of the family. He was 



born in Maidsmorton, about a mile from Buck- 
ingham, Aug. 2, 1829, and was there reared to 
manhood. His educational advantages were very 
limited, but he has improved his opportunities, 
and by subsequent reading and observation has 
become a well-informed man and an intelligent 
citizen. He was early inured to hard labor, and 
his life has been one of unceasing toil. His first 
duty was to keep away the crows and other birds 
from the fields, and later he began working as a 
a farm hand. With the wages thus obtained, he 
paid his passage to America, where he determined 
to make his future home, but before embarking 
for the land across the water, he wedded Miss 
Ann Crook, the union being celebrated on the 5tli 
of January, 1852. Mrs. Scott was born at Leck- 
hampstead, England, Sept. 5, 1829, about two 
miles from the birthplace of her husband, and is a 
daughter of William and Hannah (Johnson) Crook. 
The young couple had saved their earnings prior 
to marriage, and four days after that happy event 
took place thej^ sailed for New York City, taking 
ten weeks to make the trip. On landing in the 
great Eastern metropolis, they at once proceeded to 
Sullivan Countj-, where both Mr. and Mrs. Scott 
worked out. In 1855 they came to Green Lake 
County, bringing with them their two little chil- 
dren, who graced their union in Sullivan County. 
Their money was all exhausted in paying the ex- 



pgnses of the trij), but they again began working 
to secure a home, and in 1863, bj' their united 
earnings, they were able to purchase forty acres of 
wild land. However, they only made a partial 
payment, giving notes for the rest. As the land 
was wholly unimproved, they looked forward to a 
scene of hard and continuous labor before it would 
bring much return. They, however, determined to 
make the best of affairs, and with characteristic 
energy began the cultivation of the land, but about 
this time, to add to their discouragements, Mr. 
Scott was drafted into theaimy. He felt that he 
was more needed at home with his family, and so 
he paid a bounty of §300, which he could illy 
spare at that time. It is said that the darkest 
hour is just before the dawn, so it proved with 
Mr. Scutt. It was not long before prosperity be- 
gan to smile on him, and from that time forward 



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lie lias been doing a good business. lie lias not 
only paid off all indebtedness, but b,v industry, 
economy and i)eiseverance has ac(iuiied a comfort- 
nble coin])etency and made for himself and family 
a good home. The little log cabin has long since 
been replaced by a comfortable residence, in which 
he and his wife expect to spend the remainder of 
their days. Both are members of the Methodist 
Church and are faithful. Christian people who are 
held in high regard liy all. In political sentiment 
he is a Republican. 

The union of Mr. and Mrs. Scott has been blessed 
with a family of nine children: William, who died 
in his tenth year; Mary J.; Agnes, who died at the 
age of two j'ears; Alice A.; Lucy A., wife of John 
II. Clark; Helen, Shadrack. George; and I ouisa, 
who died at the age of eight months. 

/^^ HARLES A. KIMBALL, one of the most 
(|(^^ extensive merchants and prominent business 
^^^ men of Waushara County, was born in Tine 
River, May 20, 1857. His father, a man of Na- 
tional reputation and one who has been especially 
active in the interests of his adopted State, was 
born in Buxton, York Co., Me., in 1827, and dur- 
ing his younger days was a farmer and clerk in the 
village of Kimball's Corners. He settled in Wis- 
consin during the early days of its history, becoming 
a resident of Berlin, when that city was a small 
hamlet on the Fox River, known as Strong's 
Landing. Entering the employ of Perley Chase, 
who was engaged in the merchandise business, he 
continued to act as salesman for two years, when 
he removed to Centerville and established business 
for himself in the same line. In 1857 he removed 
his store to Pine River, where he has since made 
his home. He has not only been prominently con- 
nected with business circles but has been an im- 
portant figure in the political arena. A stam-h 
advocate of Republican principles, he was elected 
by that party in 1862 to the Slate Senate and in 
1875 was a Representative from Wisconsin to the 
Forty-fourth Congress. In.hine, 1884, he served as 
a delegate to the Re|(nblican National Convcnlion 
in Chicago, which nominated for the Presidency 



James G.Blaine, of whom he is an ardent admirer. 

Mr. Kimball was united in marriage with Miss 
Frances Waterman of Maine, with whom he had 
attended school in early life. Their union w.is 
blessed with three children: Ella, became the wife 
of Charles Clark, junior member of the lirm of 
Kimball & Clark, lumber manufacturers of Kim- 
ball, Wis. Charles Sr., died in infancy and on the 
birth of our subject to him was given the same 
name. 

The early education of the subject of this sketch 
was obtained in the district schools of the town 
of Leon and supplemented by a two years' course 
in the Berlin High School, which he entered in 
1874. In 1877 he became an equal partner with 
his father in the merchandise business in Pine 
River and has since continued operations in that 
line. They carry one of the largest stocks of gen- 
eral merchandise in Waushaia County, and have a 
constantly increasing trade owing to their large 
and well assorted lines of goods, their fair dealing 
and uniform politeness to all. 

On the 25th of January, 1886. Mr. Kimball was 
united in marriage with Miss Mary Monroe, daugh- 
ter of William W. and Nancy (Barr) Monroe. Two 
children have been born unto them: William D., 
born Nov. '.I. 1886; and Howard, born Aug. 16, 
1888. 

Mr. Kimball is the owner of OOI) acres of land 
in the town of Saxeville, 30U of vvhich are suitable 
for farming purposes, while the remainder is adapted 
to grazing. He is a member of Berlin Lodge, No. 
7, K. of P., and in politics is a Republican, having 
affiliated with that party since attaining his major- 
ity. He is one of the rising young men of Wau- 
shara County, displays excellent ability in the 
management of his business affairs and is held in 
high regard by all who know him. 



il^_^ ENRY G. PARRY, a prominent citizen of 
|f()JI Green Lake County, is the Iirst settler of 
1>^ Kingston Township, where he yet resides, 
(^^ his home being on section 27. The date of 
his arrival was August, 1845, at which time he 
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tine fiuin. The following are the main facts which 
have occurred during the life of Mr. Parry: 

He was horn in Wales, on tlie 24th of May, 
1818, and is a son of Griffith and Margaret (Davis) 
Parry. The family to wliich he belonged num- 
bered seven children, but only two are now left to 
perpetuate its history — our subject and his brother 
Evan, a farmer of Kingston Township. The par- 
ents, accompanied by their children, left their 
native land in 1845 with the intention of making 
their home in America. On landing on the shores 
of this country they came direct to Green Lake 
County, although it had not then been separated 
from Marquette County. Wisconsin was yet a 
Territory, and the greater part of the State was 
still in its primitive condition and in possession 
of the Government. The father entered a large 
tract of land of 200 acres, all in one body, and 
there began life in true pioneer style without a 
living being, save his own family', for miles around. 
A shanty was erected, but it was without roof or 
doors. The inmates of the house were obliged in 
rainy weather to protect themselves by umbrellas. 
Many other hardships were endured by them, but 
time passed and the wild land was converted into a 
fine farm, which yielded a ready return for the 
care and labor bestowed u|)on it. After two years 
Mr. Parry passed away, but ere his death he saw 
his family comfortably situated, part of the land 
was improved, some stock had been purchased and 
all arrangements had been completed, so that in a 
short time its well-tilled fields would have doubled 
in value and furnish to his family all the necessa- 
ries and many of the comforts of life. His wife 
survived him until 1876, when she was called home. 
She was a devoted member of tiie Calvinist Church, 
and was beloved by all for her many excellencies of 
character. 

Our subject was roareil to nianliood under tiie 
wise counsel of a tender father and loving mother, 
who early instilled into the minds of their children 
lessons of industry and uprightness, which had 
much to do in making them what they now are, but 
aside from this he received no special advantages. 
When he arrived at years of manhood he chose for 
himself a helpmate in the person of Miss Margaret 
Jones. Their wedding took i)lace in Wales, where 



they resided until 1845, which year witnessed their 
arrival in America. The following yeiir Mr. Parry- 
built a good log house upon his present farm, and 
under its low roof many happy years were passed. 
It still stands as a memento of their life on the 
frontier, and will continue to mark the spot of 
their fii-st location until time shall have effaced it. 
Five children were there born and awakened the 
echoes with their laughter and fun, making light 
and sunshine in the parents' hearts. 

One child had accomi)anied Mr. and Mrs. Parry- 
to this country, John, who is now engaged in car- 
riage-making in Cambria, Wis.; Margaret, the first 
born in Wisconsin, became the wife of George 
Price, a farmer of the town of Kingston; Jane is 
the wife of Evan Humphrey, also of the town of 
Kingston; Mary died at the age of eighteen years; 
Griffith, who is now deceased, wedded Miss Mar- 
garet Williams, who now resides in Kingston Town- 
ship, with their daughter, Margaret E. ; and 
Robert is a wagon and carriage manufacturer of 
Kingston, Wis. The mother of these children was 
called to her final rest in 1869, her death occurring 
on the 18th of January. She was a consistent 
member of the Calvinistic Methodist Church, and 
died in that faith. Mr. Parry was again married, 
Oct. H), 1880, when Diadama Price became his 
wife. She is a native of Livingston Connty, N.Y., 
and the daughter of Lemuel and Elmira (Summers) 
Price. Her father was a native of New Jersey, 
but was reared in Pennsylvania, and her mother 
was born in Vermont. She died at the home of 
her daughter, Mrs. Parry, in 1887, having survived 
her husband, who died in New York about thirty 
years before. 

ISIr. Parry has been one of the prosperous farmers 
of Kingston Township, and is justly deserving of 
the success which he has met, as he was industrious, 
persevering, diligent and enterprising. He re- 
moved from the old log cabin to his present home 
in 1862, it having been erected that year. It is a 
commodious frame dwelling, constructed upon a 
natural building site, and its well-kept lawn, 
together with the shade and ornamental trees which 
surround it make it, one of the most beautiful 
homes in the county. It is neatly and tastefully 
furnished, and all the comforts of life are there 



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provick'fl. liegiiining liis business career in limited 
circumstances, Mr. Parry lias since become one of 
the well-to-do farmers of the community, having 
195 acres which pay tribute to his care and cul- 
tivation. He has been an active participant in the 
great changes and rapid transformation which has 
taken place in the county during his long residence 
of forty-five years, and deserves uo little credit for 
his untiring efforts in behalf of its le.ading enter- 
prises and in support of its best interests. He lias 
given to the school and to the church, and has 
never refused his aid if he believed the cause for 
which it was solicited to be a worthy one. For 
twenty-five years he was associated with O. W. 
Bow, as a member of the Town Board of .Sui)er- 
visors, and has also held other local offices of honor 
and trust. For many years he affiliated with the 
Democratic party, but since 1886 he has been a 
Prohibitionist, and strongly advocates the party 
principles. He and his wife are active members of 
the Methodist Flpiscopal Church, and are held in 
tlie highest esteem b}^ all wlio know theui. 



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•s^ M ASA MAY, one of the pioneer settlers of 
^(y(l Green Lake County, who since 184(). has 

/// II made his home in Berlin Township, and is 
(^ now located on section 22, is a native of 
Connecticut. He was born in Woodstock, Wind- 
ham County, Feb. 20, 1815, and is of English des- 
cent. Eliakim May, his father, was born in Wood- 
stock, on the 27th of September, 177(). and when a 
young man w.os employed in the armory at Spring- 
field, Mass. On his return to his native county, he 
married Miss Hannah Bradford, who was born in 
Windham County, Sept. 7, 1777. Their union 
took place on the 28th of April, 1801, after which 
they settled on the old homestead, where in the 
summer of 1819, when our subject was but four 
years old, they both died. Their family numuered 
six children, of whom Amasa was the youngest. 
He has no brotliers living and but one sister, Eliza, 
who is now the wife of Aaron Lyon of Heailing. 
Pn. 

On the death of his pjirents, Amasa May went to 



live with a man by the name of Spencer Childs, 
and in his home remained until fourteen years of 
age. During the summer time he worked ujion the 
farm and in the winter attended the district schools. 
He completed his education by one year's attend- 
ance at an academy and then began learning the 
shoemaker's trade, which he followed until his re- 
moval to the West. He left his native State- in 
1841, and became a resident of Boone County, III., 
opening a shop in Belvidere. There on the 2nd 
of November, 1844, he united his destiny with 
that of Eunice E. Burwell, daughter of William 
and Almyra (Atkins) Burwell, born in Montgomery 
County, X. Y.. April 26, 1825. Two years were 
spent in Boone County, when, in 1846, they emi- 
grated to Green Lake County, Wis., and on section 
22, in the town of Berlin Mr. May entered a quar- 
ter section of land, which constitutes a part of his 
present farm. He aided Elijah Janes in building 
the first house in the township, and in the fall o( 
the same year erected a log cabin upon his own 
claim. The traveler of to-day can scarcely realize 
the wild and unsettled condition of the county at 
the time when Mr. May landed within its borders. 
He endured many hardships and trials and per- 
formed the arduous task of developing a farm 
from the raw prairie. The nearest mill was at 
Kingston, a distance of thirty miles, and he often 
went to Milwaukee for provisions, but as time 
passed his labors began to bring their reward in 
bounteous harvests and prosperity crowned his ef- 
forts until he is now numbered among tlie substan- 
tial citizens of the town of Berlin. Although on 
his arrival he hail but mone}' enough to purchase 
eighty acres of land, and that he had acquired 
working at his trade, he is now the owner of 200 
acres, highly improved and cultivated. 

Four children came to gladden the pioneer home 
of Mr. and Mrs. May by their presence. The first 
born, a son, Clarence B., inarried Betsy Stickles, 
and has two children; Marcus E., wedded Gusta 
Smith and has one child; Edwin E., married Edna 
Tustan; and William A., the youngest, died in his 
fifth year. 

Mr. M.-iy supiiorted the Democracy until the rise 
of the Free Soil party, with whicii he allied himself. 
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ever, he joined i's ranks and has since been one of 
its supporters. I e has served his fellow-citizens as 
Township Treasuiar for one terra; for a number of 
years was Supervisor and for more than twenty 
years filled the office of Township Assessor. He 
belongs to no society except the Berlin Fire Insur- 
ance Company, of which he has been President 
since its organization. He is one of tlie oId(!st set- 
tlers of Berlin Township and is a highly respected 
citizen. 



'|/ EWIS C. SMITH, dealer in general hard- 
il (^ ware, stoves and tinware, established busi- 
j*^-^. ness in Berlin in 1865. He was born in 
Batavia, Genesee Co., N. Y., July 4, 1839, and is a 
son of Alexander and Permelia (Winans) Smith. 
He is descended from an old Massachusetts family. 
His forefathers, however, removed from the Baj' 
State to Horse Neck, Conn., in an early day. 
and llience to Genesee County, N. Y. On the 
mother's side, Mr. Smith is related to the Hon. 
John Winans, of Janesville, Wis., late member of 
Congress from the First Wisconsin Congressional 
District. 

Mr. Smith, Sr., came to Green Lake County with 
his family in 1865, and settled on a farm near Ber- 
lin. His death, however, occurred in that city, 
July 13, 1889, while his wife died in 1874. 

When eleven years of age our subject left home, 
and from that time made his own way in the world. 
He went to Snratoga and New York City as a news- 
bo}', and when sixteen years of age apprenticed 
himself to the tinsmith's trade in the cit3' of 
Batavia, N. Y. His term of service lasted four 
years, at the end of which time, in 1859, he came 
to Berlin, but remained only a few months, when 
he returned to IJtica and worked as a journeyman 
tinner, when he enlisted in the New York State 
Militia for the late war .is a private in Company E, 
of the 14th Regiment. Ou that day Ft. Sumter 
surrendered, and two weeks later his regiment w,as 
sworn into the United .States service for a term of 
three months, and without the consent of its mem- 
bers was transferred to the two-year term, an 
arrangement which included twenty-one New York 
Regiments, and cut them off from bounty and 



Government pensions, which was certainly a gross 
injustice. Our subject participated in twenty- 
three battles and engagements. He was first under 
fire in the battle of Bull Run, which was followed 
by the battles of Yorktown, Mechanicsville, Beaver 
Ham, Gainsville, Savage Station, White Oak 
Swamp, Charles City Cross Roads, Malvern Hill, 
Fredericksburg, Bristowe Station, Chancellorsville, 
Kelley Ford, second battle of Bull Run, South 
Mountain, Antietam, White Plains, Culpeper, and 
others. The regiment was marched to Washington, 
and on the lOtb of July, 1863, was mustered out 
in Utica. Mr. Smith rose to the rank of Orderly 
Sergeant. He was slightly wounded in the leg at 
Chancellorsville, a bullet struck his right ear and 
another was shot through his clothes, cutting off 
his cap box. 

On the 16th of December, following his return 
from the scene of battle, Mr. Smith and Miss Mary 
Lewis were united in 'marriage in Utica. The lady 
was a native of Wales, but was brought by her 
parents, William and Jane Lewis, to America when 
an infant. She died Dec. 18, 1865, leaving an 
infant daughter, who was named Mar^' Lewis, for 
her mother, and is now the wife of Thomas Dunn, 
of Utica, N. Y. 

Mr. Smith came to Berlin in 1865, and for three 
years engaged in the hardware business, but in 
1868 he closed out and accepted a position as fore- 
man in the tin shop of Yates & Foote of Berlin, 
with which firm he continued for thirteen years. 
He then went on a surveying expedition on the 
Northern Pacific Railroad acrosss the Rocky 
Mountains, and while in Olympia, Wash., purchased 
the town plat of Tacoma, together with 160 acres 
of land adjoining the site of that city. He then 
shipped a quantity of lumber by boat to tliat point 
with the intention of establishing a town, but not 
liking the appearance of the place, he sold out for 
a nominal sum and went to Portland, Ore., where 
he bargained for a half interest in a hardware 
store. After the inventory was made it was 
decided that he was to pay his money and become 
a partner on a certain Monday, but it so happened 
that tlie owner of the store had a large draft to 
meet the week previous to the Monday mentioned, 
and Mr, Smith was induced to draw his money and 



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pay it on Tliursilay. The following Saturda}' tiie 
great Portlaiul (ire occurred ami swept away liis 
store ami capital. ILiving nothing left at Port- 
land, he went to San Francisco, where he had a few 
hundred dollars in reserve, and then storted for 
Wisconsin. On his return he resumed work in the 
old shop, which in the meantime had become the 
property of Yates & .Son. 

On tile 1st of January. 18(i(;. at Berlin. .Mr. 
Smith wedded Miss Esther A. Rhodes, a daughter 
of William R. Rhodes. Orange W. Smith, now a 
resident of Beloit, Wis., was the fruit of this 
union. The mother died in Denver. Col., in 1882. 

On the 24th of October, 1886. Mr. Smith was 
again married, the lady of his choice being Miss 
Sarah Frances Rhodes, who was born in I'tica. 
N. Y., and is a sister of his former wife. 

In political sentiment Mr. Smith is a Rei)ublican. 
and has served as Alderman of Berlin for some 
years, also has been Chief of the Fire Department 
many years. In 1881 he went on the road us 
traveling salesman, and the following 3-ear began 
his present business as dealer in general hardware, 
stoves, tinware, etc. He is a member of Utica 
Post. G. A. R., also of Berlin Lodge, No. 36, I. O. 
O. F., and has filled all the chairs in tl;e last named 
order several times. Mr. Smith is a man of strictly 
temperate habits, a valued member of business 
circles, and has won many warm friends during 
his residence in Berlin. 



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K\'. WAKRKN 1). CORNELL, pastor of 
the Mi-liiodist Kpiscopal Cliurch of Ber- 
in, and Secretary of the Union Council of 
the Paving Cutters' Union, is a native of 
Michigan, having been born in tbe town of White- 
ford, Monroe County, April 25, 18.08. His par- 
ents were .loehida and Olive (Slusser) Cornell. 
His f.ather was born near White Lake, Vt.. of Kiig- 
lish parentage, and removed to Monroe County, 
Mich., iu an early day, where he became acquainted 
with and married Miss Slusser, a native of White- 
ford. 

Our subject was reared in his native State and 
iu his youth attended the common schools, that 



course being supplemented by a partial course in 
Raisen Valley Seminary. When nineteen years of 
age, in 1877, he went to Dallas, Tex., where he 
had charge of the colored schools of the First and 
Fourth wards of that city. Beginning in the fall 
of 1878 he taught until early spring of the follow- 
ing year, when he went to Fort Worth, of the same 
State, and was licensed by the Methcdist Episco- 
pal Church as a minister of that denomination, 
and assigned to Denton as his first charge. He 
there remained until the fall of 1880, when he was 
was transferred to Gainsville in the same State, 
where he discharged the duties of pastor until the 
autumn of 1881, when he came North and joined 
the Wisconsin Cot.ference at Berlin. He was first 
sent Lo lola and Ogdensburg, AVaupaca County, 
and in addition to his dut\- as pastor of those 
churches, he conducted a revival in Union, of the 
same county, wit'i great success. His labors in that 
community were productive of much good, and he 
continued until 1882, when he took charge of the 
church iu Parfreyville, Waupaca County, where he 
labored two years at a salary of SioO a year. In 
the fall of 1884 he was assigned to Ilortonville and 
Medina, in Outagamie County, Wis., where he spent 
the two succeeding years, when in the fall of 1886 
he went to Rosendale, and was pastor of the Meth- 
odist Episcopal Church in that village until the fall 
of 1888, when he came to Berlin, and has since 
served as pastor of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church of that city. In November, 1889, he took 
charge of the Methodist Home Journal, as publisher 
and editor, a .State illustrated religious monthly 
newspaper. Twenty-five hundred copies of this 
paper have been issued ever since November, and 
the list of subscribers has constantly increased, and 
the paper promises lo be of great service to Wis- 
consin Methodism, and the charges in general. 

Mr. Cornell was united in the holy bonds of 
matrimony in Clainsville, Tex., July 31, 1880, with 
Miss Jennie E. Roberts, daughter of Henrj' and 
Maiy Roberts. She was born in Seneca Falls. 
N. v., and in childhood removed to Lenawee 
County, Mich., with her iiarenls. She is an ac- 
complished lady, having graduated from the High 
School of .Sylvania. Ohio, in the class of 1871. 

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family of five children, four sons and a daughter — 
Gerald Arthur, Lona Gladys, Louis Jacquot, War- 
ren D. and William Collins. 

IMr. Cornell is Secretary of the Paving Cutters' 
Union, and since .Jan. 1, 1888, lias edited a monthly 
journal in the interest of that organization at Ber- 
lin. The paper has a circulation of 2,000 copies, 
and is rapidly growing in popularity and circula- 
tion. The Paving Cutters' Union of America has 
sixty different branches, representing nearly e\ery 
State in the Union, and a total membership of more 
than 2,000. Mr. Cornell possesses vigor and well- 
trained intellectual powers, is eminently practical 
in his views, and earnest and dramatic in delivery. 
His hearers are always entertained and instructed 
and all speak in high terms of his ability and 
earnestness in his work. 



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:LLIGAN, who is engaged in the 
and undertaking business in 
Kingston, is one of the leading citizens of 
the village. He was born in the town of Man- 
chester. Green Lake County, March 21, 1859, and 
is the second in order of birth in a family of seven 
children, whose parents are John and Catherine 
(Green) MiUigan, both of whom were natives of 
the Empire State. Ella, the eldest child of the 
family, is the wife of George Greenleaf, a mer- 
chant of Kingston, Wis.; the third child is now 
deceased; Amelia is the wife of Henry Pickett, of 
Kingston; Henry is engaged in clerking at Bir- 
namwood. Wis.; Frank follows the profession of 
leaching; and Walter is with his parents. 

Our subject received liberal educational ad- 
vantages, having supplemented his primary studies 
which he pui-sued in the common schools by a 
course in the Normal at Oshkosh. His younger 
days were passed upon his father's farm, when, at 
the age of lifleen years, he began life for himself 
by teaching school. That pursuit he followed 
during the winter season, while in the summer 
months he assisted his father. He may truly be 
called a self-made man, and for one who is so young 
comparatively he deserves no little credit for the 
success to which he has attained. On the 2Gth day 



I of March, 1884, he led to the marriage altar Miss 
j Lydia Bow. whose family is mentioned elsewhere 
in this work. She is a native of the town of Kings- 
i ton and by their marriage one child has been born. 
Mr. Milligan continued to engage in teaching, 
and in the winter of 1882-3 held the position of 
Principal of the Markesan Schools, where he gave 
the best satisfaction. In fact, wherever employed 
as an instructor, he has discharged his duties in so 
able a manner that he has won the confidence and 
well wishes of all concerned. In the autumn of 
1882, however, he turned his attention to other 
business interests, purchasing a half interest in a 
general mercantile store at Kingston, becoming a 
member of the firm of Greenleaf & Milligan. They 
established a good business, their trade constantly 
increasing from the first. By the courteous man- 
ner of the partners and their efforts and desires to 
please their customers, they secured a liberal patron- 
age, continuing in business until 1886, when Mr. 
Milligan sold his interest. During all the time he 
was thus engaged he had also held the principal- 
ship of the Kingston schools. When he disposed 
of his interest in the store he then started on a 
Western trip, traveling through the Dakotas and 
Iowa. On his return he acted as collector during 
the remainder of the year, and in 1888 went to 
Aurora County, Dak., where he purchased IGO 
acres of land and planted a crop, which he har- 
vested the following fall. He then returned to 
Kingston and accepted the position of principal of 
its schools, of which he remained in cliarge until 
the spring of 188!>, when he purchased a farm on 
section 2o, and in tlie fall of the same year ex- 
changed his farm for property and his present 
business in the village of Kingston. It comprises 
160 acres of land and is under a high state of cul- 



tivation. 

Mr. Milligan is a worthy representative of the 
1 younger element which lias done so much toward 
I promoting the interests of the county and is re- 
garded b3- all as a worthy citizen. He has fre- 
quently been called to positions of honor and trust 
and for three terms, in 1881, 1882, and 1883. was 
Township Clerk. He .also held the office of Assessor 
I for two years and in 1882 was nominated by the 
1 Democratic party, of which he is a strong advo- 



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cate, for the office of Register of Deeds. Altliougli 
the county is strongly Republican, he reduced tlie 
majority so greatly that he is now holding the 
position of Nota'-y Public. He iisis ever disciiargcd 
his official duties in a |)rompt and able manner and 
to tiie satisfaction of all concerned. His life has 
been such as to commend him to the respect and 
confidence of all with whom business or pleasure 
may bring him in contact, and no young citizen of 
Kingston Township is held in higlier regard. 



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^ABEZ NELSON 1U)GEHS. an honoiod pio- 
I neer of Berlin, was born in Middlebury, 
l| Addison Co., Vt., on the 19lh of February, 
(^^ 1807, and is a son of Jabez and Sarah Rogers. 
His father, .Tabez Rogers, was born in Connecticut 
in 1764, and w.is a son of .Tabez Rogers, who was 
descended from .an old New England family of 
English origin. .Tabez Rogers .Jr. moved from 
Connecticut to Middlebury, Vt., in 179:3. when 
that pl.ace was but a hamlet of a few dozen houses 
which were mostly built of logs. He brought with 
liim a stock of goods and opened the first store in 
that place, which was the first in Addison County. 
He wi\s married in Middlebury about the close of 
the eighteenth century to Miss Sarah Chipman. 
da'.yghter of Col. .Tohn and Sarah (Washburn) Chip- 
man. Mrs. Rogers was born in .Salisbury, Conn., 
on the -iOth of July. 1774, and her father was 
also a native of that state. He removed to Middle- 
bury, Vt.. in 1766, but was married in Salisbury 
Conn., in November. 1771, to Miss Sarah Wash- 
burn of that i)lace, a daughter of Abisha W.ashburn. 
The Chipman and Washburn families were among 
the most distinguished of the early New England 
people. Col John Chipman served as a volunteer 
under Col. Ethan Allen in the s|)ring of 1775, and 
with him participated in the capture of Ft. Ticon- 
deroga and Crown Point. He also aided in the 
capture of St. Johns and Montreal and participated 
in the battles of Bennington and Hubbardton. He 
was at Saratoga at the time of the surrender of 
Gen. Burgoyne in Octol)er, 1777, and afterwards 
had comm.ind of Ft. Edward and Ft. George 
successively. He was taken prisoner at the latter 



[joint in October, 1730, and held captive until the 
summer of 1 781 . when he was exchanged and served 
as supernumerary until the close of the war. In 
1784, Col. Chi()man returned to Middlebury with 
his family and took possession of the land from 
which they had been driven by the Indians during 
the war. He was a man of commanding presence 
anil superior ability, and served as Sheriflf of Addi- 
son Count}' for twelve years subsequent to his re- 
turn from the field of battle. His father, John 
Chipman, is certainly known to have been the first 
settler in Middlebury, and made the first clearing 
at that place in 1766. His cousin, Daniel Chip- 
man L. L. D.,was an eminent jurist and member of 
Congress, and was speaker of the General Assembly 
of Vermont. Another cousin, Nathaniel Chipman 
L. L. D., was United States Senator and Chief 
Justice of Vermont. 

Jabez Rogers, the paternal grandfather of our 
subject, participated in the War of the IJevolution 
and was an officer in the commissary department. 
His death occurred in Middlebury at a ripe old .age. 
; The father of our subject engaged in merchandising 
J during the greater part of his life and died in Mid- 
j dlebury. in 18.59. at the age of seventy-five years, 
i He survived his wife but two years, her death hav- 
ing occurred in 1837. at the age of sixty-three 
years. 

Jabez Nelson Rogers, whose name heads this 
notice, was educated in the common schools an<l at 
the Middlel)ury .\cademy. where he prepared him- 
self to enter college, but he abandoned that idea, 
and while still in his minority was eng.aged in mer- 
chandising in his native town. He was married in 
Middlebury on the 29th of October, 1832, to Miss 
Esther E. Hagur. the second daughter of Jonathan 
and Mary Louisa (Trudeau) Hagar. The lad}' was 
born in Montreal. Canada, Feb. 29, 1812, but her 
father w.-ls born in Nev.' Flngland and was of Eng- 
lish descent. Her mother was a native of Montreal, 
born of French jiarentage. Jonathan Hagar en- 
gaged in the leather business in that city, but when 
the War of 1812 broke out retreated with his f.amily 
to Middlebury. \'t.. where he engaged very exten- 
sively in merchandising. He was a man of superior 
ability and purity of character, and soon took prom- 
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He was cliosen to various positions of honor iuul 
trust, which he filled with aljilily and fidelity, in- 
cluding that of Treasurer of Addison County, in 
which capacity lie served many years. He also rep- 
resented his district in the .State Legislature for 
three or four years and was Treasurer of Middle- 
bury Savings Bank. His death occurred in April, 
1855, at the age of seventy-seven. 

After his marriage, Mr. Rogers continued in the 
mercantile business in Middlebury until 1834, when I 
he removed to Ypsilanti, Midi., and thence to | 
St. Joseph, in the same territory-, in 1833. At 
that time, l\Iichigan was but sparsely settled and in 
some portions of the State, especially the south and 
west, which are now tlie most populous sections, 
wagon roads were not open and Indian trails were 
the only guides to the adventurous traveler. In 
tlie spring of 1834, Mr. Rogers visited Chicago, 
which was then but a small hamlet, situated in a 
low swampy region and not at all inviting as a 
place of residence. He was familarly acquainted 
with the leading citizens of that place for the suc- 
ceeding fourteen years. He decided, however, to 
remain in St. Joseph, and at once entered uponjthe 
study of law at that place and was admitted to 
practice in the courts of Michigan. He engaged in 
practice in St. Joseph until June 1848, when he 
crossed the lake to Milwaukee, where he continued 
the practice of his profession until the fall of 1849. 
He then removed to Strong's Landing, now the city 
of Berlin, and engaged in merchandising with 
Charles and John Shuraway and also purchased a 
sawmill in what is now Wautoma, Waushara 
County, where he engaged in the manufacture of 
lumber. The partners owned and laid out the town 
site of Wautoma. Soon after becoming interested 
in the lumber business it was found necessary to 
have a post-office established at that point and Mr. 
Rogers was chosen to go to Milwaukee .and make 
the necessary application through Gen. King, of the 
Milwaukee Simtincl, which he did, choosing the 
name Wautoma for the new office. The name was 
formed by affixing the Indian word "vvau" to the 
name of a well known Indian chief, Tomah. In 
this way Mr. Rogers had the honor of naming the i 
city of Wautoma. In the summer of 1850, not 
being satisfied with his partnership relations, he | 



withdrew from the firm. Two years later he was 
elected Justice of the Peace for the town of Berlin 
and being re-elected again and again held the office 
for twenty consecutive years. He was appointed 
municipal Judge for the city and town of Berlin in 
1870, which office he held seven years and in 1879 
was elected Maj-or of Berlin and discharged the 
duties of that office four years. While a resident 
of Michigan, upon being nominated for the Legis- 
lature against his will, as he was unable to leave 
home if elected, he began making speeches and 
working in the interest of his opponent and helped 
to secure his election. 

In early and middle life, Mr. Rogers was an anti- 
slavery Whig and took an active part in political 
matters. He was personally acquainted with Wil- 
liam H. Seward and Horace Greeley, the great anti- 
slavery leaders, whom he much admired. On the 
formation of the Republican party he was among 
the first to join that organization, to which he has 
ever since belonged. In 1872, however, he sup- 
ported Horace (ireeley for President but has never 
swerved from his allegiance to the party princi- 
ples. 

To Mr. and Mrs. Rogers have been born eight 
children, four sons and four daughters, of whom 
three sons and two daughters are now living: Sarah, 
the eldest, is single and has devoted her life to the 
care of her parents; Harriet is an invalid and is 
now an inmate of St. Mary's Hospital of Milwau- 
kee; Mary died in childhood; Edward Gordon, the 
eldest son living, is a practicing attorne}' of St. 
Paul, Minn. He wedded Miss Mary Esther Mc- 
Cord, and has one child, a daughter, Julia McCord; 
Josias Nelson, the second son, who is also engaged 
in the practice of law in St. Paul, married Miss 
Belle J. Dorr .and they have three children, sons — 
Jay Nelson, Frederick William and George Dorr, 
all born in St. Paul. The youngest son, Frederick 
L., is single and was for several 3'ears engaged in the 
practice of the legal profession at St. Paid. He 
was compelled b3' increasing deafness to abandon 
this, and now resides, being broken down in health, 
with his parents. Mr. Rogers has led a very active 
and useful life; possessed of a remarkably strong 
constitution and vigorous health, he has hardly 
known what sickness means from his own expev. 



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ience. Energetic, earnest and decisive, he never 
missed an opportunity through indecision or dila- 
tory action. Gifted with superior mental force 
and quiel< perception, lie has made good use of his 
more than fourscore years of experience of men 
and tilings and is ripe in the knowledge of the 
world and its people. While now in his eighty- 
third year. Mr. Rogers is still vigorous, both men- 
tally and physically, and impresses an ordinary ob- 
server as being at least twenty years \-ounger than 
he is. lie still resides in the home that he built 
forty j'ears ago. and among his old neighbors who 
have known him all these years, both in private 
and public life, he commands the utmost confi- 
dence, respect and good-will. His estimable wife 
who for more than fifty, seven years has been his 
loved and trusted companion, although an invalid, 
is still bright and entertaining in conversation and 
continues to grace his home with her kindl_y pre- 
sence. 



^^FAmCK T. HAMER, who is numbered 
if (— , among tlie honored pioneers of (ireen Lake 
"^^Jl County and for many years has been a lead- 
ing citizen of Princeton, is of English birth. He 
was born on the 27th of October, 1827, and was 
one of a family of ten children, whose parents, 
Edward and Mary Ann (Chantry) Hamer. were 
also natives of the same country. His father was 
a ship-builder by occupation, but also spent some 
years of his life while in England as proi)rietor of 
a hotel. In 1834 he sailed for America. Accom- 
panied by his famil)'. he crossed the Atlantic in a 
sailing-vessel, and after some weeks upon the water 
reached New York, whence he continued on his 
way to his destination — Cleveland, Ohio. Tn that 
city he resumed work at his trade, and built the 
first boat there constructed. His residence in 
Cleveland was of sixteen 3'ears duration, and in 
18.50 he came to Wisconsin, his first settlement be- 
ing at Ft. Winnebago, now the city of Portage. He 
did not long continue there, however, but soon af- 
terward came to Princeton, tlien a little village of 
a few houses, known Jis Treat's Landing. About a 
mile and a half from the town he purchased a farm 
of eigiity acres, and turne<l his attention to agricul- 



tural pursuits. Many were the hardships and diflS- 
culties which he encountered in his efforts to make 
a home in that wild region. The land was in its 
jirimitive condition, the settlements were widely 
scattered, the red men had not yet all left their old 
haunts, and many wild animals were still seen in 
the neighborhood. All kinds of wild fowls, also 
deer, were to be had in abundance, and furnished 
many a meal for the (lioneers. 

The story of such a life is one of much interest, 
but space forbids us to dwell upon it. In the vil- 
lage of Princeton, Mr. Hamer purcluased ten lots, 
paying for all only $100. Upon one of these he 
built a rude cabin, the family living in a covered 
wagon during the course of its construction. At 
length they were installed in their new home, and 
obtained provisions to last them for manj' months. 
Mr. Hamer then returned to Cleveland, where he 
again worked at his trade. Twelve months passed 
before he rejoined his family, but he could find no 
employment in the West, and necessity compelled 
him to remain in Ohio. After adding to the com- 
forts of the home he again returned to his work, 
and another year was thus spent. At the end of 
that time, however, he had acquired a sufficient 
sum to enable him to begin the improvement of 
his farm, and with the help of his children be de- 
veloped a good home. From that time prosperity 
attended his efforts, and in 1866 he retired from 
active life, purchasing a residence in Princeton, 
where in tiie midst of his family he spent his de- 
clining years. His lot was not an easy one, but 
he never tired of laboring for his wife and children. 
His death occurred on the 1 Itli of May, 1873. The 
loss of few men has been more deeply felt, and in 
the home circle it was one which has never yet 
been suiiplied. His wife survived him for seven 
years, but June 27. 1880, she too passed awa}'. 
But two of the Ilamer family, which once num- 
bered twelve members, are now left to perpetuate 
its history. The elder, Newton W., is now a resi- 
dent of Cadol, Wis. 

George T., of this sketch, has since his thirteenth 
year, made his home in the Badger State. He was 
reared to farm life, and bore his part in the ardu- 
ous task of developing a home from the wild lands 
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of age he remained with his parents, but he could 
then no longer resist his country's call for troops, 
and enlisted in the service as a nnember of Coni- 
pany I, 11th Wisconsin Infantry. Going to Madi- 
son, lie was then sent with his company, under the 
command of Capt. A. J. Whittier, to St. Louis, 
and thence to Sulphur Springs, where they went 
into camp, remaining about five months. Com- 
pany 1, was then removed to Big River Bridge, 
their duty being to guard it against the bush- 
whackers. Building a log house with port-iioles 
at that i)oint, they there remained for about five 
months, when they were ordered to proceed through 
Missouri and Arkansas. On the 7th of July, 1862, 
they participated in the battle at Bayou Cache, 
where Mr. Hamer was wounded in the left knee. 
He was conveyed by wagon for about sixty miles 
over a corduroy road, which was not very benefi- 
cial to his wound. On reaching Helena, Ark., with 
other sufferers, he was taken by boat to St. Louis, 
and thence conveyed to Jefferson Barracks, where 
he remained until Oct. 9, 1862, when he was 
discharged on account of disability. Returning to 
his home, he remained until Feb. 25, 1864, when 
he again enlisted, entering the ranks of the 36th 
Regiment, as a member of Company F. From 
Madison he was sent to Washington, and thence 
to Virginia, arriving in time to participate in 
the battle at Cold Harbor. He served as Color 
Sergeant, but on the last day of the battle, when 
carrying his comrades off tiie Deld. his wound broke 
out afresh, and he himself was placed on a stretcher 
and taken to a division h( spital. It was five months 
l)efore he had suffleiently recovered to join his 
command. When he did so he was promoted to 
the rank of Orderly Sergeant, serving in that ca- 
pacity until the close of the war when he received 
his discharge at Jeffersouville, Ind. lie partici- 
pated in the grand review at Washington, and ou 
the 12th of July, 1865, was mustered out of service. 
When hostilities had ceased, Mr. Hamer returned 
to the peaceful pursuits of life, working at the 
mason's trade, which he has since followed. He is 
a man well known throughout the county, and by 
his man}- friends and acquaintances is highly es- 
teemed. He has held the office of Constable for 
one term, and has ever faithfully discharged the 



duties of citizenship. With the exception of one 
year, when he was connected, as partner, with the 
sash and blind factory of Waupun, he has made 
his home in Princeton since the war, and his his- 
tory is inseparably connected with that of the city 
in whose growth and progress he has ever mani- 
fested a deep interest. In political sentiment he is 
a Republican, having supported the principles of 
that great national organization since its establish- 
ment. Socially he is a member of the G. A. R. 

The most important event in tlie life of George 
T. Hamer occurred on the 27th of October, 1863, 
when he was united in marriage with Miss P^mma J. 
Littlechild, who to him has been a true helpmate 
through life's journey. They have one daughter, 
Fannie B., who is an accomplished young lady and 
a teacher of recognized ability in the Princeton 
schools. 



M L L 1 A M A. BANGS, who resides on 
section 19 in the town of Kingston, 
^ Green Lake County, is a native of Maine, 
having been born in Franklin County, Nov. 18, 
1840. His father, Josiah Bangs, was born on the bank 
of the Connecticut River in Massachusetts, but in 
early life moved to Maine. He held the position of 
reporter for one of the leading New York journals 
and won distinction in that line. He was a man of 
more than ordinary ability and had his early life 
been spent under different circumstances, he would 
probably have attained a high social position and 
his career would have indeed been a brilliant one. 
He was endowed with remarkable talent, was a man 
of great vigor and activity and possessed tliat 
happy disposition which wins friends for its pos- 
sessor wiierever he may go. It was his aim to 
make the present enjoyable and he possessed a tal- 
ent which is common to but few. that of being in- 
tertaining to all in wliatever society placed. AVMiile 
in Maine he was united in marriage with ftli-s 
Pauline A. Brooks, and unto them was boni a 
family of five children: Joseph W.. is a leading 
manufacturer and one of the most prominsnt busi- 
ness men of Augusta, Maine, his reputation extend- 
ing not only over that State, but in many other parts 
of the country as well. George H., the next son, 



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(lied in Roselle, N. Y. Like his father he was a 
man of much ability and for many years was | 
Superintendent of the Pinkerton Detective force. I 
In 1849. when but a boy, he became possessed of 
an uncontrollable desire to visit the gold mines of 
California, but after nil arrangements had been 
made and he was about to embark upon the trip lie 
ha I the misfortune to break his leg and was forced 
to abandon his plans. On his recovery he went to 
New York City. About that time the Crystal Pal- 
ace was erected and he obtained a position 
as policeman, and when Mr. Pinkerton conceived 
the idea of the detective service which he has car- 
rieil out with such success, he selected George as 
one of his men and for thirty years he held the 
position of .Superintendent of the force. His wife 
is now a resident of the city of Chicago. .Susan P., 
the only daughter, is a wife of Randolph Moore, a 
resident farmer of the town of Kingston. Alger- 
non S. is a member of the celebrated firm of Bangs 
Bros., one of the largest manufacturing establish- 
ments of Augusta, Maine. Willi.am A. of this 
sketch completes the family. In 1847 Mr. Bangs 
removed with his wife and children to New York, 
where, as before stated, he held the office of repor- 
ter until his death. 

Our subject received liberal educational advant- 
ages in his youth and is now a man well-informed 
on general topics, including the le.nding issues of 
the day, both political and otherwise. His school 
life was begun in New Vineyard, Me., continued 
in New York City and completed in Aurora, 111. 
In 1 854, accompanied by three of her children, Jlrs. 
Bangs came to the West, locating in Aurora, 111., 
but after a .short time removed to ^Vhite Rock, in 
the same State, and thence to Kingston, Wis. (Jn 
his arrival inGreen Lake County, our subject began 
life for himself. He purchased eighty acres of land 
in the town of Kingston and after erecting a small 
house turned his attention to farming, which he has 
since followed. Little by little his financi.il re- 
sources were increased and he added to his original 
purchase until he now has 360 acres. By hard 
lal)or and perseverance he has transformed that 
entire amount into a trad of rich fertility, com- 
prising one of the best homes in the vicinity. He 
devotes considi'riil)le attention to the raising of 



stock of good grades which he is constantly im- 
proving and has been successful in thiit line of 
business. From limited circumstances he has 
worked his way upwaril until he is now numbered 
among the substantial and prosperous farmers of 
the community, having earned a competence which 
will enable him to i)ass his declining years in re- 
tirement from labor. 

On the 1.5th of June, 1 80.5. in the town of King- 
ston, was celebrated the marriage of W. A. Bangs 
and Miss Aluvia Seymour, a native of Canada, who 
was born of English parentage. She has been a 
resident of the countj- since 18.56, which year wit- 
nessed her arrival in the town of Kingston. Five 
children gr.ace the union of this worthy couple and 
the family circle 3'et remains unbroken. All are 
yet with their parents and are as follows: Henry A., 
Pauline A., Algernon S., J. Warner and ^lary. 
Appreciating the advantages of an education and 
wishing that his children might in that particular 
be fitted for the b.attle of life, Mr. I'.angs has pro- 
vided them all with liberal advantages. 

Mr. Bangs is one of the representative citizens 
of the community, and during his long residence 
in Green Lake County, by his sterling worth and 
upright char.acter he has won the confidence and 
good wishes of all. He has filled various township 
offices and from its organization has taken an active 
interest in the success and welfare of the Republican 
party which he never fails to support by his ballot. 
He also manifests deep interest in those things 
which pertain to the welfare of the community, 
and in the ranks of tlie valued citizens he is num- 
bered. 



R. S. .\. PKASK, who for many years w.as 
)| one of the prominent and representative 
citizens of Marquette County, died at his 
home in Montello, on Monday morning, 
Dec. 19, 1887. He was born in Spafford. Onon- 
daga Co, N. Y., Feb. 23, 1817, and at the age 
of seventeen years entered the Academy of 
Auburn, N. Y.. wliere ho completed his studies 
with a three year.<' course. In the early part of 
1836, he came West, his destination being Indiana. 
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stage line. He did not long remain in the Hoosier 
State, but proceeded on his way to Kenosha Count}-, 
Wis., where he began tlie practice of law. He con- 
ducted his first case with a zeal that distinguished 
him through life and made him a prominent mem- 
ber of the bar. 

While living in Salem Mr. Pease was united in 
marriage with Miss Hannah Paddock in 1839. 
Soon afterwards he cast aside the law and began 
the study of medicine with his brother-in-law, Dr. 
Paddock. Later lie graduated from Rush Medical 
College and then entered upon the practice of that 
profession. About the same time he lost his wife 
by death and soon afterwards went to Fond du Lac 
with the intention of locating in that city, liut 
meeting William Ewing, one of the first settlers of 
Paekwaukec, he was induced to come to Marquette 
County. That was in 1850. He located in Pack- 
waukee, but after nine years removed to Oxford, 
then the leading village of the county. Purch.asing 
an interest in a newspaper, he began publishing 
the Marquette Express doing the editorial work 
in connection with his medical practice. At about 
the same time he determined to renew his legal 
practice in connection with his other labors, and 
not only did he perform the duties of that pro- 
fession, but represented his district in the Assembly 
branch of the Legislature in 1865, 1866, 1869 and 
1870. 

While in Packwaukee the Doctor was again 
married, his second union being with Miss Julia 
Older, who still survives him and is living in 
Montello, Wis. 

The Doctor was a prominent member of the 
Democratic party in this State and the direction 
of the party movement in Marquette County was 
usually assigned to him, either individually or in 
connection with others. He was generally a dele- 
gate to the State Conventions and was a delegate to 
the Democratic National Conventions of 1866, in 
Philadelphia; 1868, in New York, and 1872 in Bal- 
timore. As a physician Dr. Pease enjoyed a high 
reputation and for many years his [iractice ex- 
tended over a wide range, including large sections 
of Green L.ake, M.arquette, Columbia and Adams 
Counties. But it is as a lawyer that he is best 
known. That profession was his fifst chojcg, and 



though he found great pleasure in his medical 
practice, he turned again to the law when he felt 
that maturer years had given him control over the 
ambition whose impulse he feared in earlier years. 
His practice was not limited to the Circuit Court 
of his own county, but embraced many of the sur- 
rounding counties and extended to the Supreme 
Court of the State, in which he had a case pending 
at the time of his last illness. It was not in the 
court room, however, that the Doctor's legal 
practice resulted in the most good, but lies cher- 
ished in the hearts of friends who have listened to 
his wise counsel in the privacy of his office. The 
finest fruits of his legal labor are the differences 
there quietly adjusted, when enemies renewed their 
friendships, when sundered families were restored, 
when peace and harmony resulted from his efforts, 
rather than life-long antagonisms. His influence 
was by no means wholly local, for his editorials 
were frequentl}' copied by newspapers throughout 
the State. The breadth of his thought is well 
illustrated by the fact that pai>ers of different po- 
litical belief found places in their columns for "the 
views of Dr. Pease, of the Montello Express." Dr. 
Pease was a man of exceptional power and ability. 
As physician, editor and law^-cr, he won an enviable 
reputation, and at the same time devoted consid- 
erable attention to public business, but neglected 
no department. No other man was so prominently 
identified with the development of the State as he. 
In manner he was genial and pleasant, possessing 
rare conversational powers, which drew around him 
many friends. 

^.^F MASA MANLEY, a well-to-do farmer re- 
WfM siding on section 27. in the town of Mack- 
/// ifi ford. Green Lake County, has been a resi- 
le dentof this community since 1854, a period 
of thirty-five years. He is a native of the Empire 
Slate, having been born in Greene, Chenango 
County, Sept. 10, 1825. He was the ninth child 
born to Cephas and Phcebe (Millard) Manley, both 
of whom were descended from New England an- 
cestry. The father was born in Massachusetts and 
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ten children, nine lived to adult age — .losbph the 
eldest, married Miss Ksther Gihbs. and settled in 
Steuben County. N. Y.. where his death occurred : 
Lester wed<led Christina Smith and died in Che- 
nango Coiinly. N. Y., wiiere they were living; 
Sally became the wife of Horace Wilson and died 
at her home in Delaware County. N. Y. ; Uriah 
wedded Miss Sylvia Gibbs in Steuben County ,N. Y., 
and subsequently emigrated totirant County, Wis., 
where he departed this life; Robert was joined in 
wedlock in Steu>n County, with Miss Abnie Gibbs, 
after which they removed to Potter County, Pa., 
where he passed away; Louisa was married in Che- 
nango County, to .lames Hutchins. who died in 
Steuben Count}-. N. Y., where she still makes her 
home; Lucy D., widow of Ottis Abby. is living in 
Sleiiben County, where her husband died; Esther, is 
the wife of Harlow S. Colgrove of Potter Count}-, 
Pa. 

In early life. Mr. Manley cast his ballot with the 
Whig party. He was a strong advocate of its 
principles and was a great admirer of William 
Henry Harrison. He afterward supported the 
Republican party until his death. He was a great 
reader and was well versed on the leading issues of 
the day. both political and otherwise. He was a 
man of upright character, strictly honorable in all 
bis dealings and made many friends. He came to 
the West in 1854. and made his home with our 
subject until called to his final rest. 

Our subject was reared upon his father's farm 
and received such educational advantages as the 
common schools of the neighborhood afforded. 
He began life for himself on attaining his major- 
ity and first engaged in mnking shingles. He had 
previously learned the mason's trade and also fol- 
lowed that occupation for a few years. Subsc- 
(juently, in company with his brotlier. he built a 
sawmill, shipping the lumber to Pittsburg and con- 
tinued in its operation until 1854, when he resolved 
to try his fortune in the West. 

Previous to that time, in 1850. Mr. Manley w:is 
united in marriage with Miss Celia, daughter of 
Paul \an Brunt. Two children were born to them 
in the Kast and accompanied by his family and also 
his parents, our subject started for Wisconsin, 
takin- with him onlv a few househould effects and 



;i small sum of money. After paying the ex|)enses 
of the trip -and purchasing a cook stove, he found 
that he had but *1 remaining. He at once looked 
about him to find some means to support the little 
band depending upon him and as he had no capital 
with which to jjurchase a farm he concluded to 
operate land on shares. On the expiration of seven 
years, duriug which he was thus employed, he 
found himself the happy possessor of a team and 
wagon and *500. in cash. He determined with 
that sum to secure a home and purchased his pre- 
sent farm of eighty acres on section 27. in the 
town of Mackford. By judicious management, 
untiring labor and the assistance of his estimable 
wife, he has accumulated a comfortable property 
and is accounted (uie of the prosperous farmers of 
the town. He tenderly caied for his parents in 
their old age. surrounding them with all the com- 
forts which be could provide. 

Three children graced the union oi Mr. and Mrs. 
Manly, but one is now dcce.isefl — Sarah, who died 
at the age of thirteen years. Those living are Vi- 
ola, now the wife of Merritt Vader, and Cora, wife 
of Edgar Bassett. both of Green Lake County. 
The parents are both members of the Free Will 
Baptist Church of Union, also the daughters and 
their husbands. Politically. Mr. Mauley is a Re- 
publican and does all in his power to promote the 
interests and insure the success of that parjy. 



/^i,> LARK S. WALKER, who resides on sec- 
'W' ^ tion -23. Manchester Township, is one of the 
'^^l' prominent citizens of Green Lake County. 
He has been identified with the growth and pro- 
gress of the community, has aided in the advance- 
ment and has ever borne his part in its upbuilding. 
Few men have taken a deeper or more active in- 
terest in its welfare, which fact justly entitles him to 
an honored place in this volume. He is not only 
well-known throughout this county but his acquain- 
tance extends through surrounding counties, and 
by all he is he'd in thd highest regard. 

His birth occurred in Charlestown. N. H., on 
the iid of Nov. 1X28. He was the only son of 
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daughters were born unto them. Only two of the 
family, however, are now living — Annette K., the 
sister, being now a resident of Ues Moines, Iowa. 
She is the wife of J. G. Haskin, a prominent 
banker of that city and they are ranked among its 
leading citizens; Mary became the wife of George 
Blaisdell, and died at her home in Manchester 
Township, this county; while Alice F., the remain- 
ing daughter, died at the home of her parents when 
eighteen years of age. 

No event of any very great importance marked 
the earl V life of our subject. His boyhood da3's 
were passed mid play and work and his education 
was acquired in the district schools. In the spring 
of 1B51 we find the Walker family en route for 
the West, and accompanying his [lareuts was (Hark 
S. The party embarked at Buffalo for Milwau- 
kee and while on the water one of the most fearful 
storms which ever swept over the face of the lake 
occuri'ed. The vessel withstood the strain how- 
ever, and on the 2d of May, reached its destina- 
tion. Wiien Milwaukee was reached Mr. Walker 
hired teams to convey his family to Green Lake 
County, where a home had been provided for them. 
He had previoush' purchased 125 acres of land on 
section 23, IManchester Township, upon which the 
previous year a house had been erected by his 
brother so that all would be comfortable and in 
readiness for the emigrants. That house is still the 
home of our subject and little alteration has been 
made. On the 4th of Maj', our subject reached the 
claim. The rest of the family had halted about 
ten miles from the farm, where they rested through 
the night, coming on to their new home on the ."ith. 
The change indeed was ver}- great and the wild 
and uncultivated claim bore little resemblance to 
the finely developed farm in New Hampshire. Not 
a fence had been built and with the exception of 
the house, no improvements had been made and the 
virgin soil was yet unturned by the plow. Not 
many days passed however, ere oar subject could 
have been seen in work-day attire driving foui 
yoke of oxen to a plow used in breaking prairie. 
Little by little the land was cultivated until at 
length every acre of the farm yielded tribute to 
the care and labor bestowed upon it. 

About this time, a very important event in the 



life of Mr. Walker occurred. He had formed a 
strong attachment for Miss Susan A. Hoit, and on 
the 27th of October, 185.3, he led her to the marriage 
altar, where the union of hearts was consummated 
by the union of hands. The lady is also a native 
of New Hampshire and on the same day on 
which her husband was born, she opened her ej^es 
to the light of the world in Southampton. Her 
parents were Joseph and Charlotte (Cate) Hoit, 
both of whom were descendants of old Puritan 
ancestry. The mother was born in Stratham, N. 
H. and died in Southampton, being interred in 
the burying ground on the old homestead in 
Stratham. Afterward, Mr. Hoit, in 1846, came to 
Green Lake Count}', enteiing a claim on which he 
made his home for many years. He died at the 
residence of his son in Ripon, at the advanced age 
of ninety years and six months. Plain and unas- 
suming in manner, his life was one of the greatest 
uprightness and commanded the respect and confi- 
dence of all. He served his country in the War 
of 1812 and was a citizen which any community 
could ill afford to lose. Like him, his wife, who 
was a faithful member of the Christian Church, 
was greatly beloved by those who knew her. They 
were parents of ten children, all of whom grew to 
manhood and womanhood, while six are yet living, 
namely: Louisa A., wife of B. M. Currier, of Green 
Lake; Charles W., of Sacramento, Cal.; Mary, 
wife of John Simmons, a fruit-grower of Sacra- 
mento; Charlotte, widow of William Lincoln of 
Racine County, Wis. ; Nathan, who was for many 
years County Superintendent of the schools of 
Green Lake County and is now residing in Ripon; 
and the honored wife of our subject. 

Mr. and Mrs. Walker began their domestic life 
upon the farm which has now for thirty-six years 
been their home. He at once took charge of the 
farm, thus relieving his father from all care and 
now his land is one of the best cultivated tracts in 
the county. His parents made their home with the 
young couple until their death, but the mother did 
not long remain. She died in 1853, and was sur- 
vived by her husband twelve years, his death 
occurring in 1865. They were buried in the ceme- 
tery on the farm, which is one of the neatest and 
prettiest cemeteries in the State. The care and 



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attention which has been bestowed upon it shows 
that the loved ones who have passed away arc not 
forj^otten, but still lin.ijcr in the memory of tlicir 
children. 

Mr. Walker is one of the most successful farm- 
ers in Green Lake County. His success is not 
alone due to his business ability but his possessions 
have been acquired by toil, perseverance and 
energy. He extended the boundaries of his farm 
until at one time his landed possessions aggregated 
830 acres, but that amount has been reduced as he 
gave to his children when they left the parental 
roof for homes of their own. Five sons completed 
the family circle, as follows: Milan E., wlio was 
born April 8. 1855: Charles II., Dec. 27, 1856; 
John A., Aprils, 1859; Elwin C, Jan. 11, 1864; 
antl Frank C, Sept 1, 1865. The eldest, who is 
now engaged in farming in Manchester Township, 
wedded Jennie Kemjiton. by whom he had three 
children, Guy and Alice are yet living, Roy died 
at the age of three years. Charles II. and John A. 
are now operating 245 acres of land in Manchester 
Township, constituting one of the most beautiful 
farms in the county. The latter is married, having 
wedded Julia W. Walker, of Springfield. Vt. The 
two 3-outigest sons are still at home. All have re- 
ceived good educational advantages. liaving thereby- 
i)een fitted for the practical duties of life and :ne 
useful members of society. 

Mr. Walker is not only numbered among the 
early settlers of the county, but has experienced 
the hardships and trials of frontier life, the first 
few years of his residence in the community hav- 
ing been passed in true pioneer stj-le. Roads were 
in |)oor condition and they had to drive long dis- 
tances to mill and market. Oxen were used for 
farm labor and the harvesting was done with a 
sickle and cradle. Now the most improved ma- 
chinery is found upon his farm and there can also 
be seen the best grades of stock, including forty 
head of Hambletonian horses. Growth and progress 
have been steadily carried forward all over the 
county, and the work of public improvement has 
been pushed forward so rapidly that it seems 
almost incredible to the visitor of to-day that 
only fifty years ago the county was wholly un- 
setlled. Mr, Walker has ever borne his part in 



the work of advancing the interests of the commu- 
nity and he has also aided liberally in the promo- 
tion of educational, social and moral interests. He 
is charitable and lienevolent and contributes freely 
to the support of churches. He attends the Ini- 
versalist Church, but has assisted all other denomi- 
nations and gave to the Methodist Episcopal 
Church three acres of land for a cemetery. The 
home of Mr. and Jlrs. Walker is noted for its hos- 
pitality and sociabilitj'. The man}- friends of the 
worthy couple delight in visiting them and are 
sure of a hearty greeting and warm reception. The 
mistress, who is a most estimable lady presides 
j with much grace and has the tact of making each 
guest feel at ease. 

jl^ YRON GAGE is one of the well-known 
I \\\ citizens of Manjuette County, and owns 
IJ ifi and conducts the livery stable of Montello. 
* He is also mail contractor, a business in 

which he has had extensive expericince. His first 
mail route was between Montello and Portage, and 
in connection with that line of business he owns 
the steamer "Hunter." which transports passengers 
and mail between Montello and P.ackwaukee. 

Mr. Gage is a native of Crawford County, Pa., 
having been born in tlie town of Harrisburg, Aug. 
7, 1838. His father. Stephen P. Gage, .accompan- 
ied by his family, emigrated from the Keystone 
State to Wisconsin in November, 1844, settling in 
what was then Hanchettville (now Alarshall), Dane 
Counlj'. Four years were there spent, and he then 
removed to Beaver Dam, Dodge County, where he 
engaged in keeping hotel for about two years. His 
next place of residence was in the town of Scott, 
Columbia County, where for a number of years he 
again operated a hotel, which w.as f.amiliarly known 
as the old Blue Tavern. At length the La Crosse 
line of railroad was constructed, and in consequence 
Mr. Gage's business declined as the travel was 
taken from that road, so he returned to his farm in 
Dane County and devoted his time and attention 
to its cultivation for several years, when he sold 
out. He had owned an interest in the city hotel 
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prietor lie rotunied to the hotel business, which 
he carried on until his death in August, 1876. His 
wife still survives him and is living in Portage at 
tl;e ripe old age of seventy-eight years. Stephen 
Gage was an enterprising and respected citizen, 
and made friends wherever he went. He was sixty- 
six years of age at the time of his decease. The 
children of the family are Wheeler, Myron, Rich- 
ard. William, Julia, Peter, Oliver, Lavina and 
Stephen, and with the exception of Julia all are yet 
living. 

The subject of this sketch grew to manhood 
upon his father'.s farm, remaining under the pa- 
rental roof until twent3'-three years of age. He was 
but six years old at the time of the emigration of the 
family to Wisconsin, and has witnessed much of 
the growth and progress of the State. The work 
of development had been carried forward to such 
a limited degree that it was hardly transformed 
from its primitive condition. The journey from 
Pennsylvania was made in wagons and consumed 
about three weeks. The part3' passed through 
Chicago, then but a town of about 4.000 inhabi- 
tants, giving little or no promise of its present 
greatness. Mr. Gage remained at home assisting in 
the arduous task of developing the wild lands un- 
til after attaining his majority, when he engaged 
in farming for himself in the town of Leeds for a 
number of years. When his father became owner 
of a hotel in Portage he became associated with 
him, but in connection with that liusiness engaged 
in staging and mail contracting for many years. 
His first contract of that character was to deliver 
mail between Portage, and Lodi, in the year 1864, 
but after operating that route for three years he 
sold out to his brother William and engaged with 
John Gates, a liverj'man of Portage, with whom he 
remained for about three years, when he took the con- 
tract of the mail route between Montelloand Port- 
age. He made the round trip between those two 
places daily, Sunday excepted, for three years or 
until the extension of the railroad to Packwaukee, 
since which time the route extends only from that 
place to Montello. He has also had charge of the 
mail between Montello and Preston and Pardee- 
ville for a number of years. 

Mr. Gage was twice married, his first union l)eing 



with Miss Sarah Ann Lang, a native of Canada, 
who removed to Columbia County, Wis., with her 
parents when a child. Unto them was born one 
child, a son, Frank, born in the town of Scott, Co- 
lumbia County, in April, 1863. His present wife 
was formerly Miss Ellen Powderly, and a daughter 
graces their union, Mary, who was born in Mon- 
tello. 

Mr. Gage is the owner of the onl\' livery stable 
in Montello. He is fair an(] honorable in all his 
business dealings and has made many warm friends 
in the county, by all of whom he is held in high 
regard. 

jf? YaiAN D. HART, an early settler of Mar- 
11 ^ quette County, of 1852, is engaged in 
11^; farming on section 2 in the town of Pack- 
wauke where he has made his home almost a quar- 
ter of a century. He w.as born in Chittenden 
County, Vt., .Fune 3, 1861, and is a son of Orange 
and Cynthia (Drake) Hart. When Lyman was a 
lad his parents removed to Leroy, Genesee Co., 
N. Y., where the death of the mother occurred. 
Mr. Hart was then again married, but did not long 
survive, and at the age of five years our subject 
was left an orphan. There were four children of 
the family, but he has only one brother now living, 
Benjamin F., who resides in Jefferson County, 
Neb. 

Mr. Hart, whose name heads this sketch, has 
made his own way in the world since the tender 
age of twelve years. He was but three years of 
age when his mother died, but he remained at 
home until the death of his father, when he was 
taken back to Vermont by a maternal uncle, with 
whom he lived until he began earning his own 
livelihood. He began working upon a farm, and 
in consequence received but limited educational 
advantages, being permitted only to attend school 
during the winter months. Afterward he went to 
live with his maternal grandmother in Genesee 
County, N. Y., and with that worthy lady came to 
Wisconsin in May, 1842. The family went direct 
to Janesville, settling in that city when it was 
about the size of Packwaukee. There the grand- 
parents settled on a farm, continuing the cultiva- 



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tion of tlieir land uulil tbc deatl) of tlie husband, 
after which the wife removed to Columbia County, 
Wis., where she remained until called home. 

Mr. Hart did not accompany his grandmother to 
Columbia County, but remained in Rock County 
and for some time worked upon the farm. After- 
ward he worked one season with his brother at the 
wagon-maker's trade, in Janesville, but his brother 
sickened and died and he returned to his former 
occupation. Subsequently he moved toStoughton, 
Wis., where he made his home about two years, 
during which time he worked at the carpenter's 
trade with his brother-in-law, Samuel R. Rooil, 
afterward Judge Rood, one of the prominent citi- 
zens of Marquette Count}-. He came with that 
gentleman to the village of Packwaukee in 1852, 
and has resided there coniinuously since, covering 
a period of thirty-eight years. After one season 
spent with the Judge he worked at carpentering 
with a brother of that gentleman, and then engaged 
as a farm hand with William Axford, a resident of 
the town of Oxford, Marquette County, with 
whom he remained a year and a half. His next 
venture was as a salesman in the grocery store of 
his brother, B. F. Hart. 

On the 13tL of April, 1856, in the town of Pack- 
waukee, L3-man Hart w.as united in marriage with 
Miss Sally Sheldcn, daughter of Simon S. and 
Nancy (Hutchins) Shelden, who settled in the 
town of J'ackwaukee about 1848. Her father w.as 
a native of Vermont, her mother of New York, 
and from the latter State they removed to Michi- 
gan, loming thence to Wisconsin. Settling in 
Racine County, after a year thej' removed to 
Horicon, Dodge County, and as before stated came 
to Packwaukee in 1848. Mr. Shelden was a shoe- 
m.aker by tr.ade, but after coming to Marquette 
Counti' followed farming. He died in April, I860, 
but his wife survived him a number of years, 
dying at the home of her daughter in Nebraska. 
That worthy couple were the parents of seven 
children, four sons and three daughters, but all 
have now passed away with the exception of Mrs. 
Hart. Three of the sons scived in the I'nion 
armj- during the late War. .Simon lived to reach 
home, but died an hour aflerwurd; George was 
killed in the battle of Corinth; Shepherd served 



through the war, and participated in the celebrated 
March to the Sea under Sherman, but died a num- 
ber of years ago of yellow fever in Galipolis, 
Ohio. 

The union of Mr. and Mrs. Hart has been blessed 
with a family of six chfldren. two sons and four 
daughters, and the family circle yet remains un- 
broken : Lizzie is the wife of A. J. Harring. The 
other children, Frank A., Fred C, Lottie S., Mary 
K. and Lula E. are all at home. The family have 
a ple.isant home situated on section 2 in the town 
of Packwaukee, where sociability abounds and the 
hospitable door stands open for their many friends. 
The farm comprises 160 acres, and Frank and Fred 
together own 150 acres of land. 

Both Mr. and Mrs. Hart have witnessed almost 
the entire growth of Marquette County, and are 
numbered among the earliest settlers of the town 
of Packwaukee. Mrs. Hart was the second white 
woman of the village of that name. In the great 
changes that have taken place since their arrival 
they have nolily borne their part, aiding in the up- 
building of the conimunity, and in the advance- 
ment of its many enterprises have been found in 
the front rank. They are numbered among the 
highly respected and esteemed citizens of the 
county, and are well worthy a place in this volume, 
where are represented the noble |)ioneers and the 
prominent men and women. Mr. Hart served his 
town as Treasurer for three years, and for twelve 
years was a member of the School Board, during 
which time he did all in his power to advance the 
cause of education, of which he has ever been a 
warm friend. 

- — i^mi- — ■ 

XI ^ ENRY THOMAS, who is numbered among 

ifjV the |)ion('er settlers of Green Lake County, 
1^^ of May, 1847, and is now living in Berlin, 
^p was born in Randolph County, Ind., June 
9, 1819, and is a son of John W. and Aclia Thomas. 
His father was born in North Carolina, July 1. 
1784, and on the 1st of May, 1808, married Acha 
Pecle, who was born in the same State, June 12, 
178;3. In 1814. John Thomas placed his wife and 
two children In a one-horse cart, together with such 
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across the mountains for the Northwestern wilds 
of Indiana. He located in Randolph County of 
that State, where lie cleared a farm and made his 
home. He was of Welsh descent, his grandfather 
having emigrated from AVales to North Carolina 
during the early settlement of that colony. His 
wife was of English origin and belonged to one of 
the old families of North Carolina. She was an 
cousin of Sir Robert Peele, tlie English Premier. 

Our subject was reared to manhood under the 
parental roof and at the age of twenty years went 
to La Porte County, Ind., where he began life for 
himself as a farmer. He there became acquainted 
with Miss Harriet Sliarp and on the 1st of Eebruarv, 
1847, they were married. Slie was born March 1, 
1829, in Wayne County, Ind., and was a daughter 
of Finley and Elizabeth Sharp, who were natives 
of Virginia, of English origin. Iler father was 
born March 5. 1803, and died Jan. 1.5, 1857. His 
wife was born July 2, 1808, and died Oct. 2, 1866. 
They were members of the Society of Friends and 
Mrs. Thomas was reared in that faith. 

In the month of April, follow ng his marriage. 
Henry Thomas started witli his bride, in a lumber 
wagon drawn by an ox team, from La Porte County, 
Ind., for the Territory of Wisconsin. They en- 
dured the usual vicissitudes of spring travel 
through a country poorly supplied with improved 
highways, and after a tedious ride of 300 miles, 
reached what is now the town of Berlin, Green 
Lake County, then a part of Marquette County, 
on the 15th of May. Mr. Thomas settled on 
Government land, two miles south of Strong's 
Landing, now the city of Berlin, where he made a 
farm which continued to te his home until 18G8. 
He then purchased another farm, situated in the 
southeastern part of the town of Berlin, sis and a 
half miles from Ripon and four miles from Berlin, 
which is now one of the most highly improved 
tracts of land in the county. It comprises 337 
acres, and by the industry and perseverance of our 
subject is placed under the highest state of 'cul- 
tivation. 

To Mr. and Mrs. Thom.as were born four chil- 
dren, three sons and a daughter: Mary Ann, born 
Dec. 21, 1847, is the wife of Lessel Long and has 
three children, two sons and a daughter ; John 



Finley, born Aug. 8, 1841), wedded Mary Smith, a 
native of England; Calvin Sidney, born Jan, 1, 
1851, married Kittie Fuller, and has one child, a 
daughter; George Mahlon, born July 20, 1851. 
died on the 24th of March, 1855. 

In the month of March, 1877, Mr. Thomas left 
his farm to the care of his sons and removed to 
Berlin to spend his declining years in retirement. 
Seven jears l.nler his estimable wife passed awaj' at 
their home in that cit^-, on the 24th of .September, 
1884. He is a Universalist in religious faith and 
a Republican in politics, and by his fellow citizens 
has been elected to various public offices, both in 
town and county. For many years he was Chair- 
man of the town of Berlin and held that position 
all through the late war. He also served as Town 
Treasurer and in 1862 was elected Treasurer of 
Green Lake County, in which capacity he served 
during 1863-4 and was again elected for the term 
of 1866-7. He took part in the meeting called to 
organize the town of Berlin and has since never 
failed to attend a meeting of that town. Mr. 
Thomas is widely and favorably known as a just 
and upright citizen and is one of the few left of 
the original pioneers of Green Lake County. 



SAAC CLARK GRAY, who is engaged in 
farming and general stock-raising on section 
'ii 36, Princeton Township, is one of the most 
popular men in the community. He was born 
Jan. 21, 1813, in the town of Brunswick, Rensselaer 
Co., N. Y., and is a son of Isaac and Peninab 
(Hurd) Gray. The family is of English origin, 
and was founded in America by two brothers, 
Henry and John Gray, who came to this country 
in 1643. They had formerly been residents of 
Nottingham, England, and had there married sis- 
ters, daughters of William Frost, who with his 
family accompanied them to Connecticut. They 
located in Fairfleld and were among its earliest 
settlers. There is still in existence an old memo- 
rial stone at Campo, near the shore of Long Island 
Sound, which bears the inscription of Henry Gray 
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ancestor of this line. His descendants are scattered 
all over tlie Inited States. Man\- were soldiers in 
the Revolutionary War. others served in the War 
of 1812, and again in the late Rebellion the familj* 
was well represented. 

The grandfather of our subject is duly raen- 
tioned in the Records of Dan bury and Brook- 
field, Conn., as having bought and sold real estate 
in 1808. Ilis son, father of our subject, married 
Peninah Ilurd, and to them were born five children, 
of whom Isaac C. is the youngest. Two have now 
passed away — Abel H. and Fdwin F.. and the 
other two living are Curtis W. and Hiram A. The 
father was a carpenter by trade, and followed that 
occupation in Connecticut until 1803. when with 
his family he removed to the Empire Slate, locat- 
ing in Rensselaer County. Resuming work as a 
carpenter, he continued operations in that line 
until 1813, when he built a sawmill, therebj- pro- 
viding for the maintenance of his fareiil}- until 
1828, when he returned to his native State. His 
next venture w.as as a farmer. He engaged in the 
cultivation of a tract of land, which he purchased 
near the old homestead, until 1836. which year 
witnessed his arrival in Calhoun, Mich. He had 
heard of the splendid opportunities afforded by the 
West, and determined to test the truth of those 
reports by a removal to the scene, but he was not 
long permitted to enjoy his new home, his death 
occurring in 1840, at the age of sixtj--one years. 
His wife had died many years previously, in May, 
1813. For his second wife he married Xancv 
Brookcr. who died ten days after the death of her 
husband. 

Our subject received such education as the com- 
mon schools of his nati\ e State afforded, and re- 
mained under the parental roof until eighteen years 
of age, at which time he was apprenti ed to a gen- 
tleman who was owner of a woolen f.ictorv. After 
learning the trade he worked in various mills for 
three years, when in 1836, he removed to the old 
Biiy State, where he was employed in a woolen 
mill for two years. His father as before stated 
came to the West in 1836, and in 1838 our subject 
also went to Michigan, there making his home 
until the death of the old gentleman. Soon after- 
ward he returned to Massachusetts and resume*! 



his old employment as a manufacturer of woolen 
goods, continuing the same for eight years, when 
he removed to Bennington. Vt.. where he made his 
hoiae for two }"ears. He then once more went to 
Massachusetts, and from that time until 1864 was 
emplo3"ed in different mills until he received an 
offer to become Sui>erintendent of a new woolen 
mill in Vermont. He continued to serve in that 
capacity for three years, and then came to Wiscon- 
sin, at the same time purchasing fiftj- acres of 
land in the town of Princeton, where he now re- 
sides. His farm is one of the best in the commu- 
nit}", and is under a high state of cultivation. The 
slock there found is of the best grades, and his 
improvements are many, useful and beautiful. 

Since his arrival in Green Lake County. Mr. 
Gi-a\- has always given his support to those enter- 
prises which are calculated to benefit the public, 
and has ever done his share in the advancement of 
its worthy interests. In the positions of honor and 
trust which he h.ns occupied, ability and fidelity to 
duty have ever marked his course, and his long 
continued service as Justice of the Pence and School 
Treasurer indicate the confidence reposed in him by 
his constituents. He held the former position for 
twenty-two years, the latter for twelve yeai-s. and 
also served ."js Side Supervisor for one term. In 
political sentiment he is now a supporter of the 
Democracv. He cast his first Presidential vote for 
Henry Clay, and after its organization affiliated 
with the Republican party until 1876. when he 
joined forces with the Democrats. He held mem- 
bership with the Odd Fellows society in JL-issachu- 
setts. but does not now belong to any civic 
organization. He is a man wcll-kno>vn throughout 
the community, is whole souletl and genial, anil 
numbers among his friends all with whom he has 
become acquainted. 

The estimable wife of our subject was in her 
maidenhood Miss Kmeline Parker. She was born 
in Berkshire County, Mass., in 1818, and in 1842 
was unitetl in raarrifige with Isaac C. Gray. Her 
patents. John and Betsy (Bisbee) Parker, were 
both natives of the same State, and her grjindfathers 
were Revolutionary soldiers. Mrs. Gray is the 
only one of the family yet living. Her father died 
in 1858, .ind her mother in 1864, and her ten 



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brothers and sisters have also passed away. Four 
children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Gray, 
namely: Coralinn, who is now deceased; Marion, 
who is one of the finest portrait artists in the .State 
of Wisconsin ; John P. and Willie II. 

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^' SA BUNCE, deceased, was born in ^Vind- 
hain. Conn., May 26, 1803, and died at 
his home on section 21, Berlin Township, 
Green Lake Connty, July 2, 1884, a re- 
spected and honored citizen. His fatlier was 
Aaron Bunce, of English descent, who followed 
fanning tliroughout the greater part of his life. For 
a number of years he engaged in that occupation 
in C'onnectlcat, and then removed to Genesee 
County, N. Y., where he resumed the same line of 
business, which he continued until liis death. He 
was survived by his wife for some years, that ex- 
cellent Indy dying at the home of her son John, in 
Berlin Township. I'hey were parents of ten ciiil- 
dren, but all h.-tve now passed away. 

We know that tliis sketch of Asa Bunce will be 
received with pleasure liy his many friends in this 
vicinity, as he was widely kn<iwn and was respected 
by all with whom lie ciuiie in cdutact. He is num- 
bered among the (iioneers both of Rock and Green 
Lake Counties, the date of Ids arrival in Wisconsin 
being 1841,and he settled in the former county, there 
continuing to reside for four years,- when he came 
to Green Lake County, locating on a farm in Berlin 
Township. There his wife still resides, amid the 
scenes where she passed so many happy years 
of her wedded life. The land which our subject 
purcliased was in a wild uncultivated state and e;-.- 
tirely destitute of improvement. With character- 
istic energy, however, he built a log cabin, and 
began transforming the virgin soil into a I'ich and 
cultivitted farm. He lived alone for a number of 
years, but on July 22, 1861, chose for himself a 
helinnate, and in that year was united in marriage 
with Elizabeth Kinrade. They became parents of 
two children, who sliare with their mother the great 
loss occasioned by the death of Mr. Bunce. Botli j 
are still at home. Nettie, tlie daughter, is the 
elder. E. Grant, the son, now has charge of tlie i 



home farm, which he manages with nnu h ability. 
He was married Nov. 27, 1888, Miss Elsie Brown 
becoming his wife. 

William and Elizabeth (Kennel) Kinrade, par- 
ents of Mrs. Bunce, are natives of England, the for- 
mer born in Liverpool, in 1803, the latter near the 
birth place of her husband, in 1810. They were 
married in 1835, and in 1856 emigrated to Amer- 
ica, and settled on a farm in Berlin Township, on 
which they lived until age compelled an abandon- 
ment of the active duties of life To them were 
born eight children, viz: William, Elizabeth, Ed- 
ward, Catherine, John, Henry, Joseph, Daniel. 

iMr. Bunce continued the work of improvino- and 
developing his land until he had one of the finest 
farms in the county. He also extended its boun- 
daiies l)y subsequent purchase, until it comprised 
2G7 acres, and the many and beautiful improve- 
ments there seen attract the attention of all pass- 
ers-by. There are seen two fine residences, one 
of which Grant occupies, commodious barns and 
outbuildings, and all improvements necessary to a 
well-regulated farm. By his own efforts Mr. 
Bunce acquired his possessions, and at the time of 
his death had a competency which leaves his fam- 
ily in comfortable circumstances. He owned 577 
acres of arable land, beside town property in both 
Berlin and Broadhead. Ho was a man who cared 
little for political distinction, never seeking for 
public office, content to devote his leisure to the 
enjoyment of his home. He, hotvever, served as 
Assessor for one year, but the election was not 
through his seeking. In politics, he was a stanch 
advocate of the Republican party, and felt a deep 
interest in its success. In religious belief, he was a 
Universalist. He possessed a broad charity for all 
men; actuated by benevolence he performed many 
acts of kindness, and his upiight life commanded 
the respect and love of all. He was eighty-one 
years of age at the time of his death, but thou"-h 
he long outlived the Psalmist's threescore years 
and ten, lie -.etained the brightness and much of 
the vigor of early manhood. The county lost a 
good citizen, his neighbors a kind friend, and his 
family a loving husband and father. 

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power and strength of the affection and gratitude 
that exists in man. we have only to observe how 
he treats his servant— the beast. That all these 
flinracleristics were unconiraonly developed in Mr. 
and Mrs. Bunce. and by tliem transmitted to their 
children is evidenced in the c-ue and .attention 
that is bestowed upon a family liorse that was 
foaled the property of Mr. Huncc in 1851. 
"Charley" (as he is called) was Mr. Bunce's favorite 
buggy horse, and as such remained until the close 
of "his considerate owner's death; since when the 
faithful old servant has been i)ermitted to pass his 
declining days in restful repose, the recipient of 
every atTontion liiat a grpteful family can bestow. 
Mrs. Bunce. wiio is a most estimable lady, is still 
living on the old homestead with her daughter 
Nettre. Like her husband she delights in doing 
good, and her many warm friends liold her in the 
highest esteem. .See portrait of Mr. and Mrs. 
Bunce on another page. 



^^fLBERT G.VrES, retired fanner and mer- 
f^Oi chant of Berlin, was born in the town of 

Ipi Stow, Middlesex County. -Mass.. on the 
^ 15th of September, 1832, and his parents, 
Elbridge and Sally G. (Conant) Gates, wore also 
natives of Stow and were of Englisli descent. On 
the paternal side, our subject's most remote ances- 
tor of whom the writer has positive information, 
was Elisha Gates, of Massachusetts, who died Dec. 
9.1803. His son, Elisha Jr., wus born Sept. 30, 
1765. and died Dec. 12, 1820. He was married at 
Acton. Mass,. Aug. 21, 1791. to Miss Elizal)eth M. 
Uobbins, and after her death we<lded Betsy Gates 
on the 21st of August. 1806. 

The father of our subject was a son of Elisha and 
Elizabeth (Robbins) Gates. He was born in Stow, 
Feb. 6, 1804. and died Jan. 16, 1880. His mar- 
riage with Miss Conant was celebrated Dec. 23. 
1828. The lady was born Feb. 1, 1808, and was a 
daughterof John and Maria (Houghton) Conant. 
Mrs. Conant was the fourth child of Elijah and 
Mercy Houghton. She w.as born Nov. 7. 1772, 
and died May 21, 1864. Elijah Houghton, son of 



Thomas and Marie Houghton was born in Har- 
vard. Mass.. Jan. 2, 1740. and from that fact it is 
thought his parents wert' natives of America. At 
all events the family were residents of Massachu- 
setts as early fis 1715. 

The father of our subject has been dead several 
years but his mother is still living and makes her 
home with him in Berlin. She is now almost eighty- 
three years of age. yet is bright and active and in 
full enjoyment of her faculities. She is still a great 
worker and is also an extensive traveler, having 
traversed the route between Acton, Mass., and 
Berlin, Wis., twenty-one times. She was eighty- 
one years of age .it the time of the last journey. 

Albert Gates, whose name heads this sketch, was 
reared tm a farm and received a common scliool 
education. When about twenty years of age he 
conceived the idea of going to California and after 
overcoming the natural objection of his parents 
set out for the Pacific Slope. March 1. 1852. going 
by way of the Panama route. On arriving in 
California ho engaged in mining and later turned 
Ills attention to farming. Three years satisfied him 
that the rough life of the West was not to his 
taste, and in the spring of 1855 he returned to 
Massachusetts. The following fall he led to the 
marriage altar Miss Maria W. Willis, the union be- 
ing celebrated in Lancaster, Worcester Co., Mass., 
on the 181h day of November, 1855. Mrs. Gates 
was born in Harvard, Mass., June 10, 1831, and 
was the second in a family of fourteen children, 
whose parents were Daniel and Maria (Whitney) 
Willis. Her father was born in Marlborough, Vt., 
Dec. 25, 1805, of Scotch parentage and died in 
the spring of 1865. Her mother was born in H.ar- 
vard, Mass., Nov. 15, 1807, and is descended from 
English ancestors. She survives her husband and 
at this writing resides in South Acton, Mass., at 
the .age of eighty-two years. 

Mr. and Mrs. Gates have a family of three 
children: Albert A., who was born in Slow, Mass., 
Oct. 8, 1856, was married in Markesan. Wis., to 
, Miss Marietta Warren, and resides in Berlin; they 
have a son, named Frank Warren, born Aug. 6, 
1881. George E., born in Stow, May 4, 1862, was 
mnrricd in Berlin. March 29. 1883, to Miss Mabel 
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lin; Alice ]\I., the youiioest, was born ui AL'tun, 
Mass., Oct. 12, 1867, and resides with her parents. 
Mr. Gates, accompanied by liis family, came to 
Wisconsin in 1870, and after spending a short time 
in Berlin, engaged in farming near Princeton, 
Green Lake County, doing a successful business in 
that line until February, 1882, when he removed 
to Berlin and in the following year embarked in 
the grocery business. He still owns a farm of 100 
acres adjoining Princeton, together with other 
property. Since 1886 he has lived a retired life, 
having spent only three years in the grocery busi- 
ness. Mrs. Gates is a member of the Methodist 
F^piscopal Church and though now in the decline 
of life, is still a beautiful woman, and charms all 
by her cheerful and genial manner. In politics, 
Mr. Gates is a Republican, but has never sought 
or desired public office. He is a practical, com- 
mon sense man who has led an industrious, useful 
life, and by untiring efforts has acquired a good 
propert}'. In all transactions he has endeavored 
to do to others as he would have them do to him, 
and enjoys the confidence of his fellow citizens as a 
man of the strictest integrity and correct habits. 

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S|^ EESE T. REESE, a prominent merchant of 
Berlin, late of the firm of Reese & Wliit- 
\\\ i"o general merchants, but who is now 
engaged in the grocery trade, has been in 
active business in Berlin since the early spring of 
1857, and is numbered among the prominent citi- 
zens of the county. He is a native of South Wales, 
where his parents, Thomas and Anna (Shelby) 
Reese, were also born. The family is noted for 
longevity, and the paternal grandfather of our sub- 
ject lived to the remarkable age of ninety-nine 
years. 

Mr. Reese, whose name heads this sketch, w:is 
born on the 22d of November, 1831, and in 1842, 
wlien eleven years of a;i;e, came to America with 
his parents, the family' settling near Toronto, 
Canada. In 1847 they removed to Wisconsin, and 
after spending four years on a farm in Waukesha 
County, went to Waushara County in 1852, locat- 
ing on a farm in the town of Si)rii)gwater. Thus, 



as a farmer lad, our subject was reared to man- 
hood. He attended the district school, and like a 
dutiful son, assisted his father in the cultivation of 
the home farm until attaining his majority, when 
he started out in life for himself. He was first em- 
ployed in a hotel near Oconomowoc, and also in Mil- 
waukee, until the early spring of 1857, when he 
came to Berlin and formed a partnership with 
Henr3' A. Williams, bis brother-in-law, in the gro- 
cer^' business, buying out the stock of J. D. Husted. 
Thej' soon added other lines of goods, converting 
it into a general store, and the firm of Reese & 
Williams continued business until 1863, when Mr. 
Williams sold out to E. F. Whiting, and the firm 
of Reese & Whiting was formed. That company 
rapidly increased its trade, and in its most pros- 
prosperous years did a business of $125,000. They 
occupied three large store rooms, besides base- 
ments, and continued operations in that line until 
the spring of 1889. when owing to reverses in an 
outside business in which Mr. Reese had largely 
invested, together with other causes, they were 
forced to make an assignment, settling with their 
creditors pro j-ato, according to the assets of the 
business above the liabilities. Having adjusted 
their matters, the firm was dissolved in the fall of 
1889. Mr. Whiting retired, and Mr. Reese has 
since continued in the grocery and crockery busi- 
ness at the old stand. 

In March, 1863, in Berlin, Mr. Reese was united 
in marriage with Miss Matilda Troxell, a native of 
Indiana, and a daughter of A. Y. and Mary A. 
Troxell. They are the parents of one son and five 
daughters — Ella is now the wife of Henry S. Smith, 
of Menasha, Wis.; Adda is the wife of Edward A. 
Benson, of Milwaukee; Belle, Ralph, Daisy and 
Gladys, the younger members of the family, are 
unmarried. 

In politics Mr. Reese is a Republican, and while 
not desirous of holding public ofhce, has served 
four terms as Alderman. He is a Royal Arch 
Mason, belonging to Berlin Lodge No. 38, A. F. 
& A. M., and to Berlin Chapter, No. 18, R. A. M. 
He and his family are members of the Episcopal 
Church. Mr. Reese is an active, energetic busi- 
ness man, and up to within a short time of the re- 
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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 



Reese <fe Whiting was the lending mercantile house 
of Berlin, and the fair dealing and judicious man- 
agement of those gentlemen had won them an al- 
most unlimited credit and the universal confidence 
of all with whom they l>a'' Imsiness relations. Mr. 
Reese starts in anew with the best wishes of many 
(lid friends tint he may soon retrieve his lost 
ground and again he found in the foremost ranks 
of the successful merchants of Berlin. 






,^ HARLRS AUGUSTrS MATHKR. the pio- 
/[^ neer banker of Berlin. Green Lake County. 
^^^' was born in tlie town of Schaghticoke. 
Rensselaer Co., N. Y.. and is a son of Bethel and 
Huldah (Smith) Mnllier. His father was born in 
Torringfonl, Litchfield Co.. Conn., and his mother 
in Amenia, Dutchess Co.. N. Y., and both were de- 
scended from old New England families. The 
former was a descendant of .John Mather, of Low- 
ton. Lancastershire, England, who was born in the 
beginning of the fourteenth century. The family 
was established in liiis country by Rev. Richard 
Mather, grandson of John Mather, who crossed the 
Atlantic and settled in Boston in 1(535. He was the 
father of five sons, who were educated and gradu- 
ated from Harvard College. One of that number. 
Increase Mather, was the first person in this coun- 
try who received the title of D. D. Rev. Richard 
Mather had the honor of being one of the first 
Presidents of Harvard College and w.as the first 
pastor of the old .South Church in Boston, while 
his son, before mentioned, was one of his colleagues 
and together they preached in Boston for fifty 
years. Another member of the family, whose fame 
is world wide, is Cotton Mather, who was a brother 
of Charles Mather, of Torringford. Conn., the 
grandfather of our subject. 

Charles Augustus Mather, whose name heads this 
sketch, is of the ninth generation from John 
Mather, of Lancastershire, England, who is herein 
mention'-d as the progenitor of the family. He 
received liberal educational advant.ages and when 
his school life was completed, engaged in business 
ill Schaghticoke and Troy, N. Y'., until his emigra- 



tion to Wisconsin in the spring of 1856. He settled 
in Berlin, where he has since made his home, and 
shortl)' afterward emliarked in the insurance busi- 
ness, to which he yet devotes his energies, in 
connection with other enterjirises. In 1861 he 
established a private bank in Berlin, conducting it 
alone until 1864, when in company with T. S. Rud- 
dock and others, he organized the First National 
j Bank of Berlin, with a capital of ^50,000. Mr. 
Ruddock was made President, Mr. Mather Cashier, 
and J. F. Heazliti. Teller. The bank was in opera- 
j tion until 1870, when upon the removal of some of 
j the heaviest stock-holders from the city, it was de- 
cided to discontinue it. Mr. Mather then again 
engaged in private banking, being alone in business 
until 1877. when he admitted his nephew. Joseph 
M. Hawley, to partnership under the firm name of 
C. A. Mather & Co.. bankers, since which time the 
business has been conducted by those gentlemen, 
under that style, with marked success. The capi- 
tal is $25,000 and the bank is one of the most rcli- 
liable moneyed institutions in this community. In 
addition to banking, Mr. Mather has continued to 
carry on the insurance business, and is also largely 
interested in real estate, owning in connection with 
residence property considerable marsh land which 
he devotes to the culture of cranberries. 

On the Cth of November, 1878, Mr. Mather was 
united in raarri.nge witli Mrs. A. T. McDonald, 
widow of E. R. McDonald, of Cornwall, Ontario, 
Canada. She has one child by her former marriage, 
a son, Eugene R.. who is now a student of the 
Wisconsin State University. Her maiden name was 
Pares, she being a daughter of the late Thomas 
John Pares, Esq.. formerly of Leicestershire. Eng- 
land. 

Throughout his life, Mr. .Mather has been a great 
admirer of fine horses and manifested his love for 
that stock by purchasing the wonderful pacer, 
"Johnston," the f.astest horse on record in ihe 
world, the time being 2:6^. In 1883 he sold "John- 
ston" to Commodore Kittson, of St. Paul, for 
$20,000. 

Mr. Mather has ever been a liberal supporter of 
all the institutions of Berlin, and Ims done much 
for the upbuilding of the county. He w.as con- 
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uiimentioneci in this sketcli — llie quarries. Not long 
after iiis arrival in Berlin, lie purchased -'The 
Rocks" adjoining the Berlin Cemelery. Snbse 
quently he sold it to tlie Berlin & Monlello Granite 
Connpauy, which is now working it successfully. 
In political sentiment Mr. Matiier was formerly a 
Whig, but at the organization of tlie Republican 
party joined its ranks and has since been one of 
its faitliful supporters. 

Joseph M. Hawley, junior member of the firm of 
Mather & Hawley, bankers of Berlin, deserves 
more especial mention in this volume. He is a na- 
tive of the Em[)ire State, having been born in 
Salem, Washington County, >Jan. 15, IS.iG, and is a 
son of David and Lydia Jane Hawley. He began 
his scliool life in Salem, further pursued his studies 
in the Washington Academy and the schools of 
Springlleld, 111., and completed his education at 
Amherst College, from which he was graduated 
with honor in the class of 1876. He came to Ber- 
lin in November, of that year, and shortly after- 
wards entered into the lianking business, in which 
he is now engaged. 



^SAAC RUSSELL, deceased, was one of the 
I, piominent citizens and honored pioneers of 
/li Marquette County. He was born in Reading, 
Windsor Co., Vt., Aug. 27, 1808, and died at his 
home in the town of Buffalo, in the month of Feb- 
ruary, 1877, respected by all who knew him. There 
are but few of the eaily settlers of Wisconsin left 
to relate the history of the progress and advance- 
ment which was made by them in those early times, 
and it thus becomes the duty .ts well as the pleas- 
ure of the historian to perpetuate their memory'. 
Mr. Russell ever identified himself with such en- 
terprises as were calculated to benefit the public, 
and never refused his aid and support when solici- 
ted for any worthy cause. He remained in his 
native State until attaining his m.ijority and his 
primary education was supi)lemented by a course 
in Reading Academy. When his school life was 
over, he engaged in teaching in the Green Moun- 
tain State, and afterward went to New York, fol- 
lowing the same profession in Rochester and Nunda 



for several years. He came to Wisconsin during 

its Territorial dayt and made his first location in 

I Racine County, whence he removed to Ripon, 

! Fond du Lac County, becoming connected with the 

well known Phalanx community, at that pUu;e. 

It was while a resident of Ripon. that Mr. Rus- 
sell was united in marriage with Mrs. Palmerton, 
the wedding ceremony being performed on the 23d 
of March, 1818. In her maidenhood, Mrs. Russell 
was IMary Anna Clark. She wis born in Gran- 
ville, Washington Co., N. Y., Feb. -28, 1826, and 
when a chilil removed with her parents to Cleve- 
land, Ohio, where her father died in 1840, having 
survived his wife several years. After the death 
of her father, Mrs. Russell and her sister returned 
to her native State, where she remained until 1842, 
when she became a resident of Darien, AValworth 
Co., Wis. In that county, on the 25th of October, 
1843, she became the wife of Sanford Palmerton, 
who died on the 14tli of April of the following 
year. In the fall of 1847, she went to Ripon, 
where she became acquainted with, and married 
Mr. Russell. In theautumn succeeding their mar- 
riage, they came to Marquette County, and settled 
on section 3, in the town of Buffalo, on land which 
Mr. Russell had purchased of the Fox River Com- 
pany. He was a man of great energy and perse- 
verance, and it was not long before his wild land 
was converted into a highly improved farm con- 
taining 240 acres. He was not only a practical 
farmer, but also entertained progressive ideas, and 
in consequence was quite successful in his under- 
takings. His loss was sincerely mourned by .nil 
who knew him, for the community felt that one of 
its best citizens had been tiken away. In his busi- 
ness transactions, his course was marked with the 
strictest honest}' and integrity, and it war often 
said of him that his word was .as good as his bond. 
He was charitable and benevolent, ever ready to 
extend a helping hand, and by his courteous and 
gentlemanly demeanor made friends wherever he 
went. He was liberal and progressive in his vieus 
on religious matters, and politically, was a waini 
advocate of Republican principles. 

He left an adopted d.iughter to sliare with Mrs. 
Russell her great loss. The wife is now living on 
the old homestead left her by her husband, with 



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lier daughter, Mrs. Graham and lier family. Mrs. 
Graham, who was formerly Miss Addie M. Li^wis, 
is the adopted daugliter of Mr. and Mrs. Russell. 
.She was born in Montello. Nov. 14, 1855, and on 
the 29tli of March, 1877, became the wife of James 
H. Graham, whose birtli occurred Nov. 20, 1851. 
Two children grace their union: Frank R. was born 
April 6, 1878. and Gertrude_G., Sept 19, 1880. 
Mr. Graiiam displays much ability in the nianagc- 
mentjof the tine farm wliicii he has now purchased, 
and whiciris situated on section 3, in theJ|town] of 
Buffalo. He ranks among the leading farmers[,of 
the community, and is accounted one of the enter- 
prising citizens as well. Themenilersof his house- 
hold rank high in the social world, and he deserves 
a representation in this volume. 



RA BUTLKR is engaged in farraing]anil slock- 
I raising in the town of Mackford, Green Lake 



County, his homcMieing situated on section 22. 
He h.as resided in Wisconsin during its whole exist- 
ence as a State, and was two years a resident under 
territorial Government. He has therefore been a 
witness of almost its entire growtli and develop- 
ment, and lias been an active particii)ant in the 
changes and progress that have been carried on. 
He was born in Siielhy County, Ind., on the 1st of 
March. 1838, and is a son of William and Eunice 
(Stone) Butler. When he was a lad of eight years, 
the family left their old home and came to Green 
Lake County, where his life has since been passed. 
He was reared to manhood upon his father's farm 
and acquired such education as the schools of that 
early day afforded. The school-house was built of 
logs, the seats were niaJe of slabs, the windows 
were but small apertures in the logs, and an im- 
mense fireplace occupied one end of the building. 
His primary education, however, has been hugely 
supi)leniented by reading and observation, and he 
is now one of the well-informed citizens of the 
community. By experience, he has gained a knowl- 
edge of men and the ways of the world which 
could never have been learned from toxt books. 

Ill the autumn of 1850. Mr. Butler was united 
ill marriage with Miss Alice Westover, daughter of 



Austin and Mary Westover, both of whom wei-e 
natives of the Empire State. Mrs. Butler was born 
in Michigan in 1870, and of her marriage one 
child was born, Eunice, who died in infancy. 

Mr. Buller is one of the leading farmers of the 
town of Mackford, where he owns a fine farm of 
260 acres of land. It is highly cultivated and im- 
proved, and the neat and tasty residence, with its 
entire surroundings, indicates the care and super- 
vision of an industrious and energetic manager. In 
that case appearances are not deceitful, for as such 
his neighbors always speak of him. He has not only 
made for himself and wife a comfortable home, but 
has aided in the upbuilding of the community. He 
shared in the hardships and difficulties so common 
on the frontier, and aided in the development of 
the wild land into beautiful farms. At the time of 
his arrival the Indians were frequent visitors in the 
settlement, but their wigwams have long since been 
rei)laced by palatial residences, and towns and vil- 
lages have grown into cities: the stage coach has 
been superceded by the railroads which cross and 
recross the county, and the telegraph and telephone 
which have been introduced permit one to address 
a message or converse with friends hundreds of 
miles awaj-. Mr. Buller has had the honor of not 
only witnessing the marvelous growth but has also 
been a participant in the noble work, and surely 
deserves a representation in this volume. 

HARLES H. SMITH, a prominent young 
farmer and stock-raiser of Green Lake 
''' Township, (ireen Lake Co., Wis., and a son 
I of Samuel W. and Almei.a (Conable) Smith, was 
I born in the house in which he now livcs,.Iune 1 . 1 8G3, 
; it being situated on section 19. His boyhood days 
were spent on his father's farm, and in the district 
schools he laid the foundation for a higher educa- 
tion. Having acquired a good knowledge of the 
rudimentary branches, he spent two years at the 
Berlin High School, and then took a select course 
in the Commercial College of Oshkosh. When his 
education w.as completed he returned to the farm, 
and soon afterward made choice of a companion 
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his destiny witli that of Miss Nellie, the accom- 
plished daughter of L. J. and Belle (Potter) Br.iy- 
ton. She was born in the village of Marquette, 
Green Lake County, March 24, 1865, and belongs 
to the Episcopal Church. 

The young couple began their domeslic life upon 
the old homestead where Mr. S;nith spent his boy- 
hood da3's. lie is now the owner of 240 acres of 
as fine land as can be found in the county, but 
operates 400 acres. He also raises a high grade of 
stock of all kinds, and since 1885 has dealt con- 
jointly in stock with T. W. Miller, they being the 
most extensive shippers in the county. He has been 
quite successful in both branches of his business 
and is now numbered among the substantial men 
of Green Lake. Socially, he is a member of the 
Masonic Lodge of Markesan. and like all the rest 
of his family is a stanch supporter of the Demo- 
cratic party. lie has passed his entire life in 
the town of Green Lake, has seen most of its 
growth and progress and is numbered among its 
wide-awake and enterprising farmers. Both he and 
his wife are widely known throughout the commu- 
nity and hold a high position in the social world. 



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<^. ARON BROWN, deceased, was born in 
v(sOl Oneida County, N. Y.. in .Tune, 1811. and 

K li was a son of Jon.is Brown. The family 
^ from which our subject is descended was 

founded in America by a Pilgrim of the Mayflower 
in 1620. His mother's maiden name was Bryant, 
and she was a cousin of William CuUen Bryant, one 
of America's most illustrious poets. 

The subject of this sketch, on attaining his ma- 
jority, chose milling as the trade which he wished to 
follow, and in Oneida County was at one time pro- 
prietor of two sawmills and a gristmill, and diil an 
extensive business in that line. He was married in 
his native county, when Miss Lucina Nichols be- 
came his wife, and unto them were born three chil- 
dren, two (laughters and a son — Florence A., the 
eldest, is the wife of A. G. Cary. of Centralia, Wis.; 
James P. N. is engaged in the mnnuf.'ieture of 
pumps in Berlin, and is represented elsewhere in 
this volume: Lillie is the wife of Dr. D. Silliman, 



of Hudson,'jWis. The death of the mother oc- 
curred in Berlin, April 23, 1881. Mr. Brown had 
been married prior to his marriage with Lucina 
Nichols — his first wife having been Miss Hannah 
Osborn, by whom he had one child, who died at 
the age of ten years. 

Mr. Brown removed to Syracuse, N. Y., and in 
that city engaged in the manufacture of printing 
presses and piano plates until 1860, when he came 
to Wisconsin, settling in Kenosha, where he worked 
as a millwright and also engaged in the manufac- 
ture of the New York patent churn. He continued 
to make his home in Kenosha until 1863, when he 
removed to Berlin and bought an interest in a fac- 
toi-y where pumps and water tanks are manufac- 
tured, and where windmills were also sold. His son 
afterward became his partner, and be continued 
business in that line until his death, which occurred 
Sept. 9, 1883. He was well and favorably known in 
militia circles in Central New York. 

Mr. Brown was reared under the auspices of the 
Methodist E()iscopal Church, but after his marriage 
attended the Baptist Church with his wife. In pol- 
itics, he was a Democrat prior to the War of the 
Rebellion, but at that time he allied himself with the 
party of the administration, and until his death re- 
mained a stanch Republican. He was a member of 
Odd Fellows society of Berlin, and was esteemed 
an upright, honorable man, and a worthy citizen, 
whose death proved a sad loss to the couutv and 
his many friends. 

■sides on section 25 in 
Green Lake County, 
farming. His entira 
this community. He 
was born in Berlin Township, A.ug. 8. 1849, and is 
a son of Henry and Harriet (Sharp) Thomas. His 
early life was spent mid play and work in much the 
usual manner of farmer lads and in the district 
schools of the neighborhood he acquired his educa- 
tion. He remained at home until twenty-two years 
of age when he left the parental roof and began life 
for himself. On the 3 1st day of October, 1872. he 
united his destiny with that of Miss Mary A. Smith, 




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a naliveof Watertown, Wis., horn Oct. 12, 184!). 
Her parents, Henry and Jane (Ford) Smith, were 
botii natives of Sussex, England, and in cliiklliood 
came to America, settling in Livingston Countj', , 
N. Y., where they were married. They left the Kast 
and emigrated to Wisconsin during the days of its 
early history, making their home in Berlin, where 
the death of Mr. Smith occurred. His wife is still 
living. They were parents of three children, hut 
one is now deceased. Those who survive are Mag- 
gie, wife of Thomas Saxton; and Mrs. Thomas. 
During the war Mr. Smith served his country for a 
year as a member of Company B. 46th AVisconsin 
Infantry. He was a Republican in politics and his 
wife is a member of the Baptist Church. 

Mr. Thomas has passed his entire married life 
where he now makes his home. His farm com- 
))rises 195 acres of valuable land, higlily im|)roved 
and cultivated and in addition to its improvement 
he devotes considerable attention to the raising of 
fine stock, making a specialty of thoroughbred 
sheep. He also raises a high grade of horses, cattle 
and hogs. He is a practical and progressive farmer, 
and bj- his own exertions has made what he has. 
He is agent for the Berlin Fire Insurance Company 
of Berlin Township, and in politics is a Republican. 

To Mr. and Mrs. Tliom.as was born one child, 
Leta M.. who died Oc.t. 1. 1878, at the age of three 
ye.\rs. This worthy couple are widely known | 
throughout the community in which they reside. I 
Tiieir home is the abode of hospitality and they 
hold a high position in the social world. Respected 
by all who know them, they certainly deserve a 
representation in this volume and it is with pleasure 
that we record their sketch. 

J( AMES WILSON, .Icceased. w:is born Dec. 
: 26, 1826, and died at his home in Berlin 
' Township, Aug. 29, 188G, respected by all 
who knew him. He was for many years a 
prominent citizen of that community and was one 
of tiie representative farmers of the town. He w.as 
of English birth, but when about a year .and a half 
t)i(l was brought by his parents to this country, the 
fimily settling in Oneida County, N. Y., where 



both father and mother lie under the green sod. 
James was reared to manhood upon the old home 
farm where he spent most of his life until his emi- 
gration to the West. For a few years however he 
was captain of a boat on the Erie Canal. In 1856 
he left the East with the hope of bettering his fin- 
ancial condition by a removal to Wisconsin. He 
chose Green Lake County as the scene of his future 
operations and after working .ns a farm hand for a 
few months bought a tract of land, then in a wild 
and unimproved condition. It is llie farm on 
whicli Mrs. Wilson now resides, but is wild no 
longer, having been transforme<l into rich and 
fertile fields by the tireless efforts of Mr. Wilson, 
who was one of the industrious and enterprising 
men of the community. 

Our subject was single when he came to the 
county, but on the 10th day of June 1857, he was 
joined in wedlock with Jliss Susan Spencer, who 
was born near Rome, Oneida Co., N. Y., Jan. 11, 
1835. Her parents we-e Jay and Margaret L. 
(Austin) Spencer, the former a native of Schenec- 
tady, N. Y., born Dec. 3, 1810, the latter a 
native of Rhode Island, born Oct. 13. 1810. Mr. 
Spencer was the eldest of four children and was 
only ten yeais of age when his mother was burned 
to death in their house which was totally destroyed 
bv fire. He became acquainted with Miss Austin, 
who had removed to New York with her parents 
when a child, and in Rome, that State, on the 2d 
day of May, 1830, they were united in marriage. 
He was a blacksmith by trade, but his health pre- 
vented him from following that occupation and he 
engaged in farming. In 1859, accompanied by his 
family, he emigrated to Outagamie County, Wis., 
where his death occurred Aug. 9, 1876. His wife still 
survives him and is a faithful member of the Bap- 
tist Church, as was her husband. They were 
parents of ten children, three sons and seven daugh- 
ters, and with the exception of two all are yet liv- 
ing. 

Mrs. Wilson was reared to womanhood under the 
parental roof, but in 1856 came to Green Lakj 
County to visit her sister. While here she and Mr. 
Wilson became acquainted and he sought her hand 
in marriage. The Wilson and Spencer families had 
known each other in New York, but the young 



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people had never met. Soon after their maniago 
they settled on the farm on section 26 in tlie 
town uf Berlin, where fonr children were born to 
them: Fred J. married Ellen Gardner and has one 
son; Jennie S. is the wife of Marli Tusten; Frank 
A. operates the home farm; and Jessie M., who was 
graduated from the Berlin High School, is a teacher 
of recognized ability in this community. 

Mr. Wilson continued to engage in farming until 
his death, and became one of the prosperous citizens 
of the town. He cast his ballot with and gave his 
influence to the support of the Republican part\' 
but never sought the honors or emoluments of 
public office, preferring to devote his leisure time 
to the enjoyment of the home. His labors were all 
for the interests of his family and he considered no 
sacrifice too great which would enhance their hap- 
piness or promote their interests. In his death the 
county lost a valued citizen, the business world 
a trusted member and his associates an accommo- 
dating friend, but the loss to the family cannot be 
measured. Mrs. Wilson and her children are widely 
known throughout the community and have a large 
circle of friends and acquaintances. 



AMES W. WHITE, a farmer and stock- 
raiser of section 13, Berlin Township, Green 
Lake County, was born in the town of Lee, 



Berkshire Co.. 



April 16, 18.34, and is 



of English descent. His father, James White, Sr.. 
was born in Lincolnshire, England, and there spent 
his boyhood days, but when eighteen years of age 
ran away from home and came to the United 
States, locating in Massachusetts, where he spent 
the greater part of his life. In his youth he learned 
the blacksmith's trade, which business he followed 
for a livelihood. Going to Connecticut, he became 
acquainted with the lady who afterward became his 
wife. Later, he returned to Massachusetts with her, 
but after a few short years she was called to her 
final home, dying in IS.S.S. She loft three children 
— Sarah, who is now the wife of Hiram Baker, 
of Massachusetts; Hannah, who died at the age of 
thirty-two years; and James W. :Mr. White died 
in the prime of life at the age of forty-nine years. 



He was well known in the community where ho 
resided and was highly respected. 

Our subject was only four years old when the 
death of his mother occurred. He remained with 
his father until eleven years of age when he went 
to live with his sister, remaining an inmate of her 
home until 1853. when became to Wisconsin. He 
located in what is now Waushara County, but soon 
afterward came to Green Lake Countj', and turned 
his attention to the occupation to which he had 
been reared — farming. When a young man he de- 
termined to make blacksmithing his life work, but 
after two years spent in that business he was forced 
to abandon it on account of his health. He had 
continued his farming operations in this county 
until the breaking out of the Civil War, when he en- 
tered the service of the government, working as a 
blacksmith in Nashville, Tenn., for eight months. 
At the end of that time he received his dischai'ge 
and returned home. 

On April 26, 1867, Mr. White was united in 
marriage with Mrs. Mary A. Smith, widow of 
Edgar W. Smith, a native of Susquehanna County. 
He was born Sept. 8, 1829, and in his native 
coimty was united in marriage with Mrs. White. 
They came to Green Lake County in 1852, his 
death occurring ten years later. Three children 
were born of that union — D. Etta, who died at the 
age of thirty-three years; De Witt, a farmer of Ft. 
Pierre, Dakota; and Ada, wife of Frank Warren. 
The father of Mrs. White, Joseph Smith, was born 
in Connecticut, Nov. 19, 1791, and wedded Belinda 
Barlram, who was born in the same State, Nov. 24, 
1798. From Connecticut they removed with their 
parents to New York where they were married. On 
leaving the Empire State they became residents of 
Ohio, where the father died in 1867. The mother 
is still living and is now in the ninety-second year 
of her age. In their family were ten children, five 
of whom are yet living, but Mrs. White is the 
only one that makes her home in Wisconsin. 

Our subject and his wife began their domestic 
life upon the farm in P>erlin Township, which still 
continues to be their home, and there was born 
unto them one child— J. Alfred, who married Lula 
Owen, and assists his father in the management of 
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land wilh a neat and tasty residence, good barns i 
and outbuildings, excellent grades of stock and the. j 
latest improved njachinery. As a citizen, he will j 
ingly and promptly discharges his duties aud well 
deserves a representation in this volume. Politic- 
ally, he is a Republican and both he and liis wife 
are members of the Baptist Church. 

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E. PEIRCK, financial manager of the Ger- 
^_ mania Company, a business corporation of 

Germania, resides in that village, and is one 
of its most prominent citizens. He was born on 
the family homestead, in the town of Shields, Mar- 
quette County, and is the only son of Abraham 
and Henrietta (.lones) Peirce. His father was born 
ill Worcester County, Mass., in 1800, and was 
Iwicc married. He wedded a Mrs. Ellis, liy whom 
he had two daughters: Mary A., wife of Col. Joel 
B. Colougli. of Minneapolis. Minn., who served as 
First Assistant Engineer under Gen. Anderson, on 
the North Pacific Road, having charge of the con- 
struction of that road from Miles City to Billings, 
Mont.: Martha, the other daughter, resides with 
her sister, aud has been an invalid for many years. 
The mother of those children was a widow at the 
time of her marriage with Mr. Peirce and by her 
former union also had two daughters: Angelina, 
wife of S. N. Hartell, of Germania, Wis.; and Hat- 
tie, a successful teacher, who died in 1863. 

The year 1S47 witnessed the arrival of Abraham 
Peirce in Wisconsin. He resided in Kenosha for 
tiiree years and in 1850 located in the town of 
Shields. Marquette County, where he engaged in 
farming.entering land adjacent to Lake Menonionee. 
Upon that farm he resiiled until iiis death, which 
occurred in 1853. He w.as a man honored and re- 
spected by all who knew him. and was a prominent 
citizen of the county during its early days. Mis. 
Peirce, the mother of our subject, still survives her 
husband. She was born in Worcester County, 
Mass.. in 1616, and is a daughter of I\Iaj. Jones, 
who w:is a jirorainenl man of his day and one of the 
olfiiials of the militia of the old Bay State. :«rs. 
Peine after the death of her husband returned to 
Massachusetts and was again married, becoming the 



wife of Benjamin Hall, with whom she returned to 
Wisconsin in 1859. Mr. Hall, who is now deceased, 
was practically the founder of the Germania Com- 
pany, one of the extensive business corporations of 
the county, and it was also through his instrument- 
ality that the water power of Germania was 
utilized. 

C. E. Peirce, whose name heads this sketch, was 
born in 1850, in the town of Shields, Marquette 
County, and on the homestead farm the days 
of his boyhood and youth were passed. He was 
twenty years of age when, in the month of Novem- 
ber, 1870. he led to the marriage altar Miss Nettie 
S. Wright, who was a native of Massachusetts, and 
accompanied her parents to Adams County. Wis., 
when about six years of age. Her family are still 
living in that count}'. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Peirce 
have been born four interesting children, two sons 
and two daughters— Paul M.. Ruth D., Mabel H. 
and Howard W.. who are still with their parents. 

Mr. Peirce is one of the prominent and induen- 
tial citizens not only of the village in which he 
makes his home, but of Marquette County as well. 
He is the efficient and trusted manager of the Ger- 
mania Company, having special charge of the mer- 
cantile department. The companj- engages in 
general farming and stock raising, as well as com- 
mercial pursuits. Mr. Peirce leaves nothing undone 
which will advance the interests of the corporation, 
but laliors earnestly for its welfare and has won 
the confidence and high regard of all connected 
with the company. Throughout the community he 
is esteemed by his fellow-citizens as a man of honor 
and worth and his circle of friends and acquaint- 
ances is extensive. 



ERBERT E. FRISBlE.a representative busi- 
jj- ness man of Pine River. Waushara County, 
is a native of Vermont. He was born in 
the town of Georgia. Chittenden County, 
July 12, 1845. and is descended from one of the 
early New England families. His paternal grand- 
father. Ira Frisbie. was born in Connecticut in 1789, 
and died in 1867. He served in the War of 1812, 
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liliood. He married Tirza Ruggles, of Vermont, 
and in tlial State they made tlieir home until death. 
Hollis Jewell, the maternal grandfather of our sub- 
ject, was also a native of Connecticut, where his 
entire life was jjassed. He married Betsy God- 
dard, of that State, who after the death of her hus- 
band, came to Berlin, in 1850. She died in May 
of tlie same year, in the sixt3-sixth year of her age. 
She was a member of the Christian Church. 

Benjamin Franklin Frisbie, father of Herbert, is 
still an honored citizen of Waushara County. He 
was born in Vermont, on the 17tii of March, 1818, 
and by occupation is a carpenter and joiner. The 
date of his emigration to the West, was December. 
1849. He landed atasniall liamletknown as Strong's 
Landing, now the thriving little city of Berlin, 
where he remained a short time. He then pro- 
ceeded to Pine River, and ojiening a shop, fol- 
lowed carpentering for a number of years. He 
took an active part in public affairs in earlier days, 
nnd did much for the upbuilding of town and 
county. He was a partner in the first saw and grist 
mill built at Pine River, and built the first hotel at 
that place. The dimensions of that structure vvas 
7x9, but he afterward erecte<l a more commodious 
hotel, and successfully engaged in that business in 
connection with milling until 1867. He has lived 
a quiet and retired life since 1 883, having in former 
years acquired a competency which now enables 
him to lay aside all care. He is widely known 
throughout the community, where for more than 
fortj' years he has made his home, and by all is 
held in the highest regard. 

Our subject was but a lad of five suniiiiers when 
he accompanied his parents to this county, lie 
was reared among its pioneer scenes, was a witness 
of its growth and advancement, and in its primi- 
tive schools received his education. He remained 
at home until he had attained to mature years, 
when he started out in life for himself. His first 
efforts at earning a livelihood were in the employ 
of Timothy Graves, under whose instruction he did 
carpenter work. He had previously worked to a 
limited extent with his father on a school-house 
being erected in Pine River, but completed his 
trade with the gentleman above mentioned. Later 
he engaged in teaching school. His primary edu- 



cation had been supplemented by courses]"in Pine 
River and the Auroraville Normal School, and in 
the winter of 1863-64, he was employed as teacher 
at Soldier's Mills. The following j'ear he served 
in the same capacity at Pine River. The succeed- 
ing three years of his life were spent in work at the 
carpenter's trade, and in 1869, he was engaged with 
a corps of engineers in surveying for the Chicago, 
Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad in Northern Iowa 
and Southern Minnesota. He spent a portion of 
the autumn of 1870 in Duluth, working at the car- 
penter's trade, and in November of that year 
boarded a steamer at St. Paul, landing at New Or- 
leans, on the 10th of December. While in the 
South he was engaged in the construction of bridges 
for the New Orleans & Houston Railroad Company. 
Mr. Frisbie returned to Pine River in June, 1871, 
and on the 3d of July purchased his father's inter- 
est in the sawmill, in which he successfully carried 
on operations until 1883, when he sold out. The 
following summer he operated his father's farm, 
and in the fall of that year engaged in the furni- 
ture and undertaking business. He now devotes 
the greater part of his attention to dealing in agri- 
cultural implements, and has built up a fine trade 
in that line. He is an enterprising and sagacious 
business man, and an important factor in business 
circles in Pine River. 

On the 24th of October, 1872, Mr. Frisbie was 
united in marriage with Libbie E. Courtney, who 
was born in Walworth County, Feb. 7, 1850, and 
is a daughter of George and Ann (Gale) Courtney, 
both of whom were natives of Devonshire. Eng- 
land. They are now parents of three sons and a 
daughter, but the daughter. Birdie, who was born 
Aug. 4, 1886, died .September 7, of the same year, 
being little more than a month old. Charles I., the 
eldest son, was born May. 14, 1874; Frank G. on 
the 25th of October, 1875; and Fred C, June 29. 
1880. 

In politics, Mr. Frisbie is a Republican. He has 
held a number of public offices, in which lie proved 
himself capable to fill the position, and won the 
commendation of all. He was elected Township 
Clerk in the spring of 1878, serving one year; 
from 1876 until 1884, filled the office of Justice of 
the Peace; and in 1885, was elected Chairman of 



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Leon Township, which position he held four years. 
He is the present W. M. of Pine River Lodge, No. 
207, A. F. dr A. XI., whieii organization he lias 
twice represented i.n the Grand Lodge. He has 
long been a faithful and standi advocate of tem- 
perance principles, and is a member of Pine River 
Lodge, No. 291, I. O. G. T., in wliich lie filled the 
chair of Chief Templar for two successive terms. 
He is not a member of any church, but Mrs. Frisljle 
holds membership in the Congregational Church, 
and they are leading citizens of the county, whom 
all honor and respect for their sterling worth. 



D) 



E. PKTERSUN, who is engaged in mer- 
chandising in Briggsville, where he holds 
the office of Postmaster, has long been a 
resident of Marquette County, and ranks 
high in its business and social circles. He was born 
in Norway, May 6. 1832, and is one of seven chil- 
dren, but only three are now living: John, a 
farmei-, of ^■crnoll County, Wis.; Cornelius, who 
follows the same occupation in Vernon County; 
and P. E., of this sketch. 

Our subject crossed the Atlantic and became a 
resident of America in 1850. when seventeen years 
of age. lie w.is accompanied by his parents and 
on landing the party came direct to Racine, where 
he continued to reside for several years, during 
which time he learned the trade of a carpenter and 
millwright, which occupation he followed in differ- 
ent i)laces until 1857, when he came to Marquette 
County. He chose the village of Briggsville as 
the scene of his future labors, and lias there since 
made his home. In 1861 he was united in marriage 
with Miss Sophia Dill, who was also a native of 
Norw.ay, but traces her paternal ancestry back to 
Holland. Their union has been blessed with seven 
children, five of whom are still living, namely : 
AiKlrew, who resides in Minnesota, engaged in 
buying wheat for the Northern Pacific Elevator 
Ciinip.-iny; Sarah, Miircus, Ella and Inez, who are 
yet with Iheir parents. 

rroinpted l)y patriotic impulses. Mr. Petcrst)n 
rcrpjuded to the call of his adoptcil country and. 



in 1863, enlisted in the 44th Wisconsin Infantry, in 
which he served until the close of the war. He 
participated in all the most important engagements 
of his command and in August, 1865. was honor- 
ably discl-.arged, being mustered out at Paducah, 
Ky. He then relurned to his home and opened a 
wagon shop in Briggsville, but his health f.ailing 
him on account of the hardships endured in the 
army, he was forced to sell out and was variously 
employed until 1887, when he embarked in mer- 
cantile business. He carries a full stock of general 
merchandise ami being familiar with the wants of 
his customers, whom he earnestly desires to please, 
he has been very successful in that enterprise and 
has built up a good tr.i<le. He is honest and fair in 
all his dealings and, treating all alike, has won the 
confidence and good wishes of those with whom he 
has come in contact. Mr. Peterson has also de- 
votetl a portion of his time lo the duties of Assist- 
ant Postmaster, to which office he was appointed 
by William Murphy, who became Postm:istcr under 
President Cleveland. Mr. Peterson, however, is a 
Republican, and feels a deep interest in the suc- 
cess and welfare of that party. He cast his first 
Presidential vote for Abraham Lincoln. He justly 
deserves the high rank wiiich he holds among the 
citizens of Briggsville. and his life of upright- 
ness is well worthy of emulation. His home rela- 
tions are of the most pleasant, and, like her husband, 
Mrs. Peterson is highly esteemed. 

EV. PETER M. IIONEVMAN is the pros- 
ent p:istor of the Catholic Church, of Mon- 
\^Wi tello. He is a native of Irelancl, but in his 
j'outh came to the United Slates, mak- 
ing his home in Rhode Island. He was educated 
at Grand Seminary, in Montreal. Canada, and 
after his or<linati<)n "as a priest he was .issigned to 
the churcii in the town of Poygan, Winnebago 
County. 

Father Manjuttc is said to have done mission- 
ary work in Montello. when making his way down 
the Wisconsin River in .m canoe preparatory to a 
voyage on the Mississijipi. Missionary work was 
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wliite settlers until 1849, and seven j-ears later, in 
1856, 8t. John's Catholic Church was organized, 
and a house of worship was erected on a site se- 
lecterl by the Right Rev. Jolin M. Honnie, Bishop 
of Milwaukee. The first church building was 
ratlier primitive in style, its dimensions being only 
30x.')0 feet, but it was used for twenty years. The 
first resident pastor was the Rev. A. Fagan, who 
assumed charge in 1862, and in 1867 was succeeded 
by the Rev. M. Monahan. The field of labor of those 
priests was very extensive, and they traveled over 
a large tract of territory. In 1871 came tiie Rev. 
James O'Mally, who was followed by the Rev. E. 
DeWitt in August, 1874. The Rev. Jolin Larmer 
assumed the pastorate of the church in 1876, and 
under his supervision the present house of worship 
was erected on almost the exact site of the old 
church. 

Father Larmer continued to discharge the duties 
of the pastorate until October. 1886, vvhen he was 
succeeded by Father Honeyman, who bas since 
been in charge. Many important improvements 
to the church property have been made by Father 
Honeyman. The fine school building was begun by 
him in 1887 and completeil in tlie antunin of 1888, 
and the scliool is now in a flourishing condition, 
having 175 pui)ils. The church building has also 
been renovated and much improved by him; an 
excavation has been made beneath the church and 
a fine steam heating apparatus has been added to 
the building, while the interior has been remodeled 
and beautifully frescoed. In a short time three 
fine altars will take the place of the old one now 
in use. Father Honeyman has also greatly im- 
proved the parsonage and beautified the surround- 
ing grounds. 



L^^iHOMAS Cl'RRAN, who resides on section 
|/^^ 20 in the town of Aurora, Waushara 
^^(' County, is one of the extensive land own- 
ers and representative citizens of the community. 
He was born in Franklin County, N. Y., on the 
13th of February, 1840, and is a son of Patrick 
and Julia (Fenigan) Curran. His father was born 
in Kilkenney, Ireland, in 1798, and the mother in 
1804. Both are still living at a very advan';cd age. 



their home being in Canada, whither thej' emi- 
grated in their childhood, and have now resided 
for many years, though a part of the time since 
their arrival in America they made their home just 
across the St. Lawrence River in New York. They 
were married on the Canada side, however, in 1823, 
and unto them were born twelve children, six of 
whom are now deceased. Those living an; Martin, 
who is married and resides on the old homestead in 
Canada, there caring for his aged parents; James, 
who follows the occupation of farming in Canada; 
Norah, wife of Matthew O'Conner, a resident of 
Steven's Point, Wis.; J. C. who is engaged in the 
lumber business in Rhineland, of which he was the 
first white settler, the date of his location there 
being 1859, and Thomas of this sketch. 

Our subject remained under the parental roof 
until seventeen years of age, when in company 
with his brother J. C, he left home and came to 
Wisconsin, since which time he has made his own 
way in the world. F'or a period of nine years he 
followed the occupation of lumbering from the 
head waters of the Wisconsin River to St. Louis. 
He was twenty-five years of age when on the 8th 
of May, 1865. he led to the marriage altar Miss 
Alice Curran, a native of Canada, who proved a 
true helpmate to him for several years. Iler death 
occurred in 1876, leaving five children, three sons 
and two daughters, Mary L., James H., John P., 
and Robert and Alice, all of these are now de- 
ceased. Mr. Curran was again married in 1878, 
his second union being with Miss Johanna F. Crim- 
mings, who was born in Aurora Township, Wau- 
shara County, and died in June, 1883, leaving two 
little daughters, Annabel and Julia, the latter now 
deceased. On the 10th of September, 1884, Mr. 
Curran wedded Miss Maggie Killian, who was born 
in Waushara County, June 5, 1859. Unto them 
have been born three children, two sons and a 
daughter. Agnes F., Willie T. and Robert E. 

After his marriage Mr. Curran coniinued to en- 
gage in lumbering for a short time, but in 1868, 
turned his attention to farming, purchasing 160 
acres of land on section 20 in the town of Aurora, 
Wausliara County. The entire tract was covered 
with a heavy growth of timber. l)ut with character- 
istic energy he began cle.aring it and it was not long 



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lifforc the eutiie amount was under cultivation. 
To liie original purcliase be has added until 350 
acres are now comprised within the boundaries of 
his farm and much of it is highly cultivated and 
improved. Mr. Curraii is thoroughly familiar with 
all that pert.iins to his chosen occupation, is enter- 
prising and industrious, and has therefore made his 
life a success. 

Both our subject and his wife are merabeis of 
the Catholic Church and the lives which they lead 
are in harmony with their professions. He cast 
his first Presidential vote for Grant, since which 
time he has supported the Republican party. He 
has held all tiie more important offices of public 
trust in the county and ever faithfully performed 
the <luties devolving upon him. He was Chairman 
of the Town Board. Clerk, Side-Supervisor, Deputy 
Sheriff of the county and for eight years was As- 
sessor, his official life covering almost the entire 
period of his residence in the community. Thus 
have we given a brief sketch of the life of one of 
Waushara County's most prominent and representa- 
tive citizens, a man whose honesty and integrity 
liave won him the esteem and respect of all with 
whom he has come in contact. 



ILLIA.M OXKIL. of Wistfifld, is num- 
<1 among the early settlers of the 
county, dating his residence from 1850. 
He h.ts endured all the liardships and trials inci- 
dent to pioneer life, and lias been a witness of the 
great chnngcs which 1 ave taken place since Mar- 
quette County was in its infancy. He has seen its 
wild prairies transformed into beautifid homes and 
farms, has participated in its growth and develop- 
ment, and has ivatched with interest the work of 
transformation which has placed it in its present 
advanced position. To such men a del)t of grati- 
tude is due. for it is no easy task to convert a wild 
and unsettled region into a county whose growth 
has been almost marvelous. It is with great pleas- 
ure that we present his sketch to the readers of the 
Album, for none are more worthy of representation 
in this volume. 

Mr. O'Neil was born in County' Derry. In rmrl, 



Feb. 14. 1826, and is a son of Charles and Jane 
(Blair) O'Neil. who were also natives of the Emer- 
ald Isle. When William was a balie of a year his 
parents crossed the Atlantic to America and settled 
in Clinton County. N. Y.. where the father worked 
at his trade of masonry for a number of years. He 
then settled on a farm which he operated for some 
time, and in 1853 removed with his family to Mar- 
quette County, but two years later became a resi- 
dent of Fond du Lac County. After some years 
spent in agricultural pursuits in that county, hav- 
ing become somewhat advanced in ^eai-s, he retired 
from active life and removed with his wife to the 
city of Fond du Lac, where he was living at the 
time of his death. They were the parents of 
twelve children, six sons and six daughters, all of 
whom are living. In February, 1880, a family re- 
union was held in Rosendale. Fond du Lac County, 
where all twelve of the children were i)resent. 
That assembly was certainly a remarkable one. for 
it is seldom that in so numerous a family all live to 
mature years. In the order of birth they are as 
follows: William. .lohn. Jane. Eliza Ann, Rachel, 
James. Robert. Martha M.. Charles H., Cordelia, 
George and Emogene. The oldest is sixty-two years 
and the yonngest thirty-nine years of age. 

Our subject accompanied his parents in their va- 
rious removals until twent^'-two 3'ears of age, 
when he started out in life for himself, being the 
first of the family to leave home. He came at 
once to R.acine County, that being in September, 
1848. and bogan working as a farm hand by the 
month. Two years later Mr. O'Neil was joined in 
wedlock, on the 7th of February. 1850. with Miss 
Martha Lloyd, daughter of Silas and Martha( Sloses) 
Llo^'d, who were pioneers of Hacine County The 
father w.ns a native of Massachusetts, but when a 
youth went to New York, where he was married, 
and in 1835 removed to Racine. At that time 
there were but three log houses in the now 
flourishing city of Racine. Milwaukee was a mil- 
itary post and Chicago was but a mere hamlei. 
He witnessed much of the growth of the North- 
west. He located 740 acres of land near Rneine 
and improved a large amount of it. He loved the 
excitement and variety of pioneer life, and in l.S."i4 
emigrated to Missouri and from thence to Kansas. 



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where he and bis wife spent their last days. Tiieir 
family consisted of five sons and five daughters, 
eight of whom are living: George. Mary A., Alice, 
barali. Martha. David, Andrew and Aliby Jane. 
Silas, a soldier of the war of the Rebellion, was 
killed in the seige of Atlanta, and Benjamin died 
in infantry. 

Soon after his marriage Mr. O'Neil came to Mar- 
quette County, and settled on a farm on sections 25 
and 36, in the town of Westfield. The land was 
not then surveyed, but he entered it as soon as it 
came into market. Turning his attention to farm- 
ing, it was not long before his land j-ielded bount- 
eous returns for the care and cultivation bestowed 
upon it, and he successfully engaged in agricultural 
pursuits until 1885, when he removed to West- 
field, where he is now living a retired life in the 
enjoyment of the competency which he acquired by 
years of patient toil and perseverance. He still 
owns the old homestead, but has a pleasant and 
beautiful residence in Westfield. wiiich ho erected 
in 1884. 

The family circle of Mr. and Mrs. O'Xeil was 
completed by the birth of seven children, one son 
and six daughters: Mary Jane, widow of Lucius 
Marshall; Charles E.. who occupies the homestead 
farm; Carrie A.: Pearl G.. wife of Frank Schatzka; 
and Lulu K. Two children of the family are de- 
ce.ised: Kliza .\., who died at the age of seven 
years, an<l Ida L., who died when one year old. As 
will have been seen. Mr. and Mrs. O'Xeil are 
among the earliest settlers of Marquette County, 
where they have made their home for forty years, 
and are numbered among its most high!}' esteemed, 
respected citizens. They are both faithful mem- 
bers of the Methodist f^piseopal Church, and have 
lived useful and upright lives. 

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AMES BOWLER, who is engaged in general 
farming on section 8, in the town of Buffalo. 
|ii Marquetce County, is of Irish birth, and 
\^^ emigrated from that country to America in 
1851, with the view of trying his fortune in the 
New AVorld. Two sisters had preceded him. Mary 
and Hannah, and the former is still a resident of 



New York. Hannah has since been called to her 
final rest. On reaching his destination, Mr. Bowler 
made a location in Herkimer County, N. Y., where 
he continued to reside for several j'ears, coming to 
Wisconsin in 1858. Since that time he has made 

j his home in Marquette Count3-, and is one of its 
well known and respected citizens. 

In 1865. Mr. Bowler was united in marriage with 
Miss Bridget Gilroy, wlio died about 1878. She 
was a faithful wife and in the community where 
she made her home was greatl3' esteemed for her 
raan^' excellencies of character. Mr. Bowler was 
again married in 1870. his second union being with 
Miss Mary A. Cotter, a native of New York, born 
in Franklin County, March 30, 1844. Her parents, 
John and Prue (Nagle) Cotter, are still living and 
are residents of the town of Buffalo. Both are na- 
tives of Count}' Cork, Ireland, and emigrating to 
this country, landed at Ft. Covington in May, 
1841. They there made their home for a period 
of eight years, when thej' became residents of 
Canada, and after four year removed to St. Lawrence 
County, N. Y., whence they came to Marquette 
County in 1867. As before stated, they are resi- 
dents of the town of Buffalo and rank among the 
best citizens of the community. Unto them was 
born a family of nine children, five sons and four 
daughters. Patrick, the eldest, is a prominent 
lawyer and leading politician of Pennsylvania; 
Mary, the honored wife of our subject, is the next 
in order of birth : Ellen is the wife of Alonzo Close, 
of Merrill, Wis.; Jolin is a well known lumberman 
living in the same city; Cftherine is the wife of 
Jlr. Button, who resides in Dakota; Prue is the 
widow of James O'Connor, and makes her home in 
Merrill, Wis.; Richard and William areeng.aged in 
the lumber business in Merrill; and Fred, who com- 
pletes the family, is living on the homestead farm, 
and cares for his parents in their declining years. 
Since coming to Marquette Count}', Mr. Bowler 
has followed the occupation of farming, and is the 
owner of 100 acres of valuable land under a high 
state of cultivation. He has made many improve- 
ments upon his farm and in his pleasant home, 
where sociability abounds and hospitality sits en- 

I throned, he and his family are surrounded by all 
the comforts, and many of the luxuries of life. 



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Tliiee children grnce the union of our subject nnd 
his worthy wife, all daughters, namely: Katie, who 
is now eight years of age; Mary, aged seven; and 
Bessie, aged three. In (jolitical sentiment. Mr. 
Bowler is a Democrat. Having made a free choice 
of the party which he wished to support, he accords 
to all others the same privilege. He is liberal in 
his judgment, full of charity, doing right from .1 
sense of duty rather tlian because he believes it to 
be the best policy. He and his wife are members 
of the Catholic Church, and arc living faithful ami 
consistent lives. 



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()M;PII 11.(()01'1:K is the owner of a highly 
cultivated farm of 130 acres on section 4, in 
the town of Manchester. Green Lake County, 
i^^jl/' where he has made his home since 1H46. On 
account of his long residence, if for no other rea- 
son, he would be entitled to a representation in this 
volume, but in connection with being an honored 
pioneer, he ranks among tiie best citizens of the 
community, and is one who has ever nobly done 
his part in the work of progress and transformation 
which has been steadily carried forward since the 
early days. He was born or. the l.")lh of February, 
1833, in Lewis County, N. Y., his parents, Samuel 
and JLiria Cooper, being also natives of the same 
State. Tlieir family numbered nine children, the 
following of whom are living: Koxanna, widow 
of Jesse Pickering, who is nf)w a resident of Iowa; 
Maliala, wifeof Franklin Hall, of Minnesota; Knoch 
B., who is now^ engaged in farming in the same 
State; and Mary, wife of AVilliam .Minnie, who is 
also engaged in agricultural pursuits in Minnesota. 
It is not r'crtninly known what became of James, 
a brother of the family, but he has not been heard 
of since 1863. and is supposed to have been killed 
in the war. 

During the territorial d.iys of Wisconsin the 
Cooper family arrived in Green Lake County. Our 
subject was then a lad of fourteen years, but he 
bore an active part in the development of the farm 
which his father purchased, ilr. Coojier bought a 
Ir.at-t of sixty acres and shortly afterward entered 



eighty acres in what was then the town of Dayton, 
but is now Marquette County. Little can the 
younger generation imagine the conilition of the 
county at that time, nor could the most far-sighted 
pioneer have dreamed of the changes which were 
so soon t » take place. The story of the frontier 
life is one of thrilling interest and we would that 
space permitted us to enter more elaborately into 
details. Much of the lan<l was still in the posses- 
sion of the Government and on manj'. many acres 
not a furrow had been turned. The homes of the 
few white settlers were widely' scattered, the near- 
est neighbors being often miles away. Indian 
wigwams were still seen in the settlement, but 
the red men were friendly and gave little trouble. 
Many a meal was furnished by the deer and other 
wild game which was to be found in abundance, 
and wild animals, such as wolves and bears, were 
still seen in the settlement. The nearest market was 
Milwaukee, whence all supplies were hauled by 
w.agon. Farming implements were of a crude char- 
acter and the task of developing a farm in those 
days was no easy one. Earlj' and late the settlers 
toiled to make for themselves homes and it was 
indeed a lamentable affair if the crops proved a 
failure. The first home of the Cooper family was 
a little log cabin and our subject well remembers 
the diflicuUies which were encountered. The near- 
est mill was at Janesvillo, a distance of ninety 
miles, and during an extremely cold winter it was 
found that the supply of bread-stuffs was exhaus- 
ted. It W.1S impossilile to go that distance in such 
weather and each morning the old coffee-mill was 
taken down, Joseph taking his turn with others to 
grind the corn which furnished their meal. Many 
ve.ars have passed since those times, but it was an 
experience never to be forgotten. One by one the 
inmates of the little home left the old roof tree. 
The brothers and sisters were married and in 1849 
de.tth claimed the mother. She w.as a devoted 
Christian woman, and a faithful member of the 
Baptist Church. She [lassed aw.ay in mid life, 
dying at the age of forty-five years. Her husband, 
however, live<l to the advanced age of eighty 
years, his death occurring in 1874. He was also a 
member of the Baptist Church and one of na- 
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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 



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Amid the wild scenes of frontiei' life Joseph 
Cooper was reared to manhood. He has made 
fiiruiing his life occupation and in the town of 
Greeu Lake resided until 1867, when he reaioved 
to his present home. He tlien owned fort}' acres 
on section 4, but now owns a tract of 130 acres, 
situated on sections 3 and 4, Manchester Township. 
In addition to the operation of his land, which is 
liighly cultivated and improved, he engages in 
stock raising, giving considerable attention to the 
breeding of Clydesdale horses. 

Mr. Cooper was united in marriage with Miss 
Lydia Macauley, a native of Ohio. March 3. 1861. 
and by their union have been born the following 
children. Ellen, the eldest, is now the wife of Edwin 
Cochran, a farmer of Edmunds County, Dak., by 
whom she has one child ; Nora is the wife of Al- 
bert Bradbury, a farmer of the town of Green 
Lake, whose father was one of the first settlers of 
the count}'; Charles H.; Electa, Georgia, Laura 
and Maggie are all at home, while two other mem- 
bers of the family are nvw deceased, viz: Emma 
and Anna. 

For a number of years Mr. Cooper was Chair- 
man of the Town Board of Manchester. In poli- 
tics he is a Republican, having supported that party 
since 1856, when he cast his first ballot for John C. 
Fremont. To such men as our subject the com- 
munity is greatly indebted, for with others he laid 
the foundation for the county's prosperity and 
present advanced position and placed it in the 
front rank of the counties in this vast common- 
wealth. His labors have not been in vain. He is 
honored by all who know him as a pioneer and re- 
spected citizen, and it is with great pleasure lliat 
we record this sketch. 



"-.Tr^iENJAMIN A. ELLIOTT, a general farmer 
jr^v ^^'^ stock-raiser living on section 11, in the 
/^jll town of Plainfield, Waushara County, is a 
^^s=^ native of Maine. He was born June 24, 
1842, and was one of a family of eight children, 
wliose parents, Ezekiel and Nancy (Gray) P^lliott, 
are ako natives of the Pine Tree State. Ezekiel 
Elliott has sijent the greater part of his life in the 



lumber business, but is now engaged in farming in 
Wood County, Wis., where he and his estimable 
wife now reside. Abigail, their eldest child, is now 
the wife of Seth Barton of Amherst, Wis.; Hannah 
is deceased; Benjamin is third in order of birth; 
Joseph makes his home in Towner, N. D. ; 
George has also departed this life; Edgar is a resi- 
dent of Wood County, Wis.; Phcebe and Willie 
are deceased. The parents of this family were re- 
spected citizens of Maine and are higlily esteemed 
by their many friends in Wisconsin. 

Benjamin Elliott, whose name heads this sketch, 
was a very young child when brought by his par- 
ents to the West. He remained in Wood County 
until nine years of age, when in 18.51, he accom- 
panied his father to Waushara County. The 
family settled in the town of Osisis but after a 
year removed to what is now know as the town of 
Pine Grove, where Mr. Elliott, Sr., engaged in 
lumbering. A dense growth of pines covered that 
section of the county and he devoted his energies 
to the above mentioned vocation until 1858, when 
he returned to Wood County. Our subject, how- 
ever, remained in Waushara County. Like a duti- 
ful son he aided his father until seventeen years of 
age, when on Oct. 3, 1861. he responded to the 
country's call for troops, enlisting for three years 
service in Company G, 12th Wisconsin Infantry. 
Going to Madison, he was mustered into the United 
States service on October 31, and then accompanied 
his regiment to Western Missouri and from that 
time until the close of the war gallantly defended 
the old flag. He was first under fire at the battle of 
Lamar, Miss., Nov. 8, 1862. That was followed 
by an engagement at Cold water, April 9, 1863, 
and on the 12th of June, the command settled 
down to the siege of Vicksburg, cajjturing the city 
on the 4th of July. Seven days, from the 10th to 
the 17th of July they besieged Jackson and then cap- 
tured Fts. ^ieauregard and Harrisburg, L-i., on the 
3d of September, 1863. The battle at Baker's 
Creek, Feb. 4, 1864, was followed by the engagement 
at Canton, Miss., on the 29th of Februar}-. The 
term of service having expired, Company G re-en- 
listed in Natchez, Miss., on the 30tli of Januaiv, 
1864, and was granted a furlough of thirty days. 
When the time had expired, it found the members 



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of the company assembled and ready for duty at 
Keiiesaw Mountain, (ia. Mr. Elliott participated 
in all tlie engagements with his regiment from the 
hittle of Kencsaw MonnUiin until the capture of 
Atlanta, and then with his company followed Hood 
on his raid through the Xortli. While foraging for 
something to eat. he was taken prisoner, but by the 
aid f)f an old colored man was enabled to make his es- 
cape. He was placed in a smoke hou?e guarded by 
negroes and there remained until about eleven 
o'clock at night, when an aged black was placed on 
duty. After a little persuasion, he was induced to 
free Mr. Elliott and piloted him through the swamps 
to the roads, where he left him to make his wa}' to 
the Union pickets. Mr. Elliott built a raft and 
started to float across the river, when he was dis- 
covered and shot at by the rebels. Fortunately he 
escaped uninjured and at Icngtii reached the picket 
lines, with his clothes torn nearly off, wet, hungry 
and .almost exhausted. We can imagine with what 
joy it was that he reached a friendly camp Again 
joining his commond, he took part in the celebrated 
March to the Sea. the siege of Savannah and en- 
gagements of lesser importance. He participated 
in the Grand Review at W.asliington, the most mag- 
nificent military pageant ever seen on the face of 
the globe, and was discharged at Louisville, Ky., 
July 13, 1865. A true patriot, he left a comfort- 
able home to meet the dangers and privations of 
warfare, and by his obedience to military rule and 
the promptness displayed in the performance of 
duty, he won the high regard of officers and the ap- 
probation of his country. 

When the war was over Mr. Elliott went to 
Wood County, Wis., where he engaged in lumber- 
ing, logging and farming, until the spring of 1880, 
when he came to Waushara County, and purchased 
the iiomestead owned by his wife's parents, with 
whom he resided until 1884, when he purch.nsed 
his present farm. During his service, while home 
on a furlough, he wedied Marion W. Bentley, the 
ceremony being performed on the 17th of April, 
18G4. They now have a family ol four <liildi(Mi : 
Charles E., Benjamin A.. Edgar E and .bihn \V.. 
all of whom are yet at home. 

Mr. Elliott is a warm advocate of Republic; n 
principles, having supported that party since attain- 



ing bis majority. .Socially he is a member of the 
G. A. R., in which he now holds the office of .)un- 
ior ^■ice-Commander. He has a pleasant home 
situated on section 11, in the town of Plainfield, his 
farm comprising eight}' acres of highly improved 
land, all of which is under cultivation. He keeps 
abreast of the times in all that pertains to agri- 
cultural interests, is vvell informed on the leading 
issues of the day, both political and otherwise, and 
is a worthy and valued citizen. Both Mr. and Mrs. 
Elliott have many friends throughout Waushara 
County and are held in high regard by them. 

|L_^()N. CHARLES F. ROSKIE, one of the 
|irjll leading merchants of Montello. has been 
1^^^ engaged in business in that city since 186G. 
■f^.' and has built up a trade which numbers 
him among the substantial citizens of Marquette 
County. He is a native of Prn^si.-i. having been 
born near. Stettien, March 20. Ksil. His parents 
wore Charles F. and Dorothy ((Jede) Hoskie. He 
began attending school when six years of age and 
at the age of ten came with his parents to America. 
The household consisted of father, mother and 
three children — Wilhclmina. Charles F. and Ferdi- 
nand, but our subject is the onl\- one now living. 
The party landed in New York Cil}' in the sumnipr 
of 1851, and soon carae to the West, locating first 
in Milwaukee, Wis., whence the^' came to JLar- 
quette County, in March, 1852, settling in the 
town of Harris, where Mr. Roskie. Sr., bought 
land. He then turned bis attention to farming, 
meeting with good success in that enterprise. He 
endeared himself to all with whom he became ac- 
quainted by his upright and honorable relations in 
business and social circles. In the spring of 186!», 
he removed to Montello, where his son, Charles F., 
had established himself three years before and there 
he and his wife passed the remainder of their days, 
the former d^'ing in 1874, the latter in 1877. 

Our subject attended the common schools in the 
town of Ibirris and assisteil his father on the farm 
and ollipmiso employed himself as profitably as he 
could during Ihi- earlier years of his manhood. 
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and his conduct praiseworthy is evinced by the 
fact that in 1862, when he liad just attained his 
majority, he was elected Treasurer of the town, a 
responsible office, to which he was re-elected in 
1863. The following year he was the peoples' 
choice for Town Assessor. Thus began an official 
career, which has been a credit to himself and tlie 
people who placed him in that office. In the win- 
ter of 1864, Mr. Roskie enlisted in Company K, 
5-2d Wisconsin Infantry, and served with the rank 
of Corporal until mustered out of the United States 
service after the close of the war. During the ten 
years succeeding the war, he devoted himself al- 
most exclusively to the establishment of a business 
and the I)uilding of a home. Coming to Montello 
in the spring of 1865, he opened a store and en- 
gaged in general merchandising, his brother, Ferdi- 
nand F., being a partner. Their relations contin- 
ued from 1868, until the death of Ferdinand in 
September, 1876. In the spring of 1877, William 
F. Roskie, a cousin, purchased an interest in the 
business and the firm continued operations until 
the winter of 1884, since which time our subject 
has been sole proprietor of a large mercantile 
establishment, whose trade has not only assumed 
extensive proportions but is still constantly- on the 
increase. 

On the 28th of October, 1868, Mr. Roskie was 
united in marriage with Miss Mj'ra A. Brooks, of 
Montello, daughter of AVilliam L. Brooks, who 
died in the Union service during the late war. 
Their union has been blessed with a family of seven 
children — Mary Louise, who became the wife of 
John Krieger, now of Oxford, Wis., in October, 
1887; William Frederick, Charles Rodney, George 
AValter; Gracie, who died in infancy: Gertrude 
Agnes; and Kva, who died in infancy. 

In 1876, Mr. Roskie was again called to public 
life by his election to the office of Treasurer of 
Marquette County, to which he was re-elected in 
1878. In 1880, he was elected to represent his 
district in the Legislature of the State and proved 
an able officer. His views upon every measure of 
public importance were enlightened and liberal, and 
he cast his vote with a (ronscientiousuess that won 
him the respect and admiration of his opponents. 
In 1885, he was elected County Clerk of Mar- 



quette County, and his faithfulness to duty led to 
his re-election in 1886, serving in that office four 
years as he had done in that of County Treasurer. 
Mr. Roskie has always been known as a liberal and 
progressive citizen, ever ready to aid with his ser- 
vices and his means any worthy cause in which the 
public has been interested. It is to such men that 
the West owes its wonderful development within 
the few j'ears since it was considered on the very 
borders of civilization, representing as they do, the 
best order of citizenship in this country. Though 
born under a foreign flag, in every relation which 
he has sustained to the land of his adoption, Mr. 
Roskie has proved the quality of his manhood and 
his sense of obligation to the Government under 
which his rights and privileges are equal to those of 
any other citizen, and under which his native ability 
and integrity of character have enabled him to 
take a position higher than that of a vast majority 
of his fellow-men. In politics he is a Republican. 
He is a friend of education, believing that general 
enlightenment is the underlying principle of popu- 
lar freedom. 

■THOMAS PARSONS, a representative farmer 
of the town of Aurora, Waushara County, 
who resides on section 33. was born in Bed- 
fordshire, England, in 1842, and was the second in 
a family of three children. His parents, Joseph 
and Sarah (Hare) Parsons, were also natives of 
England. The father was a farmer by occupation 
and followed that business in his native land until 
called to his final rest in 1852. His wife still sur- 
vives him and is living in England at the advanced 
age of eighty. two years. William, their eldest son, 
is still living in his native land; Thomas is the 
next in order of birth; and George, the youngest, 
died on the 23d of July, 1885. 

The subject of this sketch passed his early life in 
much the usual manner of farmer lads and in the 
common schools of England acquired his educa- 
tion. He remained in his native land until May, 
1880. when, at the age of thirty-two years, he 
crossed the broad Atlantic to seek a home in the 
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not pause on reaching the shores of this eoiintrj' I 
until he arrived in Berlin, Wis. From friends wlio | 
liad settled in tliis neighborhood he liad received | 
favorable accounts of the country and determined 
to here make his home. He first worked for nearly 
four years for D. Evans. Jr.. in the town of ' 
Aurora, Wau.^liara County, with wiioni iic remained 
uulll arrangements could be made towards i)ro- 
ciiring a farm for himself. 

In the fall of 1883 Mr. Parsons was unite<l in 
marriage with Miss Martha Thomas, daughter of 
Hon. John H. Thomas, whose sketch appears on 
another page of this work, but after about four ; 
years of happy wedded life had passed, the wife i 
was called to her final rest. She died on the 3d 
of December, 1887, leaving a little son, Johnnie, 
aged two weeks. In 1888 Mr. Parsons was again 
married, his second union being with Miss Junietta 
Cleveland, a native of Wisconsin, born in Rush- 
ford Townsliip, Winnebago County, in 1870. They 
have one child, an infant son. 

Although Mr. Parsons has been a resident of 
Waushara County' but a few years, he has made 
many friends among its prominent and represent- 
ative citizens and ranks among the leading farmers 
of the community. He is liberal in his political 
views, but is an enterprising, progressive citizen, 
who gives his support to whatever tends to upbuild 
the county and aid in its progress and prosperity. 



^AMES POUTER NRiHULS BROWN, man- 
Ij ufacturer of pumps and water tanks -it Ber- 
^-^1 lin, and well known throughout Central 
(^^ Wisconsin, was born in Deansville, Oneida 
Co.. N. Y., April 22, 18.")4, and is a son of 
Aaron and Lucina (Nichols) Brown. He went 
with his parents to Syracuse, N. Y., when two 
years of age. and when a lad of six years the fam- 
ily came to Kenosha, Wis. He began his school 
life in Syracuse, further pursued his studies in 
Kenosha and Berlin, and completed his education 
by a course in Bryant iV- Stratton's Business Col- 
lege of Milwaukee. He became a resident of Ber- 
lin in 1863, and when sixteen ^ears of age began 
working with his father in the pump factory. On 



the death of Mr. Brown Sr., our subject succeeded 
to the business and has carried it on successfully 
since. In connection with the manufacture of 
pumps and water tanks, he has recently begun the 
manufacture of windmills and iron pumps. Here- 
pairs pumps and windmills, and lia.s also built up a 
good tr.ide in that line. 

iMr. Brown is a member of the First Baptist 
Church of Berlin and in his social relations is a 
Mason, belonging to Berlin Lodge, No. 38, A. F. 
it A. M. He is a young man whose upright char- 
acter has won him the respect and confidence of 
all with whom he has come in contact. He takes an 
active part in the promotion of religious organiza- 
tions, is a member of the Y. M. C. A., of the Busi- 
ness Men's Association of Berlin, and at this writ- 
ing is President of the Young People's Societj- of 
Christian Endeavor. In political sentiment, Mr. 
Brown is a Republican, and stands high both in 
business and social circles. 

On the 8th of October, 1889. Mr. Brown wedded 
Miss Hannah, daughter of Robert Bo3'le. .See 
sketch of the latter in this volume. 

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kUTHER B. PHEI.P.S. one of the most ex- 
tensive farmers and stock- raisers of Green 
Lake County, Wis., now resides on section 
25, in the town of Green Lake. He is a native of 
the Empire State, having been born in St. Lawrence 
County, June 20. 1818. His parents were David 
and Mary ( Woolbridge) Phelps, the former of Irish 
descent, and the latter of English origin. The 
paternal great-grandfather and the maternal grand- 
father of our subject both served in the Revolu- 
tionary War. The father of our subject was born 
in M.issaclnisetts in 1788, the mother was born 
in 1780. probably in Massachusetts. In the 
latter stale they were married and began their 
domestic life, but afterward removed to St. Law- 
rence County. N. Y., whence they came to 
Green Lake County, Wis. They here spent their 
last d.ays and were laid to rest in the Grand Prairie 
Cemetery. Mr. Fhelps wns a soldier in the War of 
1812, and participated in the famous battle of 
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owing to reverses never succeeded in accumulating 
any great propertj'. In his earlier .years he was a 
Whig, and like many members of that party joined 
the ranks of the Repuliliean party on its formation. 
His death occurred on the 18th of September, 1870, 
Ills wife having died Nov. 16, 1857. 

The subject of tliis sketch was next to the young- 
est son and the eighth child in a family of twelve 
children, composed of six sons and six daughters. 
His early life was passed in the usual routine of 
farm labor, being marked with no event of great 
importance. He received but limited educational 
advantages and at the earlj- age of nine years was 
forced to bcgiu life for himself. He hired out as 
a farm hand and from that time has made bis own 
way in the world. Not content with the limited 
education which he had acquired, he would work 
hard all through the summer in order that he 
might be permitted to attend the district school a 
short time during the winter season. At the age 
of twenty-one, he began learning the carpenter's 
trade at which he worked for about three years. 
Having saved his earnings, he decided to try his 
fortune in the West, and in 1843, followed the 
advice of Horace Greelej'. settling in Washington 
County, Wis., where he purchased a tract of timber 
land, cleared and developed a farm of about 100 
acres. In the year of 1844 he returned to his na- 
tive county and the following year, on the 22d 
of September, further completed his arrangements 
for a home by choosing as a helpmate Miss 
Wealthy Heaton. who was born in St. Lawrence 
County, N. Y., Nov. 24, 1825. The marriage 
(teiemony being completed, he returned with his 
young bride to Washington County, Wis., where 
they made their home until 1853, when they came 
to Green Lake County, settling upon the farm 
where they yet make their home. Mr. Phelps then 
purchased 200 acres of laud, hut to that amount 
he has since added by subsequent purchase until he 
isnowlthe owner of 1,015 acres in this county, 
together with 240 acres in Marathon County, 
320 acres in Minnesota and 160 acres in Iowa. 
His home farm is not only one of the finest in the 
township but one of the finest in the C(junly. The 
entire surroundings indicate the thrift and enter- 
prise of the owner, who may truly be called a self- 



made man. The degree of success to which he has 
attained is indeed wonderful when we take into 
consideration his early disadvantages and the ob- 
stacles which have obstructed his path. Beginning 
life at the tender age of nine years he has steadily 
worked his way upward to a position of wealth and 
affluence. Undaunted bj' the trials which he has 
met, he has pressed forward with indomitable 
courage and energy until reaching the goal for 
which he has so long labored. 

John Heaton, father of M;s. Phelps was born in 
New Hampshire, town of Keene, and ipas married 
to Dolly Willmarth, a native of Addison, Vt. 
Thej^ settled in St. Lawrence County, N. Y., on 
a farm where they spent the balance of their 
lives. He was a soldier In the War of 1812 and 
paiticipated in the battle of Plattsmouth. To them 
were born seven children, viz: Alma, deceased; 
Ira W., resides in Canton, N. Y. ; Wealthy, now Mrs. 
Phelps; Andrew J., deceased; John W., resides in 
St. Louis, Mo. ; George S., resides in Washington ; 
Corrinna, deceased. These latter three are child- 
ren by the second wife whose name was Fanny 
Seeley.of Eopkington, N. Y., also deceased. 

Unto Mr. and Mrs. Phelps have been born six 
children, but two of that number died in child- 
hood. Those yet living are George H., an attor- 
nej' of New York City; Silas W., a farmer of 
Green Lake Township; Alice E. and Edith A. who 
are yet at home. Both parents are members of 
the Universalist Church iw.d in political sentiment 
Mr. Phelps is a Republican, but has never sought 
or desired public preferment, as his time is fullj' 
occupied by his business interests. The family is 
well known throughout the community and holds 
a high position in social circles. 



J'OIIN F.LOWE of Monlello, is numbered 
among- the early settlers of Wisconsin, and 
I ranks among the highly respected citizens of 
I the community in which he has now made 
his home for almost a third of a century. His 
birth occurred on the 24th day of March, 1823, iu 
the Kingdom of Hanover, Germany, and he is one 
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daughters. The father of our subject died when 
John was a mere lad, so upon the mother devolved 
the care and support of her little ones, .(ohn re- 
mained at home until sixteen .years of age and 
worked at various employments by which he might 
earn an honest dollar and assist his widowed 
mother in providing for her family, but at that age 
he entered upon a seafaring life. He embarked 
on board a vessel as cook's boy and for about five 
j'ears followed the sea, but was one of the crew 
when he abandoned tliat life. He visited many 
ports of tlie world and therefore greatly supple- 
mented his early educational advantages which 
were of a very limited character. In the course of 
his travels he had several times landed in the port 
of New York where he had a half brother living, 
who persuaded him to take up his residence in 
America. When he had determined to do so. he 
returned to his old home in Germany and brought 
back with him his eldest sister. For some years he 
continued to reside in New York- City, but after- 
ward went to Buffalo in search of employment, but 
finding nothing to suit him he at last decided to 
accept a situation on a steamer on the Great 
Lakes, where the succeeding four or five years of 
his life were passed. He then determined to de- 
vote, his attention to other pursuits and settled in 
Green Lake County on a farm but afterward be- 
came a resident of Marquette. 

While in Buffalo, Mr. Lowe w.<»s united in mar- 
riage wit'i Miss Rachel A. Crandall, who was born 
in Erie County. N. Y., and with his family he re- 
moved from Marquette to Ceresco, Fond du Lac 
County. During his residence in that village, 
however, he purchased a farm near Marquette and 
returned to the neighborhood of his old home 
where he resided until his removal to Montello 
thirty years ago. He may trul}- be called a self-made 
man, for since the .age of sixteen years he has made 
his own w.ay in the world and even previous to that 
time contributed largelj' to his support, and to some 
extent aided in ])roviding for the wants of the 
other members of the family. Endowed by nature 
with a robust constitution, energ3- and industry, 
he determined to succeed and has steadily worked 
his way upward step hy step until he is now num- 
bered among the substantial citizens of Marquette 



Count}'. He certainly deserves great credit for 
his success and his example of determined energy 
and zeal is truly worthy of emulation. Mr. 
Lowe has a pleasant home in Montello. the abode 
of hospitality, and he is numbered among its re- 
spected and esteemed citizens. It is with pleasure 
that we record this brief sketch of his life, know- 
ing tliat it will he read with interest by his many 
friends. 

Mrs. Lowe's death occurred Feb. 1, 1890. after 
many years of happy wedded life, and her remains 
were interred in Montello Cemetery. 



ILLIAM IRVING SHERWOOD, the effi- 
cient County Treasurer of Green L.ake 
County, Wis., residing in Dartford. was 
born in Fairfield, Herkimer Co., N. Y.. on the 1st 
of August, 1837, and is a son of William C. and 
Sarah (Thompson) Sherwood. For some genera- 
tions past both his paternal and maternal ancestry 
were members of the Empire State. His grandfa- 
ther, Amos Sherwood, was a New York farmer and 
wedded Miss Mary Favill. by whom he had a fam- 
ily of three children : William C. Amos and John 
C. His death occurred in his native Stat« at the 
age of sixty-five years, and his wife died in Green 
Lake County at an adv.anced age. The maternal 
grandfather of our subject. Capt. Silas Thompson, 
also followed the occupation of farming in New 
York. He was confined to his home hy rheumatism 
but possessed splendid business abilities anci not- 
withstanding his physical difliculties accumulated 
wealth. He was united in marriage with a Miss 
Jackson and unto them were born four children, 
one son and three daughters. 

We now come to the inunediate family of Mr. 
.Sherwood. His father was liorn in .Salisbury. Her- 
kimer Co., N. Y., Jan. 5, 1815. and his mother w.as 
born in the same place on the loth of P'ebruary. 
1818. After their marriage Mr. Sherwood engaged 
in farming in his native count}' until 1843, when 
he removed with his family to Penfield, Monroe 
County, there residing until 1848. when accompa- 
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party stopped in Jefferson County, where tlie 
cousins located, but Mr. (Sherwood continued liis 
tnivels until reaching Green Lake County. Pleased 
with the beautiful scene which now greeted his 
eyes, he determined, if possible, to locate a claim in 
this section, and at length entered a tract of land 
which H-as along the hike shore for three quarters 
of a mile. In 1853, his family came to the county 
and he has here made his home since. Mrs. Sher- 
wood died in New York, Dec. 24, 1852, a consistent 
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, leav- 
ing three childien — William I., 'Mary, who died at 
the age of five years and John 1). Mr. Sherwood 
was again married and by his second union had 
one daughter, who is now the wife of Dr. Victor 
Kutchen, with whom he resides most of his time. In 
early life, he was a supporter of the Whig party, 
but now casts his ballot with the Republican party. 
He is a member and an active worker in the Meth- 
odist Episcopal Church, and ranks among the best 
citizens of the community. William C. Sherwood, 
the father of W. I., first came to Green Lake 
County about 1848. in company with his cousin, and 
after looking the country over returned and brought | 
his brother, John C. Sherwood. In 1849 and 1850 
in company with his brother and Anson Dart he 
built the old mill, the first in the place. John C. re ■ 
maiued and took charge of the mill business, while 
Wm. C. spent a part of his time here, and a part at 
his home in the State of New York. After the re- 
moval of Mr. Sherwood's family to this place he 
engaged in farming, they having made a division 
of their property. John C. continued in tlie mill 
business for many years. He was the original pro- 
prietor of "Sherwood Forest," now a popular sum- 
mer resort. Ilis death occurred about 1883. 

The subject of this sketch was reared upon a 
farm and in the district schools began his educa- 
tion. When lie had thoroughly mastered the 
branches there taught, he then entered the Law- 
rence University at Appleton, Wis., where he re- 
mained for three years. At the end of tiiat time, 
he turned his attention to the occupation of farm- 
ing, which he followed for a number of years. On 
the 1st of November, 1859, he led to the marriage 
altar Miss lome C. Taylor, a native of New York, 
who was born at Hannburg, near the city of Buf- 



falo in Jr-nuary, 1838. The J'oung couple began 
their domestic life upon a part of the land first en- 
tered by his father, Mr. Sherwood devoting his at- 
tention to agricultural pursuits. Their union has 
been blessed with six children : Alma, wife of 
George G. Green, of the town of Alto, Fond du 
Lac Count}'; Jessie and Lizzie who died in child- 
hood; William A., Irving and lome. 

Politic;alIy, Mr. Sherwood is a Republican and 
takes an active interest in the success and welfare 
of that party. He has frequently been called upon 
to fill positions of honor and trust, was Side Super- 
visor for several terms and Ciiairman of his town 
one term. He also acted as Deputy County Treas- 
urer for one term and at the present time is serving 
his third term as Treasurer of Green Lake County. 
He IS a faithful officer and one in whom his con- 
stituents place the utmost confidence. Socially, he 
is a member of the Masonic fraternity, being Master 
of Green Lake Lodge, No. 147, A. F. & A. M. 
His wife, a most estimable lady, was a member of 
the Methodist Church and was called to iier last 
rest Nov. 8, 188G. I\Ir. Sherwood is the owner of 
a fine farm of 225 acres, which for half a mile 
borders the lake shore afid is beautifully located. 
He is accounted one of the leading citizens of his 
community and is held in high esteem by all. 



^^j! RTHUR WIESENDER, who is engaged in 
i^Oj farming on section 5, in the town of 
I lil Brooklyn, Green Lake County, is a native 
^^ of Bavaria, Germany. He was born on 

Nov. 26, 1840, and is a son of William and Mar- 
garet (Meyerhoff) Wiesender, both of whom were 
natives of Bavaria, the former born in 1807, the 
latter in 1810. During his early manhood, Wil- 
liam Wiesender served for six years as a soldier in 
the Bavarian Army. He was married in his native 
land, and after the birlh of three children came to 
the United Slates in 1843. By trade, he was 
a manufacturer of woolen and silk goods, and 
after his arriv;il in this country was engaged in 
tliat business for some lime in Buffalo, N. Y., 
whence he removed to Columbus, Ohio, continuinir 
in the same line of business. In 1848, he removed 



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with his family to Oskosh, Wis., wliere he entered 
a tract of land, turning liis attention to agricul- 
tural pursuits. He was without experience in that 
line, and had it not been for the timely assistance 
of his wife his first efforts in that direction would 
have proved a failure. lie, however, soon 
acquired a general knowledge of the business, and 
became one of the prosperous farmers of the com- 
munity. From Oskosh he removed to Wautoma, 
Waushara C'o.,Wis., where he died in 1859. He was 
a Democrat in politics and a Lutheran in religious 
belief. His wife, who still survives him, also holds 
membership in that church. They had a family of 
six children, but only three, one son aud two 
daughters, are now living. 

Our subject is the only surviving male member 
of the family. Owing to the newness of the coun- 
try, he received but limited educational advan- 
tages, and when eighteen years of age began 
working in the lumber regions of this State, rafting 
lumber do'A-n the Mississippi to Missouri. In Feb- 
ruary, 1804, he abandoned that pursuit and offered 
his services lo the country', enlisting as a member 
of Company- C, 9th Wisconsin Regiment. With 
the command he was first'seut to Little Rock, Ark., 
then down the Mississi)pi, and finally eng;iged in 
the pursuit of Kirby Smith into Texas. On liis 
return, he received his discharge in February, 1866. 
When Mr. Weisender had once more reached 
his home, he embarked in farming, in which busi- 
ness he has been engaged continuously since. He 
chose for his companion in life Miss Marj' Grimm, 
the wedding being celebrated .Ian. 23, 18G7. She 
was born in Wurtemburg, Germany, Dec. 15, 1844, 
coming with her parents, Boltus and Rosalie Grimm, 
to America in 1845. They resided in Caledonia 
County, Wis., where Mr. Grimm followed shoe- 
making until his health forced him to abandon tliat 
occupation, and he engaged in farming. He was 
born in 1810, and died at the age of sixty-one 
years, his wife dying in 1875. He liad three chil- 
dren by his first marriage, aud by his second a 
family of ti-n, of whom Mrs. Weiseniler is a mem- 

b.T. 

Our subject and liis wife began their domestic 
life in the town of Herlin. but five years afterward 
s )ld out aud removed to the town of Brooklyn, 



where they now make their home. He is the owner 
of 300 acres of fine land, and by his own efforts, 
ably assisted by his wife, he has acquired liis entire 
possessions. He is now numbered among the pros- 
perous and well-to-do farmeis of the community 
and is one of its leading citizens, 'n political senti- 
ment he is a Republican. 

The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Wiesender, 
four in number, are as follows: Emma M. and 
Rosa U., who are graduates of the Berlin schools, 
and are now successfully engaged in teaching; 
Cara M., a student in the Berlin school; and 
Arthur .1. This family is held in high regard 
wherever known and has manj', many friends. 



*OIIX DALTOX, wiio resides on section 32, 
Y in the town of Kingston, Green Lake 
|| County, is numbered among the pioneers of 
^/' 1849. He was born in Belfast, Ireland, 
Dec. 29, 1817, and is a son of .John and Margaret 
(Christy) Dallon. He was educated in the schools 
of his native city and at the age of fifteen years 
entered Her Majesty's Service as a member of the 
detective force, continuing to act in that position 
for a period of twelve years, when he left the 
army with the determination to try his fortune in 
America. Crossing the broad Atlantic, he landed 
on the shores of this country in 1844. The vessel 
dropped anchor in the harbor of New York and 
for some time he remained in^tliat great Eastern 
metropolis, but in December of the same year 
went to Utica. In the spring of 1845, he engaged 
in business in York Mills, where he remained until 
1849. As before stUed, 1849 was the year of his 
arrival in Green Lake County. In 1848 at New 
Hartford, N. Y., he was united in marriage with 
Miss Janet Blackwood, a native of Scotland. 

In 1848, Mr. Dallon had purchased land in this 
community and with his young bride he now came 
direct to the Territory of Wisconsin, settling on 
section 32 in the town of Kingston. Previous to 
that time not an improvement had been made 
upon his land. Mr. Dalton built his own cabin, it 
being his first work in the carpenter line. The 



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tract of land which he purchased comprised 320 
acres of prairie and it was therefore not so difficult 
lo build upon, but the task at best was an arduous 
one for our subject who was wholly unfitted by 
experience for such work. He would cut round 
and round a tree, watching it each moment to see 
it fall, his carefulness probably owing to his fear 
that it might fall upon him. At length however 
the logs were all prepared but he did not under- 
stand [lutting them together. He could do no less 
than try and his efforts were finally successful. It 
wns one of the happiest moments of his life when 
his cabin was completed. He next built a fire in 
the center of the room but the heat melted the 
sand and be was again forced to fill up the cracks 
to keep out the snows of winter. No windows 
had yet been made and for tiie purpose of letting 
in light he made two apertures In the logs, after 
wliich he hung a door on heavy iron hinges. The 
cabin was now complete aud his next task was to 
construct furniture. He had brought some tools 
with him and from green poles made a bedstead. 
He says it was not a "mahogony finish" but it 
served the purpose. He then chopped a large white 
oak from which lie made a table and also a bench 
on which to sit when partaking of a meal. The 
house was now in readiness for occupancy and Mr. 
Dalton turned his attention to outside work. He 
paid out all his ready money for stock and with a 
yoke of oxen began breaking the wild land and 
preparing it for cultivation. .Some time afterward 
three chairs were added to the household furniture. 
Some friendly neighbors also gave to Mr. IJalton 
a pair of chickens and with these he embarked in 
the poultry business. Such was the primitive 
manner in which our subject and his family lived 
during those early days. In that pioneer cabin 
they made their home for thirly years, but long 
before their removal to their new home they had 
made an addition to it of hewn logs with a pun- 
cheon floor and roof aud bed chambers above. 
When thej' came to Wisconsin, while making the 
trip with teams between Milwaukee and Green Lake 
County, they got stuck in the mud and another 
team had to be procured in order to get them out. 
Thirteen children came to gladden the home of 
our worthy subject and his estimable wife, all born 



in the little log cabin. Previous to their settle- 
ment in this community one other child had been 
born to them. Fllizabeth, whose birth occurred in 
New York, May 1, 1851. One of the greatest 
sorrows of their life was the death of that little 
daughter soon after they had settled in their new 
home, she dying on the 7th of December. 18n4. 
Edward, the second child, who was born Oct. 24, 
1854, is now engaged in farming in Columbia 
County, Wis.; Sarah, born April 4, 1856, is the 
wife of P^phraim Dixon of Waukesha, Wis., where 
both are employed as teachers in the industrial 
school; John, born April 23, 1858, is engaged in 
agricultural pursuits in Marquette County, Wis.; 
William, born March 1, 1860, is also a farmer of 
Columbia County; Janet, born Dec. 17, 1861, is the 
wife of Edward Judd, a farmer of Columbia 
Couiity; Isabel, born Sept. 26, 1863, became the 
wife of George Judd and died Oct. 22, 1885; 
Diantha, born Dec. 2, 1865, died Nov. 25, 1870; 
Robert, born June 1, 1868, Charles, June 22, 1870, 
Mark, Feb. 22, 1873, and Walter, Nov. 12, 1877, 
are at home; Mar_y, born March 8, 1878, died 
March 23, 1883. 

As the familj' increased in numbers and size the 
pioneer home became too small for its accommo- 
dation, and in 1878, a handsome two story resi- 
dence of Milwaukee pressed brick was erected upofi 
the site of the old cabin. The entire family re- 
moved to the new and elegant home prepared for 
them, but one by one the children are leaving tlie 
parental roof for other scenes of labor. They have 
been provided with good educational advantages 
and excellent reading matter, and are now prepared 
for useful and honorable careers. Theii; parents 
provided for them books, magazines, periodicals 
and other sources of pleasure such as would be both 
instructive and interesting, aud may well feel a just 
pride in their children. 

Hy his own honest efforts and the assistance of his 
sons. Mr. Dalton has added to his possessions until 
his farming lands now amount to 524 acres. AVell 
kept fields indicate the thrift and enterprise of the 
owner and the fine improvements which have been 
made thereon testify' to his progressive and enter- 
prising spirit. It has taken years of labor to ac- 
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great which will enhance the happiness and welfare 
of his family'. He and his wife hold an honored 
place among the pioneers of the community. None 
of those who were living in the neighborhood at 
the time of their selllcment are now there found ; 
some have gone West, some Kast, others North or 
South and still others have heen called to that 
land whence no traveler returns. Not many years 
will have passed before this worthy couple will be 
numbered iimong the latter class and it thus be- 
comes the duty as well as the pleasure of the his- 
torian to perpetuate their memory by written 
record. Their upright lives have justly entitled 
them to a representation in this volume. They are 
faithful and consistent members of the Methodist 
p:piscopal Cliurch, have ever been prominent in the 
promotion of the educational and moral interests 
and have been useful members of society. The 
first sermon preached in the neighborhood was de- 
livered through the earnest solicitation of Mr. Dal- 
ton, and he was instrumental in establishing the 
lirst Sunday-school. In political sentiment, he is 
liberal in his views, voting for the man and not 
the party. He has filled various township offices 
of trust and by his open and honest dealing with 
all public affairs h.as won the conlidence of the en- 
tire community. The modesty of Mr. and Mrs. 
Dalton. their purity and lives of Christian en- 
deavor, are well worthy of emulation and they are 
widely and favorably known throughout the 
county. 

J n AMES CALNIN is engaged in general farm- 
j ing on section 21 in the town of Shields, 
I Marquette County, lie is of Irish birth, 
having been born in County Cork, Ireland, 
on the 17th of August, 1815. The family to which 
he belonged numbered twelve children, whose par- 
ents were Charles and Hannah (Murphy) Calnin. 
Seven of the family died before attaining to ma- 
turity and only two ever became residents of 
America. In her native land Mary was joined in 
wedlock with James Reardon and with her husband 
crossed the Atlantic in 18'28, settling in Canada. 
Botli Mr. Reardon and his wife are now dece.ised. 
It was ten years after the arrival of Mrs. Reardon 



in America that our subject determined to make 
his home in the New World. The days of his boy- 
hood and youth were passed in his native land, 
where he was reared to the occupation of farming. 
Having resolved to make America the scene of his 
future operations, he said good-bye to the Emerald 
Isle and sailed for Canada, the home of his sister. 
Later he became a resident of the town of Avon, 
Livingston Co., N. Y., where he was employed as 
a farm hand for four or five years, tluring which 
time he sought the hand of Miss Margaret Aloore 
in marriage and their wedding was celebrated. 
The lad}' was a native of County Donegal, Ireland, 
and in her maidenhood came to America to make 
her home with her brother, John Moore, who is 
now a resident of Michigan, but who was then liv- 
ing near(4eneseo. Livingston Co.. N. Y. Both her 
parents are now deceased. Her father died in his 
native land, but accompanied by three of her chil- 
dren Mrs. Moore came to the LTnited Slates, arriv- 
ing in Geneseo. ^lay 25, 1848, the day that her 
daughter was married. She left Ireland during the 
famine in that country, her devoted children sending 
her money fur the trip in the hope of preventing her 
from having to endure any of the suffering there. 
She has now passed away and lies buried by the 
side of her daugliter, Mrs. Ann Killen, in the cem- 
etery near Avon, N. Y. Two sisters of Mrs. Cal- 
nin are still residents of Livingston County, N. Y. 

Violet, wife of Thomas Boyd; and Jane, wife of 

Randall Kinney. 

Mr. Calnin continued to reside in the Genesee 
Valley until the spring of 1850, when, accompan- 
ied by his wife, he came to Marquette Count}' and 
made a claim of 160 acres of land constituting a 
part of his present farm. His landed possessions 
in Marquette County at the i)resent time aggregate 
nearly 600 acres and he also owns a valuable farm 
of 160 acres in Rice County, Minn. It may truth- 
fully be said that he is a self-made man, for he 
began life without capital save a bright hope of 
the future. Knergy is one of his chief characteris- 
tics and has no doubt been an important factor in 
his success. Like all, he has met with reverses and 
discouragements, but, ever looking on the briglit 
sitie, he pressed steadily forward until he had ac- 
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Willi a pleasant home and surround tliem with nil 
tlio comforts and nian3' of the luxuries of life. 

The union of Mr. and Mrs. C'alnin has been 
blessed with six children, two sons and four daufjh- 
ters, but three have been called home. Jane, the 
eldest, is the wife of Hugh Kain, who is operating 
Mr. Calnin's farm in Minnesota; Joanna is the wife 
of Michael Vaughn, a resident farmer of the town 
of Montello; and James is still under the parental 
roof. Mary, John and Violet M. are numbered 
among the dead. The Calnin houseiiold is noted 
for its hospitality and its members rank high in the 
social world. The father and children are consis- 
tent members of the Catholic Church. The wife 
and mother was reared according to the precepts 
of the Jipiscopal Church. Mr. Calnin has the 
honor of being the first Town Clerk of the town of 
Shields and since settling in the community he has 
been numbered among its representative citizens. 

l|r_^ON. GEORGE DWIGHT WAKING, an 
l^TjWj eminent lawyer of Wisconsin, who, since 
t^^ 1855, has resided in Berlin, was born in 
'^^ Masonville, Delaware Co., N. Y., on the 
14th of October, 1819. His parents were Ephraira 
and Sally (Brown) AVaring. His father was a na- 
tive of Canaan, Fairfield Co., Conn., and was of 
English descent. The family name is said to have 
been originally spelled Warren, and that Gen. 
Warren, who became famous at the battle of Bun- 
ker Hill, is one of its members. The paternal 
grandfather of our subject participated in the War 
of the Revolution, and established the family in 
New York about the beginning of the nineteenth 
century. 

Iilphraim Waring was a soldier of the VYar of 
1812, and was married in Masonville, N. Y., to 
Miss Sarah Brown. They removed to Bainbridge, 
Chenango County, of the same State, when George 
D. was an infant, and there the home circle w.as 
broken by the loss of the wife and mother, who 
died when our subject was but five years of age. 
From that time until his tenth year he was eared 
for by friends of the familj'. He then arranged 
with Avery Farnhara, a fartner and lumberman of 



Masonville, to remain with him until he was of 
age. In 1836 Mr. Waring removed with the Farn- 
ham family to Angola, Steuben Co., Ind., and re- 
mained in their home until attaining his majority. 
His educational advantages were limited to the 
common schools, with the exception of a short 
time spent in a select school; but he was ambitious 
to learn, and studied diligently in his leisure hours 
until, at tlie age of twenty years, he had m.ade 
sufficient preparation to become a teacher, and 
secured a position in Branch County, Mich. After 
teaching one winter he went to Kentucky, where 
he taught both summer and winter for the next 
two years. In the meantime he had formed the 
idea of making the legal profession his life work, 
and returning to Angola, Ind., he entered upon the 
study of law in the office of R. L. Douglas and 
Daniel L. Palmer, and was admitted to the bar in 
Steuben County in 1842. 

Mr. Waring celebrated Independence Day of 
that year by his marriage with Miss Harriet A. 
Hopkins, daughter of Stephen and Betsy Hopkins. 
The lady was a native of Hamilton County. N. Y., 
and two children were born of their union, but 
both died in infanCj'. 

In the fall of 1855 Judge Waring came to Wis- 
consin and settled in Berlin, where he engaged in 
merchandising for two years. He then again 
entered upon the practice of law, which he has 
since pursued with marked success. At first he 
formed a law partnership with Mr. Caruth, who 
was killed in Vineland, N. J., after which he be- 
came associated with John C. Truesdale in business, 
and later was a partner of Judge Ezra Wheelei-, 
who was the representative in Congress from this 
district. Death severed that relation, and Mr. 
Waring then formed a partnership with T. C. Ryan, 
now of the firm of Silverthorn, Ryan, Hurley & 
Jones, of Wausaw, AVis. About 1883 he became 
associated in business with L. Eichstadt, under the 
firm name of AA^aring & Eichstadt, lawyers. That 
connection continued uninterruptedly until the 
death of Mr. Eichstadt, which occurred in Ger- 
many in the winter of 1888-9. In 1886 P. Niskern 
became a member of the firm, and has since con. 
tinned his connection with Judge AVaring, the 
style being now Waring & Niskern, which firm is 



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one of the lea(Ung law firms of llie Third JiKliciul 
District. In addition to iiis law practice Judge 
Waring lias operated quite extensively' in real 
estate, and lias served in many official positions. 
While a resident of Indiana he was elected and 
served two j-ears as Siieriff of Steuben County, 
and on the organization of Berlin as a city, in 
1857, he was chosen its first Mayor, and held the 
office from 1857 to 1860, Inclusive. He served 
two years on the Count}' Board of Supervisors in 
an early day, and during the past two years has 
represented his ward in that body. He has served 
tliree terms as District Attorney, at one time hold- 
ing the office for four consecutive years, and after- 
ward for two years. He was Deputy Provost 
Marshal during the late war, and in 1868 was 
elected to the State Senate, serving as a member of 
that body in the sessions of 1869 and 1870, during 
which time he was Chairman of tlie Judiciary 
Committee and of the Committee on Town and 
County Organizations. 

Judge Waring was a Whig in political sentiment 
in early life, and lias been an active Republican 
since the existence of that party. In religious 
oi)inion he is a Congregationalist, and for twenty- 
years has been Chairman of the Board of Trustees 
of I'nion Church. He has taken an active part in 
promoting the cause of religion, and has aided 
liberally in support of the churches of the city. 

In 1873 the Judge was called upon to mourn the 
lo.ss of his wife, who died in Berlin on the 15th of 
February, of that year. He was again married on 
tlie 11th of June, 1874, to Miss Luzelia, daughter 
of Thomas and Jane White, and a native of Ham- 
mondsport, Steuben Co., N. Y. One child, a son, 
George T., was born to them Aug. 15, 1875. 

Judge Waring, while an earnest Republican, has 
ever been in sympathy with all reasonable efforts 
in behalf of the cause of temperance, and when he 
was elected Mayor of Berlin it was on a temper- 
riiiLC issue. He is a Royal Arch Mason, now 
(temilteil from both Blue Lodge and Chapter. For 
two years prior to Cleveland's administration he 
served as Attorney for tli3 Government for the 
B(jard of Commissioners of the Fox and Wiscun- 
siii River Improvement, ami is now local Attorney 
for the Chicago, Milwaukee ik St. Paul Railroad 



Company, a position he has held several years with 
entire satisfaction to the company. 

Left at a tender age to fight the battle of life, 
unaided by the intluenee of monej- or friends, he 
made the most of his opportunities and studied 
hard, both in and out of school, to fit himself for 
the intellectual profession of the law. Always a 
student and an indefatigable worker, he is well 
versed in the law and ripe in experience of court 
practice. In argu7uont he is strong, clear and 
logical. Positive in his convictions, and tenacious 
in maintaining his ground, step by ste[) he has won 
his way to prominence in his chosen profession 
until he is the acknowledged leader of the bar of 
his own county, and takes rank among the foremost 
lawyers of the State. Temperate in his habits. 
Judge Waring has led a very active and useful life. 
He is of medium height, but strongly built. 
Physically and mentally, he is vigorous and well 
preserved, and is still ready and able to ])ursue the 
arduous career of a successful lawyer wiiii a large 
practice. 

yALTKR GILES MARKHAM, who resides 
on section 20, in the town of Green Lake. 
is numbered among the first settlers of 
(treen Lake County, and is one of its most highly 
esteemed citizens. He was born in Oneida County-, 
N. Y., Oct. ;?0, 1819. and is of English descent. Tra- 
dition traces the ancestry of the family back to four 
brothers of English birth, who left their home across 
the water and settled in the New England .States. 
The grandfallier of our subject, Abijah Mark- 
ham, during his earlier years engaged in farming 
in New Hampshire, but afterward removed to New 
York, locating in a wild and unsettled region of 
that State. He became the father of sixteen chil- 
dren, of whom Walter Markham was the youngest. 
The maternal grandfather, Nathan Clark, and his 
father were both Uevolutionarj- soldiers. He mar- 
ried a Miss Phillips, and seven children were born 
unto tliem. That family also settled in tlie Empire 
.State at an early day. 

Walter Markham. lather of our subject, was 
born in Berkshire County, N. II., on the 4th day of 
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euts to New York, where he was reared to man- 
hood. In Oneida County he became acquainted 
with Miss Lydia Clark, tlie eldest child of ^ Nathan 
CInrk, and the}- were there married. ILiving en- 
gaged in farming in Oneida County- for some time, 
in 1831 Mr. Markham removed with his family to 
Erie County, where his wife died, leaving five 
children, three sons and two daughters. Subse- 
quently he wedded Mrs. Ann (Groff) Markham, 
who lived only a few years, and at her death left 
two children. He vvas then joined in wedlock with 
Uuldah Moulter. and together they removed to 
Wisconsin in 1867, settling in Green Lake Town- 
ship, Green Lake Couiity. Mr. Markham served 
his country as a soldier in the War of 1812, and 
received a land warrant from the Government. 
By occupation he was a farmer, and followed that 
business throughout his entire life. Religiously, 
ho was a Methodist, and politically a Democrat. 
He died in January, 1875, a respected and honoreil 
citizen. 

Walter Giles Markham was the third l'WM born 
of his father's first marriage. In the usual man- 
ner of farmer lads, he was reared to manhood and 
has engaged in agricultural pursuits during almost 
his entire business career. He received an academic 
education, and on the completion of his school 
life he engaged in teaching, following that profes- 
sion through several terms. Believing that the 
West furnished better opportunities for young 
men, and that he could more readily secure a farm 
for himself on its broad prairies, he emigrated to 
Wisconsin in the summer of 1845, reaching Green 
Lake County on the 31st day of August. Shortl}' 
after his arrival he entered the farm on which he 
now resides. It then comprised only eighty acres, 
but it exhausted his means to pay the small price 
asked by the (iovernment. His efforts as a farmer 
have been very successful, however; his financial 
resources increased, and he extended the boundaries 
of his farm, until at one time 428 acres of fine 
land paid tribute to his care and cultivation. De- 
siring to see his children comfortably settled in 
life, he has since given to them portions of his 
land, retaining for himself 180 acres. 

On the 13tli (hiy of December. 1849, Mr. Mark- 
ham was united in marriage with Miss Sarah A. 



Swift, a native of Barre, Orleans Co.. N. Y., horn 
May 14, 1830. Her father. Moses B. Swift, was a 
native of Dutchess County, N. Y., and on reaching 
manhood wedded Miss Fannie Hitchcock, who was 
also born in the Empire State. They began their 
domestic life in Orleans County, where they resided 
until 1846, when they emigrated to Green Lake 
County, Wis., settling near Little Green Lake, 
where they spent the remainder of their lives. He 
was a blacksmith by trade, but followed farming 
after his removal to the AVesl. He took an active 
part in public affairs, and held many offices of 
honor and trust, both in his native State and 
in Wisconsin. He was a soldier in the War of 
1812, and for his services received a land warrant. 
He became one of the most extensive land owners 
in this part of the country, but was very generous 
with his wealth, giving freely for the support of all 
public enterprises, and extending a helping hand 
to the poor and needy. He will long be remem- 
bered for his many acts of kindness and deeds of 
charity, for the recipients of his bounty are many. 
He supported the Whig party in early life, but 
afterwards became a Republican. He died at the 
age of sevent3'-six years, in 1867, and his wife 
departed this life in 1851, when fifty-five years of 
age In their family were eight children, of wlioni 
only two are now living: Elmira L., now Mrs. 
O'Ruark, and Mis. Markham. 

We now return to the history of our subject. 
On his marriage he settled upon the farm which 
has since been his home, and there, by his union 
with Miss Swift, a family of six children were born, 
namely: Fannie Z., now the wife of F. W. Perry; 
Walter B., William E., Charles N., Lydia A., now 
Mrs. J. A. Kiscr, and Frank L. The children re- 
ceived good educational advantages, being thereby 
fitted for the practical duties of life, and have now 
become useful and honored members of society. 
As they left the parental roof the father gave to 
each a portion of the lands which he had acquired, 
thus enabling them to begin life without the 
struggles and hardships which he endured. 

In political sentiment Mr. Markham is a Repub- 
lican. On attaining his majority he ca«t his ballot 
with the Democratic party, later became a Free- 
soiler, and subsequently joined the ranks of the 



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party of which he is now a wann advocate. He 
lias been called upon to fill various official positions. 
A short time after his arrival he was elected Regis- 
ter of Deeds, and he has also held tlie office of Side 
Supervisor for several terms, and was Chairman of 
the Town Board for two terms. Few men have 
been longer residents of the county than he. For 
almost forty-five years he has resided upon the 
farm which is still his home, and has not only been 
a witness of the growth and ()rogress which have 
taken place through all these years, but has been 
an active participant in the rapid changes and 
transformation which have placed the county in 
its present advanced position. When called upon 
to aid in public affairs he has never refused his 
assistance if he believed the enterprise a worth}' 
one. He is known throughout the entire county, 
and no one is more greatly respected than Waller 
(i. ^Inrkhaui, the liunoreil pioneer. 



p^ AMUEL MORSI-:. deceased, was among the 
lionored pioneers of Green Lake Countj% 
and was one of its prominent citizens. He 
was born in Worcester County, M.ass., Aug. 
27, 1808, and is a son of Samuel and Deborah 
(Laughlin) Morse, both of whom were natives 
of Massachusetts. When Samuel w.as but two years 
of age, the death of his father occurred and subse- 
quently his mother became the wife of .lobn Good- 
ell, of Homer, N. Y., with whom he resided until 
the death of his mother, whic^h occurred when he 
was about fifteen years of age. An orphan, with 
no one to whom he miglit look for care and protec- 
tion in that community, he then went to Massachu- 
setts, living among his relatives in the old Bay 
State. Knowing that to his own efforts he must 
look for means of sustenance, he learned the black- 
smith's trade, which he I'oUowed for some years. 
At the age of eighteen, he returned lo Hamilton, 
Madison Co., N. Y., and engaged in blacksmilhing 
until 1846, when he determined to try his fortune 
in the West. Some years previous he was married, 
and with his family lie emigrated to Wisconsin, 
making the journey by way of the Great Lakes to 
Milwaukee, where he piucured a team to transport 



him and his effects to Cottage Grove. Dane 
County. The succeeding three years of his life 
were passed in that locality where he worked at his 
trade. He then came to Green Lake County. 
Small indeed is the resemblance between its condi- 
tion at that time and the present. Not a building 
marked the site of the flourishing little city of 
Princeton, and the entire county was but sparsely 
settled by the white man, tlumgh Indians were still 
found in the neighborhood. In the midst of that 
almost uninhabited region, Mr. Morse entered 160 
acres of Government land and beg'in the develop- 
ment of a home for himself and family. His first 
duly was to provide some means of shelter. He 
built a little log cabin without doors or windows, 
into which the family moved and on its completion 
began the development of his land. About a year 
passed in that manner, but in the meantime emi- 
grants were rapidly settliiig in the surrounding 
country and Princeton began to take form. .Some 
of the citizens of that little village induced Mr. 
Morse to establish a black'smith shop there, which he 
did, selling his farm and removing his family to the 
town. He received a liberal share of the public 
patronage and continued to work at his trade until 
1863, when he purchased 120 acres of partly im- 
proved lanil in the town of Princeton, and again 
turned his attention to farming. Although he met 
with some reverses, success crowned his efforts in 
this direction and at the time of his death he was 
in comfortable circumstances. His farm was well 
kept and its highly cultivated fields and neat and 
orderly surroundings indicated the thrift and en- 
terprise of the owner. He also raised a good grade 
of stock of all kinds and had all the necessary 
barns, outbuildings and other improvements. 

When twenty-one years of age he was united in 
marriage with Mary Lamb, who was a native of 
the Empire State. Her death occurred at Hamil- 
ton. N. Y.. one year after her marriage, leaving an 
infant daughter, Lydia, who grew to womanhood 
and became the wife of Davis Johnson, of Ilamil- 
lou, N. Y., who tlied several years ago. Her death 
occured in 1882. On the 11th of October, 1838, 
at Madison, X. Y.. Mr. Morse led to the marriage 
altar Miss Caroline Ferguson, a native of Madison 
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children. Eugene their rirst born, is now deceased ; 
Elmer is living in Princeton, Wis. ; Ellis is deceased ; 
Emery is now a resident of Nashua, Iowa; Jerome 
isiuRipon; Charles is located in Winfred, Dalf., 
Frank is farming in Princeton; Silas is living on 
the old liomestcad: and Everett is in Milford. 
Iowa. 

Mr. Morse was called to his final rest on the 2 1st 
of August, 1889. Forty years had passed since he 
settled in the county and during that time by hie 
upright life he won the confidence of all with whom 
he came in contact. He shared in the trials and 
hardships of pioneer life but bore all uncomplain- 
ingly for the sake of his family, whom he wished 
to provide with a comfortable home. Industry 
and lionesl}' were marked characteristics of the 
man and were no doubt important factors in his 
success. Mrs. Morse still survives her husband 
and resides with her son Silas who has charge of 
the home farm. Ho resided with his parents until 
the death of his father, since wiiich time he has 
had charge of all business affairs. He was married 
on the l.Tth of May, 1S80, to Frances Countryman 
and their union has been blessed with three chil- 
dren, namely: Madge, Thomas and ^'.ace. 



J J T. ELLERSON, Postm.ister of Wautoma 
I and proprietor of the Waushara Argus, pub- 
' lished in Wautoma, was born in the town of 
' Mt. Pleasant, Racine Co., Wis., in 1855, and 
is a son of C. D. and Thalia (DeSylvia) EUerson, 
both of whom were natives of the KImpire State. 
About the year 1848, they emigrated to Racine 
County, where they made a permanent location. 
The mother is now deceased, but the father still 
resides on the old homestead, where for forty-two 
j'ears he has now followed the occupation of farm- 
ing. To them were born five children, but onlv 
two are now living. 

Our subject was the lliird in order of birth. His 
boyhood days weri! unmarked by any event of 
special importance, his early life being passed in 
the usual manner of farmer lads. In the district 
schools of the neighborhood he obtained the rudi- 
ments of an education, which was supplemented by 



a course of study in the Racine high school, where 
he fitted himself for teaching. He followed that 
calling for a number of terms in Racine County 
and was widely known as a successful educator. 
He first came to Wautoma in 1876, when he en 
tered the employ of Mr. Monroe, then editor of the 
Arc/us, which paper was established in 1859 by D. 
H. Pulcifer & Co., under the name of the Pine 
River Argus. Mr. EUerson had previously worked 
at a case to a limited extent yet had obtained 
slight knowledge of the practical part of printing. 
After three years spent with Mr. Monroe he went 
to Plainfleld, purchasing the plant of the Plainfield 
Times, which he conducted three j'ears. In Aug- 
ust, 1880, he purchased the Argus plant, and in 
1882 removed to Wautoma, since which time he 
has given his personal attention to the publication 
of his paper. The Argus is a scvan column folio 
and a bright newsy sheet, rertei'ling credit on the 
enterprising publisher. 

Mr. EUerson has been twice married. In 1876, 
he was joined in wedlock with Ellen E., daughter 
of O. C. and Lavina Monroe and unto them was 
born one child, a daughter: Millie. The mother 
died in 1883, at the age of twenty-six years, and his 
second marriage was celebrated in 1884. he wed- 
<ling Maud, daughter of 'iilbert and Mary 
Tennant. 

In political sentiment, Mr. EUerson is a Repub- 
lican and has always devoted his best efforts and 
talents to the advancement of the party's interests. 
He was commissioned Postmaster of Wautoma, Oct. 
9, 1889, and on the 9th of November following as- 
sumed charge of the office. The people seem well 
pleased with his administration thus far and in all 
probal)ility their satisfaction will continue to the 
end of his term. Socially, he is a member of Wau- 
toma Lodge, No. 148, A. F. A- A. M. 



IRAM STEDMAN, pioidietor of the Her- 
warehouse and wharves, and of the pas- 
senger steamer "Fashion," was born in Cam- 
bra, N. Y.. July 2, 1838, and is a son of 
Harvey Stedman, whose sketch appears elsewhere 
in this volume. He was a lad of ten years when he 



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accomp.'inie'l hi:* icireiits to Wisconsin, tlie family 
settling at Strong's Landing, wliere he grew to man- 
hood, receiving iiis education in the village scliools. 
About 18.55, he engixgcd .is merchant's clerk with 
A. M. Kimball, at Pine River, in Waushara County, 
with wliom he remained for more than three years, 
when in the fall of 1858, he went to St. Louis. 
After remaining in that city awhile, he went to 
Memphis, and was there when the late War broke 
out. Returning to the North, in August, 1862, he 
offered his services to the Government and enlisted 
as a member of Company D. 32nd Wisconsin In- 
fantry. In the early part of the following year he 
was sent on detached service as chief clerk for Col. 
Hinsdill, chief commissary for Gen.Hurlbut, and at | 
the Colonel's solicitation, he was discharged from 
the service, so th.Ht he, the Colonel, could have the 
benefit of Mr. Sledman's services without fear of 
interrui)tion. Afterward our subjec^t was assigned 
to do duty at New Orleans, at Gen. Candy's head- 
quarters, with Hinsdill, where he continued as 
chief clerk until 1865. In the meantime, Mr. Sted- 
man was married in New Orleans, on the 1 1 ih of 
December. 1864, to Miss Adeline M. Thompson, 
who was born in Savannah. Ga., and is a daughter 
of Samuel W. and Adeline M. (Spicer) Thompson, 
natives of New York. Seven children were born 
of their union, four sons and three daughters. Tlie 
two eldest, Chester H. and Charles D. were born in 
the Crescent City, and the remaining members of 
the family. Mary, in Lanark, Kiltie E., Lula T., 
William S. and Fred T. in Berlin. 

On his return to Berlin in 1869, Mr. Stedman 
began his present business and has continued it 
without interruption since. He deals in all kinds 
of building material, drain tile, wood, coal, plaster 
an<l stucco and is an extensive dealer in salt. The 
business was established by his father in 1850, al- 
most forty years ago. In 1881. Mr. Stedman built 
the passenger sleamer. '-Fashion," for the Oshkosh 
and Berlin trade. The vessel is uinetj- feet long \ 
and twenty feet beam, and has cabin accommodation j 
for fifty passengers, while on excursions will carry 
as many as ."500. It makes d.iily trips between 
Berlin and Oshkosh, leaving the former city in the 
early morning and returning on the evening of the , 
same day. In company with his brother Hollis, ' 



our subject built the steamer, "City of Berlin" in the 
spring of 1889, which is run as a freight and pas- 
senger boat between Green Bay and Portage City. 
She is 120 feet long, and twent^'-six feet beam. 
Both boats were built at Berlin and are doing a 
good business. The last named is frequently used 
in carrying excursion parties ant\ is considered 
ver3' safe and reliable. 

Mr. Stedmau is a Democrat in political senti- 
ment, and while not desirous of public preferment, 
served one term as Alderman and one as Mayor of 
Berlin. His terra as Mayor included tlie years of 
1879-80. Sociall}-, he is a Knight Templar Mason, 
a member of Berlin Lodge, No. 38, A. F. tt A. M.; 
of Berlin Chapter. No. 18, R. .\. M.; and of Berlin 
Commandery. No. 10, K. T. As Mr. Stedman has 
been known in Berlin as boy and man for fort}-- 
one years, twenty of which he has S()ent in active 
business relations with his fellow ciiizens. his stand- 
ing as a business man and citizen is too well known 
to require any comment in I he light of the present, 
but for the benefit of coming generations, to whom 
this work will be authority as to the lives and 
character of the people who settled these counties 
in an early daj-. and who have been prominently 
identified with their varied interests, it is no more 
than just to state that Mr. Stedman is recognized 
as an enterprising, upright and honorable man who 
is actively identified with important loc.*l interests. 
Liberal and public spirited he is always to be de- 
pended upon in all relations of life, both public and 
private, to do what is just and right as his father 
did before him. 



RANK B. WALCOTT, photograi)her of 
Berlin, was born in Ripon, Wis.. March 15, 
1861. and is a son of the Rev. .leremiah W. 
and Caroline (Cooper) Walcott. Ills parents 
were early settlers of Ripon of 1851. His father 
was born in Rhode Island, on the 27th of Novem- 
ber, 1812. and pursued his literary education in 
Dartmouth College, from which he was graduated. 
He then prepared himself for the ministry of the 
Congregational Church, in the Auburn Theological 
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ment of Ripon College, of wliicii lie was President 
several j-cars. His death occurred in the summer 
of 1880. His wife survives him and finds a pleas- 
ant home with her son, Frank, in Berlin. 

Our subject was educated in Ripon College and 
made liis home in his native city until 1880, when 
he came to Berlin and obtained a position in a 
photograph gallery of which he became proprie- 
tor in February, 1884. On the the 19th of May, 
of the year previous, lie was united in marriage 
witii Miss Myra Talbot, the wedding being cele- 
brated in Berlin, in which city the lady was born. 
Her father, H. G. Talbot, is numbered among its 
early settlers. One child graces the union of this 
worthy couple, Helen, who was born in Berlin. 

Mr. Walcott is a Republican in politics and 
feels a deep interest in political affairs. He is pro- 
prietor of the oldest established gallery in the city 
and his work iv.nks foremost among the best 
of modern photographic art. He always aims to 
please his customers regardless of the trouble 
which it causes him and has thus built up an ex- 
cellent trade. 



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'/ILLIAM T. MICHI, an industrious and 
enterprising hardware dealer of Plainfield, 
is a native of this State, his birth having 
occurred in Sheboygan County, on the 30th of 
August, 1859. His parents, Charles and Ida 
(Kaiser) Michi, were natives of (Germany. When 
a j'oung man his father came to America and in 
this country learned the shoemaker's trade. He 
was an extensive boot and shoe dealer of Plymouth, 
Wis. for a number of years, but on account of ill 
health was forced to sell out and devote his atten- 
tion to some pursuit which would cause him to 
live more in the open air. He therefore purchased 
a farm in Sheboygan County and in connection 
with its cultivation engaged in the dairy business 
until his death, which occurred .luly 29, 1872. He 
was widely known throughout the county and was 
one of its respected citizens. His excellent wife 
still survives him and is a resident of Plymouth. 
Although our subject belonged to a family of 



five children, he h.as but one sister iiofv living — 
Ida, who resides with her mother. William received 
his education in the High School of Plymouth and 
remained under the parental roof until sixteen 
years of age, when he began learning the harness- 
maker's trade with his uncle, Robert Scheibe, of 
Plymouth, with whom he remained for six years, 
when he spent one year at working at his trade in 
AVatertown. He then returned to Plymouth and 
purchased the harness shop in which he had learned 
the business, but after about three years came to 
Plainfield, in 1881, and opened a harness-shop on 
Main street in this village. So rapidly did his business 
increase that he had to enlarge his facilities and 
erected a large store building, where he carried on 
operations until May, 1889, when his health no 
longer permitted him to follow that pursuit and in 
1889, he sold out. From that time unti'l August 
he was engaged in selling sewing machines on the 
road, but in the latter month he formed a partner- 
ship in the hardware business with L. S. Walker. 
Although their operations in that line covered only 
a short period of lime they have now an excellent 
trade with fair prospects of a largely incre.ased 
business. The old patrons of Mr. Michi, knowing 
his worth and ability and the honesty and fair 
dealing which has always marked his career, gave 
him their patronage when he embarked in this new 
line and many others have found that it is to their 
interest to patronize him. 

On the 14th of December, 1881, Mr.Michi wedded 
Miss Louise Rosenfeld, of Plymouth, Wis., daugh- 
ters of Robert and Bertha Rosenfeld, and unto 
them were born two children, but one died in 
infancy. The other is an interesting little daugh- 
ter, Ella. Until 1888, our subject supported the 
Democratic party, but in that year joined the ranks 
of the Republican party. He is one of the present 
Trustees of Plainfield. Socially, he is a member of 
the Masonic Lodge of Plainfield, the Royal Arcanum 
of Plymouth and is A'enerable Counsel of the 
Modern Woodmen of Plainfield. He was a charter 
member of the Royal Arcanum and its first Warden, 
which position he held until elected Treasurer. 
He did not fill the latter office on account of his 
removal from the city. He was also a member and 
Secretary and Treasurer of the Gymnasium Soci- 



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etj- of Plyrnoutli. He an<l his wife are members 
of the Congregational Church and by their up- 
right lives have made many warm friends througli- 
ont this community. 

p^ODFRKY SCHAAL. hardware dealer of 
Princeton, is numbered among the enter 
prising and successful business men of that 
city. He was born in (iermany, June 18. 1841. 
and is a son of Frederick and VVillhelmine (Franke) 
Schaal, who were also natives of the same country. 
During the earlier days of his manhood. Frederick 
Schaal engaged in blacksmithing in the Fatherland, 
continuing that business until 1848, when with his 
family he emigrated to America. His first location 
was Mayville, Dodge Co., Wis., where he resumed 
his old trade, carrying on the same until his death, 
which occurred in 1851, only three years after his 
arrival in this country. Three months previous 
liis wife had been called home and they who had 
traveled life's journey so many years together, were 
laid side by side in the city of the dead. Their 
children, twelve in number, were as follows: Char- 
lotte, wife of Gotleib Albert, a resident of May 
viile. Dodge County; Ferdinand, who is living in 
Oconto, Wis. ; Louisa, wife of Adam Tillman, of 
Mayville; Minnie, now deceased; Mary, wife of 
August Johns, a resident of Algona. Iowa; Emilie, 
wife of F. T. \ahr, of Princeton; (Godfrey, of this 
sketch; William, deceased; Augusta, widow of 
Henry Smith, now living in Madison; Bertha, 
whose home is in Dakota; Ernst, who is located in 
Oconto, Wis.; and Lena, the youngest, who was 
born after the arrival of the family in Americji, 
but died in infancy. Frederick Schaal is numbered 
among the pioneer settlers of Dodge County, and 
though his residence in that community was of .short 
duration he is still remembered by many early 
settlers. He and his wife were earnest Christian 
people who daily endeavored to do their duty as 
the}' saw it and were respected by all. 

He whose name heads this sketch has been a resi- 
dent of Wisconsin since his early boyhood days 
and in the common schools acquired his education. 
The death of his parents occurred when he was 



but ten years of age. He was then thrown upon 
his own 'resources. The world indeed seemed dark, 
for without the comfort and council of father or 
mother he was left to meet the hardships and diffi- 
culties which fall to the poor man's lot. At that 
tender age he engaged to work as a farm hand near 
Hustisford, Dodge County, remaining with his first 
employer for two years, after which he obtained a 
similar position with a farmer near Watertown. At 
the end of three years he returned to Mayville, 
obtaining a position with a farmer near that place, 
with whom he remained but seven months, when 
he was taken sick. He went to the home of his 
brother-in-law, that he might receive the care and 
attendance of his sister who ministered to him 
until he had sulliciently recovered to again engage 
in business. He now determined to devote his at- 
tention to other than agricultural pursuits and for 
three years worked as an apprentice to the wagon- 
maker's trade in the shopof Adam Tillman, another 
brother-in-law. after which he went to Berlin. Wis., 
with the hope of securing employment, but was 
unsuccessful. He then visited Beaver Dam, 
Waupun and Ripou, then continued on his way to 
Ceresco, where he was promised a permanent posi- 
tion should the man who had previously been en- 
gaged fail to put in an appearance. He began 
working by the piece but after a week the other 
parly arrived and he was thus thrown out of em- 
ployment. Forced to seek work elsewhere he 
started for Princeton. He had earned $10 as his 
week's wages but as he had no prospect of soon 
securing employment he decided to walk the dis- 
tance between Ceresco and Princeton in order to 
save stage fare. He had previously met with 
many disappointments but now his search was soon 
rewarded by a good position with August ThicI, 
with whom he remained three 3ears. In the mean- 
time he received *93 from his father's estate which 
sum he invested in a pair of colts. This was his 
first purchase of any importance, but from that 
time his affairs were in a more prosperous condition 
and step by step he has worked his way upw.ird 
until he has now a comfortable competence, his 
income being such as to enable him to enjoy the 
j comforts and many of the luxuries of life. 
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frey Schaal formed a partnership witli his brotlier- 
in-Iaw, F. T. Yahr, in tiie wagon manufacturing, 
the latter doing the iron worif, while our subject 
had charge of the wood work, but after a short 
time that connection was discontinued, Mr. Schaal 
selling liis interest to his partner. He then went 
to Leavenworth, Kan., where for two years lie en- 
gaged as salesman in the boot and shoe store of 
Henry Smith, husband of another sister. At the 
end of that time Mr. Smith sold out and removed 
to New York, wiiere he engaged in the fur busi- 
ness, taking his clerk with him. Mr. Schaal re- 
mained in the Eastern metropolis for two years 
and then came to Mayville, Wis., when he entered 
into business relations as a partner with Kroesing 
ife Kloeden, also his brothers-in-law, tiie firm carry- 
ing on a hardware store, a brewery and also 
engaging in agricultural pursuits. Six years of 
prosperity followed, and at the end of that time he 
sold his interest and came to Princeton, where lie 
has since made his home. That was in 1874, and 
the same year he engaged in the hardware business 
with F. T. Yahr as partner, that connection con- 
tinuing for seven years. He then again sold out 
and began the erection of a large storeroom, 26x86 
feet, constructed especially for hardware, since 
which time he has there carried on operations. 
.S_ystematic and methodical, carefully attending to 
all details, straightforward and upright, he has se- 
cured a reputation as one of the leading merchants 
of the community and well deserves the success 
w'.iich has been his. Few men, similarly situated, 
would have pressed forward with such persever- 
ance and energy, but those characteristics so essen- 
tial to success were his and he used them to tiie 
best advantage. 

Mrs. Schaal, wife of our siilijeet. was in her 
maidenhood. Miss Augusta Kroesing. Slie was 
married Feb. 23, 1867. Her parents, Carl and 
Johanna ( Franke) Kroesing, came to America in 
18.50. locating in Mayville. where the death of the 
father occurred in February, 1888. His excellent 
wife is still living in that cit^' with her eldest 
daughter and with them also resides the mother of 
Mrs. Kroesing who is now ninety-seven years of 
age. The family circle of the worthy couple of 
whom we write numbered eight children, but tlirei; 



liave since been called home. Those who still 
survive are Robert, who was born Sept. 15, 1871; 
Laura, born April 3, 1875; Waleska, born Oct. 3, 
1879; Otto, born Sept. 3, 1882; and Ernst, born 
Jan. 17, 1884. Mr. Schaal intends providing his 
ciiildren with such educational advantages as will 
ably fit them for the duties of life. His eldest son, 
Robert, has already been graduated from the High 
School of Princeton. In political sentiment he is 
a Democrat and in his social relations is an Odd 
Fellow, holding membership in Princeton Lodge, 
No. 51, I. O. O. F. 



-^1 HARLES HAMILTON, of Plainfield. is one 
li m ^^ ^''^ early settlers of Waushara Count3', 
''^^[^ and a pioneer of Wisconsin, having settled 
within its borders in 1837, many years before its 
admission as a State. He is a native of Tompkins 
County, N. Y., horn Sept. 26, 1812. His father, 
Nathaniel Hamilton, who was born in New Jersey, 
was taken by his parents when a child to Pennsyl- 
vania, and became a resident of Northumberland 
County. He learned the trade of a carpenter in 
Wilkesbarre, the Keystone State, and in 1800, 
when a young man of twenty-four years, went with 
his parents to Tompkins County, N. Y., the family 
being numbered among its early pioneers. In 
1881, at a meeting of the Old Settlers' Club, of 
Tompkins County, held in Ithaca, there were 
present from the town of Lansing, three members 
of the Hamilton family who had been residents of 
the town for seventy years or more. They wsre 
John Wesley Hamilton and Mrs. Susan Benham, a 
brother and sister of our subject, and his aunt, Mrs. 
Calista Hamilton. There were at that meeting IGS) 
persons present who had been residents of the town 
of Lansing for seventy years, their ages ranging 
from seventy to ninety-six years. 

Thomas Hamilton was twice married. By his 
first union he became the father of four sons and a 
daughter, all of whom lived to advanced ages but 
have now passed away. They were James, Hannah, 
Nathaniel. Jonathan and John. By his second 
marriage there were five sons and a daughter — 
David, Andrew, Sarah, Robert and William, twins, 



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and Tliomns. The last namerl who was a promi- 
nent physician, died in Roclicster, N. Y., in 1887, 
and was the last survivor of his generation of the 
Hamilton family. 

Nathaniel Hamilton, the father of our subject, 
was also twice married. His first wife was Elizabeth 
Moore, a native of New .Jersey, and l)y their union 
were born six children, three sons and three daugh- 
ters, but only two are now living — Mrs. Clarissa 
Kelsey, of Tompkins County, N. Y.; and Charles, 
of this sketch, who was fifth in order of birth. 
David, Susan, John W. and Sarali are deceased. 
The second wife of Nathaniel Hamilton was Frances 
Dolph, who became the mother of six childen — 
Lydia O., Minerva, Fidelia, Joan, Jane and Dana 
F. The last three are deceased. The father died 
at the age of eighty-six 3'ears. Flis first wife died 
in 1820, at the age of forty-five years, and liis 
second wife died in Berlin at the age of seventy-six 
years. 

Charles Hamilton, whose name heads this notice 
was reared to the occupation of farming and his 
education was obtained in his native town. The 
family were all well educated and most of them 
became teachers. Our subject was the first to come 
to the Territory of Wisconsin, the date of his ar- 
rival being 1837. He landed at Milwaukee on the 
lOlh of June, when that city numbered but 100 
inhabitants while many of them were but transient 
residents. He there remained about two months 
in order to dispose of a quantity of ready m.ade 
dotiiing which he had brought with him. In .\u- 
gust. of the same year, in company with Levi P. 
Johnson and Dr. Drewer, he purchased what was 
known as a Hoosier outfit, consisting of a wagon, 
fo\ir yoke of cattle and cooking utensils and started 
for Whitewater Prairie, in Walworth County. He 
owned a lialf interest in the outfit, the other gen- 
tlemen owning each a quarter interest. The Doc- 
tor accompanied him to Walworth County but did 
not become a permanent settler. Mr. Hamilton 
made a claim of 320 acres which he soon afterward 
sold to his partners and made a claim in the town 
of Richmond, which he purchased in 183!». when 
the land came into market. On that land he 
settled, making it his home until IS.'iO, when 
he cftme to Waushara County. Mr. Ilnniillon liuili 



the first house in tlie town of Whitewater. It was 
a log structure and erected in tlie fall of 1837 on 
his first claim. Here he kept bachelors hall and 
his nearest neighbor at the time was a Mr. Finch, 
who lived six miles distant. There were then but 
few settlers in Walworth County, but he occasion- 
ally entertained a lielated traveler 'and gladly ex- 
tended to him such hospitality as he was able. In 
the fall of 1839, he entertained Gov. Henry Dodge 
who was en route from Milwaukee to Madison on 
liorse back and reached the humble abode of .Mr. 
Hamilton just at nightfall, so he begged shelter for 
the night and was entert'iined in generous. fr(jn- 
tier style, partaking of tlie meals with much relish 
that his host prepired for him and sharing willi 
him his couch. 

Mr. Hamilton assisted in organizing Walworth 
County, and was a member of the convention that 
located the county seat. In 1838 he returned to 
the State of New York and brought back the first 
threshing machine ever used in Wisconsin and he 
did the first job of threshing for George O. Tif- 
fany, near Milwaukee. He did the greater part of 
the threshing in the south part of the State for sev- 
eral years. 

On the 20th of June, 1839. Mr. Hamilton was 
married near Belvidere, 111., to Miss Annie A. 
Shattuck, who was born in Mentor, Ohio, in 1819. 
and when about fifteen years of age went with her 
parents to Illinois. In 1849, Mr. Hamilton sold his 
farm in Walworth County, and the following year 
settled in Waushara County. His nearest market 
at that time was Milwaukee, fift^- miles distant, and 
the improvement on the Fox River had then begun 
which promised an en»y access to market, so he de- 
cided to settle near that medium of communication. 
He accordingly removed his family to Berlin and 
spent some time in looking around for a location, 
but he found tli;it the land on Fox River had so 
increased in |)iicc, owing to the above mentioned 
improvement, that his means were too limited to 
purchase as mucii land as he desired and he (inally 
decided to settle where he now lives. Accordingly 
he entered 160 acres of land on section 12. in the 
town of Plainfield. which comprised about one-half 
of the village plalof Plainlield. A number of years 
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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 



called Ilamilton's Addition and tlio whole of his 
farm is now within the eoipoiation. Mr. Hamil 
ton's general business has been fanning, Init he has 
also devoted some attention to other interests. In < 
1860, in company with Frederick A. .Tewett, lie 
|)urchased what was known as the Beekwith Mill, 
and also 320 acres of pine land in its immediate 
vicinity. They operated that mill foi' seven years i 
when Mr. Hamilton disposed of his interest in the i 
property to his partner except 160 acres of the 
land which he still retains. For a number of years 
past, in connection with his farming interests, he 
has been engaged in the selling of farm ma 
chinery. 

In March. 1870. Mr. Hamilton was bereft of his 
wife by death, and in 1871 married Mrs. Julia P. 
C'asler. He h.ad seven children by his first marriage, 
five of whom are living, namely: Mrs. Adeline 
Chester, Alfred D., who resides in the town of 
Ilancotk; Perkins C, a resident of the same town; j 
Edwin M., of Plainficld; Frank S., of Monoequa, ' 
Wis.; Lvdia and Laura, died at the ages of four 
and a half years. 

As has been seen Mr. Hamilton is not only one ! 
of the early settlers of Waushara County, but is 
also a pioneer of Wisconsin, having arrived in the 
Territory fifty-three years ago. Few men have 
witnessed more of its changes. He has seen it trans- 
formed from an almost primeval condition as but 
few white settlements had then been made within ' 
her borders, to a condition of wealth and civiliza- 
tion that places her high in the list of the sister- 
hood of States. He is wiilely known throughout 
central Wisconsin and is an esteemed and respected 
citizen of Plainfield, who has ever been promi- 
nently connected with the development and pio- 
gress of Waushara County. In politics he affiliates 
with the Republican party, and frequently officiates 
as a delegate in its conventions, being strongly at- 
tached to the principles of the party. He cast his 
first Presidential vote for Gen. Andrew .lackson, 
voted for William Henry Harrison in 1840, and for 
his grandson in 1888. He has voted for ever_v Re- 
publican candidate for President except Gen. Fre- 
mont in 1856, when he "paired" with a Democrat 
as lie was necessarily absent from home when the 
election took place, ] 



In religious conviction, Mr. Hamilton is a Meth- 
odist, but is not identified as a member with any 
religious body. He is liberal in the support of 
church and schools and of everj' enterprise which 
tends to promote the moral an(1 religious growth 
of the community in which he lives. 



/^i^\ '^^"UEL W. BUTE, Esv.. who is practi- 
I \\\ '■'''•^^y living a retired life, on section 5, in 
h 11: the town of Hancock, is an honored pio- 
^ neer and prominent citizen of Waushara 

County, and is also well and favorably known 
throughout the .State. The active part which he 
has taken in the upbuilding and advancement of 
the county's interests, and his untiring labors in 
her behalf, deserve recognition in this volume, and 
it is with pleasure that we record his sketch. 

Mr. Bute was born in New York, Dec. 5, 1815, 
and is a son of Lewis H. and Elizabeth (Smith) 
Bute, both of wliom were natives of the Empire 
State. The father, however, traces his ancestry' 
back to France, and the mother is of English de- 
scent. Lewis Bute made farming his life occupa- 
tion, and was thus employed in Lake County, 111., 
at the time of his death. He received a sun-stroke, 
and was but recovering from its effects when he 
was taken with diptheria, whieli disease terminated 
his life in 1869. His remains were laid to rest in 
the cemetery of Jackson, 111. His wife died in 
1846. They were the parents of nine children, six 
of whom are yet living: Lewis H., of Barrington, 
III.: Eli M., of S. Dak.; Barney F., of San Jose, 
Cal. ; Manuel AV., of this sketch; Samantha, wife 
of Benjamin Felter, of Lake County, IH.; and 
Catherine, wife of Addison Wood, of Grundy 
County, III. After the death of the mother of 
these children, Mr. Bute married Mrs. Dosha 
White, who lived but a few years, dying without 
issue. His third wife was Mrs. Lucy Blandon, 
who is now living in Gage County, Neb. They 
had twy children — Evr and Milton — who reside in 
the same county. Lewis Bute's grandfather was ;i 
native of France, where he was reared and educated 
to the profession of a physician and surgeon. He 
came to America a few years after the Revolution- 



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ar^' War, and settled in Schoharie Count}-, N. Y.. 
where he practiced his profession until the time of 
his death, wiiich occurred in middle life from a fit 
of apoplexy. Our suliject's g-randmother on the 
paternal side, Sarah Hasard, was a native of Rhode 
Island, de-^cended from English ancestors. His 
grandfather on the maternal side was Whitehead 
Smith, and he was born on Long Island. He was 
taken prisoner by the British when seventeen years 
of age and put on board a man-of-war, where he 
served seven years as cabin-boy. After the close 
of the war he remained in England seven years, 
when he married Abigail Heifard and then returned 
to his native country. After the death of his first 
wife he married a Miss Mackic, who was of Scotch 
or Irish extraction. 

Manuel W. Bute attended the common schools 
in his boyhood days, and then .assisted his father 
in the cultivation of the farm and aided in the sup- 
|)Oi-t of the famih' until twenty-six years of age, 
when he began the study of law. Although he 
mastered the profession, he never eng.iged in prac- 
tice to any extent. On leaving dome he married 
Ruth A. .Jillson, the wedding taking place Dec. 15, 
1841. After his marriage, Mr. Bute engaged in 
farming until thirty years of age. when he removed 
with his family to Wyoming Countj'. N. Y., where 
for seven years he continued operations as a shoe- 
dealer. Selling out. lie started for tlie West in 
1854, his destination being Lake County. 111., where 
he purchased a farm, but after a year sold out and 
returned to Wyoming County. N. Y. Four years 
more wore spent in that community, when, in De- 
cember. 1851), he took up his residence in the town 
of Hancock. Waushara County, where lie [lurcliased 
eighty acres on section 5. his present farm. But 
little of the land had then been broken and few 
improvements had been made. Mr. Bute erected 
a large two-story dwelling, one of the best in the 
town, and has succeeeded in converting the land 
into a liighly cultivated farm. It was no easv task 
to break the land and transform it into the fertile 
fields which we to-d.ay see, liut he accomplished 
the task, and has not only secured a pleasant home, 
but has acquired a comfortable competency, which 
t nables him and his wife to lay aside many nf the 
duties of former years and enjoy a quiet and 



peaceful existence. He also owns 160 acres of 
land in Adams Count}-. 

Throughout his life Mr. Bute has been a great 
reader of the best class of literary productions, 
and is one of tiie most intelligent citizens of the 
county. He is now devoting his time to the 
writing of a work containing questions and answers 
in regard to the constitution and law — whether or 
not the people can be comt)elled to pay taxes for 
the upbuilding of private institutions, such as rail- 
roads, etc. It will be ready for publication in the 
spring of 1 890. For tliirty years Mr. Bute has been 
a resident of Waushara County, and during that 
entire period has been regarded as one of its pro- 
gressive and public-spirited citizens, who have the 
best interests and welfare of the community at 
heart. He is a stanch supporter of the Prohibition 
part}', and his voice has often been heard in argu- 
ment and pleading for the peoi)le who .advocate 
the cause of temperance and to put down the liquor 
traffic. He ha.s held the office of Justice of the 
Peace of llie town of Hancock for the long period 
of twenty-four years, during which time he has 
married thirty-three coujiles. He also held the 
offlee of Coroner for about eight years. The Meth- 
odist Church has found in Mr. Bute a faithful 
member and supporter for forty years, and his 
wife, a consistent Christian lady, is also a member 
of the same church. Their lives are full of acts of 
kindness and deeds of charity, and out of the good- 
ness of their hearts they took to their home and 
affection two boys, whom they educated and cared 
for until they were able to provide tor themselves. 
The elder. Marion Crittenden, resides in California, 
and the younger. John Sherwood, is now living in 
Plainview. Minn. 



IL^^ON. CHAHLES S. KELSEY is one of the 
iTj] early and well known residents of Montello. 
'£^^ MaiHiuette County, the date of his arrival 
(^ in the city being 1854. He is a n.ative of 
the Empire State, having been born in Perry, Gen- 
esee County (now Wyoming County). Oct. 7. 1822. 
His father. Solomon Kelsey. was one of the early 
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born in Massachusetts, of Scotcli aucestr}-, but re- 
moved to Clienango County' in liis j'outli and there 
married Miss Virtue Record, a daughter of a Bjip- 
tist Clergyman. Some years after that important 
event and after the birth of Electa and William IL, 
he removed to Genesee Countj^ settling in Perry, 
where were born two sons and three daughters. Of 
that number onlj' three are now living, our sub- 
ject and two sisters, the eldest of whom is Mrs. 
Electa Skidmore, who now lives with a daughter 
in Ithaca, N. Y. The younger is IMis. Ellen Par- 
sons, wife of (^alusha Parsons, a prominent lawyer 
of Des Moines, Iowa. Tlie deceased members of 
the family are AVilliam II.; Julia, wedded Daniel 
Rail, of Rochester, N. Y., and the entire family, 
with the exception of the youngest child, died of 
cholera in that city in 1852; Miranda, who died in 
Des Moines, Iowa, at the home of iier sister; and 
Edwin B., the youngest son. 

The Kelsey family was a well known and intluental 
family of Western NewYork. William H., the eld- 
est brother of our subject, was a lawyer of emin- 
ence, who served as District ' Attorney and 
Surrogati? of Livingston County, N. Y., for a con- 
siderable time, and was also a member of Congress 
from New York for four terms. He died May 18, 
1879, leaving a wife and daughter. 

Edwin B. grew to manhood in his native county, 
and received a good English education. He learned 
the trade of a printer, and was afterward foreman in 
the Daily Advertiser office in Rochester, N. Y., for 
several years. Soon after attaining his majority', 
he came to Wisconsin, locating in Prairieville, 
where he studied law and was admitted to the bar. 
On the 3d of July, 1851, the village plat of Mon- 
tello was surveyed by Henry Menton.and the Hon. 
G. H. Benton, afterward Governor of Iowa, E. B. 
Kelsey and Henry S. Crandell were the proprie- 
tors. Since that time Mr. Kelsey has been prom- 
inently identified with the interests of the village 
and the county. He was a man of marked ability 
and was elected to the Legislature in 1851, serving 
two sessions. In J 855, he was elected to the State 
Senate, anrt in both liouses proved an able and 
faithful officer. He died in Montello in February, 
1 8G I . leaving a widow and three children. The fam- 
ily afterward removed to California in 1867, and 



still make their home in that State with the excep- 
tion of the youngest daughter, who is now a resid- 
ent of Buffalo, N. Y. 

Miss Miranda Kelsey was a lady of superior 
intelligence. She was principal of several acade- 
mies in the State of New York, and for some 
time was also principal of tlie State Normal School, 
located in Geneseo, N. Y., one of the most noted 
institutions of its class in the country. 

Our subject,Charles S. Kelsey, like his two broth- 
ers, learned the trade of a printer in his youth, and for 
some time was employed on the force of the Liv- 
ingston Republican in Geneseo, and later worked 
at his trade in the city of Rochester. However, 
abandoning that occupation, he was engaged in an 
iron foundry until his emigration to the West in 
September, 1854, when he settled in Montello and 
in company with his brother, ¥j. B. Kelsey bnilt 
the first flouring mill in the place. They jointly 
operated the mill for fifteen years, being very suc- 
cessful in that undertaking. In company with 
Benjamin Hall, our subject organized the Wiscon- 
sin Industrial Association, and erected the woolen 
mills in Montello, and in other ways he has been 
prominently identified with the growth and up- 
building of the city. His residence covers a period 
of thirty-six years, and from the beginning he has 
been numbered among the leading and representa- 
tive men of the community. He served for four years 
as State Senator, covering the trying years when 
the Civil War was in progress, and also was a mem- 
ber of the General Assembly in 1867. 1873 and 
1880. He was also Deput_y Warden of the 
State Penitentiary at Wan pun, from December, 
1869, until October, 1871 ; was Commissioner of the 
first draft in 1862, and has held several minor offi- 
ces. In more recent years he has given his at- 
tention to the construction of artesian wells, with 
which Montello and the surrounding country now 
abounds. He, however, filled the office of County 
Superintendent of schools of Mar.|uette County, 
from January. 1887, to January, 1889. 

Previous to his removal to the West. Mr. Kelsey 
was united in marriage in Perry, N. Y., in 1849, 
with Miss Lucretia Bacon, who died Jan. 4, 1869, 
having enjoyed twenty years of happy wedded life. 
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for the benefit of her health. Tliey were parenU 
of four children, three sons and a daughter: Win- 
field H., the eldest Is a resi<lenl of .Soutiiern Califor- 
nia. Otto learned the trade of a printer as did his 
elder brother, but, deciding to follow some other 
business, he went to Geneseo, N. Y., and studied 
law with his uncle, the Hon. William H. Kelsey, 
and is now an attorney of that city. Julia, the 
only daughter, was a successful teacher for a num- 
ber of years. She was also Postmistress of Mon- 
tello for some time, but resigned the jjosition that 
she might accompany her father to California. On 
their return she again became connected with the 
postoffice, where she is now employed. 

Politically, Mr. Kelsey is a Republican, and has 
ever been a warm advocate of the principles of 
that party. As a Legislator he was true to his convic- 
tions and labored for the best interests of the people 
in general; as a business man. he is fair and honest in 
all his dealings, possesses judicious management 
and excellent ability, and ranks high in business 
circles. He is esteemed by all as a worthy, upright 
and honorable citizen, and it affords us great pleas- 
ure to present to our readers of the Album this 
brief sketch of his life. 

ll^i T. DAVENPORT, who is engaged in gen- 
il^i eral farming on section 17, in the town of 
/^)JI Aurora, Waushara County, is a native of 
^^^ the Empire .State, having been born in .Jef- 
ferson County, on the 1st of January, 1853. He 
was the fifth in a family of six children born to 
Alfred W. and Emily H. (Briggs) Davenport. His 
father was born in Massachusetts in 1819, and his 
mother in the Green Mountain State in 1821. 
Their marriage was celebrated in 1839, and until 
1855, they remained residents of the East. In his 
early years, Mr. Davenport worked at tlu^ cooi)er's 
trade which he had learned in his youth but in 
later years he devoted his attention to agricultural 
pui-suits. Accompanied b^- his family he emi- 
gr.-ited to Wisconsin in 1855, and took up his resi- 
dence in Nepeuikun. Winnebago County, where he 
remained two years. The same length of time 
I hey spent in Waupun but at length settled upon 



section 17, in the town of Aurora, Waushara 
County, where the subject of this sketch still lives. 
It became the family homestead and the children 
were there reared but three are now deceased — Mary 
J., who died at the ago of fourteen years; Clara J., 
who died at the age of seven ^ears; Duanc. who 
died in infancy. Those still living are: C. A., forty- 
five years of age, who is now engaged in farm- 
ing in the town of Aurora; D. L., aged forty -two, 
a farmer and fruit grower of California: and B. T. 
of this sketch. 

Our subject since two years of age has made his 
home in this State and is one of its worthy and 
esteemed citizens. His early life wa3 passed in 
much the usual manner of farmer lads and the 
greater part of his education wa.s received in the 
district schools, supplemented by one term in the 
State Normal at Oshkosh, Wis. While still under 
the parental roof, in 187G, he embarked on a busi- 
ness career and has since made his own way in the 
world. He engaged in the culture of bees and 
until 1883 devoted his attention exclusively to 
that occupation, but in the year above mentioned, 
his father having died two years previous, he pur- 
chased the old homestead and to its cultivation 
I and improvement, in connection with the other 
branch of the business devotes his time. He has 
been quite successful in both enterprises. He now 
owns a fine farm of 280 acres, the greater part of 
which is under cultivation. His home is a beauti- 
ful residence tastefully furnished and the .surround- 
ing buildings are in harmony- with the dwelling. 
Everything about the place indicates the thrift 
and enterprise of the owner, who by his own ef- 
forts has acquired his possessions and deserves the 
prosperity which attends him. 

In the spring of 1887, Mr. Davenport led to llie 
marriage altar Miss Emma Rundell, an adopted 
daughter of N. D. Rundell. now deceased, who was 
one of the first settlers of the town of Aurora. 
The lady was born in Rush Lake, Winnebago 
Co., Wis., in 1867, and by their union has been 
born one child, a little daughter, Emily Lucile, who 
is now one year old. In political sentiment, Mr. 
Davenport is a stanch Prohibitionist and takes an 
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and believing it to lie the most important issue 
before the people he gives his ballot to the party 
which declares itself in opposition to the liquor 
tralHc. He and his wife are members and liberal 
supporters of the Congregational Church and by 
their many acts of kindness and deeds of charity 
have won the lasting gratitude of those whom they 
benefited and the regard of all others. They 
justly rank among the leading citizens of the com- 
munity and it is with great pleasure that we are en- 
abled to present this sketch to the readers of the 
Ai.r.UM. 

jf^HKN I-IELD. a retired merchant of Berlin. 
1^ and one of the pioneers of that city, is a 
! }^ — '-' I native of Hampshire County, ALass., where 
his birth occurred Sept. 12, 1820. His parents, 
James and Mehetable (Stevenson) Field, were also 
natives of New England. His father was born in 
AVoreester County, Mass., in 1780, and was des- 
cended from one of three brothers, who emigrated 
from England to America in the early Colonial 
days. One brother settled in Massachusetts, another 
in Vermont, and the third in Connecticut, but it is 
from the Massachusetts branch of the family that 
our subject is descended. His mother was born in 
the old Bay State, of Irish descent. The family re- 
moved to Milwaukee County, Wis., in 1836, where 
James Field engaged in farming until his death, 
which occurred in the spring of 1838, at the age of 
fifty-eight years. His wife survived him and died 
in Berlin, March 30, 1855, at the age of seventy- 
four years. Their family numbered eight children, 
five sons and three daughters, but our subject is the 
only one now living. 

Mr. Field came to Wisconsin with his parents 
twelve years before the admission of the State into 
the Union, and for ten years made his home in Mil- 
waukee County. From 1846 to 1849 he was a 
resident of Columbia County, and in September of 
the latter year came to Strong's Landing, which 
h.T-s since been transformed into the beautiful and 
thriving city of Berlin. In company with his 
brother James he engaged in merchandising. They 
carried all kinds of general merchandise, together 
with grain and provisions. They also erected tiie 



present elevator. Constantly increasing from the be- 
ginning, their business has assumed extensive pro- 
portions, and the connection was continued until 
the death of James Field on the 12th of Novembci-. 
1866. In July following, Eben Field closed out 
the mercantile department and continued in the 
grain business until 1881, since which time he has 
devoted his attention to the care of his |)roperty. 
He owns the large dovible store, the two-story trick 
block in which Mr. W. W. Collins is located, his 
fine residence west of the river and considerable 
other property. 

Mr. Field was united in marriage in Berlin, Dec. 
30, 1856, with Miss Margarite Leech, a native of 
Muskingum County, Ohio, and a daughter of 
Thomas Leech. Mr. and Mrs. Field have three 
daughters living and have lost two sons: Lewis 
died at the age of a year and a half, and Edward S. 
died Oct. 21, 1888, aged twenty-six years. The 
daughters are: Emma C, who resides with her par- 
ents; Laura B.. wife of Fred Wright, of Berlin, 
and Mary Ella, who is 3'et at home. All were born 
in Berlin. 

In politics Mr. Field is a Republican, luit has 
never sought otticial honors, preferring to devote 
his care and attention to his business interests and 
the enjoyment of his home. He is one of the few 
pioneers left who located at Strong's Landing prior 
to 1850, and he therefore deserves a representation 
in this volume, as well as from the fact that he is 
one of the leading and highly respected citizens of 
Berlin. 



|Hy,ENONI BENTLEV, 



. deceased, one of the 
^ early settlers of Waushara County, was born 
f/^)Jli in Pennsylvania, and prior to his emigra- 
'^s?^^ tion to the West was united in marriage 
with Miss Fannie Coleman, a native of New York, 
liy their union were born the following children: 
Melinda, who is now deceased ; Marion W., wife of 
Benjamin lilliott, a prominent farmer of the town 
of Plainfield; Seneca K., who is also engaged in 
farming in that town; Eilmira F., who is deceased; 
and Elisha T., a resident of Plainfield. 

Hearing of the opportunities and advantages 
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better his financial oonditlon l)y icmoval thereto. 
Mr. Bcntle3'. accompanied by his family, started in 
18.50 for Wisconsin. He first settled in Green 
Lake County, but in 1852 removed to Waushara 
County, making tliat place the scene of his future 
labors and was one of the earliest settlers in this 
section. He erected the second house in the town 
of Plainfield, hauling the lumber from Berlin with 
ox-teams. He was only permitted to enjoy his 
new home a short time, for on the 1st of August, 
1853, he departed this life. He was qUiet in man- 
ner, yet firm in support of the right, and won the 
high esteem of those with whom he came in con- 
tact. His early life had been spent as a carpenter, 
but on coming to Waushara County he embarked 
in farming, thinking that he might thereby procure 
good homes for his children. 

In 1856 Mrs. Bentley was .again married, becom- 
ing the wife of John B. Youngman, and unto them 
were born four children — Charles, Estella, Flor- 
ence A. and William. The faUier of that family 
died Nov. 29, 1873, but Jlrs. Youngm.an survived 
until 1887, when on the 5lli of May she too passed 
away. She was a useful and consistent member of 
the Baptist Church, and was beloved by all for her 
manv excellences of character. 



Jn ONA THAN WOOD, deceased, was one of 
■ the early settlers of Marquette County, 
] Wis. He was a native of Hartford, Wash- 
ington Co.. N. Y., where his birth occurred 
Oct. 10. 1792. In his youth he learned the trade 
of a millwright and followed that occupation for 
many years. His father, who was also named Jon- 
athan, was born in Shorehara, Addison Co.. Vt., 
and when hut fifteen years old joined the army of 
Washington and served during the Revolutionary 
War. When the country had attained its freedom, 
he settled in Washington County, N. Y., and was 
iiumbered among the prominent citizens of that 
day. He was called upon to serve in various offi- 
cial positions, including that of Justice, County 
Clck, .Sheriff and Judge. In that county he mar- 
ried Klizalieth Bolton, a daughter of Hugh .and 
Ann (^ Morrison) Bolton, who were married at Ft. 



Henry during the French and Indian War. The 
grandfather was also Jonathan Wood, and he was 
born in New Hampshire, where he married Roxanna 
Finey, a daughter of Joseph Finey, a Magistrate 
of Deerfield, Mass. His house was one of the few 
that escaped destruction when Deerfield w.as burned 
by the Indians. Jonathan Wood, grandfather of 
our subject, removed to .Shorehara, Vt., and there 
reared a large family. His wife lived to the ad- 
vanced age of ninety years, dying in Harrison 
County, Ohio, in the year 1832. 

Mr. Wood, whose name heads this sketch, was 
reared to manliood in his native county, where, on 
Jan. 20. 1820. he was united in marri.age with Lucy 
R. Murrell, daughter of William Murrell, who was 
forced by the " press gang" to enter the aimy of 
Burgoyne. At .Saratoga he was taken prisoner bj' 
the Colonial troops, and refusing to be exchanged 
served his country .as a loyal soldier during the re- 
mainder of the war. Mrs. Wood w.as born Jan. 
12, 1795. in Windsor County. Vt., and by her mar- 
riage with Mr. Wood became tha mother of the 
following children: .Sarah, who was born Jan. 18, 
1821, is now deceased; Jane, born Oct. 22. 1822, 
is the wife of William Ames, and is living iu Wa- 
tertown. Wis.; John J., born May 16, 1824, is a 
resident of Berlin, Wis,; Cordelia, born Oct. 12 
1826; and Mary, born Nov. .30, 1832, resided for 
many 3ears in Harrison, Butler and Tuscarawas 
Counties, Ohio, and are now deceased. 

After making his home in the Buckeye State for 
a number of years. Mr. Wood came with his fam- 
ily to Wisconsiii in 1856. and settled in Neshkoro. 
where he passed the remainder of his life. His 
death occurred Feb. 8, 1860. His wife afterward 
removed to Horicon, Wis., where she died Oct. 
23, 1866, but both were buried in the cemetery of 
Neshkoro. 

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WfelLLIAM N. JOHNSON, one of the lead- 
ing citizens of Marquette County, is en- 
gaged in farming and stock-raising on 
section 21. in the town of Oxford, and is the son 
of the Rev. Baker Johnson, whose sketch appears 
elsewhere. He was born in Middle Smithtield, Pa., 
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since his fourteenth year, at which time he accom- 
panied his parents to this State. For thirty-five 
years lie has marie his home in the town of Oxford, 
having settled in Marquette Count}' during the 
days of its infancy, when Indians still frequented 
their old haunts and outnumbered the white peo- 
ple. He began life for himself at the age of 
twenty-two years and has followed farming 
throughout his business career. His first purchase 
of land consisted only of 120 acres for which he 
was to pay $1,200. He bad only $1 with which to 
make a paj'ment, but relying upon his strength and 
determination, he closed the contract for that 
amount, and at once began his labors to acquire 
the sum which was asked. He has not onlj- paid 
off all the indebtness but as his financial resources 
have increased, has added to his possessions until 
he now owns'400 acres of as fine farming land as \ 
can be found in Marquette County. The entire I 
amount is under a high state of cultivation, and i 
he has also made many improvements of both a 
useful and ornamental character. He devotes con- 
siderable attention to stock-raising and in that j 
branch of his business, as well as in the cultiva- i 
tion of hie land, has been quite successful. 

On .Sept. 1. 1864, Mr. Johnson was united in j 
the holy bonds of matrimony with Miss Mary 
Jane, daughter of Jolni and Nancy Mereness, who 
were early settlers of Walworth County, Wis., 
where Mrs. Johnson was born Feb. 16, 1845. Her | 
nlotber died when she was but five years of age, but | 
her father is still a resident of Walworth County. 
When her mother died she went to live with her 
maternal grandfather, Josiah Vroman, who settled | 
in Adams County at an early day, and in May, 
1856, removed to the town of Oxford, Marquette | 
County, where he died in 1867. His wife survived 
him until 1869, when she too passed awa}'. Mrs. [ 
Johnson is the youngest of three children. Her | 
sister, Eliza Ann, is the wife of Samuel Landing, of { 
Nebraska; and her brother, Henry C is a resident | 
of Iowa. j 

To Mr. anil Mrs. Johnson have been born eight ! 
children, but two died in infancy. The four sons 
and two daughters now living are: Edwin C, 
Electa, Tliomis B.. John M., Carrie E. and William 
G. Mr. -bihnson is iridy a self-made man, for ' 



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without capital with which to begin life lie has 
steadily worked his way upward until he is now 
numbered among the substantial citizens of the 
community. He has gained all that he has by his 
own efforts, and certainly deserves no little credit 
for his success in life. 



jip^REDERlCK AUGUSTUS KENDALL, a 
Wm pioneer merchant of Marquette County, now 
residing in Berlin, was born in the town of 
Medford, Middlesex Co., Mass., May 20. 1823, and 
is descended from an old New England family. His 
parents were Frederick A. and Salena A. (Averill) 
Kendall, the former a native of Asliby, Middlesex 
Co., Mass., and the latter a native of New Hamp- 
shire. When about seven years of age our subject 
accompanied his parents from Medford to Ashby. 
thence to Fitchburg, Worcester County, and later 
became a resident of WHiinchendon, of the same 
county. His father was a carpenter and joiner, 
and Frederick A. learned the same trade. When 
he iiad attained to man's estate he was united in 
marriage in Fitchburg July 30, 1850, with Miss 
Celecta Marian Simonds, daughter of Jacob and 
Lucy Simonds. She was born in Fitztvilliara, Ches- 
ter Co., N. II., and was also of New Enffland de- 
scent. 

In the spring following hi? marriage, in com- 
pany^ with his father and family, and other relatives, 
Mr. Kendall emigrated from Massachusetts to Wis- 
consin, then the far West. They traveled a short 
distance by rail, but the greater part of the jour- 
ney was made on the great lakes, the partj- reach- 
ing Milwaukee May 20, 1851. Procuring teams 
the men of the company started out on a prospect- 
ing tour, hoping to secure land for farms. They 
first went to Watertown, thence to Montello, 
where they had friends living, and while there de- 
cided to continue their travels to La Crosse. The 
country- was very wild, in fact, a wilderness, and 
roads mere tracks cut through the woods, or trails 
over the prairie. They passed what is now Kilbourn 
City, crossed the Wisconsin River on the new Dells 
bridge, and then found themselves in an uninhab- 
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logging pur|)oses or an outlet for some isolated 
squatter. After several days of wandering in one 
of tlie most dreary and desolate sections of 
"Wisconsin, they became discouraged and de- 
cided to retrace their steps, wiiich they did 
and once more reached Montello. Their friends 
at that place urged them to join their colony and 
the}' were offered gifts of lots on which to build. 
Their late hardships and trials made Montello seem 
a haven that was not to be sliglited. so accepting 
the proffered lots they erected houses and brought 
their families from Watertown. 

When they were as comfortably settled as circum- 
stances would permit, Mr. Kendall liegan working 
at his trade which he followed until 1854, when he 
engaged in mercliandising, buying grain, hides, j 
pelts,wool. butter and eggs. These he traded with the 
Winnebago and Menomonee Indians for furS: and in 
that wa3' became quite familiar with tiie Indian Ian 
guage, so much so that he could speak fluently with 
members of either tribe. That fact made his store 
a favorite trading post for the natives who would 
travel long distances to exchange tlieir goods with 
him. He prospered in business aiid as liis cap- 
ital increased, purchased land in considerable 
tracts, until he had accumulated a large property. 
He still owns over 600 acres of land in lliat vicin- 
ity. 

In 187;3 Mr. Kendall w;is calkxl upon to mourn 
the loss of his wife, who died in the month of Feb- 
ruary, leaving two daughters — Gertrude Marian, 
who is now the wife of W. S. Putnam, of Berlin; 
and Estelle Celocta who resides with her father. 
Mr. Kendall was again married June 7, 1877, his 
union being witli Miss Maria Isabel Collins, who i 
was born in Rochester, Is'. Y., July 4, 1853, and 
came with her parents — Hugli J. and Elizabeth 
(Wray) Collins — to Wisconsin, in her childhood. 
The sketch of her parents appears elsewhere in this 
volume. She is a most estimable lady, and is a 
consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church. One child graces their union, a daughter, 
Edna Wray. 

On Aug. 31, 1875. Mr. Kendall removed to Her- 
liii, where he has since made his home. He erccletl 
a b 'autiful residence in 1887. and devotes his time 
to Lic care of his property and loaning of his cap- , 



ital. He is a Republican in politics, but has never 
held public office, preferring to devote his time to 
regular business pursuits. 

Mr. Kendall's parents continued to reside in 
JlontoUo during the r'iraainder of tlieir lives. The 
father died July 29, 1878, and the inollu-r passed 
away P'eb. 21, 1882. 



'is^l^ 



,Ir^^ OBERT KINZEL. an enterprising farmer 
;|1j*^ and stock-grower of the town of Shields, 
-^\ Marquette County, whose home is situated 
\^! on section 15, was born in the Province of 
Posen, German}', (Jet. 26, 1838, and is a son of 
John Kinsel.who was born in the same country, Ma}- 
30, 1810. In 1837 John Kinzel married Susanna 
Hebbe, also a native of the Province of Posen, and 
unto them was born a family of three sons and four 
daughters, of whom our subject is the eldest. In 
the summer of 1857, accompanied by his wife and 
six children. John Kinzel emigrated to America and 
settled temporarily in the city of Chicago, where 
he followed his occupation as a stone-mason until 
the following autumn, when he removed to Mar- 
quette County, locating on the farm which is now 
the home of his son Robert, with whom he still re- 
sides. He was a consistent member of the Lutheran 
Church, of Crystal Lake, for a number of years, and 
was a highl}- respected citizen. 

Robert Kinzel has followed farming throughout 
his entire business career, and was reared to that 
occupation. In his j'outh he received a limited 
education, such as the common schools afforded, 
and remained under the parental roof until enlist- 
ing in the service of his adopted country. He was 
mustered in in 1864, as a meml)er of Company G, 
37th Wisconsin Infantr}-, under the command of 
Lieut. George Graham, and was immeiliately after- 
ward stationed in the vicinity of Petersburg, Va., 
where he did duty until the close of the war. He 
was honorably discharged at Madison, July 27, 
1865. as a failhful soldier who had ever been true 
to his trust. He was severely wounde<l in the left 
shoulder. 

On the 29th of .luly, 1866, Mr. Kinzel led to the 
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woraan, wlio was born in the Province of Posen, 
Aug. 14, 1847. Of their union have been born 
nine children, four sons and five daughters — Kein- 
bold, Paul, Auiel, Albert, Paulina, Emma, Martha, 
Ida and Minnie. The deceased are: Reinhold, 
Martha and Aniel. 

Iminediatel}' after the close of the war Mr. Kin- 
zel returned to his home and resumed farming, 
wliieh he has since followed with good success. He 
is the owner of 240 acres of land, sevent}' of which 
are under a high state of cultivation, and in con- 
nection with its improvement he devotes a portion 
of his time to stock-raising. He is a Republican in 
politics, having supported that party since becom- 
ing an American citizen. Both he and his wife are 
members of the Lutheran Church, and are numbered 
among its firm supporters. 



1^^ AMFEL SCHOLES, who is a resident of 
^^^ Dartford, Wis., holds the position of 
]^/^ County Clerk of Grejn Lake County , at the 
time of this writing in 1889. He was born 
in Mound ville, Marquette Co., Wis., Aug. 10, 
1849, and is a .son of William and Ann (Mills) 
Scholes. The family is of English origin. Will- 
iam Scholes was born in Oldham, England, about 
eight miles from Manchester,on the 14th of Decem- 
ber. 1814, and as the silk industry is the chief one 
of that section, he learned the trade of a silk- 
weaver in his youth, but afterward worked in a 
cotton factory. He lose successively step by step 
until he became Superintendent of the carding- 
room, which position he resigned when coming to 
the United .States. He was united in marriage in 
England with Miss Ann Mills, who was born in 
Manchester, Nov. 19, 1814, and in that country 
they became the parents of six children, while the 
family circle was increased by the birth of five 
children, after they had located in the town of 
Moundville, Marquette Co., Wis. In 1849, tliey 
sailed for the United States with the Twig colony, 
which was formed for mutual assistance. Each 
member was to deposit a certain sum of money and 
un tlic arrival in America the association was to 
build a house for each family. On their arrival 



the question arose which house should be built first, 
and to determine the matter, tickets were drawn 
and it fell to the lot of Mr. Scholes that his 
should be the first house erecte,'. It was also one 
of the first houses built in Moundville Township, 
■where he engaged in farming until March, I8G4, 
when he enlisted in Company E, 2d Wisconsin 
Cavalry, and died on the 13th of October, of the 
same year in the hospital at Vicksburg, Miss. He 
was past the age when men were usually taken into 
the service, but seeing his country in desperate 
straits he went forth to die for its cause. At the 
time of his death he was in his forty-ninth year. 
His wife survived him eleven years, dying Feb. 15, 
1875, in the sixtieth year of her .age. She was a 
member of the Methodist Church and a faithful 
Christian woman. The Government allowed her 
a pension from the date of her husband's death. 
Samuel Scholes was the seventh in order of 
birth in his father's family. He was reared to man- 
hood upon a farm and acquired a fair education in 
the common schools, having to walk two and a half 
miles to the school house. Like a dutiful son he re- 
mained at home, assisting his widowed mother in 
the care of the young children until 1870, when 
he came to Marquette, Green Lake County, em- 
barking in life for himself. He first entered the 
wagon and carriage shop of Alex Patrick, where 
he served an apprenticeship of four years, durino' 
which time he lost only four days for pleasure. 
His faithfulness to his duty won him the confidence 
of his emiiloyer, who retained him for an assistant 
for some time after his term of service had expired . 
He then went to Oshkosh, Wis., where he woiked 
at histiade, but afterward returned to Marquette, 
where he fitted up a carriage and wagon shop of 
his own, continuing business in that line until 1888, 
when broken down in health he was forced to re- 
tiro from hard labor. Indolence or idleness is 
utterly foreign to his nature. He was not content 
to lay aside all care and when proffered the nomi- 
nation of County Clerk in the fall of 1888, he 
signified his willingness to become a candidate. 
AYhen the returns were brought in, it was found 
that he was triumph.antly elected and he is now 
discharging the duties of that position. He had 
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having served as Cliairman of the Town Board of 
Supervisors and as Treasurer of the town of Mar- 
quette. 

Mr. Sclioles '.vas united in marriage with Miss 
Harriet Mozley, tlie wedding taking place on tiie 
28th of .Tune, 187.5. That estimable lady was born 
in Marquette, Sept. 6, 1855, and is a daughter of 
the Rev. Thomas Mozley, a native of England, 
who came lo America when about eight years 
of age. In Pennsylvania he married Elizabeth 
Van Natte, and brought her to Green L.^ke County 
during the early days of its history. He was one 
of the pioneer Baptist preachers in this section of 
the State and one of its honored and respected 
citizens. 

By the union of Jlr. and Mrs. Scholes three 
children have i)een born, one s<m and two daugh- 
ters—Nellie E.. Bonnie B. and S. Ray. The par- 
ents attend the Baptist Churcli and in the social 
world hold a higii position. I'olilically. Mr. 
Scholes is a stalwart Republican and as every true 
American citizen should do. manifests a deep inter- 
est in political affairs. He may be truly numbered 
among the self-made men of the community, for 
to his own efforts may be attributed his success, 
he having no capital with which to begin life. 






'i;OHN JACOB SHIBELEY, of Montello, is 
I one of the most widely known citizens of 
I Marquette County. He was born in the 
S^m) town of Canajoharie, Montgomery- Co.. 
N. 1'.. March 31, 1816, and is a son of .lacob and 
Catherine (Schuyler) Shibeley. Mr. Shibeley was 
a native of Switzerland, and came with his parents 
to America when a lad, the family emigrating to 
America immediately after the invasion of Switzer- 
land by the French Army under Napoleon. They 
settled in Montgomery County, N. Y., which was 
for a number of years tlie family home. The 
mother of our subject is a lineal descendant of the 
Schuyler family so prominently identified with the 
early history of New York. 

The parents of John were married in the Empire 
State, where they continued to make their home 



until called from this life. Their last days were 
spent in Orleans County. The death of the father 
occurred at the age of ninety-four years, and the 
mother was called home at the age of eighty-eight 
years. Their family numbered four sons and three 
daughters, and of that number five are yet living, 
two sons and three daughters. The eldest survi- 
ving member of the family is Peter, who was born 
June 15, 1814, and is now a resident of Bloom field, 
N. J.; John Jacob is the next younger; the daugh- 
ters of the family are Ann Maria, Eliza and Mar- 

: garet. Among those who have passed away is Ben- 

I jamin, who died in Cleveland, Ohio, a number of 

' years ago. Henry Norman enlisted in a New 
York Regiment. His fate remains enshrouded in 
myster}', but it is supposed that he was killed in 
battle or died in a Confederate prison. 

The days of his boyliood and youth our subject 
spent in his native State, and in his earlier years 
learned the trade of a miller with the intention of 

j following that occupation for a livelihood, but itso 
affected his health that he had to abandon it and 
turned his attention to carpentering and coopering, 
which he followed conjointly many jears. He was 
married in 1837 to Miss Mary E. Lambert, a native 
of Montgomery County, N. Y., and a daughter of 
Peter Lambert. They continued to reside in the 
Empire State until the summer of I85t), when Mr. 

I Shibeley came from Seneca County, N. Y. to Wis- 
consin to seek a location. He first stopped in 
Montello, and being pleased with the county and 
its prospects, located 240 acres of land in the town 
of Harris, Marquette County. Having made some 
preparation for a home, be then returned for his 
family, and with them settled permanently in this 

! (;ounty in the spring of 1857. He did not remain 
on the farm long, however, but in 1858, became a 
resident of Montello, which has now been his home 

' for almost a third of a century. 

Resuming work at his trade, Mr. Shibeley, being 
an ex}iert workman, soon secured a liberal patronage. 

I and by bis industry and unceasing effort has be- 

I co:ne one of the substantial citizens of the com- 
munity. Though his life has been a busy one, he 

I has yet found time to devote to the interests of the 
public and has served his fellow townsmen iu vari- 

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Peace in 1858, which office he held until 18G4. In 
1862, he was appointed Deputy Sheriff, the duties 
of which position he discharged two jcars, after 
which he was elected Sheriff of Bl-irquette County. 
During the War of the Rebellion, he filled the 
position of enrolling officer for the towns of Mon- 
tello, Mecan and Neshkoro, and in the fall of 1863, 
was appointed Deputy I'nited States Marshal, a 
position he held until the close of the war. He 
also held a recruiting commission during the whole 
period of the war, enlisting not less than two full 
companies. On the expiration of his term of ser- 
vice as Sheriff, he was re-elected Justice of the 
Peace, and has held that office almost continuously 
since. 

Mr. and Mrs. Sliibeley have three children, two 
sons and a daughter: Charles, the eldest, is living 
in Dayton, Ohio; Frank resides in San Francisco, 
where he owns a floral store; and the daughter, 
Mrs. Emma Lee, resides in Montello. The follow- 
ing children are deceased, namely: Daniel, Jacob 
Henry, Elizabeth, Margaret, Ellen and Amelia. 

Mr. Sliibeley has met with many reverses in life, 
but in all emergencies that have involved financial 
considerations, he has never allowed his friends to 
suffer on his account, but has borne the sacrifice 
alone. During his long residence in Marquette 
County, he has ever borne a high reputation for 
honesty and integrity', and is numbered among the 
esteemed and valued citizens of Montello and Mar- 
quette County. 

WfelLLIAM BAZELEY, deceased. The his- 
tory of Green Lake Count}' would be in- 
complete without the sketch of him whose 
name heads this notice. He was one of the fii'st to 
settle within its borders, and labored long and 
faithfully for the interest of town and count}', 
bearing no inconsiderable part in the arduous task 
of developing its wild lands and transforming them 
Into fertile farms. 

The history of the life of William Bazely is as 
follows: He was born in Northamptonshire, Eng- 
land, Sept. 25, 1808, and was but a mere child when 
the death of his father occurred. His mother, 



however, lived to the advanced age of ninety years. 
In consequence of his father's death hewenttolive 
with an uncle, who was a baker, and while grow- 
ing up learned that trade. He received but lim- 
ited educational advantages, but was a great reader 
and thus became well informed. When ?, young 
man he left England for America with the Intention 
of trying his fortune in this country, of whose 
prospects he had heard such glowing accounts. He 
made his first location in Otsego Count}', N. Y., 
fl'hence he removed to Green Bay, Wis., accom- 
panying Gov. Beall to the Territory. The Governor 
owned some land in what is now the town of Green 
Lake, anil Mr. Bazeley entered his employ, receiv- 
ing in connection with his wages forty acres of 
land, on which the family now reside. He came to 
the township in 1840, but soon afterward re- 
turned to Green Bay. 

On the 3d of March. 1841, Mr. Bazeley and 
Mary A. Seaman were married. The lady was born 
in Otsego County, N. Y., Nov. 22, 1814, being a 
daughter of William and Mary (Gilbert) Seaman. 
Mr. Seaman was born in England and came with 
his parents to America. His wife was a native of 
Connecticut. They resided in Otsego County, N. Y., 
where was born unto t!ieni a family of eleven ciiil- 
(Iren. 

Mr. and Mrs. Bazeley came to this county soon 
after their marriage. The wife, however, returned 
to Green Bay, where her first child, John S., was 
born. With the infant she then came to the town 
of Green Lake, where both she and Mr. Bazeley 
spent the remainder of their lives. Their second 
child, Alice, was born Sept. 7, 1843, on the old 
homestead, and it is thought she was the first child 
born in the county. The other children are Lewis 
M., William, Amos and Hannah. 

The first home of the family was a little log 
cabin situated on a 40-acre tract of land, but with 
characteristic energy the husband and father began 
the development of a farm, and as his financial re- 
sources increased extended its boundaries and 
otherwise accumulated valuable property. He^ided 
his children as they started out in life, and at his 
de.ath left them all comfortably situated. He 
voted for the man rather than the party, but gen- 
erally cast his ballot with the Republicans. He 



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was a iiieiiiher of llie Kpiscopalian Cburcli. his ] 
wife of the Presbyteiian, and both were respected 
citizens who stood high in the estimation of the 
people of the commnnity because of tlieir uprigiit 
lives and many acts of Kindness. Their loss was 
deeply mourned, but both liad far surpassed the [ 
allotted age of man. The father died May 25, ^ 
1887, in"the eightieth year of his age, and llic ] 
mother was called home on the 20th of July, fol 
lowing. Far more valuable than tiie property 
which Mr. Bazeley left to his children, w.ns that 
priceless heritage, a good nanie. 



fcORDEN T. BUKDICK, who resides on sec- 
tion 10, in tlie town of Green Lake, Green 
Lake County, is a representative of one of 
the honored pioneer families of Wisconsin, his 
parents being Shadrach and Aurelia (Worden) 
Burdick. He was born in the town wiiere he yet 
makes liis homo, July 23. 1847. and under tlic paren- 
tal roof was reared to manhood. lie received his 
primary education in the common schools and after- 
ward attended Lawrence University at Appleton 
for two terms. Like a dutiful son lie remained at I 
lionie assisting in the labors of the farm until 1874. 
On leaving the parental roof, he cho.se for himself ' 
a life companion in the person of Miss Helen ' 
Marsh, and on the 31st d.iy of October they were 
united in marriage. She also is a native of the 
town of Green Lake, her birth having occurred 
Dec. 20, 18.00. Her parents, George AV. and | 
Harriet (Duttoii) Marsh, were both natives of the I 
Empire State, the fatlier having been born in I 
Wyoming County, in 1820, his wife in Cattaraugus ' 
County, in 1815. After their marriage they re- ' 
maincd in New York until coming to this county, 
when Mr. Marsh entered eighty acres of land on j 
section 17. in the town of Green Lake, where thej- 
made their home during the remainder of their lives. 
Both were active members of the Methodist Epis- 
copal Ciiurcii and were highly respected citizens. 
For a livelihood, Mr. Marsh followed farming. ' 
Their first house in this county was a little log 
cabin of one room, with a coverlet hungup for a 
iloor. On one occasion he had bought some meat i 



for a neighbor and when bringing it home was fol- 
lowed by a lynx. He was compelled to sit up all 
night to guard the door or the animal would have 
stolen it. The first winter was so cold and the 
shelter so inefficient that Mrs. Marsh had her heels 
frozen while silting with her feet on the stove. In 
their family were three daughters, but two died in 
childhood. 

Mr. and Mrs. Burdick began their domestic life 
upon the farm where thej' now live. He is the 
owner of eighty acres of land, and his wife also 
owns an eighty-acre tract, which her father entered 
when he first came to the county. One child has 
come to brighten the home by his presence, George 
M., who was born May 12, 1878. As a farmer Mr. 
Burdick is practical, yet progressive, and has been 
very successful in bis business enterprises. In con- 
nection with the cultivation of his land, he raises a 
fine grade of horses, sheep and hogs, and that 
branch of business also yields him a good income. 
He has supported the Republican party since at- 
taining his majority and has held various township 
offices, including that of Treasurer. He has served 
as Justice of the Peace and District Clerk for about 
twenty years each and it is needless to say has 
proved an able official as his long continued service 
[ilainly indicates. The name of Burdick has been 
prominently identified with the history of Green 
Lake County for many years. Were it not so. our 
subject would deserve a pl.ace in this volume on ac- 
count of his excellent record as a citizen. 



JOHN LEWIS, of Montello, has been a resi- 
' dent of Wisconsin during its whole exist- 
1 ence as a State, and for almost forty years 
' has resided in the village which is now his 
home. Thus much of his life has been passed 
among the wild scenes of the frontier, for he was 
reared to manhood in an undeveloped and unset- 
tled section of Ohio. He was born near JIansfield. 
Richland County, that .Stale. Jan. 31, 1826, and is 
a son of Samuel and Margaret (Slater) Lewis. His 
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removed to Ohio, where lie became acquainted 
with and married Miss Margaret Slater, a native 
of the Buckeye State, born of Holland ancestors. 
When our subject was a lad of eight years the fara- 
iyl removed to Williams County, Ohio, and in the 
midst of the dense forest developed a farm, upon 
■which the parents passed the remainder of their 
days. Their family numbered fourteen children, 
ten sons and four daughters, several of whom died 
in early life, while now, 1889, there are but five 
living. 

.John Lewis was early inured to hard labor, being 
reared among Iho hardships and trials incident to 
frontier life. As soon as he was old enough, he 
assisted his father in the development of a farm, 
and continued to aid him in its cultivation until 
after the death of his father, which occurred Sept. 
16, 1839. His mother died .June 13, 184.'). He 
left home to do for himself in 1843, and in the 
spring of 1844 he went to Missouri, where he spent 
three j'ears engaged in various kinds of work. In 
the early part of 1847 he returned to his old home 
in Ohio. In March of that year he was united in 
marriage with Miss Mary L. Buck. In the spring 
of 1848 the young couple started for the West with 
Euphrasia, their eldest daughter, tlien an infant. 
The railroad system had just been started, and 
Hillsdale, Mich., was its western terminus, so tluit 
in order to make the journey Mr. Lewis and his 
wife traveled the entire distance with a team and 
wagon in true pioneer style. His objective point 
was the wilds of Wisconsin, but he had not de- 
termined upon any particular place in which to 
settle. On reaching Burlington, Racine County', 
he left his little family and started out on a pi'os- 
peeting tour, and after some search entered a claim 
of a quarter section of land in Columbia County, 
on which is now located the village of Rio. With 
characteristic energy, he began to transform the 
land. He had become familiar with the arduous 
task of developing a farm in Ohio, and his experi- 
ence proved of much advantage to him, but after 
two years he decided to abandon farm life, and be- 
came a resident of Montello, Marquette County, in 
June, 18.'31. He was variously engaged for a time;, 
but linally decided upon the lumber and logging 
business as one which he believed would be prolit- 



able, and in the prosecution of that enterprise he 
spent his time until 1869. 

Filled with patriotic impulses, in the fall of 
1861 Mr. Lewis could no longer withstand his 
country's call for aid. It was, indeed, a hard task 
to leave his little family, but he made the sacrifice, 
and on the 19th of October, 1861, enrolled his 
name as a member of Company H, 16th Wiscon- 
sin Infantry. He assisted in raising that company, 
and on its organization was elected Second Lieu- 
tenant, in which capacity he served until immedi- 
ately after the battle of Shiloh, when he was com- 
missioned First Lieutenant, with which rank he 
was discharged in September, 1862, on account of 
disability. With his company, he served in all the 
engagements up to the battle of Shiloh, and in 
that terrible engagement was in the thickest of the 
fight. His regiment formed a part of Prentiss' Di- 
vision, and no braver or more gallant regiment 
was found in the command. The ranks were full, 
but thick .and fast came the rebel shot and shell, 
sweeping all before it till at night, when the roll 
was called, only one-third who went forth to battle 
responded to their names. Mr. Lewis escaped 
without bodily injury, but the hardships and ex- 
posure attending the campaign had greatly weak- 
ened his constitution. He did not wish to leave the 
ranks, so accompanied the army to Corinth, but on 
reaching that city, he could no longer remain with 
the company, and was discharged. 

It was a long time before Mr. Lewis sufficiently 
recovered to attend to business, and he has never 
yet regained his former health. For twenty years 
now he has had charge of the lock at Montello. 
and has also been engaged in milling and grain 
buying. In his business enterprises he has been 
successful; his course has always been marked with 
the greatest uprightness, and he is now numbered 
among the substantial citizens of the count}'. 

Three children were born of the union of Mr. 
and Mrs. Lewis — daughters: Euphrasia is now the 
wife of W. B. Maitland, of Montello; M.aggie E. is 
the wife of W. L. Chapman, of Plainlield; and 
Mary L;. wedded James Hardy, of Montello. The 
two youngest were born in Wisconsin. Jlrs. Lewis, 
the mother, was called to her final rest on the 4tli 
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beloved by all who knew her. and her loss to the 
family was immeasurably great. On the 2d of .Janu- 
ary, 1890, Mr. Lewis was again married, becoming 
the husband cf Mrs. Emma Davis, we Norcross. 
She is a native of Vermont, and a daughter of 
Solomon and Sarah (I-'isk) Noreross, who were both 
natives of the Green Mountain Slate, and in 1858 
settled in Rock Connty, Wis., and some years 
later located at Montello, where the father died in 
the spring of 1887. The mother is still living. 

Mr. Lewis has supported the Republican party 
since its organization, and takes an active interest 
in its success and welfare. He was one of the 
organizers, and is an honored member of W. D. 
Walker Post, No. 64. G. A. R.. of wiiich he was 
Commander four years, and is also a member of the 
Alasonic fraternity. He is well known throughout 
Marquette Count}', where he has resided for the 
long period of nearly forty years, and is numbered 
among its worthy and respected citizens and its 
gallant soldiers. 



\¥^1)W1N W. ROBINSON, one of the loyal 
||^ soldiers of the late war, who is now de- 
j*^ — --^ voting his energies to agricultural pursuits. 
W!is born in Salem, Me.. Jul}' 1, 1842, and is a son 
of Sullivan and Mary Robinson, whose sketch ap- 
pears elsewhere. He acquired his education in the 
common schools of his native State and Green 
Lake County, supplemented by a partial course in 
Lawrence University, of Appleton, Wis. He 
would probably have completed the curriculum of 
that institution had not events so shaped them- 
selves that his duly called him elsewhere. The 
Civil War broke out and laying aside his text 
books he donned the blue and became a member of 
Companj- C of the 32d Wisconsin Regiment. He 
was mustered into service at Oshkosh, where he re- 
mained one month, when with the command he 
was ordered to Mem[)his, Tcnn. He participated 
in the following engagements: Tallahatchie, on 
the 3d of December, 1862; Holly Springs. Miss., 
Dee. 16, 1862; Parker Cross Roads, Tenn., in 
1863: Collinsville. Nov. 3, 1863; LaFayette, 
IVun., Dee. 27, 1863; Moscow, Tenn., Dec. 4, 



1863; Marion Station, Feb. 9, 1864; Paducah, 
Ky.. March 2.5, 1864; Decatur, Mo., April 30, 
1864; Courtland, Ala., .July 26, 1864; siege of 
Atlanta in August, 1864; and all the engagements 
under Sherman, including the siege of Savannah. 
South Edista, Orangeburg. Columbus, S. C, Fay- 
etteville. Bentouville, Raleigh. N. C. and others. 
His term of service lasted three years, and at the 
close of the war he was mustered out. 

Returning to Green Lake County, Mr. Robinson 
has since made his home in the town of ISLickford. 
of which he is one of the enterprising and pro- 
gressive farmers. He was married on the 8th of 
May, 1867, the lady of his choice being Miss .Jennie 
A. Hare, daughter of William Hare, a native of 
England. Their union has been blessed with five 
cnildren and the family circle remains unbroken: 
Sullivan C, the eldest, was born June 18, 1868; 
William F. was born March 24, 1870; Fred A. was 
born June 5, 1872; Earl P. was born Oct. 9, 1882; 
and Ivate, the only daughter, was born on the 1st 
of June, 1885. 

The fine farm of Mr. Robinson comprises 31 
.acres of land, valued at from S45 to ¥50 per acre, 
and is all under a high state of cultivation. He 
has made many fine improvements and has a pleas- 
ant home. Socially, he is a member of Ben Sheldon 
Post, G. A. R., of Brandon, and politicall}- he is a 
Republican. He feels an interest In the successful 
welfare of his part}-, but has never sought or de- 
sired the honors or emoluments of public office. 
He and his wife are members of the Methodist 
Church and are ranked among the best citizens of 
the coramuuitv. 



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j^^ OREN MORTENSEN, who is eng.iged in 
^^^^ general farming and stock raising on sec- 
(J]^\h) tion 20, in the town of Harris, Marquette 
County, is a native of Denmark, having 
been born near the city of Aarhus, Sept. 27, 1844. 
His fatlier never became a resident of America, but 
on one occasion visited his children in this coun- 
try. He died in his native land in 1 886, at the age 
of seventy years, and his wife passed awa}- in Den- 



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mark in 1866. Their family numbered six child- 
ren: Ole, who is now engaged in farming in Liberty 
Bluff, AVis. ; Soren, of this sketch; Marion, wife of 
Peter Hanson, who still resides in Denmark; Mar- 
tin, wliose home is in Amboy, X. J.; Maria, wife 
of P. Gensen, who is living near the old home- 
stead in Denmark; and Anton, who resides in 
Aml>oy, N. ,1. 

The subject of this sketch passer] the days of his 
bo3hood and youth in his native land and received 
his education in its public schools, but wishing to 
try his fortune intheXew World, when twenty-one 
years of age he bade good-bye to home and friends 
and started out on a long journey of more than 
3,000 miles. From his native city he went to Co- 
penhagen, then on to Hamburg, whence he made 
his way to Liverpool, England, and crossed the 
Atlantic to Quebec. He at once resumed his 
journey, and on the 28th day of July. 1 8G6, reached 
New York. He spent a yrar in Fairfield, Conn., 
and in 1867 we again find him in the Eastern me- 
tropolis engaged in the French polisliing, which he 
followed for two years. He spent a few months of 
the latter part of 1869 in Fairfield, and in 1870, 
came to Marquette County, making a location near 
the village of Uarrisville. With the money ac- 
quired from his labors in the East he purchased 
160 acres of land in company with his brother, and 
began the improvement of a farm which he soon 
had under a high state of cultivation. The follow- 
ing year ho rented land and continued to operate 
the same until 1876, when he purchased his present 
farm on section 20, in the town of Harris, which 
was then in a partly improved condition. He is a 
man of great energy and perseverance and what- 
ever he undertakes he carries forward to a success- 
ful completion, determining to make for lumself a 
good home, as a result he has one of the finest farms 
in Marquette Count}^ It comprises 178 acres of 
valuable land, and understanding the rotation of 
crop.-, it yields abundant harvests. He has made 
niiiny im|irovements of both a useful and ornamen- 
tal character. 

On the 4th of November, 1870, Mr. Mortensen 
married Maiia Holm, by whom he has four child- 
ren: Martin, who graduated with honor from the 
AVestfield High School in the class of 1H8U; An- 



drew, William and Anna. The children have all 
received excellent educational advantages and the 
eldest son is now one of the successful teachers of 
the county. 

Mr. Mortensen is ever ready to aid in the ad- 
vancement of those enterprises which are calculated 
to promote the general welfare and has always 
faithfully discharged his duties of citizenship. 
Never a trust reposed in him but has been fulfilled 
to the satisfaction of all concerned. He has held a 
number of township offices, including thatof Treas- 
urer, and in the discharge of his duties won the 
commendation of all concerned. He is a Republi- 
can in politics, and both he and his wife are de- 
voted members of the .Seventh Day Adventists' 
Church. 



STLLIVAN ROBINSON, deceased, is num- 
bered among the early and respected citi- 
zens of Green Lake Count}', and when 
called to his final rest, his loss was greatly 
deplored by many warm friends. He was born in 
Livermore, Me., on the 3d of November, 1806, 
and was a son of Paul Robinson, a native of Rhode 
Island. His father died in Green Lake County. 

The early life of our subject was passed unevent- 
fully, the first important event in his career oeing 
his marriage with Miss Emily Clarke, who was also 
born in Livermore, Feb. 11, 1812. Their union 
was blessed with four children, .as follows: Hannah, 
who was born Dec. 6. 1832, married a Mr. Bing- 
ham and settled in Minnesota, but subsequently 
removed to Iowa, where her husband died ; she 
then became the wife of Mr. Young, of Dickinson 
County, Iowa. Alphonso, who was born Feb. 1, 
1835, is living in Brown Count}', Kan.; Charles 
E., born on the 2d of Febrnarj', 1837, is also a 
resident of Brown Count}'; he served in the Union 
Army for three years as a member of a Kansas 
regiment. Frank C, born March 1, 1839. makes 
his home in Clark County, S. D. The mother of 
these children died on the 18th day of August, 
1839, after which Mr. Robinson was again married, 
his second union being with Miss Mary Euslis, 
who was born on the 4th of .lune. 18U8. Thev 



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became the parents of two cliiklien: Kdwin W., 
born Jnly 1. 1842; and Paul, born July 8, 1848. 
In 1851 Mr. Robinson left his old home, in 
Salem, Me., and, accompanied by his family, fol- 
lowed the course of emigration Westward until 
reaching Markesan, Green Lake County, where he 
resided for a year and a half. At the expiration of 
that time he removed to Trenton, Dodge County, 
where he engaged in farming on rented land for 
two years. In the meantime he purchased eighty 
acres on section 36, in the town of Mackford, but 
subsequently sold out and, in 1854, removed to the 
farm on which he made his home until his death. 
He first purchased 100 acres, but from time to 
lime added to that until lie was the owner of 300 
.acres. He was a successful farmer, and may truly 
be called a self made man. In political sentiment, 
in early life, he was a stanch Whig, but on the dis- 
solution of that party joined the ranks of the 
Republican part}', of which he remained a firm 
supporter. He was a man of marked character- 
istics and strong convictions and stood high in the 
estimation of the citizens of the community on ac- 
count of his upright life and sterling worth. His 
death occurred on the 17tli of February, 18G7. His 
wife, who was a most estimal)Ie lady and sincere 
Christian, died March 27, 1884, having survived 
her husband seventeen years. 

RAXCIS (ULBERT KNIGHT, one of the 

Pleading citizens of Kingston, Wis., and a 
loyal defender of his country during the 
late war, was born in Somerset Count}', Me., Sept. 
19, 1832, his parents, George and Amelia (Rhodes) 
Knight, being also natives of the Pine Tree State. 
His mother died when he was about a year old, and 
he was then reared by an uncle, Gilbert Rhodes, 
with whom he remained until eighteen years of age, 
spending his time in the pineries of Maine and 
Canada. He first came to the West in the month 
of April, 1857, stopping for a short time at Havanna, 
111., whence in July of the same year, lie came to 
Kingston and engaged in the lumber business for a 
number of years, until 1862, wlien he responded to 
his country's call for troops. The year previous, 



he had married Harriet J. Knox, a native of New 
York, and a daughter of Alanson Knox. Bidding 
good-by to his young bride, he enrolled his name 
among the boys in blue and was mustered into 
service at Oshkosh, as a member of the 32nd Wis- 
consin Regiment. Shortly afterward the command 
was ordered to Memphis. Tenn., where it remained 
a month; then to Hurricane Creek, Miss., whence 
they started after Price, who was making a raid 
through some of the Southern States. The regi- 
ment participated in the battles of Davis Mills 
and Holly Springs, after which an engagement 
was brought on at Grand Junction. Tenn. It went 
into winter quarters at Bulwer and the ftillowing 
spring was sent to Memi)liis, Tenn., having charge 
of the Charleston Depot for six months, during 
which time the troops also guarded the road for n 
distance of fifty miles. They then marched on to 
Vicksburg under Gen. Sherman, and thence east to 
Meriden, and after some slight skirmishes returned 
to Cairo, whence after a short time they were sent 
out to gain knowledge of the whercabonts of For- 
rest. Boarding some steamers on the Tennessee 
River, they then proceedeil by water .is far as the 
boats could go, and on landing marched .across the 
country to Decatur, Ala., where the. brigade to 
which Mr. Knight belonged built a fort and was 
stationed three months, participating in several 
skirmishes during that time. The next imjjortant 
engagement in which he took part was the siege 
and capture of Atlanta, which was followed by the 
celebrated March to the Sea under Sherman. On 
their March to the Sea. they participated in the 
battles of Three Rivers. Bentonville. and a number 
of others. He also participated in the Grand Review 
at Washington, after which he received his dis- 
charge, and on his return to Milwaukee wjis mus- 
ttred out of service. Mr. Knight was ever faithful 
to his duty ,<»s a soldier, and though he was in some 
of the most hotly contested battles of the war, was 
never known to Hindi or falter. To such men the 
preservation of the Union is due and too much can- 
not be said in praise of their heroism and noble 
self-sacrifice in leaving their homes and families, 
perhaps never again to return. 

Immediately after being mustered out, Mr. 
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hour can bettci' be imagined tlian desciihed. Six 
cliildren have been born of liis union witli JMiss 
Knox: Amelia, Catherine, (xilbert A., Allen, Ilenrj- 
and Arthur, who died at the age of fourteen years. 
In political sentiment. Mr. Knight is a Republii.'an, 
and socially is a member of the G. A. R. Post of 
Kingston. Both he and his wife are members of 
the Methodist Episcopal t'hurcli, also their children, 
and in the Master's vineyard, they are earnest 
workers. They have a pleasant home in Kingston, 
and are held in high regard by all who know them. 
Mr. Knight is one of the leading citizens of Green 
Luke County, and probably p.o man in the com- 
munity has more friends than he. 

_^SA FRAXCLS KENDALL, who resides 
v @A-J| on section 10, in the town of Montello, 
il X Marquette County, is tiie owner of a fine 
@/ farm of 160 acres. The family has been 

prominently connected with the history of this 
community, but our subject is the only one now 
living in the county. His father, Frederick A. 
Kendall, was born in Worcester County, Mass., 
June 16, 1803, .and in his youth learned the trade 
of a carpenter and joiner. He married Miss Selena 
Ann Aberill and shortly afterwards removed to 
the city of Boston, where for some time he fol- 
lowed his chosen occupation. He then resided in 
Fitchburg, Mass., for many years, and afterwards 
emigrated with his family to the AVest. In the 
month of April, 1851, they left the Bay State and 
arrived in Marquette County in July following. 
The family then consisted of five children, four 
sons and a daughter. The journey was made by 
way of the lakes to Milwaukee, where they re- 
mained for about a month and then proceeded on 
their way to Watertown, where two months were 
spent. Thns it is that we find them in Marquette 
County early in July. Mr. Kendall laid aside car- 
pentering and turned his attention to merchandis 
ing and agricultural pursuits. He located on the 
farm where his son now lives, in 1853, and in the 
course of time became the owner of a large tract 
of land in that vicinity. His death occurred in 
Montello, July 28, 1878, he having survived his 



wife about four years. Mr. Kendall was an active, 
energetic business man, sagacious and far-sighted, 

I and w.as numbered among the respected and valued 
citizens of the comnuinity. In his political and 
religious views he was liberal, but gave his support 

I to any enterprise which he believed would benefit 
the community. 

The famil3' of Mr. and Mrs. Kendall numbered 
ten children, seven sons and three daughters, but 

[ five of that number died in childhood. The others 
grew to mature years, but only tliree are now liv 
ing — F. A., who resides in Berlin, Green Lake 

[ County; George A., a resident of Worcester 
County, Mass.; and A. F., whose name heads this 
notice. Charles L. died in 1870, in Montello. 
where he had been engaged in the hardware busi- 
ness; Selena Ann became the wife of Eli A. Smith, 
and for many years resided in Stevens' Point, but 
died in Montello in 1881. 

A. F., or "'Frank Kendall," as he is familiarly 
r-alled, was born in Fitchburg, Mass., in April, 
1812, but has been a resident of Marquette County 
since his ninth year. His early life w.as unmarked 
by any event of special importance until 1861, 
when at the age of nineteen years he enlisted in 
his countrj''s service as a member of the 3rd Wis- 
consi'-i Cavalry, but after seven months he was dis- 
charged on account of disability, caused by an injury 
received. He was then emplo3"ed in various ways 
for a number of j-ears. He spent three years in 
the Southwest and settled permanently on the old 
homestead farm that he now occupies in the sum- 
mer of 1875. The following year he attended the 
golden wedding of his parents, which was celebra- 
ted in September, 1876, when all the children wore 
present with the exception of George A. 

The wife of Mr. Kendall was formerly Miss 
Electa Ann Record, she being a daughter of Lu- 
ther C. Record, one of the early settlers of Dodge 
County. The wedding was celebrated in 1874, 
and their union has been blessed with an interest- 
ing family of four children — Jessie L.. Fred L., 
Frankie and Marian. 

Mr. Kendall is now the owner of a line farm of 
160 acres of highly improved and cultivated hand. 
He is widely and favorably known throughout 
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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 



and respected citizens. He is not radical in bis 
political views, but generally supports the Repub- 
lican party on matters of National importance. 
At local elections lie cists his ballot for the man 
whom he tliiiiks will best fill the office. 



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^m DAM PRUTSMAX. one of tha early sel- 
^[ul tiers of Waushara County, who is now en- 
/// •* gaged in general farming and stock-raising 
^ on section 11 in the town of Plainfield, w.as 
born in Tompkins County, N. Y., Sept. 16, 182.5. 
His parents, David and Mary (Fish) Prutsman. 
were both natives of Pennsylvania, but the hus- 
band was of German descent. He was a farmer 
bj' occupation, which business he followed in the 
East until 1855, when lie emigrated to Waushara 
Count}', Wis., purchasing 200 acres of land in the 
town of Plainfield. Wholly unimproved, it was no 
easy task to place it under cultivation, but witii 
ch.iracteristic energy he began the work and at the 
time of his death, which occurred in 18G8, had a 
fine farm. His wife died about six weeks previous 
to the death of her husband and they were laid side 
by side in Plainfield Cemeter.v. Their family 
numbered ten children, six of whom are now liv- 
ing: Jefferson, a farmer of Tioga County. Pa.; 
Adam, of this sketch; Bets}', wife of Albert Fer- 
inger, a farmer of Bradford County, Pa. ; Emily, 
wife of Caleb Greenfield, of Holt County, Neb. ; 
Charlotte, wife of Aaron Drake, a farmer of the 
town of Plainfield ; ^laria, wife of .Samuel Bent- 
ley, a lumberman of Portage Count}'. Those de- 
ceased arc Jolin, William. Laura, and David, who 
was killed in the arm\'. 

Adam Prutsman spent his boyhood day.* in the 
Ke3'stone State and acquired his education in the 
common schools. Remaining under the parental 
roof until attaining his majority, he then started 
out in life for himself, entering upon his business 
career as an employe in a saw mill, where he workeil 
for three summers. He came to the West in 18.").? 
for the purpose of seeking a location, and deter- 
miiu'd to make his future home in Wausliara County, 
so returning for his family, he came with tiiem in 
tlie spring of 1854 and took up his residence in 



the town of Plainfield, where he entered about 440 
acres of land. After building a good house and 
barn, he hired a man to improve his lan<l while he 
acted .as pilot on the Wisconsin River during the 
summer months and spent the winter in a lumber 
camp. After thirteen years' residence upon his 
farm he .sold out and removed toTusten, in Bloom- 
field Township, where he erected a saw mill, oper- 
ating the sanie for ten years. His business having 
so largely increased in the meantime, he was forced 
to enlarge his facilities and building a more capa- 
cious mill continued in that line three years. .Sell- 
ing outatthe expiration of that time, he purchased 
a farm on section 1 in the town of Plainfield. which 
he made his home two and a half years, when he 
sold and purchased 274 acres in Portage County, 
his residence there covering a period of five years. 
He then traded a part of that land for his present 
farm. 

On the lOlh of September. 1850, Adam Prutsman 
wedded Miss Charlotte L. Brown, who was born 
Dec. 13, 1829, and is a daughter of Garrett and 
Ruth M. (Thorpe) Brown, both of whom were na 
tives of New York. By trade her father was a 
tanner and currier, and in the Empire State fol- 
lowed that occupation until his death, which oc- 
curred in 1845. His wife survived him ten years, 
dying in 1855. They were the parents of seven 
children: Catherine E., deceased; Mary, wife of 
L. O. Beach, of Tioga County, Pa.; Franklin, of 
Elmira, N. Y. ; AYilliam J., Charles and Henry, de- 
ceased; and Charlotte, wife of our subject. 

To Mr. and Mrs. Prutsman have been born three 
children: Ida \.. wife of A. .1. Steele, a dealer in 
agricultural implements in Plainfield: Cora M., wife 
of Harley A. Wilson, a carriage manufacturer of 
Oshkosh. by whom she has two ciiildren — Nina M. 
and Paul A.; and Frank, who died in infancy. 

Mr. I'rutsman started in life a poor Imy but he 
possessed industrious habits and unfailing energy 
.and gradually worked his way upward until he now 
owns one of the finest farms in the county, and is 
numbered among its substantial and prosperous 
citizens. His home farm comprises eighty acres of 
land under a liigli state of cultivation and highly 
improved, in connection with which he owns 264 
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fin excellent grade of stock and has all the neces- 
sary improvements. He has been identified with 
the county's history- for the long period of thirty- 
six j'ears, has seen the wild lands transformed into 
fertile farms and comfortable homes, and witnessed 
tlie introduction of railroads and the establishment of 
industries. He has also borne an important part in 
tlie upbuilding of town and county and is the 
founder of the village of Tusten. He served as 
Under-Shcriff of the count}- and has held the ofHce 
of Justice of the Peace for a considerable time and 
is the present incumbent; he was also Treasurer and 
Assessor. In political sentiment he is a supporter 
of the Democratic party, and socially is a member 
of the Masonic Lodge of Plainfield. Himself and 
family are well known throughout the county and 
are iield in the highest esteem by all. 



eC. BIRUM. Superintendent of the Green 
Lake Granite Quarry at Utlej-, Wis., and 
one of the loyal soldiers during the late 

war, was born in Kunzberg. Norway, -Tune ii, 
1842. and is a son of Todlifif and Caroline (Nel- 
son) Birum, who were also natives of the same 
country. The father followed gunsmithing in his 
native land until 1844. when, accompanied by his 
family, he crossed the Atlantic to America, and 
came direct to Wisconsin. Immediately after his 
arrival he located a claim near Baraboo, and as 
soon as the land came into market purchased it from 
the Government. Ho was a thrifty and enterpris- 
ing farmer, and at the time of his death owned a 
valuable tract of land. He died at his old home 
at the age of seventy-six years. His faithful and 
aged wife still survives, and is in the seventy-fifth 
\'ear of her age. Their family consists of ten chil- 
dren, all of whom are living. 

Our subject is one of twin brothers, and amid the 
hardships of pioneer life he was reared to man 
hood, receiving his education in the district schools. 
He W.1S but two years of age when the family came 
to America, and has consequenth' passed almost his 
entire life in this State. On attaining his majority 
he clerked for a year in a store, until the 3d of 
Se^)tember, 1804. when his patriotic impulses 



prompted him to enlist in the service of his adopted 
countr}'. He became a member of Company G, 
38th Wisconsin Infantry, and immediately after- 
ward the command was called to the seige of Peters- 
burg, where he was under fire almost constantly 
until April 3, 1 865, when the city was evacuated. His 
regiment was the first to enter the fort, and would 
have been the first to there plant its colors had it 
possessed any. During the seige a ball struck Mr. 
Birum's left foot, cutting off the fourth toe. He 
was sent to the hospital at Philadelphia, where be 
received his discharge in June, 1865. Through- 
out his service he held the rank of sergeant. He 
was always found at his post of duty, except when 
lying in the hospital on account of disability, and 
was one of a brave and tried regiment. 

On the close of the war Mr. Birum went to Min- 
neapolis, Minn., where he learned how to operate a 
circular saw and did work with that implement for 
some two years, when he and his brother Ener 
erected a sawmill at Redwood Falls, Minn., which 
they operated for some ten years. He then sold out 
to his brother and after spending some lime in 
Minneapolis and St. Paul, went to Chicago in 1880, 
that he might better educate his children. Three 
years later he secured the position of Superintend- 
ent of the stone crushing works of Hon. John D. 
Caton of Chicago, and in 1885 was offered and ac 
cepted Jiis present positicjn as Superintendent of the 
Green Lake Granite Quarry, owned by a company 
of Chicago gentlemen, who organized that year. 
The}' removed the Chicago plant to L'tley. and for 
four years Mr. Birum has been discharging the re- 
sponsible duties of Superintendent. He has had 
charge of the construction of all the machinery 
and the oversight of all the company's business in 
riley. His faithfulness and the prompt and busi- 
ness like manner in which he has performed the 
duties devolving upon him has won the entire con- 
fidence of his employers, as well as their high re- 
gard. As a partner of J. D. Sherwood, he also 
carries on a general store for the benefit of the em- 
ployes and the surrounding community. They have 
connection with the outside world by mail, tele- 
graph and telephone. 

At Redwood Falls Mr. Birum led to the marriage 
altar Miss Mary M. Watson, a native of Indiana, the 



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wedding taking place on the atli day of Januaiy, 
1870. They have now four children: Charles, 
Flora, Ara and Clara, forming an interesting family 
gioup. Socially Mr. Biruin is a member of Ben 
Sheldon Post, No. 136, G. A. R. of Brandon, and 
of the Masonic lodge of Markesan. He supports 
the Republican party, and keeps himself well in- 
formed on all the leading issues of the day, both 
political and otherwise. He is a competent business 
man and justly merits the confidence shown by his 
company in according him tiie i)osition that he 
holds. 

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S^DWIN F. CIRRIKR, wlio is engaged in 
|k) farming and stock-raising on section 16, in 
(J^^ the town of Oasis, is a representative of one 
of the honored pioneer families of Waushara 
County. He first opened his eyes to the light of 
day May 2, 1834. in (iranlham. N. H., his parents 
being Chellis and Harriet (Strong) Currier. The 
Currier family is one of the oldest families of Ihis 
country. In 1640 two brothers, Richard and 
Samuel Currier left their home in England and 
crossed the Atlantic to this country, the former 
settling iu Salisbury, Mass., the latter in Haverhill, 
Mass. From them was descended the Currier 
famil}', the members of which are scattered over 
many States of the Union. 

Chellis Currier, the father of our subject, was 
married in New Hampshire and settled in Gran- 
tham, where he followed the occupation of farm- 
ing until the spring of 18.54, when he caine to Wis- 
consin with the view of making a settlement. He 
was so well pleased with the country and its future 
prospects in this neighborhood that he chose a 
location and sent foi' his famil}', who joined liim 
the following fall. He first rented land and after- 
ward spent some time in the pineries of the North, 
but in 1857 resumed farming in the town of Oasis, 
engaging in the cultivation of rented land until 
1860. when he purchased 320 acres of land on sec- 
tion 16, where our subject now resides. He at 
once erected a frame house and began the develoi)- 
menl of a farm, transforming the wild land, with 
till' aid of his sons, into one of the most fertile 
tr.iits in the community. He lived a busy and 



useful life and when called heme left his family a 
comfortable competence. He manifested a deep 
interest in politics and all public affairs, and took 
an active part in promoting the best interests of 
the community. He supported the Democratic 
party until the second election of Lincoln when he 
voted with the Republican party, of which he con- 
tinued a warm advocate until his death, which oc- 
curred in 1874. His wife survived him seventeen 
years, d3Mng in 1887. This worthy couple were 
widely known throughout Waushara County, and 
deep grief was felt by their many frieiids at their 
loss. 

Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Cur- 
rier, three sons and two daughters. Horace, the 
eldest, who enlisted in his country's service as a 
member of the 7th Wisconsin Infantry, was taken 
prisoner at the battle of Gettysburg, but was after- 
wards exchanged and died in the hospital in An- 
napolis, Md.. a martyr to the cause; Lucinda died 
in infancy before the family came to the West; 
Edwin F. is the third in order of birth; Lucy A., 
became the wife of R. D. Bursell, a farmer of the 
town of Oasis, and died at her home in this county: 
George H. is also engaged in farming in that 
town. 

The suliject of this sketch received liberal edu- 
cational advantages, attending the common schools 
of Grantham and Enfield. N. II. He has followed 
various pursuits since entt^ring upon his business 
career, but during the later years of his life has 
! engaged in farming and stock-raising. At the age 
of seventeen he began working in a woolen factory 
in Enfield, where he remained for three 3' ears, after 
which he was similarly emiilo^ed in Lowell, Mass., 
for a year. He became one of the pioneers of 
j Waushara County of 1854, and has shared in the 
I trials and hardships incident to frontier life. In 
I 1858 he began learning the carpenter's trade with 
I William Bridgeman, which he has followed more 
j or less to the present time. 

j On Dec. 13. 1868, Mr. Currier was united in the 
' holy bonds of matrimony -with Miss Nettie A. 
Staples, who was born in 1852 in Coos County. 
, Maine. Her mother died when she was a child, 
I but her father is still living. Mr. and Mrs. Cur- 
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children— Oscar, born Oct. 21, 1869, Eddie, 
Oct. 8, 1871, Edith. April 14, 1873. and Mat- 
tie. Feb. 22, 1875. Since 1860 Mr. Currier 
has had charge of the old home farm which his 
father located in that 3ear. He accepted it as his 
share of the estate and is now the owner of 280 
acres of highly improved and highly cultivated 
land. He also raises a good grade of stock which 
he is constantly improving, and now makes a spec- 
ialty of the breeding of Holstein cattle. He has 
filled various township offices to the satisfaction of 
all concerned, and is a worthy and valued citizen. 
His parents found with him a pleasant home until 
their death, and received the loving care and con- 
sideration due to their advanced years. 



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\1l , W. HULL, who resides on section 6, in the 

llfji town of Buffalo, Marquette County, well 
^^ deserves a representation in this volume 
y^) for he has long been numbered among the 
leading citizens of the county and has aided greatly 
in its upbuilding and advancement. He trrces his 
ancestry in direct line back to 1630, and the family 
of whicli he is a member was prominently con- 
nected with the early history of the New England 
.States. His father. William Hull, who was born in 
Connecticut, became one of the pioneers of Tioga 
Countj', N. Y., in 1815, and his liistory is insepar- 
ably connected with that of the section in which he 
settled. He married Miss Elizabeth Price and 
unto them were born four children, three of whom 
are still living; Charles, the youngest son, died in 
the Em|)ire State at the age of twenty-two years. 
Our subject is the eldest of the family; Albert is a 
resident of Yellow Medicine County, Minn.; and 
Clarissa, widow of D. F. Robinson, is living in 
Tioga County, N. Y. 

The subject of this sketch was born in Tioga 
County, in 1821, and on attaining mature years led 
to the marriage altar Miss Lydia M. Hull, who 
was his third cousin, and a daughter of .Samuel and 
Sabrina Hull, who were natives of Connecticut. 
Their union was celebrated in 1845, and was blessed 
with a family of four children, all sons, as follows: 
George H., who is married and is living in Buffalo 



Township, Marquette County; Alonzo, who is liv- 
ing in California, was married but his wife is now 
deceased; Arthur is married and is engaged in 
farming in the town of Buffalo; and Oscar H. is 
married and resides in Montello. 

The year 1848 witnessed the emigration of Mi-. 
Hull and his farail3' to Wisconsin. For about a 
year they resided in Dodge County, and in 1849 
came to Marquette County, Mr. Hull purchasing 
eighty acres of land from the government. The 
labor, time and expense which hehasiilaced upon it 
has converted that wild tract into one of the most 
highlj- improved farms in the community and he is 
accounted a leading agriculturist of the town of 
Buffalo. He has added to the original amount un- 
til he now owns 100 acres, whose well tilled fields, 
good buildings and fine grades of stock there raised 
testify to the thrift and enterprise of the owner. 
Since locating on his farm forty years ago, he has 
devoted his entire time to its cultivation with the 
exception of nine months spent in the service of 
his country during the late war, as a member of 
Company I, 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery. 

Mr. Hull is one of the public spirited and pro- 
gressive citizens of JLarquctte County, and is 
greatly respected by all who know him. He is 
rather liberal in his political views but generally 
supports the Republican part3-. He has been pro- 
minently identified with the history of the county, 
having aided in dividing it into townships and 
school districts, and in many other ways advanced 
its interests. He is a member of the Methodist 
Church and by his consistent andupright life has 
won the confidence of all. In 1888 he was called 
upon to mourn the loss of his wife, who died on the 
30th of September, at the age of seventy-two years, 
having been born April 3. 1816. 

■ILLIAM RANKIN, one of the pioneers of 
Green Lake County, now residing in King- 
^ ston, was born on the 15tb of November, 
1815, in Oneida County, N. Y. His father, Aaron 
Rankin, was a native of Massachusetts, born in 
1778. He was a soldier of the War of 1812, and 
participated in the battle of Sackett's Harbor. In 



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the (lays of his early manhood he removed to 
Oneida County, where he became acquainted witli 
and married Lydia Dye, a native of Vermont, born 
in 1780. Slie also removed with lier parents to 
New York in childhood at a time when there were 
but three buildings to mark the site of the present 
thriving city of Utica. Unto tliem were born nine 
children: Jairus. wiio married Esther Cole and re- 
moved to Sheboygan County, Wis., where his 
dealii occurred; Norman who died in Oneiila 
County at the age of twenty-eight years; Marcus 
who left his iiome for Virginia in 1834, but was 
never again heard of; Eliza, wife of Andrus Gage, 
died in Chautauqua County, N. Y.; Rhoba died in 
Sheboygan, Wis., at the age of thirty-three; Mary 
diea in Oneida County when twenty years of age; 
William is the next in order of birth ; Lydia, a 
resident of Kingston; Susan became the wife of I. 
H. Comstock, who removed to this county. He 
died in 1860. 

Mr. Hankin, father of our subject, left Oneida 
County in 1833, and accompanied by his family, 
went to Chautauqua County, from whence he re- 
moved to Erie County, Pa., in 1837. He left the 
East in 1845 and located in .Sheboygan, Wis., then 
a small village, where he made his home for two ) 
3'ears, when he settled in the town of Kingston, [ 
Green Lake County. While in Oneida County he 
was honored with the office of Justice of the Peace 
and also occupied several other positions of trust. 1 
His death occurred in 1854, and liis wife died in 
Erie County. Pa., in the spring of 1854. 

The subject of this sketch received his education ; 
in the schools of his native State. He removed 
with his parents to Chautauqua County, N. Y., and I 
in 1845 came to the West, since which time he has | 
made his home in AVisconsin. In 1849, in com- | 
pany with his brother-in-law, Mr. Comstock. he ' 
purchased 240 acres of land on section 2, Kingston 
Township, which they operated f<ji- three years, 
when they sold out. Mr. Rankin then purchased 
land on Rock Hill, section 27, in the same town- 
ship, the farm comprising 160 acres. He then de- j 
voted his energies to farming until 1880, when he I 
again disposed of liis property and removed to 
Prim elon, which he made his home until 1883, 
since which lime he has resided in Kingston. He ' 




was very successful in his farming operations and 
accumulated a competencj- which enahles him to 
pass his declining years in retirement, enjoying the 
fruits of former toil. 

On attaining his majority, Mr. Rankin allii'd 
himself with the Democratic part}*, which he sup- 
ported until the cause of slavery' led him to espouse 
Republican principles, since which time he has 
given his support and influence to that party. He 
has held the offices of Town Clerk and Town Treas- 
urer, and has ever been faithful to his duties of 
citizenship. He has labored for the best interests 
of the communitj- and is widely and favorably 
known throughout the county. 

D^^,OBERT PAGE, one of the pioneer settlers 
-— of Marquette County, now residing on sec- 
tion 22, in the town of Packwaukee, is 
5^ numbered among the large land owners 
and extensive stock-raisers of this community, his 
landed possessions aggregating 1,160 acres. 600 of 
which is pasture land, the remaining 560 being ex- 
cellent farming land, while 400 acres are situated in 
his home farm. Since the month of .June, 1849. he 
has carried on agricultural pui'suits in the town 
where he is now living, and is not only regarded 
as one of the leading farmers of this section, but is 
numbered among the most highly respected citizens. 
The birthplace of Mr. Page is Yorkshire. Eng- 
land, where he opened his eyes to the light of daj-, 
March 18. 1817. and his parents were Brazcl and 
Ann (Sudwick) Page, who was born, reared, mar- 
ried and died in England. Their family numbered 
six children who attained to adult age and all be- 
came residents of America, with the exception of 
the youngest daughter. Eliza, who is still living in 
England. The first to cross the broad Atlantic and 
make a home in the New World w:is Samuel, the 
eldest son, who landed in New York Citj- in 1835, 
and there m.ade his home until his death in 1866. 
He was a machinist by trade, and at his death left 
a wife and two children, a son and daughter. Han- 
nah, who is now the wife of Charles Kenipler, of the 
town of Buffalo, Marquette County, was the first 
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siiliject, bis sister Jane and iier familj' and a niece. 
Mary Ann Page, who made the journey in 1849. 
Jane was the wife of William Neal, but both she 
and her husband nre now deceased. Elizalieth, the 
remaining member of the family, who is the wife 
of Thomas Anderson, of Malcolm, Poweshiek Co . 
Iowa, came to America in 1882. 

The father of our subject died when Robert was 
nineteen years of age, and as he left to his family 
no patrimony, the youth just approaching the years 
of manliood, started out in life for himself as a 
farm-hand, and in lliat way accumulated aliout 
±'30, equal to about $160 in Ihiited States money. 
With that capital, in company witli a young man 
of about his own age, he began buying and manu- 
facturing flax, which occupation he followed for 
nine years. Possessing business ability of a higli 
order and practicing economy, he soon accumulated 
considerable means and increased his business until 
the firm employed twenty hands. A few more 
j^ears of such prosperity would have made Mr. 
Page, a wealthy man but misfortune overtook him 
in the shape of a disastrous fire which destroyed 
the factory and all its contents. The fire probably 
originated from a spark falling from the pipe of 
one of the employes who was smoking, and drop- 
ping amid the inflammable material soon ignited the 
whole building and the accumulation of years of 
hard toil was swept away within an hour. Mr. Page 
and his partner, with the same energy which had 
characterized their previous efforts and led to their 
success, began business again in the same line, but 
it was no easy task to start anew so our subject de- 
termined to try his fortune in America. His part- 
ner, however, continued in business for a-time and 
was quite prosperous. 

On the 14th of April, 1849, Mr. Page boarded a 
sailing vessel at Liverpool and after thirtj'-two 
days reached the iiarbor of New York. The ship 
in whicii he sailed was the '•Western World," and 
carried passengers to the numl)er of 1,000. Spend- 
ing but one daj' in the great Kastern metropolis, he 
then started westward, going up the Hudson to Al- 
bany and thence by rail to Buffalo and on b}- the 
Great Lakes to Racine, where his sister, Mrs. 
Kempler, was living. Me visited her for about a 
week, and in the meantime purchased four yoke of 



cattle, with which he started for Marquette County, 
accompanied by his nephew, John Kempler, who is 
now living in Ft. Dodge, Iowa. After about a 
week, Mr. Page reached his destination, which was 
the town of Packwaukee.and immediately settled 
ui)on the farm vviiere he now lives. The land be- 
longed to the Fox River Company, but he pur- 
chased it soon after it came into the market. 

For eight yeara Mr. Page lived alone, keeping 
bachelor's hall,, but at the end of that time he chose 
for himself a helpmate in the person of Miss Mar- 
garet Jane, daughter of AVilliam and Ann Fallis. 
She lived but four years after her marriage, how- 
ever, leaving two little daughters to the care of her 
husband, namely: Ann Eliza, who is now the wife 
Townsend Whitson, who is living in the town of 
Packwaukee; and Margaret S., who married Law- 
rence Potter, and died Feb. 8, 1887. Mr. Page 
has been a second time married, his present wife 
being Susan Cooper, daughter of Henrj' and Ellen 
Cooper, who were early settlers of the town of 
Springfield, where they are still living. Four chil- 
dren were born of this union — Robert S., Ida E.. 
Walter W. and Mary. Mrs. Page has a daughter 
by her former husband — Jennie Thompkins, who 
is now the wife of a Mr. Jones, of the town of 
Shields. 

As will have been seen, Mr. Page is one of the 
earliest settlers of Marquette County. All was 
new at the time of his arrival, the villages of Mon- 
tello and Packwaukee had not yet begun their ex- 
istence nor had Portage then been founded. The 
Indians were numerous and he remembers seeing as 
seeing as many as 400 warriors participating in an 
Indian dance on the banks of Buffalo Lake. In fact 
he had many friends among the red men; always 
treating them kindly, he received kind treatment 
in return. Few men have done more for the up- 
building of the town or county, or have taken a 
greater interest in the welfare and prosperity of 
the community. A self-made man, who has ac- 
quired all his possessions and whose intercourse 
with his fellow-men has been marked with the 
greatest uprightness, he receives the confidence and 
respect of all with whom business or pleasure have 
bought him in cimtact. As prosperity attended 
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wortliy enterprises and has done much for the [no- 
inotion of those interests whicli are calcnlated to 
benefit the community. He and liis wife have a 
pleasant liome where diey are surrounded by man^' 
comforts. Mr. Page is still in the enjoyment of 
good healtii ami bids fair to see many more years 
of life. 



jTL_^OBART B. PALMER is one of the enter- 
ijnjij prising farmers of the town of Brooklyn, 
J^^ Green Lake County, his home being situ- 
'^/ ""il*-''! on section 8. He was born Feb. 28, 
1821). in Otsego County. N. Y.,aud was the fourth 
child of Elias and Harriet (Rogers) Palmer. His 
early life was spent in much the usual manner of 
farmer lads. He attended the district seliools in 
the winter season, and his summers were spent in 
play and work. He remained at home, assisting 
his father in tlie cultivation of tlie farm, until 
twent3--five years of age. 

Mr. Palmer chose for a life companion .Miss 
Mary F. Wilson, their union being celebrated on 
the 17th of .January. 1861. The lady is a native 
of Fairfield County, Conn., where her birth oc- 
cnrred Jan. 11, 1842. Her parents, James B. and 
and Frances R. (Hoyt) Wilson, were also natives 
of the same county, the former born Oct. 10, 
1818, and the latter on the lotli of March. 1824. 
After marriage the young couple removed to New 
York City, where Mr. Wilson was for some time 
engaged as a baker, and in Brooklyn subsequently 
followed the same business. His next place of 
abode was in Connecticut, where he followed the 
occ«i)ation of farming for two years. At the ex- 
piration of that time lliey started for Wisconsin, 
their destination being Green Lake County, but 
the mother was taken sick upon the way and died 
in Milwaukee. She was an earnest Christian lady, 
belonging to the Methodist Church. Mr. Wilson, 
wiio was a Wiiig in political sentiment, died in 
(ireun Lake County in 1850. Of their six chil- 
dren, five were daughters. 

Mr. Palmer and his wife began llieir domestic 
life on the farm where they still make their home. 
He is now the owner of 140 acres of arable land, 
well slocked with a good grade of horses and cattle, 



and provided with all the improvements necessary 
to a model farm. Two children came to gladden 
the home by their presence — M. Luella, who is now 
the wife of Charles E. Thrall, a resident farmer of 
the town of Brooklyn, b^' whom she has one daugh- 
ter, Frances. The other child is Eugene L., who 
has been an invallil since he was ten years of age. 
As every true American citizen should do, Mr. 
Palmer manifests an interest in political affairs, he 
casting his ballot with the Republican part}-. He 
has been quite successful as a farmer, and is an 
enterprising and valued citizen. He and his fam- 
ily are highly respected by all, and are people of 
intelllgenct .md wortli. His wife and daughter 
for the past three years have been students of the 
celebrated Chautauqua course, anri will be gradu- 
ated in the class of ''M. 



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SAIAH MOORS, Esq., one of the honored pio- 
neers of Waushara County, residing on section 
\\ 10, in the town of Hancock, well deserves 
mention in tliis volume, not alone on account of 
his long residence in this community, but from the 
fact that he has aided so greatl3- in its upbuilding 
and advancement, its progress and the promotion 
of its leading interests. He was born on the 3d of 
May, 1811. in Hillsborough County. N. II., of 
which state his parents. William and Polly (Fitch) 
Moors, were also natives. He is the only living 
representative of a family of eight children, and his 
parents have long since passed to their final rest. 
His father died when Isaiah was but fifteen years 
of age. He then went to Lancaster, Alass., where 
he made his home and completed his education in 
its public schools. In that city on the 2d of May. 
1839, he united his destiny with Miss JIary P. 
Wheeler, and together they have traveled life's 
journey for over a half century. Mrs. Moors is 
a native of Lancaster, Mass. Her parents were 
Amos and Prudence (Parker) Wheeler, who were 
both natives of New Hampshire. Immediately 
after their marri.age they located at Lancaster, 
M.ass., where they resided for many years and had 
five children born to them. Two died in childhood 
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Mary P. is the eldest; Emily is the widow of Frank- 
Hay wood, and resides at Neenah, AVis.; Ellen, the 
youngest, wedded George Hall, a merchant of 
Fltchburg, Mass., and died several years ago. 

Mr. and Mrs. Moors continued to make their 
home in the Bay State until, attracted by the new 
and growing West, they emigrated to Wisconsin in 
March. 1855, settling in Waushara Count}'. Mr. 
Moors purchased forty acres of land in the town of 
Hancock and began the development of a liome. 

Great indeed has been the change which has 
taken place since that time. The few settlers of 
the county were then widely scattered, its now 
thriving towns and villages were mere hamlets or 
had not yet sprung into existence, Indians some- 
times visited the settlements, wild game was found 
in abundance and the work of progress and devel- 
opment had then been carried forward to such a 
limited extent that the most far sighted could not 
have foreseen the present advanced condition of 
the county. In many ways Mr. Moors has aided 
in its upbuilding. He has been prominently con- 
nected with its agricultural interests, has given his 
support and influence to the advancement of all 
worthy enterprises and has been specially active in 
the promotion o( its schools and churches. His 
fellow citizens, appreciating his worth and ability, 
have honored him with several official positions. 
For two j-ears he was Chairman of the Town 
Board and for the long period of twenty-four 
years has held the office of Justice of the Peace. 
No higher testimonial of the confidence reposed in 
him could be given and it is needless to say that 
he justly merits the high regard in which he is 
held. As a worker in the Congregational Church, 
of which he has long been a member, he is indefat- 
igable. He held the office of Deacon, has been an 
officer in the Sundaj'-school and is ever found at 
his place in the house of worship. His wife, also, 
belongs to the same church and co-operating with 
her husband in his labors has accomplished much 
good. Like him she delights in performing those 
little acts of kindness which win many hearts and 
in extending a helping hand to the poor and needy. 

The union of Mr. and Mrs. Moors has been 
blessed with seven children: Josephine, the eldest, 
is now the wife of William Welcome, a farmer of 



the town of Hancock; Charles W. is an enterprising 
merchant and postmaster of Hancock; Mary E. is 
the wife of William M. Lockwood, of Ripon, Wis.; 
Herbert wedded Alice Chapman, by whom he has 
four children — Mabel, Ira, Claude and Maud; 
George, who married Letta Manzer, has two 
children — Lulu and Clarence; Ida is still at home 
with her parents; and Fred completes the family. 
He married Miss Belle Collins and they have one 
child, Arthur. 

Years came and went until at length half a cen- 
tury had passed since Isaiah Moors and Mary P. 
Wheeler plighted their troth at the marriage altar 
and on the 2d of May, 1889, they celebrated the 
fiftieth anniversarj' of that happy event. They 
have been blessed with prosperity, success in busi- 
ness life and a family of seven children, each of 
whom occupy useful and respected positions in life, 
so when the half century li.ad passed the children, 
grandchildren and many friends gathered in com- 
memoration of the day with expressions of good 
will, respect and hearty congratulations. They also 
brought with them many golden tokens of their 
esteem and a most enjo3'at)le lime was spent bv all 
present. 

RS. RUTH .STEVENS WOODWGRTH. 
widow of Rovvland Woodworth, enjoys 
the distinction of being one hundred and 
one years old and retains her faculties to a 
remarkable degree. She was born in the town of 
Winslow. Kennebec Co.. Me., on the 17tli of No- 
vember, 1788, or a year before the adoption of the 
Constitution of the United States and the election 
of AVashington to the presidency. She distinctly 
remembers reading the news of Washington's death 
toiler mother in December, 1797. Mrs. Wood- 
worth's parents were Grant and Hannah (Crosby) 
Stevens of Maine, worthy New England people. 
Her father was drowned while Ruth was an infant, 
but her mother, an intelligent and thrifty woman, 
saw that her daughter had the best educational ad- 
vantages the times afforded and that she was 
trained to habits of industry and economy. She 
was taught while a girl to spin and weave, and 
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the Hax from tlie field and with ber own hands and 
such rude machinery as was in use in those days, 
would turn out a tast3- and durable piece of cloth 
and from it make a garment that would look well 
and outwear anything of the kind in modern times. 
At the age of nineteen, she was courted and won 
by a j'oung physician, named Lyman Miller, to ' 
whom she was married in 1807. Four children were 
born to them, three sons and one daiigiitcr. but 
none are now living. 

Dr. Miller moved with his wife to the seashore 
and settled at a place called Sullivan, in Hancock 
County, yic, whence he emigrated to Eastern Illi- 
nois. The location in which lie settled proved pe- 
culiarly unhealthful and his entire family was 
stricken with the ague and other malarial diseases. 
The Doctor full a victim to the climate in 1818, 
after which Mrs. Miller removed to Unionville, 
Ohio, and in 1820, became the wife of Rowland 
Woodworth, who was ten j'ears her junior. Nine 
children were born to them, five sons and four : 
daughters, but of that family only four are now j 
living: Maria, widow of Ceylon Lincoln, of Toma- ' 
hawk, Wis.; Elisha G. with whom Mrs. Woodworth 
resides; Sidney who is married and lives in New i 
London, Wis, ; and Emil}', of Berlin. 

Mr. and Mrs. Woodworth resided in Cleveland. 
Ohio, for several years and in 1866 settled in the 
town of Manchester, Green Lake Co., Wis., but | 
in 1872, removed to Berlin, where the death of the ' 
husband occurred on the 9th of August, 1881, at 
the age of eighty-two years. He was a mason by 
occupation but owned several farms. Mrs. Wood- 
\ Dilh was reared in the faith of the Congregational 
Church but after her marriage to Dr. Miller joined 
tlie Baptist Church with him, and since her last mar- 
riage has been a member of the Methodist Episco- 
pal Church. She attended her first picnic in the 
summer of 188!), at the age of one hundred years. 
She was the life of the party and occupied the seat 
of honor at the head of the table where she recited 
two quite lengthy poems that were composed by | 
relatives on the subject of her father's death by 
drowning and which she had memorized in her girl- ' 
hood, nearly ninety years ago. 

Mrs. Woodworth enjoys good health and moves 
about with great ease wLth only the sissistance of a | 



light cane. She still helps about the household 
work and has recently woven some very tastj' rugs. 
Her voice is strong and clear; her eyes, while not 
strong, still serve her to read large print and her 
faculties seem acute and normal. She has never 
had a serious sickness except while in the malarial 
district of Eastern Illinois when she suffered from 
the fever and ague. In her recitations, she speaks 
in a strong clear voice and with such inflections and 
regard for expression as might do cretlit to a trained 
elocutionist. A portrait of this remarkable woman 
appears in this work. 

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§HOMAS SKINNER, the present County 
Superintendent of Schools of Marquette 
County, is a representative of one of the 
pioneer familes of this community*. His father. 
George Skinner, was born in Staffordshire, J^ngland, 
July 8, 1829, and in his 3'outh learned the trade of 
a potter. When he had arrived at years of man- 
hood, he married Ann Goodwin, and in the au- 
tumn of 1848 came to America to seek a home. 
He passed the first winter after his arrival in the 
pineries of Michigan and having determined to 
cast his lot with the pioneers of the West sent for 
his family, consisting of wife and little daughter, 
to join him, in 1849. The succeeding winter was 
spent at Twigg's Ferry on the Fox River, in Co- 
lumbia County, Wis., that settlement being the 
headquarters of an English and Scotch colon3- of 
emigrants who had arrived in America in 1849. 
Mrs. Skinner had formed one of the party. The 
following year, 1850, our subject's father made a 
settlement a few miles north of that ferry in the 
town of Moundville, but after two .years sold 
out and settled in the western part of the same 
town. Wishing to make a home, he entered 
eighty acres of land from the government and 
from time to lime added to that amount until 
his farm comprised 300 acres. He was a man of 
great energy and industry and became one of the 
successful farmers of that community where he 
m.ade his home until his death, which occurred 
on the 4th of March, 1882. His wife passed 
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County had no better citizen than Mr. Skinner, or 
one who was more widely or favorably l<nown. He 
was a strong and active man physically but in the 
prime of life fell a victim of pneumonia. He left 
to his numerous family of children a record of which 
they may well be proud and his example of uprigiit- 
ness is one which anyone might profitably follow. 

Eight sons and six daughters were born to Mr. 
and Mrs. Skinner and all are living with the excep- 
tion of Jennie, the tliird child, who died July 19, 
18«9, at the age of thirty-six years. On the death 
of Mrs. Skinner she assumed her mother's place in 
the household and with great ability discharged the 
duties devolving upon her until called from this 
life. Her loss was deeply mourned by many friends 
as well as her immediate family. The other chil- 
dren areas follows: Mari", wife of Tliomas Brand, 
of Belle Plaine, Iowa; George W., a resident of 
Iowa; Maggie, wife of A. Levens, of Nebraska; 
John, Thomas. Carrie, Charles V., Moses, Henry J., 
Alice, Enoch, James and Lizzie. All are residents 
of Moundville with the exception of the three 
mentioned as living elsewhere. The children re- 
ceived liberal educational advantages and all are 
now useful members of society. Seven of the fam- 
ily have followed teaching and five are still engaged 
In that profession. 

Thomas Skinner, whose name heads this sketch, 
was born on the old homestead in the town of 
Moundville, on the 3d of September, 1859, and 
under the parental roof was reared to manhood. 
As soon as old enough he began working upon a 
farm during the summer season and in t!ie winter he 
attended school in a log house, such as were common 
in that day. At the age of ten years he began 
working on the farm of M. G. Ellison, the present 
county treasurer and for his services received $6 
per month. He spent two seasons in the employ 
of Mr. Ellison, of whom he is now a contemporary 
as a county official. At the age of fifteen years, 
he went to Hampton, Iowa, where for two seasons 
he worked upon a farm at $20 per month, and in 
the winter attended school. He desired to acquire 
a good education and until eighteen years of age 
spent his time in farm work during the summer 
and in pursuing his stuilies in the common schools 
during the winter, when he began teaching. He 



was afterward a student in the high schoal of 
Montello and was engaged in teaching at Hampton 
at the time of his father's death. When that sad 
event occurred he returned home to act as admin- 
istrator of the estate and remained on the old 
farm for two years. Li the meantime he taught 
two terms in the village school of Packwaukee. 
In 1885, he entered RIpon College where he pursued 
his studies nearly two years, which ended his 
school life. 

In the f.all of 1889, he was elected County Super- 
intendent of schools. Mr. Skinner was one of 
three contestants and although the Democratic 
nominee received a large Republican vote, his 
plurality was 366 and his majority 131. Mr. 
Skinner may be said to be self-educated, having 
secured the means for both his academic and col- 
lege course by his own labor. He brings to his 
official duties large practical experience in school 
work and a knowledge of what the best Interests 
of the schools of Marquette County require, 
which added to his energy and industry and his 
well known devotion to the cause of education, 
gives promise that his administration will be a most 
successful one. 



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J~l AMES DENSMOOR, of Markesan, is num- 
I bered among the honored pioneers of Green 
: Lake County, Wis. He was born in Ches- 
' ter, Vt., on the 14th day of March, 1829, 
and is a son of Henry and Rebecca (Gleason) 
Den&moor, who were natives of New England. 
Upon their marriage they located in Chester, but 
subsequently removed to Townsend, Mass., where 
Mr. Densmoor was killed in 1836. They were the 
parents of three children yet living: Jane, who 
now resides in the town of Green Lake, this county ; 
James, of this sketch; and Luther, whose home is 
in the town of Green Lake. Three sons of the fam- 
ily have passed away — Henry, who came West in 
1845 and died in this county; John, who died in 
Massachusetts, and Morton, who died at the age of 
thirty. After the death of her husband, Mrs 
Densmoor, .accompanied by her children, emigrated 
to Wisconsin in 1845, and made her home in Green 



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Lake County until lier dcalli, which occurred in 
1888, at the advanced age of ninet\-two years. 
Slie was a member of the Congregational Church 
and her death was greatly mourned by that organ- 
ization and by many warm friends. 

Our subject was a lad of eighteen years when the 
family located in this community, and amid the 
wild scenes of the frontier was reared to manhood. 
AVlien he had attained his majority, lie was united 
in marriage with Miss Rose Redeskie, a native of 
Germany, the wedding taking place in Green Lake 
County. Unto them were born five children — Lil- 
lie, wife of Daniel Sargent of Marquette; Sarah, wife 
of Charles Evans of Markesan; James, who married 
Aggie Stevens; Frank, who wedded Nettie Welch 
and settled in Markesan. The mother was called 
to her final rest in ISO 4, and Mr. Densmoor was 
again married, his union being with Himma Cor- 
bett, by whom he had two ciiihhen. but both died 
in infancy. 

Mr. Densmoor is one of the prominent citizens 
of Markesan and probably no one has been more 
closeli' identified with its upbuilding and progress 
than he. Since 1865, he has been numbered among 
its citizens. Public spirited and progressive, he 
has never refused his aid for any worthy measure 
but has always given liberally to the support of 
any worthy enterprise. lie did more towards se- ^ 
curing the Markesan & Brandon Railroad than any '. 
man in the county and in recognition of his ser- I 
vices lie was made its first Prcsiilent. He has held the i 
office of Chairman of the Town Board for ten years 
and Ins served in tlie posi'ion of Treasurer. He 
cnio •-O this county, and started out in life for him- 
self, his capital consisting of but ^7..00. yet he has 
worked his way upward until he is now one of the 
wealthy citizens of the community. His success is 
due not alone to his excellent business ability, but 
hard labor and perseverance have also oeen import- 
ant factors in his prosperit}-. He is the owner of 
the Markesan flouring-mill, which he thoroughly 
refitted by putting in new macliinerj- and other 
improvements in 1883, and l.iOO .acres of land also 
pay to him a tribute. As his financial resources 
increased, he gave more liberally for the upbuild- 
ing of town and county and certainly deserves 
much credit for the interest which he has taken in 



in its progress and advancement. He shared in 
the hardships an<\ trials of pioneer life but has lived 
to see the county occupy a rank in the .Stales of which 
its citizens may well bo proud. The little log cabins 
have been replaced by commodious and elegant resi- 
dences; churches and school houses crown each hill- 
top; thriving villages have sprung up where once 
was the Indian wigwam ; large business industries 
have been introduced and the count}- is inhabited 
by a contented and well educated people. The set- 
tlers of forty years ago probably never dreamed of, 
much less realized, the great changes which were so 
soon to take place. It is an honor to have been 
permitted to witness the transformation, but to be 
an active participant in the noble work was a favor 
not shown to every oue, but Mr. Densmoor is num- 
bered among that worthy and courageous band 
who laid the foundation for the present prosperity 
of the oount3%and as such an one we take great pleas- 
ure in presenting his sketch to the readers of the 
Album. 

ILLIAM D. WILLIAMS, wholesale dealer 
in general produce, Berlin. Wis., is a native 
of North Wales and was born in Carnar- 
vonshire, April 1, 1844. His pariints, David D. 
and Ann (Evans) Williams, were also natives of 
the same country, as were their ancestors for many 
generations. Our subject came to America with 
his parents in 1851, when in his seventh year. The 
family chose Wisconsin as the scene of its future 
operations and settled on a farm in the town of 
Randolph, Columbia County, where David Wil- 
liams now resides. There were eight children in the 
family, our subject being the second and the oldest 
of five sons. Margaret, the eldest child, became 
the wife of Owen E. Jones, and died in 1875; 
Robert is married and is now engaged in operating 
the old homestead in Columliia County; David 
married Louisa Moore and is living in Markesan. 
Green Lake County; Mary, wife of Roltert Rose- 
beiry, makes her home in Springfield. III. ; John, 
unm.arried, died in 1878; Griffith is married and 
resides in Pierre, S. D.; Ellen is the wife of Albert 
Potts, of Fo.x Lake. Wis. 

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much the usual manner of farmer lads, assisting 
his father in the cultivation of the old homestead 
and attending the district scliools. When seven- 
teen y^ai's of age he left the parental roof and 
started out in life to make his own way in the 
world. Going to Milwaukee he engaged in the 
commission house of Morris & Owen, with whom 
he remained three years; later he was in the em- 
ploy of other firms in the same line ami continued 
to reside in Milwaukee until 1868, when he came to 
Berlin and established his present business as whole- 
sale produce dealer. His accumulated capital was 
not large, but b}' diligent and well directed effort 
he rapidly increased it and very soon had suc- 
ceeded in building up an important and prosper- 
ous business. At this writing Mr. Williams' 
annual sales exceed more than half a million of 
dollars, and is bj' far the most important mercan- 
tile business in the county, in fact, there are few if 
any inore important houses in his line west of Chi- 
cago. Butter, cheese and eggs constitute the im- 
portant staples of his trade, while he handles large 
quantities of other produce including everything 
grown in the Northwest. In the item of cranber- 
ries, which he has bought and sold ever since he 
l)egan business in Berlin, he does a large trade. In 
the year 1888 he handled 6,200 barrels and the 
fruit shipped by him is said to be equal if not 
superior to the eastern-grown berries of New Eng- 
land. His trade is largely North and West in 
Northern Wisconsin, Minnesota, the Dakotas and 
Montana. His annual trade the past year in his 
three staples is as follows: Thirty car-loads of 
butter, value $60,000; twenty-five cars of egg's, 
value $37,000; and thirty cars of cheese, value 
$75,000. 

Mr. Williams w.as married in Berlin, on Sept. 
1, 1869, to Miss Jennie Howell, who was born in 
Newark, Ohio. Three children grace their union, 
a son and two daughters— Walter D., eighteen 
years of age; Flora A., fifteen, and Agnes, nine 
years of age. All were born in Berlin. 

Mr. Williams and his wife are members of the 
Congregational Church, and in politics he is a R(!- 
publican. Though he feels an interest in the suc- 
cess and welfare of his party, he has never had 
time or inclination to serve in public otBce. For 



the past twenty-one years our subject has been an 
active business man with head quarters at Berlin, 
though his large business extends throughout the 
entire Northwest. During that time, as his record 
shows, he has built up an immense trade as the re- 
sult of close attention to details and the exercise 
of energy, enterprise and judicious management. 
His business career has been marked by prompt and 
faithful discharge of all just obligations, and an 
unswerving integrity that has always commanded 
confidence and respect. 



J~' AMES CROWL, an early settler who is now 
I engaged in the grocery business in Plain- 
j field, was born in Ca^'uga County, N. Y., 
' March 5, 1814, and is a son of John and 
Lydia (Philips) Crowl, the former a native of Ire- 
land, the latter of Massachusetts. His father (TOSsed 
the Atlantic when a small child in company with 
his parents. He followed farming in Vermont 
within a few years prior to the War of 1812, when 
he removed to New York and purchased a farm in 
Cayuga County. Before the war he was one of the 
wealthiest men in that section, but he lost all he 
had. He owned 1,000 acres of land, which he sold 
out and removed to Niagara County and settled near 
Lewiston, where he made his home until thespring of 
1814, when he returned to Cayuga County, where the 
succeeding four years were passed. In 1818 he be- 
came a resident of Allegany County, where he fol- 
lowed farming until his death, which occurred May 
4, 1826, at the age of fifty-four years. His wife 
died in Jackson County, Mich., in 1855. Thirteen 
children were born to that worthy couple, eleven 
of whom grew to manhood and womanhood, while 
six are yet living, James being the third eldest of 
the surviving ones; Thomas B. resides in Wood- 
bury County, Iowa; Alma, widow of John Riggs, 
is living in Clinton County, Iowa; Harriet is the 
wife of Mr. Whitney, of the same county; Eunice 
is the widow of Levi Decker, of Jackson County, 
Iowa; and Rhoda A. is the wife of Darwin E. 
AVhite, of Kentucky. 

James Crowl, whose name heads this sketch, 
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«>f six j'eais until tlie death of his father, which 
oecurrefl when lie was a lad of twelve years, he re- 
siilcd witii a married sister, but when his father 
was taken away he returned home and witli the aid 
of ills brother supported iiis mother and the youuo;er 
children, keeping the family together until all had 
iirown up and were able to go forth in the world 
and provide their own livelihood. In 1836 he went 
to Michigan, where an older brother had previously 
located. That brother induced him to bring the 
family to Michigan, which he did. comfortably es- 
lahllshing them on a farm. His wife, however, was 
sick at the time and returning East to her, her par- 
ents persuaded Mr. Crowl that it might injure his 
wife's health by taking her into a wild and unset- 
lied country and he therefore resolved to remain 
in New York. For three years he worked In a shoe 
shop, when in 1838 he began learning the milling 
business with Erastus Whiting, in the town of 
Hnrns. Allegany County, remaining with that gen- 
tleman nine years. The following year was spent 
in the employ of Swane <fe fSons, of the same county, 
after which he went to Steuben County and pur- 
chased a mill, which he operated for six years. 
Selling out to John A. ( Juick. he returned to his 
first employer, with whom he remained three years. 
During that time he purchased 160 acres of land 
in the town of DeerBeld, Waushara County, but 
traded the same for a farm in New York, on which 
he resided two years. At the end of that time he 
found that his title was not good, as the land had 
a mortgnge upon it, so he returned to milling but 
after a year, in May, 1860, came to Waushara 
County and settled upon his farm, which was then 
In a stale of nature, wholly destitute of improve- 
ment. The land, too, \vas unbroken, but during 
the twenty-one years of his residence on that farm 
he succeeded in placing fifty acres under a high 
state of cultivation and making many improve- 
ments thereon, although he devoted a considerable 
portion of tliat time to his old business of milling. 
He ran the mill in Plainfiild until it was closed 
and then operated the mill at White River for 
seven years, after which he gave his whole lime to 
farming until 1874. Going to Dakota at that time, 
he there followed milling for two years and also 
made a homestead, which he sold after his return 



to Wisconsin to Robert Kyle for the sum of $71A. 
He then purchased the While River mills, trading 
his farm for that property, which he greatly re- 
paired and made extensive preparations for the 
business, which would undoubtedly have met his 
efforts, as it then seemed, but he was doomed to 
disappointment in that particular, for the railro.ad 
w.as built a few miles to the other side of him and 
thus completely killed his business. Finding that 
he could do nothing in that place, lie sold out for 
1500, suflfering a loss of nearly 11,500 on the in- 
vestment. Since 1881 he has made his home in 
Plainfleld and for three years engaged in various 
occupations until 1884, when he embarked in the 
grocery business, which he has followed with good 
success during the six succeeding years. He car- 
ries a full line of staple and fancy groceries and 
has built up an excellent trade. 

On the 2"Jth of M.ay, 1836. .lames Crowl was 
united in the holy bonds of matrimony with Miss 
Elulhera Parker, and by their union have been 
born three children, but the eldest, John is the onl\- 
one now living; Curtis died March 29, 1882; and 
Mary G. is also deceased. 

Mr. Crowl takes an active interest in political 
affairs and cists his ballot with the Democratic 
party. Ho served as Chairman of the town of 
Deerfield one 3ear, was Side Supervisor for a per- 
iod of seven years and filled the office of Treasurer 
for four years. In his social relations he is a mem- 
ber of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to Wau- 
toma Lodge No. 148, A. F. it A. M., with which 
he united in 1865. He is a worth}' citizen, having 
ever discharged his official duties with promptness 
and fidelity, and is a supporter of all that pertains 
to the advancement of the best interests of the 
community. 

t^^»»h{ i m c : 

i|[ ^ENHY II. HILL, who resides on section 

|j)|' 36, in the town of Buffalo. Manjuette County, 
■S^ was born in the town of Candor, Tioga Co., 
^P N. Y., July 31, 1822, and is of the sixth 
generation in direct descent from George Hull, the 
progenitor of the American branch of the family. 
Geoige Hull was a native of Dorchester, England, 
and becjinii'M losiili'nt of Dorcliestc:*, Mass., in 1630, 



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only ten years after the landing of the Pilgrims 
from the Mayflower. He was one of the grantees 
of Dorchester. In 1637, he removed to Connecti- 
cut and settled in Windsor, and from him is de- 
scended a nnmerons family, the memliers of which 
are widely scattered over this country. 

Samuel Hull, the father of our subject, was a na- 
tive of Connecticut, and emigrated to Tioga 
County, N. Y., during its pioneer days. He mar- 
ried Miss Sabrina Teall, Feb. 29. 1808, and shortly 
afterward removed from Killingsworth, Conn., 
to Candor, N. Y. His death occurred Dec. 11, 
1868, at the age of eighty-three 3^ears, having been 
born July 9, 1785. His wife, who was born Aug. 
31, 1786, died June 22, 1842. They were the 
parents of a fine family of sons and daughters 
all of whom were born in Candor, N. Y., with 
the exception of ^he oldest son, whose birth oc- 
curred in Connecticut. The sons and daugh- 
ters j'et living, are: Samujl, who resides in 
Chetopa, Labette Co., Kan.; Henry H. of tiiis 
sketch; Nathan T., who is living on the old home- 
stead in New Y^ork; Catherine Amelia, wife of 
Royal Barber of Auburn, N. Y.. The deceased 
members of the famil3- are James B., Clarissa R., 
Mar3-, Lydia M. and Elizabeth 8. 

Henry H. Hull passed the days of his boyliood 
and youth in his native county, and emigrated to 
the Territory of Wisconsin in 1845. He deter- 
mined to make 13odge County bis home and pur- 
chased land about two miles from the village of 
Horicon, but soon afterwards bought au 8U-acre 
tract in the town of Burnett. The present genera- 
tion can scarcely realize the unsettled condition of 
the country at that time. The whole territory then 
contained fewer inhabitants than are now found 
in many of its counties and the greater part of the 
land was still in the possession of the Governniont. 
Purchasing aj'oke of oxen, Mr. Hull began the de- 
velopment of a farm and made a number of im- 
provements, but after three years he sold out and 
in company with his brother-in-law came to Mar- 
quette Count}- and purchased land but did not then 
make a permanent settlement. In 1852, we find 
him en route for Susquehanna County, and on ar- 
riving at his destination he was united in marriage 
with Miss Caroline Brewster, who was born in Con- 



necticut in 1827, but when an infant was taken by 
her parents, Erastus and Submit Brewster to Penn- 

I sylvania. The Brewster family was one of the first 
families established in New England, and the name 
has found prominent mention in the records of the 
East. The father of Mrs. Hull is still living in 

! Pennsylvania, but her mother is now deceased. 
They were parents of seven children, and of that 
number two sons and two daughters yet survive 

I and are residents of the Keystone State. 

After their marriage, Mr. Hull and his wife went 
to New Y'ork, and spent one year on the old home- 
stead of the Hull family. They then came to Mar- 
quette County and settled on the farm which our 
subject had previously purchased. Their residence 
there covers a long period of years and has led to 
an extensive acquaintance throughout the county. 
Their home has been blessed with the presence of 
seven children, four sons and three daughters. 
Charles C, the eldest, who was liberally educated 
and for many years engaged in teaching in this 
State, went to Kansas in 1876, and there followed 
the same profession for some time. In April, 1888, 
he married Miss Annie Ilirons and is now engaged 
in farming and stock-raising near Hunnewell, Kan. 
Mary is the wife of Oliphant Merritt and resides in 
the town of Armenia, Juneau Co., AVis. Emma M. 
is the wife of James Scholes of Moundville, Mar- 
quette County. Lillian wedded Fred S. Turner, a 
resident of Miller, Dak. Nathan P. graduated 
from the Normal School at Valparaiso, Ind., and is 
now engaged in teaching. Walter B. is a student 
in the Valparaiso Normal. The youngest is Henry 
M. The parents spared neither labor nor expense 
in providing their children with superior educa- 
tional advantages and all but the youngest son, 
who is still at home, have been or are now success- 
ful teachers. Those who are settled in life are 
worthy and respected members of society and all 
are an honor to their parents. 

Mr. Hull served in the army during the last nine 
months of the War of the Rebellion, as a member of 
Company I, 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery, and has 
ever proved himself a loyal and faithful citizen, 
ready and willing to support the best interests and 
aid in the advancement of those enterprises whic^h 
are calculated to promote the general welfare. In 



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political sentiment, he is a stanch supporter of Re- 
publican principles and lie and liis wife are faithful 
and consistent members of the Presbyterian 
Cliurcli. On their farm, comprising 188 acres of 
fine land, they liave a pleasant home, surrounded 
by the comforts and many of the luxuries of life 
a id they are numbered among the respected and 
e.<teemei citizens of the town of Buffalo. 



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«^*HOMAS J. CHAHTRKy is engaged in bhick- 
;/I^S^, smithing in Green Lake Station. Wis., and 
^^^ is numbered among its leading citizens. His 
birth occurred on the 4lh day of May, 1835, in 
Aileganj' Count}-. N. Y., and he is a son of John and 
Cynthia (Hicks) C'lalitiee. whose family numbered 
seven children. At an early day in the history of 
America three brothers of the name of C'rabtree 
left their home in England, crossed the broad 
Atlantic, and settled in the New England States. 
Fiom one of them is descended the branch of the 
family of which our subject is a member. His 
])aternal grandfather. Benjamin Crablree, foIk)wed 
f.irming in his native State for some years. He. 
iiowever. after liis marriage, removed with his 
family to McHenry County, 111., where the death 
of both himself and wife occurred at an advanced 
age. Ten children were born unto them, seven 
sons and three daughters. 

Of that family John Crabtree was a member. 
His birth occurred Dec. 11, 1804. and in his native 
State he was reared to manhood, learning during 
the days of his youth the trade of a Umner and 
currier. When he had attained his majority he 
was joined in wedlock with .Miss Hicks, and while 
residing in tiie Empire State their union was 
blessed with four children. The year 1839 wit- 
nessed their removal from their old home to M( 
Henry County. 111., where another child was born 
unto them. In 1817 thev came to (ireen Lake 
County, Wis., where the family circle w.as increased 
by the birth of two children. Mr. Crabtree en- 
tered 160 acres of land on section 19, Brooklyn 
Township, where both himself and wife passed 
their declining years. He began life without capi- 
tal, but became a well-to-do farmer, and was living 



in comfortable circumstances at the time of his 
death. He was a Republican in politics, and like 
so many others of that parly, previous to its 
organization, had affiliated with the Whig party. 

The early life of Thomas J. Crablree was passed 
in the usual manner of farmer lads, but as he did 
not desire to make farming his life occupation, at 
the age of eighteen years he left home and began 
learning the blacksmith's trade, which he has since 
followed with the exception of about fourteen 
months spent in the service of his country. On 
the 18th day of February. 1863, he enlisted as a 
member of Comiaiiy I, 31st Wisconsin Regiment, 
and for that length of time was engaged in his 
country's cause. After doing guard duty in Ten- 
nessee for awhile, his command joined .Sherman's 
army, participating in the siege of Atlanta and 
the March to the Sea. They then continued nortli- 
waid until reaching Benlonville, N. C, where one 
of the last engagements of the war was brought 
on. Our subject took an active part in that battle, 
receiving a wound in the left hand, on account of 
which he receives a small pension. 

Mr. Crabtree has been twice married. On the 
4th day of July, 1861, he led to the marriage altar 
Miss Charlotte Rogers, a native of Bradford 
County, Pa., born March 10, 1840. They had two 
children: Fiemont R., a draftsman and farmer, 
also engaged in teaching during the winter, and 
Lottie G. The death of the mother occurred in 
I March, 1877, and on the 30th of June, 1878, Mr. 
Crabtree wedded Julia Rogers, a sister of his 
former wife. She was born in Bradford County, 
Pa., and is a daughter of Bela and Celestia (De 
Witt) Rogers, the former a native of Connecticut, 
born Feb. 2. 1802. the latter of Pennsylvania, born 
Oct. 18, 1814. In 1855 they came to Green Lake 
County and located in the town of Brooklyn, where 
Mr. Rogers died in 1872. While residing in the 
East he was a lumber merchant, but followed farm- 
ing in this county. His wife still survives him. 
The}- were parents of four children, but Mrs. Crab 
tree is the only one now living. 

Our subject and his wife are members of the 
Methodist Church, and Fremont is a communicant 
of the Congregational Church. Tiie family are 

J o o J 

I supporters of the Prohibition party. The farm of 



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781 



Mr. Crabtree, comprising 170 acres, is one of the 
finest in llie town of Brooklyn, and its entire sur- 
roundings indicate the thrift and enterprise of the 
owner. He is one of the progressive citizens of 
the community, ready to aid in the advancement of 
.ill public enterprises which are calculated to pro- 
mote the general welfare, and is a warm friend to 
education, having given his children lilieral ad- 
vantages in that direction, thus fitting them for 
lives of usefulness and honor. 

PRANK M. STOCKING has made farming 
J his life occupation, and is now engaged in 
that business on section 24, in the town 
of Berlin, Green Lake County. He was born 
in Nepeuskun Township, Winnebago Co., Wis., 
-luly 28, 1 854, and is a son of George and Eliza 
(Smith) Stocking. His father was born in the Bay 
State, Oct. 2, 1814, but when a young man went 
to Nevv York, where he became familiar with the 
principles and methods of business while clerking 
in his uncle's store. Subsequently he went upou 
the road, selling notions from a wagon, and after 
having traveled for some time in the interests of 
his uncle, started out for himself. He continued 
in that line of business for eleven years, and iu the 
course of his journey's, traveled through Michigan. 
He frequently stopped at the home of a Mr. 
Smith, and formed au attachment for his daugh- 
ter, Eliza, whom he afterward married. Mrs. Stock- 
ing's home was Sciotoviile, N. Y.. and there she 
was born. The young cou[)le made their home in 
New York until 184G, when they decided to cast 
their lot with the pioneer settlers of the Territory 
of Wisconsin, and acting upon that resolution, lo- 
cated in Nepeuskun Township, Winnebago County, 
wheie he passed the remainder of his life. Me 
knew nothing of farming except what he had 
learned from books, but possessing an observing 
eye, and profiting by the experience of others, he 
was quite successful in his new undertaking. He 
possessed the energy and diligence so essential to 
success, and if he once made a mistake he was 
never known to again commit the same error. He 
became one of the prominent and influential citi- 



zens of the communit}^ and when called home his 
loss was deeply felt. Though too old to serve in 
the field, he did effective service by raising troops 
and money for the Union army. Me had sup- 
ported the Democratic party until the war, but 
after that time was a stanch advocate of Repub- 
lican principles. He received but limited educa- 
tional advantages in his youth, but by travel and 
observation became well-informed, and possessed a 
knowledge of men and their motives very useful 
to him in business life. He died on the 3d of Sep- 
tember. 1889, leaving his family in comfortable 
circumstances. He owned at the time of his death 
240 acres of land. Mrs. Stocking still survives her 
husband. They were the parents of three chil- 
dren — Adclbert, a telegraph operator; Frank M., 
of this sketch; and Elsworth, who is engaged in 
farming in Winnebago County. 

The primary education of our subject, obtained 
in the district schools, was supplemented by a 
course in Ripon College, which be attended for 
three years. On attaining his majority, he led to 
the marriage altar Miss Lillian Safford, who was 
born July 13, 1860, in Wautoma, Waushara Co., 
Wis. Their union was celebrated Aug. 27, 1878, 
and has been blessed with a family of four children 
(jeorge, Merle, Fannie and Ralph. 

The year following his marriage, Mr. Stocking 
removed from Winnebago County to tiie farm on 
which he is now living. It comprises 100 acres of 
land, all under a high state of cultivation. He re- 
ceived his start in life by selling a yoke of steers, 
which he had raised, for ¥202.40. That money he 
put into the bank, accumulating interest on it until 
he was of age. He has been an indefatigable 
worker, enterprising and progressive, and in con- 
sequence has made financial advancement. 



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,^^ FENCER S. ANGLE, who is now engaged 
'^^^ iu farming on section 2, in the town of 

1|A/1|) Berlin, Green Lake Count}', has passed his 
entire life on the farm where he still makes 

his home. He was born on the 1 1th of July. 185'J. 

and is a son of Charles H. and Mary M. (Busca- 

bark) Angle, early settlers of the county, who are 



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represented olsewbere in this volume. As soou as 
he was old enough he began a.ssisting his father in 
the cultivation of the home farm, alternating his 
lime between tliat labor and the school room. He 
received a good common-school education, such 
as would fit him for the practical duties of life. 
Like a dutiful son he remained at home until 
twenty-one years of age, when lie began working 
in his own interests, obtaining a jjosition as a farm 
hand. 

On the 2d of September, 1885. Mr. Angle was 
joined in wedlock with Miss Sarali Walker, daugh- 
ter of Aaron and Elizabeth (Fen wick) Walker. 
The lady is a nart-ive of Wausliara County, wliere 
her birth occurred March 13, 1858. Upon his mar- 
riage he located on the old homestead, where he is 
still living. The union of this worthy couple is 
graced with two interesting children — Ina W. and 
Charles R. 

In connection with the cultivation of liis farm, 
Mr. Angle devotes considerable attention to the 
raising of fine stock, and has been very successful 
in that line of business. In fact, prosperity has at- 
tended his efforts since he has engaged in business 
enterprises and he is accounted one of the success- 
ful farmers of the community. In political senti- 
ment, he is a stanch Republican and has helil sev- 
eral local offices, including that of Side Supervisor. 

/^ HAHLES R. ANGLE, deceased, w.as born in 
[(( n ■'^«''»''02:a County, N. Y., Jan. 21, 1810. 
^^/ The family is of Holland origin, and was 
established in America by the great-grandfather of 
our subject, who left his native land and settled in 
Pennsylvania. His son emigrated to New Jersey 
and subsequently became a resident of New York. 
The maternal grandfather was also a citizen of the 
former State. The parents of Mr. Angle were 
Jacob and Elizabeth (Smith) Angle. The father 
was a cripple for many years, and therefore fol- 
lowed s\ich lines of business as his misfortune per- 
mitted, including merchandising, keeping tavein. 
etc. In the Empire State he married Miss Eliza- 
beth Smith, a native of New Jersey, who had re- 
moved to New Y'ork in childhood. He died in 



that State in the sixtieth year of his age, after 
which his widow went to Indiana, and subsequently 
became a resident of Winnebago County, Wis., 
where she departed this life in her ninety-eighth 
year. Tlieir family consisted of eight children, 
four sons and four daughters, but only one is now 
living — Eleanor, who has attained the age of sev- 
enty-six years. 

The school privileges which our subject received 
were very limited, but possessing scholarly tastes 
he devoted his leisure hours to study, and in that 
way prepared for teaching, which he followed for 
many years. He displayed marked ability in that 
profession and won the confidence of his patrons. 
In the early days of his manhood he went to 
Montgomery County, Ind., where, on the 29th of 
March, 1849, he w.as joined In wedlock with Miss 
Mary M. Busenbark, who w.as born in Butler 
County, Ohio, Dec. 26, 1824. and is a daughter of 
James and Elizabeth (Good) Busenbark. Her 
father was a native of New Jersey, her mother of 
Penns3'lvania, but they were married in Ohio, 
whither thev had removed in an early day. In 
1826 they left the Buckeye State and became resi- 
dents of Montgomery County, where, in the midst 
of the forest, Mr. Busenbark cleared and developed 
a farm. His wife died when Mrs. Angle was about 
eighteen years old, but he lived to the ripe old 
age of eighty years. They were parents of ten 
children, eight of whom are yet living. Mr Angle 
came to Wisconsin in 1847, pre-empted land, re- 
turned to Indiana, taught school one year, and 
returned to Green Lake County in 1849. 

Shortly after their marri.ige. Mr. and Mrs. 
Angle came to Green Lake County, locating u|)on 
a farm a mile and a half east of Berlin, where his 
death occurred. He began life in limited circum- 
stances, but worked his way upward step by step 
until he became one of the substantial farmers of 
community, owning 138+ acres of land, and also 
operating ninety-five acres owned by his wife. He 
accomplished whatever he undertook, trusting n<it 
to fortune, but to his own efforts for what lie 
wished. By his upright life he gained the confi- 
dence and respect of all, and when callid to his 
final rest, on the 20th of October, 1886, liis loss 
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his immediate famil3'. In earlj- life lie bad sup- 
ported the Democratic party, but when the ques- 
tion of slavery was made an issue before the people 
he joined the Republican party, formed to prevent 
its further extension, and ever afterwards remained 
a warm advocate of its principles. 

Mrs. Angle is still living and makes her home 
upon the farm adjoining tlie one on which she 
began her married life. She is the mother of nine 
ciiildren: .lames H., the eldest, died at the age of 
twenty-two years; William S. died when three years 
old; and Elizabeth M. at the age of four; David 
L., who is now living in Iowa, married Ida Beslin, 
and has one child; Ella M. died at the age of three 
years; Spencer vS. is the next younger; Elmer L. is 
living in Texas; Ira L. makes his home in Dakota; 
and Stacy U. is living with iiis mother. 



]I|_^ ON. SAMUEL W. SMITH was for many 
iTjy years connected with the agricultural inter- 
/^^ ests of Green Lake County, but is now liv- 
(^) ing a retired life in Markesan. As he is so 
well known throughout the community this history 
of his life will be read by his many friends with 
interest. He was bftvn in Warsaw. Wyoming Co., 
N. Y., Dec. 15, 1821, and is a son of David K. and 
Charlotte (Clark) Smith. His parents were natives 
of Washington County, N. Y. 

The subject of this sketch was reared to manhood 
in his native count}', aetpiiring such education as 
the common schools of^that day afforded. When 
he bad attained to man's estate he chose for a com- 
panion Miss Almena Conable, daughter of Samuel 
Conable, a prominent citizen of Wyoming County. 
Their union was celebrated in 1 845, and the fol- 
lowing year the young couple started for the West, 
where they determined to try their fortune. With 
$100 in his pocket Mr. Smith reached the Territory 
of Wisconsin, and looking for a location chose 
Green Lake County as the scene of his future labor. 
He then invested his capital in eighty acres of wild 
land, upon which not a furrow had been turned or 
an improvement made. He at once erected a log 
cabin 12x12 feet, the roof being formed by [loplar 
poles covered with wild luiy. The flour was made 



from the boards off the boxes in which their goods 
were brought, and in true pioneer style our subject 
and his worth}- wife began life in their new home. 
Like all settlers on the frontier they endured many 
hardships and trials and had to labor early and late. 
The means resorted to whereby provisions and 
clothing were obtained, would astonish many of the 
younger generation. The first shoes which Ellen, 
their oldest child, wore were made from the lining 
of Mr. Smith's wedding boots. The nearest mar- 
ket and mill were miles awaj'. The products of 
the farm were their chief articles of diet. As time 
|)assed, however, the land began to yield bounteous 
returns for the care and cultivation bestowed upon 
it, and the financial resources were greatly increased. 
Comforts were then added, improvements made, 
and the little log cabin was replaced by a more com- 
modious and substantial residence. The bounda- 
ries of the farm were also extended until at one 
time Mr. Smith owned 1,000 acres of land, the 
greater part of which was under a high state of 
cultivation. He is accounted one of the leading 
farmers of the county, and successfully engaged in 
agricultural pursuits until 1885, when lie retired 
from active life and removed to Markesan. 

To Mr. and Mrs. Smith have been born five chil- 
dren: Ellen, born Oct. 16, 1848, is now the wife 
of M. B. Peacock of Beaver Dam. Wis.; Lucy, 
born Aug. 28, 1850, is the wife of C. S. Morris, of 
Berlin; Edgar C, born Dec. 28, 1852, is now rep- 
resenting his district in the General Assembly; 
Sarah L., born April 14, 1859, is the wife of Frank 
Bond, of Manchester, Green Lake County; Charles 
H.,born June 1, 186iJ. 

Mr. Smith hasevertaken great interest in public 
affairs, and is numbered among the prominent cili- 
zeas of Green Lake County. He was instrumental 
in the organization of the town and county, and 
has been honored with various ofHcial positions. 
In 1847 be served as Collector of Marquette 
County, which then comprised Green Lake, and 
during his term of service collected $5,000. For 
several terms he served as Side Supervisor, ami 
was also Chairman of the Town Board \n 18GJ 
he was elected to the Slate Legislature by the H<- 
publican [larty. Li the many jjositions of honor 
and trust to which lie lias been clectcil he lias ever 



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discharged his duties in a prompt and able manner 
and won the confidence and high regard of ail: 
He continued to support the Republican party until 
1872, when he joined the Democratic party. In 
his business relations Mr. Smith's course lias been 
marked with the greatest honesty and uprightness. 
He scorns to do an injurj- to any one, his life ever 
having been such as to win the greatest respect of 
all. No trust has ever been imposed upon him but 
has received his careful attention and been dis- 
charged in the most satisfactory manner. He and 
his wife are now living in retirement in Markesan, 
in the enjoyment of the fruits of former toil. 
Their home is the abode of hospitality, the old 
time courtesy and cordiality of pioneer days still 
remains, and their many friends are sure of a hearty 
welcome. 



15. (iRAHAM is a prominent [farmer and 
stock-raiser of the town of Buffalo, Mar- 
W^ quette County, his home being on section 
14. The farm on which he yet resides is his birth- 
place, and there his entire life has been passed. 
The family to which he belongs has been connected 
Willi the history of Marquette County since the 
days of early infancy, and justly deserves a repre- 
sentation in this volume. The father of our sub- 
ject, James Graham, was a native of Dunifrieshire, 
Scotland, where he was born Jan. 1, 1828 He was 
but four years of age when brought by his parents 
to America, the family locating in Canada in July, 
1832. Six years later they became residents of 
Illinois, where they made their home from June, 
1838, until 1840, when they settled in Racine 
County, Wis. 

On the 28th of January, 1848, James Graham 
was united in marriage, in Racine County, with 
Miss Jane liremner, and the same year came to 
Marquette County. The lady is a daughter of 
William and Louisa (Cha|)man) Breraner. who 
were also natives of Scotland and crossed the At 
lantic to America in 1846. Their first home was 
in Racine County, but in 1847 they became resi- 
<leMts of the town of Buffalo, Marquette County. 
They were the first permanent settlers in that town. 
As before stated, their daughter Jane became the wife 



of Mr. Graham in 1848, and the same year they 
located on section 14 in the town of Buffalo, Mar- 
quette County, which farm is now owned by our 
subject. Mr. Graliam continued to engage in the 
cultivation of his land until his death, transform- 
ing it from a wild and uncultivated tract to one of 
the richest fertility. He was honored by his fel- 
low-citizens with several local offices, tiie duties of 
which were ever faithfully discharged, and was 
regarded by them .-xs a trustworthy and valued 
citizen. Honest in all his dealings, temperate in 
his habits and upright in his life, be won the res- 
pect of all with whom he came in contact. After 
a year's suffering from pleura pneumonia he was 
called home, Nov. 12, 1882, leaving a wife and five 
children to mourn his loss. Mrs. Graham, who 
was born in Scotland Dec. 22, 1829, still survives 
her husband, and is living with her son on the old 
homestead, at the age of sixty years. She is a 
most estimable lady, beloved b}' all for her many 
excellencies of character, and the deeds of kindness 
and charity which she has performed. The record 
of the children, two sons and three daughters, is as 
follows: William B., of this sketch, is the eldest; 
James R., born Nov. 20, 1851, is married and liv 
ing on the Russell farm in the town of Buffalo; 
Jane S., born Dec. 2, 18r>3, is the wife of Anthony 
(^uantius, of Berlin, Green Lake County; Adda L., 
born Oct. 7, 1855, married W. D. Sutfin, a resident 
farmer of the town of Buffalo; Martha G., born 
Sept. 12, 1858, is the wife of George Moore, who 
is living in Portage City, Wis. 

William B. Graham, whose name heads this 
notice, was born April 12, 1850, and has never yet 
left his native State. He has ever resided u|)on 
the old homestead, and in the schools of the neigh- 
borhood acquired his education. Like a dutiful 
son he assisted his father in the cultivation of the 
farm until the death of Mr. Graham, Sr., when he 
assumed the management and has since operated it 
in his own interest. When twenty-two years of 
age he was united in marriage with Miss Emma 
Norton, daughter of Thomas and Catherine Nor- 
ton, who were born on the Emerald Isle and came 
to tills country in 1847. Their first h.ome was in 
Piemont, N. Y., next they resiiled in Rhode Is- 
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in 1850. but are now livinu; in Mitchell County, 
Iowa. Mrs. Graham wns born in Providence, 
R. I., Dec. 23, 1849, was brought by her parents to 
this .Slate when a babe, and like her husband was 
reared in tiie vicinity of her present home. Unto 
this vrortby couple have been born six ehildien, 
five of whom are yet living: Stella, born March 7, 
1875; Roy T.. April 10, 1877: May E., Feb. 24, 
1882; Willie E., July 21, 1884; and Freddie D., 
Jan. 19, 1889. Francis J., who was born June 6, 
1873, died on the 28th of December, 1878, and was 
laid to rest in the Stone School-Louse cemetery. 

The father of Mr. Graham on his arrival in tiie 
county purchased 160 acres of land, but our sub- 
ject now owns and operates 320 acres, all of which 
is under a high state of cultivation. He has also 
made many useful and ornamental improvements, 
and on his farm may be seen some of the finest 
blooded stock in the county, in which he takes 
great pride, devoting considerable attention to that 
line of his business. His Lome is a pretty and 
substantial residence, supplied with all that makes 
life worth the living. Politically, Mr. Graham is 
a Democrat, but not a radical politician. Socially, 
he is a member of Montello Lodge, No. 141, A. F. 
& A. M., and is a well-known and highly respected 
member of society. 



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J^Ml LEAN CLARK, of Princeton, was born in 
^ ®P[ tlie town of North Collins, Erie Co, 
I 1b N. Y., March 19, 1829. His ancestors 
(^ were English and came to New England 

with that flow of emigration which set toward the 
shores of Nortii America during the ecclesiastical 
troubles, which culminated in the abdication of 
King James II, in 1688. According to Foster's 
historical collections of New England, there was 
one Abraham Clark, of Bristol, England, a cooper 
by trade, who apprenticed his son Abraham, a Lad 
ten years of age, to one Harris to go to North 
America to learn the calling of a planter. Mr. 
Harris came and settled on the west side of Paw- 
tuxet River, in wliat is now the town of Cranston, 
Providence Co., R. I. The apprenticed lad served 



out his time with Harris and finally settled near 
him, there rearing a family of which little is known 
with the exception of some facts concerning two 
of the sons, Abraham and John. The former sold 
liis interest in the Pawtuxet homestead to his 
father and brother John in 1747, and having mar- 
ried Elizabeth Brown, purchased land in the west- 
ern part of Rhode Island, in what is now the town 
of Glouster, near the state line, on which the little 
village of Clarkville now stands. On tiiat farm 
the father and grandfather of our suliject were 
born. The latter, born April 19, 1751, married 
Mercy Batty in 1781, and died in Fall River, 
Mass., in 1831. The former, born June 14, 1790, 
wedded Alice Blackwar, Feb. 18, 1816, and two 
3'ears later removed with his f.-iniiiy to North Col- 
lins, where his death occurred April 25, 1804. 

Alban Clark of tliis notice received a common- 
school education in the neighborhood, after which 
he attended the Springvilie Academy and Seminary 
during the years 1848, 1849 and 1850. During 
his attendance at that school, he devoted his time 
to the study of the higher matiiematics including 
land surveying, and the rudiments of Latin and 
Greek. He first came to the West in 1851, locat- 
ing in McIIenry County. 111., where during the fol- 
lowing winter he engaged in teaching school in 
I'rankville. In the month of March, 1852, became 
to Wisconsin, choosing as the scene of his future 
operations Big Bull Falls, now the city of Wausau, 
where he was employed as book-keeper by a lum- 
ber firm. The succeeding nine years of his life 
were there passed, he being engaged during the 
greater part of that time in some of the various 
branches of lumbering and surveying. He was 
chosen Assessor of the city of Wausau in 1857, and 
the following year was elected Town Treasurer. 
He was also tendered the position of principal of 
the schools of that place, serving during the years 
1857 and 1858. 

Mr. Clark had come to Wisconsin a single man- 
but while residing in Wausau was united in mar- 
riage with Jane Ann Calkins, by whom he has a 
I family of eight children, four sons and four 
[ daughters, all of whom are living at this writing. 
I Clara Alice, the eldest, is now the wife of Ezekiel 
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sou, Esq., a graduate of the Noitliern ludiaua 
College of Law, who now resides in Princeton, is 
one of the leading members of tlie Green Lake 
County bar: Mary Emma became the wife of W. 
C. Briggs in 1881 ; Maggie May is now engaged in 
teaching; Ralph Hiram is operating his father's 
farm; U. S. Grant and Lola Etta are also following 
the teacher's profession; and H. Greeley is at- 
tending school. Mr. Clark says that of his 
relations for the last century, so far as he knows, 
about 90 i)er cent, have been farmers, 3 per cent, 
merchants, o per cent, mechanics, no doctors or 
preachers, and only three lawyers, including his 
son Frank E., of Princeton. He estimates the 
number of his relations of the name of Clark, now 
living, to be about 150, or fortj- families, all of 
whom, so far as he knows, are residing in Massa- 
chusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, i 
Ohio and Wisconsin. 

In 1861 Mr. Clark determined to make his home 
in Princeton, and in the month of April he arrived I 
with his family, locating upon a farm where he 
still makes his home. During the years that have ' 
since come and gone, he has frequently been 
honored with offices of trust and in the discharge i 
of his official duties he has ever displayed the 
utmost fidelity, thus winning the con6dence and 
high regard of .ill. For two years he served his 
town as Clerk and one year w.as Chairman of the 
Board of .Supervisoi-s. He has five times been 
elected County Surveyor of Green Lake County, 
and in 1884 he w.as the people's choice for the 
position of County Clerk, to which office he was 
re-elected in 1886. In 1871 he was chosen by 
Justice Cole as one of the (Commissioners for 
Green Lake County, to settle for the right of way ' 
for the Sheboygan & Fond du Lac Railroad Com- 
p.iny. In politics Mr. Clark is a Republican. He e.nst 
his first Presidential vote for John C. Fremont, in ' 
18o6, and since that time has never wavered in his 
allegiance to the party. He is a man of more than 
ordinary ability and is a valued citizen. His j 
public and private life are above reproach and he 
commands the respect of all with whom business or 
pleasure have brought him in contact. He is a I 
member of no church, being rather liberal in his ' 
leligii us views, He, however, believes in the I 



orlhoilox views of the future slate, somewhat modi- 
fied perhaps by his early associations with the sect 
known as Quakers, whom he still holds in very 
high esteem. He is now past his sixtieth year, but 
possesses unusual vigor and activity for a man of 
his age and we join his many friends in wishing 
that for years to come he may be numbered among 
the citizens of Green Lake County. 



a^^HOMAS \V. HAMILTON, boot and shoe 
fjf^^ dealer of Berlin, Wis., is numbered among 
5^^ the leading business men of Green Lake 
County. He is a native of the Empire State, hav- 
ing been born in Sheldon. Wyoming County, 
March 13, 183G. His parents were Harry and 
Asenath Hamilton. His father was born in Tin- 
mouth, Rutland Co.. Vt., on the litth of February, 
179", and is a descendant of one of three brothers 
who founded the family in America in the latter 
part of the seventeenth century. They were na- 
tives of Scotland. Ziba Hamilton settled in Nan- 
tucket, Mass., and was the founder of the branch 
of the family to which our subject belongs. He 
removed to Tinmouth. Rutland Co., Vt., where 
he died at an advanced age. His son. Dr. Ziba 
Hamilton settled in Wallingford, Conn., where he 
was a prominent ph3-sician. He subsequently re- 
moved to Batavia. Genesee Co., N. Y.. and was the 
pioneer physician of that place wjiere he prsjcticed 
fifty-three years. 

Harry Hamilton, son of Dr. Ziba and the father 
of our subject, became a resident of Batavia. N. 
Y. in his boyhood. His father was desirous of 
educating him for the medical profession, but the 
son's taste did not lie in that direction and he be- 
came a farmer instead and settled in the town of 
Sheldon, now Wyoming County, N. Y.. which was 
then, however, a part of Genesee County. He 
married Asenath Warren, daughter of Thomas 
Warren and a relative of Gen. Warren of Revo- 
lutionary fame. Mrs. Hamilton w.is born near 
Rochester, N. Y.. April 10, 1799, and died in Ber- 
lin, Wis., in October. 1869, at the age of sevenlj' 
years. Her paternal greatgrandfather was born in 
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which countrj' they were married, emigrated to 
America in 1709. They settled in Nantucket, 
Mass., but afterwards removed to East Lynn, 
where they reared a family' and spent their last 
days. Her father, Thomas Warren, was born in 
East Lynn, but subsequently settled near Roches- 
ter, N. Y. The family was one of high respecta- 
bility in that city. 

T(j Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton were born five chil- 
dren, three sons and two daughters: Alta, wife of 
T. D. Gale died in the summer of 1886; Joanna 
was twice married, being first the wife of Selim 
Putnam, and lastl3' of H. S. Carrier, and died about 
1879; iSilas married Andena Ferry and resides in 
Oregon; Joseph F. married Chloe Baker and is a 
prominent merchant of Berlin; Thomas W., the 
youngest of the family is our subject. Mr. Hamil- 
ton Sr.. emigrated from New York to Waukegan, 
111., with his family in 1840, and thence came to 
Berlin in the fall of 1855. He followed farming 
throughout his entire life, and in political senti- 
ment was a Whig until the organization of the 
Republican party, when he joined its ranks. He 
was an upriglit, honorable man, highly respected 
by all and his death, which occurred in Berlin, 
Oct. 20, 1888, at the advanced age of ninety-two 
years, was sincerely mourned. He was reared in 
the faith of the Baptist Church, but in later life 
became quite liberal in his views on the subject of 
religion and was not bound by an3' particular 
creed. He entertained broad and charitable views, 
free from what he termed the cant of orthodoxy. 

Our subject was but four years old at the time 
of the removal of his family to Waukegan, III. 
He spent his early youth on his father's farm but 
when thirteen years of age started out in life for 
himself being emploj-ed in the sale of patent 
medicines and notions on the road. He first visited 
Strong's Laniling in 1851, during one of his trips, 
and in 1854, purchased property at that point, but 
did not locate permanently until the fall of the 
following year. He spent many years on the road 
as salesman, thus forming many acquaintances, and 
wherever he went won friends. 

Mr. Hamilton has been twice married. In Wau- 
kau, Wis., on the 21st of March. 1857, he led to 
the marriage altar Miss Adelia Jeannette Hilton, 



who was born in Attica, AVyoming Co.. N. Y. Six 
children graced their union, namely : Jay. who 
died at the age of three years; Harley H.. who 
married Mattie Kinsley and is engaged in the boot 
and shoe trade in Berlin; Lillie, wife of J. J. 
Brewis of Chicago; Annie, who died at the age of 
thirteen j'ears; Thomas W., who is em[)loyed as 
salesman in his father's store, and Ardin L. who is 
yet in school. The mother of this family died at 
her home in Berlin, Dec, 2, 1880. Mr. Hamilton 
was again married in Spring Lake, Waushara 
County, on the 19th of January, 1883, when Miss 
Delia Metcalf became his wife. She is a native of 
Wauconda, Lake Co., 111., and a daughter of T. F. 
Metcalf Esq. Two children were born of their 
union, a son and daughter — Chester A. and Belle, 
aged respectively five and three years. 

In the fall of 1859, Mr. Hamilton joined his 
brother Joseph F., in general merchandising in Ber- 
lin, the firm being known under the style of J. F. 
and T. W. Hamilton. In February, 1864, they en- 
gaged in milling conjointly with the manufacture 
of car, wagon, sleigh and plow wood stock and 
lumber, the mill being situated on Willow Creek, 
nine miles northwest of Berlin. They also became 
largely interested in cranberry culture and have 
960 acres of cranberry marsh and uplands, situ- 
ated near Necedah, Juneau County, which is owned 
equally by the Hamilton brothers, Horace Miner of 
Berlin and C. T. Baker of Necedah. A part of 
this marsh is improved and yields about 800 
barrels of fruit per year. The supply of water 
and facilities for flooding are unsurpassed in 
the cranberry region of Wisconsin. About $12,- 
000 have been expended in improvements on the 
property. Mr. Hamilton continued his connection 
with his brother in the mercantile business until 
1880, when by mutual consent the3' dissolved 
partnership, Joseph taking as his share of the busi- 
ness the diy goods and grocery- stock while our 
subject retained the boots and shoes and mill. In 
connection with his other property, Mr. Hamilton 
has landed interests in Central Wisconsin. He is 
an erterprising, energetic man and has made a 
point of improving and constructing wagon roads 
centering in Berlin. He has been instrumental in 
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which was previously uUeriy impassable. By sn- 
liciting subscriptions of monpy and work, together 
with appropriations, and devoting his lime to that 
interest for months, a good graded and gravel road 
has been secured, reacliing from Herlin fifteen 
miles into Wausi.ara County. In the same way he 
has secured the construction of two miles of gravel 
road in the town of Berlin and eight miles in the 
town of Seneca. lie is now engaged in building a 
road from Berlin to Wauloma. a distance of twenty- 
three miles, nine miles of which is completed. His 
efforts in the interests of im|)roved roads have 
been put forth during the past twenty 3'ears, and he 
has invested in that direction more than *4,000. 
He has also secured the erection of drinking foun- 
tains on the highways, which are a great public 
benefit as man}- a weary wayfarer could attest. Mr. 
Hamilton is independent in politics and liberal in 
his religious views. Socially, he is a member of 
Berlin Lodge, No. 38, A. F. &-A. M.; Berlin 
Chapter, No. 18. R. A.M. and Berlin Council, No. 
10; also holds membership in Berlin Lodge, No 7, 
K. P. He has served two years as alderman of tlie 
First Ward and is now representing that ward on 
the Board of Count}- Supervisors. He began life 
for himself empty handed and without a dollar's 
capital, but by energetic effort and the exercise of 
good business ability, he has succeeded in acquiring 
a large property and has won a foremost place 
among the business men of Berlin. 



ILLIAM HUGHKS, one of tlie extensive 

Wliind-owners of Aurora Township, Wau- 
shara County, and Chairman of the Town 
Board, his home being on section 21. was born in 
Radnorshire, South Wales. Aug. 11, 1841. and is a 
son of John and Margaret (Price) Hughes, the 
former a native of Montgomeryshire, North Wales, 
the latter of Radnorshire. In the last-named county 
tluy were married and resided for seventeen years, 
when they became residents of Breconshire, where 
bulli passed to their final rest, the father dying in 
lf<.-.'> and the mother in 1884. He was a farmer by 
occupation, and followed thai business during the 



I greater part of his lire. For several years he was 
] Parish Guardian, and held a number of minor 
oflices. Their family numbered twelve children, 
but only four came to this countr}-: Stephen, who 
died in Minnesota; Elizabeth, whodied in Madison, 
Wis.; Thoma>, a resident of Michigan, anil Will- 
iam. 

The subject of this sketch was reared to farm 
I life, and in his youth received a common-school 
education. He remained at home until twenty- 
eight years of age. when he bade good-bye to his 
|)aients, friends and native land and sailed for 
America with the hope of bettering his financial 
condition in the New World. His first location 
was in the town where he now makes his home. 
Soon after his arrival in Waushara County, Wis., 
he purchased eighty acres of land in the town of 
Aurora, and began farming. Afterward, however, 
he bought 3C() acres, constituting his present farm, 
disposing of his other purchase. He also owns a 
two-third interest in a 80-acre lra<-t in Green Lake 
County. He is one of the prosperous and success- 
ful farmers of the county, and all the more so when 
we take into consideration the fact that his possess- 
ions have been acquired by his efforts and the 
assistance of his estimable w-ife. He is one of the 
most extensive landowners in the township, and in 
connection with the cultivation of his land raises 
a good grade of stock, and is extensively engaged 
in dairying. He is a stockholder in and Treasurer 
of the Waushara Dairyman's Association. Ilis 
farm is furnisheil with splendid buildings, and his 
home is supplied with all the comforts of life. 

On the 23d of November. 1869, Mr. Hughes was 
united in marriage with Catherine Davies, who was 
born in Breconshire, South Wales, Aug. 16, 1836, 
and is a daughter of John and Catherine (Jenkins) 
Davies, who were also natives of the same county, 
and there resided until 1852, when Ihey came to 
America and took up their residence in Aurora 
Township, Waushara County. The husband and 
father was killed in I860 by a falling tree. He 
followed tlie occupation of farming throughout his 
entire business career, and in pt)litical sentiment 
was a Republican, lie held the office of Assessor 
of his town fur a term. His wife died in 1870. In 
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.T. (lied ill the town of Aurora; William J. is living 
in Iowa, and Margaret resides with her sister Catti- 
erine. 

'I'o Mr. and Mrs. Hughes have been born four 
children: John P., who is a graduate of tlie Berlin 
High School; Mrytie C, Fred D. and Minnie G. 
The children have all received good educational 
advantages, and are therefore fitted to become 
useful and honorable members of society. Mr. 
Hughes casts his ballot with the Republican part}-, 
and in the spring of 1889 was elected Chairman of 
his town, the duties of which office he is now ably 
discharging. He is a leading farmer, and one of 
the representative citizens of the community, and 
wherever he goes wins friends. 



lm\ ^TTHEW SPAIN, who follows general 
I l\\ farming on section 2, in the town of Pack- 
J \k> waukee. Marquette County, is a native of 
^ Ireland, and a son of Abraham and Eliza 

(Henshaw) Spain. His father was a native of Ire- 
land, born in 1777, but his people were of French 
descent. His parents both perished during the 
religious wars on tiie Emerald Isle in 1798, thus 
leaving him an orphan at the age of eleven years, 
from which lime he was forced to make his own 
waj' in the world. In 1822 he married Miss Hen- 
shaw, who was also born in Ireland but was of 
English and Scotch descent. In 1841 we find Mr. 
Spain and his family en route fur America. For 
nine years they resided in Canada, and in 1850 lo- 
cated just north of Fort Winnebago in Columbia 
County, Wis., where the death of Mr. Spain, the 
father of our subject, occurred the following year. 
His wife survived him manj^ years, dying at the 
very remarkable age of one hundred and five 
years. She retained both her mental and physical 
faculties to a wonderful degree and when ninety- 
five years of age walked nine miles. She died in 
Dakota, at the home of her youngest son, but her 
remains were brought back to AVisconsin for burial. 
Eight children, five sons and three daughters were 
born of the union of Blr. and Mrs. Spain and all 
grew to manhood and womanhood with the excep- 
tion of Eliza, who died at the age of four years 



while the family was still living in Ireland. At 
this writing there are five yet living: Mary, widow 
of James McCleary, of London, a Scotchman by 
birth and a civil engineer by profession: Jane, 
widow of Henry S. Smith, of the town of Pack- 
waukee; Matthew, of this sketch; Richard, who 
resides in Kentucky; and Abraham, who is living 
ill Hand County, .S. D. Those deceased are Joseph, 
who wiis for many years one of the prominent citi- 
zens of Marquette County and held all the impor- 
tant offices within the gift of the people of the 
county. At one time he was the receiver of public 
moneys in the United States Land Office at Stevens 
Point, Wis. His remains lie interred in the ceme- 
tery near Portage City. William, who served his 
country as Captain of Company D, 19th Wisconsin 
Infantry, for three years, was a civil engineer and 
a prominent attorney-at-law and leading citizen of 
Portage City, Wis. It so happened that he had in- 
curred the enmity of a number of the citizens of 
his town by defending one Wildrick, a hard char- 
acter, who had been arrested on suspicion for the 
murder of a Mr. Gates. The supposed murderer 
was hung b}' mob violence in the jail j'ard. The 
excitement at the time was very great and feelinf 
ran high. Many persons greatly condemned Mr. 
Spain for his defense of the prisoner. About the 
same time he himself was dragged through the 
streets of the city with a rope around his neck by 
a mob and brutally murdered by the instigation of 
one Brit, whom Mr. Spain had shot in self-defense 
when assaulted by that man on the street on ac- 
count of an old grudge which he had against Mr. 
Spain, growing out of some mutual army exper- 
ience. Working upon the feelings of those who 
Imd opposed the defense of Wil brick by Mr. Spain, 
Brit leil them to commit the terrible act of violence 
which resulted In the death of the brother of our 
subject. Many of the citizens of twenty years 
ago will remember the episode and the intense ex- 
citement which it caused at the time. 

Matthew Spain, the subject of this biography, 
was reared to farm life and remained under the 
parental roof until twenty-five years of ago, when 
he began life for himself on the farm which is still 
his home. The following year he was united in 
the holy bonds of matrimony with Miss Mary A. 



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Stanton, a native of England, and a daughter of 
n. C. and Rlioda (Wilkes) Stanton, wlio were also 
natives of tlie same country and acconii>anied by 
their family emigrated to America in I84!», settling 
in the town of Moundville, Marquette County. 
Both parents were born in 181L and are now re- 
si<ling in Columbia County, at the age of seventy- 
five years. 

The family circlu of -Mr. and Mrs. Spain was 
completed by tlie liirlh of eleven children, all of 
whom are living with the exception of Mary A.. 
who died of consumption at the age of three years 
and two months. Kliza R., the eldest of the family, 
who engaged in teaching for some time, went to 
Hand County, S. D.. in 1883, and taking a claim 
of 160 acres, met all requirements and has now 
secured a deed to that land and is accounted one 
of the most successful farmers of the community; 
Joseph H., Abraham J., and William M. arc all 
married and reside in Hand County, S. D. Uarrj' 
C, single, is living in the same State; Lucy J.. 
Katie R. E., Richard T., David Stanton and Louisa 
E. are still at home with their parents. 

In political sentiment, Mr. Spain is a stalwart 
Republican and has been honored with several local 
offlces of trust. He and his wife are both members 
of the Presbyterian Church and are earnest workers 
in the Master's vineyard. We have thus given a 
brief sketch of one of Marquette County's early 
settlers and a representative of one of its respected 
families. 



*^rGUsr KHEN'TZ, a prominent farmer and 
%/t ■' '■cpi'Psentative citizen of the town of 

11 III Newton. JLarquette Count}', who resides 
^jl on section 30, where he owns 250 acres of 

land, was born in the Province of Posen, Germany, 
April 10, 1838, and is a son of Godfred and Caro- 
line Krentz, who were natives of the same country. 
Their family numbered six children, three of 
whom are yet living, and residents of this county 
— Frederick being a farmer of the town of Newton, 
while Charles is engaged in merchandising in West- 
Held. The family came to America in 18.')7. Land- 
ing in New York City, they at once resumed tlieii- 
journey, and shortly afterward reached their des- 



tination, which was Marquette County. The father 
then purchased l.JO acres of land, which is now the 
home of our subject, and began its cultivation, 
continuing there to make his home until 1889, 
when he was called to his final rest, at the ripe old 
age of seventy-eight years. He was of a i-ather 
quiet and retired disposition, but was a worthy 
citizen and had the respect of all who knew him. 
His wife died in 187 4. at the age of sixty years. 
Both were members of the Lutheran Church. 

August Krentz, whose name heads this notice, 
began his school life in his native land, and com- 
pleted his education in Marquette County. He was 
eighteen years of age when he crossed the Atlantic 
to America, and since 1857. he has been numbered 
among the enterprising and progressive citizens of 
the community. In 1862, having resided in this 
country long enough to become a citizen, he left 
home and began traveling in order to familiarize 
himself with the habits and customs of the Ameri- 
can people, and to learn the laws and meliiods of 
government of our country. He visited many 
States of the Lilian, and in his journey acquired 
much valuable and useful knowledge. On his re- 
turn home, he |)nrchascd the farm of his father, 
comprising 200 acres, and about the same time was 
united in marriage with Jliss Elvina Lanike, a na- 
tive of Prussia, their union being celebrated cm the 
23d of January, 1864. The young couple began 
their domestic life upon the farm which still con- 
liiuies to be their home, and where six children 
have been born to them, namely: Sarah, Emma, 
Charles W., John G., Martin A. and Chris H. They 
have all received liberal educational advantages, 
both in German and English courses, and are fitted 
for useful and honorable positions in life. The eld- 
est daughter h.as been a successful teacher in the 
town of Neivton for several terms. 

Since 1865 Mr. Krentz has served his township 
in some official capacity. For the past ten years 
he has been Clerk of the town, having been elected 
to that office by the Democratic party, of which he 
is a strong supporter. He does all in his power to 
aid in the social and moral .advancement of the 
community, and is especially active in the educa- 
cational interests of the county. During the third 
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life has beeii][one of uprightness, and by all he is 
regarded as a man of sterling wortli. who stands 
deservedly high in the esteem of his fellow-citi- 
zens. He is numbered among] the prosperous 
farmers of the community, having attained to that 
position by his own efforts. Against the opposing 
influences of frontier life he has brought to bear 
perseverance, energy and a determined will, and has 
acquired a competence which surrounds his fam- 
ily with all the comforts of life. His residence is 
a neat and substantial tivo-story frame structure, 
tastefully furnished, and provided with:books,'mag- 
azines, papers and other means of entertainment 
which will center the affections of his children on 
their home and not upon outside attractions. 



|Hy OBKRT D. Bl'RSELL has since the early 
im? day of the history of Waushara County 
^ W, been one of its leading farmers, and is still 
^P engaged in the same occupation on section 
10, in the town of Oasis. The family is of English 
descent. The parents of our subject, Henry and • 
Mary Bursell. were both natives of England, the 
former born in Driffield, England, the mother in 
Yorkshire. In early life they crossed the Atlantic 
and became residents of Canada, where a family of 
four children were born unto them: James, a resi- 
dent of Dorchester, Wis.; Alley A., wife of Gideon 
Crow of Warren Count}', N. Y.; Mary C. is the 
wife of William Crow-, a farmer of the town of 
Oasis, and Robert D. 

In 1855 Henry Bursell cast his lot with the pio- 
neer settlers of Waushara County. He located on the 
farm which has since been the home :)f our subject, 
and there passed to his last rest in April, 1874. 
His wife still survives him and is living with her 
daughter Mary. In early life Mr. Bursell had been 
a chain-maker but he afterward devoted the greater 
part of his time to the work of the ministry. He 
made the Bible his study until he was very familiar 
with it and could quote passage after passage, so 
that he was well fitted for the work which he 
chose. He lived a quiet and unassuming life but 
exerted a strong influence for good through the 



community, and all people delighted to do him 
honor, while by his many friends he was i^reatly 
I belov^. 

Our subject is a Canadian by birth. He was born 
in Chautauqua, Canada, on the 17th of June, 1832, 
and in his youth learned the blacksmith trade, 
which he followed for many years. Leaving Can- 
ada he went to Illinois, where he again engaged in 
that pursuit. He came to Waushara County in 
1854, and located a claim of eighty acres and pre- 
empted a quarter-section of land. His father also 
entered some land, the whole aggregating 320 acres. 
] In the midst of a wild and almost unbroken prai-. 
rie, with no neighbors and far remote from towns 
of any importance, he began his life in Waushara 
County. He erected the first blacksmith-shop 
within the borders of Oasis Township and built one 
; of the first cabins. As he possessed no capital with 
I which to begin life in his new home, Mr. Bursell 
I had to labor early and late to procure the means 
necessary for the support of himself and family 
and the prosecution of the work of improvement. 
j His land was still in its primitive condition. It 
I had to be cleared of the brush before it could be 
plowed and planted. Rising early in the morning, 
I he would work at the blacksmith's trade until about 
9 o'clock, when he would enter the fields, there 
labor until" 4 o'clock in the afternoon and then re- 
turn to the shop, where he remained until the 
I rapid approach of night warned him to seek his 

home. 

I On the 14th of January, 1860. Mr. Bursell was 

united in marriage with Lucy A. Currier, and four 

children have been born to them: Clarence; Fred 

A., of Minneapolis, Minn.; Hattie, wife of Guy 

Sherley, of Clear Water, Minn., by whom she has 

two children; and Ernest G. The wife and mother 

died at her home in the town of Oasis, April 26, 

i 1872, and in April, 1876, Mr. Bursell wedded Miss 

, Margary Ethridge, a native of P^ngland, by whom 

he has three children — Maud, Justin and Kollo. 

i Again on the 14th of August, 1866, he was deprived 

j of his wife by death. To his children he has given 

good educational advantages, thereby fitting them 

for the practical duties of life. 

I When the late war was in progress, Mr. Bursell 

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inemliei- of Company- C. 4Hli Wisconsin Infantry. 
With liis regiment lie was actively engaged in ser- 
vice until January, 1865, when he w:is taken sick 
and was confined in a hospital for two months. 
When at)le to be around again, he rejoined his com- 
mand and served on guard duty until ihe close of 
the war, when he was mustered out. 

Waushara County has been the home of Mr. Bui- 
sell since 1 855, with the exception of about six years 
spent in Portage County, and he has ever borne 
his part in its upbuilding and advancement. Me 
has been a witness of the many changes which have 
taken place, and in all i)ossil)le ways has promoted 
its best intere.'-ts. 

^^', AL^'IN A. BURROWS, inanuf.<icturer of 
'if wagons, carriages and sleighs, of Plainlield, 

^^^' Wis., is recognized as one of the leading 
and enterprising business men of the town in which 
he makes iiis home. He was born in Susquehanna 
County. Pa., Dec. 12, 1844, and is a son of William 
E. and Permelia (McLoud) Burrows, who were also 
natives of Pennsylvania. His parenis were mar- 
ried in Luzerne County on the 1st ol January, 
1840. and unto them were born six cliiliiren: Cal- 
vin A. is the eldest; Lucy E. became the wife 
S. C. Crandc'll, a farmer of Portage County, Wis., 
and died in 1884; Warren E. is a traveling sales- 
man: William M. is engaged in farming in Portage 
County; Ellen J. is the deceased wife of A. L. 
Gord<;n, of Stevens' Point, Wis.; and Alice is also 
di c?'.sed. 

When the family left their old home and emi- 
grated to the West, they located in Stevens' Point, 
Wis., but after a short time Mr. Burrows, Sr., 
rented a farm in Portage County, which he con- 
tinued to operate until 18G6. He then removed to 
the town of Oasis, Wausliara County, where he con- 
tinued to reside until 1882. His children having 
all lefl the parental roof, he then sold his farm, 
and Willi tliem now makes his home. As each left 
for homes of their own he divided with them his 
property and saw that they were comfortably situ- 
ated in life. L'pright and honorable in all his 
dealings he has won the confidence and respect of 



all who know him and is regarded as one of the 
prominent citizens of the community. For many 
years he has been a member of the Baptist Church, 
and has labored earnestly fo'" the upbuilding of the 
cause of Christ on earth. The temperance cause 
has also found in him a warm advocate, and he is 
an active member of the I. O. G.T. Warm-hearted 
and true, genial in disposition and cordial in man- 
ner, he has made many friends both among the 
high and the low, the rich and the poor. 

The subject of this sketch began his school life in 
his native State and completed his education in 
I'ortage County, where his early life was passed. 
In 1865 he enlisted in his country's service as a 
member of Company B, 46th Wisconsin Infantry, 
and was mustered in at Madison. He was then at 
once sent to Athens, Ala., where he did provost 
duty for eight months, when the regiment was dis- 
charged. Returning to his home he resumed work 
on the farm, shortly- afterward purchasing land 
in the town of Oasis. He engaged in its cultivation 
for a number of years, when failing health induced 
him to abandon that occupation and follow some 
other pursuit. Selling out he erected a shop on 
land near his old home, where he did a general re- 
pair business until 1887, when he removed to the 
village of Plainlield and opened his present manu- 
fiictor}'. Since that time he has engaged in the 
manufacture of wagons, carriages, buggies and 
sleighs and has succeeded in building up an excel- 
lent trade. He is the inventor of a self-waiting 
table, which is a great help in the household and 
also in luitels. It was patented in 1886, and b3' all 
who have tried it it is highly recommended. The 
proprietor of the Mansion House of Stevens' 
Point says that the use of that table has saved him 
the hire of two waiters, at *325 per year. In Feb- 
ruary, 1890, the inventor disposed of territory 
valued at 13,000. 

On the 6th of January, 1866. Mr. Burrows was 
united in marriage with Miss Sarah A. Crandall, a 
native of Pennsylvania, and the daughter of John 
T. and Elizabeth Crandall, of Bradford, Pa., who 
were pioneers of Portage County, Wis. Her father 
passed to his last rest in 1 866, honored and respected, 
hut his wife is still living on the homestead in Por- 
tage County. To Mr. and Mrs. Burrows have been 



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born three children: Eleanor M. is now ihe wife of 
Harman Begj^s, a resident farmer of Portage County ; 
Marion L., born May 9, 1871, is still at home, and 
Vera, born July 27, 1888, completes the family. 
Mr. and Mrs. Burrows are followers of the Baptist 
faith, and are among the active workers of the 
church in Plainfielil. They give liberally to its 
support, and ii is their daily endeavor to live earn- 
est, consistent Christian lives. Sociallj', Mr. Bur- 
rows is a member of the Independent Order of 
Good Templars, and the Modern Woodmen of 
America. For many years he sup[)orted the Re- 
publican party, but for the past two years has 
voted with the Prohibitiou party, believing the 
liquor traffic to be the most important issue now 
before the people. 



/^f APT. LE\'I E. POND. State Senator from 
(11^. the 27th District of AVisconsin, makes his 
'^^^ home in Westfield, Marquette County. He 
is descended from one of the earliest families of 
New England. The original progenitor of the 
American branch is Samuel Pond, who came to 
this country in the early part of the seventeenth 
century, though the exact date is not known. It 
is recorded, however, that he was married in Wind- 
sor, Conn., Nov. 11, 1642, and died March 14, 
1654. The grandfather of our subject was Phineas 
Pond, who was born in May, 1758, and married 
Rhoda Wood, who was born in 1764. He scrve<l 
his country during the Revolutionary War, gal- 
lantly defending the cause of freedom during tiiat 
entire struggle. He died in April, 1846, at the age 
o' eighty-eight years. 

The father of Capt. Pond, William W. Pond, 
was the fourth son of the above named gentleman 
and was born in Vermont, Nov. .30, 1 795. On the 
24th of October, 1822, he married Elvira I). 
Forbes and they became parents of six children, 
all of whom were born in the State of New York. 
They are Lydia, William, Simeon, Levi E., Esther 
M. and Similde. William W. Pond died in 1863, 
aged sixty-seven years; Elvira D., Jan. 1. li^SI. at 



j the advanced age of eighty- seven years, and Esther 
' M. died March 19, 1864, at the age of twenty- 
j eight years. The other members of the family are 
still living— February, 1890. 

The subject of this sketch was born in Addison, 
Steuben Co., N. Y., March 8, 1833. His education 
consisted of what the common schools afforded, in 
a new country, in those days, and a partial academ- 
ic course of instruction at Union Academy, in 
Tioga County, Pa. The latter he secured by 
hard work on a farm summers and teaching school 
winters, so he could go to the academy the fall 
terms. Capt. Pond, vvith his parents, and sisters, 
Esther M. and Similde, came to Wisconsin in 1857 
and settled on a farm in Marquette County, in 
which county he has continued to reside the 
greater part of the time since leaving the place of 
his nativity. He was reared to the occupation of 
farming and followed that avocation in this State, 
summers and teaching school winters until the 
breaking out of the rebellion. 

The guns that re-echoed through the Nation 
from Ft. Sumter, were to Capt. Pond a call to 
duty, and on May 22, 1861, he enlisted in Company 
E. 7th AVisconsin Infantry, which regiment became 
a part of the famous Iron Brigade that was com- 
posed of the 2nd, 6th and 7th Wisconsin regiments, 
the 19th Indiana and the 24th Michigan. He was 
elected First Sergeant of Company E, on Its organ- 
ization, and on March 10, 1862, was commissioned 
Second Lieutenant, with rank from the 20th of 
January, previous. He participated in nearlj^ all 
the engagements in which the famous brigade 
took part, including Gainesville, second battle of 
Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, Chancellors- 
ville, Fredericksburg, Petersburg and others. Ho 
was always ready to share with the men under iiis 
command, the hardships and dangers incident to 
war. When entering the engagement at Antietam, 
he took the gun of a Confederate sharpshooter who 
had been wounded and used it at the right fiont of 
his company in the hottest of the battle. His en- 
thusiasm and untiring devotion to the cause of his 
country and his gallantry on the field of battle, 
w'li the admiration of his superior officers and the 
affectionate regard of all his comrades. On Fel). 27. 
1863, he was commissioned Captain, with rank 



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from J)ec. 22, 1862. At Gettysburg. Capt. Pond 
identified his name with that of a contest which is 
numbered with the great and decisive battles of tlie 
world, of .•incient|and modern times. His company 
distinguished itself throughout that terrible battle. 
As Capt. Pond was leading his men in a charge, he 
received a bullet in his right breast. When he fell, 
dismay at once became apparent in the ranks of his 
company, but his rallying cry "Press on boys, 
never mind me," inspired tliem with renewed cour- 
age and they continuedllie charge with exasperated 
fury to avenge the supposed de.itli of their gallant 
and beloved leader. Though severely wounded 
and shattered in_ health his desire was so great to 
continue in the service'nntil thepclose of the war, 
that in less than two months he was again at the 
head of his command. He would not take the ad- 
vice of bis friends and resign, as long as he could 
march. In tlie campaign from the Wilderness to 
Petersburg, when he was unable to keep up with 
his command on foot, he was voluntarily assisted 
on the march by Cols. Finnicumand Richardson of 
his regiment with their private horses. On the 
18th of June, 1864, while leading two companies 
in the charge in front of Petersburg, he received 
two gun-shot wounds which resulted in ending his 
active service in the War of the Rebellion. 

Capt. Pond was taken to the hospital in Annapo- 
lis, Md.. where he remained until the Latter part of 
August, when by the assistance of his wife and two 
comrades he was removed to his home, weak and 
exhausted from wou:ids and disease. During his 
conlinemeiit in the hospital at Annapolis, his faith- 
ful wife w.as by his si<le ministering to his wants, 
laboring with a woman's love and devotion to 
bring him back from what seemed the brink of 
death. For many months after his return but little 
hope was entertained by his physicians and friends 
of his recovery, but his rugged constitution, and 
the kind care of loving hands prevailed, and he 
was enabled again to engage in active business 
although he has not been able to resume the duties 
of farm life. 

In 1867, Capt. Pond engaged in the mercantile 
business in Oshkosh, but in 1870, was a victim of a 
disastrous fire by which he suffered the loss of nea)'l\ 
all his entire stock. He then represented several 



business firms as traveling salesman for a number of 
years, in which work he was very successful, but 
his health' not being equal to the labor required in 
that business, he abandoned it. In 1876, he re- 
turned from Oshkosh to his old home in Marquette 
Count}', and engaged in the real estate and insur- 
ance business and in aiding his comrades to secure 
their just dues from the Government. He takes an 
active interest in the prosperity of the community 
in wliich he lives and is a zealous and etlicient 
worker in the G. A. R.. and in all the matters per- 
taining to tl:e welfare of the veterans who went 
forth to do battle for the preservation of the Gov- 
ernment. In 1886 Capt. Pond was elected State 
Senator for the 27th District, com prising the coun- 
ties of Adams, Columbia and Marquette, receiving 
a majority over his opponent of 1.344 votes, wiiich 
was more than double the majority received by his 
his predecessor. His own county, which has always 
been strongly Democratic, gave him 366 majority, 
which clearly indicates his personal popularity 
where he is best known. During the session of the 
Legislature of 1887. he w.as a member of three im- 
portant committees — on military affairs, claims, and 
that of fish and game. He introduced Senate bill. 
No. 24, chapter 48. laws of 1887. which provides 
for the erection of monuments in honor of Wis- 
consin soldiers who fought and fell on the battle 
field of Gettysburg. On Feb. 17, 1887, .Senator 
Pond made an etfective speech in the interests of 
the bill, in which he paid a deserved tribute to the 
bravery of Wisconsin soldiers and portra3-ed the 
justice and propriety of such memorials to their 
courage and sacrifices on that renowned field. 

In the session of the legislature of 1889, he was 
a member of the committee on •• Public Lands," 
and chairman on Committee on -Charitable and 
Penal Institutions." He introduced many meritor- 
ious measures during that session, several of which 
were enacted into laws. Among those that did not 
pass, was one known .as Senate Bill, No. 120: "To 
provide for a .Soldiers' Memorial Hall, and making 
a contingent appropriation therefor." When it 
came up for consideration. Senators Pond, H. A. 
Cooper, W. S. Maine and William Kenned^-, sup- 
ported it by able and eloquent speeches, and it 
passed the Senate by a vote of 19 to 7, but it was 



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killed in the Assembly in llie rush and confusion 
of the closing hours of the session. All measures 
tending to promote the best interests of the vet- 
erans of tiie War of the Rebellion received his cor- 
dial support. Surely the old soldiers of Wisconsin 
owe to the Senator a debt of gratitude for his con- 
stant and untiring labors in their behalf. While a 
member of the Senate, he attended strictly to the 
interests of his constituents, ably and consistently 
favoring all measures for the good of the people, 
and as ably and persistently opposing the schemes 
for private profit at the expense of the people. 

Capt. Pond was married Feb. 29, 1864, to Miss. 
Czarina O. Richards, who was born in Tioga 
County, Pa., Sept. 29, 1833. Their union has been 
blessed with three children — Esther, who was born 
])ec. 12, 1865, and died on the 3rd of January, 
following; Flora Maria, born May 30, 1867, died 
April 20, 1868; and Levi Earl, their only survi- 
ving child, was liorn Aug. 29, 1871. Mrs. Pond 
and son Earl accompanied the Captain to Gettys- 
burg in June, 1888, to view the famous battle field 
and witness the dedication of the monument to the 
soldiers of Wisconsin. The son, on that occasion, 
took a photograph of the building where his father 
was first placed after being wounded, also of the 
house where Gen. Lucius Fairehild laid after his 
arm was amputated, and of the residence of the 
"Hero of Gettysburg," John Burns, the citizen of 
Gettysburg, who joined the ranks of the 7th Wis- 
consin and fought bravely for his home and country 
until he fell, severely wounded. 

On the 1st of March, 1890, Capt. Pond resigned 
the office of State Senator to accept the U. S. Pen- 
sion Agency at Milwaukee, to which he was ap- 
pointed by President Harrison, Feb. 21, 1890. The 
importance and responsibility of that position will 
be seen from the fact that this agency distributes 
the Nation's grateful remembrances, in pensions, lo 
about 28,000 disabled veterans, and widows and 
dependent heirs of deceased soldiers at the rate of 
nearly %6,000,000 per annum. Wisconsin, Minne- 
sota, North and South Dakota are included in this 
Pension district. 

The record here given is but a brief and imper- 
fect one, of one of Wisconsin's esteemed and 
honored sons. As a citizen and legislator, he has 



the respect and confidence of all. As a soldier he 
did his duty well, and none fought more bravely 
than he. in support of our National unity and in- 
tegrity, and the "inalienable rights of mankind." 



'^ '^^«b-^~~>.* '^' 



B; 



APT. JOHN E. TILTON, of Hancock, Treas- 
urer of Waushara County, and a loyal sol- 
dier of the late war, was born in Franklin 
County, Vt., March 23, 1830, and is a son of Eben- 
ezer and Mary ( Foster ) Tilton. His father was 
born in New Hampshire in 1803, and his mother 
in Connecticut in 1809, but their marriage was cel- 
ebrated in Franklin County, Vt., where a family of 
two children was born unto them — Aurellia A., 
wife of C. E. Manzer, of Waushara County; and 
John, whose name heads this sketch. The father 
died when twenty -six years of age, and in 1845 
Mrs. Tilton became the wife of Joseph Paul. Unto 
them were born three children, who are yet living: 
Sarah, wife of Ralph LaSalle, of Swanton, Vt. ; and 
Owen and Oscar (twins) who are also residents of 
Swanton. Mrs. Paul was called to her final rest in 
1885, dying at a ripe old age. 

Our subject was but two years old when the 
death of his father occurred and at the early age 
of ten j-ears he began life for himself. In conse- 
quence, he received but limited educational advan- 
tages and those such as the district school afforded. 
He began working on a farm at 13 per month 
and continue(i his labors in that capacity until 
he was sixteen years old, when he went to learn 
the carpenter's trade. In 1853 he was united in 
marriage with Miss Sabina A. Manzer, native of 
Vermont, and the following year came with his 
young bride to the West. He first located in Alle- 
gan County, Mich., where his wife died in the 
spring of 1855, and after two years ca?ne to Wau- 
shara County, Wis., settling in Hancock, where he 
has since made his home. By occupation iTe is a 
carpenter, having served an apprenticeship to that 
trade when sixteen years of age. On his arrival he 
began to work in that line and as he thoroughly 
understood the business and earnestly desired to 
please his customers, he soon won libera' patronage 
and has become one of the substantial citizens of 



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hav( 



tlie community. His possessions, liowever 

been acquirerl entirely by his own efforts aii<l iu- 

may truly be called a self-made man. 

In the month of Aus^ust, 186-2. Mr. Tilton offered 
his services to the Oovernment and assisted in rais- 
ing Company G, of the 30th Wisconsin Infantry, 
lie was mustered into service at Madison and when 
the conipanj- was organized was commissioned First- 
Lieutenant, by Gov. Solomon. lie remained with 
his command until 1865, when he resigned and re- 
turned Lome. Resuming work at his trade he has 
since followed carpentering and devoted his time 
to the discharge of the oHieial duties which he has 
been called upon to i)erform. He has held a num- 
ber of local offices, including those of Town Clerk. 
Assessor, Treasurer, Chairman of the Town Board, 
and Chairman of tlie County Board of Waushara 
County, and in 1886 he was elected County Treas 
urer. The acceptable manner in which he dis- 
charged the tasks devolving upon him led to his 
re-election in 1888, and he is now serving his sec- 
ond term. Socially, Capt. Tilton is a member of 
Tom Eubank Post. No. 1.50. G. A. H., of which he 
was the first Commander. He is also a Master 
Mason, belonging to Plainfield Lodge No. 208, A. 
F. .t A. M. The Tilton household, the members of 
which are the Captain, his wife and his uncle, Sher- 
burn Tilton, who is seventy-six years old. is noted 
for its hospitality, and the family holds a high posi- 
tion in tiie social world. Their circle of friends is 
very extensive and by all who know them they are 
held in high regard. The subject of this sketch has 
been married three times. By his first marriage he 
had one sou. who died in infjuic}'. B}' his second 
marriage he had three sons, one of whom died when 
about two years old and one when about eight 
years of age; Frank is a railroad conductor. By 
ills third marriage he had one son. who died in in- 
f;iiiev. 



^f LHIC A. CHAMBKHl.IX has been a lesi- 
'^mM dent of Waushara County from the days 
III I* of its early infancy, and no one has more 
1^ faithfully performed his duty of citizen- 

ship or aided more willingly in the upbuilding of 
the county than he. It is the noble band of men 



and women who bore the hardships and privations 
of frontier life, that laid the foundation for its pre- 
sent prosperity, and to them is certainly due a great 
debt of gratitude. Devoting his time and attention 
to farming and stock-raising on section 11, in the 
town of Plainfield, Mr. Cliamberlin expects to pass 
the remainder of his life, where he has already so 
long resided. He wns born in Franklin County. 
N. Y.. Aug. 7. 1834. and is a son of Benjamin .•md 
Lodema (Mann) Cliamberlin, the former born of 
English parentage, the latter of Scotch and English 
extraction. Learning the trade of cabinet mak- 
ing in St. Albans, Vt., Benjamin Chamberlin then 
followed that pursuit in the Empire State until 
1819. when accompanied by his two sons, the only 
members of his family who yet survived, he emi- 
grated to the new State of Wisconsin, making a 
location in the town of Marion, Waushara County, 
where he entered 200 acres of wild land. Erecting 
a log cabin, father and sons then began the devel- 
opment of a farm. Clearing the land, the3' then 
broke it, planted their crops and were rapidly de- 
veloping a good farm, but after four years they 
sold out and removed to the village of Hancock, 
[ where Mr. Chamberlin kept the Sylvester Hotel for 
j a period of nine years. He then removed to a 
farm situated near Eau Claire. Wis., where he re- 
i mained four j'ears, when he went to California, 
si)ending eighteen months on the Pacific Slope. 
On his return to Wisconsin he again resumed farm- 
ing, but after a year sold out and took np his res- 
idence in the city of Eau Claire.whence he removed 
to Berlin, where the last years of his life were 
passed, his death occurring at F]au Claire while on 
a visit at that place in 1876. As before intimated, 
his wife died in New York, departing this life in 
March, in 1849. In 1800 he married Mrs. Aurilla 
Phillips, of Vermont. By her he had a son and 
daughter. The latter died at Hancock while in her 
third year, and the son, (ieorge, died in 1883. Mrs. 
Cliamberlin died at Berlin the year pr3vious to the 
death of her husband, and was taken to Eau Claire 
for burial. 

Our subject belonged to a family of live chil- 
dren, but he has only one brother now living — 
Henry M., a resident of California. The other three 
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to Wisconsin, and vvitli him sliareii the hardships 
and toils incident to the early settling of a now 
country. He became of age while residing in 
Hancock and started out in life for himself. Hav- 
ing learned the carpenter's trade with his father and 
brother, he followed that pursuit in and around 
Hancock until 1861. when he removed to Jefferson 
County, where he worked at his trade about two 
years, and then returned to the village in which he 
had previously made his home. In the fall of 1863, 
he enlisted for the late war. and has faithfully 
served his country until di-charged from the ser- 
vice at Madison. Sept. 20. 1865. 

On the 2nd of July, 1857, Mr. Chamberlin was 
joined in wedlock with Eleanor Van N'ulkenburg, 
who, while he was at the South defending the 
Union cause, made her home with her mother in 
the town of Plainfield. On his return, Mr. Cham- 
berlin repaired to the farm which he soon afterward 
purchased of Mrs. Van Volkenburg and has since 
made it his home. Two children were born of this 
marriage — Frank E., of Plainfield, and George II. 
They were deprived of a tender and loving mother 
by death July 6, 1878, her remains being interred 
in Plainfield cemetery. Our subject was again mar- 
ried July 19, 1882, Ladorna L. Strong, becoming his 
'wife. Unto them were also born two children— Willie 
Ray, born July 15, 1884; and Alric Earl, born 
Sept. 15, 1886. Death again visited the home on 
the nth of July, 1889, and claimed the wife and 
mother. To the best of his ability, Mr. Chamber- 
lin supplies her place, surrounding his sons with 
loving care and .attention Ccilled forth by his sad 
bereavement. 

Great indeed have been the changes that have 
taken place since our subject landed in Waushaia 
County, forty years ago. Onlj' a few cabins were 
scattered over its prairies, and not a village or post- 
offlce could be found within its borders but Indian 
wigwams were seen here and there; deer had not 
yet been frightened away bj' the white settlers but 
still frequented their old haunts, and foxes and 
wolves were sometimes seen. Successfully oppos- 
ing all obstacles and disadvantages, Mr. Chamber- 
lin has acquired a comfortable homo comprising 
seventy-six acres of highly-improved and cultivated 
land, and owns a tract of forty acres elsewhere. He 



cast his first Presidential vote for John C. Fre- 
mont, and since that time has been a stalwart 
Republican. He served as Justice of the Peace four- 
teen years, was Town Treasurer, has been a school 
officer since his residence in this town, and is now 
Clerk of School Board No. 1. Socially he is a mem- 
ber of the Masonic Lodge, of Plainfield, and the 
G. A. R. Post of Hancock. He has lived an up- 
right, earnest Christian life, in harmony with his 
profession as a member of the Methodist Ei)iseopal 
Church, and is greatly esteemed by all who know 
him. F"or six years lie acted as agent for the ••Con- 
tinental Insurance Company ,"of NewYork, and did 
collecting for them for three years. For some years 
past he has acted as agent for Thomas Kane & Co., 
of Chicago, in the sale of school-house furnish- 
ings. 



\|i^,RANK EMERSON CLARK, an enterpris- 

f{^ ing lawyer of Princeton, was born in the 
city of Wausau, Marathon Co., Wis., Nov. 
12, 1860, in the hour when great political disturb- 
ances were hanging, as dark clouds, over our 
Nation. He is the eldest son of Alban and 
Jane A. (Calkins) Clark, a sketch of whom appears 
elsewhere in this volume. In May, 1861, soon 
after the fall of Ft. Sumter, his parents removed 
from Wausau to Princeton, Green Lake County, 
settling on the farm whe e they still reside. There 
Frank spent nearly twenty years of his life. He 
became skilled in the use of farm machinery of all 
kinds, and when his father, unfitted by sickness to 
attend to his business, could no longer discharge 
his duties, our subject assumed the entire control 
of affairs, dis|)la3ing much ability in his manage- 
ment. He possessed a great love for books, but 
determined, first of all, to fit himself for manual 
labor, so that if other means of livelihood failed 
he would yet have an opportunity of providing for 
his own maintenance. He was early inured to 
hard lal)or, and thereby developed a self-reliance 
and force of character which have been of infinite 
value to him in later years. He was never ashamed 
of his labors, and throughout his entire life lias 
been a warm friend of the laboring man. Those 
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have no claim upon liis friendship, but he gladly 
assists, if it be in his power, those who are willing 
to helj) themselves. 

Mr.'Clark began his school life in the little old 
frame building about a mile from his father's 
house, and there spent about seven months of each 
year between the ages of five and eight. After 
that time he could give only about four months 
during the winter season to enriching his mind 
with the thoughts of others, as his services were 
reciuired upon the farm. His father was in limited 
circum.stances and in need of some one to assist 
him in the cultivation of his land. Frank, at that 
early age, was compelled to grasp the plow 
handles, being hardly tall enough to reach them. 
On one occasion a neighbor, passing along the 
road, said: *• Frank, you ought to have a shelf 
fixed on that plow on which to stand." The lad 
laughed and replied, " Precious articles are done 
up in small packages." He continued to attend 
the common school until eighteen years of age, and 
ac<iuired an intense love for mathematics, but 
became thoroughly disgusted with the crude man- 
ner of teaching some of the common branches. 
This led him to form the determination to himself 
become a teacher. That he might prepare for that 
work, he entered the County Normal at Markesan 
in 1870, attending one term of six weeks. He has 
been often heard to remark that he there received 
his first start under that most excellent superintevi- 
dent, Gus Millard. He paid his own tuition by 
selling a 610-pound hog which he h.id fattened, it 
having been given him by his grandfather two 
years previous. During the winter of 1879-80. he 
attende<1 the upper department of the school in the 
village of Princeton, and among other studies 
finished Robinson's University Algebra. The next 
winter he taught school with excellent success, 
having had an enrollment of fifty-one. The sum- 
mer term was then tendered him, and on its com- 
pletion he was offered the position of teacher in his 
home district. The offer of that school gratified 
him very much, and the work which he there did 
received the highest encomiums of the directors. 

Through ail those years Mr. Clark was filled with 
a disire to pursue a collegiate course, and his 
li' 'pes were now on the eve of fulfillment. Bidding 



adieu to the loved ones at home, on the 27th of 
March, 1882, he started for Valparaiso, Ind., where 
is located the largest Normal school in the world. 
He knew that at least $1,000 were needed to defray 
his expenses, and that he himself must provide the 
money. Ho had secured a ])ortion of that amount 
by previously teaching, and for three consecutive 
terms he pursued his studies at A'alparaiso, when 
he found that his money w.as nearl}' gone. Return- 
ing home, he procured the principalship of the 
Kingston schools, wiiere he remained four months, 
when he took charge of the schools at Manchester, 
which were under his supervision for one year. 
The spring of 1884 again founti him in college, 
where he remained for two terms, after which he 
was offered and .iccepted the position of principal 
of the schools at Marquette, of which he had 
charge two 3ears His first two years in college he 
pursued an engineering course, which he completed 
with great honor. He then turned his attention to 
Laiin and the study of the sciences, and was 
equally thorough in those branches of learning. 
Though he had to contend with many difficulties 
in acquiring his education, he came off conqueror 
in the end. and is now fitted to fill almost any 
position in life. 

In the autumn of 1884 Mr. Clark was nominated 
by the Republican party, of which he is an earnest 
supporter, as its candidate for the office of County 
.Surve^'or,. and was elected over his Democratic 
opi)onent by a majority of more than 400. He 
W.1S well qualified for the position, as he had 
not only pursued a collegiate course in surveying 
and engineering, but also had a practical knowl- 
edge of the business, gained during the twenty 
years when his father held the same office. Our 
subject occupied the jjosition two years, during 
which time he became acquainted with the leading 
men of the county, and made many warm personal 
friends. At the same time he engaged in teaciiing 
school, attending to his duties as Surveyor on Satur- 
days and during vacations. It was his desire, 
however, to follow the legal profession, and in 
1886 he began tlie study of law. devoting the two 
succeeding years wholly to that profession, which 
he will doubtless honor as a practitioner. He en- 
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often quotes with pride from that great man's com- 
mentaries. On the 29th of May, 1888, tiie degree 
of Bachelor of Laws was conferred upon Mr. 
Clark at Valparaiso, Ind. On the same day he was 
admitted to the Porter Circuit Bar, and on the fal- 
lowing day was admitted to practice before the 
Supreme Court of the State of Indiana at India- 
napolis, and also before the United Stales District 
Court for that State. Shortly afterward he ob- 
tained license to practice in the Green Lake County 
Circuit. 

During vacation in tiie summer of 1887. Mr. 
Clark was Deputy County Clerk of Green Lake 
County, having secured the appointment from his 
father, who at that time held the superior office. 
For three months he was thus employed, and dur- 
ing the remaining two months of his vacation he 
was engaged in re-survej-ing and appraising lands 
belonging lo the old Fox River Improvement 
Company. This gave him some experience in ex- 
amining the titles of lands. In the fall of 1888 
he commenced his work in the Princeton schools, 
having secured the principalship for one year. The 
able manner with which he discharged liis duties 
won the commendation of many. At the close of 
the year, however, he resolved henceforth to devote 
his entire attention to the legal profession, and 
began seeking a suitable place in which to swing 
his shingle to the breeze. He traveled through 
Northern Wisconsin, visiting among other places 
the city of his birth, but at length decided upon 
Princeton, where he has met with splendid success. 

Mr. Clark ever held a high position among his 
classmates, gaining the respect of all by his honesty 
and uprightness. He was alwuys found among 
those in the front ranks, and because of his popu- 
larity was elected president of his law class. In 
every move he is cautious, and on one occasion, by 
his coolness, he checked the rash acts of some of 
his classmates, thus preventing the class from 
being expelled from college. During his collegiate 
career he delivered orations before the Crescent 
Literary Society, of which he was a member, on 
the following topics: "Christianity," "The Labor 
Problem," "Gen. U. S. Grant," and others, all of 
which he treated in an able manner. The sound 
advice and good moral training of a kind father 



and an affectionate mother, caused him to build ii|) 
a Christian character of which they may well be 
proud. He is tem|.erate in all of his habits, and 
seeks to spread his light before the young. He is 
a member of the Christian Church, of Valparaiso. 
Ind., and he believes in that whole souled religion 
which should brighten every home. He advocates 
the union of all Protestant churches, and believes 
that in time it will be accomplished. In polities 
he stands upon the grand rock of Republicanism. 
In Princeton he has many warm friends. He is a 
man of great activity-, energy and determin.ition, 
and the following is his motto: " Labor conquers 
all things." His future efforts will undoubtedly be 
crowned witli a brilliant success. 



IfiH 



EH NKWTON POUTER, who followed 
old flag in the late war and is numbered 
^ among the early settlers of Waushara County 
of 1857, is now engaged in general farming and 
stock-raising on section 29, in the town of Mt. 
Morris, where he owns a highly cultivated tract of 
land of 1.31 acres. He was born in the town of 
Brookfield. Waukesha Co., this State on the 2d of 
November. 1844, and is a son of John and Bridget 
Ann (Shay) Porter. His father was bom in New 
York, but when a child went with his parents to 
Ohio, where he grew to manhood. At the age of 
twenty- two years he emigrated to the Territory of 
Wisconsin, settling in Milwaukee, where he became 
acquainted with and married Miss Shay; shortly 
afterwards he removed with his wife to the town 
of Brookfield, Waukesha County, where he remained 
until attacked by the gold fever, when he started 
for California. By the time he reached Council 
Bluffs his ardor was somewhat diminished and he 
returned to this State, making his home in Burling- 
ton, Racine County, for three years and then wont 
to the town of Neenali, Winnebago County, whore 
he resided for about eight 3'ears. at the expiration 
of which time, in company with his family I o 
came to Waushara County. That was in the sprin„' 
of 1857. He settled on a farm on section 2!(, in 
the town of Mt. Morris, which is still in the pos- 



session of the family and there resi'led for 



many 



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years. There were twelve children born to John 
Porter and his estimable wife. The two eldest, 
Henry and Mary, are now deceased ; Lester is the 
third in order of birth; George, who entered the 
service during the late war. was wounded and taken 
prisoner April 6, 1862, at Siiiloh and died at Mont- 
gomery, Ala.; Harriet A., widow of Ira Whipple, 
is living in Portage County, Wis.; John is a resi- 
dent of Auburndale, Wood Co., Wis.; Belle is the 
widow of Lucius .Stratton and makes her home in 
Racine; .Milton is an attorney and one of the 
prominent citizens of Merrill, Wis.; Andrew is a 
resident farmer of the town of Wautoma; Alvord 
is also farming in Wautoma; Esther J. is a resident 
of Oasis; and Samuel is still at home. The mother 
of this family, who was a devoted member of the 
Methodist Episcopr.l Church, died in 1881, hut Mr. 
Porter is still living and finds a pleasant home with 
his son Lester. 

Our subject has passed his entire life In Wiscon- 
sin, having resided for four years under Territorial 
Government. With the family he came to Wau- 
shara County in 1857, and has therefore witnessed 
the many great changes which have transformed it 
from a wild and unsettled section to its presiuit 
advanced position Like a dutiful son he assisted 
his father in the cultivation of the farm until his 
country called upon all lo^-al men to take up arms 
for the preservation of the Union, when he enlisted 
as a member of Company H, 30th Wisconsin In- 
fantry for three years service. The regiment was 
engaged in guard duty in Wisconsin during the 
greater part of the time. In the summer of 1864 
they went to Dakota and built Fort Rice, where 
they were stationed for about three months, during 
which time they made a raid after the Indians. 
From Dakota they went to Louisville, Ky., arriving 
there Nov. 29, 1864. At length after three years' 
service he w.as mustered out and received his dis- 
charge on the 20th of September, 1865. 

Mr. Porter immediately returned to his home 
au<l as soon as he was able began work as a farm 
hand by lliu month. He made his first purchase of 
land in February, 1866, it consisting of an 80-acre 
tract on section 2lt, in the town of Mt. Morris. On 
t'le 29th of -November of the same year, lie was 
united in marriiige with Miss Fanny Dclphinc 



Cronkhite, a native of New York, and a daughter 
of Isaac H. and Fanny (Chatterton) Cronkhite, 
who were early settlers of Waushara County. Both 
have now passed away an:l are laid to rest in Wau- 
toma Cemetery, the mother having departed this 
life May 31, 1863, and the father Sept. 19, 1866. 
Mr. and Mrs. Cronkhite were both natives of 
Dutchess County, N. Y.. but soon after their mar- 
riage removed to Virgil, Cortland Co., N. Y., 
where he fullowed farming. They were the parents 
of eight children, all born in Virgil. Of that num- 
ber five are now living, two having died in infancy, 
and one, Antha, the youngest of the family, who 
became the wife of Winfield S. Call, in 1874, died 
in Mt. Morris in 1883. Those living are Welling- 
ton, who resides at Kimball, Wis.; F.lizabelh mar- 
ried Charles Booth, and lives in Hancock, Marquette 
County; George R. is a resident of Plainfield: 
Jlarj' L. is the wife of Lewis Stedjee, and resides at 
Lessor, Wis.; and Mrs. Porter, completes the 
family. 

By the union of Mr. and Mrs. I'orlcr four chil- 
dren have been born: Claire W., born March 17, 
1869, is engaged in teaching; Phee A., born April 
2, 1872, is also a teacher; John Ross, born March 
7, 1884, and Lucius, born Jan. 31, 1887. 

In politics Mr. Porter is a stanch Republican and 
has filled various offices of public trust. Socially, 
he is a member of Ed. Saxe Post, No. 135, G.A.R., 
of Wautoma, .and Mrs. Porter is a member of the 
W. R. C. Mr. Porter is also a member of the 
Waushara Grange, No. 350. Both lie and his 
father are numbered among the leading citizens of 
the town of Mt. Morris. 

\\r-f//' G. MILLER, oneof the leading and enter- 
ing" prising young fanners of Green J^ake 
/II, "" County, w.as born In the town of Green 
Lake on the 12lli of June, 1853, and yet makes his 
home on section 31. His parents were William A. 
and Ann (Gardenier) Miller, of whom mention is 
elsewhere made in this volume. The old home- 
stead farm of the Miller family was situaicd on 
section 20. in the town of Green L.ake, and there 
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education in the district schools of tlie neighbor- 
hood. His boyliood days were spent mid pla}' and 
work and liite a dutiful son he remriined at home, 
assisting his father in tlie cultivation of the farm 
until twenty- three years of age, when he left the 
pnrental roof and made a home for himself. He 
chose for a life ccjmpanion Miss Laura M. Fortnum, 
their union being celebrated on the 1st of January, 
1877. The lady, born July 6. 1859, is a native of 
Oxfordshire, England, and a daughter of William 
and Elizabeth (Hone) Fortnum. When ten years 
of age she came with her parents to Green Lake 
County, where they still live. 

William Fortnum was born in Oxfordshire, -Sept. 
6, 1833, and in early life worked upon the vvhnrf, 
his father being a coal merchant. On reaching 
manhood, he was joined in wedlock with Miss Hone 
a native of Warwickshire, England, born Aug. 7, 
1832. He has followed the occupation of farming 
throughout almost his entire life and is still en- 
gaged in that business. In 1869, he crossed the 
broad Atlantic to America, being accompanied by 
his wife and six children. They located in Green 
Lake County, where they still make their home, 
and the family circle was increased by the birth of 
three other children. Mr. Fortnum is quiet and un- 
assuming in manner but is a valued citizen and 
takes a deep interest in all that pertains to the wel- 
fare of the community. He supports the Demo- 
cratic party, and his wife is a faithful member of 
theMethodist Church. 

Mr. Miller, our subject, located upon a farm 
which he yet makes his home, in 1878. He is an 
extensive land owner, his possessions aggregating 
770 acres, from his father he received 340 acres 
and has since purchased 430. His farm is well 
provided with excellent buildings and all the mod- 
ern improvements, and denotes the care and super- 
vision of an industrious, energetic and painstaking 
owner. In connection with the cultivation of his 
land, he is extensively engaged in stock-raising 
and has been equally successful in that branch of 
his business. 

The union of Mr. and Mrs. Miller has been 
blessed with an interesting family of four children 
— William A., who was born Nov. 29, 1877; Myr- 
tle M„ Nov 7, 1879; Annie E., Jan, 26, 1882; 



Guy E., Oct. 19, 1884. Mr. Miller is an intelli- 
gent and public spirited citizen and is held in high 
regard by all who know him. His wife, a most es- 
timable lady, is a member of the Methodist Ciuirch. 
We are pleased to record their sketch, knowing 
them well worthy of a representation in the perma- 
nent record of Green Lake County. 

" KIMBALL, a leading merchant of 

Briggsvillo, Marquette County, born in New 
York, inl846, is one of six children, whose 
parents were James M. and Elmina (Alwood) Kim- 
ball; both of whom were natives of Vermont, the 
former born in 1811, the latter in 1810. They 
were married in the Green Mountain State in 
1843, and in 1846, removed to New York, where 
they continued to make their home until their emi- 
gration to Wisconsin in the si)ring of 1853. They 
settled in the town of Douglas, Marquette County, 
where Mrs. Kimball is still living. Mr. Kimball 
was a mason by trade but followed the occupation 
of farming during his residence in this State. He 
died in 1864, at the age of flfty years, his death 
being caused by inflammation of the lungs. As be- 
fore stated, his wife still survives him. For some 
years past she has been troubled with an irritation 
in her eyes and since the spring of 1889, she has 
been totally blind. Of the six children born to 
Mr. and Mrs. Kimball, four are yet living, namely: 
Eliza, wife of S. D. Phelps, of Columbia County, 
Wis.; Francis J., of this sketch; Leona. who is sin- 
gle and resides in Briggsville; and William C, who 
is married and resides in the same village. 

Our subject was but seven years of age when he 
came with the family to Wisconsin. He has wit- 
nessed much of the growth and progress of Mar- 
quette County, has borne his share in the hardships 
of frontier life and has nobly done his part to ad- 
vance the interests of the community. (Jn the 
death of his father, being the eldest son of the 
family, he took charge of the home farm and ably 
looked after the interests of his mother and younger 
brother until 1870, when he laid aside agricultural " 
pursuits and secured an engagement as traveling 
salesman with the Davis Sewing Machine Company 



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of Chicago, in whose employ he remained for sev- 
eral years, during which time he traveled exten- 
sively over Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and 
Missouri. Returning to Marquette County, in 
1884, he formed a partnership with his brother 
William in the mercantile business, which connec- 
tion still continues. They carry a full line of 
genera! merchandise and are doing a good business 
as the result of their push and enterprise combined 
witii excellent management. 

In 1882. Mr. Kimball united his destiny witii 
that of Miss Mary A. Phelps, a native of New 
York, and a daughter of N. D. and Elizabeth (Mc- 
Gregor) Phelps, the former born in Vermont, tlie 
latter in tlie Empire State. We find them located 
in Wisconsin in 1867, their home being in Adams 
County, but they are now residents of the town of 
Douglas, Marquette County. Mrs. Kimball was 
born M.ay 20, 1850, and their union has been 
blessed with one child. Frankie. who was born 
Nov. 26, 1885. 

Thus have we given a brief sketch of one of the 
leading merchants of Briggsville. He is an influ- 
ential citizen in the community and has been hon- 
ored with several of the most important olHces of 
his town, the duties of which he discharges in a 
prompt and faithful manner. He is now serving 
as Notary Public. In political sentiment he is a 
Republican and a warm advocate of the party 
principles, while socially he is both a M.ason and 
an Odd Fellow. He is not only widely known 
throughout the community, but is* honored and 
respected by .all with whom business or pleasure 
have brought liim in contact. 



LIVER P. HARWOOD. of Oasis, Wis., a 
member of G. A. R. Post, No. 135, at Wauto- 
nia, was born F'eb. 6,1826, in Bangor, Frank- 
lin Co.. N. Y.. wiiere he resided with his parents un- 
til he reached manlioud, and was married Sept. 24, 
1850, to Elizabeth Stionbarge. From this marriage 
theie were four sons, wiio are married and live in 
low.T and Dakota, and tlie second son died soon after 
he wiis married, In 1851 he came with his family 



to Wisconsin, locating in Waushara County, where 
he was a farmer until the war, and he enlisted Feb. 
10, 1862, in Company I, 5th Wisconsin Infantry, 
at Berlin, for three years. He joined his command 
while it was a member of King's Brigade, and was 
soon after transferred to that of Gen. Hancock, 
and in March started for Manassas, but the action 
there being at an end, returned to Alexandria and 
made connection with the forces of McClellan for 
tiie Peninsular compaign. He was in the attack at 
Lee's Mills, on Warwick River, and went to the 
Battle of Williamsburg, fought in the succeeding 
actions in wiiicii his regiment was involved, at 
Fredericksburg, Yorktown. Rappahannock Station, 
Mine Run. Antietam and Gettysburg, and on the 
first day's fight in the Battle of the Wilderness he 
was taken a prisoner. He liad previously veteran- 
ized and taken bis furlough and on the day men- 
tioned w.as one of a dettiil to guard a train. He 
was stationed on tlie extreme left of tiie skirmish 
line, when they were attacked by a brig.ade of 
rebels. He was several rods from his comr.ades, 
and when he w.ns captured he informed the rebels 
that a strong force of troops were lying a little 
back from the stream. They believed him and did 
not advance, and by this ruse he saved the w.agon 
train, wiiich tliey would have otherwise captured. 
He W.1S taken to Orange Court House, where the 
bulk of his ])ersonal possessions was taken from 
him, and he w.as removed successively to Gordons- 
vijle, Lynchburg and Danville to Andersonville. 
He was captured May 5. and reached Andersonville 
May 2.3, where he remained until Sept. 12. when he 
was sent to Florence. S. C. Late in the month of 
February, with a number of other prisoners, he 
was paroled and sent to Wilmington, and for an 
account of tlie march of that forlorn hope see sketch 
of J. II. Jenkins, on another page. The sufferings 
of Mr. Harwood were the same as those recounted 
in numberless other cases on these pages, and his 
health was siiattered in a terrible manner. He 
had the scurvy so badly that all his teeth fell out 
and he has never since seen a well d.ay. Mr. Har- 
wood, the subject of this sketch, states that man^- 
men died from lack of ambition and encrgj' suffi- 
cient to move about and take care of themselves. 
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sonville. For a harnmer he had an iron nut or 
bur, which was stolen from a railroad car, and on 
which he put a stick for a handle, and he made 
lasts of pieces of boards. lie had previously done 
some cobbling, bnt had not learned tiie trade. He 
picked up old shoes, which he repaired, or made 
new ones. For thread he had the ravelings of a 
piece of English lent cloth, and he obtained 
needles, which he heated to make them flexible. 
For pegs he took the heart of a i)ine tree, and made 
tliem one at a time witii a case knife. He made up 
his mind that he could never get out of prison and 
determined to m.ike the best of it, and he went to 
work in order to be emplo3'ed and to earn some- 
thing to keep himself alive. He was for some time 
the only shoemaker in the stockade, rising early in 
the morning and working late at night by the light 
of pitch pine knots. The money he earned he 
used to the best advantage in relieving the necessi- 
ties of himself and companions. After a while 
others began to make shoes and it became quite a 
business. His pegging awl and case knife, which 
he had brought from Wisconsin, he managed to se- 
crete when he was taken prisoner, and he smug- 
gled them into prisonatAndersonville, and carried 
them with him to Florence, where he carried on 
his business also. He kept his razor with him, 
which he carried clear through and used it in 
shaving his fellow prisoners. At Wilmington he 
was paroled and went to Annapolis, where he was 
very nearly burned to death in a tent that took 
lire. In 1862, while on a reconnoisance from 
Yorktown, with a number of comrades, he came 
near capture. The detachment was over night 
within the rebel lines and was given up for lost. 
At Andersonville be gave ten cents a spoonful for 
salt, and only drew salt rations twice. He gave 
a greenback dollar for a pound of salt that had just 
been taken from a pork barrel. Some times the 
men who went out to gather wood would be al- 
lowed to bring in an extra stick for their own use 
and they sometimes bought beans and other food 
from the citizens where they chopped, and smug- 
gled such articles as they bought into the prison. 
A common method was to split a log, make it hol- 
low and place the provisions inside and fasten it 
together by wedges which passed through both 



pieces. This was discovered by the authorities by 
reason of the hollow logs being carelessly exposed. 
Every kind of i)rovision was sold at fabulous 
prices. At Annap(jlis. Md., Mr. Harwood received 
a furlough and returned to Wisconsin. The war 
closed before his leave of absence expired and he 
did not rejoin his command. Since the war he has 
lived in Waushara County. For the last twenty- 
two years he has lived in Oasis, Wis. He was 
married Aug. 25, 1867, to Lucy E. Gumming? and 
they have had four children: Mary L., eldest 
daughter, is married to Albert B. Straw, of Wau- 
toma; George H. died July 10, 187^- Lulu M. 
and Rosa B. are unmarried. 



?ILLIAM A. MILLER, who resides on .sec- 
tion 2, in the town of Green Lake, is un- 
doubtedly the most successful farmer of 
Green Lake County, and we know that a sketch 
of his life will be of great interest to all our readers 
as he is not only widely known throughout this 
county but has also an extensive acquaintance in 
Marquette and Waushara Counties. Mr. Miller 
was born in Orange County, N. Y., Sept. 3, 1823, 
and is a son of Isaac and Sarah (Peltzer) Miller. 
His paternal grandfather. Jonathan Miller, was 
born in New Brunswick, of the Empire State, where 
he carried on farming. He married Ruth Mermun- 
day, and had seven children of whom Isaac was the 
sixth in order of birth. He died in Orange County 
at the age of sixty-four years and his wife was 
called home when seventy-flve years of age. 

The father of our subject was also a native of 
Orange County, his birth occurring Nov. 15, 180L 
On attaining his majority, he married Miss Peltzer, 
who was born near Long Island, March 17, 1796, 
and removed with her parents to Orange County. 
After their marriage, they located upon a small 
farm which Mr. Miller cultivated until failing 
health compelled him to retire from .active life. 
He was an industrious and energetic man, but never 
strove to accumulate property, content that his 
family was well provided for and were surrounded 
with all the comforts of life. In political sentiment 
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Jan. 29, 1836, his wife, who was a member of tiic 
Baptist Cliurch, surviving him some six years. 
They were parents of three cliiidren. but two (Hed 
before reacliing maturity. 

As will have been seen, our subject is the only 
living representative of the family. He was only 
twelve years old when his father died and upon his 
young shoulders devolved the care and manage- 
ment of the farm. It was indeed an arduous task 
for one of his years, but he nobly performed the 
duties devolving upon him, and gave to his mother 
the tenderest love and care. The following j'ear 
after the death of his father, he cut hay with a 
scythe on the shares in order to obtain the feed for 
his five head of cattle. AVhen fourteen years of 
age, he hired out as a farm hand for the summer, 
receiving *4.o0 per month. He never went to 
school until thirteen years of age, when having 
earned the money to pay his own tuition, he ilo- 
termined to acquire some education and attended 
school for about four terms. Experience has been 
to him an excellent teacher and by additional read- 
ing, study and observation, he has become one of 
the intelligent citizens of the county. On all mat- 
ters of general interest he keeps himself well in- 
formed, whether the question be one of State or 
National importance. As long as he remained a 
resident of New York, Mr. Miller engaged in work- 
ing as a farm hand for the month. -Saving his 
earnings, he at length determined to emigrate to 
the West, where he believed he might better his 
financial condition. In IMay, 1846, he came to 
Green Lake County, having with him 1^400 as the 
result of his honest and laborious efforts. He en- 
tered 247 acres of land in the town of Green Lake 
and has there made his home continuously since. 

On the 2.3d day of September, 1847, Mr. Miller 
led to the marriage altar Miss Ann R. Gardinier 
and the union of hearts was consummated by the un- 
ion of hands. The lady was a daughter of .lohn 
S. and Jane (Van Ilovenburg) Gardinier. and was 
born in the Empire State, Nov. 12, 1821). They 
became parents of seven children — Townsend \V., 
(Jard, Frederick G., Theodore. William, who died 
at tlie age of live years, Kate, now Mrs. K. Foster, 
an.) Guy. In 1881, Mr. Miller was called upon to 
inv..ra the death of his wife, who died im the 2nd 



day of March. She was a consistent member of 
the Methodist Episcopal Church and w.is highly 
esteemed for her man}' excellent qualities of head 
and heart. Our subject was a sec»n<l time married 
May 25, 1882, when Miss Rachel Decker became 
his wife. Their union has been blessed with four 
children — James A.. Mabel, Ralph and an infant 
(laughter. Both parents are members of the Meth- 
odist Church and are active workers iu the 
Master's vineyard, doing all in their power to pro- 
mote the cause of Christianity on earth. 

Mr. Miller cast his first Presidential vote for 
James K. Polk. He attained his majority only a 
short time previous to the election, and fearing 
that his age might be challenged, he earrieil with 
him to the polls the olil family Bible, so that he 
might prove his right to vote if it was contested. 
In all the contests of life he has found that same 
volume of infinite value and has taken it for his 
standard and guide. He supported the Demo- 
cratic party until the breaking out of the late War, 
when espousing the cause of the Union and the 
abolition of slavery, he joined the Republican party 
of which he has since been a warm advocate. He 
has, however, never sought pul)lic office, but has 
steadil}- refused to accept when political honors 
were urged upon him. It is an undeniable fact 
that Mr. Miller is the most successful farmer of 
Green Lake County, if not of the entire Stale. No 
one knows the exact limit of his v.ast possessions 
but he is everywhere spoken of as a millionaire. 
He has also distributed among his children prop- 
erty to the value of §100.000. He began life in 
this county in an old log cabin 16x20 feet, the one 
room being used as a kitchen, dining room, sitting 
room, bed room and parlor. It is amusing .as well 
as instructive to hear him relate incidents of front- 
ier life, its hardsliips. disadvantages and pleasures. 
The nearest mill was at Watertown, a distance 
of lifty miles. On one occasion, while board- 
ing with J. S. Cook, a boy was sent to Delavan, 
Wahvorth County, one hundred miles away, to pro- 
cure wheat which he w.as to have ground into flour, 
but there was so n-.any waiting their turn at the 
mill, that he found that he could get no work done 
within three weeks, .\fter eleven d.ays absence, 
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corn ;iii(l potatoes, the boy retiirned with six bags 
full of ■•shorts." that being tiie best on iiand. A 
portion was soon put into edible form and Mr. 
Miller says it was the sweetest bread he ever ate. 
For their salt and other necessaries, they went to 
ISIiiwaukee until a market was opened nearer home. 
As the ail-importaiit offlcial — the path-master — had 
not then put in an appearance, those wishing to 
go to the new market at Stevens' Point, were com- 
pelled to make their own ro.ad. In that work, Mr. 
Miller took an active part, but in the course of 
time tlie iron horse came rushing over the prairie, 
bringing all the comforts and luxuries known to 
the civilized world, almost to the very doors of 
those who had traveled miles to procure the neces- 
sities of life. 

Mr. Miller has been a hard worker all his life 
and has set before his children a good example of 
industry, by which they have greatly profited. No 
man in the State has done more toward starting 
his sons in life than our subject, and by their busi- 
ness like habits and their efforts to follow his 
worthy example, they show their appreciation of 
his generosity and kindness to them. 

^^ HARLES B. FOSS, one of the extensive 
i[ _ stock- raisers of Waushara County, resides 
^^(^ on section 23, in the town of Oasis. He 
was born in the town of Corinth, Vt., May 3, 1828, 
and is one of a family of seven children, whose 
parents, Moses and Hannah (Bowen) Foss, were 
also natives of Corinth. In 1832 they removed to 
Franklin County. Vt., where the family w.as com- 
pleted by the birth of six children, our subject be- 
ing the only one born in Corinth. Sarah, the next 
younger, became the wife of James McCormic, 
who is now deceased, and resides in Eagle Lake, 
Jlinn.; Annie is deceased; Ruth is the wife of 
Edgar Orr. of Iowa; George is a resident farmer 
of the town of Oasis, Waushara County-; and Ja- 
son is Clerk of that town. 

Throughout his entire life Charles B. Foss has 
followed farming. He w.is reared to that occupa- 
tion and in the schools of Franklin County, Vt., 
acquired his education. Having attained to years 



of maturity, he celebrated Independence Day of 
1851, by his marriage with Miss Z'ilpha Blake, a 
native of Bangor, N. Y., born May 19, 1831. She 
was the daughter of John and Zilpha (Basford) 
Blake, who were early settlers of Pine Grove. In 
their declining years tliey made their home with 
their daughter, Mrs. Foss. The mother was a de- 
vout Christian, having united with the Methodist 
Church when but a girl. When called awav on 
Sept. 10, 1882, she was ready to meet the God in 
whom she had trusted so many years. Her hus- 
band was one day later in crossing the river to 
join his companion on the other shore, dying the 
11th of the same month. For four years after 
their marriage they resided in the Empire State, 
but in 1855 came to Wisconsin, where Mr. Foss 
purchased forty acres of land in Almond Township, 
Portage County, where he made his home until 
1 863. In that year he bought eighty acres of land 
on section 22, in the town of Oasis, and has since 
there made his home. He had hardly begun the 
cultivation of his land, however, before he was 
called by the Government to aid in the prosecu- 
tion of the war. He was mustered into service 
Dec. 17, 1863, and participated in the battles be- 
fore Petersburg, June 16, 17, and 18,1864 On 
the last day he was wounded in the left arm and as 
it unfitted him for field service he was engaged in 
guard duty, being placed in charge of the patrol at 
City Point, Va. After two years' service he was 
mustered out, at Madison, in 1865. 

Returning to his home Mr. Foss resumed farm- 
ing which he has carried on with excellent success 
since that time. He now owns 104 acres of highly- 
improved land, and as before stated, is extensively 
engaged in stock-raising. He makes a specialty 
of the breeding of Norman horses, and has some of 
the finest si)eeimi'ns of that stock in the county. 
Tic has met with reverses in his path to prosperity, 
including the loss of his home in 1855, it beino- 
swept away by Sre, but nothing daunted by his ad- 
versities he has labored on until he now possesses 
a comfortable conii)et6ncy. He has witnessed the 
many changes which have taken place in Waushara 
County since 1855, and is numbered among the 
early settlers of the community. In political sen- 
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meml.er of tbe G. A. R. Post of Plainfiel<1. His 
wife belongs to tlie Melliodist Episcopal Church, 
and although not a member himself, Mr. Foss gives 
liberall}' to its support aw] to all other worthy in- 
stitutions calculated to benefit the community. 

'J'lie union of our subject and his worthy wife 
has been blessed with the following children: 
Hiram is living in Stevens' Point; Mary, the wife 
of Jerome Robinson, of the same city; Moses, a 
resident farmer of the town of Oasis, Waushara 
County; Emma, wife of Charles Dill, a dry goods 
merchant and druggist of Bancroft, .S. 1).; and 
Frank and Wilbur, who are still with their parents. 
The father and mother of Mr. Foss also find with 
them a pleasant home, where they are surrounded 
by loving care and attention in their old age. 

Since the foregoing was written, the mother of 
Mr. Foss has passed away. She was a life-long 
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, a de- 
vout Christian woman. Her last words were, 
" (ilory. hallelujah! My ble.'sed Lord and Mas- 
ter!" Saying which her spirit took its flight. 



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'|17 E W I .S H. W E L D O N, a re 
I (?S) farmer and stock-raiser of th 
jlLSi Plainfield, Waushara County, 



leprcsenlative 

the town of 

resides on 

section 1 I. He was born in St. Lawrence County, 
N. Y., May 7, IStl. and his parents were Lewis 
and Nancy (Keith) Weldon, the former a native 
of IMontreal, Canada, the latter of the Empire 
State. By trade his father was a l)laeksmitli, and 
[..!!i.wed that occupation in connection with farm- 
ing. With his family he settled in Walworth 
County, Wis., in 1846, but after there working at 
l;is trade for four years, removed to Lee County. 
111., in 1850. After six years, however, he returned 
to Walworth Count}', and purchased a small farui 
which he sold in 1857 on his removal to Waushara 
Countj-, where he pre-empted land on section 19, in 
the town of Plainfield. After a sh.ort time he went 
to the vill.age and opened a blacksmith shop, but 
soon resumed his agricultural pursuits. That life 
seemed injurious to his health, and in the hope of 
being restored, he went on a visit to his daugliter, 
Mrs. Searls, where he was taken sick and died Feb. 



15, 1889. He was a respected Christian gentle- 
man, who for many years was a member of the 
Baptist Church, to which his wife also belongs. 
Mrs. Weldon is still living, and makes her home 
with her children. The}' were the parents of two 
sons and six daughters, all of whom grew to man- 
hood and womanhood. Lewis H. is the eldest: 
Elizabeth is the wife of Orlando Rozelle, a resident 
farmer of the town of Plainfield; Hannah is the 
wife of James Rozelle. also a farmer of that town; 
Mary wedded Byron S. Cornwell, a farmer of Sher- 
idan Count}', Neb. John L. is engaged in the same 
pursuit in the town of Plainfield; Eliza is the wife 
of Absalom Iloter. a resident of Idaho: Amanda 
M., became the wife of Siieridan Kciinison, of 
Oasis; Hattie married Edgar Searls, of Plainfield. 
and completes the family. 

Lewis Weldon, of this sketch, started out in life 
for himself when sixteen years of age, and has 
since made his own way in the world. He may 
therefore be called a self-made man. He spent the 
winters in the pineries, while during the summer 
months he was engaged in rafting on the Wisconsin 
River, until the South took up arras against the 
Government and he went to its defense. He en- 
listed in August, 1861, in Company I, 7th Wiscon- 
sin Lifantry, for three years, and from Madison, 
where he mustered in the regime:>t, was sent to 
Washington and equipped for action. They went 
into camp at Capitol Hill. The command was as- 
signed to the 1st Brigade, 1st Army Cor[)S, in Mc- 
Dowell's Division. They went into winter quarters 
at Arlington Heights, and the following siting par- 
ticipated in the battle of (iainesville, where Mr. 
Weldon, while in the act of loading his gun, was 
struck in the right wrist by a ball which passed up 
the arm coming out just below the elbow. The 
suffering which he underwent during the next few 
days was such as few but a soldier has experienced. 
He lay on the l)attle-field for three days, having 
becoaic so weakened from the loss of blood that he 
could not make his escape. The burning sun beat 
down upon him, he had no water with which to 
quench his almost unendurable thirst and endured 
agony untold, but on the morning following his 
injury he was taken prisoner, and on the fourlli 
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fif imprisonment he was paroled and sent to Gros- 
venor House Hospital, at Alexandria, where he was 
tenderly cared for until he had recovered his health. 
His wound was of such a serious nature tiiat it 
necessitated the amputation of his arm, and being 
tiiereby unfitted for further duly he was dis- 
charged Out. 3, 1862. 

On his return Mr. Weldon began breaking prairie 
and also engaged in rafting on the river until 1804, 
when he purchased a team of horses and followed 
teaming from Berlin to Wausau. He worked at 
various other occupations until 1869, when he went 
to Clay County, Iowa, and procured a homestead 
of 160 acres, but the grasshoppers destroyed all 
his crops; and he returned to Wisconsin. In 1872 
he was united in marriage with Miss Sarah Ingle, 
who was born in Marathon County, Wis., of which 
her father was a pioneer. Her parents spent their 
last days in the village of PlainBeld, and are buried 
in its beautiful cemetery. Five children have been 
born to Mr. and Mrs. Weldon — Minnie, who died 
when about two years old; Ward H., born Sept. 
1 1, 1875; Ada May, Aug. 23,1877; Mary E., July 
11, 1879; and Horace O., March 28, 1884. 

After his marriage Mr. Weldon went to Clark 
County, Wis., where, in 1875, he purchased a farm 
on which he made his home until 1883, when he 
sold out and bought eighty acres of land on sec- 
tion 11, in the town of Plainlield, where he has 
since made bis home. Although his residence in 
Waushara County has been of short duration, his 
fellow-citizens soon recognized his worth and abil- 
ity and made him their Town Treasurer for three 
years. Socially, he is a member of the G. A. R., 
and a stanch Republican in politics. He enjoys 
the high esteem of all in the neighborhood an<l is 
favorably known throughout the county. 

ORRIN PERRY, who resides on section 14, in 
I the town of Plainfleld, is one of the most ex- 
tensive land owners and an honored pioneer 

of Waushara County. His life has been a varied 
and eventful one, and as he is so well known 
tiiroughout !lie conimunity we know that this 
bketcii will he of special interest to our readers, who 



hold Mr. Perry in high regard. "A] native of 
New York, he was born in Chautauqua County 
Feb. 16, 1821, and is a son of William and:Martha 
(Dewey) Perry, both of whom were natives of 
Connecticut. His father was a powder maker, and 
in that business had a reputation that extended all 
over the country. During the War of 1812 he fur- 
nished powder to the government, it being con- 
sidered one of the best grades manufactured in the 
country. He lived in Connecticut until about the year 
1816, when with his family, consisting of wife and 
four children, he removed to Chautauqua County, 
N. Y., where four more children were born. The 
eldest, Emily, became the wife of Frederick Foster, 
who died in 1849, after which she removed to Del- 
aware County, Oliio, where her death occurred in 
1887, at the age of seventy-nine years; William T. 
died in Oregon in 1884; Susan is the wife of L. Par- 
ker, of Akron, Ohio; Norman is a real-estate agent 
and paper-maker of Columbus, Ohio; Ann is the 
wife of Edwin Paxton of New Jersey; Orrin is the 
sixth in order of birth; Elijah D. died in Oregon in 
1862; and Eliza is the wife of William Mclntyre of 
Delaware County, Ohio. 

The subject of this sketch received such oppor- 
unities for education as the district schools afforded. 
In 1833, when twelve years of age, a spirit of ad- 
venture and a desire to make his own way in the 
world, led him to seek his fortune in the then far 
West. Bidding good-bye to home and friends, he 
went to Lenawee Co:inty, Mich., and thence to 
to Branch County, where for a time he worked at 
the carpenter's and joiner's trade. He secured etn- 
employment on the Michigan Central Railroad, 
which was built by the State, and in the fall of 1838 
crossed the Father of Waters to Iowa, going to 
Bloomington, now the city of Muscatine. At that 
time there existed considerable trouble between the 
(jtticials of Iowa and Missouri. Mr. Perry engaged 
in carpentering with his brother, William T., unl 1 
1839, when he went to Burlington, Iowa, and 
joined a band of 300 men eng.aged in the protection 
of the State. They were quartered in the Slate 
House, where they had a gay time while the offi- 
cials were seeking to settle matters amicably. In 
1841, he went to St. Louis, where he followed vari- 
ous occupations, and after three years returned to 



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New York in l'^4 I. In tlii' fall of tli:.t year, how- 
evt-r. lie again left home and went to Wairen, Pa., 
anrl from there on a raft of linnber to Wellsville, 
Ohio, and starting down the river in a skiff over- 
look a coal boat aground on a bar. and after help- 
ing to get the boat off the bar. took passage on it 
to Memphis, Tenn., returning to .St. Louis in the 
spring of 184o. Later, in 1846. he made his way 
to St. Paul, tiien but a small Indian trading post, 
but in the month of .hinc. of the same year, we 
again find him in .St. Louis, whence he went to Bol- 
ivar County, Miss., and after making a trip to 
Florida, returned to Yieksburg in the spring of 
1817. Returning to the North he spent s )me lime 
in Akron and Cleveland, Ohio, and in the autumn 
of 1848,accompanied his father to Jefferson County, 
Wis. The State had just been admitted to the 
Union, and many portions of it were still unsettled. 
Mr. Perry followed his trade to some extent in 
Jeflferson County, and engaged in rafting on the 
Wisconsin River. His travels through all these 
fifteen years had been made by water, stage or on 
foot, as the railroad had not yet extended into 
Ohio, Illinois. Wisconsin, Iowa and Missouri, and 
other Western States which he visited. 

Thinking that his Wandering life had continued 
about long enough, Mr. Perry determined to settle 
down and engage in some ste.idy [nirsuit. To this 
end he chose for himself a companion, and Oct. 1 1. 
1850, was united in marriage with Miss Jane 
Freni'.i, who was born in Devonshire, England. 
Feb. 22, 1826. Her parents were James and Jen- 
nie (Uglow) French. Her father was born in 
A;u r!ea, but when a lad went to England, where 
he became acquainted wilh and wedded Miss Ug- 
low, who died. in Jefferson County, Wis., in 1871. He 1 
survived until 1876. He wr>s one of the honored 
pioneers of Jefferson County, arriving in Wisconsin 
when Milwaukee was a small village. One of liis 
sons and one son-in-law settled there in a very 
early d.ay and became prominent contractors of 
that cily. His family numbered eight children, six '< 
of whom are now living: Elizabeth, wife of Henry 
Syvier: Mrs. Perry; John died in Bay View, in 
1880; Tamzin, became the wife of Charles Warner; 
James, of Jefferson County, Wis.: Harriet, wife or , 
Sam Ellis, of Eau Claire. Wis. ; Mary A., wife of ! 



Horace Clemens, station agent, of Engle, Wis.; 
and Betsy, wife of John Moys, of Elk Horn. Wis. 

In 1852, Mr. Perry removed from Jefferson 
County to Pine (irove. in Portage County, where 
he erected and operated a mill until 1857. at which 
time he became a resident of Waushara County. 
He entered eighty acres of land on section 22, in 
the town of Plainfield. which was still unbroken 
prairie, and erected a frame house, 20x40 feet, part 
of which is still standing. He there made his home 
until 1865. when he felt that he should respond to 
his country's call for troops, but on offering his 
services wiis rejected on account of disability. 
Shortly afterward he purchased 1 60 acres of land on 
section 14, in the town of Plainfield, where he still 
makes his home. His farm now comprises 240 
acres, in addition to which he owns land in 
Portage and Adams Counties.the whole aggregating 
500 acres. He has also gi fen a considerable amount 
to his children, six in number, as follows: 

William O., who wedded Miss Alice Walker, 
by whom he has two children, Orrin A. and Carrie 
M., is now engaged in farming on section 15, in the 
town of Plainfield : Norman J., wedded Adelaiile 
De Voe, who died in 1883, leaving one child. Lois 
A., who resides with her grandparents, and after- 
ward married Mrs. Mar^- (Stillwell) Clark; Lillian 
I., is the wife of Eugene .Sparks, of Fox Lake, 
Ramsey Co., N. Dak., by whom she has eight chil- 
dren — Estelle I., Armina, Minnie E., Libbie S.. 
Wendell P., Vernon E., Maggie and Harrison M. : 
Luella A., the fourth of the family married John 
Ilanawalt, of North l)akota,and they have three chil- 
dren — Guy II , Maud E. and John R.; Inez L. is 
at home: Frank wedded Mary Wood and has three 
children — Earl. Darrell and Harrell, twins. As his 
children have left the parental roof Mr. Perry has 
aided them in starting out in life, fitted them for its 
practical duties by good educations, and has lived 
to see them become useful men and women. He is 
one of the self-made men of Waushara County, hav- 
ing gained all he has by his own efforts. Never going 
into debt, he has defrauded no man of a doll.ar, but 
has been honest and upright in all his dealings, 
thereby winning the confidence and good will of 
those with whom he has come in contact. He has 
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boiert for her welfare, taking a prominent part in 
ir. the promotion of her worth}- enterprises. The 
cause of education Ims found in liiin a special 
friend, and for twenty-five years he served as a 
member of the School Board. He east his first 
Presidential vote for John C. Fremont, and since 
that time has been a warm supporter of Republican 
principles. 



« I^ILLIAM N. KliLLEY, one of the promi- 
\/yl "^"'' members of the bar of Waushaura 
VW County, was the first settler of the town 
of Plainfield. in which he yet resides. He is a na- 
tive of the Empire State, having been born in the 
town of Middlebury, Genesee Count}-, July 13, 
lH-26. His parents were Thomas and Sina R. (Ba- 
ker) Kelley, the former a native of Schenectady, 
N. Y.. the latter of Connecticut. The paternal 
ancestry of the subject of this notice has been 
traced back to Thomas O'Kelley, as the name was 
orijj^inally spelled, of Walerford, Ireland. Thomas 
Kelley, the fifth, was the first American ancestor, 
and his son, the grandfather of William N. was 
also nanicd Thomas. The maternal grandfather of 
our subject was Elnathau Baker, a native of Mas- 
sachusetts, who served as a Captain during the Revo- 
lutionary War in the Colonial army. The grand- 
mother's maiden name was Butler, and she was a 
relative of the famous Butler who espoused the 
cause of the British in the war for independence. 
When a lad William N. Kellej^ removed with his 
parents to Genesee County, which was a part of 
the Holland Purchase, and in 1840 the family emi- 
grated to Illinois, settling near Elgin. The first of 
the Kelley family to come to Wisconsin was Peter 
S., an uncle of William. He located in Wausau, 
where he erected or purchased a mill and engaged 
in lumbering. He died in Plover early in the 
spring of 1844, of small pox. On the death of 
tlieir relative, the family removed to Wausau, Mr. 
Kelley, Sr., having been appointed administrator of 
his brother's estate. His oldest son purchased the 
mill above mentioned, but soon afterwards sold it 
to our subject, who engaged in its operation until 
184!». In the month of October. 1848, he came to 
what is now the town of Plainfield, where he made 



a claim and erected a house on section 24, it being 
the first dwelling erected in the town. He sawed 
the lumber for the house at his mill in Wausau, 
floated it down the Wisconsin Rixer to Stevens' 
Point, anil hauled it thence to its destination 
with ox-teams. On Feb. 18, 1849, he removed his 
father's family from Stevens' Point into the house 
that he had erected. There, as before stated, a 
claim was made and 160 acres entered when the 
land came into market, forty of which were owned 
b}' AVilliam N. Plainfield has been the home of 
Mr. Kelley since October, 1848, though for several 
seasons thereafter he was engaged in rafting lum- 
ber down the Wisconsin and Mississippi Rivers to 
St. Louis. He finally deeded the forty acres of 
land which he had entered to his mother, and in 
1845 settled on section 26, where he improved a 
fine farm and made a beautiful home at which he 
still resides. 

On July 7, 1851, his father died suddenly of 
heart disease. The mother survived him until 
1872, when she also was called home. Thomas 
Kelley was educated to the medical profession, 
which he followed before coming West, but devoted 
his attention to other pursuits after his arrival in 
Wisconsin. His health was much impaired during 
the last years of his life and he died at the age of 
fifty-seven. He was a quiet, unassuming man, 
highly esteemed by those who knew him, and he 
and his wife were faithful and devout members of 
the Free Will Baptist Church. Their family num- 
bered thirteen children, four sons and nine daugh- 
ters, but only four are now living: Thomas R., is 
a resident of Utah Territory ; William N. is the 
next younger, and is followed by Benjamin F. and 
Liianna, wife of Morris Robinson, of Neeiiah, 
Wis. 

About the year 1855 William Kelley began the 
study of law, and devoted such time to it as he 
could spare from his other duties. In 1868 he was 
admitted to the bar, and for the past fifteen years 
has given nearly bis entire attention to the practice 
of his |)rofession, his office being at his residence 
on the farm. 

Mr. Kelley was married Oct. 15, 1852, to Miss 
Ruth M. Bently, daughter of Jesse Bently, who in 
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to Wisconsin from bis old home in Tioga County. 
Pa. Two sons an<l a flaugiiter were born of their 
union — Willl.nm R.. whose farm adjoins that of 
iiis father: Walter A., at home; and Viietta M., 
wife of William Decker, whose faiin adjoins that 
of our subject. 

For more tlian forty years Mr. Kelley has been 
a resident of the town of Plainfield. no other citi- 
zen having resided within it for so great a period. 
He gave the name to the town and when the village 
was organized it was also called Plainfield. He lias 
been identified with its best interests from the be- 
ginning, and has labored zealously for its prosperity 
and welfare. He is a man of much more than 
average ability. Thongh his advantages for edu- 
cation in early life were limited, being such as the 
primitive schools of the frontier afforded, he has 
ever been a careful student, and being blessed with 
a remarkable memory is well informed on all sub- 
jects pertaining to the issues of the daj-. He ex- 
cels as a lawyer and advocate, being an eloquent 
and persuasive speaker. In his political affiliations 
he is a Democrat, and socially is a prominent Ma- 
son, belonging to both the Blue Lodge and the Chap- 
ter. It is safe to say that no man in Waushara 
County enjo.ys a wider reputation than Mr. Kelley. 
and his ability and enterprise are every where recog 
nized. 



\i? ESTER CLAWSOX, a retired merchant and 
II ^ ^^^ "^ ''''^ leading citizens of Dartford, 
J' --^ Wis., lias been identii!ed with the history- of 
Cireen Lake County for many }'ears, and until his 
retirement was numbered among its most enterpris- 
ing and prominent business men. He is a native of 
the Buckeye State, having been born in Milan, Eric 
County, on the 24th of February, 184L The 
family is of Dutch origin, the paternal great-grand- 
father of our subject having emigrated from Hol- 
land to America many years ago. He settled in 
Virginia, and there passed the remainder of his life. 
In that State, Garrett Clawson. the grandfather of 
Lester, was born. When he grew to manhood he 
married Margaret Fry, who was also a native of 
that State. They moved to Tompkins County, in 
llie State of New York, where John G. Clawson, 



tiie father of the subject of this notice, was born 
.Inly la. 1808. John G. wedded Miss Clarissa 
(ileason, who was born in Tompkins County, N. Y., 
Jan. 28, 1812. Li 1833 they emigrated to Ohio, 
and located in Erie County, but subsequently- re- 
moved to Huron County, in the same State, Mr. 
Clawson engaging in his business as a ship contrac- 
tor and builder, both in Milan and Sandusk}-. He 
afterwards followed the same line of work in De- 
troit, Mich. He spent his declining years in Huron 
Count}-, Ohio, upon his farm, where he died Feb. 
14, 1871. His widow still survives him, and is a 
well-preservC'l lady for one of her age. .She is an 
active memlier of the Baptist Church, and is greatly 
esteemed for her many excellent qualitiei*. Of the 
nine children, six sons and three daughters born to 
that ivorth}- couple, all lived to mature years, and 
four of tlie sons, G. B., Andrew AV., A. Augustus 
and Lester, defended the Union cause during the 
late war. 

Our subject received his primary education in 
the public schools, which was supplemented by an 
attendance of two terms in the Western Reserve 
Normal School of Ohio. When only thirteen years 
of age, he left home to begin life for himself. He 
worked as a farm hand and with his w-ages paid his 
tuition in the normal school above mentioned. On 
his return home, he again hired out as a farm hand 
in 1861. wlien lie came to Green Lake County, 
Wis., and worked among the farmers in the neigh- 
borhood until December, 1863, when he enlisted in 
the r2th Wisconsin Batterj-. He had desired to en- 
ter the service before that time. As a draft had been 
executed in the neighborhood, he would not en- 
list lest it should be said that he joined in order 
to keep from being drafted. [lis battery joined 
Sherman at Huntsville. and continued under his 
command until the close of the war. During the 
entire time he was never in the hospital only about 
twenty days. He participated in the battles of Al- 
toona, Eden Station, the siege of .Savannah. Coii- 
geree Creek and Bentonville, N. C, and was never 
wounded or taken prisoner, though he had several 
nrirrow escapes. Much of the time he held the of- 
fice of corporal, performing the duties of .■-ergeant. 
His health w-as shattered in the w-ar, and from the 
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rct'overed, yet he has never sought or desired a 
pension, as he gave his services fur love of his 
country and its cause, and not for tiie bounty re- 
ceived. He was discharged at Madison June 26, 
18G,5, and then returne i ho:ne. 

Immediately after his arrival Mr. C'lawson re- 
sumed farming, which he continued until 1868, 
when he enibarkedin mercantile pursuits, under the 
tirni name of Thomas & Clawson, but soon after- 
wards sold out to his partner, and formed a 
partnership with M. W. Brooks, which connec- 
tion continued for about three years. When it 
was dissolved, while settling up the business, he 
clerked for T. J. Clute, and then opened a store on 
his own account. From that time until 1884, he 
was alone in business, when he admitted to partner- 
ship E. F. Lock. Fair and honest in all dealings, 
courteous and affable in manner, and carrying the 
best grade of goods, he won the confidence of all 
and secured a lilieral patronage. From the begin- 
ning his trade constantly increased, and in 1887 he 
retired from active business life after a successful 
career. He, however, yet owns 140 acres of land, 
hesides other bnsiness interests. 

On the 30th of March, 1866, Mr. Clawson mar- 
ried Miss Lucina M. Brooks, daughter of M. W. 
and Susan Brooks. She was born in Oswego County, 
N. Y., in 1847. and died April 25, 1869, in full 
fellowship with the Congregational Church. The 
second marriage of Mv. C'lawson occurred Oct. 8, 
1870, when Addie E., daughter of John H. and 
Eliza A. Brooks, became his wife. She was born 
Oct. 11, 1845, in Winhall, Vt., and they have two 
children— Flora L., born Dee. 17, 1876, and Arthur, 
June 18, 1878. 

Mr. Clawson is a stanch advocate of the Repul)- 
lican party, but though often solicited to do so, has 
steadily refused to accept public office until a short 
time since, when he was elected Treasurer of the 
town of Brooklyn. He is a chapter Mason and 
also a charter member of Harry Randall Post, No. 
202, of which he was the first commander. He also 
held the commission of aide-de-camp of the depart- 
ment of Wisconsin. 

John H. Brooks, the efficient Postm.aster of Dait- 
ford, and the father of Mrs. Clawson, was born in 
Winhall Township, Bennington Co., Vt., Jan. 12, 



1814. He received but limited educational advan- 
tages, acquiring his knowledge of the rudimentary 
studios in the district schools. As he was the old- 
est son of a large family, he was forced to support 
himself as soon as he had attained a sufficient age, 
and to that end learned the shoemaker's trade, at 
which he worked several years, teaching school dur- 
ing the winter season. In 1836 we find him en 
route for the West, with a view of bettering his 
financial condition. He first located in Illinois, 
where he engaged in teaching school and farming, 
when the chills, of which he was a victim, would 
permit of his labor. For three years he remained 
in Illinois, and then returned to Vermont to re- 
cover his health, if pos^sihle. He obtained a posi 
tion in a store as salesman, and while thus employed 
was united in marriage, Nov. 6, 1844, with Miss 
Eliza A. Totten, a native of Rhode Island. The 
following year he removed with his bride to Os- 
wego County, N. Y., where he was employed as a 
salesman until 1854, at which time he came to 
Green Lake County, making his home with an un- 
cle, M. Hale, of Dartford, with whom he formed a 
partnership in the mercantile business. He also 
owned an interest in the old mill at that place, and 
was very successful in both lines of business. Some 
two years later, however, he sold out his store and 
turned his attention to farming, which he followed 
nntil April, 1861, when he received the apjioint- 
ment of Postmaster of Dartford, a position which 
he has held continuously since, covering a period of 
twenty-eight years. When he entered the office only 
three mails were received weekly, but how eighteen 
mails are received each week. Mr. Brooks has also 
held the office of Township Clerk for some twenty- 
five years, and has served as Justice of the Peace 
for twenty-eight years. For a numher of terms he 
was Chairman of the Township and also President of 
the village of Dartfor(L His long contin'ied service 
in official positions is the highest testimonial of his 
ability and faithfulness to duty which could be 
given. He cast his first Presidential vote for Will- 
iam Henry Harrison, continuing to support the 
Whig party until the organization of the Repub- 
lican party, of which he has since been a stanch 
advocate. Socially, he is a Mason, belonging to 
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twenty -six years. His wife is a communicant of tiie 
Congregational Ciiurcli, and both are held in high 
esteem by ail. They have seven children, but two 
died in cliildhood. Tlie living are Ada. who is now 
the wife of L. Clawson and the mother of two chil- 
dren; Angle, wife of H. W.Gilbert; Annamarried 
George C. Harding and has two children; Roccina. 
%vife of J. R. Parker, lias two children, .and Flora 
R. completes the family. 



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^^ ARDNER GREEN is a resident of Ripon, but 
II ^-, was one of the earliest settlers of Marquette 
'\yi|l County and his business interests all lie 
in that and Green Lake County. He is a real-estate 
dealer but in former years was connected with other 
business enterprises and by his energy ami activity 
has done much for the upbuilding of these counties. 
He was born in New Hampshire, on llic 14lh of 
February, 1824, and is a son of David and Mary 
( Tuttle) Green. On both sides the ancestry can 
be traced back to the early Colonial days. Two 
centuries ago a Mr. Green, who was a descendant 
of the Pilgrim Fathers, settled on Gardner's Island 
near the city of New York. Becoming acquainted 
with the daughter of the gentleman who owned the 
Island, he wooed and won the lady and shortly af- 
terward removed with his bride to Boston. He was 
a typical Puritan, entertaining their narrow ideas 
as well as their lofty principles and was a firm l)e- 
liever in witchcraft. Ganlner Green, one of his de- 
scendants, though belonging to a later generation, 
was one of the merchant princes of Boston and for 
him our subject was named. 

On the maternal side the family also dates its 
residence in America back to the early history of 
our country. The great-grandfather of our subject 
fought for independence throughout tlie entire 
struggle of the Colonies during the oppression of 
the mother country. He left his home and family 
to strike a blow in the cause of freedom and en- 
dured all the hardships and trials incident to army 
life. At the close of the war he was paid in Conti- 
nental money, and as it was worthless he papered 
the walls of his bedroom with that currency, it 



there remaining for fortj- years as a memento of 
the service he rendered his native land. 

David Green, father of Gardner, was a farmer 
by occupation and followed that business during 
tiie greater part of his life, but in connection with 
that business he also engaged in lumbering and 
iron-making while a resident of the East. He came 
to Marquette County in 18.53 and purchased land, 
which he operated through tenants, while he made 
Ills home in the village, where his death occurred 
at the age of fifty-seven 3ears. He was buried in 
tlie cemetery adjoining Marquette and two years 
later his wife was laid by the side of her husband. 
Their familj- numbered four children, of whom 
Gardner is the eldest. David M.. the second, is a 
resident of Oshkosh; Cynthia died in Wilkesbarre. 
Pa.; and .Jessie T. resides in Ellis Park, Chicago. 
In the common scliools of his native Stale Gardner 
Green acquired his education and under the paren- 
tal roof he was reared to manhood, remaining with 
his parents until twent3--four years of .age. In 1848 
he determined to seek his fortune in the West, be- 
lieving that it furnished better opportunities for 
young men than the older and more densely popu- 
lated States of the East. In company with his 
brother. David, he boarded a lake steamer at Buf- 
falo, N. v., and on arriving at Milwaukee came 
direct to Marquette County, with the business in- 
terests of which he has since been closel}' identi- 
fied. Shortlj' after his arrival he built a ware- 
house, 40x60 feet, with the intention of handling 
all the wheat raised in the count}'. His idea was 
to ship by water down Fox River to Green Bay 
and thence to Buffalo. For this purpose he built 
a steamboat, but, failing to get a water way, he 
disposed of the boat. He and his brother, who was 
his partner in the business, then built smaller boats 
and dealt in produce .and lumber, hauling their 
freight by barge.>< to Oshkosh, whence they sliippe<I 
by way of the Northwestern Railroad to Chicago 
and on to the East. They did a profitable business 
in this line for thirty jears, during which ti/iie Mr. 
Green made trips up and down the river almost 
daily. Indolence and idleness are utterly foreign 
to his nature, while industry and energj' are num- 
bered among his chief characteristics. Hard work- 
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worn out witli the (lady's labor. He made Princeton 
his home for about tiiirly-five years, but in 1<SV'.». 
after selling out liis interest in the business, he le- 
moved to Ripon, where he is now residing. He 
lias laid aside all business cares to a great extent, 
devoting his lime only to his real estate interests. 
lie owns thirteen bouses and lots and four store 
buildings, 

Mr. Green has found an able helpmeet in iiis 
wife, who was formerly Miss Mary A. Thompson. 
Their wedding was celebrated in May, 1856, more 
than a third of a century having passed since they 
started out on life's journey together. 

Great changes have taken place since Mr. Green 
left his home in the East and cast his lot with the 
pioneer settlers of Marquette (-'ounty. The Indians 
were far more numerous in this region tiian tlic 
white people, but they gave very little trouble to 
their pale faced neighbors. They subsisted mainly 
on fish, game and wild rice and their wigwams 
were scattered along the banks of the Fox River. 
The now flourishing town of Princeton contained, 
at the time of the arrival of Mr. Green, but one 
building, but several others were in course of erec- 
tion. The work of progress and advancement has 
ever found in our subject a firm friend and liberal 
supporter. He has given of his means for the ad- 
vancement of public enterprises and the promotion 
of the best interests of the community, tind is re- 
garded as one of the best citizens of Marquette or 
Green Lake Counties. 



HARLES S. WOOD, horticulturist and one 
the leading citizens of Berlin, was born in 
■X^' Cherry Valley, Otsego Co., N. Y., Oct. 19, 
1827, and is a son of John B. and Olive L. (Adams) 
Wood. The earliest ancestor of this branch of 
the Wood family in America, of which the wiiter 
can learn, was Ezekiel Wood, who was born in Ux- 
bridge. Conn., Dec. 16, 1679, and lived to the ad- 
vanced age of ninety-one years, his death occur- 
ring May 12, 1772. His son, the Hon. Joshua 
Wood, was born May 5, 1730, marrieil Rachel 
llazeltine and died Jan. "29, 1817, at the age of 
eighty -six years. His wife was born March 15, 



17.30, and died Jan. 26, 1808. Their son. Dr. 
John Wood, the grandfatlier of our subject, vvas 
born Dec. 15, 1754, and married Lucy Barnard, 
who was born Dec. 15, 1752, and died in Medina. 
Ohio, Oct. 1, 1836. He also died in Medina, July 
15, 1835, at the age of eighty-two years. They 
had a family of ten children, of whom John B., 
the father of our subject, was the fifth. He was 
born in Vermont, Jan. 14, 1785, and on the 7th of 
July, 1816, married Miss Olive L. Adams, a daugh- 
ter of John and Betsy (Gilpatrick) Adams, of New- 
field, Me. Her father was born April 30, 1766 and 
died Feb. 21, 1851 , at the age of eighty-five years; 
her mother was born Dec. 30, 1770. Mrs. Wood 
was born in Newfield, May 31. 1798 and was de- 
scended frcim one of eight Adams brothers who 
came to America from England; four of them re- 
turned to their native land, while four remained in 
this country and were the founders of the Adams 
family in America, one of the most distinguished 
families in the New World. One of the four 
brothers who remained was Matthew, who was 
twice married, his first wife being Miss Catherine 
Brighton, whom he wedded Nov. 17, 1715. The 
second wife was Merril Cotton, whom he married 
in 1734. Their son John married Belsy Gilpat- 
rick and of their union were born nine children, 
one of whom, also named .Tohn wedded Betsy 
Gilpatrick and settled at Newfield, Me., wheie was 
born Olive L., the mother of our subject. Her 
death occurred at Berlin, Wis., March 18, 1875, at 
the age of seventj^-seven years. Mr. Wood also 
died in Berlin, fifteen years previous to the death 
of his wife, June 17, 1860. 

They were the parents of fourteen children, nine 
.sons and five daughters: Luman F. was born Oct. 
11, 1818; Hiram W., Feb. 7. 1820; George died 
in infancy; Silas F. was born June 17, 1824: George 
Adams Feb. 2, 1823; Lucy Ann, Jan. 4, 1826; 
Charles S., Oct. 19, 1827; Eliza D., May 27, 1831 ; 
Thomas W., June 30, 1832; Abigail, .Jan. 14, 1831; 
Mary VAizti Plumber, Jan. 27, 1836; John Adams, 
March 9, 1838: Frank M., March 10. 1840, and 
Catherine Olive, Jan. 22, 1843. 

Charles S. VV^ood came to Wisconsin with his 
parents in 1840, and settled at Beloit, where he at- 
tended school. On the completion of his educa- 



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tion. he learned the painter's trade and on the 4th 
of .lul}-, 1847, was married in Ellchorn, Walworth 
Co., Wis., to Miss Luclnda J. Bower, daughter of 
Adam and F'reolove (.Tordon ) Bower. Siie was 
born in Erie, Pa.. May 31, 1826, and their union 
has been blessed with three children, all daughters: 
Florence C, the eldest, was born April 29, 1848 at 
Bcloit. Wis., and on the 27th of .September, 1868, 
in Berlin, became llie wife of Gilbert C. Rounds. 
They also have three children, all born in Berlin, 
namely: Dayton E., born Sept. 11, 1870; Flora 
Belle, Jan. 9, 1884, and Gilbert C, May 31, 1886. 
Eudora C, tlie next d.aughter, was born in Osh- 
kosh. Feb. 21, 1850, and Lizzie J. was born in Ber- 
lin M.iy 16, 1856. 

In 1849, Mr. Wood removed to Oshkosh, where 
lie worked at his trade until 1852, when he came 
to Berlin, where he has since made his home, lie 
continued to work at painting until March, 1864, 
when he enlisted as a private of Company C. 38lh 
Wisconsin Infantry for service in the late w.ir. lie 
participated in the battle of Cold Harbor, and was 
seriously injured by an accident which happened 
to him while assisting in the erection of fortifica- 
tions in the Wilderness. He is still a sufferer from 
the injuries there received. He was removed to a 
field hospital and from there to Piiiladelphia, 
whence lie was shipped with a bod}' of men com- 
posed of 1600 convalescing soldiers on the steamer, 
" Manhatteu." to Washington. The boat became 
disabled and they were six days making the trip 
which siiould have been made in one. From the 
roughness of the weather and the crowded con- 
dition of the transport they were subjected to 
much hirdship. On arriving at Washington, Mr. 
Wood was placed in Ilow.ird Hospital, where he 
remained until fall, when. he was transferred to the 
Teteran reserve corps and stationed at Capital 
Barracks. During the winter he was transferred to 
Judiciary Square Hospital and in May, 1865. was 
sent home on furlough, receiving his discharge at 
Madison. Wis., on the 9th of June, following. 

On his return from the war. Mr. Wood engaged 
in gardening and fruit growing at his home in 
Berlin and has carried on that business continu- 
ously since. By the exercise of good judgment 
and close .ittention to all details, he has made it a 



marked success, and has become one of the sub- 
stantial citizens of the community. He w.is the 
first to grow the Delaware grape here for market, 
to any extent, and was very successful in its cul- 
ture. He has also grown the old Britten black 
berry for more than twenty years and now has a 
wonderful display of that fruit in his garden. He 
has nearly a half acre planted in blackberries 
which in the se.ison of 1869 yielded 8,000 quarts 
or 250 bushels of berries on which he netted ¥800. 
Mr. Wood is a Republican in politics, but has 
never sought or desired official position. He is a 
member of John A. Williams Post, (J. A. R. and 
is higlil_v respected as citizen, neighbor and friend. 
In the spring of 1889. he was called to mourn the 
loss of his devoted wife, whose death occurred on 
the 15th of M.ay of that year, after a companion- 
ship with him of forty-two years. 



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ILLIA^I GARNER resides on section 22. 
in the town of Kingston, Greeu Lake 
County, where he is engaged in farming and 
stock-raising. He was born in Lower Canada du 
Jan. 5, 1843, and is a son of Francis and Mary 
Garner, both of whom were natives of Northrup, 
England. In that country they were reared and 
married, afterward removing to Canada, where 
they m.ade their home until 1856, when thej- came 
to Green Lake I'ounty. Mr. Garner m.ade farm- 
ing his life occup.ation. On his arrival in this com- 
munity he purchased a farm in Kingston Town- 
ship, it being now the property- of his son, Hor.ace. 
The father and mother both passed their last d lys 
upon that farm. The former w.as called home in 
1877, at the .age of eighty-five years, and the 
mother departed this life in 1878, at the age of 
seventy-nine years. Jlr. Garner was one of Green 
Lake County's best citizens and one of nature's 
noblemen. He was well and favorabh' known 
throughout the county, where his many e.^cellent 
traits of character won for him the respect of all. 
In political sentiment he was a stalwart Republi- 
can, and took a deep interest in the success of that 
party. To him and his wife were born five chil- 
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both are now deceased. Edward A. is one of the 
prominent and wealtiiy citizens of Lowell, Mass. 
He left home in early manhood niiliout any 
means and with hut limited education, but l)y in- 
dustry he educated himself. For a few years he 
worked in the cotton factories of Manchester, N. 
H., was soon promoted to overseer. .Soon after 
the war he removed to Lowell, Mass., where 
he has been successful in acquiring a considerable 
property and is now a prominent citizen of that 
city. John has been lost to his fan:iily for the past 
nineteen years; Horace is engaged in farming- and 
merchandising in Kingston, Wis.; William, of this 
sketch, is the youngest. 

Our subject passed his early life in the usual 
manner of farmers' sons. He assisted in the culti- 
vation of the land and attended the district schools 
of the neighborhood. He began his education in 
Canada, completing it after his removal to Green 
Lake County, where he has resided since 1856. 
Like a dutiful son he assisted in the work on the 
farm until attaining his majority, when on Feb. 5, 
1865. he enlisted in the 2nd Wisconsin Cavalry for 
one year's service or during the remainder of the 
war. He joined his regiment at Memphis and 
after being assigned to Company E, at once en- 
tered into active service. The conjmand marched 
from Alexandria to Austin, Texas, in 182 days, and 
was then engaged in skirmishing and scouting 
until mustered out at the latter city. He then re- 
turned to Madison, where in December, 1865, he 
received his discharge. On his return liome he 
again resumed his duties .as a farmer, which occu- 
pation he has followed throughout his entire life. 
During the first few j-ears lie engaged in operating 
a farm on shares, but is now the owner of a good 
homestead and is numbered among the leading 
agriculturists of this comnaunity. 

About a year after his return from the battle 
fields of the South, Mr. Garner led to the mar- 
riage altar Miss .Janet Semple, the wedding taking 
place Nov. 18, 1866. Like her husband Mrs. 
Garner is a native of Canada, but is of Scotch 
descent. The young couple began their domestic 
life upon a rented farm, but after three years, suc- 
cess having attended his efforts. Mr. (ianier was 
enabled to purchase a farm, he becoming owner of 



1 60 acres of land In the town of Buffalo, Mar- 
quette County, which continued to be his home 
until 1871. when he sold out and purchased 160 
acres on section 22, in the town of Kingston, 
Green Lake County, where be has resided continu- 
ously since, covering a period of eighteen years. 
Industry and diligence are numbered among 
his chief characteristics and arc elements indis- 
pensable to success. By the exercise of these 
powers Mr. Garner increased his financial resour- 
ces and thus added to his land until he now owns 
240 acres, the entire amount being under a high 
state of cultivation. Starling in life as he did, 
without capital, he deserves no little credit for his 
success. Overcoming all adversities, undaunted 
with the trials which he has met, he has pushed 
steadily forward until he has now readied the goal 
for which he has so long been striving. A com- 
fortable competence, acquired by his own efforts, 
will enable him to pass his declining j'ears in retire- 
ment from all labor. His farm is one of the finest 
in the community, the stock which he raises is of 
the best grades and all necessary improvements 
have been secured. Though his life has been a 
bus}' one Mr. Garner has yet found time to inform 
himself on all the leading issues of the day. He 
can converse intelligibly on all matters of general 
interest and is a valued citizen well and favorably 
known throughout the country. Politically he is 
a Republican, and socially is a member of the G. 
A. R.. Newton Wilson Post, No. 28. 

The children born of the union of Mr. and Mrs. 
Garner are four in numter, two sons and two 
daughters — B'rancis O., born Oct. 6, 1867, Nellie 
M., Aug. 6, 1873, Minnie L., Aug. 15, 1875. and 
Robert E., Sept. 23, 1877. They have been pro. 
videil with liberal educational advantages, and are 
thus fitted for lives of usefulness and honor. Miss 
Nellie has already received a teacher's certificate, 
and has followed her chosen profession in the 
county with good success. Mrs. Garner is a daugh- 
ter of Robert and Joanette (Ingles) Semple, who 
were both natives of Scotland. The former em-- 
grated to Canada when but a small child, the latter 
when about twenty years of age. They were mar- 
ried ill Canada lint settled in Marquette about 
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ship at the time of his <le;ith, April 15, l«oi>. 
His widow is still living. They were parents of 
eight children, si.x of wliom are now living, viz.: 
Jane tiie wife of Roikwell Griftin; Thomas, a 
farmer; David, also farming; Mrs. (iarner next 
in order; Ellen, who wedded Horace Garner; and 
Isabelle, who is now the wife of William Jenkins, 
of Kingston. 

J"' AMES A. BRIGGS, who resides on section 
I 31, in the town of Douglas, Marquette 
County, is a native of .Madison County, \t.. 
horn Marcii 7, 1836, and is of English, 
Scotch and Welsh descent. His father, Alexander 
Ellis Briggs, was the first male child born in the 
town of ILague, N. Y., and was named in honor of 
Alex Ellis, who had offered lOO.icresof land to 
the person whose advent into tlie world should 
thus mark the early history of that town. He 
received the property so offered, thus being 
the youngest and one of the most extensive 
landed proprietors of that section. He was 
an uncle of Hon. Ansel Briggs, ex Governor 
of Iowa, who was born July 26, 1800, of Scotch 
and English parentage. At the age of thirteen 
years, he went to Vermont and on the 27th of 
October. 1826. wedded Miss Mary Ormshee. whose 
nephew, Ebenezer J. Ormsbce, was once (Jovernor 
of Vermont. Mrs. Briggs was born in llie town 
of Shoreham, Addison Co., Vt.. May 22, 1799. 
and died April 4, 187;'). By her marriage she be- 
came the mother of seven ciiildren, but three died 
in infancy. In 1 850, Mr. Briggs emigrated to Wis- 
consin, settling near the present site of Briggsville 
when the country w.is one vast wilderness. After 
making some preparations for a home, he was 
joined the following year by his wife and chil- 
dren, their family being one of the first to settle in 
that section of the county. Their only neighbor 
was Jonathan Butterfield, who.sc arrival antedated 
them only a short time. In connection with 
Aaron Town. Mr. Briggs iiurchased land of Mr. 
Butterlielil. taking for his interest of the proiiortj 
the water power. His improvement of the same 
resulted in the formation of the beautiful sheet of 



water known as Mason's Lake, the hanks of which 
are dotted with many happy homes, constituting 
the village of Briggsville, which was named in 
honor of Mr. Briggs. His first business adventure 
was in the manufacture of lumber, but after two 
years he added the gristmill, now known as the 
Eagle Mill, and until 18C0, gave his undivided at- 
tention to that business. It then became the 
property of his son. James A. In early life Mr. 
Briggs was a Whig, but has aftiliated with the Re- 
pulilican party since its organization. He never 
.aspired to public office but owing to his ability and 
prominence was often solicited to become a candi- 
date. Socially, he was a member of the Masonic 
fraternity. Neither he nor his wife were nieml>ers 
of an^- Church, but were believers in the Uuiver- 
salist doctrine. 

The paternal grandfather of our subject was a 
native of Taunton, Mass., but in an early day re- 
moved to New York, locating in Hague, whence he 
went to Ticonderoga, where he died in 1824. He 
served in the War of Independence under the im- 
mediate command of Gen. Washington. His wife 
was born in Taunton. ]Mass., in October, 1770, and 
died in Shoreham, Mass., at the age of ninety-one 
years. She was a member of the Methodist Episco- 
pal Church. The matornal grandparents of our 
subject was natives of the Green Mountain State 
and there spent their entire lives. 

James A. Briggs remained in the State of his 
nativity until sixteen years of age, during which 
time he received his early training at the district 
schools, but completed his education in the High 
School of Portage. Wis., where he pursued a three 
years' course. The first business in which he en- 
gaged was in assisting his father in the mill, and 
until the death of the parents he remained under the 
parental roof. He thcH took charge of the mill and 
during the long period of eighteen years carried 
on business in th.it line with marked success. 
Failing health, however, caused him to resort to 
other occupations and he repaired to his facpi, of 
160 aeics, in the town of Douglas, where he now 
resides. Tlie same energ}' and activity displaj'ed 
while engaged in milling have characterized his 
career as a farmer and he takes rank amoiiL; the 
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Mr. Briggs was joined in wedlock with Miss 
Ellen F. Gay. a native of the town of Randolph, 
Orange Co., Vt., and the birth of six children has 
blessed their union: Nellie, who died at the age of 
tliree years; James pjllis, vvho is in the auditor's 
office of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail- 
road Company, in Milwaukee; Abbie E., who be- 
came the wife of Daniel Tears, an employe of 
Galliot ife Loomis of Portage City, Wis.; Robey E. 
is attending school at Portage City; Jolm G., who 
died at the age of nine years; and Willie O. at 
home. Mrs. Briggs has also been called to her 
final rest. For many years she was a consistent mera- 
lier of the I'niversalist Church and was greatly 
esteemed b\' all. Mr. Briggs was again married 
April 23, 1880, his second union being with Mrs. 
Maggie (Curtis) Sherman of Sandusky, Oliio. 

In politics, our subject is a Republican and has 
held the offices of Township Clerk and Constable. 
In 1870, he was nominated for the State Senator- 
ship and though unsuccessful made a brilliant can 
vass. His defeat was on account of a division in the 
party brought about by the location to he deter- 
mined for the Milwaukee & Grand Raj/ids Railroad. 
He has always been held in high esteem by those 
of his own party and has tlie regard of his politi- 
cal opponents. The respect in which he is held by 
both parties is such that at the time of his election 
to the office of Township Clerk, he received all the 
votes cast, there being about sixty Democratic 
voters. He is a member of Briggsvillo Lodge. 
No. 255, I. O. O. F. and has filled the chair of 
Noble Grand and been Representative to the 
Grand Lodge. Mr. and Mrs. Briggs are earnest 
workers in the Universalist Church and command 
the respect and confidence of all who know them. 



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_^ UGUSTUS L. PALMER, one of the entei 
l^yji prising farmers and leading citizens of the 
/// li town of Br,ooklyn, residing on section 7. 
^/ belongs to a family of English descent. 

The original founder in America settled in the 
country prior to tiie Revolutionary' War. The 
grandfather of our subject, Jonathan Palmer, was 
born ill Hartford. Conn., Jan. 20, 1773, and in early 



life learned the painter's trade, whicli he followed 
for a number of years, but afterward engaged in 
farming. He married Lydia Bunnell, who was 
born Dec. 22, 1777. in Connecticut, and they be- 
came parents of three cliildren. Both lived to an 
advanced age and died in the town of Brooklyn, 
Green Lake County. The wife departed this life 
on the 8th of January, 1851, at the age of seventy- 
eight years; the husband died Feb. 28, 1855. at the 
age of eighty-two years. 

The maternal grandfather of our subject was 
Commodore Ilobart Rogers, who for many years was 
employed on a vessel trading on the Chesapeake Bay 
between Baltimore and Philadelphia. lie there 
won his title of Commodore. He married Beulah 
Warner by whom he had nine cliildren. 

Commodore Hobart Rogers was born in Connect 
icut, and there his marriage with Beulah Warner 
took place. He was then engaged in farming. After 
the birth of two children they removed to Delaware 
Country, N. Y., and subsequently removed to Otsego 
County, where he engaged in lumbering and mill- 
ing. The death of his wife occurred about 1 825. 
He afterward married, but his second wife lived 
only about a year. After the death of his second 
wife he again turned his attention to lumbering 
and trading on the Chesapeake Bay. After follow- 
ing that occupation for several years he died at 
Baltimore. Of that family of nine children, Mrs. 
Palmer, the mother of our subject, is the onl.y one 
living at this writing (1889). 

Elias Palmer, the father of our suliject, was horn 
in Hartford, Conn.. Aug. 18, 1799, and when a child 
accompanied his parents to New York, where he 
was reared to manhood, and formed the acquaint- 
ance of Miss Harriet Rogers, whose hand lie sought 
in marriage. Their union was celebrated in Del- 
aware County in 1825. Having removed to Os- 
wego County, N. Y., they made their home in that 
community until 1836, when following the course 
of human emigration, which was steadily flowing 
westward, they landed in Milwaukee, Wis. They 
were among the first settlers of the State, and what 
is now one of the leading cities was then but a 
mere h.amlet. After a year they went from Mil- 
waukee to \\'aukesba County, where the succeeding 
ten years of their lives were passed, when, in 1847, 



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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 



they came to Green Lake County. Their only 
neighbors at that time were the Pottawatomie In- 
dians with the exception of three wliitc settlers, 
whose homes were twenty miles distant. In his 
early life Mr. Palmer had followed the sea for 
fourteen years, but he now gave his attention to 
farming, in which enterprise lie was very success- 
ful. His duties of course took him greatly from 
home, but his wife was a courageous woman, and 
though she knew that no one was near to whom she 
could call for aid in case the Indians molested her, 
she showed no fear. Atone time an Indian came to 
the cabin and asked her for several articles, at the 
same time toying with the butcher knife. She told 
him she could not spare what he wanted, where- 
upon he became saucy. Annoyed beyond endur- 
ance, she sei/.pd the old long-handled shovel and in 
less time than it takes to record it the Indian had 
left. By the united efforts of husband and wife 
tliey accumulated a comfortable property, though 
they were in limited circumstances at the time of 
their arrival in the county. Mr. Palmer was num- 
bered among the prominent and influential citizens 
of the community, and bore no inconsiderable part 
in the work of upbuilding an I progress. lie helped 
to blaze the trees which indicated to the traveler 
the road between St. Marie and Stevens' Point, and 
did all in his power to promote the interests of 
town and county. In early life he was a Whig, 
but afterward he supportefl the Republican party. 
He died in tlie faith of the Methodist Church, of 
which he was a consistent member, Nov. 14, 1883, 
and his death was deeply mourned by many friends. 
His wife, who was born Dec. 21, 1806, is still liv- 
ing, and retains both her mental faculties and phy- 
sical powers to a remarKahle degree. They were 
parents of eleven children, but only five are now 
living, four sons an<l a daughter. One of the 
dnnghlers was drowned in Green Lake in 1873. 
She and her mother formed a party who li.ad gone 
(Hit upon the water in a sail boat for a pleasure 
trip. The boat capsized and all on board were 
thrown into the lake, but the mother saved herself 
by clinging to the boat. I 

Augustus L. Palmer, whose name heads this no- 
tice, was born in Oswego County. N. Y., .Tuly 10, 
1835. :ind was the seventh child in his father's fam- | 



ily. In Wisconsin he has passed almost his entire 
life, having been brought by his parents to Milwau- 
kee when a babe in 1836. He came to Green Lake 
County when eleven years of age, and in its com- 
mon schools received his education. He was reared 
to manhood upon the farm, and until attaining his 
m.ijority assisted his father in its cultivation. t)n 
leaving home in 185'), he was united in marriage 
with Miss Janet Laurie, the wedding being cele- 
brated on the 20th d.iy of November. The lady is 
a native of Glasgow. Scotland, born Jan. 24, 1840, 
and a daughter of John and M.arian (Laurie) Lau- 
rie, both of whom were born in Scotland, the 
former of Highland and the latter of Lowland pa- 
rentage. The father was a machinist by trade, fol- 
lowing that occupation in Scotland until 1849, 
when he embarked for America. After seven weeks 
spent upon the water the vessel reached Boston 
harbor, and he at once continued his journey to 
Springfield, Mass., where he resumed his old occu- 
pation. His next place of residence was in Dela- 
ware County, N. Y.. where he engaged at the car- 
penter's trade, being a first class workman in that 
line as well as a machinist. When he left Dela- 
ware County he removed to the South, settling in 
the Slate of Mississippi, whence he came to 
Green Lake County in 1853. His wife had died 
before he had left his native land, and his death 
occurred in Green Lake County at the age of sixty- 
three years. Their family numbered eleven chil- 
dren, but only two are now living, both daughters. 
After his marriage Mr. Palmer located upon the 
farm where he now lives. It was then entirely un- 
improved, not a furrow having been turned. At 
clearing the land he broke the sod and labored dil- 
igently to p'..ace it under cultivation until Feb. 16, 
1864, when he offered his services to the Govern- 
ment, becoming a member of Company I, 31st 
Wisconsin Infantry, in which he served a year and 
a half. During a greater part of the time he was 
on guard duty, but took part in the Atlanta cam- 
paign; sickness, however, prevented him froiH^iar- 
ticipating in the C'?lebrated March to the Sea. lie 
rejoined his command at Raleigh, N. C, and 
thence went to Washington. He w.as mustered out 
at Louisville, Ky.. July 1. 1865, and then returncl 
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Immeriiately after his arrival Mr. Palmer re- 
suraed farming, which he has since followed with 
good success. He has also held various oflicial po- 
sitions, inehiding that of Clerk of the School Board 
and District Treasurer, and for a year and a half 
was Postmaster at Blufifton. In connection witli 
his son he owns 244 acres of as fine farming land 
as can be found in the countj-. Himself and family 
are held in the highest esteem throughout the com- 
munity where he has made his home for more than 
forty years, and in the Congregational Church, of 
which they are members, they have many, many 
friends. Mr. Palmer in political sentiment is a 
Republican, and socially, he is a member of the 
G. A. R. 

There were three children born to our subject 
and his worthy wife, but only one is now living, 
the second, Charles A., who married Jessie Janes 
and assists his father in the cultivation of tlie home 
farm. Marion E., the eldest, became the wife of 
Fred W. Thrall and died at the age of thirty-two, 
leaving two children; Agnes H. the youngest, died 
when five years old. 

1^^ HADRACH BURDICK, who is familiarly 
^^^ known as -'Uncle Shed," is the oldest liv- 
|l\/^ ing settler of Green Lake Township, Green 
Lake County, and this history would thus 
be incomplete without his sketch. He was born 
in Pawling, Dutchess Co.. N. Y., May 23, 1806, 
and is a son of Abraham and Deborah (Farris) 
Burdick. The family traces its origin back to 
seven brothers, who left their home in England 
and settled in Rhode Island at a very earl}' day. 
The great-grandfather of our subject, John Bur- 
dick, removed from that State to Pawling Town- 
ship, Dutchess Co., N. Y., when it was almost 
an uninhabited wilderness. There were no cows 
in the settlement and goats were used for milking 
purposes. The grandfather, Samuel Burdick, was 
born in the township where his parents settled, and 
on attaining his majority wedded Mar}' Slocum, 
by whom he had eight children — six sons and two 
daughters. He served throughout the entire Rev- 
olutionarj' War and lived to the advanced age 



of eighty-eight years. The maternal grandfather, 
Edmund P'arris was also a native of Pawling Town- 
ship, and followed the occupation of farming 
throughout his entire life. He was thrice married 
and had a family of twenty-one children. Deborah 
vvas born of his second union. 

Abraham Burdick was born in Pawling Town- 
ship in 1784, and his wife was born in that neigh- 
borhood in 1767. They resided in Dutchess 
County, K. Y., until 1823, when they removed to 
Otsego County, where Mr. Burdick devoted his 
I energies to farming until 1844, when following the 
I course of emigration AVestward, he came with his 
I family to this county, where he and his wife passed 
I their last days. He died at the age of ninety-one 
years, and Mrs. Burdick passed away at the age of 
eighty-six. In early life he was a stanch AVhig. 
and afterward became a warm advocate of the Re- 
I publican principles. In their family were eight 
I children, six of whom are yet living, the youngest 
i being nearly seventy years of age. Our subject, 
Asn, Mary and Nancy reside iu Wisconsin ; Amanda 
] is living in Illinois, and Urana is a resident of 
I Minnesota. 

I Shadrach Burdick was the second in order of 
j birth. His early life was spent in the usual man- 
ner of farmer lads, and he received but few edu- 
cational advantages. He assisted his father in the 
cultivation of the old farm, until tvvent\--eiglit 
j^ears of age, when he left the parental roof and 
[ was united in marriage with Aurelia A. Worden, 
the wedding taking place Jan.'lG. 1834. She was 
born in Fort Ann Township. Washington Co., N. Y., 
Jan. 30. 1813. In 1844 they started for Wiscon- 
sin, their destination being Walworth County, but 
they found that all the desirable land had been 
taken, and continued their travels until reaching 
the town of Green Lake. Mr. Burdick there en- 
tered a claim and developed the farm on which he 
is now living. At that time his nearest post-office 
was at Fox Lake, eighteen miles awa}'. He went 
[ to Watertown to mill, and at one time was not able 
to get his grist ground for four weeks. He bought 
a claim of John Parker, which he entered, and his 
I first house was a rude shanty, which served well 
enough in dry weather, but did not prove very 
I efficient shelter in llic winter or in rainy seasons, 



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Deer at lliat lime were very plentiful, but be never 
killed one. Of the fox eliase lie was verj- fond. 
He is the owner of a shot-gun which has been in 
tlie family over two iiundred years, and is highly 
prized as a relic, lie endured all the tiardslii|)S 
anfl trials of pioneer life, but prosiierity has at- 
tended iiis efforts, and he is now living in the en- 
joyment of the fruits of former toil. He is the 
owner of a fine farm of 240 acres, highly improved 
and cultivated, and furnished with gooil buildings, 
ever- flowing springs and fine timber land. 

To Mr. and Mrs. Hurdiek were born eleven ehil- 
dien. but the first child dieil in infancy; Amanda 
is the wife of William Anglum; Martha is at home; 
Sally is the wife of George Clark; Anna is the wife 
of Adelbert Hiy ; Thomas died at the age of three 
years; Wordeii is tiie next younger; Curtis D. died 
when about two and a half years old; Deborah A. 
became the wife of Eri Coleman, but is now de- 
ceased; Maria died in infancy; and Shadrach D. 
completes the fnmily. The death of the mother 
occurreil on the !Hh of October, 1878. She was a 
faithful and consistent Christian lad}', a member of 
the Methodist Church, and her loss was deeply felt. 

There are but few settlers in the county who 
have so long made their home in th's community as 
Mr. Rurdick. Not to know him argues oneself un- 
known. None are more worthy of representation 
in this volume. He is respected by young and 
old, rich and poor, and has won the confidence and 
high regard of all with whom he comes in contact. 
Few have been more prominently identified with 
the history of the county, and none have taken a 
greater interest in its growth and 'progress. Ho 
has aided in its development, has witnessed the 
rapid transformation which has taken place, has 
done his part in converting the wild lands into beau- 
tiful homes and farms, and has been prominent in 
tlie promotion of its public enterprises. At one 
lime ho was said to i)e the strongest man in the 
community. He possessed a splendid physique, 
and ill tliC prime of manhood was almost six feet 
hi^ih and weigheil nearly 250 pounds. His neigh- 
bors were always glad to receive his help at a 
houjio-raisitig, and he willingly' gave them his 
^services if he could sparo the time. He lias licld 
many utticial (lo&itions, and while residing in New 



York received commissions from Gov. Seward — 

j that of Ensign, Lieutenant and Captain. He also 
served as Assessor and Supervisor of his native 

I town, and was also Assessor of Green Lake County 
for a year. For three years he discharged the du- 
ties of that office in his town, and for two 3'ears 
was Side Supervisor. He cast his first Presidential 

I ballot for Jackson, but after that time supported 

j the Whig party until its dissolution, since which 
time he has been a stanch Republican. He voted 
in the town of Green Lake when there were onl\' 
eleven votes cast in the whole town. Religiously 
he is a Methodist, having been a member of that 

j church for more than half a centuiy. For many 
years he held the office of Class-Leader, and was 
also Steward and Trustee for a lengthy period. In 
manner Mr. Burdick is genial and gentlemanly. 

; His life has been one of the greatest uprightness, 
and has been such as to command the respect and 
confidence of all. He has never failed in his duties 
of citizenship; as a neighbor and friend is kind and 
accommodating, and as a Christian is true and 

> faithful. 



'■jtp^ LI B. CHAP.M.\N, who is numbered among 
\]^ the pioneer settlers of Wisconsin and is the 
/1l^ father of the editor of the Plainjipld Sun. 
was born in the town of Ashford, Windham Co., 
Conn., on the 26th of -Vugust, 1S21. He attended 
district school until fourteen years of age, in his na- 
tive lown, and from that time until he came to Wis- 
consin in 184-1, was a student at .\sliford Academy, 
Conn., High School at Holleslon, Mass., Smilhville 
Institute in Rhode Island and Plaiufield Academy 
in Connecticut, with the exception of two j'cars 
spent in teaching district school. His early life 
was spent in his native .State, but in the fall of 
1844, when a young man of twenty-three years he 
emigrated to the Territory of Wisconsin. A few 
years later, on the 1st of January. 1848, he was 
united in marriage with Miss Deborah .S. Ilewes, 
who w.os born in the town of Hampden, Penobs- 
cotl Co., Me., Dec. 4, 182!(, and came to Wisconsin 
in April. I.s4(>. Tlicir wedding was celebrated in 
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performing the c'eramoii}'. They were the parents of 
six children: Frederick E., born in 1848, at Beaver 
Dam, Wis., and married to Ilattie Hiibbs, at Oasis, 
Wis., in May, 187.5; Lewis W., born Feb. 2, 1851, 
at Appleton, Wis., and married to Maggie K. Lewis, 
at Montello, May 20, 187.5 : Alice M., born Deo. 
18, 1853, at Montello, and married to Herbert E. 
Moors, at Lone Pine, Sept. 18, 1877; Ida M.,born 
Feb. 12, 1856, at Montello, and died .Inly 12, 1858; 
Frances E., born Sept. 29, 1859, at Montello; Ed- 
gar H., bom June 20, 1862, at Montello; Cora 
Maude, born July 30, 1869, at Montello. 

Mr. Chapman first located in Milwaukee after his 
arrival in the West and soon obtained a situation 
as clerk in a store owned by a Mr. Sweet, but after 
a few months he engaged with AValdron & Stim*)- 
son, merchants of Watertown, Wis, to goto Beaver 
Dam and there open a branch store. That city 
was then but a mere hamlet, containing but one 
frame house, a frame gristmill and about a dozen 
log cabins. After about a j-ear spent in Beaver 
Dam, he returned to the Pjast, but the following 
spring again came to Wisconsin and engaged in the 
mercantile business for himself as a partner of C. 
S. Snow. The i)artnership not proving profitable 
or agreeable, the connection was dissolved by mu- 
tual consent and our subject turned his attention 
to farming, purchasing land on English Prairie 
some few miles west of Beaver Dam. For two or 
three years the fever and ague raged terribly in 
that locality. The wheat crop was also a failure 
and in consequence time^ were very hard. AVheat 
that was raised l)rought only about fifty cents per 
bushel, and had to be hauled all the way to Milwau- 
kee in wagons over almost impassible roads. Often 
a week or ten days was consumed in making the 
trip .and in order to save any money at all from 
his sales, the farmer would have to take with him 
food for the journey and sleep under his w.agon at 
night. It was not until several years later that 
railroads were built, thus affording easy and rapid 
transportation. This is but a sample of the man}' 
hardships and trials that were endured by the pion- 
eers, yet Mr. Chapman in speaking of that period 
of his life, says that he never passed a more enjoy- 
able time than the few years spent in and ne;ir 
Beaver D.ini. Then the people were not dividvd 



into classes of rich and poor or aristocrats and ple- 
beians, but all were on the same social footing. 
Hospitality such as is now unknown characterized 
those pioneer settlers and the social intercourse 
would cause wonder among many people of to-day. 
The winter time was a season of festivities. Sleigh 
rides, parties, dances, junkets and social gatherings 
called the people together. A notice would be given 
out that a dance would be held at a certain place. 
No tickets were printed or special invitations is- 
sued but every one was invited. A four horse 
team would be hitched to a wagon bed placed upon 
runners and the young people would crowd in and 
laughing and singing '• we wont go home till morn- 
ing," they would dash along over the frozen ground 
until the place of entertainment w.as reached, when 
they would spend hours in the liveliest manner and 
it was often almost morning before the pleasure- 
seekers would return home. The bar-room of old 
Brown's log tavern was the scene of many a pleas- 
ant evening. Gathered around a huge fire-place, the 
time was spent in playing games, telling stories, re- 
lating hunting adventures and cracking jokes; no 
drunkenness or fighting, but all social, kind and 
neighborly. Those iLiys will never be forgotten 
by the participants. Another means of amuse- 
ment were the house raisings and husking bees. 

The written law in such communities was not 
extensive, but the people were banded together in 
su|)port of what was ri;i;ht and the men of the set- 
tlement formed a court when any act was com- 
mitted contrary to justice. An incident which 
occurred in those early days will serve to illustrate 
the manner in which an offender met punishment. 
At one time a stranger appealed in the settlement 
stating that he wished to make a home in the com- 
munity. He met with most courteous treatment 
from all, was shown by the settlers the most favor- 
able locations and in every possible way he was 
made to feel that he would be welcome. He 
boarded with a neighbor of Mr. Chapman, who 
through sickness and ill luck was unable to pay for 
his farm when the time of pre-emption had ex- 
pired. The stranger becoming acquainted with the 
fact went at once to the land oflice and deeded the 
farm. When his action became known to the set- 
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called !in<i tlicy ii-puiitd to Uie stranger's shant3- 
iind endeavored by peaceable means to have him 
give up the land, but their entreaties were of no 
avail. In an iingentlemanly manner he told them 
that he has purchased the land and intended to keep 
it. At that, the self-appointed committee of jus- 
tice seized liim and altliough he made a desperate 
attempt with an ax to defend himself, they took 
him out of the house, tied a rope around his ankles 
and started with him to the Beaver Dam pond, 
crossinnf on the way a 40-acre Jield newly [)lowed 
and frozen. l)n arriving at the pond a hole was cut 
in the ice and the stranger dropped in the water 
where he was held until nearly dead. Then hauling 
him out he was once more requested to give up the 
land and told tliat if he did not do so he would never 
come out of the pond alive again. Looking around 
the circle of fierce and determined faces and seeing 
no hope of leniency he promised to freely and vo- 
luntarily deed back the land, which he soon after- 
ward did and, collecting iiis few househobl goods 
he and his family left for parts unknown. Such 
is a hasty glance at one of the features of pioneer 
life. 

Mr. Chapman found that farming did not prove 
a profitable investment with him, and as the crops 
proved a failure and the ague still claimed him as a 
victim, he left Dodge County in the spring of IHoO, 
and went to Appleton, Wis. Since that year, how- 
ever, the ague has never prevailed to any extent 
in Dodge County, and the wheat crop has never 
been an entire failure. Any amount of government 
land, either prairie or timlier could be bought for 
¥.■-'') per acre, while the marshes were not con- 
sidered worth purchasing but were free plunder 
for any one, although they produced excellent hay. 
After Mr. Chapman had been a resident of Apple- 
ton for two years, the property of the Lawrence 
University became so tangled up in law through 
the machinations of the Rev. Reader Smith, that 
people would not buy properly there, land and lots 
depreciated in value and many of the residents 
moved away, Mr. Chapman among the number, but 
affairs were soon settled in Appleton since which 
time that city lias continued to grow and prosper. 
Our subject, in 1852. settled in Montello, Marquette 
County, where he [)urchased land and again en- 



gaged in farming. Six years later the county was 
divided, n portion of it being separated and called 
Green Lake Count}'. Mr. Chapman was appointed 
by (Jov. Randall, as Register of Deeds of Marquette 
County, and was afterward re-elected for a term of 
three J' ears. In 18G5. he was appointed Superin- 
tendent of schools and while in Montello in 1867, 
was appointed one of three to assist the Board of 
Emigration in the performance of their duties. He 
was Postmaster of Montello, under Buchanan, and 
was alsoDeput}' Treasurer and Deputy Clerk of the 
Circuit Court, while living in that city. His resi- 
dence in the county covered a period of twenty 
3-ears, and in 1 872, he removed to Oasis, Waushara 
County, where he embarked in the mercantile busi- 
ness, later pursuing the same in Lone Pine, and 
afterward in Adams County, whither he removed 
in 1879. He served as Postm.aster in Lone Pine, 
and also in Adams County, but in 1883, returned 
to the Kast and is now living in the town of Hume, 
Allegany Co., N. Y.. where he is pursuing the 
quiet and congenial life of a farmer. 

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J Oil's W. GREENFIELD, one of the leading 
farmers and stock-raisers of Waushara 
j County, who resides on section 30. in the 
town of Plainfield, was born in Tompkins 
County, N. Y.. May 2, 1844, and is a son of Caleb 
and Elizabeth Greenfield. His parents were also 
natives of the Empire State, and were descended 
from old New England families of Puritan origin. 
Unto them were born four children, three of whom 
are now living — Daniel W. is engaged in farming 
in Greeley County, Neb.; John W. is the second; 
and Mrs. Mar^' Carpenter is the youngest. The 
mother of this family departed this life while a re- 
sidciit of New York. The father came to Wis- 
consin in 1853, and became a resident of the village 
of Plainfield in 1856. He served in the late War. 
was a member of the 37th Wisconsin Infantry, and 
on account of physical disability, the result of a 
wound received at Petersburg, was discharged. He 
then returned to Plainfield. where for a time he en- 
gaged in keeping hotel, and afterward followed 
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the respect of all with whom be came in contact, 
and for man^' jears was a leailing citizen of Wau- 
shara County. 

Our subject was a lad of twelve years when his 
father located in Plainlield. He acquired his educa- 
tions in the village schools and remained at home 
until March, 1864, when at the age of twenty years, 
he responded to his country's call for troops, and 
enlisted in Company B, 37th Wisconsin Infantry for 
the remainder of the War. He joined his regiment 
at Madison and thence was ordered to Washington, 
1). C. He participated in a number of important 
engagements, and during the second day's attack 
on Petersburg was disabled for further duty in the 
field by a fall. For some time lie was confined in 
Chestnut Hill Hospital at Philadelphia, Pa., after 
which he was sent to Washington, where he joined the 
10th Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps, in which he 
served until the close of the War. He was engaged 
in patrol duty in the capital city at the time of the 
assassination of President Lincoln, and in fifteen 
minutes after the fatal shot was fired, he with his 
comrades were formed in line ready for action. Mr. 
Greenfield, with others, acted as escort, while the 
remains of our martyred President was conveyed 
from the White House to the capitol. Hostilities 
having ended, he was discharged July 27, 1865, 
and immediately thereafter returned to Waushara 
County, where he embarked in farming. 

On the 9th of June, 1866, Mr. Grpenfield was 
united in marriage with Miss Emily S. Richards, a 
native of P>.'nnsylvania and a daughter of Stepiien 
and Hannah Richards, both of whom are now liv- 
ing. By their union were born two children — 
Herbert, now a student of the Commercial College 
at Oskosh, Wis.; and Harry M., at home. The 
mother departed this life June 9, 1886, on the 
twentieth anniversary of her marriage. She was a 
devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church, and won a large circle of friends by her 
many excellencies of character. Mr. Greenfield 
was again married May 27, 1887, his second union 
being with Alice M. Gregg, a native of Wisconsin, 
and they have one chdd, Leon D. 

In 1877, Mr. Greenfield purchased his present 
farm of 120 acres on section 30, town of Flainfielil, 
where he has since made his home. He has been 



an active participant in the many great changes 
which have taken place in this county since 1856, 
and is recognized as one of the useful and progress- 
ive citizens of the community. .Socially, he is a 
member of tlie G. A. R., and in politics is a Re- 
publican. 



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(i^^HEODORE S. CHIFMAN. County Superin- 
{(^^^ tendent of schools of Waushara County, 
^^^y who resides on section 5, in the town of 
Warren, is a native of Michigan. He was born in 
Southfield, April 24, 1839, and is of English and 
German extraction. His father was William Fitch 
Chipraan and his grandfather was Dr. Cyrus Chip- 
man. The family wes founded in America by 
emigrants who crossed the Atlantic in the -Ma}'- 
flower." Dr. Chipman was a native of Vermont, 
but during his early manhood removed to Detroit, 
Mich., where he engaged in practice until his death. 
He had several brothers, viz.: Nathaniel, Lemuel, 
Darius, .Samuel and Daniel, who were prominently 
connected with the early history of Vermont. Na- 
thaniel and Daniel were both eminent attorneys, 
the former being the author of "Principles of Gov- 
ernment," while Daniel was the author of "Chip- 
man on Contracts" and "Lives of Chittenden and 
Warner." The Doctor became one of the prominent 
physicians of Michigan. His wife was Miss Annie 
Fitch, daughter of Hon. William Fitch, of Vermont. 

The maternal grandfather of our subject. Orange 
Stoddard, was a native of New York, and his great- 
grandfather served as Brigadier General in the 
War of Independence. 

William Fitch Chipman, the father of our sub- 
ject, was born in Ontario County, N. Y., and when 
twelve years of age accompanied his parents to 
Detroit, Mich. After arriving at years of maturity 
he embarked in the grocery business, which lie 
continued until 1847. when he went to Milwaukee, 
Wis., and for two yeais, during the winter seasons, 
engaged with the firm of Miller & Cushman. grain 
brokers. He devoted his time in the summer 
months to the agency of various steamboat lines. 
On the 24th of April, 1849. he removed to Berlin 
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Strong's i^niidiiig. and from tliattirac until the 9tli 
of Miiy following, assisted in opening a road 
through the forest from Berlin to Wautoma, whieii 
is called the south road to Wautoraa, and is the 
l)rincii)al thoroughfare to that i)laee. Changing 
his occupation, on the 9lh of May, 1849. he I'C- 
moved with his familj' to Warren Township, Wau- 
shara County, and entered a tract of 160 acres of 
land on section 5. It was the first claim made 
between Willow Creek and Waupaca. He there 
settled wiien the country was only inhabited by the 
wilv Indians, the Winnebagoes and Menonionees, 
and amid the toil and many privations incident to 
the eaily settling of a new country, he lived the 
life of a farmer, his efforts being crowned with 
prosperity, until 1868, when he removed to Berlin, 
where the succeeding twenty- years of liis life were 
passed. Returning to the old homesteail, he there 
spent the remainder of his days in peace and quiet, 
dying in January, 1889, at the residence of his 
son, Leroy W. Mr. Chipman was alw.iys aggressive 
in political matters, affiliating with the Republican 
party from its organization. In 1856, he repre- 
sented in the Lower House of the Legislature, the 
district composed of Marquette, Green Lake and 
Waushara Counties, being the first elected to thai 
office from the last named county, and was the au- 
thor of the bill granting a charter to the city of 
Berlin, lie also served as Justice of the Peace and 
was Supervisor of his township for many years. 

The wife of William Fitch Chipman was in her 
maidenhood Miss Betsy Stoddard, a granddaughter 
of Gei). Orange Stoddard. She was a native of 
Br,)i r.ie County, N. Y., and by their union were 
born tliree sons and a daughter — Theodore S., Al- 
bion K., Leroy W. and Amelia B. In the si)ring of 
1862, Albion enlisted in the 32nd Wisconsin In- 
fantry, as a member of Company C. but was after- 
wards transferred to another company of the same 
regiment. He was killed in April, 1865, at Rivers 
Bridges, during Sherman's advance from Atlanta, 
Ga., to Richmond, Va. Leroy W. enlisted in Com- 
pany l,of the 11th Wisconsin Regiment, on the 1st 
of October, 1861, and in the spring of 1.864, was 
transferred to the 23d Wisconsin Infantry, with 
which regiment he participated in the Red River 
campaign, after which he again became a member 



of the 11th Wisconsin, with which he remained 
until his discharge at Madison. Jan. 7, 1865. He 
participated in the battles of Port Gibson, Jackson, 
Champion Hills, Big Black River, siege of Vicks- 
burgs, siege of Jackson, the battle of Sabine Cross 
Rocds and Cone River. Amelia B., who married 
Frank M. Wood, was the first white child born in 
Waushara County, and was the only daughter of 
the family. 

On the 24th of April. 1849. Theodore Chipman, 
whose name heads this sketch, accompanied his pa- 
rents to Waushara County and shared with them 
the hardships and privations of pioneer life, in the 
meantime acquiring sufficient education to teach 
school. He W.1S not permitted to attend the public 
school to anj' great extent, but " burning the mid- 
night i)il" he would peruse the text books until he 
had fitted himself for the profession above men- 
tioned. At the age of eighteen, he taught his first 
school in the Centerville district and in his twenty- 
first j'ear he entered the Berlin High School, which 
he attended two years. Before he had completed 
his course, the war broke out and he laid aside Iris 
books to enter the army, enlisting in October, 1861, 
as a member of Company I. lUh Wisconsin Infan- 
try. Shortly' afterward, he was promoted to the 
rank of Corporal, and after the charge osi A'icksburg 
was made First .Sergeant on account of bravery 
displayed. In the spring of 1864, he was trans- 
ferred to the 23d Wisconsin Infantry-, and soon af- 
terward apiiointed to the United States Free 
Milit^iry School at Philadelphia, where he soon 
completed the course and then went before the 
board of examiners at Washington, of which Gen. 
Silas Ciisey was President, and passed a successful 
examination for First Lieutenant. He immediatley 
afterward joined his first com()any and w.as de- 
tailed recorder for a general Court Martial of his 
commauil, in which capacity he continued to serve 
until Oct. 17, 1864. He was discharged at Madi- 
son, Jan. 17, 1S(;5, but on the loth of March fol- 
lowing re-enlisted in the 52nd Regiment, remaining 
in camp until .\pril 5, when he was commissioned 
First Lieutenant of the 8th United States Colored 
Heavy Artillery. He joined the regiment at Pa- 
dueah. Ky., from which point he accompanied his 
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fuueral services of President Lincoln. From there 
he transferred his troops bj' the wa}- of Riciimond 
to City Point, where he was stationed until July 1, 
when lie joined Sheridan's expedition to Texas, re- 
maining in that State until Feb. 10, 1866, when 
he was ordered to Louisville, Ky., and with 
his regiment was honorably discharged on the 13lh 
of March, 1866, having served his country for 
four years and a half. He was severely injured 
by a fall from the upper deck on an ocean 
steamer while doing guard duty at Cape Lookout 
and from the effects of the fall has never recovered. 
He participated in the battles of Port Gibson, 
Jackson, Champion Hills. Big Black River, siege 
of Vieksburg. siege of Jackson, Ft. Esperanza, Sa- 
bine Cross Roads and several other minor engage- 
ments and skirmishes. 

Returning to his home in Waushara County, Mr. 
Chipman taught school for a brief period and in 
1867. was appointed County Superintendent by 
John G. McJlinn, Slate Superintendent of Public 
Instruction, to fill a vacancy caused by the resigna- 
tion of John Austin, but was previously elected 
for a full term and such was the general satisfac- 
tion that he was re-elected for four successive 
terms. From 1875 until 1887 he devoted his time 
to his farm and school duties. He was again ap- 
pointed County Superintendent to fill the unex- 
pired term of Eugene Monroe, and in 1 888 was once 
mere elected to the office that he had so creditably 
filled in former years and is the present incumbent. 
He has been Township Clerk since 1869 and for 
six years was Justice of the Peace. In politics he 
is a Republican but conservative in his views. 

On the 11th of November, 1871, he was united 
in marriage with Miss Adeline Borst, a native of 
Schoharie County, N. Y., and adanghter of Daniel 
and Lavina (Bice) Borst, both of whom were na- 
ti »'es of Schoharie County, N. Y. Of their union 
were born four children — Altie B., Grace, Ray W. 
and Earl F.. all are living. Mr. Chipman owns a 
farm of 180 acres, ninety of which is suitable for 
agricultural purposes, the remainder being adapted 
to stock-raising. He is a member of Wautoma 
Lodge, No. 148, A. F. & A. M.; is Commander of 
p:dwin Saxe Post, No. 135, G. A. R., and since 
1873, has been Secretary of the Old Settlers' Society 



of this county, which was organized Jan. 28, 1871. 
Mr. Chipman is purely a self-educated and self- 
made man. During his early life his father's re- 
sources were such that he was compelled to remain 
on the farm, thus depriving him of the advantage 
of instruction except a few months in the district 
schools, but by close and continued application to 
his books with inflexible will and a firm determina- 
tion to excel, he has succeeded in becoming one of 
the best educators in Central Wisconsin. He is a 
profound thinker, a logical reasoner and a man of 
whose citizenship any community of our country 
might well be proud. His residence in this county 
has been of longer duration than any of its citizens, 
and the Chipman family has been so prominently 
identified with its history that this record would be 
incomplete without this sketch though brief it 
may be. 



WILLIAM BANNERMAN, who is a mana- 
ger and also one of the principal stock- 
holders of the Berlin Granite Company, 
was born in Inverury, Scotland, on the 11th of 
December, 1842, and is descended from an illustri- 
ous family of that country. The name Banner- 
man was first used as a family name after the 
battle of Bannockburn. The progenitors of the 
family were standard bearers in the array of the 
Scottish King, and at the aforesaid battle were 
stationed on a hill in the rear of the troops. When 
the columns began to break and victory- seemed 
doubtful, they rushed to the front, shouting and 
waving their colors. The enemy, seeing them 
rnsiiing on, thought re-enforcements had arrived 
and gave way. Thus the noble men won the name 
which has descended through generation after gen- 
eration. 

Robert and Agnes (McNicoI) Bannerman, the 
parents of our subject, were both natives of Scot- 
land, the birth of the former having occurred in 
the Northern part of that country, while the latter 
was born in Inverury. The father was Superinten- 
dent of granite quarries for many years and built a 
number of the most important light-houses along 
tlie coast of Scotland. His death occurred at the 
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father of our subject lived to the advaucetl age of 
one huiulrefl years. Kleveii children were born to 
Robert and Agnes Bannerman, but only two are 
living in this country: William and John, the lat- 
ter, being also a stockholder in the Berlin Granite 
Company. 

Our subject received a good education in his na- 
tive land, but had to walk four miles to the school 
house. After his elementary studies were com- 
pleted, he spent some time in the study of that 
Ijninch of mathematics which applies to the 
measurement of masonry. He worked at stone-cut- 
ting and also was his father's book-keeper until 
nineteen years of age. when lie began business for 
himself. He had become so familiar with quarry- 
ing that on the sickness of his father he was en- 
abled to, discharge the duties of superintendent of 
a quarry for a year to the complete satisfaction of 
Ihe company. He first left his native land in 18G(). 
wiien he went to Russia, where he was employed in 
getting out the stone used in paving the streets of 
Odessa. 

On his return to Scotland, i\Ir. Bannerman was 
united in marriage March 25, 1870, with Catherine 
C. Tliackery,daughterof William and Ann (Ewing) 
Thackery. Her father was a native of England 
but when a young man went to Scotland, where he 
was married. He was a weaver by trade and in 
his .adopted country became identified with a large 
manufacturing establis'araent. Eleven children 
were born to Mr. and Mrs. Th.ackery. seven sons 
and four daughters, but onlj- two are residents of 
t'.ie United States: George, who is a member of the 
Berlin Granite Company; and Mrs. Bannerman. 
who was born in Aberdeen County, Scotland, .Ian. 
U, 1851. 

In 1871. ^Ir. Bannerman came with his wife ti> 
America, and remained in Massachusetts for ;i 
short time previous to coming West. After work- 
ing for sometime in Chicago, III., and Montello, 
Wis., he opened the I'tley Granite quarry for the 
Green Lake Granite Company, and occupied the 
position of Superintendent for two years. In 1 885, 
he was employed by the Wisconsin Granite Com- 
pany to open a quarry at Berlin and was Superin 
tendent of it for two seasons. Through his instru- 
mentality, the Berlin Gran'te .Company of whicli 



he is now Superintendent was organized in 1887. 
and its property is steadily increasing in value. This 
company has a splendid quarry of dark granite at 
Berlin, where are employed about forty men and 
an excellent red granite quarr}- situated about 
eleven miles northwest of the city. Through his 
judicious and able management those quarries have 
yielded a good income to the stockholders of the 
company. With railroad facilities, the red granite 
quarries above mentioned arc certain to become 
very valuable. Eight children have been born unto 
Jlr. and Mrs. Bannerman. namely: William T.. 
Robert C, Agnes C. Mary A.. Catherine C. 
George, Charles R. and Ann E.. who died at the 
age of one year. 

Mr. Bannerman is one of the valued citizens of 
the communit}-. as well in social as in business cir- 
cles. Both he and his wife are members of the 
Presbyterian Church and take an active part in the 
advancement of its interests. Whatever tends to 
the upbuilding of the community and the increase 
of morality, he gives his heartiest sui)port. He is 
President of the Y. M. C. A. of Berlin and is a 
man of charitable and benevolent impulses, though 
his many acts of kindness are performed without 
ostentation or displ.ay. He hiis allied himself with 
no political party but is pronounced in his views as 
a supporter of free trade principles and civil ser- 
vice reform. Green Lake County' has no more 
loyal citizen th.an William Bannerman, nor one who 
feels more interest in her free institutions, yet he 
retains a deep and abiding love for Scotland as the 
lanil of his birth, and has eleven times visited that 
country, while his family has five times accom- 
panied him. 



EiZRA A. PARKER, who resides on section 
24. in the town of Brooklyn, has been an 
tj honored resident of Green Lake County 
since 1846. and. with the exception of three years 
spent in Dartford, has during all that time made 
his home upon the farm where he now lives. He 
was horn in Ashtabula County, Ohio, Sept. 10. 
lf<2.5. and is descended from Revolutionary stock, 
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ing aided in obtaining American independence. 
Tlie branch of the Parker family to which he be- 
longs is not very large. His grandfather Parker 
was an only son, and his father was an only son. 
His grandfather was a New York merchant, but 
when tiie Revolutionary War broke out he left 
his business to strike a blow for iiis country's free- 
dom. He was severely wounded, but recovered 
and lived to the ripe old age of eighty years, dy- 
ing in the Buckeye State. 

The maternal grandfather of our subject, Col. 
Richard Jones, was born in England, but at an 
earl}' da}' came to America, and as a British sol- 
dier took part in the French and Indian War. 
When Lexington was fired upon, and the cry "to 
arms" was heard throughout the countrj', he es- 
poused the Colonial cause, and rose to the rank of 
colonel. He, too, settled in New York, where he 
reared a large family. He died at the advanced 
age of ninety years. 

.Tared Parker, father of our subject, was born 
in the Empire State, June 11, 1780, and in his 
youth learned the carpenter's trade, at which he 
became an expert workman. As a contractor and 
builder his entire life was passed, his last work 
being the construction of a bridge across the Sus- 
quehanna River. He served for a short time in the 
War of 1812, and lived long enough after its close 
to entitle him to a pension, but he never applied 
for one. He was married on the 1st of January. 
1807, to Miss Betsy Jones, who was born at Peeks 
kill. New York, Sept. 19, 1787. They left the 
East in 1823, and removed to Ashtabula Count}-, 
Ohio, where they passed their declining years. 
Both were members of the Methodist Ei)iscopal 
Church, and they reared their family in accordance 
with Bible teachings, early impressing upon their 
minds lessons of honesty, industry and upright- 
ness. The family numbered nine children, seven 
sons and two daughters, four of whom are yet liv- 
ing, three sons and one daughter. The father died 
Sept. 20, 1852, the mother surviving until 1870, 
when she was also called home. 

Our subject was liberally educated in his youth, 
his elementary education, acquired in the common 
schools, being supplemented by a course in the col- 
lege at Meadville, Pa., which he attended foi a 



year and a half. When about eighteen years of age, 
he went to work in a blacksmith's shop owned by 
his brother, working for about a year, when he en- 
tered college, as above stated. Attracted by the 
West, of which he had heard such favorable re- 
ports, we find him, in 1844, en route for Wiscon- 
sin. He first stopped for a short time in Milwaukee, 
and thence went to Beaver Dam, coming to Green 
Lake County in 1846. He earned his first money 
in this coucty by breaking sod with an ox-team 
on the old William Sherwood place. Many an acre 
of raw prairie land has been first upturned l)y his 
plow, and he also assisted in sawing the first log in 
the old Dart mill. He operated the first horse- 
power threshing machine used in this section of the 
country, and has been identified with the work of 
improvement and development continuously since. 
Entertaining progressive ideas, he always keeps 
abreast of the times, and has borne no inconsider- 
able part in the advancement of all that pertains 
to the ubuilding of town and county. 

Mr. Parker, on the 11th of December, 1849, 
married Miss Sarah S. McGlashan, who was born 
in Cattaraugus County, N. Y., Nov. 11, 1830. Her 
parents were Robert P. and Sarah (Holmes) Mc- 
Glashan, the former a native of Auburn, N. Y., 
born in 1785, the latter born in 1800, near Salis- 
bury, Conn. He was a teacher by profession, but 
afterward abandoned that pursuit and engaged in 
farming. With his family, he came to Beaver 
Dam, Wis., in 1845, his death occurring in that 
city some six years later. His wife survived him 
until 1877. They were both believers in the Uni- 
versalist faith, and in political sentiment he wm a 
Democrat. Nine of their twelve children lived to 
mature years. 

Upon their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Parker settled 
upon the farm where they are now living, and wiih 
the exception of three years spent in Dartford, 
have resided there continuously since. Laboring 
long and diligently. Mr. Parker has aciuired a 
handsome property, his landed possessions aggre- 
gating 606 acres, the greater part of which is 
under a high state of cultivation. Fair and honest 
in all his dealings, he has won the confidence and 
high regard of those with whom business or social 
relations have brought him in contact, and is 



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known to all as a respected citizen. He cast his 
first Presidential vote for Cass, and from that time 
up to the present has never wavered in his allegi- 
ance to the Democratic party. He has held the 
office of Assessor for three terms in the town of 
Brooklyn, was Supervisor for one term, and has 
served on the school board almost continuously 
since tiie district was organized. He was Chairman 
of the erst board, and llie first school was convened 
upon his farm. Sociall}'. he is a member of the 
Masonic fraternity. 

Mr. and Mrs. Parker are the parents of seven 
children: Lillie; J. R., who married Rosanna 
Brooks, and has two children: William E.; Frank 
Iv, who wedded Eva Elliott, and has two children; 
lorae D.. wife of Lyman Fitch, by whom she has 
three children; Jennie M. and E. F. They have 
all received good school advantages, and are thereby 
fitted for the practical duties of life. 

In October, 1864. Mr. Parker enlisted in the 
47th Wisconsin Infantry, and was assigned to 
Company I. He served until the close of the 
war, and was mustered out .at Xa.shville, Tenn., 
Sept. 6. 1865. The brigade was under command 
of Dudley, and much of the titne was doing guard 
duty. Mr. Parker served for a time as regimental 
hospital steward, and was transferred from that to 
the commissary department, when he was put on 
detaciicd duty. While in the service he contracted 
chronic diarrlKca, from which he has suffered very 
greatly since. 



EZRA T. WHITING, who is eng.aged in the 
livery business at Dartford and also has a 
'bus line, is a native of Green Lake County. 
He was the first white male child born in the town of 
St. Marie, his birth occurring on the 13th of Octo 
ber, 1849. He is a son of Joel and Lucy (Ama- 
dou) Whiting. The ancestry is tr.aced in direct 
line to Nathaniel Whiting, who was one of the first 
settlers of Dedham. Mass., whose history dates al- 
most from the begmning of American colonization. 
He was of English birth Init decided to cast his lot 
with those who had come to find homes in the New 
World. In 1643 he married Hannah D wight, and 



unto them were born fourteen children. The line 
of direct descent is through Samuel.son of Nathaniel 
Whiting, Josiah. Caleb, Timothy. Joel to Ezra T. 

Samuel Whiting, in 1676, married Sarah Metcalf. 
and had five children; Josiah, son of Samuel, mar- 
ried Elizabeth Grant, and they became the parents 
of four children, one of whom, Caleb M.. wedded 
Hannah Sibley, who bore him four children. After 
ber death he married a Miss Southworth, and 
three children were born unto them; Timothj-. a 
son of the second marriage, chose for a companion 
Dorcas Fairbanks, and unto them were born nine 
children, one of whom, became the wife of Elder 
Warren and Ellis Whiting, early settlers of Fond 
du Lac County, Wis. 

Another member of that family was Joel Whit- 
ing, father of our subject, who w.as born in Wor- 
cester County. Mass.. on the 20th of September. 
1800. When about nineteen years of age. he left 
hi.s childhood home and removed to Erie. N. Y.. 
where he resided until 1836, when he emigrated to 
Northern Indiana, locating on Terecopia Prairie. 
Eleven years were there passed, when in 1847. he 
came to Green Lake County settling in the town 
of St. Marie, where he turned the first furrow. He 
was in very limited circumstances at the time of 
his arrival, but by hard labor, energy and persever- 
ance, combined with the rise in the value of land, 
at the time of his death he had a comfortable com • 
petencey and was the owner of 320 acres of fine 
land. He was thrice married, and by his first union 
were born three children. After the death of his 
first wife he married Mrs. Lucy Barrett dpi- Ama 
don. who had also been previously married, and 
was the mother of two children. But one child 
was born of the second marriage, Ezra D., whose 
name heads this sketch. After the death of Mrs. 
Lucy Whiting, which occurred about 1866, he he- 
came the husband of a Mrs. Nichols, who was 
a member of one of the pioneer families of the 
county. She survived her husband several years. 
In political senlimeut. Mr. Whiting was a Repub- 
lican, and in religious faith a Friend or Quaker. 
His wife held membership in the Wesleyan Meth- 
odist Church. 

Ezra T. Whiting, our subject, has passed his en- 
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reared to agricultural pursuits, and passed his early 
life in the usual manner of farmer lads. He ac- 
quired his education in the district schools of the 
neighborhood and remained under the parental 
roof until both father and mother had been called 
home. The earlier years of his manhood were 
spent as a farmer, he engaging in that business un- 
til 1883, when he abandoned the occupation to 
emliark in his present line of work. In that year 
he came to Dartford, purchasing tiie livery barn of 
wliich he has since been proprietor. He keeps on 
hand three omnibuses and a good line of carriages, 
and does a flourishing business as a liveryman. In 
addition to that business he is also owner of a res- 
taurant. Courteous in manner and always accom- 
dating, he receives a liberal patronage and is ranked 
among tlie leading business men of the town. In 
political sentiment, he is a Republican and takes a 
deep interest in the success of the part}'. 



[IL ON. ALANSON M. KIMBALL. To at- 
Ijlji! tain prominence in the business and politi- 
l4W^' cal world, requires the closest application of 
(^ all the forces inherent and acquired with 
which man is equipped. To attain even an aver- 
age standing in any of the pursuits or vocations 
of life requires an exertion of no mean order, but 
to launch out in a career embodying the gravest 
cares in various and distinct lines in life, and suc- 
cessfully make one's way to the front, attaining 
success in every undertaking and prominence in 
raost of them, affords the happiest illustration 
conceivable of what a man can accomplish where 
human action is involved. The embodiment of the 
essential forces necessary to an ideal career, such as 
is presented in the life of our subject, is by no 
means general among men — hence it follows that 
these fc)rces are inherent and hereditary, else the 
more universal success of men in the affairs of life. 
In this connection heredity discloses the principal 
source whence came those predominant character- 
istics that mark Mr. Kimball's strong personality, 
gives reason to his methods, and success as a natural 
sequence to his efforts. He comes from a rugged 
race, noted for longevity and most excellent habits 



— conditions and traits which have been fully in- 
herited through a long line of progenitors to the 
present generation. 

Mr. Kimball was born in the town of Buxton, 
York Co., Me., March 12. 1827. His parents, 
Daniel and Sallie (Lowell) Kimball, were natives 
of the Pine Tree State. The father was born 
and reared in Buxton, where he also received a 
good education. In 1825 he entered upon a mer- 
cantile career in his native town, where for thirty 
years he carried on an important and successful 
business. In 1855 he removed to Berlin, Wis., 
where his death occurred three years later. His 
wife, who was born in Bridgeton, Me., in 1800, 
died in 1838. A son and three daughters were 
born of their marriage, all yet living, as follows: 
Alanson Mellen Kimball, Julia Augusta .Silsu, Sarali 
Emeline Peirce. and Mary Ellen Kimball. 

The subject of this sketch acquired such educa- 
tion in his early youth as the schools of his native 
town afforded, and subsequently took a course of 
study in Kent Hill Seminary, which was supple- 
mented b}' two terms' attendance atGorliam Acad- 
emy, which, in the main, constituted all the 
advantages which he enjoyed for acquiring a lite- 
rary education. In those d.ays college curriculums 
were composed of practical studies, omitting the 
classics and many sciences. After leaving school 
Alanson entered his father's store at Kimball's 
Corners, where the more practical and important 
part of his business education, which in afterlife 
contributed so much to his success, was acquired. 
A part of his time was spent on his father's farm, 
where he gained a thorough knowledge of agricul- 
ture in all its branches. He was inured to hard 
labor, but it proved an excellent training school, 
preparing him for the battles of life. From the 
age of sixteen years until he left the parental roof, 
he did the greater part of his father's buying. In 
the summer of 1850 he was employed as traveling 
salesman by Cowan & Co., manufacturers of pumjjs 
at .Seneca Falls, N. Y., and the following year em- 
barked in business for himself, handling the same 
line of goods through agents whom he employed. 
In the enterprise he was successful, and accumu- 
lated some capital. 

In 1852, in Buxton, Me., Mr. Kimball was united 



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in marriage with Miss Fiances Abigail Waterman, 
daughter of William Waterman, and in October of 
the same 3'cai he brought his young bride to Wis- 
consin, locating in Berlin. One of his first busi- 
ness ventures in the West was in the line of real 
estate, and shoitly after his arrival he was also em- 
ployed a.s clerk and general manager in the general 
merchandise store of Perley G. Chase. In 1854 he 
bought a stock of goods and began business for 
himself in Centerville, one mile south of the pres- 
ent site of Pine River, but that now flourishing 
village then h.id no existence. A year later he re- 
moved to Pine River and opened the first store at 
that place, where he was personally interested in 
merchandising for many years, and is still con- 
nected with the business, which is now conducted 
by his son Charles. He also owned and operated a 
large farm in that vicinity which received his per- 
sonal supervision until a few years since, when he 
placed its management in the hands of his son. 

Mr. Kimball has not only been prominently con- 
nected with business circles and the upbuilding of 
the best interests of the community, but has also 
borne an important part in political affairs. In 
earl3' life he was a Free-Soil Democrat, but after 
the formation of the Republican party he became 
an ardent supporter of its principles, and has re- 
mained a faithful adherent to this day. In 18U2 
he was honored by an election to the State Senate, 
representing .Tuneau, Adams and Wauslnra Counties. 
In 1874 he was elected to the United States Con- 
gress to represent the Sixth Congressional District, 
and in 1884 was a delegate to the National Con- 
vention that nominated for the Presidency, James 
G. Blaine, of whom he was a warm personal friend 
and great admirer. His political record is one of 
wliich his political friends and constituents may 
well be proud. With the best interests of the peo- 
])le at heart, he labored for their welfare and won 
the high personal regard of all with wliom lie came 
in contact. 

In 188:? Mr. Kimball entered 4.800 acres of tim- 
bered land in Ashland County, Wis. Three years 
later he built a large sawmill, and established the 
post village of Kimball, in the town of Ashland, 
Ashland County, on the line of the Milwaukee. 
Lake Shore and Western Railroad, where he docs a 



large business in manufacturing lumber. In Au- 
gust, 1887, a destructive fire swept away his mill, 
and with it many thousands of feet of lumber, en- 
tailing a heavy loss. Ho at once rebuilt the mill, 
and is still engaged in business with his son-in-law, 
Charles R. Clark. 

Two children have been born of liie union of 
Mr. and Mrs. Kimball, a son and a daughter: 

1 Ella A., born .lune 29, 18,03, is the wife of Charles 
H. (lark, a leading business man of Ashland 
County'; and Charles, whose sketch appears else- 

[ where in this work. 

I Socially, Mr. Kimball is a member of the Masonic 

I fraternity, belonging to Pine River Lodge, No. 

j 207, A. F. & A. M., Berlin Chapter, R. A. M., and 

I Berlin Commandery, K. T. He is an adherent of the 
Congregational Church, of which his wife is a 

j member. Mr. Kimball is sagacious, enterprising 
and successful in business, well-preserved, social 
and temi)erate. He has ahv.ays taken a lively in- 
terest in local enterprises of a worthy character, 
giving liberally, not only from his abundant means, 
but his moral support. Studious in habit, he is 
a ripe scholar, a gentleman by instinct and culture, 
and enjo^'S as he deserves the unqualified respect 
and esteem of his fellow-citizens. 

^KRDIXAXD T. YAHU. It is with great 
pleasure that we record this sketch, as our 
subject is not onl}' one of the most promi- 
nent business men of the community but is also 
one of the early .settlers of Green Lake County. 
His residence is in Princeton, where for many j'ears 
he has been numbered among the leading citizens. 
On the 17th of December, 1834, in Germany, he 
was born to Ernst and Caroline (Baker) Yalir. who 
were also natives of the same country. By oc- 
cupation, his father was a manufacturer of prints, 
and followed that business in the fatherland until 
1849, when with his family he came to America, 
locating in Watertown. Wis., where he purchased 
a farm. After residing there for some fifteen years, 
he sold his land and removed to Hustisford. where 
the remainder of his life was passed. Again pur- 
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cultivation until called to his final rest in 1885. He 
was buried in the cemetery near that place. His 
wife iiad died many years previously, liaving been 
called homo in 184.5, before the emigration of the 
family to America. That worthy couple were par- 
ents of six children, but two of whom are now 
living: Ernst, who resides in Watertown, AVis., and 
P'erdinand, the subject of this sketch. Ernst Yahr 
Sr.. was twice married, Henrietta Diesel becoming 
his wife in 1849. The family born of that union 
numbered eight children. 

We now come to the personal historj' of Ferdi- 
nand Yahr. Until fifteen years of age he resided 
under the parental roof and in the common schools 
received his education, but at that age he left home 
to earn his own livelihood. He may truly be called 
a self made man. Embarking upon hi^ business 
career as a salesman, he continued to serve in that 
capacity for three years, during which time his 
wages amounted to $150. It will be rememliered 
that the family had ere this become residents of 
Wisconsin, and in 1853, our subject went to Ber- 
lin, this State, where for eighteen months he was 
employed in a distillery. He next served as an 
apprentice to the blacksmith's trade for one year 
and later secured a position as cook on a tug boat 
used in conveying logs to different places on the 
upper Fox River. During the summer of 1857. 
he was thus employed but when autumn came he 
again went to Berlin, where for one year lie worked 
at the trade of blacksrailhing, after which he re- 
moved to Waupun, in 1858, following the same 
occupation at that place for two years. Once more 
he again returned to Berlin, but after engaging in 
blaeksmithing at that place for nine months he 
came to Princeton, where he still makes bis home, 
being numbered among the honored residents of 
that city. During the time spent in Waupun, by 
industry and economy Mr. Valir had accumulated 
$700, but this sum he had left witli various farmers 
of the community. On his marriage he determined 
to collect it, but on doing so found that it was all 
State money, and from the entire amount only 
realized $280. Joining his funds with those of his 
wife, $350, he deposited the money in the bank at 
Berlin, but not long afterward that institution 
failed and he lost all. Again he was forced to begin 



life anew. His reverses^were hard to bear but he 
determined to retrieve his lost possessions and 
with undaunted energy pressed forward. He se- 
cured employment at the blacksmith's trade with 
August Thiel of Princeton with whom he remained 
for two years, receiving at first but ten shillings 
per day, but in a short time his wages were ad- 
vanced to $2 per day. At the end of that time, in 
the summer of 1863, he embarked in business for 
himself, forming a partnership with G. Schaal. 
They had been in business but about seven weeks 
when on the 29th of November they received 
official notice that they were both drafted into the 
United States service. This unexpected turn in 
events placed them in an embarrassing situation. 
They had no other alternative but to join the 
Union Amy or pay to the Government a commu- 
tation fee of $300 each. They then decided to sell 
out their entire stock, pay the Government fee of 
$300 each and with the balance pay their creditors 
in full. This being done Mr. Yahr was left fully 
worse off in a financial sense than he had been at 
any time previously. Though to him these were try- 
ing and discouraging times, they proved to be the 
proverbial "darkest- hour just before day," for 
about this time his fortunes took;a change for the 
better. He struggled on in business in a small 
way for about eight months when he returned to 
his old employer, continuing with him until 1866, 
when he formed a partnership with August Swanke. 
The sun of prosperity was now] beginning to 
shine upon Mr. Yahr. The firm of Yahr & Swanke 
engaged in the manufacture of wagons for one 
year, after which the connection was discontinued 
for one year and our subject returned to his old 
trade and employer, receiving $1,000 per year as a 
compensation for his labors. At the expiration of 
a twelvemonth, however, he abandoned that oc- 
cupation, embarking in other lines of business. He 
opened an agricultural store and in connection with 
that business, engaged in buying wheat for other 
parties during three years. In 1871 the Sheboygan 
i\r Fond du Lac Railroad was completed to Prince- 
ton, and opened for traffic. Mr. Yahr was one of 
the prime movers in this enterprise, and its assured 
success was due in a great measure to bis influence 
and energy. At this time he engaged in buying 



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and shipping grain on his own account. His finan- 
cial resources were now greatl}' increased and lie 
also engaged as a lumber dealer. In 1874, be pur- 
chased the hardware store'of II. '_H. Hopkins and 
the following year erected a brick building, 30x70 
feet, and two stories in height, to which he removed 
his stock. In 1875, he also turned his attention to 
the banking business in which he is 'still interested. 
The bank was originally j][establishc'd' with four 
stockholders, under the firm name of Yahr, Thomp- 
son & Co. In 1877 Mr. Yahr commenced buying 
out his partners in this enterprise, and in 1882 be- 
came sole proprietor of the banking business, and 
has since conducted it with marked success. In 
the same year, 1882, he bought his [jartner's interest 
in the hardware business, and still does a large and 
profitable trade. The banking institution is one of 
the leading monej-ed concerns of the county, and 
is one in which the people place the utmost re- 
liance. The owner is a careful and sagacious busi- 
ness man of iiiUch ability and in his relations both 
in public and private life has won the respect and 
high regard of all with whom he has come in con- 
tact. 

On the 29th of April. 181)1, Mr. Yahr was 
united in marriage with Amelia C. Schaal and unto 
them were born ten children, seven of whom are 
yet living: William, the eldest, is engaged in mer- 
chandising in Huron. Dak.; Kugene F. occupies the 
position of cashier in liis father's bank; Ferdinand 
Ernst is now pursuing his studies in Watertown 
College; Carrie E., Amelia V., Mabel and Alma 
are still with their parents. The beautiful home 
of the Yahr family, situated on the bank of the 
Fox River, is one of the most pleasant in the 
county. It was erected in 1883, at a cost of ^\6.- 
000 and is palatial in its appointments and sur- 
roundings. The well kept lawns and the taste- 
fully furnished mansion all indicate the refinement 
and culture of the owners, who rank among (ireen 
Lake County's honored citizens. 

Mr. Yahr has been prominently identified with 
the development and progress of this community, 
aud for ft luimber of years served as a member of 
the County Board. In his ^social relations he is a 
Mason and stands high in the order, being a mein- 
lur <if the 32nd degree. In political sentiment, he 



w.is formerly a Republican, but during the cam- 
paign of 1876, he severed his connection with that 
party, casting his ballot for Samuel J. Tilden, since 
which time he has affiliated with the Democracy. 
He keeps himself well posted on all the leading 
questions of the day, is broad and progressive in 
his views and believes in a liberal trade policy, 
having for its object the "greatest good to the 
greatest number." 



JjUDGE J. EDMIND MILLARD, County 
I Judge of Greeu Lake County, has occupied 
1 that position for sixteen years. He ranks 
' high in the esteem of the people of the com- 
munity, both as an official and citizen, and is well 
worth}' of representation in this volume, where is 
recorded the lives of the honored pioneers and 
prominent men of the communit}'. He is a native 
of the Empire State, having been born in Jefferson 
County, April 30, 1819. His paternal grandfather, 
Edmund Millard, was a Massachusetts farmer, and 
married Abig"il Hoadley, by whom he had a fam- 
ily of five children. His maternal grandfathei'. 
Jacob Ambler, was of English birth, and through- 
out his business career engaged in merchandising. 
He chose for a life companion Miss Weed, a cele- 
brated singer, and unto them were born nine chil- 
d ren . 

The Judge's grandparents removed to Saratoga 
County, N. Y., in an earlj' day, where his father, 
Herman Millard, was born in 1797. He was reared 
to mercantile pursuits, and for many years engaged 
in that line of business. He was joined in wedlock 
with Miss Mary Ambler, also a native of Saratoga 
County, born in 1 798, and their union was blessed 
with eight chihireu, six sons and two daughters, of 
whom three sons and the daughters are yet living. 
In 1818, Mr. Millard was appointed by John C. 
Calhoun, then Secretary of War, as a cadet at West 
Point, but declined the honor. He continued to 
engage in merchandising until 1831, in which year 
he was elected Sheriff of Jefferson County. N. Y., 
whither he had removed some time previous and 
in that capacity served three years. The next offi- 



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835 



cial position whicli he held was that of Deputy 
Collector of Customs at Clnyton, N. Y.. serving as 
such for five j'ears. In 1850, tlirough the influence 
of his son, he eanie to Green Lake County, where , 
he made his home until his deatii, Nov. 27, 18.'')6. 
His wife lived to an advanced age, dying Dec. 17, 
1885. She was an active meml)er of tlie Presliy- ' 
terian Churcii and a faithful, consistent Cliristian 
woman. Politically Mr. Millard was a Democrat 
of the .Jefifersouian stripe. , 

Our subject was the oldest child of his father's 
family. lie received no special advantages during 
his youth, having acquired his elementary educa- 
tion in the district schools, but after attaining his I 
majority he attendeil the Ogdensburg Academy for 
two years and then entered the Western Reserve 
College of Hudson, Ohio, where lie pursued .an en- ; 
gineering course. Soon after leaving college he I 
was chosen Assistant Clerk of the Lower House of 
Congress, a position which he retained five years, 
first under McNulLy and subsequently under Maj. ! 
French. He tliere had the opportunity of hearing ' 
such distinguished statesmen as Webster, Calhoun, 
Benton and Choate. 

Judge Millard was married Aug. 27, 1844, to 
Harriet S. Bingham, a n.itive of Livingston County, 
N. Y., and a daughter of Dr. Charles Bingham. In 
1847 the young couple came to Green Lake County 
on a visit, but soon returned to their home in | 
Washington. D. C. However, the country witii its 
brilliant prospects had made a favorable impression , 
upon them and in 1840 they returned to make it 
their home, settling upon a farm in the town of 
Green Lake. Mr. Millard was inexperienced in 
agricultural pursuits, but possessing an observing i 
eye and profiling bv the experience of others, he 1 
soon acquainted himself with the methods of farm- 
ing. He had not long been a resident of the | 
county ere the people, recognizing his superior 
abilit3', elected him to the position of Register of \ 
Deeds in 1852, he holding the office four years, j 
Almost continuously since he has occupied some | 
office and has proved a faithful public servant. He i 
is ail ardent advocate of the Democracy, but though j 
the county is strongly Republican he receives large i 
majorities, which fact is indicative of his great 
popularity and ability. As before .staled, he has , 



held the office of County Judge since 1877, and 
his present term of service extends to 1893. On 
vacating the office of Register of Deeds, he went 
inlo a flouring mill in Kingston and did a fair busi- 
ness in that line for twenty years, during which 
time he held the office of President of the Village 
for several terras. 

In 187.3 Mr. Millard met the most painful ex- 
perience of his life in the loss of his wife, who died 
on Christmas Day of that year. She was in full 
fellowship with the Protestant Episcopal Church 
and was a woman highly esteemed by all who 
knew her for her many excellent characteristics. 
Thiee children were born of their union, two boys 
who died in childhood, and Alice, now the wife of 
M. W. Stevens. The Judge was again married 
June 29, 1882, when Mrs. Margaret McCauley be- 
came his wife. In his church relations he is an 
Episcopalian, but his wife holds membership in ihc 
Methodist Church. 

Judge Millard is the owner of 240 acres of land 
in the town of Green Lake, but while engaged in 
the duties of his office he leaves the management 
of his farm to his wife, who possesses excellent ex- 
ecutive ability '.iHd ably controls affairs. This 
worthy couple are well and favorably known 
throughout the county and well deserve the esteem 
which is tendered them by all. The respect in 
which the Judge is held is evinced by the fact that 
for sixteen years he has held county offices in a 
strongly Republican county, but the peoj^le have 
never yet had occasion to regret the confidence 
in him. 



W^PHRAIM M. PICKERING, a retired fal- 
lal mer who is now living in the village of 
/i' — ^ Plainfield, first came to Waushara County 
in 1853, and is therefore numbered among its pio- 
neer settlers. He was born in Susquehanna County. 
Pa., Feb. 18, 1829. and is a son of Potter and Si- 
lona (McNamara) Pickering. Both parents were 
natives of Pennsylvania, but the father was of 
Scotch and Irish descent, while the mother was of 
Welsh and Irish extraction. Their family numbered 
five children, viz: Armiiia. deceased wife of Elder 



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R. D. Sparks of roitajfc County. Wis,; Ei)hraim M. 
of this si<etcl]: Elizal)etb, wife of M. S. Brundlge 
of Elmira, N. Y.; Jane who died in Pennsylvania 
at the age of five years, and Byron. In 1853, our 
subject accompanied liis parents to Wausliara 
County, they locating in the town of PlainSeld, 
but after five years they returned to Pennsylv.inia, 
where they spent their last (lays. 

Aiding his father in the labors of the farm and 
conning the rudimentary studies in the log school 
house, such was the way in which Ei)hraim Picker- 
ing spent his boyhood days. In early life he 
learned the trade of a carpenter with his father and 
although he has not made it his principal occupa- 
tion, he found it of much benefit to him, especi.ill^' 
during his early residence in Waushara County, 
when carpenters and builders were very scarce. 
He remained under the parental roof until twenty- 
three years of age wheu he was united in tlie hojy 
bonds of matrimony with Miss Mary E. Daniels. 
the ceremony being performed on the 3rd of July, 
18o3; shortly afterward they started for the West 
and on the 10th of October, of tlie same year, 
reached their destination. 

Mr. Pickering entered 180 acres of what was 
known as the Indian lands, procuring the same 
from the Government, and upon it built a little log 
cabin, 14x20 feet, which he made his home for a 
year when it was replaced by a more substantial 
residence. Selling his first farm in 1869, he went 
to Iowa witli the intention of making his home in 
that State, but finding it all prairie land and think- 
ing it would take so long for timber to grow, he 
changed his determination and returned to Wau- 
shara County, purchasing 140 acres of land on 
section 1, in the town of Plainfield. From that 
time until 1880, he was successfully engaged in 
farming, succeeding in making a splendid home 
upon that tract. In the year above mentioned 
however, he built a large two story residence in the 
village of Plainfield, and has since there made his 
home, having retired from active life to the en- 
joyment of a well earned rest. The handsome com- 
petciKc wliich he acquired by years of toil enables 
him to live in ease and quiet, and surrounded by 
many comforts of life he there expects to pass his 
declining days. Diligence and enterprise, leading 



characteristics of .Mr. Pickering have been import- 
ant factors in his success. Honest}' and fair dealing 
have characterized all his transaclions and have 
won the confidence and high regard of those with 
whom he has come in contact. From its organiza- 
tion he has supported the Republican party, and 
has taken a warm interest in its success and welfare, 
lie was elected Uy its members to the ofHce of 
Justice of the Peace, the duties of which he faith- 
fully discharged for eight years. Long prior to 
the war, Mr. Pickering advocated the abolition of 
slavery, and in 18G3, he enlisted in the 8th Wis- 
consin Light Artillery. He participated in the siege 
of Murfresboro and tlie battle of Stone River, but 
was mostly engaged in garrison dut}" during his 
service of eighteen months. He is now a member 
of Walter Watterraau Post, G. A. R., of Phdnfield, 
and also belongs to the I. O. O. F. He has been one 
of the useful and enterprising citizens of the county, 
bearing no inconsiderable part in its progress and 
advancement and has aided materially in the up- 
building of Plainfield by the erection of two hand- 
some store buildings and his fine residence, in con- 
nection with which he also owns 400 acres of land 
in tlie counts'. For many years he has been a 
member of the Free Will Baptist Church, and for 
forty -three years his wife has been an earnest 
worker in the Methodist Episcopal Church. Both 
have been devoted workers in the Master's Vineyard 
and their example has done much toward advanc- 
ing the cause. 

The family of .Mr. and .Mrs. I'ickcring numbers 
six children. Evan F., tlie eldest, wedded Mary E. 
Thomas, April 24, 1870. and they have two chil- 
dren, Harry and Frank; Charles 8., born in Plain- 
field, March 25,18.06, married AUie M. Colo, of 
Dodge County, Wis., and their union has been 
blessed with a daughter. Edna M.ay. born Aug. 22. 
1881 ; Nettie C. a native of Plainfield, is the wife 
of Rev. James W. Barnett, now of Gratiot, Wis.; 
Ilattie E., is the wife of Elmer M. Funk, of Los 
Angeles, Cal. ; Jennie B., became the wife of Wil- 
liam M. Nichols, of Milwaukee, and is now the 
mother of two children. Percj' M. and an infant 
son: Ida May. who completes the family, died 
Sept. 2. 1880, at tlie age of thirteen years. 

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837 



vira (Vance) Daniels, both of whom were natives 
of the Empire State. Her paternal grandfather, 
Isaac Daniels, Sr., was also born in New York, and 
was one of tlie highly respected citizens t.)f the com- 
munity in whicli he made his home. The last sur- 
viving soldier of the Revolutionary Wai', he died 
in New York City on Wednesday, Nov. IG, ISfiT), 
at the extreme old age of one hundred and nine 
years. Feeling the oppression and tyranny under 
which the American Colonists labored, he at once 
took up arms when the Revolutionary War broke 
out, and serving under the immediate command of 
Gen. Washington, participated in the battles at 
Monmouth, Trenton and White Plains. He also 
served throughout the entire War of 1812. 

Isaac Daniels, Jr., was born in the city of New 
Yoik, Feb. 17, 1790, and was also a soldier in the 
War of 1812. By trade he was a shoemaker, 
which business he followed for twenty j-ears, when 
he laid it aside and devoted his entire attention to 
farming in its various branches, including the cul- 
tivation of graiu. stock-raising and dairying. He 
became one of the most extensive farmers of Sus- 
quehanna County, Pa., where he passed to his last 
rest. He joined the Republican party on its organ- 
ization on account of his ab(;lition principles, being 
among the first to espouse its cause. For thirty 
years he was a Class-Leader in the Methodist Epis- 
coi)al Church and died in the faith of the blessed 
resurrection on the 1 6th of November,! 865,the same 
day which witnessed the close of his father's life. 
His wife, who was born in Poughkeepsie, N. Y.. 
March 18. 1811, died on the 6th of August, 1852, 
and was laid by the side of her husband in the 
cemetery of South Gibson, Susquehanna Co., Pa. 
She also was a faithful member of the ]Metliodist 
Episcopal Church, and took an active part in the 
advancement of its interests. 

I'nto Mr. and Mrs. Daniels were born ten chil- 
dren — Thomas J., born in Orange County, N. Y., 
Nov. 6, 1 829, is living in Susquehanna County, Pa. ; 
Mary E., born in Orange County, N. Y., June 11, 
18.31, is the wife of our subject; Azarius T., born 
in Orange County, July 7, 1833, makes his home 
in Pennsylvania ; Phnsbe A., born in Orange County 
Dec. 17. 183."), became the wife of Luke Reed of 
Iowa, and died July 2, 1855, leaving one child; 



Halina A., born in Susquehanna County, Pa.. Sept. 
3, 1838, is the wife of Robert Young of Clinton, 
Iowa; William IL, born in Susquehanna County, 
Jan. 7, 1841, became a resident of Florida and was 
elected by that State to the United States Congress 
by 1200 majority, and died in Washington, I). C, 
July 19, 1865, leaviug a wife to mourn his loss; 
James H., born in Susquehanna County, Jan. 14, 
1843, was drowned near Davenport, Iowa, Nov. 
10,1875, and leaves a wife and three children; 
Isaac, born in Susquehanna County, May 5, 1854, 
is living in Sanborn, Iowa; George R. born in 
Susquehanna County, Sept. 25, 1847, died Sept. 
23, 1859; Charles R.. born in Susquehanna County, 
Sept. 1, 1849, died July 13. 1889, leaving a wife 
and four children. 

jl OHN M. HEANEY. jeweler and wntcli 
|i maker, is proprietor of the oldest establish- 
I' lished house in his line- in the county. He 
(^// wns born in the Parish Kilmategie, Aclare. 
County Sligo, Ireland, on the 24th of December, 
1842, and is a son of Thomas and Margaret 
(O'Brien) Heaney. When a lad of five years, he 
was brought by his parents to America, the family 
locating in Livingston County, N. Y. In 1854, 
they came to Wisconsin and settled on a farm in 
the town of Saxeville, Waushara County. There 
were three children in the family, John M. of our 
sketch being the eldest; Margretta is the wife of 
Theodore Hart of Saxeville; and Annie E. is the 
wife of Charles Davlin of Berlin. The father of 
this family was a farmer by occupation, and a 
highly respected citizen. His death occurred July 
10, 1883, and his wife was called home Dec. 22, 
1884. 

Our subject passed his early life upon the old 
home farm, and in the common schools of Waushara 
County acquired his education. Leaving home in 
1865, he went to Chicago, where he learned the 
jeweler's and watch-maker's trade, continuing in 
that city until the fall of 1868. He then returned 
to Saxeville. and on the 22nd of November. 1 872. 
opened his present business in Berlin, and as before 
stated, has the oldest established store in his line in 



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the city. lie thoroughly iinilerstaiuls his business, 
and his work gives the best of satisfaction, while 
iiis jewelry trade is an extensive one, owing to the 
excellent stock which he carries, and liis earnest 
efforts to please his customers. 

On the 3 1st day of December, 1883, Mr. Eleaney 
was united in marriage with Miss Agnes Easley. a 
native of Pennsylvania. Their union was celebra- 
ted in Ripon, and has been blessed with two chil- 
dren, a son and daughter — Agnes, born Sept. 28, 
1885; and John, born Dec. 5, 1887. both born in 
Berlin. 

In political sentiment, Mr. Heane}- is a Democrat, 
having supported that party since attaining his 
majorilj". Both he and his wife are members of 
the Catholic Church. He is one of the substantial 
business men of Berlin, well known in both business 
and social circles, and is highly res))ected for his 
integrity and industry. 



j(s^ P:LZAR B. FOLSOM. who is engaged in 
ij ll\ general farming on section 27, in the town 
'/ IS of Mack ford. Green Lake County, was 
born in Kranklin County, Me., May 5, 
1S40. and is a son of Stephen P. Foisom. Ills 
luollier, whose maiden name was Polly Soule, was 
a daughter of Capt. Sonle of Mt. Vernon, Me. By 
the union of that worthy couple, ten children were 
born, the record of whom is as follows: Mary be- 
came tliCi^vife of Samuel Winslow, and died in the 
Pine Tree State; Hannah S. is the wife of John 
Richards of Nobles County, Minn.; .S.ally became 
the wife of Ellas AVinsIow, and died in Furnas 
County, Neb.; James married Hannah Barker and 
is living in Green Lake County; Lavina is the wife 
of Samuel Winslow, who resides near Rochester, 
Minn.; William T., who married Sylvina Winslow, 
and is now living in Agra. Kan., enlisted in the 
3lst Wisconsin Infantry, and served with honor in 
many holly contested battles; Rev. Richard P., a 
Methodist minister of Minnesota, married Olive M. 
Staples; Melzar B. is the next in order of birth; 
Thiiza is the wife of H. A. Baker of this county; 
and Mary I. is the wife of James A. Soule. 

Stephen P. Folsoin was a prominent and influen- 



tial citizen, and was actively connected witli the 
upbuilding of the community in which lie resided. 
He was liberally educated, and possessed studious 
habits, and always kept himself well informed on 
matters of general interest. He was an inflexible 
adherent of the Democracy, and was honored with 
several local offices, but in both public and private 
life was never known to lietray a trust. He came 
to Green Lake County in 1865, and devoted his 
energies to farming until his death, which occurred 
on the 2nd of February. 1889. Shortly afterward 
his wife (Tossed the dark river to meet the loved 
one gone before. 

Our subject was provided with liberal educa- 
tional .advantages in his youth, and for a number of 
years engaged in teaching school. He accompanied 
the family to this county in 18(J5, and though his 
residence is not of as long duration as that of many, 
he is probably as widely known as any citizen in 
the community and none are more respected. The 
following year after his arrival, he returned to the 
Easi, and in his native county was joined in wed- 
lock with Miss D. E. Clark, the accomplished 
daughter of Wilson and Adeline (Brown) Clark. 
She was graduated from a High School in ]Maine. 
and afterwards took a parti.al course in the State 
Normal of Maine. When the marriage festivities 
were over, he returned with his bride to his new- 
home, and their union has been blessed with one 
child, a son, Stephen P. 

Mr. Folsoni has made farming his occupation 
since coming to Green Lake County, and is now 
the owner of a flne farm comprising 400 acres of 
rich and highly cultivated land. It is furnished 
with good buildings and all the improvements 
necessary to a model farm, and the entire surround- 
ings indicate the care and supervision of a thrifty 
tiud energetic owner who thoroughly understands 
his business. Such a person he is known to be 
throughout the community. Without negl<?cting 
his business interests, he has also devoted some 
time to i)uhlic affairs and for the p.nst few years has 
been accepti»bly discharging the duties of Town 
.Supervisor. I'nlike his father, he is a stanch 
advocate of the Republican party and a warm sup- 
porter of its prin(i|)les. He cast his Hrst Presiden- 
tial vole for Abraham Lincoln, and has served as a 



PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 



delegate to ttie State Senatorial convpntion. He is 
a most indefatigable worker in whatever he under- 
takes, is a man of intelligeni^e and forethought, and 
is a valued citizen of the town of Blackford. 



JliOHN 1). SHERWOOD. In presenting to 
the readers of the Album the sketch of the 
gentleman al)ove named, we give them the 
'/ liistor}' of one who has done much for the 
upbuilding of the communit}-. He makes iiis home 
in Utley, having been Secretary of the Green Lake 
Granite Company of that |)lace since 1885. He is 
also Postmaster, owns a half interest in the general 
merchandise store of Slicrwood & Birum. and is 
owner of a sorghum plant at Dartford, which he 
has successfully operated for eight }^ears. 

Mr. Sherwood was born near Rochester, N. Y., 
on the 20th day of August, 1846, but in 1853, 
when only six years old, was brought by his father, 
William C, — his mother, Sarah (Tliompson) Sher- 
wood, having died a few montlis before, — to Green 
Lake County, the family settling in Dartford, 
Brooklyn Township, where he was reared to man- 
hood. He attended the common schools, and 
afterward was for one year in Lawrence Univer- 
sity at Appleton, Wis. Later, he pursued such 
studies as he thought would be beneficial to him in 
a business career, his health preventing him from 
taking the complete course. When his sciiool life 
was ended he returned liome and superintended 
his fatlier's farm for eleven years, though owning 
then, as now, one of the best farms in the town 
and one tliat has increased in productive val- 
ue as the succeeding years go b}-. In 1884, with 
W. C. Sherwood Jr., he became interested in open- 
ing the Pine Bluff Granite Quarry (now owned by 
tiie Green Lake Granite Co.), to which he has since 
given a great deal of his attention. On the organ- 
ization of the Green Lake Granite Companj' in 
1885, he was elected secretary and has since occu- 
pied that position, but, as before intimated, that 
does not comprise his entire business interests. In the 
same year, in connection with W. C. Sherwood Jr., 
lie opened a general store, but shortly afterward C. 
C. Birum purchased liis partner's interest and the 



firm was changed to Sherwood <fe Birum. Since 
1881 he has successfully operated a Steam Sorgho 
Plant, which he built in that year at Dartford. it 
being a Southern outfit and one of three of its kind 
in the State, and now the only one of the three in 
operation. Its capacity is about 400 gallons a day. 
\ On the 20th day of June, 1878, Mr. Sherwood 
was joined in wedlock witii Helen D. Smith, a na- 
tive of Niagara County, N. Y. She is a lad3' of 
culture and refinement and possesses an excellent 
education. She graduated from Lima Seminary, 
N. Y., and at the time of her marriage occupied the 
responsible position of Preceptress in the Lockporl, 
N. Y., High School. Her father was the Rev. 
Ryan Smith, one of the able divines of the Meth- 
odist Episcopal Church. To Mr. and Mrs. Sher- 
wood have been born two children — Rj^an Butter- 
field, who died in infancy; and R. Griffin, born 
Dec. 15, 1886. 

Socially, our subject is a member of the Masonic 
fraternity, belonging to Dartford Lodge, No. 47, 
A. F. & A. M., and Chapter, No. 90, R. A. M., of 
Ripon. In political sentiment he is a Republican, 
and religiously is inclined to the teachings of Swe- 
denborg and the doctrines of the '-New Church." 
Mr. Sherwood possesses the happy faculty of at- 
tending to several kinds of business, and is a.'ways 
ready to be found in the front ranks of progress. 



,1? W. CHAPMAN, ed 
I p) the Plainfield Sun, 
fLM, 1883. its first public 



, editor and proprietor of 
established his paper in 
publication being on the 23d 
of November of that year. 

Mr. Chapman is a native of Appleton, Wis., horn 
Feb. 2, 1851, and is a son of E. B. and Deborah S. 
Chapman. He was reared to manhood in Marquette 
County, and on the 11th day of February, 1870. 
entered upon the duties which fitted him for his 
present position. In the office of Messrs. Pease <fe 
Goodell, proprietors of the Montello Bixpress, he 
learned the printer's trade and after serving as an 
employe in that olfice for three and a half years, en- 
gaged as a journeyman printer for :i considerable 
time, a part of which was spent in California. For 
al)out a year he was eng.aged as a compositor on 



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the San Fiancisco BtiUftin. after wliicb he returned 
East, locating in Austin, Minn. On the 20lh of 
May, 1875, he married Miss Maggie E. Lewis, 
daughter of Jolin Lewis of Montello, and returned 
with his young bride to Austin, where he remained 
for two years longer. He tiien became a resident 
of Montello and subsequently was employed on 
the force of the Portage Hi'gistcr. but in 1882 he 
began bueiness for himself, purchasing the Mon- 
tello Sun on the 16th day of September, of that 
year. The following year he removed the office to 
Plainfield. where he has since been engaged in 
business. The Sun is devoted to the interests of 
the Republican party and tlie community and has 
now a circulation of about 700. It is well worthy 
of liberal patronage and the editor will doubtless 
make it a paying investment. 

Mr. and Mrs. Chapman have two daughters, 
Bertha P., and Mary E., who are still with their 
parents. It is said that Mrs. Chapman was the 
first white child born in Montello, the date of her 
birth having been Jan. 8, 1852. Mr. Chapman oc- 
cupies the position of Notary Public and has liecn 
the village Clerk since May, 1885. 

— l-^*!^— 

ylJEIlRY is the junior member of the firm 
of Ellerson & Berry, proprietors and pub- 
lishers of the Waushara Argus, of Wau- 
toraa. He is a native of Waushara County, born 
in 1.-64, and a son of William and Hannah (Bart- 
le't) IJerry. both of whom were born in the State 
o: New York. On their emigration to Wisconsin 
in an early day they located in Kichford, whence 
in the year 1855, they came to Wautoma. where 
the father spent his remaining days, dying in 1887. 
He was a carpenter and joiner by trade and con- 
ducted a shop at Wautoma until called fiuin this 
life. 

The subject of this sketch was reared to man- 
hood in his native village, and in the public schools 
obtained all the education he ever received. He 
became connected with the Argus in 1887, purchas- 
ing an interest of Mrs. Ellerson. Their connection 
still continues, and under the able management of 
those gentlemen the paper is still steadily incrcas 



ing in circulation and gaining favor with the pub- 
lic. It is edited in the interest of the Kepublicau 
party, of which our subject is a warm and index- 
ible supporter. 

On the 2d of February, 1887, Mr. Berry was 
united in the h<jly bonds of matrimony with Sue 
A. Tennant, a daughter of Gilbert and Mary Ten- 
uant. This worthv cou|)le have many warm friends 
in the community where they reside, and are held 
in high esteem by those who knovv them. 



AJlj OSES E. CROWN,wlio is engaged in fanning 
f \y\ on section 17, in the town of Mackford, 
I li was born on the 18th of July, 1836. in 
* Groton, Vt., and is a son of Alanson and 

Amity (Stebbins) Crown, who were descended from 
New England ancestry. They were the parents of 
ten children, of whom the following lived to mature 
years: Harriet, Maria. Moses E., Martha, Horace. 
Oldon, Cynthia Orrin, Hannah and Frank. In 1849 
the family emigrated to the W"est and settled in 
Green Lake County, but afterward removed to Mc- 
Lean, Marquette County, where both parents passed 
away. They died in the faith of the Methodist 
Church, of which they had long been members, and 
were held in liigh regard for their many excellent 
qualities. 

Since thirteen years of age our subject has made 
his home in Wisconsin. The da^-s of his boyhood 
and jouth were spent upon his father's farm, he re- 
maining under the parental roof until seventeen 
years of age, when he went to the pineries, where 
he was employed in rafting lumber down the rivers 
for twenty years. He, however, abandoned that 
occupation when the Civil War broke out, to re- 
spond to his country 's call for troops. He was among 
the first to enlist in the three j'ears' service, becoming 
a member of Company I. 1st Wisconsin Infantry, 
in September, 1861. He was mustered in at Madi- 
son, where he remained until the 1st of November, 
when the regiment was ordered to St. Louis, and 
Ihence into the interior of Missouri, where they 
were engaged in warfai-e with the guerrillas of that 
section. Not long afterward .Mr. Crown was de- 
tailed as wagon master, in which capacit3' he served 



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841 



out his It'iin of service and then re-enlisted, remain- 
ing in the army for over four years. He did not 
lay down his arms until peace was restored, the 
Union preserved and the shackles stricken from 
millions of slaves. He was then mustered out in 
Madison, Wis., and returned to the peaceful voca- 
tions of life. 

Mr. Crown has been twice married. In 1867 he 
was joined in wedlock with Miss Calista Warring, 
and unto them were born two children, Franklin 
and Nellie. The mother was called to her final 
rest in 1875. her death occurring on the 31st of 
August. His second wife was Miss Eliza Cain, 
daughter of Arthur and Catherine Cain, of Dodge 
County, Wis. They also have two interesting 
children — Moses A. and Alanson M. 

Mr. Crown is the owner of a fine farm of 187 
acres of land, all of which he has ])laced under a 
high state of cultivation. Politically, he is a Demo- 
crat and a strong advocate of free trade principles. 
Few men have seen more of the growth and devel- 
opment of Green Lake County than Mr. Crown. 
More than forty years have passed since he came to 
the West, and on his arrival there were but few set- 
tlements along the edge of the prairie and those 
were widely scattered. The smoke of the Indian 
wigwam had scarcely cleared away, and all kinds 
of wild game abounded. The prairies were still 
covered with their native grasses, the echoes of the 
forest were not yet broken by the woodman's ax, 
and the shrill shriek of the engine did not then 
disturb the midnight slumbers of the settlers, (xreat 
indeed has been the change since that time, and it 
is no wonder that Mr. Crown feels such a deep in- 
terest in the progress and prosperity of thj county 
which has so long been his home and his pride. 



J;OHN WILLIAMSON, deceased, who lived 
1 on section .'30, iu the town of Packwaukee. 
i Marquette County, resided upon that farm 
' since 1848, covering a period of forty-one 
years. He was of Irish birth, having first seen 
the light of day in County Monaghan, Ireland, in 
M.ay. 1810. His father. William Williamson, was 
also a native of the Emerald Isle and wedded Mary 



Wilson. In about 1836 the family crossed the 
Atlantic to America and became residents of Phil- 
adeli)hia. Pa., where the parents spent their last 
days. The mother died in 1880, but the father 
passed away several years previous. Their family 
numbered ten children, two of whom died in Ire- 
land, while the remaining eight accompanied their 
parents on the voyage across the broad Atlantic. 
Only two sons and two daughters of tliat numerous 
family are now living — John, Robert, Mary and 
Lizzie, all of whom are residents of Philadelphia 
with the exception of our subject. 

In 1848 John Williamson and his brother James 
came to the town of Packwaukee, Marquette 
Countj', where they entered claims, but James re- 
turned the following year to Philadephia, where 
his death occurred in June, 1841. Mr. AVilliam- 
son, however, settled upon his land and at the time 
of his death was the oldest citizen of the town. 
He was united in marriage with Miss Mar}' Ann 
Horr, daughter of William and Sally (Cook) llorr, 
who like her parents, was a native of Oxford, Eng- 
land, and with them came to America in the month 
of February, 1849. Mr. Horr purchased the claim 
preempted by James Williamson, and in that way 
the j-oung people became acquainted. Mr. Horr 
died the March following, after which his wife, who 
was the stepmother of Mrs. Wiliamson, sold the 
farm to Mr. Page and returned to England. Seven 
children of the family had come to this country, 
and with the exception of Mary A. and one who 
died about the time of the death of the father, all 
returned to their native land. Six of the children 
born to Mr. and Mrs. Williamson arc yet living, 
namely: James, Mary, Lizzie, Sarah, Emma and 
Leslie. Their oldest daughter and the second 
child was burned to death when an infant, and 
thej' lost six children with diphtheria. 

On their marriage, Mr. AVilliamson and his wife 
settled upon the farm which he had pre-empted, 
and which has been their home continuously since. 
They seldom left it and never remained away a long 
time, save one year that our subject spent in 
defending the old flag during the late war as a 
member of Company H, lltli Wisconsin Regiment. 
The farm now comprises 240 acres of land and is 
highly improved. It yields a golden tribute to the 



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care aiifl labor bestowed upon it nml was the means 
of placing the family in the comfortaljje eiiciini- 
stances in which we find them to-da\-. Mr. Will- 
iamson gave liberally of his means to the support 
of all public improvements and wliererer oppor- 
tunity offered he hel|)ed to lighten the burden I 
resting upon a fellow traveler on life's journey. 
He and his wife encountered the trials and troubles 
and the joys and blessings which checker the life 
of all. Their greatest affliction was the loss of 
their children, three of whom died while Mr. Will- 
iamson was in the army, thus leaving his wife un- 
supporteii by llie immediate sympath3' and assis- 
tance of her husband. The family number among • 
their friends the best citizens of Marquette County, 
and wherever known are held in the highest , 
regard. 



^pSEORGK ALLEN ROSS is the popular pro- 
11 (—r prietor of •• Pleasant Point." Green Lake 
■^jj, is noted not only for its crystal waters and 
pure air, Ijut also for its magnificent summer re- 
sorts among which Pleasant Point, though in its 
infancy, holds a leading place. For some time 
prior to 1879. Mr. Ross, a leading business man of 
Chicago, had been spending his summers at the 
Oakwood resort and the crowded condition of the 
hotel at that place gave rise to the belief that there 
would be guests enough to justify the estnblish- 
ment of another resort; consequently in the fall 
of the year above mentioned he and his brother, 
James L., purchased the Pleasant Point ground, 
wl.i .'i up to that time liad been used almost solely 
for picnicing. The following spring he began to 
put his ideas into execution. A building G0x32 
feet was erected, (capable of accommodating about 
forty guests, but the liberal patronage received has 
necessitated an addition which has lengtlicned the 
building to 130 feet. Seven large and airy cot- 
tages have also been erected and they are now pre- 
pared to comfortably entertain about 200 guests. 
An amusement hall with stage ample for theatrical 
performances, a billiard room and bowling alley, a 
lawn for tennis, pleasure boats, etc., furnish varied 
and healthful entertainment for all. The grounds, 
containing soin? twelve acres with abjut 1.200 feet 



of lake front, are spacious and well shaded making 
withal a very desirable summer home for families. 
A very necessary a[)pendage has also been added to 
Pleasant Point since its inception, in the way of a 
60-acre farm, just across the highway, where fruit, 
vegetables, butter, eggs and all that appeals to the 
palate are produced. 

George A. Ross, who has the management of the 
resort, is a whole-souled, genial and affable gentle- 
man, well suited t<j his business. Below we give a 
brief sketch of the gentlemen to whom Green Lake 
County is indebted for starting this enterprise 
within her borders. 

James L. and George A. Ross are natives of 
Berkshire County. Mass., where the}' were reared, 
and received good educational advantages. As 
soon as they had finished school, each identified 
himself with the railroad service, being employed 
in various capacities in that line of work. In 1866 
they followed Horace Greeley's advice and came 
to the West, establishing themselves in the insur- 
ance business in Chicago, in which pursuit they 
are still extensively eng.aged, James attending to 
the Chicago branch of the business, while George 
A., as above stated, has charge of Pleasant Point. 

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_=^l MBROSE WILLARD, who is engaged in 
Lji general farming, resides on section 35 in 

the town of Mackford, Green Lake County. 

We take great pleasure in presenting his 
sketch to the readers of the Album, for he is not 
only one of the earliest settlers but also one of the 
oldest citizens of the communitj'. The family is 
of English origin, but for man}- generations past 
has resided in New England. Nathaniel Willard 
was the grandfather of our subject, and his father 
was Oliver Willard. The latter was born Nov. 4. 
1768 and married Azuba Proctor of Lowell, Mass.. 
Nov. 29. 1792. Shortly afterwards they removed 
to what is now the State of Elaine, but it was then 
embraced in the Bay State. There a family of eight 
chil'lren, six sons and two daughters, was born unto 
them, but only two are now living: Asa, who was 
born .lune 27. 17vl6. followed the medical profes- 
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married, his first union being with Mary Juhnson, 
who died and he married Ellen McNeel, who also 
departed this life in New Brunswick; Eben, born 
May 21, 1798, married Fannie Dennis and was en- 
gaged as a clothier in Garden, Maine, where his 
death occurred; Abel, who was born Aug. 4, 1801. 
was a miller by trade; he married Martha True 
and settled in New Brunswick, but afterwards 
came to this county, and died in 1884. Oliver, 
born April 23, 1803, settled in New Brunswick, 
where he followed his trade as tanner and currier, 
and there married Sarah A. Patlon. Tryphena 
born Dec. 9, 1804, became the wife of Capt. Fred 
Wegan, who died in the late war. Zimri, born 
May 1, 1806, married Margaret J. Tate of New 
Hampshire, and when tlie war broke out entered 
the services as veterinary surgeon; he is supposed 
to have been killed at the second battle of Bull 
Run. Ambrose of this sketch is the next in order 
of birth. Mary A., the youngest, born Nov. 18, 
1811, is the wife of Elias Sweet, of Markesan. 

Mr. Willard, father of this family, was a man of 
scholarlj' tastes and possessed more than ordinary 
abilit}'. He had excellent oratorical powers and 
frequently, in the absence of his minister, would 
(ill the pulpit of his church — the Universalist. He 
kept himself well informed on all the leading issues 
of the da^' and was a respected and honored citi- 
zen. The death of that good man occurred Aug. 
4, 1848, in the eightieth year of his age, and his 
wife died April 13, 185C, at the age of eighty-five 
years and nine months. 

Ambrose Willard, whose name heads this sketch, 
was born in Massachusetts, now Maine, on the 1 1 th 
day of December, 1807. He is now engaged in 
farming, but his eari^' life was spent in other pur- 
suits. He left home at the age of seventeen j^ears, 
and going to New Brunswick, was employed in the 
lumber regions of tliat country. On his return to 
Maine, he learned the trade of a tanner and cur- 
rier, which he followed until 1856, when he came 
to the West and located in Green Lake County. 
He settled on section 27, in the town of Mackford, 
where from the wild and unimproved land he de- 
veloped one of its finest farms. Not a furrow had 
then been turned or an improvement made, but he 
had determined to provide for his family a com 



fortable home, and nothing daunted by the trials 
and iiardships which he knew must be borne, he 
set to work to accomplish the task. He not only 
placed his farm under a good state of cultiv.ation, 
but has m.ade all the improvements which go to 
make a comfortable and tasty home. 

On the nth day of June, 1835, Mr. Willard led 
to the marriage altar Miss Olive Davis, and for 
more than Qfty-four years they have now traveled 
life's journey together. Tlie lady was born ilarch 

5, 1812, and is a daughter of Rev. James David, a 
Free Will Baptist minister, of Avon, Me. His wife 
was Miss Olive Haines, and their family' numbered 
nine children, but only two are now living— Mrs. 
Willard and Sarah, wife of Elijah Nickerson, of 
Bangor, Me. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Willard 
has been blessed with a family of five children, but 
only two of them are now living: Caroline is now 
the wife of Alex. Baker, of Winona, Minn.; Oliver 
married Adeline P. Baker, and is now living in 
Buffalo, Cass County, N. D. ; James wedded Miss 
Harris, and died Jan. 17, 1885; Julia B. died June 

6, 1861; Emma O. died April 18, 1861. 

Mr. and Mrs. Willard are now fast jjassing down 
the hill of time. Like all, their lives have been 
checkered by joys and sorrows, the greatest of 
which was the loss of their children. Success has 
crowned their united efforts in securing a comfort- 
able home aud they are now living in the enjoy- 
ment of the fruits of former toil. Their lives have 
been well spent. No great regret need they feel 
for past errors or for opportunities unimproved. 
They have , discharged every duty to the best of 
their ability and b3' their uprightness have won 
many friends. Mrs. Willard has in her possession 
a pewter platter one hundred years old, which 
was given her by the mother of Mr. AVillard. She 
has also a decanter over one hundred years old, 
and a china milk pitcher over sixty years old. Mr. 
Willard has in his possession a p.artial set of coop- 
er's tools over one hundred years old, which were 
used by his father. In political sentiment, Mr. 
AVillard is a stanch Republican. While residino- in 
Maine he served as Town Agent for twenty years, 
was also Assessor and Deput3- Sheriff and has been 
twice elected Justice of the Peace in this county. 
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as he cares more for tlio pleasures of home than the 
turmoils of political life, but when called to public 
office has ever faithfully' discharged the duties de- 
volving upon hini. Socially, he is a Master Mason, 
having been connected with that organization for 
more than forty years. He w.is also a member of 
the Olid Fellows' society in Maine. 

en.VRLES K. MANZKH, one of the leading 
farmers and stock-raisers of the town of 
I'lainfield, Waushara County, residing on 
section So, is a native of Vermont. He was born 
in the town of Swanton, Franklin County, Aug. 6, 
1828, and is the son of Abraham and Ruth 
(Ayers) Manzer. His paternal grandparents were 
of (Jerman origin and were numbered among the 
pioneer settlers of the (ireen Mountain State. 
Nine children were born to Abiaham INLanzer and 
his wife, seven of whom are now living: Stephen 
R., who located in Dodge County, Wis., in 18.51, 
now makes his home in Beaver Dam ; Rhoda, 
widow of Harmon W. Coltoii, is living in Fairmont, 
Martin Co., Minn.; George still resides in Franklin 
County, \t-, Charles E. is the next younger; Will- 
iam is living on the old homestead in Fr.anklin 
County; Marietta is the wife of Kra.stus Fuller of 
Franklin County; Mary, Sophrona and Merritt are 
deceased. Accompanied by their children, the 
parents emigrated to Dodge County, Wis., in 185-1. 
The death of the father there occurred about 1870, 
after which his wife returned to Franklin County, 
where she passed to her last rest in 1879. 

Charles Manzer spent his early boyhood days 
upon his father's farm and in .attendance at the dis- 
trict schools, but at the age of fifteen years he be- 
gan life for himself. J^earuing the harness -maker's 
tr.ade he followed that business in his native Stale 
until his emigration to Wisconsin, but previous lo 
that time he was joined in wedlock with Miss Au- 
rilla Tilton, the wedding taking place on the 27th 
of October, 18.')0. The lady is a native of Bomb.iy, 
N. Y., and by their marriage four children have 
been born: Owen H., the eldest, who was born in 
Franklin County. \'t., .Ian. 6, 18.52, wedded Miss 
Electa Smith, by whom he has two children — Lelta 



and Harry; he is now a photographer of Oshkosh, 
Wis. Letta, the second child, who was born in 
Dodge County. June 10. 1855, is the wife of George 
Moors, and their union h.as been blessed with two 
children — Lulu and Clarence. Howard E., born 
in Hancock. Waushara County, Aug. 0, 1866. and 
Ernest .T.. liorn in Hancock, in October, 1868, are 
still at home. 

Believing that it would be for the best interests 
of himself and family to seek a home in the new 
and growing West, Mr. Manzer bade good-bye to 
the Green Mountain State, and in 1854, made his 
way to Beaver Dam, Wis., where for two years he 
engaged at his trade of iiarness-making. In 185C, 
he came to Waushara C^ounty, and purchased forty 
acres of land on section 14, in the town of Han- 
cock, where he resided until 1874, when he pur- 
cliased his present farm, then comprising 160 acres 
on section 35, in the town of I'lainfield. His 
landed possessions now aggregate 200 acres, forty 
acres of which are situated in Adams County, Wis., 
while the remainder constitutes his present home. 
The story of pioneer life is not an unfamiliar one to 
Mr. Manzer for he has shared in the hardships and 
trials incident to the frontier and has made his way 
agains the opi)osition of all such disadvantages. He 
may truly be called a self-made man. Beginning 
life at the age of fifteen j'ears, he labored for some 
time in the East, yet was in quite limited circum- 
stances on his arrival in Waushara Count}'. He 
had only money enough to make a partial pay- 
ment on forty acres of land, but with a strong 
heart and determination to succeed, he began liis 
farming operations and has met with excellent suc- 
cess as the result of his industry, good manage- 
ment and perseverance. Only once has he laid 
aside his farm duties and that when he felt that 
his country needed all its loyal men to aid in the 
prosecution of the war. la 1862, he enlisted in 
Company G, 30th AVisconsin Infantry', for three 
years' service. With the regiment he was jirinci- 
pally engaged in garrison duty until 1864, when he 
was placed on detached service. Faithful and 
loyal he wiis ever found at his post until the sur- 
render of Lee and the close of the hostilities re- 
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farming and in connection has devoted consider- 
able time to stock-raising, making a speciality of 
the breeding of Delaware and Norman horses. In 
1887, he enlarged his business facilities and em- 
barked in dairying, in which he has been success- 
fully engaged for two years. For that purpose 
he keeps on hand nine Jersey cows. In February, 
1889, he made a contract to furnish to Coon & 
Chafere of Rhinelander, 1,600 pounds of butter at 
twent}' cents per pound to be furnished within a 
year. During that year he made 2,040 pounds, mak- 
ing a pound of butter per day from the milk fur- 
nished by each cow. His excellent success in such a 
short period of time shows that he thoroughly 
understands the business as he does the other 
pursuits in which he is'engaged. Mr. Manzer has 
in times past supported the Republican party, 
with which he has affiliated since its organization, 
but has declared his intentions to in future sup- 
port the party having a liberal trade policy, which 
is willing to legislate in the interest of the masses 
instead of the wealthy few. He is a man of sterl- 
ing worth and a valued citizen. 



^^ILBERT E. ROUNDS, one of Green Lake 
III ^W? County's representative and progressive 
^^JJI citizens, is a native of Vermont, born in 
Swanton, Franklin County, July 11, 183G, and is 
of English descent. His father, Erastus B. Rounds 
by trade a carriage maker and miller, was a native 
of ^'ermont, born in the town of Richford. He 
was imited in marriage to Harriet Skalles of Ver- 
mont, who bore him four children, namely: Har- 
ley M., Juliette, Gilbert E., and Harriette, the lat- 
ter named deceased. Mrs. Rounds died about the 
year 1840, having been a consistent member of tlio 
Congregational Church many years. For his sec- 
ond wife. Mr. Rounds married Miss Aurelia Rey- 
nolds, a native of Canada, by whom he had two 
children, Martha and Mary. During the uprising 
of the French in Canada, for the purpose of free- 
ing themselves of the mother country, he heiided 
a companj' as Captain, for the protection of the 
lines between the United States and Canada. He 
came^o Wisconsin about 1864. and settled in Win- 



nebago County, and was one of the prime fjictors 
in establishing the town of Eureka. During all 
his life he was noted among his friends as a thor- 
ough public-spirited man, taking an active part in 
all affairs of public good. He m.anlfested a deep 
interest in all matters of a religious character, aud 
was mainly instrumental in the construction of 
several houses|of divine worship. In early life he 
.advocated the principles and teachings of the Unl- 
versallsts, but in maturer years, was a Liber.al in 
belief. He never connected himself with any 
church. In politics, a Whig until the birth of the 
Republican party, when heafflliated^himself with it. 

The paternal grandfather of the subject of this 
sketch, Ruben Rounds, was a native of Vermont, 
where he spent his life in usefulness."'^ He died at 
the age of eighty-seven. He married Miss Brown, 
a woman remarkable for endurance and force of 
character. They were among the earliest settlers 
of Vermont, and during their early life there, toil 
and hunger were their daily companions,' often 
being required to roll large heaps of pine logs 
together, burning them and from their ashes, mak- 
ing pearlash which they carried to Montreal, Can- 
ada, on horseback a distance of sixty miles in order 
to obtain sufficient food on which to subsist. They 
cl.aimed the proud distinction of having ri.ade the 
first wheat bread^in the State. Obtaining a few 
grains in a letter from some friend, they continued 
to sow and reap until at last thej-^had raised one 
bushel. Calling in a few friends, they ground a 
small "grist" in a mortar made by their own hands 
and for the first time in the history of A'crmont, 
was enjoyed a dinner with biscuit. 

After a well spent life of ninety -seven years, 
Mrs. Rounds left her earthly home for thai better 
one beyond. 

Until the age of fifteen, Gilbert E. Rounds lived 
with his parents in Vermont, in the meantime hav- 
ing the advantage of only a common-school educa- 
tion. In 1851, he came West and settled tempo- 
rarily at Eureka, Winneb.ago County. While 
there, in connection with his brother Henry M., he 
built the first steam tug in that part of the country, 
which plied on the Fox River. He also established 
himself in tlie m.anufacturing of staves and flour. 
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real estate and loans, in which be contlnucfl with a 
marked dei^ree of success for five or six years. 

Our subject came to Berlin in 1869, and engaged 
in the culture of cranberries, in which he has made 
a marked success. He married one of Rock Coun- 
ty'.s highlj- respected ladies. Miss Florence C. Wood 
of Beloit. The birlli of tiiree children blessed their 
union — Dayton E., Flora Belle, and Gilbert. In 
politics Mr. Rounds is a Republican, thougii con- 
servative in his views. He is a member of the A. 
F. A- A. M.. of Berlin. 



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JnUDGE NEIL DIMONI), the present County 
I Judge of Marquette County, now in the 
: last year of his second term, was elected 
' for tiie third term at the election held in 
April, 1889. Judge Dimond is a native of Lon- 
donderry, Ireland, where he was born on the 20th 
of November, 1832. His parents were William | 
and Rose Dimond, both of whom died when the ! 
subject of this notice was but a lad. There were 
three sons in the family of Wm. Neil Dimond and \ 
wife and no daughters. Hugh, the eldest of the 
brothers has been a resident of California since 
1849. Judge Dimond is the second in order of 
birth. Nicholas the youngest, died in Marquette 
County, in 1861. The first of the brothers to 
come to America was Hugh, who came about 1845 
and settled in the city of New York. In the sum- 
mer of 1849. he went to California. Nicholas 
came to the United States with tiie sul)ject of this 
notice in 1850. He was unmarried. 

Judge Dimond was reared to the occupation of 
farming. He received a common-school education. 
With his brother Nicholas he remained in the city 
of New York about a year and then followed their 
brother Hugh to California. There they remained 
until the spring of 1859, when they returned east, 
and coming to Marquette County, they together 
bought a farm on section 27, in the town of Buffalo. 
There they settled and there Nicholas died. 

Judge Dimond w.-is married in 1867 to Miss 
Elizabeth Riche3' a native of Ireland; she died in 
February, 1870. In the spring of 1876, he w.is 
united in marriage with Mrs. Caroline Bremer, the j 



widow of Wm. Bremer. He has a daughter by 
his first marriage, Mary, at home — and five chil- 
dren by his second wife, one son and four daugh- 
ters — Bosa, Carrie, Winnie. Nicholas and Katie. 

Judge Dimond continued to occupy the farm 
where he first settled until 1885. when he removed 
to another farm in the same town, located on sec- 
tion 22. He has ever been actively engaged in 
promoting the best interests of his town and 
count}'. He served both on the Side Board and as 
Chairman of his town. He was elected Sheriff in 
1868. In 1872 he was elected to the Legislature 
of the State and in the spring of 1881 was elected 
County Judge, and as stated has been twice re- 
elected to that position. The numerous and re- 
peated elections to important official positions are 
evidence of the confidence reposed in his abilitj- 
and integrity. Judge Dimond affiliates with the 
Democratic party. His first Presidential vote was 
cast for Stephen A. Douglas in 1860. 

JOHN N. PEASE, who resides on section 2 
in the town of Wautoma, Waushara County. 
is numbered among the honored pioneers 
of that county, of 1848. He was born 
in the town of Hose, AVayne Co., N. Y., Dec. 27, 
1821, and is a son of AKanson P. and Nancy .S. 
Pease, both of whom were also natives of the 
same county. In that community they were reared 
and married, and there the father passed to his 
last rest, in 1846. leaving three children, a son and 
two daughters: Martha A., who is now the wife 
of William Stewart, of Greenbush, Wis.: Permelia, 
who is married and resides in Rose Township, 
Waushara County, and John of this sketch. After 
the death of her first husband, Mrs. Pe.ise became 
the wife of William A. Picksley, and in 1848 the 
family emigrated to Wisconsin, settling in the 
town of Rose, Waush.ira County, where the mother 
died. Mr. Picksley afterward returned to Massa- 
chusetts and spent his remaining days with his son 
Edward. Four children were born of that union: 
Edward, Bert, Ira and Abigail, wife of John P. 
Shumway. 

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hood in his native State, receiving such education 
as the common schools of that day afforded. Hav- 
ing attained to mature years, he led to the marriage 
altar, in 1842. Miss Susan Maria Byces. of Wayne 
County, N. Y., and unto them were born the fol- 
lowing children: James M., a resident of the 
Empire State; John W., of Michigan, and Mrs. 
p]mily Hayes, of New York. The mother departed 
this life ere the family left the East for Wisconsin. 
As before stated, Mr. Pease became a resident of 
Waushara County in 1848, and in AVautoma was 
united in marriage with Miss Rowe. They also 
have three children — David R.. of Minneapolis; 
Emily, of Wisconsin, and James M.,of Minneapolis. 
Death again having visited the home of Mr. 
Pease and claimed the wife and mother, he was a 
third time married, whicii union has been blessed 
with three children: Lydia, who is married and 
living in Nebraska; James E. and Cecelia, of Min- 
neapolis, Minn. 

At the breaking out of the late war Mr. Pease 
responded to his country's call for troops, enlisting 
in the 7th Wisconsin infantry for three years' 
service, but on account of sickness was discharged. 
Having somewhat regained his health, in 1863, he 
once more enlisted as a member of Company D, 
37th Wisconsin Regiment, and participated in a 
number of important engagements, including the , 
second battle of Bull Run, Fredericksburg and j 
Gainesville. Broken down V)y exposure and hard- 
ships, he was discharged in 1864. For twenty-four 
hours without relief he stood in a driving storm, 
which was the immediate cause of his failing | 
health. Few men were more faithful or were more 
loyal to the Government, and it was with great 
reluctance on his part that he at length was forced 
to leave the arm}-. 

When the war was over Mr. Pease immediately 
returned to his home and resumed his farming 
operations. As before stated he is numbered among 
the pioneer settlers of Waushara Count}-, and has 
the honor of making tlie first settlement in the 
town of Rose. In their primitive condition were 
the prairies at the time of his arrival, the echoes 
of the forest were unawakened by the woodman's 
ax, and the work of improvement and progress liad 
been scarcely commenced. Great changes have 



taken place since that time, and Mr. Pease has ever 
borne his part in the work of transformation. 
Upon his first settlement he resided until 1854, and 
tlien made purchase of 140 acres in the town of 
Rose, where he has since made his home. His 
farm now comprises 120 acres of arable land, 
which pays a golden tribute to the care and culti- 
vation which he bestows upon it. He has been 
prominently connected with the agricultural in- 
terests of the countv. and has met witii excellent 
success in his business operations. His fellow- 
citizens, appreciating his worth and ability, have 
called upon him to fill various township offices, 
and in other ways he has taken part in public 
affairs. He has witnessed the growth of the city 
of Berlin from a mere hamlet, known as Strong's 
Lauding, and has seen the site of the village of 
Wautoma when not a single building had there 
been erected. A loyal citizen, a gallant soldier 
and an honorable gentleman, are epithets which 
apply to Jlr. Pease, and as such he well deserves 
mention in this volume. 



^^i^ G. ABBOTT, M. D., a prominent physician 
^^^ of AVild Rose, Waushara County, takes 
M^__Ji) rank among the leading members of the 
medical fraternity of this section. He was 
born Sept. '?, 1856, in Waushara County, and is a 
son of Kneeland and Delilah (Haynes) Abbott, the 
former a native of Vermont and the latter of 
Ohio. His father was a farmer by occupation and 
followed that business throughout his entire life. 
His death occurred in 1873, but his wife is still 
living and resides in Ahnance. Eight children 
were born unto that worthy couple, five of whom 
are yet living, namely : Emily, George, Asa, Selah 
and S. G. 

The subject of this sketch has spent almost his 
entire life in iiis native county. He resided with 
his parents until fourteen years of age, during 
which time he attended the common district schools 
of the neighborhood. He then left home and for 
two years pursued his studies in the higli school of 
Plover, which completed bis literary education. At 



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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 



the age of sixteen jeais we find him in Centralia, 
whither lie had gone to learn dentistrj-, but after a 
short time he went to Berlin and entered the oflBce 
of Dr. P. B. Wightman, a dentist of that city, with 
whom he remained until lie had mastered the busi- 
ness. Taking his instruments lie tlien left Wisconsin 
and went to Indiana, traveling through the countrj' 
about eight months engaged in practice, after which 
in compan}- witii f.yman Abbott, a piiysician, lie 
rented an office in Fremont. Ind. During the three 
succeeding years he practiced dentistry and devoted 
himself to ihe study of medicine with Dr. Abbott. 
He took two full courses of lectures in the Fort 
Wayne Medical College and graduated from that 
institution. Returning to Waushara County in 1879, 
he at once opened an office at Strong's Prairie Cor- 
ners and engaged in the practice of medicine, which 
he had now determined to make his life work, for 
about two years. His next field of operations was 
in Unity, Clark Co., Wis., wiiere lie remained for 
eighteen months, when he went to Manley .Tunc- 
tion, Iowa. In that place in connection with his 
practice he engaged in the drug business with his 
brother for a year and a half, after which he went 
to Missouri, where he continued business in the 
same lines for about three years. At the expiration 
of that time he returned to Waushara County, lo- 
cating in Wild Rose, where he has since made his 
home. 

On the 5th of June, 1887, Dr. Abl)otl was united 
in marriage with Miss Mary Davis, a most estima- 
ble lad}-. This worthy couple are held in high re- 
gard tJironghout tiie community and have an ex- 
tensive circle of warm friends. The Doctor is a 
skillful physician who keeps abreast of the times 
and makes a study of his profession. He supports 
the Republican party in politics and was at one 
time a member of the Odd Fellows society. 

)11X W. GREE>:FIELD, who resides on 
scttion SO in the town of I'lainfield. is one 
of the enterprising and influential farmers 
of Waushara County. He was born on the 
2d of May, 1846, in Cayuga County. N. Y., and is 
descended from old Puritan stock. His parents 



were Caleb and Lidia Greenfield. His father is a 
farmer by occupation and is now living in Holt 
County, Neb., but his mother died while the family 
were _vet residents of New York. Of their four 
children, three are now living: Daniel W.. is a 
farmer of Greele}' County, Neb.; John W., of this 
sketch; and Mrs. Maiy Carpenter. In 1853 Caleb 
Greenfield emigrated to W3'ocena, AVis., where he 
carried on blacksmithing until 1856, at which time 
he became a resident of Plainfield. He entered the 
army as a member of the 37th Wisconsin Infantrj-, 
with which he remained until the battle of Peters- 
burg, during wliic^h he was wounded. Being dis- 
al)led for further duty he was honorably discharged 
and returned to Plainfield, where he carried on 
farming for some time. He afterwards carried on 
hotel keeping in Wautoma and Plainfield, but in 
1883 removed to Holt Countj, Neb. He still owns 
the Plainfield House, and during his residence in 
that village was accounted one of its leading 
citizens. 

Our subject was but seven _\ cars of .age when 
with his family he left his native State and came to 
Wisconsin. He received his education in the Plain- 
field schools and remained under the parental roof 
until seventeen jears of age, when in March, 1864, 
he enlisted for the war and was assigned to Com- 
liany D, of the 37lli Wisconsin Infantij-. lie joined 
the regiment in Madison, whence it was ordered to 
Washington and then marched to the front. With 
his command he participated in the battle of Cold 
Harbor and the siege of Petersburg, where our 
subject, by a fall, was disabled for further duty on 
the field. He was sent to the hospital and thence 
to Washington, where he joined the lOtli Regiment 
Veteran Reserve Corps, of which he remained a 
member until the close of the war. He was en- 
gaged in patrol duty in Washington. D. C, at the 
time of the assassination of President Lincoln. It 
seemed scarcely an instant ere the news had swept 
over the city and in fifteen minutes the troops were 
out and read}- for duly. Mr. Greenfield was one 
of the escorts who went with the remains from the 
White House to the capitol. On the 27Hi of Jul}', 
1865. he was honorably discharged having served 
his country for a year and a half. 

Returning to Waushara County, Mr. tireenfield 



PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 



embarkerl in farming whioh he has since followed. 
He was married on the 9th of June, 186G, to Miss 
Emily S. Richards, a native of Pennsylvania, and 
a daughter of Stephen and Hannah Richards. Iiotli 
of whom are still living. Two children were horn 
unto them, Herbert and Harry M., the former a 
student in the Commercial College of Oshkosh. 
Tlie mother, who was a consistent member of the 
Methodist Episco[ial Church, died June 9, 1886. 
Mr. Greenfield was again married May 29, 1887, 
his second union being with Alice M. Gragg, a na- 
tive of Wisconsin, and a daughter of Hiram and 
Salley J. Gragg, and to them have been born one 
child, Leon B., who was born Aug. 3, 1888. 

Our subject purchased his present farm of 120 
acres in 1877. His fields are well tilled, he raises 
a good grade of stock, has all the latest improved 
machinery and keeps on hand everything necessary 
to a model farm. He is a member of the G. A. R. 
Post, of Hancock, and in political sentiment is a 
Republican. 



^^EORGE W. jonx.soN 
f|[ (— - ing farmers and dair_^ 
'''^^ County. His present 



N'.SON is one of the lead- 
liry men of Waushara 
home is situated on 
section 13, in the town of Marion, where he owns 
240 acres of valuable land, highly cultivated and 
Curnished with all the necessary buildings and im- 
provements. He was born in Oxford County, 
Me., Nov. 22, 1833, and is the son of Elijah and 
Lucy (Goddard) Johnson, the former a native of 
Bridgeton, Me., born in 1800, the latter born in 
Lancaster, Worcester Co., Mass., in the same year. 
The'r marriage was celebrated in the latter State, 
and unto them were born four children — Dr. Henry 
married Iluldah Rose, and is engaged in tho prac- 
tice of his profession in Berlin, Wis ; Maria, who 
became the wife of Lyman K. Moore, and died 
in Knoxville, 111.; Geo'-ge W., of this sketch; and 
Frances, who married Randolph (Uenn and died 
near Vieksburg, Miss., in 1857. 

Elijah Johnson and his wife emigrated to the | 
West in 1854, and made their first settlement in 
Mercer County, 111., where they continued to re- 
pidc for about four years, at the end of wliich time | 



they removed to Oneida, Knox County, where the 
succeeding twelve years of their lives were spent. 
They passed their last days in Waushara (bounty. 
Both have gone to their final rest, the death of the 
father having occurred April 12, 1881. The mother 
died Jan. 26, 1883. Mr. Johnson was a man of 
prominence and his influence in behalf of right 
and justice was felt in every community where he 
made his home. In his political afHliations he was 
a Democrat. 

The early life of our subject was jjassed in much 
the usual manner in which boys, whose families are 
in moderate circumstances, spend their time. He 
received such educational advantages as the com- 
mon schools afforded and when twenty-one years 
of age accompanied his parents to the AVest. la 
Knox County, III., he was united in marriage, in 
1869, with Miss Carrie Camp, daughter of Charles 
Camp, the founder of Oneida and one of the hon- 
ored and prominent citizens of that community. 
They resided in Illinois until 1865, when they 
took up their residence in Waushara County, where 
thej' have since made their home. Their family 
numbers five children, four sons and a daughter, 
namely: Addie, Charles, Erwin, Fred and Frank. 

Charles F. Camp was married to Wcltha Wilson, 
Jan. 7, 1828, in Oneida County, X. Y.; the former 
was born Ai)ril 10, 1807, and died June 3, 1859; 
the latter was born June 26, 1806, and died Feb. 
27,1884. Unto them were born seven children: 
George D. married N.Burt; Anna M., who became 
the wife of II. Powell; Iletta G. married C. Powell; 
Frances J. married E. H. Belknap; Samuel J. mar- 
ried L. Searls; Cornelia A. became the wife of 
T. V. LaTourette, and died in Denver, Col., June 
14, 1886; Carrie L. married George W. Johnson. 

As before stated, Mr. Johnson is the owner of a 
fine farm of 240 acres in the town of Marion, and 
in connection with the cultivation of his land is 
extensively engaged in dairying, being quite suc- 
cessful in both lines of business. Few men are 
more widely or favorably known in the community 
than he. and his upright life has secured him 
many friends. His fellow citizens appreciating his 
worth and ability have called upon him to serve in 
various official capacities. He was town Clerk for 
the period of seven years, was also Supervisor 



850 



PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 



and in Ibe Aurora Fire Insurance Companj- of 
which he is a charter member, he has held the of- 
fice of Treasurer since its organization, with the ex- 
ception of one terra. He was also Master of the 
Grange and was an honored member of the Good 
Templars society. Inlike his father he supports 
the Republican party and is one of its warm advo- 
cates. 



OWEN PRITCHARD.one of tlie leading farm- 
ers of Green Lake County, residing on sec- 
tion 27, Manchester Township, is a native of 
Wales. He was bfrn in the month of January, 
1846, and is a son of William and Laura (Hughes) 
I'ritehard, whose famil3- numbered six children, 
three of wliom are now living. One child died 
while the family were residents of Wales, the other 
two dying after the emigration to America, David 
at the age of twenty-one years, an<l William at the 
age of four. By occupation the father was a farmer 
and followed that business throughout his entire 
life in connection with the operation of a stone 
quarry, which he owned in his native land. He 
was a man who took great interest in his home and 
did all in his power to provide for and place them 
in comfortable circumstances. With a vievv to bet- 
tering his condition and providing 'homes for'all. he 
left his native land and crossed the broa<l Atlantic 
to America, where he continued to pass the re- 
mainder of iiis days. On teaching the shores of 
this country, he came direct to Green Lake County. 
He procured land which was entireij' destitute of 
improvements and upon which not even a furrow 
had been turne<l. While a house was being erected 
the family lived in a wagon and duringtlio.se early 
days underwent many of the Iiardshii>s and difli- 
culties such as are incident to i)ioneer life. At 
length a log cabin w.as completed, it being situated 
within a few rods of where now stands the com- 
fortable home of our subject. Mr. Pritchard had 
already enti red sixty .acres of land and shortly af- 
terward purchased ninety acres adjoining, his f.u in 
then comprising 150 acres. It was indeed no small 
task to transform that wild and uncultivated tract 
i lo one of great fertility, but with untiring zeal 



the father labored on until his work was accom- 
plished. His hope of procuring homes for his chil- 
1 dren was also fulfilled. He lived to see them all 
I comfortablj' settled in life, knowing that they had 
I become useful and valued citizens of the commu- 
I nities in which they resided. Henry wedded Sarah 
I Roberts, and is now engaged in farming in the 
town of Randolph, Columbia Co., Wis. Richard is 
also a prosperous farmer of the same community 
and of Owen we will speak hereafter. Success at- 
tended the efforts of Mr. Pritchard and when called 
from this life he w.as the owner of 230 acres of 
land which was highly cultivated and improved. 
He died in 1881, at the ripe old age of seventy- 
seven. He was a member of the Calvinistic Meth- 
odist Episcopal Church, to which his wife, who 
still survives him and is now making her home 
with our subject, also belongs. 

The subject of this sketch has passed almost his 
entire life in Green Lake County. He was but a 
b.abe when his parents emigrated to America and 
amid the scenes of this then wild and uncultivated 
region he was reared to manhood, receiving his ed- 
ucation in the district schools. When he h.ad 
attained his majority' he was united in marriage 
with Miss Laura Howell, their union being cele- 
brated in 1882. The lady is a native of this county, 
and to them have been born three children — 
Howell, Helen A. and David. 

Mr. Pritchard several years prior to his father's 
death took charge of the old home farm. He is now 
the proud possessor of 220 acres, comprising one of 
the best farms in the county. His home is com- 
plete in all its arrangements. The stock which he 
raises, including horses, cattle, hogsand sliee|) is of 
good grades and his broad acres all under a high 
state of cultivation indicate his thrift and enter- 
prise. He takes a deep interest in all public affairs 
] and is well informed on the leading issues of the 
d.ny, both political an<i otherwise. He is an advo- 
I cate of Republican principles, having supported 
1 that parley by his ballot and influence since attain- 
ing his majorit}'. Ho has held various township 
oflices, including that of Clerk and Town Treasurer, 
I having occu|)ied the latter position for years. He 
and his wife are members of the Calvinistic Church, 
and by their many friends are held in high regard. 






l)botl 



587 



Adams, John 

Adams. John Quint 
Allen, James W ... 

Ames, George 421 

Angle, Charles R 78: 

Ansle, Spencer S -78 

Arlhnr, Chester A 91 



398 



Babcock,C. W 533 

Bangs, William A 701 

Bannerman, William 827 

Bardwell, Hon.S... 457 

Barry, John 65s 

Barstow, William A 133 

Bashford, Coles 137 

Baxter, H. D 615 

Bazeley, L. M 494 

Bazeley, William 7.9 

Bean, E. A 588 

Bedell, Timothy 429 

Bennett, John 495 

Bentley, B 753 

Berry, W 840 

Biggert, Capt. James A 686 

Bird,Capt. J. N. 1' 609 

Birum, C.C 767 

Blackstone.D. P 433 

Bland, J. W 622 

Bodle, Samuel D 498 

Booth, Silas A 563 

Booth, W. B 482 

Bead, R 623 

Bonesteel, A. W 561 

Borst,W.H 452 

Bow, Hon. O. W 656 

Bowler, James 727 




Engelbracht, Fred. 
Evans, Capt. David 
Evans, D. C 



Falli! 



Fairchild, Lncius ,57 

Farrington, Joseph 477 

Farrington.M.J 484 

Field. K ' ■'■'■iZ 

Fillmore, Millard 67 

Fitch, Hon. George 450 

Folsom.M. B 838 

Foote, W. H 599 

Forbes, Seloftus D 536 

Foss, Charles B 807 

Frank. E. T 534 

Friday, George 64s 

Frisbie, H. E 722 

Fuller, C.F 58a 

Fuller, Orrin I s"? 



Gage, Myron 706 

Gardenier, H. R 474 

Garfield, James A 95 

Garner, William .816 

Gates, .Albert 714 

Gernon, Nichola? 553 

Godson, John 530 

Coodell, Horace 358 

Goss, Frank 677 

Graham, James K 717 



Graham, William B 784' 

Grant. U.S 87 

Gray, Isaac C 709 

Gretn, Garilner 814 

Gr«ne. Johns S38 

Greenfield, J. W 848 

Greenway, David 49:1 

Giiffith.C 439 

Griffith. C.S 439 

Grout, Elias 67a 

Guptil, Lewis S 677 

Guslin, R. M ^65 



Hamlin, W.A 553 

Hamilton, Charles 747 

Hamilton, Hugh 639 

Hamilton, J F 393 

Hamilton, James 639 

Hamilton. James 639 

Hamilton,!. W 786 

Hamilton. Thomas 65a 

Hamilton. Thomas 343 

Hamilton, William S70 

Hanks. W. W 473 

Hanson, Halbeit 5*7 

Hare, WiHiam 43= 

Harmon, H. H 4=6 

Harrison, Benjamin 107 

Harrison, William Henry.. . 51 

Hart.L. D 707 

Harvey, Louis Powell 145 

Harwood, O. P 804 

Hawes, C. K 485 

Hayes, R. B 9t 

Hazlewood, George 663 

Heaney, John M H37 

Hewett.C.P 403 

Hewett. Charles 37a 

Hildreth, Henry 675 

Hill.H. n..M.D 635 

Hill.H. R 679 

Hoard, William Dempster... .181 

Holbrook.C. N 49O 

Holly, Dr. S. R 356 

Holmes, A«aS 406 

Holt, John 397 

Honeyman, Rev. Peter M 724 

Hotchkiss. F. A eo8 

Hoyer,Dr,G.C 606 

Hoyer. Rev. A. G 46' 

Hnyt. Richard 6.a 

Hubbard. A O 564 

Ilucbes, William 788 

Hull. Henry H 778 

Hull. H. W 769 

Humphrey, F,. R 531 



Jackson, .Andrew 43 

James, George H 439 

Janes, Elijah 441 

Jefferson, Thomas 27 

Jennings, John ,78 

Johnson. Andrew 83 

Johnson. George W 849 

Johnson, R.C 501 

Johnson. Rev. Baker 529 

Johnson, W. N 754 

Jones, James L 562 

Joslen, Giles A 487 

Joslin.T. H 600 

Joslin, Thomas 600 



KeUey, Hon C.S 750 

Kendall, A. F 765 

Kendall, C.L 445' 

Kendall, F, A 755 

Ketchum,0. D 558 

Kimball. Hon A. M 831 

Kimball, Charles A ...6oa 

Kimball, K. J 803 

Kimball, Nathan 627 

Kimble. J. A 354 

King. A. F 369 

King, Ephraim eo2 

Kingsley, D. D 646 

Kinzel. Robert 7.^6 

Knight, Francis t» 764 

Kratz, John 482 

Krentz, August 790 

Krentz.C. L 448 



LaSelle, Hon. William B... .478 

Lawn, Dr. James 3,6 

Leach, John 574 

Leathart. George W 423 

Leonard, N. H 371 

Lewis, James T 153 

Lewis, John. . . , 760 

Lincoln, Abraham 79 

Lovejoy, John 402 

Lowe, John F 733 

Ludington, Harrison 169 



62s 



i Madis 



Markham.W. G 


... 74 3 


I .Mather, C. A 


.. 7'6 


Mather, Hon. S. W 








Mathews, W. N 


•445 


Matz, August... 






^ ' 


McCaffrev.E 




McCauley, Samuel F 




McClelland, George 


...664 


McClelland, Hugh . ... 


.,.68a 


McClelland, William 


...Ms 1 


McMillan, Archie 


...„6 


McXely, James W 


..6fo 


McXutt, Hiram 


..463 1 






Megran.John 


...488 


Meinke, F. W 


..527 . 


Melcalf. Hon. T. F 


■•507 1 


Michi. W, T 


■..745 


Millard. Hon. J. Edmund. 


. 834 


Miller.F.G 




Miller, Card 




Miller, T. W 


.;. 1 


.Miller. William A 


..p; 


Milligan, Will 


..697 


Minckler, P. E., M. D . . 


•603 


Mix. Dr. Miles 


..383 






Moore, I 


«*» 




Morman, Henry 


■449 


Morris, C.S 


..38, 






Morris, William 


..642 


Morse, C.L 


528 


Morse, Samuel 




Mortensen, S 


76a 


Moulton. H. C 


■536 


Mueller, Richard 


.4eo 


Myers, A. F 


■ S»J 



Nichols, John 361 

Nichols, Russell 653 

Niskcrn, Perry 388 

Noble, John H 394 

Noble, Richmond 652 



Olds, S. M 

O'Neil, William. 
Osborn, James A 
Owen, Roswell. 




Manjcr. C. E.... 



Page, A. W.. 
Page, Clark. 



Radway, S. H 659 

Randall, Alexander W 141 

Rankin. W ,69 

Rappole, B. F 579 

Reese. R. T 715 

ReiUv. W. O. D 374 

Richards, Charles 518 

Richards, Thomas 462 

Rickell, Rev. William 6t8 

Roberls.T. S 494 

Robercs,T. D 451 

Robertson, R. J 556 

Robinson, E. W ,6a 

Robinson, Sullivan 763 

Robinson. William 610 

Roberts, Lewis J 535 

Rogers, A. S 580 

Rogers, J.N 69S 

Rogers, H. P ,80 

Root, Velorous 510 

Roscbrook, D 505 

Roskie, Hon. C. F 730 

Ross, George A .^ 842 

Rounds, G. E 845 

Kundell, E. O 641 

Kundlclt, J. A 637 



Rusk, Jeremiah McLain 


...... 


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...6,5 






Waterman, S.C 

Wegenke, J.A 


... .618 


Russell. C.E 


Thomas, J. E 






Russell, Hon. Francis... 


... 554 


Siiiiili , 11..,,. s w 


.783 


Thomas, J.F 




Welch, James E 


674 


Russell. Isaac 


.. 717 


^-n,ill,, Willi. M„ 1 


..173 


Tlomas.Hon. John H ... 




Weldon, L. H 


808 


Russ.ll Samuel 






. . S..8 






Werth William 

Weseloh, J. F 


.. 466 
.... 465 


Ky---". Kev. T.J 


....6u 


Triml.ell, Joseph 


..446 














>rues<lell,JohnC 

/Trufant, AlenL 


..626 






S 




Spencer, T.W 


....525 


Wheeler, Theodore . . 






Staples, Samuel 


.673 


Tucke., P. H 




Wheelock, C. B 


.. ..384 






Starks, Charles G 




T"n",c.B 












Steadman, HoUis 


. 433 


..351 


Whiting, E. T 






... 671 


Stedman, Harvey 

Stedmau. Hiram 


..47s 
.. .743 




Wiesender, Arthur .... 
Wilber, B.S 








^^ 


Salomon, Edward 


....i4g 
....348 


Steers, Albert . . . . 

Stevens, N. H 


..667 


u 




Wilcox, Hiram.. . 


6^ 


Sargent. C.L 


Wilkins, A 




Saxton. Bcnajmin R 


....427 


Stewart, L 

Stewart. E.J 


...496 






Willard, Ambrose 

Willard.Rossiter W.... 












.378 


669 






Stickel.John W 


...568 


Umbrcit, Rev. Henry E 


Williams, Griffith J.... 


.. ..506 




...757 


Stocking, Frank M 


...7S1 


Underw.jod, E. W 


.647 


Williams. I.O 


34= 


Scobie, Andrew H 


....toi 


Storke.J. M 

Straight, H I 


.- 593 
...605 
...545 


V 


'''"''■""^- -'»'"' 


. ...349 


Scobie, William 


Willi ui- W F 


'ft 


Scott, George 


....69. 


S:rong, Nathan H 






Williamson, John 


84. 


Scovel, William F 


..370 
— 54a 


Strong. W. D 

Sw.rnke August 




Van Buren, Martin.. ... 

V.anWagenen,J.H 

Vaugh, Stephen 


. 47 


Wilson, James 


Searls.S 


Wilson. Matthew 

Wincell. Peter 


68r 






Swetting,J. V 


...513 


..467 








Sexton, James 


...-576 


T 
















4 9 


Wood, 1 ram H 








379 














Wood, John J. Jr., 










— 470 






w 




Wood, Jonathan 


754 








...121 






Wood, John J.,Sr 








Shead, Briggs 


. .39" 




...583 








353 

.. -.575 
390 


Sheldon, L 


....480 


Taylor, N. W 


...5OJ 


Walcott, F. B 


..741 


Woodward, J. B 


Sherwood. George W. . 


• .-373 


Taylor, William Robert.. 


....65 




.643 


Woodworth E G 




. ..734 






Walker.C.S 




Woodworth, Mrs. Ruth 










Sherwood, J. D 


8?g 


Temme, H.W 


...478 


Walker, Hon. J. K 


..526 




Shibeley, J. J 

Skinner. Thomas 


....758 
....774 














Theel, Rev.E 


...V2 


Walker, Phineas 


.6r6 


Y 




Slader.G.C 




Thomas, C. B 




Warinu-, Hon. 'Ir.T-e |1.. 








Smith. C H 


....718 


Thomas, David 




Warui. 1., Willi. ni, . 


..577 


Vahr, Eugene F 


434 


Smith. Hon. E.C 


...680 


Thomas, Jesse 


...689 


WaslilMuu. I ,-nl«,iladrr C 




Vahr, F.T 






. . 665 






Washington, (.eorge 


.. .g 


V.ates, Joseph 


469 










INDKX. 






FIRST KNOWLEDGE OF 

THIS REGION - - 185 
p:vidences of Pre-Historic 

Occiipancj' - - - 185 
Geology - - - 194 
RAILWAY FACILITIES -218 
SE'lTLEMENT OF GREEN 

LAKE COINTY - 222 



City of Berlin - - 231 SETTLEMENT OF WAl 
TOWNS AND VILLAGES SHARA COlNTY - 

OF GREEN LAKE 

COUNTY - - 2G8 '^O'^"* '*'"' ^'^'^g 
SETTLEMENT OF MAR- Waushara County 

(^lETTE COl NTY - 288 

Towns and Mllnges of Mar- 
quette County - - 2'J4 



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WAR FOR THE INION 



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